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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This. Except that it's totally believable that there are fans that feel that the team is being unfair to them, unfortunately.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's providing entertainment, and it's a private business. Therefore he doesn't owe us anything. He owns the team, and he can run it as he sees fit. The only way we can show displeasure is to not go to games or buy merchandise. Fans really have very little skin in the game. And the fact is that he's been regularly putting quality teams on the field lately. If he wants to lower payroll, at the end of the day, it's his call.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's providing entertainment, and it's a private business. Therefore he doesn't owe us anything. He owns the team, and he can run it as he sees fit. The only way we can show displeasure is to not go to games or buy merchandise. Fans really have very little skin in the game. And the fact is that he's been regularly putting quality teams on the field lately. If he wants to lower payroll, at the end of the day, it's his call.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think most people are viewing it exactly as that ... a non-issue.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Best takeaway from that article? I learned that the Long Beach State baseball team is called the Dirtbags. I was confused for a second thinking Tulo was trying to make a comeback, or perhaps he was just hurt again all last year and was rehabbing, then I saw the story was from January 2019. Of course, the last half decade of that guy's career was basically a rehab rinse and repeat.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's been asked about it a few times this offseason, and to his credit he's said the right things, i.e. he isn't worried about it, understands its a business, and isn't going to be mad whatever happens. Letting sour grapes lead to a negative impact on his performance would be a terrible business decision on his part.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    On the Brewers side, I saw both Shelby Miller and Corbin Burnes also fall into this group. It's a sure sign of spring!
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Appears to be happening right now: Jon Heyman @JonHeyman Star closer Josh Hader’s arbitration hearing is today. He seeks 6.4M, Brewers countered at 4.1M. Big case.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That's fine, but the Brewers have never been floated as an organization that is adept at developing pitching. Quite the opposite, actually. The Braves have ... for decades. Yet it seems year after year they are going out and signing starters off the scrap heap, or overpaying for has-beens, while their home-grown young hyped guys flame out. All I'm saying is that there is an obvious perception out there that the Braves organization as a whole is both terrific at developing pitching talent, and that they have a plethora of future Ace-type pitchers at their disposal, both of which, when looking at the evidence and the personnel moves they make, seems to be a somewhat substantial media fabrication.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I understand why they did it, but I don't know if there was anything they could have possibly done to help the situation. This thing today was going to be a bloodbath regardless.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Adam McCalvy @AdamMcCalvy · 1m First medical update of Spring Training: Luis Urías' cast was removed Friday. His timetable is tight, but he said, "I want to be ready for Opening Day." This is promising ... although "want to" and "can" are two completely different things. My guess is he still misses a week or two at the beginning of the year, and will need to at least go on a rehab assignment.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I wonder if a two-year minor-league contract would make sense in this case. NRIs both years, opt-out after the first year. Jeff Passan @JeffPassan · 2m Pitcher Taijuan Walker and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a one-year, $2 million contract, league sources tell ESPN. Walker can earn up to $3 million total based on incentives. I have the feeling this is going to equate to throwing $2 million in the toilet.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Time for a these huge starting pitching prospects that baseball fans have been told the Braves organization is flush with to step up, I guess. It would seem to me that, perhaps, the Braves organization's reputation for developing starters in-house has been vastly overrated, as they keep globbing on to these type of Hamels-type acquisitions, and subsequently getting burned by them, year after year.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't know why, but this is the first thing I thought of when reading this: Craig Counsell: I want a Kris Bryant... no, a Corey Seager. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake... David Stearns: You'll get Jedd Gyorko, and like it!
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They nailed it last year, but if I remember correctly ZIPs and Steamer were substantially off. As was PECOTA in 2018. Important to remember that these are PROJECTIONS, and not PREDICTIONS.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Haven't the Brewers not been highly thought-of by these projection systems the last few years? It kinda seems like tradition at this point. Predicted Standings: Brewers - 90 Cardinals - 87 Cubs - 83 Reds - 80 Pirates - 64
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    And what exactly does "stripping the title" do? The Astros take down a banner, that's it. It accomplishes nothing. That is a terrific point. Retroactively striping a title from the Astros is pointless. About the only thing MLB could have done was prohibit the Astros from participating in postseason play in future seasons, but I don't know if the league would allow one of its teams to take that kind of financial hit?
