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  1. Jopal78
    Never happen for a few reasons. First and foremost, the White Sox probably aren’t looking to tear it down with a first year manager, and a GM who out this core of players together. So to move Jimenez they’d likely need to be blown away. Secondly, Uribe has velocity and late inning potential, but is far from a sure thing at this point. Hiura has next to zero trade value, he was freely available talent once already this season. Not being on the 40 man roster and with his experience, he’s likely 3 months away from being a minor league free agent. Not the type of player teams are going to spend significant assets to acquire. Same deal with Urias, his production has been going backwards since ‘21, he is making almost 5 million dollars a season and is currently lost at the plate in AAA. Without a big turn around soon, Urias is a probable non-tender.
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    First of all, Ganter’s first three years in the majors he came off the bench, Turang has been a starter so the early years are actually not comparable at all either. I cited to Ganter’s last year in the majors to show how poorly Turang has played. That a washed up 39 year old Gantner never known for his bat, put up a similar stat line, as Turang this year. If you want to compare the first time Gantner was a regular and got 200+PAs in a season (like this year with Turang), his slash line was .284/.336/.389. Then again, this isn’t even an apt comparison because the offensive side of the game has changed so much since Gantner played. Turang’s ability to hit will shape his career trajectory. Right now he’s rostered in the majors out of necessity, but with a sub .600 OPS and playing 2B, he probably doesn’t stick long term if the Brewers have alternatives for the keystone.
  3. Jopal78
    The Ken Rosenthal types questioned whether he would hit in the majors. His minor league stat sheet isn’t impressive. Whether someone is concerned or not depends on where the expectations are, it should not come as a total shock he can’t hit. I don’t know if a Gantner comparison is apt as he was an ok hitter as a young man, then racked up a huge number of PAs in his mid to late 30s with poor results. Ganter’s final season at 39 is on par with what Turang’s doing. When Anderson is again healthy Turang’s at bats likely dry up with Monasterio moving over to 2nd. If Urias could get it going Turnag would probably lose his roster spot.
  4. Jopal78
    Sorry Homey, reading comprehension. Never was proposed, never said it would go through. Good try however.
  5. Jopal78
    A Colin Rea for Justin Turner “type” swap? What’s that… a type of trade where you hire someone who will threaten to kill the GMs family unless they make an idiotic trade? Boy there’s been some real doozies thrown around here lately.
  6. Jopal78
    … or the team has some very logical reasons why he’s not in the 40 man roster and you’re unaware of them and haven’t figured them out yet, Why? For a few reasons: 1. The Brewers FO and manger are smart baseball people. Virtually all of them want to continue in pro-baseball and therefore give their best efforts to do their jobs. So we can rule out, them being ignorant of his stat sheet, metrics, etc. or trying to sabotage his career. 2. Since being DFA’d no team has come calling on Hiura (or at least none that’s been reported). The Brewers have a track record of doing right by their former players (One example putting Suter on waivers instead of a non-tendering so he wouldn’t have to take a pay cut. Another, trading Erceg to Oakland who wanted him for the big league team) you have to believe if a team wanted Hiura for their big league roster the Brewers wouldn’t stand in the way by keeping him in AAA all year. Also the sheer number of hitters who have cycled through Milwaukee this year ahead of Hiura. 3. It’s now two successive GMs (Stearns and Arnold) who haven’t see Hiura as a major leaguer, I don’t think they are idiots, thus there must be a legit baseball reason there is no interest in him from Milwaukee or really from other clubs.
  7. Jopal78
    That’s what making ten million dollars a season on a small market club gets you, almost endless chances.
  8. Jopal78
    Thursday 7:03pm.
  9. Jopal78
    Yep. You should roll your eyes at yourself for using that joke of a website, not me.
  10. Jopal78
    I really hope the Brewers’ GM is burning up the phone lines to get Soto, the trade evaluator website says the Brewers are giving up too much here (a pitcher who gives up too many homers and has a major shoulder injury, a CFer who can’t stay healthy, and a middle infielder who can’t hit MLB pitching) but I’d be so excited to get Soto throwing in Lutz seems worth it!
  11. Jopal78
    Must be some good stuff you’re smoking. Soto is arguably the best hitter in the NL and has a year of team control remaining. There’s slightly greater than zero chance he gets traded. Even assuming he did, the Padres would receive much better offers than this package, especially Ethan Small, a 26 year old relief pitcher walking 5+ batters per 9 in AAA… I bet teams are beating down the door to get him.
  12. Jopal78
    Straw Man, I can’t keep up with your Logic 101 skills! Hey! Guess what Matt Moore, Jurickson Profar, Andrew Benintendi and a Jackson Chourio have in common?….. They were all #1 prospects
  13. Jopal78
    Where’s the civility police? Anyways, i’ll leave it at this. Anyone who thinks that the Rockies would trade McMahon this July and not get premium talent in return isn’t being realistic.
