Ron Robinsons Beard
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Perhaps he would have gotten a shot had they not dealt for Santana and Canha. That ship has probably sailed now, though, barring injury. -
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free agent acquisitions = championship
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The Brewers picked up a guy who has been a solid late-inning MLB arm for a long time, and gave up a guy who has fallen so far down the bullpen pecking order that he was likely in danger of being DFA'd, yet there is consternation here. I don't get it. The Brewers aren't giving up anything that is going to mortgage the future. They have shown to me quite adept and unearthing quality MLB relief arms, and Strez's velocity decrease this year was pretty concerning to his future success as a potential high-leverage relief option. I mean, at worst, this is a "meh" deal IMO.
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Yes, you are. Beyond the shadow of a doubt.
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No one is arguing that. His numbers are what they are. It's simply pointing out the volatility of late-inning relief pitching, and taking into consideration that, while Chafin hasn't been as effective as he was in prior seasons, he's still been pretty dang good.
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Its one blow-up outing in 43 appearances. You're kinda making mountains out of molehills IMO.
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Like I pointed out earlier, he gave up a 5-spot against the Cardinals last Monday. ERA was 2.9 prior to that game. The volitility of pitching in relief.
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Chafin has been one of the top lefty non-closer relief pitchers in the majors for a long time. It's a pretty major upgrade.
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Strzelecki has been decent. Scuffled some this year. But he's kind of a dime-a-dozen type hard throwing, volatile reliever. The Brewers literally gave one of those away yesterday in Jake Cousins. Overall hard to find a whole lot to argue about here IMO.
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Apparently Peter Strezlecki is going back to Arizona. Odd trade.
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Chafin had an ERA of 2.9 before getting tagged for 5 ERs against the Cardinals last Monday.
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Appears done:
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Exactly. The Mets were certainly "all in" this offseason. Now they're selling. It can theoretically somewhat improve your chances, but never in the history of baseball has acquiring big names guaranteed success.
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On-field performance may be the only thing that is typical about Chafin. Personality-wise, he's quite the character. He's also been an excellent MLB reliever up until this season. I can't imagine the price would be huge. This team could use a little more personality IMO, and Chafin has a track record of success.
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Even if the Brewers were willing to part with Quero in a deal (which I kind of doubt), it sure as heck wouldn't be for a rental reliever, even if he is Josh Hader.
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Probably a mix of the Mets system being bad, along with some East Coast bias.
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But you know what happens when your new girlfriend finds you stalking your ex's Instagram at 2 a.m. It's never, ever good.
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Not really an exciting move, but Canha is a solid player who has a little pop, gets on base and isn't a windmill at the plate. Considering what they gave up to get him, it's ok. It very much screams old style waiver trade from a few years ago. But with no more waiver deals, these types of "roster-filler" type deals need to happen at the deadline, when fanbases are expecting a bigger name. I doubt we'll see another big deal for a bat. It wouldn't surprise me, though, to see a couple pen arms acquired today. That seems to be this team's annual deadline day tradition.
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I do wonder what the cost would be on someone like Soto. Not sure how "simple" the situation would be, though. The scenario you suggest actually sounds quite complicated.
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Keston Hiura has a .984 OPS in Nashville
Ron Robinsons Beard replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Low average hitter who Ks excessively and can't hit lefties to save his life. Not really the solution this offense needs right now. -
But sure, that wishlist thing was completely made up by the media.
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Kinda reminds me of Mike Daniels or perhaps pre-weight loss/position change Mike Neal. Both high motor guys with limited athleticism. Daniels certainly carved out a solid career as a undersized disruptor. Neal was also useful, moreso after the position change.
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All good points. I don't know, though. He just "seems" like a Packers-type pick, especially in a draft where it seems more and more fans have fallen in love with the idea of drafting JSN. If one of the top Edge guys like Anderson or Wilson, or a stud like Jalen Carter inexplicably falls out of the top 10, I could see the Packers grabbing one of those guys too. Personally, JSN would be really fun. I'd love it. But taking him at #13 is not the Packers' M.O. That's why I don't see it happening.
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Even if Jordan Love doesn't end up being "it", drafting him lit a fire under Rodgers, which led to two MVP awards and two NFC Championship game appearances, which then enabled the Packers to deal a near 40-year-old Rodgers for a package that arguably has a higher value than the 26th pick in the 1st round, plus the 4th rounder, that they used to draft Love. I have never bought the argument that Love was a bad pick because that 2019 Packers team was "one player away" from being a Super Bowl team. That 2019 team was winning on smoke and mirrors, and Rodgers didn't look particularly great that year. But in 2020 and 2021 he was miraculous. Maybe I'm looking at the situation with green and gold-tinted glasses, but IMO, Jordan Love would need to be pretty terrible for that 2020 pick to end up looking bad.