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That's sort of where I'm at as well. Roenicke was fine, but seemed to be in over his head once the team became good. I really liked Phil Garner, and have always felt like he got a raw deal at the end of his time in Milwaukee. He was fighting a losing battle with idiot ownership and bumbling front office.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Better them, than us! I was an anti RRR fan, one of the happiest days as a Brewer fan was when he left... I don't mean this to be snarky at all, so don't take it that way, but have the Brewers ever had a manager that you've liked?
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I've gotten the feeling they really like Bender as a developmental guy. The team has said a lot of very complementary things about what he's done with the Herd and in his limited opportunities with the Bucks. It's easy to forget that the kid is only 22 too.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It's also very possible that the unaffiliated prospect ranking services have Graterol rated much higher than MLB teams actually do. Like I said above, while he's got a huge arm, his body type and physique don't lend themselves to prolonged success. For every Bartolo Colon that finds a way to make it work, there are 20 Luis Ortiz types who are ranked highly by independent scouting services and prospect rankings, but simply don't hold a lot of value and end up washing out. I completely agree prospects can be overrated and maybe his size limits him going forward. However he is a much better prospect than Ortiz was. He hits 100 mph with an almost 4 to 1 K to walk ratio. ERA of 2.48 and WHIP of 1.07. And he wont turn 22 until this August. I would have been very happy to get him Well, it appears that Graterol's medicals have potentially put this deal on hold. I'm not fat shaming, and obviously there are all types of body types who can be great baseball players, but when you are considering trading two franchise-type players for a package that includes a 21-year-old kid who is already tipping the scale at near 280 pounds, there are going to be concerns. Perhaps Graterol can be transitioned into a relief role, but unless he does that and is Hader-level good, that would substantially decrease his value.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Nope....... Surprising. At the same time, the guy the Phillies are DFA'ing to make room for Guerra, J.D. Hammer, looks really intriguing. https://thatballsouttahere.com/2019/05/25/phillies-call-pitching-prospect-j-d-hammer/ I kinda, sorta want him to end up a Brewer.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I am not a Graterol fan, but a guy like Verdugo would be an ideal replacement. He's already proven he can perform at the major league level, and is controllable for 5 seasons. It's also important to note that Price likely carries a negative overall value. The Brewers wouldn't have that sort of albatross-type contract that they'd need to offload with Yelich. But if the general consensus is if I'd trade Yelich after the 2021 season for a young, affordable and for-the-most-part proven OF and a Top 50-type starting pitching prospect, then yep, I sure would.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I mean I hear you and agree but the Dodgers were just able to acquire a top 5 talent in MLB in Betts without dealing Lux or May. We all believe the Brewers would have to be overwhelmed to trade Hader, who is under team control until after the 2023 season, and any trade that doesn't include one of those guys is just not overwhelming. Even though he is only turning 26 this year, the Brewers aren't trading Hader for Corey Seager (who is a free agent after 2021) and Tony Gonsolin. Overwhelming means May or Lux and that just isn't happening. I agree, it would take one of those guys as the headliner. The Dodgers are going to have to weigh whether having a top notch pen is worth the price. They are pretty much in the same spot they were last season, when the pen arguably cost them a trip to the World Series. They can get a guy that would replace Lux or May's production for the next 2-3 years pretty easy via free agency or trade. But guys like Hader don't exist on the free agent market. And they'd be getting 4 years of him. But you are probably right ... and I'm going to very much enjoy watching Jansen blow games for the Dodgers again in the 2020 playoffs.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I cannot see him being dealt during the season at the deadline. I think he's probably dealt in the offseason before the 2022 season. He's by far the Brewers' best, and most marketable player. I don't see any way they let him go with anything more than 1 season left on his deal. I am fully under the assumption that, unless something absolutely crazy happens, we'll have an MVP talent for the next two seasons.
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