Jopal78

The Brewers are only better than 4 teams in the NL. The injuries and offensive inconsistencies haven’t ruined their season yet, but the deck is getting further stacked against them with each loss.

The radio guys are the same way. If something dumb strikes them as funny it immediately comes out of their mouth.

It’s never too late to apologize for the theft and return him.

Ha! It’s his 3rd go around there. This might be his 3rd option year too.

The ball glove was a good idea, ancient times now, but they should have never dropped it in the first place. Uecker is dead, so the only announcers people are listening to in the parking lots are the current group of bozos

When a baseball team like the Brewers has exhausted traditional revenue-tickets, media rights, merchandise, sponsorships- it has to look beyond the game itself to grow. It’s not about selling more jersey with a grill logo on the sleeve, it is about redefining the brand’s cultural value. Meaning positioning the team not just as entertainment, but as a symbol of heritage, authenticity and timeless cool. Instead of cheap gimmicks it’s leaning into the real stuff, the history of the team, the ritual of the season, etc. Done right, it resonates with people who may not watch every inning but want to be part of something classic and quietly iconic. This shift leads the team tap into new audiences- those who respond to story, style and identity. In a saturated market, the final untapped revenue is relevance. Not louder, but truer

Hate to tell you; it’s market size. There are only so many eyeballs in the state of Wisconsin. The high spending teams have their own television networks the Brewers don’t because there would be no money to be made there given the costs associated with starting one up. That is why other teams revenue has gone up. The Milwaukee metro area and state population is relatively stagnant and I think it’s pretty safe to say the Brewers have tapped just about every viable source of revenue they can from their market. I’m okay with that. There are people that accuse the Brewers of being cheap for not keeping up with the big dogs and those people are seemingly naive to how finance/business work. Secondly, if you don’t think the CBA ratified in 2022 hurts teams like the Brewers you haven’t been paying attention. The luxury tax thresholds went up (which means average annual value also go up) and the revenue sharing provisions weren’t equally improved. The draft lottery might diminish tanking but also softens rebuilding because a poor finish doesn’t mean a team gets first crack at elite amateur talent. Expanded playoffs keeps more teams alive but seemingly rewards depth (teams that have money for deep benches) over efficiency. The pre-arb bonus pool makes young talented players even more expensive and operates to further funnels talent from the have nots to the haves, and pressures teams to bring their minor league talent to the majors as quick as possible instead of strategic planning to bring a group of players to the majors at or around the same time. Marketing and branding? Nike produces scores of cheaply made poor quality shoes and they continue to fly off shelves. It’s marketing and branding: they’re selling an image and a vibe. Ask yourself with a dozen uniforms and mascots what is the vibe Rick Schlesinger is trying to sell you?

Last year Yelich struck out 58 times in 315 PAs. This year he is already at 55Ks in 198 PAs. Just got ancient over the offseason. Sad

I’m with you. Many of the games are super boring, and the announcers on TV and the radio are all proving to not have the ability without Uecker (and BA to a lesser extent) to keep it good radio/TV

When does the DFA come for Payamps. There’s just no need to keep a journeyman guy with an ERA or 8.

That’s a lot of assumptions. The A’s are a game out of last place in their division with 10 teams ahead of them in the American League. Odds are they won’t be shopping for a veteran starter. Same deal with Toronto. They have the 8th best record in the AL and are 5 games back in 3rd in the East. They’ll need to play much better to be a buyer in July. The Braves are the 9th best team in their Division and are 5 games back in 3rd place in the East. Civale wouldn’t be a difference maker for them either. The Brewers have Megill under team control through the 2027 season. There’s no real reason to trade him, and his 5BB/9 for a late inning reliever means any potential return would likely be underwhelming. Hoskins is making 22 million dollars this year. The Brewers typically do not pay cash to move their own players. It’s going to depend on how Hoskins plays over the next 2 months as to whether the Brewers can find someone willing to give value in return to take on his contract. With an 8 million dollar club option for 2026 and potential QO after, Freddy Peralta is the best bargain in baseball and with four Brewer SP heading to free agency trading him away would signal a complete tear down with no chance to compete in the short run. I’m not sure the Brewers would do that after having won 90+ games just last season.

Why wouldn’t teams simply keep pitching around Contreras and Hoskins and take their chances making the other 7 beat them. It’s a recipe for success so far this year.

