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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    To a team like the Brewers I think that's real money. I would be fine with this as a minor league deal but guaranteeing 2 mil is dumb. I don't disagree. I personally wouldn't have signed Gyorko at all. All I'm saying is that if he is terrible, his salary is a number they can eat and move on from. If they signed someone like Todd Frazier to a $6-8 million deal, it would be tougher to cut bait if he's terrible. We also have no idea what other interest there was out there in Gyorko. The fact that he signed a MLB deal, and that it wasn't for the minimum, tells me that there must have been other interested parties. That would indicate that a minor league deal wasn't a consideration.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    To a team like the Brewers I think that's real money. I would be fine with this as a minor league deal but guaranteeing 2 mil is dumb. I don't disagree. I personally wouldn't have signed Gyorko at all. All I'm saying is that if he is terrible, his salary is a number they can eat and move on from. If they signed someone like Todd Frazier to a $6-8 million deal, it would be tougher to cut bait if he's terrible. We also have no idea what other interest there was out there in Gyorko. The fact that he signed a MLB deal, and that it wasn't for the minimum, tells me that there must have been other interested parties. That would indicate that a minor league deal wasn't a consideration.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    LOL ... is this a joke? They are 6-1 since that game. Or are you that fan who thinks they should be winning every game by 50? Not a joke. Not really looking at record. Don't need the hyperbole of winning by 50. They just appear lost for 3/4s of each game. I'm sure the key is that continued poor 3-point defense
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    LOL ... is this a joke? They are 6-1 since that game. Or are you that fan who thinks they should be winning every game by 50? Not a joke. Not really looking at record. Don't need the hyperbole of winning by 50. They just appear lost for 3/4s of each game. I'm sure the key is that continued poor 3-point defense
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    LOL ... is this a joke? They are 6-1 since that game. Or are you that fan who thinks they should be winning every game by 50?
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    LOL ... is this a joke? They are 6-1 since that game. Or are you that fan who thinks they should be winning every game by 50?
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    To Mr. Haudricourt's reporting... In Haudricourt's defense, he was simply quoting Stearns. Looks to me like he was 100% accurate. Stearns was the one not being forthright, as both the Morrison and Gyorko deals were likely close to if not already done when he said that.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    To Mr. Haudricourt's reporting... In Haudricourt's defense, he was simply quoting Stearns. Looks to me like he was 100% accurate. Stearns was the one not being forthright, as both the Morrison and Gyorko deals were likely close to if not already done when he said that.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Gyorko deal is for $2 million. At least if he proves that he's done, it's not a huge commitment.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Gyorko deal is for $2 million. At least if he proves that he's done, it's not a huge commitment.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I hope Mark has that money laundered before swimming in it. That seems extremely unsanitary.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I hope Mark has that money laundered before swimming in it. That seems extremely unsanitary.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Melvin made plenty of those type of signings, though. In 2008, the big signings were an over-the-hill Trevor Hoffman and mediocre Braden Looper. He also made depth signings like Trot Nixon, Mike Lamb, Jorge Julio and, yes, Craig Counsell. In 2011, other than the big money deal on Aramis Ramirez, his signings included Nori Aoki, Brooks Conrad, Alex Gonzalez, Cesar Izturis and Corey Patterson. If anything, Melvin's legacy is making a few splashy moves, but otherwise he operated in much the same way that Stearns is now.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This exactly. Looking at our roster, non Brewers fans would be penciling us in as a non-playoff contender. Step outside of your fandom and have a look at this roster. We are signing depth guys as starters and everyday guys. I just don't see us competing with the Cards and even the Reds. And.......you hated the Yelich trade. This exactly. Those who predicted the Brewers to be bad in 2018 and 2019 ended up with a lot of egg on their faces. They exceeded expectations big time in 2018, and perhaps didn't quite live up to them last year, but still made the playoffs on the back of a crazy good September. Heck, there was a eulogy written on the 2019 season in August. We can make all the predictions we want, but it's baseball, and they play all 162 games to determine who makes the playoffs. The Brewers have many very good, high-end pieces at their disposal. There is plenty of reason for hope ... along with reason for skepticism. But the Cards really haven't done anything either this offseason, and yesterday's trade actually hurts them for 2020, and the Reds haven't proven anything.