  14. Jopal78
    It has nothing to do with equivalency, it’s stating an observation; most poster’s here love the Brewers prospects then build them up in their minds to something beyond reality. Where even a mediocre prospect for a major league veteran is somehow an overpay. Just for laughs here’s some comments about Antione Kelly when he was traded last July.
  15. Jopal78
    Like I said, when Renfroe is 0.4 WAR and 12 million dollars, Joc Pederson is 0.6 WAR and makes 19 million dollars, what does it cost to buy a 3 WAR player? Like it or not, that’s where the value comes from. Go buy a 3rd baseman who plays great defensive, hits and puts up an 3 WAR every year, it would be a 100 million dollar guarantee. Now a player like McMAhon the value goes even higher in a trade because the Rockies hold all the cards. He’s under contract through ‘27 they have zero reason to move him except for being blown away. Nonetheless, I do get a chuckle out of reading posts every July which state: “The Brewers should trade for X player, and they should be able to acquire him for chea/these 2nd rate Brewer minor leaguers/ etc. because X player isn’t really that good/valuable”.
  16. Jopal78
    I know, the prospect love here is off the charts. The reality is in a league where Hunter Renfroe is a 0.4 WAR player and making 12 million dollars good players cost a lot of money or talent to acquire. There was a lot of love around here for Antoine Kelly and in the end he was worth Matt Bush, a guy who put up an era of 6 as a Brewer and got released.
  17. Jopal78
    Bryant has a full no trade clause, even if the Rockies would pay to get rid of him and he wasn’t made of glass now, he controls where he will play. Ditto Charlie Blackmon he has 10/5 rights, and gets to choose where he plays. Ryan McMahon is a perennial 3 bWAR+ player and is signed through 2027 at a AAV of less than 15 million. The Rockies wouldn’t be unjustified asking for Chourio in exchange.
  18. Jopal78
    Braun played 19 out of 1500+ games in his career at 1B. Even in Covid Ball which turned out be his final year he was in the outfield more than he was at DH.
  19. Jopal78
    Still better than another “where’s Hiura” thread.
  20. Jopal78
    I understand the point: the original topic was “we got good players for Hader it was a massive success”. I guess my point is: when trading a superstar relief pitcher, the expectation is to get good players in return. So meeting expectations doesn’t make it “a massive success” and depending on your perspective and belief that trading Hader caused or contributed to cause them to miss the playoffs it’s probably like most trades more of a push.
  21. Jopal78
    Incorrect, check the stat sheets. Hader blew two saves for the Padres. Took one loss. As mentioned a moment ago, 14 of 18 appearances were scoreless. Of course a relief pitchers ERA is going to be bad if they get blown up for 6 earned runs in 1/3 of an inning. The Brewers missed last year, not solely because of Hader, but changing the composition of the bullpen did play a role. To suggest otherwise and congratulate them for getting good players in return for a 5 time all star pitcher, is kind of silly.
  22. Jopal78
    I disagree. Hader had 2 bad outings for San Diego, including one where he gave up 6 runs in 1/3 of an inning (50% of the earned runs he allowed with the Padres). 14 of his 18 appearances last season with the Padres were scoreless. If you want to call that “bad” it’s your right, but it’s not being honest. Hader is the best left handed reliever in the game, maybe the best relief pitcher. I would hope and expect the Brewers to land quality players in return when trading away a superstar, especially one who was controllable. I’m not going to denigrate Hader to clap them on the back for doing what they’re supposed to do, and I won’t overlook that the timing of the trade caused or contributed to cause them to miss the playoffs, at the same time they publicly declare they want as many “bites at the apple” as possible.
  23. Jopal78
    If only the calculus were that easy. With Hader gone, everyone in the bullpen moved a step back, Williams from 8th inning to closer etc. Williams ended the year with a 1.93 era, which hides the fact his era was 2.85, and blew 20% of his save chances after becoming closer. Taylor Rogers pitched to a 5.48 and took 3 losses, Matt Bush blew 2 saves and took 3 losses, and the Brewers missed the post season by 3 games. Would they have made the playoffs with Hader, who knows? But the point is, the bullpen, post Hader trade, was a major reason the Brewers missed the postseason, players who didn’t succeed in their new roles, players who performed poorly overall in replacing Hader.
  24. Jopal78
    Depends on your perspective. It’s not just that they missed the post season, it’s wasting a year of the once in a generation starting pitching staff. Indisputably the air went out of the balloon when Hader was traded and they sleep walked the rest of the season into mediocrity. While Contreras is a good hitter, a Top 2 catcher is an exaggeration. It’s been a track meet when he’s behind the plate this season including de La Cruz stealing 3 consecutive bases (which is why Atlanta was okay dealing him). There’s a half dozen catchers who are better all around. Same deal with Payamps he’s been better than expected given he spent most of last year as freely available talent, but there’s not a GM in baseball that’s taking Payamps over the premier closers in the game.
  25. Jopal78
    Peguero, Junk and Seminaris for Renfroe, what a trade. Elvis already has a higher bWAR then Renfroe and Seminaris could still be somebody .
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