Kind of? Ortiz is a pre arbitration eligible player who out up a 2.7 WAR for them as a rookie. I’m sure as long as his confidence isn’t shaken they’re not gonna do anything to damage his psyvhe. He’s a guy they plan on having for a number of years,

I don’t see Zamora as anything but change for change’s sake. Ortiz is probably going to be given every shot to play through it at least until summer. Otherwise, the optics of sending a player back to AAA who has nothing else to prove there and started 142 games in the majors last year isn’t good.l for a player they want as part of their core. I could see the Brewers signing Chris Taylor from the Dodgers, or claiming Garret Hampson from Arizona or Nicky Lopez when the Cubs DFA him, and optioning Durbin back to AAA

They’ve played 47 games out of 162. Sheesh

Sure, but the notion of calling someone up who has been worse over his career in the minors than the two players in Milwaukee who seemingly can’t hit seems like a desperation move more than anything.

Zamora has an OPS of .701 since turning pro. 75 of his 298 hits in the minor leagues went for extra bases. Durbin had a .782 OPS in the minors and 99 of his 291 minor league hits went for extra bases. Despite having a better bat, Durbin hasn’t hit a lick in the majors yet. Zamora has a pop gun bat and all the looks of a career minor leaguer who, despite being assigned to AAA, is probably closer to being out of affiliated ball than he is to seeing the majors.

Salaries have gone up, but that doesn’t mean the Brewers market suddenly is generating double what it was 20 years ago. In particular the last CBA kills teams like the Brewers. The Brewers do a terrible job at marketing and branding (a pile of different uniforms, a handful of mascots, no heritage) which is almost entirely self inflicted. Could that make a difference in player acquisition if their brand and marketing was better, maybe? Who knows.

Really? It is essentially the same squad that won 90+ games last year minus Willie Adames who’s hitting about 220 out in San Francisco

I’m sure Colorado would do a Yelich for Bryant swap straight up

It has nothing to do with inflation. Since the days of Moliter and Yount, the Brewers carry one maybe two big contracts then it’s a handful of players with smaller guarantees, then the rest of the roster is filled with pre-free agency players or veterans on minimum type deals. It’s been that way for 30 years. Things didn’t suddenly change. If there’s something to be upset about, it is the fact the Brewers are in an awful market. No real presence outside the borders of the state of Wisconsin (maybe a little UP), the Milwaukee Metro area is stagnant, and the majority of the state is disbursed in rural areas hours away from the stadium. And fans are petty. Attendance is dropping on a year to year basis, despite consistent amount of wins on the field.

I think you have unrealistic expectations, especially if you look at Milwaukee Brewers history. They’ve never had more than two guarantees in excess of $50 million. For many years it was just Ryan Braun. That it was Braun and Yelich, now it is Yelich and Chourio. Anyone who expected them to go hand out another 50+ million dollar guarantee to a third player was filling themselves. And Yelich not living up to his guarantee is common with long term extensions and really shouldn’t come as any surprise.

If a hitting coach made a true difference they could name their price. Yelich seemingly got old over the offseason as his typically strong OBP has cratered, as has his BABIP. Chourio hacks at everything (.253 avg, .270 OBP), and pitchers have picked up on the fact they can get him out without throwing him strikes. Contreras is playing everyday with a fractured finger. No hitting coach is going to be able to turn those three’s stats around with words and extra time in the cage. Turang and Frelick are already squeezing every drop of offensive talent they have. And just maybe Durbin and Ortiz aren’t going to be good hitters in the majors which would explain why they were available in trades in the first place.

Smith getting walloped at Wrigley. Some bad defense behind him will keep the ERA sparkling, but in two innings so far 5 hits, a double, triple and homerun, and every time a Cub batter makes contact it’s a liner off a low 90s pitch over the middle of the plate Sorry, I’m not seeing it. I’m seeing a guy who is going to wind up with about 5 innings per start across 28 with an 4.50 era and 1.50 WHIP

Players with 10 million+ dollars remaining who are traded at the deadline are not JBJ situation, but they are salary relief/warm body coming back in return type deals. Unless Hoskins turns into Freeman or Alonso between now and July 31st; It’s 60+ games and Hoskins is an ok player but not a consistent game wrecker