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  1. Jopal78
    Jesse winker may not be high price in the realm of major league players, but he is the fourth or fifth highest paid Milwaukee Brewer. Dump on Wil Myers if you want who, has had just one good year in your purview yet has amassed a 12.7 career bwar in 3800 PAs while supporting Jesse Winker (who has had only one bad year) who has less than half of Myers’ bwar at 4.6 career in 1800 PAs if you like, but it is and apples to apples comparison.
  2. Jopal78
    Reds designated Wil Myers for assignment eating what remains on his 8.75 million dollar contract. Myers hit .189/.237/.283. Jesse Winker and his nearly identical stat line feel the heat. .200/.312./.250 and making 8.25 million. The Reds, another small market team, in direct competition with the Milwaukee Brewers decided they can no longer afford to carry a high priced player who under performed all year and was injured, a certain wake up call for Winker
  3. Jopal78
    It’s funny though, because it demonstrates the tight rope Burnes has to walk every time he takes the ball. Last night Flaherty gave up 5 runs in the first two innings but then rebounded and pitched into the 7th, the bats bailed him out and he got the W. Burnes gave up six in the first innings then rebounded but it was already game over .
  4. Jopal78
    ERA + Montgomery 110, Mikolas 99, Flaherty 93. Gallegos 111, Hicks 105, Stratton 101, VerHagen 100. For contrast Freddy Peralta has an ERA+ of 93… cue the “But ERA+ isn’t accurate, doesn’t account for X,etc etc”
  5. Jopal78
    I don’t think or believe Cardinals will turn it around. However, I do think it’s silly to completely close the door on the possibility of a team with Arenado, Goldschmidt, Gorman and Walker, plus an above average bullpen and 3 average starting pitchers making a comeback where their Division leader hovers around a game or two above .500 in the third week of June.
  6. Jopal78
    Their team OPS is .690, there’s believing and then there’s blind faith.
  7. Jopal78
    Seriously, this Division is trash. By Thursday the First place Brewers will likely be 1-2 games over .500. Given the above, they someone is willing to write the epitaph on any team in the Division in June is kind of silly.
  8. Jopal78
    My point is: until one of the four teams ahead of them knocks them out; they’re still a hot streak away from being in the thick of it. The Brewers and Pirates have been playing losing baseball since mid-April, The Cubs can’t ever seem to get over .500, and the Reds nice young hitters are doomed by their pitching which allows more runs than anyone in the division. Don’t get me wrong the Cardinals have been bad, but the rest of the NL Central is letting them hang around and there’s a lot of talented hitters in St. Louis, and they have the prospect capital to greatly improve their roster via trade.
  9. Jopal78
    Why? They’re a hot streak away from first place. Do you have that much confidence n the Reds, Pirates, Brewers and Cubs?
  10. Jopal78
    Got it. Ace = mostly Hall of Famers.
  11. Jopal78
    What’s your definition of an Ace then? If you want to dump on a record of 25-9 with a 1.20 whip and a 4.5:1 K:BB ratio as not Ace material then I guess you live in a fantasyland and there’s no reason to talk about it further.
  12. Jopal78
    Ha, Greinke, a Hall of Fame pitcher, wasn’t really an Ace? Ben Sheets wasn’t really an Ace? Even spotting you Gallardo, your argument already lost all its credibility. Nonetheless, it’s quite possible ‘20-‘21 were the career years for Corbin Burnes. Happens all the time a player has two incredible years and never reaches those heights again (Yelich). Fact of the matter is there are 20+ clubs that would take Burnes right now, put him at the top of the rotation, and be over the moon with his production so far.
  13. Jopal78
    “Journey back to the land of Aces”? This is why the articles on this site are mostly garbage. Take a dose of perspective: Corbin Burnes is having one of the best seasons a Brewers starting pitcher ever had. Better than any that Yovanni Gallardo put up, on pace to be better than those Zack Greinke put up as a Brewer, and better than many of the seasons from Ben Sheets. Yet, people are dogging him for having a bad year. “Journey back to the land of Aces”…. Sheesh.
