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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    So many have been long clamoring for a shift in philosophy, getting away from so many all-or-nothing, low-contact bats in favor of guys who are going to put balls in play and get on base. And now that we have an exciting, uber-talented 23-year-old who does just that, we have posters advocating trading him away? No. Just no.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's not saying anything that wasn't an expectation. Arnold telling McCalvy yesterday that they expect Burnes to be a Brewer is basically GM-speak for "we don't need to move him, but go ahead and shoot your shot" to other GMs.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I highly doubt that, come the end of this deal, there will be much consternation whether those options get picked up. The Brewers are banking on him being a star, which will make them a bargain. But if he isn't, you pay the cheap buyout and move on.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I wouldn't mind him coming back, as long as he wasn't considered the major component of the deal. Considering his major injury concerns and the fact that he hasn't exactly lived up to the immense promise he had as a prospect, I can't imagine he would be.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    No doubt. Just pointing out that those dollar signs aren't always the only factor involved in these decisions. Caratini was a solid addition, and a very nice player to have around the last couple seasons, especially last year. He could have very well been looking to not only cash in, but also see the field more on what will likely be another very good Houston squad. And from the Brewers' perspective, I can't imagine they plan on Contreras playing less than he did this season. So you have to weigh whether paying that kind of $$$ for 50 starts and approximately 200 ABs a year is worth the investment. We have no idea how interested the Brewers were in a reunion, or what they offered.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yanier Diaz had a great rookie year for the 'Stros, but he's young, still relatively unproven, and is looking at his first season as a #1 catcher. William Contreras, on the other hand, is much more established. I think Caratini probably saw more potential playing time with Houston.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    While I do agree that IK-F is not exactly an exciting addition, this is the Brewers we're talking about. He's the type of player they love going back to Stearns' first days as GM (a philosophy Arnold has maintained). It doesn't surprise me in the least that they are being connected to him as a potential free agent signing, and I have little doubt that there's some fire to the smoke.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is the Brewers. They love positional versatility. Isiah Kiner-Falefa has long seemed like the perfect Brewer to me. Not an overly exciting guy, but he's consistent, plays a lot of positions well, makes contact, and gets on base at an acceptable clip.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Doubtful ... unless he tears the cover off the ball in Spring Training. He's basically this year's version or Luke Voit.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't know if I've ever seen two established, high-end MLB stars traded for one prospect. Holliday is obviously as "high-end" as you are going to find as a prospect, but there are still unknowns with him.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    So basically $8.5 million guaranteed, plus another $2.5 million in incentives. He makes a little more than he would have with his original deal if he stays healthy and pitches well, and the Brewers save a bit if he doesn't. Not too bad all around.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Tommy John surgery in May 2022. He was hoping to pitch for the Giants in the 2nd half of the 2023 season, but only ended up making 7 starts (14 innings) for their AAA team. He's a solid back-end starter, though, if fully recovered.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Writing was pretty much on the wall, but this likely means that the Brewers are 100% moving on from Rowdy Tellez in 2024.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Officially official ...
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It isn't really a well-kept secret that the Chourio extension is being announced today. Brewers are holding a press conference at the Winter meetings in Nashville. If I had to guess, that is what this is about. A doubly-whammy surprise Contreras extension would be pretty sweet, though.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep ... and I know many fans don't put a lot of value on clubhouse chemistry, but we saw firsthand following the Hader deal how a player move can gut a clubhouse psychologically. Adames is a glue guy in that clubhouse.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It's also very possible that he declined the option to protect himself just in case the Brewers ended up hiring a manager that he isn't fond of. Rosenthal notes that Miley is a fan of Murphy. Perhaps Murphy wasn't the done-deal we thought he was.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    With Adames, it's going to take a GM who sees his potential, elite defense, raw skills, and past dominant stretches. You hang up on the GMs who only care about last year's batting line.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    After a measly 400 MLB at-bats? Yeesh. It sure is a good thing a guy like Jim Gantner played when he did, because today's fan never would have had patience for him.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Robles is such an odd case. His 2019 numbers as a 22-year-old indicated that he would be a future star. But that production just kinda evaporated.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Shoring up their biggest weakness. That pen was BAD last year.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I know the scouting reports indicate that Chourio is very good in CF, but both Mitchell and Wiemer are potential Gold Glove-caliber defenders in CF, and Frelick is no slouch out there, either. It's a big ask for a fresh-faced 20-year-old to patrol an MLB CF on opening day, especially when you have other very good options. My guess is, if he performs well in Spring Training, he begins his career in RF or LF if they project Yelich as a DH or possibly shift him to 1B.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is a pretty exciting development. There are. of course, risks involved. But it is pretty obvious that the Brewers see Chourio as a franchise cornerstone, and perennial All-Star type player, and locking him up long term is indicative of the team's intention to remain competitive long-term, rather than look at a multi-year rebuild process. Hiura was a solid prospect, But he isn't in the same stratosphere as Chourio. I don't know if the Brewers have ever had a prospect with the type of hype and tools this kid has. Weeks and Fielder were ranked pretty highly, but both had defensive warts that couldn't be overlooked. Surhoff maybe? Honestly, you probably have to go all the way back to Robin Yount in the early '70s to find a prospect that brings the same kind of total package Chourio has. This kid has superstar written all over him, and the fact that the team is looking to lock him up for a decade (or close to it) is huge.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Who said I was excusing them? He was decent in 2022, and underperformed last year. No denying that. Again, I'm just saying the ability is there, because it's been done. I'm not saying that he is elite right now. Just that he has that kind of talent.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It isn't like I'm arguing he's elite because he led the team in doubles on August Tuesdays. A 365 AB sample is pretty sizable. And those are his numbers from his Brewer debut through the rest of 2021. Even when combined with the paltry numbers he had as a Ray prior to the deal, you're still talking about an .818 OPS and 25 HRs. All I'm saying is that he has put up elite-level SS numbers over a solid sample size, which proves that the ability to do that is there.
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