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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Just because a scrub like Shoemaker signs it doesn't mean the Brewers won't sign another starter. Still quite a few decent starters available. Nothing good outside of Walker and Odorizzi. Brett Anderson does nothing for me. Porcello is garbage. If anything, the Brewers need a back-end starter. Anderson was totally fine in that role last year. It would be nice to have a lefty in the rotation if Lauer falters.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Just because a scrub like Shoemaker signs it doesn't mean the Brewers won't sign another starter. Still quite a few decent starters available.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Why do you think Kipnis can backup at 3B?? He has never played there & his arm isn't exactly the strongest... Deductive reasoning. It's his only path to any playing time with the Braves, as 3B is their only real question mark. He's going to have to be a super utility guy to make the team.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Cutting Lowry (which would be likely if Watt is signed) would save $4.8 million if he's designated a post-June cut. That isn't insignificant. Wagner could be released, saving $4.25 million, although he proved his worth last season. Amos has a $6.5 million cap hit that could be restructured to reduce it. I would imagine Billy Turner and his $8.4 million cap hit could be either restructured, or perhaps he could be on the chopping block as well with Runyan playing well in limited action. None of these are huge chunks, but when combined it becomes significant. But, of course, depth suffers.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Jason Kipnis to the Braves on a minor league deal. Have to think he's got a solid shot of making that team as a utility guy and 3B insurance for Reilly.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think everyone who is banging the "cap issues" drum is living in denial that this is no longer Ted Thompson's (RIP) team. You are 100% correct regarding Watt. If he wants to be in Green Bay, and is willing to play for a salary commensurate with his current value, it's likely that he'll be a Packer.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I have to think guys that the Brewers may have interest in like Mitch Moreland, Travis Shaw, Jake Lamb, Todd Frazier, Maikel Franco, Jedd Gyorko, Josh Reddick, Brett Gardner, Nick Markakis, and Jason Kipnis are all looking at minor league deals at this point. I can't imagine many more major league deals are out there to be had.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Jake Lamb is so weird to get a read on. He looked utterly terrible with the Diamondbacks last year. Like Travis Shaw circa 2019 bad. But then they DFA'd him, and he went to Oakland and proceeded to put up an .882 OPS, albeit in only 45 ABs (so about 2 weeks worth of games). Other than that small sample, he hadn't put up solid stats since 2017. But ... he is only 30 years old, and has 29- and 30-homer seasons on his resume. Travis Shaw is about six months older than Lamb, but also had a much larger sample last year, and put up a roughly league average to slightly below league average season. He also has more recent success, with a very good 2018 on his resume. I think I would be OK with signing either of these guys, but they would need to be on short leashes, and the Brewers would have to be willing to cut the cord if they turn into black holes with the bat.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They'll give Black another shot simply because he's quite possibly the hardest thrower in the system. The team will likely keep eight or nine relievers, and barring injury, five of those spots are likely spoken for with Hader, Williams, Suter, Peralta and Yardley. You have to think that Rasmussen and Topa are solid bets with good springs. Boxberger is going to be in competition with Black, Feyereisen, Wahl and Bickford. That will change even more if they decide that they need a 3rd lefty in the pen. Then Perdomo, Blaine Hardy, Hoby Milner, and Lauer (if he fails to make the rotation) come into play. And there's a complete wildcard in Jordan Zimmermann, who fits either as a back-end rotation guy or a long man if he shows enough in spring training. File and Bettinger are also on the 40-man roster, and will be given plenty of opportunity to see if they can contribute to the 2021 major league team at some point. Boxberger probably does stand a solid shot of making the MLB pen, but he's got a lot of competition, and is going to need to show well in spring training.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    For sure. It constantly turns into a dive down the rabbit hole, and even when you find a streamer that is up and running, there is no assurance that the quality isn't going to be crap. But here we are. MLB has made it pretty difficult for baseball fans to watch their home team's games.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Right now, the only real option is a VPN and a technically illegal stream (reddit stream). There are a ton of websites out there that offer streams of the games, but you need to watch out for malware. This option is obviously sketchy, but the choices are slim.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't think a veteran righty middle reliever signed to a minor league deal has any correlation. I think this is more insurance against negative regression from guys like Rasmussen and Topa.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I liken Boxberger to the Phelps signing from last season. Veteran pen arm with several quality seasons on his resume. He doesn't have near the ceiling as most of the other prospective pen pitchers, but is a guy on what would be a very cheap deal that can be easily flipped at the deadline should he be pitching well and the Brewers are out of it, or other young pitchers in the pen step up. It's pretty cool that they were able to grab a pitcher with his credentials who is actually coming off a decent year, despite an elevated walk rate.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Plenty of sources indicating the veteran reliever had signed a minor league deal. Numbers from last year look good on the surface. I imagine he stands a very good chance of making the MLB pen.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The 2001 Seattle Mariners were about as stacked as a team has ever been, and they won 116 games. It isn't impossible that the Dodgers win 122, but is about a "winning the Powerball jackpot" level of improbable.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is exactly where I'm at as well. I wouldn't mind Urias seeing some time at 3B, but it makes no sense to make him and Robertson the shared 3B. They either need to sign a guy who they feel comfortable playing their every day, or find a LHH to platoon with one of Urias or Robertson. I like the Kyle Seager idea. He should be pretty inexpensive in trade capital, and they can probably get the Mariners to kick in on some of his salary to boot.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Does Zack Green still count as a prospect? Because 3B, as of right now, is completely wide open.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yes. Yes it would. I can't believe Marwin Gonzalez got 1 year 3 million. seems like they were all in on Turner and got caught holding the bag. Need a bounce back. Fast. I have no doubt they'll do something there soon. There's no way they go into the season with only two untested right-handed hitters vying for the spot. It's just a matter of if the decision is something with some upside, or if its completely underwhelming. I honestly don't know if a guy like Jake Lamb provides any excitement, but he'd at least be a warm body.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Um what? Haha whoops. Definitely not a lefty. I'm dumb
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The FA market is packed with quality WR talent. It's a good bet that even more are going to be cut in cap moves as well. That's where I'd look to grab a guy. I agree ... OT, CB and DE have to be the early focus in the draft.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It does truly seem like he thinks that Laurel and Wendy are still running the team.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    As much of a bummer as it is being the bridesmaid yet again, there is a bit of a silver lining in that news. They are willing to spend money to make sizable improvements. If they were willing to throw that kind of money at Turner, I wonder if there is any chance they make a play for Kris Bryant? Probably wishful thinking.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That is a big boy offer, though. They certainly weren't lowballing him. Far from the "dumpster diving" narrative that was being thrown around earlier in the offseason. Not getting him is a bummer, but if there is any silver lining, its that they were willing to throw out a competitive offer. I have a feeling that the Dodgers offer was lower, and they finally caved and matched what the Brewers were offering.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Certainly early on in his Packers career they basically played 4 DTs, with OLBs like Bryce Paup and Tony Bennett serving in that Edge rusher role. Probably explained why his sack numbers declined in his first couple years with the Packers. Those guys were later replaced by Sean Jones. Reggie really was not an Edge rusher as we think of them today. Defenses are so much different today than they were 25 years ago, though. Just very different philosophies.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Looks like we better hope that Robertson or Green have one heck of a spring then.
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