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  1. Jopal78
    Greg Brock? That is really scraping the bottom of the barrel, maybe these should be Top 3 lists? Besides, Paul Molitor made 140 starts at 1B for the Brewers, while not a regular at 1B was certainly a better player than Greg Brock. Ditto Mark Loretta who made 150+ starts at 1B as a Brewer. John Jaha was a way better hitter and made approximately 450 starts at 1B for the Brewers not too many fewer than Brock (approx 490), yet he warrants only honorable mention....boy tough crowd.
  2. Jopal78
    He already had a good season with in ‘22. You mean ‘23. Sure if he puts up a .900 OPS in AA maybe they skip AAA altogether but that’s not really the Brewers style, especially a player who isn’t even 19 yet.
  3. Jopal78
    But even #6 is kind of a goofy position to take. An intriguing prospect, absolutely. But still a child, and multiple seasons away from being a regular in the majors. Moreover, with only low level minors experience, but good numbers at that, anything can still happen to his trajectory at this point: boom or bust. With that being said, all of their key every day major leaguers are more valuable to the organization in the here and now, as well as the few premium prospects they have who are near major league ready.
  4. Jopal78
    I don’t want to hurt the author’s feelings, but if Tellez and Winker are the Brewers 9th and 10th most valuable assets they’re in big trouble. They might not even be the 9-10th most valuable assets on their 40 man roster.
  5. Jopal78
    He was up in 2019, ‘20, ‘21 and ‘22. He also played in the minors in ‘19, ‘21 and ‘22. Garlick broke camp with the Phillies in ‘20 but was optioned to the alternate site by the Phillies in ‘20. Who knows maybe he has 5 option years, or his minor league time in ‘22 was a rehab assignment. Either way he’s a journeyman, and the Brewers have better OF options ruling out any sort of trade. Nothing wrong with an NRI I suppose, but Garlick likely wouldn’t take one to Milwaukee as there likely isn’t a path to regular playing time.
  6. Jopal78
    He was up in 2019, ‘20, ‘21 and ‘22. He also played in the minors in ‘19, ‘21 and ‘22. Garlick broke camp with the Phillies in ‘20 but was optioned to the alternate site by the Phillies in ‘20. Who knows maybe he has 5 option years, or his minor league time in ‘22 was a rehab assignment. Either way he’s a journeyman, and the Brewers have better OF options ruling out any sort of trade. Nothing wrong with an NRI I suppose, but Garlick likely wouldn’t take one to Milwaukee as there likely isn’t a path to regular playing time.
  7. Jopal78
    He’s 30+, out of options, a platoon player and defensive liability. He should have his choice of NRI offers when the Twins release him. The Brewers probably have 5-6 OFers they like better.
  8. Jopal78
    He’s 30+, out of options, a platoon player and defensive liability. He should have his choice of NRI offers when the Twins release him. The Brewers probably have 5-6 OFers they like better.
  9. Jopal78
    I don't understand the point of this article, besides the obvious click bait. It ignores recent Brewers history; they are typically more of a player in free agency late in the off-season: Trevor Hoffman--January 8th Mike Cameron--January 11th Yasmani Grandal--January 14th Nori Aoki--January 17th Matt Garza--- January 28th Lorenzo Cain-- January 26th Kolten Wong--February 5th Mike Moustakas--February 19th Jackie Bradley Jr.--March 8th Kyle Lohse--March 25th (Plus, other veterans on year cheap deals: Jim Edmonds, Zach Duke, Wade Miley x2, McCutchen etc.). If anyone expected the Brewers to be players in November and December for the premium free agents, they were dreaming in the first place. Now certainly one could credibly argue as of January 9th, 2023 the free agent class is mostly picked over; however what the Brewers have spent on free agents so far and what that means, is mostly worthless given their track record over the last 10-15 years.
  10. Jopal78
    I threw Oliver in there because he played a long time in MLB and was the catcher on the ‘90 Reds World Series team. Brewers have not had many catchers in modern times with a ring (Damian Miller had one too, he could go here too but he went downhill with Milwaukee his first year).
  11. Jopal78
    Dave Nilsson should be #1. He was the best hitting catcher they’ve had. Even moving him around to keep him healthy he still caught 300 games for the Brewers. Surhoff would be #2. Debuted as a 22 year old less than two seasons after being drafted #1 overall and caught nearly 700 games and mostly before he was moved out from behind the plate to keep him fresh. Lucroy would be #3. You could argue he should be 1 or 2 but he was a chump on his way out of town, nixing the trade to Cleveland because he thought it would hurt his earnings then missing out on the World Series and never getting a multiyear contract anyways. #4 Raul Casanova because he had a fantastic name and hit pretty well for a catcher but was a Brewer only for a short period of time. #5 Joe Oliver. 13 year MLB veteran with a World Series ring, who somehow found himself in Milwaukee after the ‘94 strike. Went out put up a career year with the Brewers in ‘95 and re-signed with the Reds thereafter.
