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They won’t be in on any of those players. 1.) Canha has a club option for ‘24 at 11.5 million dollars or a 2 million dollar buy out. Doesn’t make sense for Milwaukee, because the Mets are not simply going to give a productive controllable player away, and the Brewers are unlikely to pick up an 11.5 million dollar club option, and theoretical cost only goes up if the Brewers ask the Mets to kick in cash. 2.) Hernandez- the Mariners are six games back in their division and five in the wild card, they probably don’t sell with 36 of their remaining 69 games against losing clubs including 9 against KC and Oakland. Milwaukee likely isn’t interested in Hernandez because they already have a litany of low OBP hitters, high strikeout hitters. 3.) Candelario- would fit nicely on the Brewers but would also fit in Miami, Philadelphia, Minnesota, etc. Therefore, the demand alone will likely make it too rich for the Brewers’ blood. 4.) Goldschmidt— this one I assumed was a joke. He’s owed 36+ million dollars between now and the end of 2024. So, he’s out for money reasons alone. Plus, Goldschmidt has 10/5 rights, so even if the Cardinals want to trade him, he gets to decide for whom he plays. Eloy Jimenez- this one also falls into the category of an assumed joke. A 26 year old hitter with a career OPS of .822 and under contract for 3+ seasons. The Brewers GM already said they’re not going to trade the future for players at the deadline, which is likely the type of capital it would take to get the White Sox to even listen. Finally, Seth Brown - another low OBP hitter who smacks some homers. The Brewers would simply be ahead to wait for Rowdy and Anderson to get healthy than trade for another player of the same skill set. I don’t expect much from the Brewers at the deadline- probably some low profile relief pitchers, maybe someone like Tommy Pham or flawed players who have one of the traits the Brewers look for: defensive versatility, ability to hit LHP, low strike out numbers.

Sure, from the perspective that every player on every team is available for the right price, but sellers hardly ever trade pre arbitration players from their starting lineup. The players the As would look to deal are the ones nobody would want: Tony Kemp, Many Pina, Paul Blackburn, Trevor May etc.

What does Oakland have to trade? That would be like going to a garage sale to find stuff to redecorate with.

Well. Rowdy is out until September and when Anderson went on the DL, they called up Jones. Sure doesnt look like Hiura’s getting another shot in Milwaukee

I would dig the Brewers acquiring Bellinger, plays great defense, runs well, and has hit well this year. Regrettably he’s still a “star” player and his terrific production (bWAR of 2.5 in 60 games) this year means Cubs will get a decent return when they trade him. Likely too rich for the Brewers’ blood.

That non-surgical knee cap injury from 2019 must have finally healed… 🤣

Wiemer earns his pay check with his play in CF, any thing he can add at the plate is a bonus. Even at the dish he’s a good week away from being league average offensively. Unlike Turang, he looks like a young rookie who might pan out into a good starter.

Talk is one thing, but the Angels have never been a team that “sells”. It’s a headline but I’d be surprised if he was actually dealt.

Maybe he has a career as a defensive utility player, but man that slight build and lack of hitting skills screams AAAA

I don’t understand why it would be “bulletin board material”. He didn’t diss anyone, and the Reds pitchers who aren’t hurt have pitched poorly outside of Abbott. Abbott has thrown 95 innings already and has never topped 118 in a season, they’ll probably have to move him to the pen before the season is over to protect his arm.

Hands down best poster on this site. Although, even assuming San Diego sells, Hader will be too rich for the brewers blood.

Correction, he’s actually owed $115 million through the end of ‘27 but his Cardinals extension allows that money to be deferred. Still has no trade clause as far as what’s been published

Arenado has a full no trade clause and approximately 100 million dollars guaranteed between now and the end of ‘26, and no future contributions from Colorado after ‘this year. Since he’s cost prohibitive to all but the largest market teams, and can dictate where he goes, the likelihood he’s traded is realistically nil.

Pointing to a list again, they’re meaningless like a best dressed at the Oscars list. In fact all the comments I originally made about Frelick Misorowski and Black which you disagreed with most of, were in fact made by Keith Law, so what’s that tell you. Anyways, Robert has an bwar of 4.1 at the All-Star break, they’re not going to trade him. Even assuming for the purpose of argument they did, the Sox would in fact get those “can’t miss prospects” offered in return, the very type of prospects the Brewers simply don’t have enough of.

You think every team has 20 minor league players who have a realistic shot at becoming notable major leaguers? If you do, there’s no reason to discuss the matter further.

