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  1. Jopal78
    Bellinger has an opt out otherwise he’s owed 60 million dollars for the next 2 years. Like Hoskins, given the year Bellinger has had there is zero chance he opts out and zero chance the Cubs can get someone to take on that commitment
  2. Jopal78
    Bingo. Everyone can feel bad for Trout because he’s stuck on such a bad team, but then again he really hasn’t held up his end of the bargain either having played about 250 games total since opening day 2021. At this point in time Trout and the Angels are made for each other. Not many teams are able to pay 250 million dollars over the next 6 years for a player who might suit up and play but a couple of months per season.
  3. Jopal78
    William Contreras straight up for Justin Steele. Brewers get the frontline starter they need under team control through 2027. They’re covered at catcher in the short run with Haase, Sanchez. They have Haase under team control through 2027 with Quero potentially knocking on the door. Cubs would fill their black hole at catcher with a player under team control through 2027 (and kid brother of one of their World Series heroes), have Imanaga, Taillon, Assad to head up their rotation. I realize division rivals don’t make these type of trades but it kind of balances out for both clubs.
  4. Jopal78
    Man, seems like since those magical months in 2019, it’s been all bad luck.
  5. Jopal78
    Their GM said BEFORE this series they would likely be making moves with an eye on ‘25 and beyond.
  6. Jopal78
    Not lost on me in this series is the former Cub pitchers who all contributed: Rea, Megill and Zastryzny
  7. Jopal78
    Yes. He literally got dropped by one of the worst teams in baseball
  8. Jopal78
    But Mitchell was a 1st round pick so the expectations are much higher as well as the cash invested in him. Wiemer was a pleasant surprise kind of prospect who was not a highly touted yet played his way into a shot at the majors then sort of faded into obscurity.
  9. Jopal78
    Hoskins has like 25 million guaranteed dollars remaining on his contract. Because of that his trade value is less than zero. Adames doesn’t bring back much in terms of talent either. Defensive short stops are a dime a dozen. Thus what is a team really going to pay to get Adames bat for 60 games? It is probably way less than any of us think (a couple low level minor leaguers). Arguably whatever price that is it would not eclipse what Adames’ value is to Milwaukee over those last 60 games.
  10. Jopal78
    He’s already at the point where he’d be foolish to opt out. He won’t get a multi-year deal now nor will he get 18 million on a one year deal somewhere else based on his numbers this year. Best case scenario is he somehow gets red hot and hits 18+ homers in his last 60 games and opts out.
  11. Jopal78
    Steele straight up for Contreras. Who says no? Both under team control through 2027. Fills Brewers need for a starting pitcher, fills Cubs need for frontline catcher. Both teams have depth to offset immediate loss.
  12. Jopal78
    Kuhnel has appeared in parts of 5 major league seasons and is now with his 5th organization as a professional. Happy coincidence that it’s the Rays, but really it’s the career path of a fringe journeyman pitcher
  13. Jopal78
    Of course the Brewers screw up a runner on third less than two outs .
  14. Jopal78
    If you didn’t see, he got DFA’d by the Angels earlier today. Maybe some big numbers in winter ball or foreign leagues will get him another shot at the majors in ‘25
  15. Jopal78
    The Angels just needed to give him more consistent playing time!!
  16. Jopal78
    Problem is, the Marlins don’t really have a reason to move him. He’s and affordable, late inning reliever and has two additional seasons of team control remaining. Without a reason to trade Puk, the cost in terms of assets to get him would likely be more than Milwaukee is willing to spend.
  17. Jopal78
    The Pirates are 8-3 in games started by Paul Skenes and are just 2 games over .500. Meanwhile, Skenes threw 128 total innings last year. The most he had ever thrown. Right now he’s at 93 total innings. They’ll move him to the pen or shut him down for the year before September.
  18. Jopal78
    Oh yeah?
  19. Jopal78
    I don’t care that he homered yesterday. He’s been so unimpressive compared to what he was before hurting his knee. Too bad the Brewers are likely stuck with him next year too.
  20. Jopal78
    It’s 21 at bats. I don’t think they make decisions based on that size of sample. Although admittedly, I would not say Gary Sanchez has the firmest grip on the back up catcher spot either.
  21. Jopal78
    Maybe they don’t believe he’s worth a 40 man spot long term, but what did they give up? An undrafted 26 year old SP who is repeating AA and walking 4 bb/9 in the minors. Literally it’s a warm body for someone who they might need on the 26 man roster for a week or so
  22. Jopal78
    If you say so. If Hoskins was not coming off an ACL tear with plenty of question marks about him, with a career OPS+ of 122 he wouldn’t be playing in Milwaukee on a short term deal. They shopped in the bargain bin/dumpster dove and seemingly got burned. Unless of course Hoskins manages to go on a tear here over the final 65+ games.
  23. Jopal78
    Glad they got him for next year too. Man, the dumpster diving sure comes back to bite them in the ass. 2nd highest player on the team and could get the same production for the league minimum
  24. Jopal78
    You could be right, but the odds that happen are nil. Even in the Bryan Hudson cited the Brewers traded a 19 year old who had TJ surgery and had not taken the mound as a professional. Im not saying it wouldn’t happen but if Milner or Payamps was cut loose, the totality of the circumstances suggests their won’t be a feeding frenzy and Milwaukee wouldn’t get anything in a trade but a warm body
  25. Jopal78
    My whole point seems to be getting lost. Someone suggested hypothetically if Payamps and Milner are the odd men out in this roster crunch the Brewers could always trade them. My point is/was neither one has been very good this year so the demand to trade for them will be slight and the losing clubs are unlikely to take on payroll at the deadline especially in the form of struggling middle relievers. But more importantly the other teams in the league certainly are aware of the Brewers roster crunch and if they too believe Payamps and/or Milner will be the odd men out, they’re not likely going to trade assets to get them in the here and now when they might be able to pick them up for free if the Brewers drop them in the coming days.
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