  14. Jopal78
    It’s not really an issue of money, it’s the decision making in allocating that money. 65 million dollars or so goes to just 5 players: Yelich, Burnes, Woodruff, Adames and Winker. Of those x Adames has been bad at the plate, Winker has been bad period, Woodruff has been injured. Burnes is fine, and Yelich hits like a CFer but plays left. Next, another 11 million or so is going to deferments or salary for players no longer with the Brewers: Kolten Wong (salary and deferments), Braun, Cain, Voit, Hiura. Thats half the payroll, and all they have is Burnes and a mediocre Yelich as valuable contributors.
  15. Jopal78
    The Brewers high water mark was April 19th when they were nine games over. The last month and a half they’ve played losing baseball. Is this group as currently constructed going to suddenly start playing better than .500 baseball? I doubt it. Maybe if Woodruff, Adames and Miley return healthy and productive. Further, if you’re the GM, come July do you burn prospects to add talent to this group in July? Like last year, maybe some players on the periphery but it’s probably not worth the cost to add difference makers, so who the Brewers have now is most likely who is going to need to shoulder the load. Otherwise if they improve their level of play to go .500 from here on out they’d end up with 83 wins. Pittsburgh is in the exact same boat as the Brewers and obviously the Cubs, Reds and Cardinals would have to elevate their game even further. Thus I do think it’s possible a team with a losing record could win the NL Central this year.
  16. Jopal78
    When you get a PRP injection for a torn ligament and that doesn’t solve the problem, it usually means Tommy John surgery.
  17. Jopal78
    Really, trading Burnes would be similar to when the Royals traded Zack Greinke. Both in their 20s, no injury history, with a recent Cy Young award, and while not as dominate as their Cy Young year, quite productive. Burnes with a half season less of team control obviously, but those type of players don’t come available often and a worth’s king’s ransom.
  18. Jopal78
    As alluded to earlier in this post, and confirmed by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the Brewers already had made a deal with Diamond/Bally’s for their direct to consumer streaming rights (as have KC, DET, TB and MIA). As a consequence, I would anticipate Diamond/Bally’s to continue to pay the Brewers pursuant to contract so not to run the risk of losing those streaming rights, which apparently is what the entire bankruptcy is about in the first place .
  19. Jopal78
    Pitching staff is 5th in Runs Allowed.
  20. Jopal78
    The Brewers have given over 1200 PAs this season to players with a sub .700 OPS, and continue to play three of those hitters on a near daily basis. The Pirates have only 700 PAs by players with a sub .700 OPS. The Reds approx 800 PAs to hitters with sub .700 OPS The Cardinals approx 640 PAs to hitters with a sub .700 OPS The Cubs approx 600+ PAs to hitters with a sub .700 OPS. Milwaukee’s roster construction is such that the pitching staff works without a safety net. If their offensive production was even close to comparable to the rest of their division they’d be 10 games in front.
  21. Jopal78
    The only reason there would be any blowback is because their owner and front office’s idiotic comments about rebuilding. Without Burnes and Woodruff they’re a 75 win team. Neither is likely signing an extension, so fans should know or realize once the team slips in the standings they’ll deal them both along with whomever else has trade value and expiring team control in the next 18 months.
  22. Jopal78
    Sure, if Anderson took an extreme cut rate deal like those suggested above. But in reality that’s not going to happen. People around here must really not pay attention to going rates for free agents in todays game. Anderson, if he keeps his production up, will be a 10 million a year player at minimum, and given the dearth at 3B league wide most likely in the 12-13 million dollar range, a price at which the Brewers won’t be interested.
  23. Jopal78
    At 32 and ten years in the majors he’s not exactly a spring chicken. His demise was most likely as a result of diminished velocity on his swifty, which in turn accentuates his lack of command.
  24. Jopal78
    Check the game logs, he has 7 walks in 9 innings just this month. A three game stretch at the end of April doesn’t mean anything
  25. Jopal78
    A few more? He should probably start strike throwing. Small has 7 walks in 9 innings this month. Considering his 2023 season average is 6.1 BB/9 he’s actually going the wrong way! I hope you’re right, but I’m not going to hold my breath hoping he’s not a bust
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