You’re right I don’t put much stock in prospect lists because they’re junk. For example, tomorrow 30 or so players in current top 100 lists will magically be 30 dropped from those lists despite no causal action or inaction by the player. Rather names need to be cleared to make room for the amateur players who were just drafted in the first round and have yet to play a professional inning. I’m certainly not an expert on the minor leagues because I don’t really care about it or have time for it. I do know a team is lucky if 1 or 2 players on a Top 20 list become notable major league players. I read articles from major publications written by folks who have actually seen these players in person multiple times. I just don’t put value in what somebody writes based on a player’s draft position, video compilation clips, and stat sheets. . In the context of the players I mentioned previously those are opinion statements from journalists who have actually seen the players play and are probably more true than not.

Nelson Cruz added to the 40 man roster which has an open spot, and put on the big league roster . (My guess anyways).

I think fans on this site, not unexpectedly, value Brewer prospects than most other sources do. Maybe outside Chourio, most of the players you cite have legitimate concerns about their game: Frelick-lack of major league power, Misiorowski-lack of major league command, Black- fringy major league arm, lack of MLB caliber power. Face it, none of these guys are blue chippers in the vein of players like De La Cruz , Kris Bryant, Carroll, Bryce Harper where the only question is how big a star they would be in the majors. This is why most of the pundits rank their system in the middle of the pack: lack of impact talent close to the majors and lack of overall depth. Lets not forget, less than a year ago Brice Turang was one of their top prospects (a player so far looks like a slick fielding no hit infielder), Point is: even if Rick Hahn inexplicably decided to trade Robert, he would have much better packages of players to choose from than anything the Brewers could muster.

No, Robert is under control through 2027, at a total cost of $67 million. Surely, the White Sox will sell off what short term pieces they can later this month, and I suppose in the purest sense every player on every is available at the right price. However, an All-Star CFer (4.1 bwar through 90 games) with a contract like Roberts’, the Brewers don’t have enough blue chippers to interest the White Sox in trade. Also keep in mind, the Sox have a good number of players under contract/control for at least 3 more years: Robert, Jimenez, Moancada, Vaughn, Burger, Cease, Crochet that’s too much talent for a team to “blow it up” and start over.

Let me put it more bluntly and you can have the final word as far as I’m concerned: Who cares what his stats were last year? He was given a shot to make the team this spring failed to do so, was cut, and every other team in both leagues passed on him. That tells you all we need to know about the importance of his statistics from last year. That tells you all we need to know about the importance of his statistics from last year. There is a reason/s Hiura is not on the Brewers 40 man roster. Repeatedly pointing out the obvious, that Winker has not played well, and citing Hiura’s has stats either from last year or from AAA doesn’t really move this debate anywhere.

I don’t believe Hiura has “found something” at this point. He is who he is. Call him up and he’ll likely be a low OBP hitter with homeruns. Nonetheless here’s a few thoughts. The Brewers use Contreras at DH 15% of the time. They’ve used their other position players at DH 41% of the time. Hiura doesn’t play defense and while he might play 1B, 2B or LF he is a liability in the field. So one reason is how the Brewers use their DH position. They rotate players through at DH the majority of the time. Another is the Brewers are a “pitching and defense” team, a guy like Hiura who is a liability everywhere he plays isn’t an ideal fit. And his inability to make contact hurts him as a PH too. Third, Winker isn’t going to play 1B and doesn’t play OF often. With a 10 million dollar salary, it’s not cheap for the Brewers so (rightly or wrongly)he probably gets chance after chance to give them some return on their money. Fourth, the great unknown, the Team brass knows these players better than game tape and stat sheet, and based n that inside knowledge they prefer their roster as currently constructed .

It is though you assume the Brewers brass hasn’t looked at a stat sheet. Come on, Instead of being a broken record maybe come up with some hypothesis as to why Hiura isn’t on the 40 man roster despite your opinions on his fit.

Preller seemingly has compromising photos of the owner or something as he’s been there a looong time (2015) has had one winning season outside Covid Ball. Never won 90 games even, and has hamstrung them with several contracts that run into the 2030s.

In 2000 career PAs Winker has an .816 OPS and as recently as 2021 he had a .900+ OPS. His career numbers are better than Hiura’s, he has been successful in the major leagues more recently, and (not unimportantly) he’s the Brewers 4th highest paid player. I’m not saying he should be on the roster; but those above facts likely form the basis of why he has remained on the roster to this point and especially vis-a-vis Hiura. Guys who cost a small market team 10 million dollars a year (8.75 salary and 1.25 million to Seattle) are going to keep getting chances.

Luke Voit has anOPS of 1.000, in AAA What is the point of highlighting AAA numbers? They’re not indicative of being successful against major league pitching.