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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Or perhaps they want to simply get value back on a tailback who is 29 years old and has a $16.5 million cap number. Henry is a freak of nature, but the shelf life of an NFL back is short, and that guy has taken a pounding throughout his career.
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    I like the thumbs down. Perhaps it's a bit subtly passive aggressive, but it may keep arguments from spiraling out of control in the long run.
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    Well I stand corrected. In any case, I have typically not ever been much of an "eye test" guy, but I guess I made that assumption in this case. Perhaps the numbers do not actually back up my claim, but I'll still say that the 2022 team just didn't have the excitement that past teams brought to the table.
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    Granted I did no research to back up my claim. I doubt that I would be the only one who would say that the 2022 team was kind of a chore to follow, though. Perhaps it was a lack of personality in the 2022 squad? I remember a few offensive explosion-type games, but a lot of <3 run games as well. I suppose those offensive explosions do tend to up the average runs per game, but I don't think that saying that the 2022 Brewers offense was regularly inconsistent and often anemic is out of line.
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    The 2022 team was quite possibly the least entertaining Brewers team to watch over the last decade. This was fueled by an oftentimes anemic offense, along with starting pitching injuries that brought the team's record quickly back down to earth after an terrific start. I think that if we see a healthier rotation, along with better performances from the guys occupying the 6th-8th spots on the rotational depth chart as needed, combined with more consistent offensive production, that would constitute a successful year. It will at least be a much more entertaining year. This team became a chore to watch near the end of summer last year. Of course, should that good stuff happen, we are likely looking at 90+ wins and a divisional crown. The playoffs are a crapshoot. We can only hope that the team catches fire in August/September and carries it over to the payoffs.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    A fun article about "what would have been" but you had to throw in your never ending quest to play Braun at 3B. Braun was historically bad at 3B in his rookie season. HISTORICALLY! And while Molitor wasn't terrible at 3B, he wasn't exactly Brooks Robinson there, either. What in the world would Molitor have been able to do to even make Braun passable there?
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    Depending on 3-4 rookies to come in an make a meaningful contribution offensively to a playoff contender is a huge risk that I'm glad the team has decided to mitigate. Having Winker on the team means that they have the luxury of not having to throw all of them to the fire at the same time.
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    It's a total hypothetical to really even think that there was a player-for-prospect deal out there for Wong. It was out there that the M's had soured on Winker and were looking to move him, and the Brewers had an obvious hole at DH. We also know how that front office loves left-handed power with the short porch in right at AmFam Field. Lets not forget, too, that Abraham Toro just turned 26, and was once quite a well-regarded power-hitting infield prospect. Should he find that stroke as a Brewer, he could very well join that pipeline.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't. Yelich, Taylor and Mitchell especially have a storied injury history. Having offensive depth theoretically keeps the team from having to rely on the Billy McKinneys of the world to provide runs. What good are a couple 17-year-old lottery ticket types gonna do for a team that wants to contend this year? If they were rebuilding? Sure. Not now.
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    I was a Suter fan too, and was a bit sad to see him go. But I also understand why logistically they went that route. Giving that move an F grade kills the credibility of this article for me. I get that this is a fan site and there is going to be some editorialization, but that's overkill.
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    The window is now. While it is important to keep one eye on the future, this team is ready to win now. Therefore they need to make moves to bolster the roster for 2023. Pinning your hopes on four rookies getting substantial MLB playing time on a playoff contending team is not a recipe for success. They know that, which is why they decided to get proven MLB talent back for Wong, rather than restock with low-level minor leaguers.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Not even an honorable mention to Doug Jones?
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    I think an argument could be made for reversing Sheets and Woodruff, but otherwise it's hard to find much fault here. Probably an oversight, but Pete Vuckovich deserves at least an honorable mention, if not that #5 spot.
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    Spring Training CANNOT come soon enough LOL
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    I think it was Einstein who said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. This team's economic standing is what it is. They are always going to be a team that will maximize $/win. I think expecting them to change course at this point is probably a foolish endeavor. Of course, you can try to hold the team accountable, but that probably means not spending your money on following the team any longer. And you're here posting, so you obviously haven't gotten to that point yet. The idea of contending for a World Series is always going to be a "pie in the sky" goal for the Brewers. That's just reality.
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    I think it was Einstein who said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. This team's economic standing is what it is. They are always going to be a team that will maximize $/win. I think expecting them to change course at this point is probably a foolish endeavor. Of course, you can try to hold the team accountable, but that probably means not spending your money on following the team any longer. And you're here posting, so you obviously haven't gotten to that point yet. The idea of contending for a World Series is always going to be a "pie in the sky" goal for the Brewers. That's just reality.
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    I don't disagree with any of this. I think Adrian Houser can and likely will be an important member of this team's pitching staff. That was more an answer to SF70's assertion that trading him would be more valuable than keeping him as a 7th starter. It's nice to have the depth to even consider that scenario. I doubt the Brewers are, though.
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    Certainly nice to have so many decent or potentially high-upside options available that it makes a guy like Houser expendable. I'm old enough to remember a time when this team would have penciled a pitcher like Houser into at least the #2 spot in their rotation, and been happy with it.
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    Risk vs. reward scenario. If all they are going to get is a couple lottery-ticket types, it's probably best to hang onto him as a pen option. I would personally feel much more comfortable handing Houser the ball in a set-up role than most guys they have slated for pen work currently. But if you just simply don't like Houser, I get where you are coming from.
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    The difference is that Houser actually has a track record of being very effective pitching out of the pen. Junk and Wilson do not.
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    They must have had some sort of inkling that he might be taken in the Rule 5 draft. Guess we'll see if anyone claims him now.
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    Perhaps if the team was giving indications that they were preparing for a rebuild, you'd have a point. But the moves they've made, to me at least, scream "reload" and not "rebuild". The trades they've made have been for MLB or close to MLB-ready players. They aren't going to suddenly reverse course and start selling off valuable veterans for 17 year olds while in the midst of a pennant race. I'm not saying that they should 100% avoid finding talent to populate the low minors and instructional leagues, but that has not been the team's recent trend, and it's hard to see that changing until they do decide to go full rebuild.
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    I think you have your best and middle case reversed.
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    To be fair, while there are reverse splits, Anderson is still loads better against lefties than Keston.
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