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  1. Jopal78
    I see that you’re trying to knock Attanasio but there’s no way to argue that he has been anything other than a terrific owner when compared to Bud Selig. Attanasio has had 6 (!) losing seasons in his 20 seasons as owner. That includes the first couple seasons of his ownership with the moribund group of players he inherited from Selig. By contrast, Bud never even tried to win after ‘92, and further bludgeoned his fan base into apathy by hiring poor GMs like Sal Bando and Dean Taylor who bottomed out the entire organization.
  2. Jopal78
    I can only conclude you weren’t around for the 90s and early 00s. Usually with those teams the talent was so lacking, , every player could have a played the entire season to the best of their capabilities, and get every break during the season and they still would have been irrelevant in the standings.
  3. Jopal78
    Attanasio is still the Managing Partner at Crescent Capital. That’s his bread and butter. I’d imagine he’d have to retire from the hedge fund he founded to be Commissioner which would be a huge ask. On the other hand, having a Commissioner uniquely attuned to the challenges facing the small market clubs, would probably be a net positive for Milwaukee. Finally, Selig ran the Brewers into the ground not because he was distracted by his duties as commissioner, it’s that he cut the budget to the bone and put his friends and family in charge of the team with little to no qualifications then stuck with them as they ran the team into the ground.
  4. Jopal78
    There is no safety issue at first base. Imagine how many close putouts are there at first base in a MLB season? Hundreds if not thousands. Now how many “collisions” are there at first base where someone is hurt? It would be a fraction of a percent of the close putouts at first base. MLB is already a craven organization changing the way their game has been played for over a century because of what the content generators and blowhards on TV say. Maybe next they should let the whole lineup bat each inning so nobody feels left out.
  5. Jopal78
    Well, Canha has gone 1100 PAs since his last triple. If you got a hunch you probably can get great odds on a bet.
  6. Jopal78
    Drew Pomeranz was released by the Mariners. Amazing to think that he’s only pitched 45 big league innings since he left the Brewers. Still chasing one more shot at the majors at 36 and with career earnings of more than 50 million dollars.
  7. Jopal78
    They’ve played for 130 years with one first base, if it isn’t broke there’s no need to fix it. The ban on sliding into second to break up a double play is stupid enough (MLB seemingly can’t help itself when it comes to knee jerk reactions). This would be another rule change for “safety’s sake” where there really isn’t a pervasive safety issue to begin with.
  8. Jopal78
    The Rangers placed Dane Dunning on waivers. Would fit a perfect need with Milwaukee can start or give length from the bullpen and even controllable through 26. The question is if he would make it that far on waivers
  9. Jopal78
    I would guess the 26th man isn’t in the organization yet. There’s no reason to keep Collins with the big league club, and no reason to keep Margot at all. With refusing to guarantee Canha a spot on the 26 man, it gives of the vibe that they’re waiting for a player to shake loose from another club
  10. Jopal78
    Technically “the House that Ruth built” in 1923, was torn down in 2008.
  11. Jopal78
    I don’t understand the Cubs predictions. They won 83 games last year and ostensibly traded 3 players (Bellinger, Paredes and Wesneski) from their major league roster for Kyle Tucker. That’s a lot of versatility and bullpen innings to give up for an increase in offensive production. While Tucker is terrific he’s also on an expiring contract. Will be interesting to see how the Cubs season plays out, if they are in 3rd place or worse in the Central do they keep Tucker and take the comp pick when he leaves, or do they try to recoup some of the talent they spent to get him, by swapping him off to a contender?
  12. Jopal78
    Bauers. They won’t have a rookie former first round pick sitting on the bench multiple days a week. Canha probably didn’t have enough left in the tank at 36, or they have a hunch another player they like more is going to come available
  13. Jopal78
    No, while a little wordy the point was the Brewers are being careful with their pitchers they intend to rely on in 2025. Thus instead fans of being upset about who initially makes the team and doesn’t; it’s better to zoom out and see the whole picture. Compared to the Pirates the Brewers have been luckier with this strategy because the Pirates already lost their #2 pitcher Jones to a significant elbow injury. If in your opinion, “couldn’t you have waited to post this” is a thought provoking response to the above which moves the discussion along, then I guess that’s your prerogative. However it’s no wonder then why the discourse on this board is bottoming out.
  14. Jopal78
    Couldn’t you contribute something positive to move the discussion along, or was your intent clicking on the thread to criticize the poster.