  12. Jopal78
    I suppose that depends on how long and for how much money the existing contracts with the Braves are. They’re on the TV in the Carolinas and they certainly are not going to walk away from the market. Montreal had a team already and they moved it due to market apathy. They had a terrible stadium, they didn’t have a French language broadcast in a city where 2/3 of the people primarily speak French, and in places like Quebec City, even more than that, so hardly anyone cares when they moved out. I know TB floated playing games there but if the Stadium didn’t work 20 years ago it’s certainly not going to work now. I would also assume the apathy towards the Expos still mostly exists towards baseball making the prospect of a new baseball only stadium a pipe dream.
  13. Jopal78
    I'm sure if a group of investors had the franchise fee the existing owners would take their money, but further expansion would only enlarge the discrepancy between the big market and small market teams. The top 23 media markets in America already have a team(s). The largest media market without a MLB team... Portland. Their market size is right between Denver and Cleveland. After that you're into Milwaukee size markets like San Antonio, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City etc. Nashville would be the smallest media market in the sport. That doesn't get into the equally pertinent topic that as demand for quality players would grow with an expansion, the prices those players command would also further escalate.
  14. Jopal78
    Still Topa is a pre-arbitration eligible major league relief pitcher. Frankly, I’ll be surprised if either Topa carves out a significant major league career or Hernandez makes the majors with the Brewers. like with Suter, it seems that Topa wasn’t in their plans and instead of simply cutting him loose to fend for himself, they orchestrated a departure where he goes right on to a 40 man roster and doesn’t lose any pay or benefits.
  15. Jopal78
    Renfroe cost $10 million more than Topa
  16. Jopal78
    Time will tell, Payamps is already what you would call a journeyman and Peguero has fewer than 9k per 9ip in the minor leagues, which not always but typically does not bode well for future major league success (Williams 9.6, Cousins 10.8, Ashby 11.0, Strzelecki 11.9, as examples of where current Brewers were.)
  17. Jopal78
    824 MLB plate appearances would suggest you're wrong about being a good hitter with some pop. I don't put too much stock into minor league numbers with a player who is 26 and has about two seasons worth of bad MLB stats to his name. He is a switch hitter and plays both 2B and 3B; thus if he puts up a .700 OPS as a utility guy, I'm sure the Brewers would be pleased.
  18. Jopal78
    Well, there are not a whole lot of other players who make sense... Jason Alexander, Tyson Miller, Jon Singleton... Payamps? Peguero?
  19. Jopal78
    You want to crucify the guy for not pouring his personal income into the operating budget of one of his many businesses, solely in the name of pride? Attanasio didn’t get rich being that stupid. The Brewers are in one of the worst and arguably the worst market in MLB. Nobody has ever really suggested they’re not doing everything they can do to win with the resources their market provides, rather it is that whatever they’re doing isn’t good enough.
  20. Jopal78
    That’s not upside, that’s his career average. Like I said, if he hit at his career average and have the Brewers 450+ PAs they would probably be very happy.
  21. Jopal78
    I don’t disagree with your premise but “pretty big upside” isn’t a term I’d use. Winker has a pretty long track record in the major leagues. He didn’t play well in ‘22, then was injured; and frankly has been injured a lot in his career. I think the Brewers will be giddy if they get 475 PAs out of Winker at close to his career norms of production. Not really upside. Toro could have “upside” based upon minor league hitting stats and being 27. The again, after 1000 PAs in the majors, most players are who they are after that much experience, which (like Hiura) doesn’t bode well for him or the Brewers either.
  22. Jopal78
    At that price, Milwaukee should definitely have rolled the dice on him.
  23. Jopal78
    Don’t kid yourself, it’s 2022 not 2002. Most if not all teams have a pitching lab. When free agent pitchers cost 30 million dollars a year, what’s a pitching lab cost by comparison to aid a club in developing their own.
  24. Jopal78
    Ray Lewis stood trial for murder and is in the NFL Hall of Fame and is featured in their pre-game hype shows. Matt Bush ran over a guys head while drunk driving without a license, went to prison and is on the Brewers.. America loves its sports heroes in spite of their flaws, Trevor Bauer will be fine.
  25. Jopal78
    6 yrs/75 million is the going rate for a player with two more years experience so probably somewhere nearer there than 40 million. Probably would be a bad bet to lock up a player until they actually see him play regularly for awhile.
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