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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    April Fools pranks should be fun and lighthearted. This would be ... the opposite of that.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Trust me, I very much don't want to believe it. I am just having a tough time reconciling why someone would make up news like this, even if their only intent is to troll. It also isn't lost on me that we are just over 22 hours from first pitch, and the Brewers have yet to release their 26-man Opening Day roster. Maybe that's normal, though. It just seems like that is usually firmed up by now.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Most of your predictions seem pretty rational to me but I'm curious as to why you'd peg them at 77 wins and find them massively overrated. The Cardinals have only won less than 83 games one time since '99 -- they have a pretty established history of maintaining a very high floor, while not always the highest ceiling. Most of their core from last year is back, they will get Hicks back in the pen, and they added Arenado to their lineup. Much as I'd love to see them lose 85 games it would take some awfully thick Brewer blue goggles for me to peg them under 500 and even not think they'll be in it with us til the last week or so. Yeah, Arenado is a solid bat, but other than Arenado and Goldschmidt, there is no one in that projected lineup that is scary. In fact, that OF might be one of the worst in the majors. And other than Flaherty, the rotation isn't really anything to write home about. They are going to need their young guys like O'Neill and Carlson to really step up to score any runs. I don't think DeJong and Edman are anything great, and other than some clutch hits here and there, Molina will be below average. Hicks is a question mark coming off Tommy John and missing all of last year. But you did peg me a bit. I'm just sick of a Cardinals, and perhaps somewhat illogically just want them to be done being a good team for awhile.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Got a link? Forgive me if I don't really believe that story without a link of some kind to verify... Brewersballboy did nail the Jordan Zimmermann situation last week, days before anyone else had it. I don't know why anyone would make up something like this.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Ugh ... not good. Not good at all.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    2020 team was pretty much the same cast of characters as the 2019 team. The 2020 team was much better than the 2019 team. Very rarely does the team that "wins" March do much of anything come September.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    that already happened to accommodate selecting the contract of travis shaw and signing jackie bradley, jr. D'oh ... you're right
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think that's a good bet. The newly announced 17-game season may lead to some additional time for Love as well.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Topa and Wahl are likely to go on the 60-day IL, which opens up two spots on the 40-man roster. Heck, for that matter, Mathias and Lopes are likely to hit the 60-day IL as well. The availability of 40-man spots isn't an issue.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The number of humans who can regularly throw a baseball 100 mph and control where it goes is certainly not huge. That's why a guy like Black will continue getting chances despite never breaking through. The only reason he is still a professional baseball player is the huge amount of upside contained in that heater.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I would hope that, if they don't make any additions, Keke at least played himself into a spot where he is above Lancaster on the depth chart.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Thank god! Boxberger will make the OD bullpen then. It would seem so, but it also wouldn't be unlike the Brewers to pull a fast one and give Feyereisen or Perdomo those 26-man spots, or scour the cuts today and tomorrow to add someone.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Ray Black apparently (very quietly) has cleared waivers, and has been outrighted to the alternate training site.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Just announced that everyone in Wisconsin 16 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated starting Monday.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Who was claiming that Love's value has increased? I must have missed that if someone did.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Twins 1-2 @Cubs 3-0 @Cards 2-1 Cubs 2-1 Pirates 3-0 @Padres 1-2 @Cubs 3-0 Marlins 2-1 Dodgers 1-1 18-8
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Brewers - 93-69 Cubs - 82-80 Cardinals - 77-85 - They are massively overrated right now and are going to disappoint Reds - 75-87 Pirates - 62-100 MVP: Yelich - He's primed for a HUGE season. CY Young: Corbin Burnes. Last season's breakout wasn't a mirage. By the end of this season, people are going to be including his name in "legitimate ace" conversations. I think Burnes, Woody, Peralta and Houser are all going to be good this year, and starting pitching is going to be a huge strength. Breakout: Avisail Garcia. He's gonna have one of his "good" years, and make it tough to not have him in the lineup every day. Disappointment: Keston Hiura. There's just too much swing-and-miss in his game. He's gonna probably hit 30 HRs, but struggle to bat .230. Under the radar player to watch: Daniel Robertson. He's basically Hernan Perez with plate discipline. I think he's a guy who will play more and more as the season progresses, and it wouldn't surprise me to see him holding down a permanent spot by the end of the season. Rookie of the Year - Does Rasmussen still qualify for the Rookie of the Year award? I think he's going to play a big role this year. I'll go out of a limb and say Ashby is up by the midpoint of the summer, and has a similar impact to what Burnes did in 2018.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think they drafted Love because Rodgers was coming off two down (for him) years in 2018 and 2019, and is in his late 30s. While we see QBs last longer than they used to, they are not immune to Father Time. You draft a uber-talented guy like Love to sit behind Rodgers for a few seasons, and then take the reigns. Yes, it is possible that plan could change if Rodgers continues to defy time and play at an other-worldly level, but the odds are that he will not. If Rodgers throws up another MVP-type season in 2021, it is certainly possible the Packers may decide to ride with him for a few more years into his early 40s. But if things go downhill, Love gives them a contingency. Love wouldn't be worth anything more than a late 1st or 2nd right now, but it would make no sense to trade him, either. He provides a talented, cheap backup QB for a guy who is going into his age 38 season. If Love is going to get traded, I think it happens after the 2022 or 2023 season, which his contract gets more expensive. That would also mean Rodgers continues to perform at a high level for several more seasons. I think the more likely scenario is Rodgers has an OK year in 2021, and the Packers decide to move on, dealing Rodgers. His value would depend on his health and production, but it would be propped up by his name and marketability.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Aldridge has been terrible this year. Not sure he helps the Nets that much.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Avi with a 3-run dinger in the 1st inning against the Reds. Hopefully his good bat comes with him into the regular season.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Ray Black, if healthy, would make it over Boxberger. They would expose Black to waivers if he didn’t make it, not with Boxberger. Agreed. Just pointing out what the speculation is amongst the beat writers. I think it's Black's spot to lose too.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    News on Topa sucks. Boxberger has been re-signed, and has been told he may make the roster now.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They sent him down yesterday in what was obviously a service time manipulation.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Gotta like Woodruff and Burnes at the top and it's hard to complain about Anderson and Peralta at 3 and 4. If you're really only worried about one guy (who still has a chance to be pretty good too) you probably have a pretty good rotation. We have Lindblom, Suter, maybe even Ashby/Small that could step in if things really go south. Heck, Porcello's still sitting out there, maybe MA can stretch the payroll a little bit further still. But I'm willing to take a chance on Houser's low HR/high groundball rate with the improved defense and see if he can finally put things together first. I don't know if anyone else caught Narvaez' interview during the game a few days ago, but he picked Houser as the guy no one's talking about that he expects to have a good season this year. Hope he's right! Houser is 3... Anderson and Peralta round out the rotation. The arbitrary numbers literally won't matter one iota after the first week.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    After the way Yardley pitched last year, I imagine there is no chance he doesn't make the team. Perdomo was also mentioned as a possibility by Counsell. I'm gonna go Yardley, Feyereisen and Black if it is truly down to 3 spots for those guys.
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