  15. Jopal78
    Right now on March 19 2025, Courio is 21 years old, and Pete Crow Armstrong is 22. He‘s not quite 2 whole years older. It’s factual. Sheesh. I’m not comparing Chourio to PCA either. I’m pointing out to those drawing conclusions that PCA won’t bet a good hitter that his minor league numbers were huge (like Chourio’s), PCA has less experience as a professional in both the majors and the minors than Chourio (who is a terrific player). Therefore realistically it’s early to draw conclusions on someone’s career who is that young, with so little experience and yet those similarities to a terrific MLB player. . But I get it, it’s the same site where there were 40+ pages worth of posts from folks convinced it was too early to write off Hiura as a bust after 1000 PAs despite what the facts said.
  16. Jopal78
    For real? PCA has 436 major league plate appearances, that’s almost 100 fewer than Chourio. He’s barely played. Just say you’re biased already. I have no idea if PCA is going to be a good player or not. I do know he was a monster in the minor leagues and out produced Chourio’s numbers albeit while slightly older. Next, make no mistake I hope he fails because as a Brewer fan the schadenfreude would be satisfying. However, if you’re willing to write of a 23 year old, with the stats and the pedigree after less than 450 PAs it simply means you’re biased and not looking at things realistically.
  17. Jopal78
    I don’t know about that PCA will be just 23 in a few days (a hair under two years older than Chourio). In 1120 minor league plate appearances PCA hit .296/.368/.515. In 1211 minor league PAs Chourio hit .286/.347/.490. Obviously, he’s struggled in the majors more than Chourio, but much to our chagrin it’s realistically too early to write off someone with that kind of minor league production. If he could manage to be 85% of what he was in the minor leagues he’ll play for a decade as a CFer
  18. Jopal78
    They need someone on the bench who can play 1B so probably Bauers or Canha will be in the 26 man roster. Unless someone is on the waiver wire they like better for that bench role
  19. Jopal78
    Canha is interesting, from his spring training stats it certainly looks like he’s washed up, would be interesting to know what their internal data says. Plus Canha likely has a multimillion dollar payday if he’s on the big league club.
  20. Jopal78
    Was a pitcher’s duel initially with the Cubs on top, then Imanaga ran out of steam in the 4th. Counsell went to one of his relievers who could give him length and it Ben Brown took a few hitters to find his command in the 5th but at that point three Dodger runs had crossed the plate and the game was essentially over. The professionalism of the Dodgers is kind of impressive. They didn’t have a hit against Imanaga, Ben Brown comes in seemingly blinks for a second and the Dodgers were all over him, scoring the decisive runs.
  21. Jopal78
    The New Bill James Baseball Abstract from the early 2000s had a two sentence summary of Cecil Fielder: A big fat guy who hit a bunch of home runs for a couple seasons. Take out the word “fat” and the same summary could apply to Gallo.
  22. Jopal78
    Depending what the intel is on Woodruff, I could see the Brewers moving Civale before the season starts. Several teams have a dire need for starting pitchers, and the Brewers reportedly tried to move Civale’s 8 million dollar contract once before. As for the deadline it’s been a long time (2018) since your could say the Brewers were aggressive at the deadline. Like most years, I’d expect them to be bargain shoppers again if contending and a fire sale (Woodruff, Cortes, Quintana, Civale, Hoskins, etc.) if they’re not
  23. Jopal78
    What’s the point here? Yeah the Sox were bad last year. That certainly doesn’t mean they will simply stick with poor performing players because they were bad last year. Moreover, walking 4.5 in Spring Training isn’t good. Presumably Smith’s not out there disengaged from results while trying out new pitches; rather with a huge opportunity in front of him he’s trying to perform to make the team. This has been beaten to death. The Brewers left an older minor league middle relief/swing man unprotected in the Rule 5 draft and he got selected. If Smith put up his stat line across 25 starts in the minors; yeah I’d say performance in ‘25 is irrelevant and the Sox keep him at all costs. But a reliever? Even the lowly White Sox are a major league team and subject to anti-tanking measures, so Smith is gonna have to deliver to some extent or they’ll send him back. Simple as that.
  24. Jopal78
    I would assume some degree of competition still matters. They can only roster 26 players at a time and injury and performance always factor into who those 26 players will be unless competition is wholly irrelevant.
  25. Jopal78
    Smith is currently walking 4.5 batters per 9 in Spring Training. At that rate he probably comes back to the Brewers.
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