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Heck, they could sign Donaldson for 4/$110 million, he could get hurt (because one year of solid play doesn't erase the fact that the guy is extremely injury prone and older), and be looking at Sogard at the main 3B. Bad things can happen. You enter the season with hopes regardless. In this case, the chance of it working might be a little less, but taking a chance is taking a chance however you look at it.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep ... they have themselves in position to be a contender. I had entered the offseason hoping that they would manage to acquire a few more sure bets for incremental improvement, but they've shored up their depth, which was a major downfall last year, and Hiura should be able to match Moose's production at 2B, Urias should be better than Arcia at SS, and a Gyorko/Sogard combo, as unexciting as it is, is practically guaranteed to be better than Shaw at 3B. The starting rotation outside of Woodruff and Davies was terrible most of the first half last year. The moves they've made aren't exciting, but on paper at least this is a more consistent squad. They should be right up there among the division leaders, regardless of what the national talking heads and pessimists think. They are a contender until they prove they aren't
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm sure I'll eventually talk myself into how a Gyorko/Sogard 3B platoon can be effective, but right now the thought of it is sort of depressing. Hopefully we can get typical 3B offensive numbers from Hiura, and if Urias can be an improvement on Arcia, it will help mitigate it. If anything, it means that Stearns has all the holes filled now, so he can shop for value with little pressure. It also means that if they are serious about dealing Hader, it doesn't necessarily mean that they need to get an MLB-ready 3B in return ... although having some stability there would be nice.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Right now this is basically the 2018 team. You have some nice pieces in place, but you are hoping that several league average or below-league average guys have career years. They are taking a lot of flyers. I guess, if anything, they are adding depth and different options, so that if a player flops, they aren't left with nothing the way they have been with Arcia the last couple years.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Not really, though. Yeah, there is little cost. But if he flops, he's going to hurt the team in a season they are looking to contend. Also, he would be clogging up a spot on the roster, which means they would need to find someone to replace him during the year, which means you are giving up assets in a trade. There is plenty of risk involved in handing a starting spot to a guy coming off injury and an absolute terrible year. This is basically like if the Brewers had decided to hand the starting 2020 3B job to Travis Shaw.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Do we expect or hope anything more than mediocrity at 3B at this point? There are no options out there that cost less than 100 Mil that you can expect or hope for anything more than mediocrity. For example, mediocrity for 2-3 mil from him or mediocrity for 15 mil from Seager. He had an injury rampaged 2019, before that he was perfectly solid player. Who knows if he bounces back but seems pretty low risk to me and there is upside. He's also a contact low K guy, which I think almost all of us have been clamoring to get more of those guys on the roster I personally like Seager's upside much more being a lefty playing half his game in a LHH paradise. I suppose if Gyorko is your RHH utility infielder, and Sogard is your LHH utility infielder, that's fine. But if that is your main 3B platoon, gross.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I get that, but I was hoping that we were past the point of signing guys to cheap deals hoping for league average. I have seen upside in most every move this offseason, but this one is puzzling. This guy has had a long career of mediocrity.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't know what to think of this. He looked done last year. Maybe it was injuries, but there isn't much upside even if he's healthy.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Don't sleep on Arozarina, though. All he's done since getting into affiliated ball is hit. He's also major league ready. I think he's a stud. Glad to see him out of the NL Central.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Appears the return is Martinez and Randy Arozarina. That is interesting. Arozarina tore up AAA last year. Martinez is junk though.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Guessing the return is O'Neill or Bader ... or both.
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