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  1. Jopal78
    These are smart career baseball people; they are not being petty, stupid, stubborn etc. Unless of course of you believe that a perusal of the stat sheets makes your opinion superior to theirs, which as a fan is certainly your right to believe Also keep in mind, the AAA salary is now $360,000 a year. If the Brewers simply released Hiurs it would cost them not only his salary but another $360,000 because they’d have to fill an extra AAA roster spot.
  2. Jopal78
    I don’t know man, you can have the last word. Time will tell if Hiura sees the majors again with the Brewers; all signs that seemingly matter say no.
  3. Jopal78
    It’s really besides the point, but one month seems like an obvious Outlier no? 18-9 11-16 14-13 3-1 Maybe not such an arbitrary date after all.
  4. Jopal78
    We will agree to disagree. The facts are: The Brewers are a terrible offensive team in the National League; They’re half-way through what is likely last go around with this starting pitching staff, yet have been playing losing baseball since April ended primarily because of the poor offense. In an attempt to rectify the offense they’ve added a litany of hitters to the 40 man so far, none of them Keston Hiura, and despite dreadful production from the DH spot, 1B and 2B where Hiura has played the most. In my opinion, draft status and 2019 simply do not mean much to anyone anymore. The league adjusted to Hiura, they gave him 700 PAs (on contending teams) to make a counter adjustment, he couldn’t do it, they moved on and DFA’d him. He’s in AAA with Milwaukee for two reasons, nobody wanted him when he was DFA’d, and thus Hiura had to report to AAA in order to get paid his 2.2 million dollar salary. Maybe he gets called up in a desperation move before the clock strikes midnight on the ‘23 team, but every move the major league team has made since March suggests they’re done with Hiura.
  5. Jopal78
    You’re missing the point, if another team indicated they had interest in Hiura for the 26 man roster, the Brewers would have shipped him out already. They’re not the kind of club that would screw with the career of a veteran not on the 40 man roster when they have no use for him. The Brewers have been desperate for offense (adding Tapia, Jones, demoting Urias etc.) and they still haven’t called Hiura’s number. That tells me the Brewers have moved on and aren’t really looking to give him another shot.
  6. Jopal78
    Of course it is. They’re not going to resign any of their marquee players, nor are they going to let them simply walk as free agents. Thus, a sell off is coming the only question is when. Further, they’ve been playing losing baseball since the end of April why keep this group together longer when they clearly aren’t able to run with the big dogs, Woodruff or no Woodruff. Sell, Sell, Sell.
  7. Jopal78
    The sell off is coming the question is if it’s August or December. In my opinion this version of the Brewers isn’t fun to watch, and like last year‘s team will slowly die on the vine. Thus, they may as well start the rebuild now and at least have some young guys with upside to watch.
  8. Jopal78
    Sell, Sell, Sell.
  9. Jopal78
    Do the Brewers claim him on waivers from San Diego. Approx 500k Remaining on his contract, his .682 OPS would be better than Tellez, Adames, Turang, Winker, Perkins, Tapia and Wiemer
  10. Jopal78
    I don’t know it for sure, but it’s almost a certainty. If another club wanted to add Hiura to their major league roster, the Brewers are the type of organization who aren’t going to stand in the way of the man’s career especially when they’ve already decided he’s not in their current plans.
  11. Jopal78
    Exactly, and the last time they dropped him all the other teams passed on him. I don’t think a couple hundred AAA PAs changes that.
  12. Jopal78
    They already ostensibly sent him down without his permission when they DFA’d him in March. Anything is possible, but we can be nearly certain the Brewers are not waiting for Hiura “to be ready” or afraid of losing him to another organization
  13. Jopal78
    Anything is possible. My point is when they’ve needed a hitter they’ve gone a number of different directions without adding a Hiura to the 40 man roster and calling him up. Those who feel he has gotten a raw deal will disagree citing to the metrics, his AAA stats, change in batting stance, etc. etc. However, from the purview that the simplest explanation is likely the most accurate; the Brewers have moved on from the enigmatic Hiura, and he’s not even in their emergency plans (needing a bat while a player is away from the team on paternity leave).
  14. Jopal78
    Or put another way, Jones coming from another club’s farm system then straight to the major leagues in Milwaukee shows what the organization thinks of Keston Hiura.
  15. Jopal78
    Of course it is, that’s the risk of being a deadline buyer and acquiring controllable talent. They were in first place when they made that deal and choked down the stretch. It’s really no different than the Brewers with Sabathia. The outcome was different (made playoffs) so it’s easier to swallow, but the Brewers traded away a player who has a 35 career WAR; who made 5 all star teams, and but for injuries would be on a 3,000 career hit track.
  16. Jopal78
    No, you’re right I knew they passed on Abbott for another college player, got the year wrong. Argument still stands as Russell Smith appears to have been a cost saving selection and so far doesn’t look like a major leaguer.
  17. Jopal78
    Think the Brewers wish they could do the Freddy Zamora pick over again? Abbott is in the majors and looks legit. Zamora , another college player, is still in AA and doesn’t have a clear path to Milwaukee even if his play warranted it.
  18. Jopal78
    Here’s to Matt Bush!
  19. Jopal78
    Honestly there is no reason to have players on the 26 man roster with eras over 5.50 and OPS under .650. They couldn’t possibly be worse if they released all those players tomorrow and called up players from the minors.
  20. Jopal78
    Yep, not a good team is the point. They’re below average and play in a division that is awful.
  21. Jopal78
    Good teams that score 7 runs should win 99.9% of the time
  22. Jopal78
    Beer shower first, then DFA. Loser. They should have never traded for him in the first place.
  23. Jopal78
    Fits the bill for the Brewers needs: good overall hitter, hits lefties better than righties, on an expiring contract and not a player who will cost them top tier talent in return.
  24. Jopal78
    Because what you are arguing isn’t true. His numbers compared to “league average” being the same year to year does not mean his individual numbers were identical from year to year. There’s an analytic to argue any point anyone wants to make. The guy has a 1000 PAs of sub .700 OPS and is making over 4 million dollars a year. Montessori can give the Brewers that for 800K, therein lies the problem with Urias and a small market team.
  25. Jopal78
    Slugging down 40 points and OBP down 10 which were league average ish to begin with and now he’s twice as expensive. (Cue: the analytics say he was one of the best players) Urias is a useful player if he can be that .730+ OPS guy, but a sub .700 guy due 5+ million dollars should feel very concerned about his roster spot.
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