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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They could get lucky on the health front, but depending on predominantly old starters has never been a recipe for success in that area. And with Arenado entering his age 33 season, Goldschmidt 36, and Contreras turning 32 in May, that team is pretty long-in-the-tooth through the lineup as well. And considering how terrible they were this year, they have a major hill to climb to get back to relevancy again.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Good point. Can't imagine Santana is going to be all that pricey.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You know what you are getting with Santana. Best case given his age, its 20 dingers and an OPS in the mid .700s. Bauers certainly has a lower floor, but he probably is also in close proximity to that ceiling as well.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Guessing they likely don't see much upside with Santana entering his age 38 season. Which is unfortunate because he seems like a great leader and locker room guy who could put up league average numbers at 1B.
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  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's also coming off a MAJOR (!!!) injury. A torn ACL is bad enough to come back from, especially for a guy who would be playing SS, but Lux also tore his LCL and right hamstring.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's the definition of East Coast prospect hype ... to the point of there being plenty of legit talk that he would push Pete Alonzo out of New York. But after a couple promising seasons in 2019 and 2020, he got hurt, and it messed up his swing and sapped his power. The good is that he is a very good defender. But he just hasn't hit enough to justify a full-time gig at 1B.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If you were sick of Counsell, or disapproved of the job he did as manager, then this argument makes a lot of sense.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    To tell you the truth, I'm really not all that enthusiastic about the hire. It isn't exciting. It pretty much screams status quo. But status quo hasn't been all that bad when you really think about it.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Defense has been a hallmark of this organization from the bottom up since David Stearns took over as the GM. That didn't change with Matt Arnold taking the GM role last year. The Brewers aren't going to suddenly decide that defense doesn't matter now that Rickie Weeks is the bench coach. I also think it's an enormous stretch to say that Weeks' defense didn't improve throughout his career, or to imply that he didn't care to improve it.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Oh brother. What in the world could you possibly know about Rickie Weeks' baseball acumen to make you deduce that?
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Same. I do think that we as fans tend to take for granted the run of success this team has had over the last decade, though. It sucks that they didn't find a way to get over the ultimate hump with Counsell around, bu no one can argue that the Brewers haven't been a very successfully run ballclub. And considering the years of futility this team has had in the not so distant past, the fact that they have been relevant is pretty important.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't know about that. Arnold's batting average as far as moves working out is looking pretty decent right now.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Pretty sure he was asking what evidence you used to form that opinion.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Murphy might not be all that inspiring, but at least he isn't Mike Shildt.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    A lot would have to go wrong for this team to suddenly be a 90+ loss doormat.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Boring hire, but also the right one. This team is not in tear-down mode. They are coming off a 92-win season, and anticipate having the core of that team coming back. The loss of Woodruff for what likely will be most of if not all of 2024 hurts, but it isn't like he was around for most of 2023. Perhaps Burnes is dealt, but if he is, it's going to be for a very good package of young players. The way Counsell left sucks, but let's not forget that he is the most successful manager in this team's history. And Murphy has been his mentor his whole career. Murphy is very well respected both within and outside the organization. Time will tell whether its the right hire, but of the candidates out there, it by far makes the most sense.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    None of those guys are or were nobodies.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    According to Ken Rosenthal's latest column in the Athletic, the Brewers are open for business and are looking at a soft rebuild. https://theathletic.com/5047458/2023/11/09/mlb-free-agency-trade-brewers-royals/
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    David Stearns is on record saying that his biggest target for the Mets this offseason is starting pitching. The Brewers, as always, it seems, have huge holes to fill on the corner infield spots. Would a Burnes for Pete Alonzo/Brett Baty package be that crazy?
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Mark Attanasio bought the Brewers in 2004. Stearns was named GM in 2015. A lot happened in those 11 years.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That article was edited after I read it this morning to reflect that. It initially said that Murphy was among those who was retained.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Murphy is the safe choice. He's as close to the status quo as they are going to get. And if they truly see themselves as a contender in 2024, and intend on hanging on to all their major pieces, he'd make sense as the odds-on favorite for the job. He is well liked in the clubhouse and respected in the organization. He does bring a little more of an old-school mentality and fiery disposition than Counsell. It would add a cool little caveat to the I-94 rivalry, as it would be a mentor vs. mentee matchup, and also pit Murphy against the guy who has essentially been his boss for years.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Counsell isn't an idiot. He's gotta know that while moving on is bad enough, moving on in THIS way absolutely tarnishes the legacy he has help make here. This isn't just leaving, it's going scorched earth. There is absolutely more to this story that hasn't been reported.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Makes me think that they already know who the manager is going to be.
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