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  1. Jopal78
    I would take another look. Luke Weaver, Camilo Doval and Lake Bachar are all controllable in 2027. Kirby Yates is the only one who is a rental. According to the pundits’ lists the Pirates parted with their #9 prospect to get Weaver and cash, but most the other players traded would be considered organizational depth. Those deals may not have been a difference maker for the Pirates in ‘26, but maybe that wasn’t the goal. Maybe it was an opportunity to build a stronger bullpen for 2027 at minimal cost and certainly cheaper than shopping for FAs.
  2. Jopal78
    Who brings the most impact amongst Lara Lockridge and Frelick? I’d probably say Lara and Lockridge but wouldn’t be surprised to see Sal nudge one of them to AAA until September
  3. Jopal78
    I bet every MLB team would be completely unstoppable if they averaged 5 runs scored or more per game.
  4. Jopal78
    I don’t think his pull for power approach yielding more ground balls this year than last was a byproduct of a shoulder injury. Rather, he is just a little guy with minimal raw power, and the league adjusted to his pull for power approach by challenging him this year with more hard stuff and he’s topping the ball tryjng to get the barrel out earlier.
  5. Jopal78
    Regardless even if he returns to full health, Bauers plays RF 50% of the time. It doesn’t make sense to take PT from Lara. Who is better suited as a 5th OFer Lockridge or Frelick. I’d probably go with a Lockridge as he’s always been a bench player.
  6. Jopal78
    They should probably option him to AAA anyways so it doesn’t really bother me.
  7. Jopal78
    Senzatela is the 2026 version of the deadline arm acquisition who implodes
  8. Jopal78
    I guess we’ll disagree. Offense gave them the lead yesterday. Pitching staff lost it in the 8th, offense gave them the lead again in the 11th and pitching staff lost it.
  9. Jopal78
    You can’t win if you don’t score and they’re 6-6 this month. Not pick the stats but they play 162 games and there’s always ups and downs. Yesterday, for example, the maligned offense did enough to win multiple times and Patrick, Ashby and Senzatela couldn’t finish the job, it happens over the course of 162.
  10. Jopal78
    They’ve scored 40 runs in 12 games this month, and have allowed 40 runs in 12 games, and have gone 6-6. I don’t know if I’d say that’s a “prolonged slump”. Certainly it’s not “definition of insantiy”, as they’re playing .500 ball. To accurately label the sentiment I’d say it’s “heightened expectations”.
  11. Jopal78
    Easier said than done. Only relievers with options are Megill, Hall, Patrick, Uribe and Ashby. As for Henderson, Drohan, and Gasser they probably want them using what bullets remain in their arms in the majors than spending 2 weeks in the minors
  12. Jopal78
    The Brewers are a combined 23-5 against Cincy, Minnesota. St. Louis and Colorado. Hitters looked great against those teams. . It all evens out, they did not play as well against better teams
  13. Jopal78
    Yeah, they’re still 22 - 15 since July 1st so I think I am kinda “Meh it’s the West Coast”
  14. Jopal78
    Yeah, it’s too bad the Cubs are rolling but when the schedule comes out, you can mark more than half the games out west as losses, so what’s the big deal?
  15. Jopal78
    Yes. The Brewers had the best record in the National League last season and went 3-7 out west at Arizona, San Diego and San Francisco. 6-6 in 2024 against LA, SF, SD and AZ. 4-6 in 2023 out west. They simply don’t play well there.
  16. Jopal78
    It’s really not that alarming. It seems the Brewers play poorly on the West Coast every summer. I know they swept the Dodgers in the regular season last year but still.
  17. Jopal78
    I mean they’ve been sellers every season since 2023, and have a a couple of Top 10 draft picks as well, so it kind of makes sense that would be the case.
  18. Jopal78
    Yeah, should’ve traded Pena for Buxton, oh wait….
  19. Jopal78
    The day ownership agrees to eat the remaining $60+M is the day pigs fly. So in reality there is zero chance Yelich is DFA’d in the foreseeable future. Secondly, as for a clubhouse revolt for benching Yelich, that would not happen either. Players play for money and also are competitors by nature. If benching Yelich doesn’t impact their earnings or winning, they may be empathetic to Yelich but life probably goes on as normal.
  20. Jopal78
    Seigler, Monasterio and Durbin with a combined bWAR of 5 for the Red Sox. Drohan, Harrison and Hamilton at 4.8 bWAR. In the era where trades are measured by who won and who lost, pretty remarkable it’s that even.
  21. Jopal78
    I get the logic (Milwaukee loves versatile infielders) but the Brewers gave him seven plate appearances before moving on with a DFA. I don’t think career minor leaguers trying to stay in affiliated ball, spend much time looking at roster construction etc. vis a vis, money, opt outs, promotion clauses, convenience.
  22. Jopal78
    You don’t know that, minor league players are not all paid on a flat rate. Shewmake has been with 7 different organizations in 7 years and has 162 MLB PA’s in that time frame. Those kind of professional ball players are absolutely going to chase $1000 (perhaps less) a week. The same reason applies to why career minor leaguers play in foreign leagues in the American off season (money!). However, looking a bit closer, Shewmake is from Texas and played college ball at Texas A&M, the decision to go back to Houston is probably no more complicated than he wants to play minor league ball near where he lives.
  23. Jopal78
    They play for money, so I assume it’s about cash. An extra $1000/week or a signing bonus, etc., for a player who will be looking for work in November, it’s probably an easy decision to make.
  24. Jopal78
    It’s a what have you don’t for me lately league. Sal is nearly 250 games removed from the gold glove. His last 900 PAs he’s been slightly below league average hitter. He’s just a guy, and certainly doesn’t deserve to take playing time from Lara
  25. Jopal78
    Any chance they simply option Frelick to AAA? They’ve got a lot of money invested in Lara and should play him every day. Lockridge > Frelick as 4th OFer/bench bat. Then again, the fans love Frelick’s hustle as he busts it down the line on a 6-3 groundout….
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