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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It certainly would not be the first time that ole' Drew did that, hanging his client out to dry in the process. He always seems to be the common denominator whenever relationships between a player and a team's upper management sour.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Lotta ballgame left. Illegal free agency is only 87 minutes old.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    On paper, yes. But if you ready between the lines, there's something more here. He's said he's willing to play for the minimum. Yet nary a snippet of interest. Talented players who can help teams are rarely if ever given the industry cold shoulder to this degree. There's something more to this that hasn't come out. Just has to be.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'd be more on board with bringing in a potentially cancerous personality like Bauer if he were still the Cy Young-level pitcher he used to be. I'm just not sure if he's that guy anymore, though. Which makes the risk/reward a lot more cognizant.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I doubt guys like Lorenzen and Clevenger, much less Snell or Montgomery, are just sitting on their couches waiting for the phone to ring. I imagine they are currently in the middle of a very similar spring training process as players who are under contract, with the expectation that they will soon sign a deal and be in a camp somewhere. There are plenty of training facilities, some even owned by agents, that do a pretty great job mimicking a typical spring training experience.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That is a very fair and logically thought-out response. Thank you. And I agree that the in-game threads are basically unbearable ;) I understand the frustration. It appears to be logically counterproductive for the team to trade Burnes, knowing that Woodruff is also going to be on the shelf all season, without making any significant dependable additions to rotation ... while making offensive upgrades like Hoskins and potentially Sanchez. I mean, where were signings like that when the rotation was the best in team history for several years? That part is pretty frustrating. I dunno ... maybe it's the eternal optimist in me, but I guess I'm banking on the idea that the team has more faith in its rotation options than a lot of us do right now. Because the alternative is likely a 70-win team, and I don't want to think that into existence, at least not on March 6.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    OK ... you came on a site named "Brewerfanatic" and literally said the rotation was "awful". At the beginning of March. Then when posters tried to use projections to counter your argument, you poo-pooed them. Now you're surprised that there are posters pushing back harder? What were you hoping for? Everyone to just agree and say "Yep, this rotation is a dumpster fire! Fire Arnold!!!" I realize that it is kind of a cop out response, but there is just so many unknowns right now with the current makeup of the starting rotation that it is very difficult to pinpoint where they are going to land. But if I were a betting man, knowing how historically this team tends to turn pitchers into better versions of themselves more often than not, I would say that the floor is probably lower-middle half of the pack, while the ceiling is probably just outside Top 10 should the young arms develop like they are hoping.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    2023 rotation was supposed to be Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, Lauer, and Hauser. Woodruff missed a huge chunk of the season. Lauer was hurt, and underperformed so bad when he could pitch that he hasn't even found a job yet. Hauser was ok, but battled injury. Wade Miley was good when available, but his health is always a question mark. Fortunately Rea and Teheran filled in pretty effectively when called upon. Burnes is going to be a big loss, obviously. They are losing the 67 innings that Woody did pitch last year. Hauser had 111 league-average innings that need to be replaced. There are obviously questions marks. But they won 92 games with a hodgepodge rotation behind Burnes last year. If anything, this team has proven that they can find effective starting pitching from other than the ace-type guys. Calling the 2024 group "awful" is a pretty big case of exaggerated hyperbole, IMO.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think they are probably done adding. That said, breaking news within the next week that they are signing Matt Chapman to a pillow-type deal wouldn't surprise me in the least. The fit makes a lot of sense. It is early, but 3B playing time has kind of been a hodgepodge so far among Monasterio, Black, Frelick, Wilken and Ortiz. While there is quite a bit of hope in that group, all have multiple question marks. Signing Chapman would be the type of unpredictable move that this team has become known for over the years.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Hiura himself got three years worth of shots. And Weimer can actually play defense. He's got a LONG way to go before being labelled a AAAA player. Even if he never solves the swing-and-miss issues, his power and high-end defensive ability will earn him shots throughout his career.
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  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Solid guy to have around as a 7th-8th option. I imagine he has a pretty early opt-out, and if I'm the Brewers, I'd probably rather see what Hall can do at the back end of the rotation. It will be interesting to compare what Teheran does for the Orioles compared to the numbers that guys like Junis or Joe Ross put up.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The fun thing about the Frelick, Mitchell and Weimer is that they all offer ++ defense, while each also having a very different but intriguing offensive profile. The swing-and-miss tendencies with Weimer and Mitchell are concerning, but the raw talent is also pretty evident. Power cures a lot of blemishes in a player's profile, and while Frelick profiles as a more consistent bat, he doesn't bring near the power potential of the other two. He's going to have to be quite the hitter to stick in a corner spot long term in today's MLB.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Mitchell and Weimer are just as talented in the OF, if not moreso. Chourio is gonna play. They seem intent on Yelich staying in LF. The more Sal can do, the easier it's going to be to write his name into the lineup every day.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This team has always valued versatility. It isn't hurting anything to keep giving Clarke reps in Spring Training and in minor league games. If he doesn't show improvement, they can always move him to 1B on a full-time basis later on. Also, if he does show that he can catch on a satisfactory basis, it makes his trade value that much higher.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Look back a page in the back-and-forth between RobertCawley and bigred
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is an extremely good point, TURBO. I think that a lot of fans are hurt that Counsell made the decision he did, but I've never gotten the idea that anyone personally hates the man. I hate that he's wearing a Cub uniform and not a Brewer uniform. Because it makes the Cubs better and the Brewers worse. But at the same time, it is also the Cubs admitting that the Brewers have been a better-run organization for the last 8 years. I don't know if it's necessarily possible (not to mention healthy) to both like a guy personally and also hope he fails, but that's kinda where I am at right now regarding Counsell.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    In his defense, the "Take the L" crap is prime trolling.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    We hear the argument all the time that there isn't much loyalty among players, and that they basically always decide to go play for whoever is offering the most money. Why should managers be held to a different standard?
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The Cardinals were so, so terrible last year, though. They haven't made a ton of additions. I don't know if they improve that drastically with basically the same cast of characters coming back, especially since many of their bigger bats are already on the decline.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't know if Woody is ever going to be able to make it fully back or not. That is a rough injury for a pitcher to overcome. But he's got an incredible work ethic. If there is one guy who can do it, it's Woody.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You mean the 17-year-old they just signed last month? I'm not even sure if they can trade him yet?
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If the Brewers gave up a guy like Frelick, they'd want/need MLB talent back. Tough to find that on the Padres roster and still get equal value.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is quite the kick to the balls after they went all-in on Burnes in an effort to build a World Series-caliber rotation. I know other pitchers have tried to pitch through UCL tears in the past, but it rarely ends without the dreaded TJ surgery and extended absence/rehab that goes along with it.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Should there be any concern that there is no sign of Wiemer on the team's initial Spring Training depth chart? https://www.mlb.com/brewers/roster/depth-chart I get that it's super early, but no-name roster filler guys like Chris Roller and Vinny Capra are listed.
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