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  1. Jopal78
    Matt Bush wasn’t trash, he was an addict.
  2. Jopal78
    You make it sound a lot like the Brewers have moved on from Keston Hiura…..hmmmm
  3. Jopal78
    Don’t overlook the fact the Brewers released Brosseau (another DFA’d player outrighted to AAA) go play in Japan. If ANY team thought Hiura was worthy of a roster spot, I’m sure, just like with Brosseau, the Brewers would have released him to pursue that opportunity. That he’s still in AAA without so much as a sniff from other clubs says a lot.
  4. Jopal78
    Trading, your clean up hitter for prospects and trying to win as many games as possible in 2024 are seemingly opposite things. Further. I would dispute the notion that Burger is a cheaper version of Jimenez, maybe in that they’re not good defenders but Burger is actually older than Eloy and hasn’t been as good in his career up to now as Jimenez. Maybe in the next 72 hours the Sox pull the plug on the Jimenez, Moancada, Anderson, Vaughn, Burger, Kopech, Cease, Hendriks etc group, then of course all bets are off.
  5. Jopal78
    I get it, but the White Sox tanked for years to put this group together, won their Division in 2021 since then poor managerial choices and injuries have derailed them. The more realistic scenario is they try to retool around the core they have and give it another go in ‘24 especially when they play in the weakest Division in the American League.
  6. Jopal78
    This was in the Trade Forum earlier; it won’t happen for a number of reasons: 1.) Unless they’re doing a complete tear down, why would the White Sox move Jimenez—26 year old clean up hitter under team control for three more years? 2.) True, every player is available for the right price. But those Brewer farmhands referenced wouldn’t constitute an offer that’s “too good to be true” 3.) Everything the Brewers GM has said, and they way they’ve worked the deadline the last 5-6 years indicates the Brewers simply don’t trade the type of prospects necessary to land young controllable talent.
  7. Jopal78
    I get that Mitchell was a first round pick, and the Brewers have plenty of OF options. But Mitchell hasn’t been able to stay healthy since turning pro, not to mention a diabetic. If you can’t count on him to be healthy, what’s he really worth in a trade?
  8. Jopal78
    No team is going to take on that amount of cash for that long AND give value back to Milwaukee for Yelich so there would be no real reason to trade him. Granted, even if they simply wanted out from underneath Yelich’s contract to have the financial flexibility to deal with the next generation; the risk that none of the young outfielders referenced grow into major leaguers who deserve that kind of commitment or are even interested in forgoing their ultimate free agency is real.
  9. Jopal78
    They wanted to give him one more shot; I am sure it is hard to move on from a former top 10 pick who had a season like Hiura did in 2019.
  10. Jopal78
    I’m not an expert on the CBA, but when they DFA’d Hiura and he went unclaimed, the Brewers outrighted him to AAA. At that point if Hiura reports to AAA he still gets paid. So Hiura’s there to get paid, and for the Brewers since they have to pay him anyway it’s one fewer spot to they need to fill to field a AAA team. Marriage of convenience that will be over in about a month or less.
  11. Jopal78
    You’re right, maybe Counsell and Arnold simply want to get fired and never get another job in baseball so they jerk Hiura around on purpose and blow the owner’s money.
  12. Jopal78
    He’s not worth anything. Any acquiring team would have to pay him a half million bucks (when most sellers are looking to trim payroll) for 8 weeks worth of games. Then he’s either tendered a contract for 3-4 million and carried on the 40 man all winter or he’s cut loose. What exactly do you expect the Brewers to get for that?
  13. Jopal78
    I’m sure they have more information than fans do, there’s something about his game that’s unacceptable to the team and he can’t fix it. If they didn’t like him as a human, they’d just release him.
  14. Jopal78
    I just don’t think he’s in Milwaukee’s plans, period. Their DH goes on the DL they have an open spot on the 40 man roster and they call up somebody else. In a week or so, the math will really be working against Hiura as the Brewers will need two spots for n the 40 man roster for Justin Wilson and Woodruff, eventually an 3rd for Ashby. Plus spots for whomever they acquire at the deadline. Even Hiura’s trade value isn’t much beyond doing him a solid with a change of scenery, because even if he was traded at the deadline, he’d still be owed a half-million dollars in salary by his new team, he would have to go on an acquiring team’s 40 man roster and then after 8 weeks of play his new team would have to decide to tender him a 3-4 million dollar contract and carry him on their 40 man all winter. Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Hiura finishes out the season in AAA for Milwaukee then leaves as a minor league free agent.
  15. Jopal78
    And Winker makes nearly 10% of the teams payroll. 10 million dollar guys get plenty of chances before being sent packing
  16. Jopal78
    … I think you’re still doing just that with the reference to Arcia. His BABiP is .330 that is better than Ohtani’s (.322), and that mark is 40 points over Arica’s career norm. Kudos to Arcia for an extended hot streak and having a career year, but I’d say odds are pretty good he’ll turn back into the pumpkin as reflected by the first 2100 PAs he got in the majors. As for Turang, the Brewers certainly want to get something for their bonus money, but a sub .600 OPS won’t cut it for long in today’s major leagues, so the real question is how much rope he gets.
  17. Jopal78
    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.
  18. 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.
  19. Jopal78
    Sorry Homey, reading comprehension. Never was proposed, never said it would go through. Good try however.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Jopal78
    Thursday 7:03pm.
  23. Jopal78
    Yep. You should roll your eyes at yourself for using that joke of a website, not me.
  24. 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!
  25. 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.
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