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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Officially official ...
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It isn't really a well-kept secret that the Chourio extension is being announced today. Brewers are holding a press conference at the Winter meetings in Nashville. If I had to guess, that is what this is about. A doubly-whammy surprise Contreras extension would be pretty sweet, though.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep ... and I know many fans don't put a lot of value on clubhouse chemistry, but we saw firsthand following the Hader deal how a player move can gut a clubhouse psychologically. Adames is a glue guy in that clubhouse.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It's also very possible that he declined the option to protect himself just in case the Brewers ended up hiring a manager that he isn't fond of. Rosenthal notes that Miley is a fan of Murphy. Perhaps Murphy wasn't the done-deal we thought he was.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    With Adames, it's going to take a GM who sees his potential, elite defense, raw skills, and past dominant stretches. You hang up on the GMs who only care about last year's batting line.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    After a measly 400 MLB at-bats? Yeesh. It sure is a good thing a guy like Jim Gantner played when he did, because today's fan never would have had patience for him.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Robles is such an odd case. His 2019 numbers as a 22-year-old indicated that he would be a future star. But that production just kinda evaporated.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Shoring up their biggest weakness. That pen was BAD last year.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I know the scouting reports indicate that Chourio is very good in CF, but both Mitchell and Wiemer are potential Gold Glove-caliber defenders in CF, and Frelick is no slouch out there, either. It's a big ask for a fresh-faced 20-year-old to patrol an MLB CF on opening day, especially when you have other very good options. My guess is, if he performs well in Spring Training, he begins his career in RF or LF if they project Yelich as a DH or possibly shift him to 1B.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is a pretty exciting development. There are. of course, risks involved. But it is pretty obvious that the Brewers see Chourio as a franchise cornerstone, and perennial All-Star type player, and locking him up long term is indicative of the team's intention to remain competitive long-term, rather than look at a multi-year rebuild process. Hiura was a solid prospect, But he isn't in the same stratosphere as Chourio. I don't know if the Brewers have ever had a prospect with the type of hype and tools this kid has. Weeks and Fielder were ranked pretty highly, but both had defensive warts that couldn't be overlooked. Surhoff maybe? Honestly, you probably have to go all the way back to Robin Yount in the early '70s to find a prospect that brings the same kind of total package Chourio has. This kid has superstar written all over him, and the fact that the team is looking to lock him up for a decade (or close to it) is huge.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Who said I was excusing them? He was decent in 2022, and underperformed last year. No denying that. Again, I'm just saying the ability is there, because it's been done. I'm not saying that he is elite right now. Just that he has that kind of talent.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It isn't like I'm arguing he's elite because he led the team in doubles on August Tuesdays. A 365 AB sample is pretty sizable. And those are his numbers from his Brewer debut through the rest of 2021. Even when combined with the paltry numbers he had as a Ray prior to the deal, you're still talking about an .818 OPS and 25 HRs. All I'm saying is that he has put up elite-level SS numbers over a solid sample size, which proves that the ability to do that is there.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I get that, and previously acknowledged it. My whole point was that Adames has the talent and capability of pumping out elite-level offensive production from the SS position, which his 2021 numbers indicate. That makes makes him a valuable trade commodity. His 2022/23 production dings his trade value for sure (even though the power is still there), but the thought that he wouldn't wouldn't be considered a "premium talent" and bring back a very good trade package sounds ludicrous to me.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Adames put up an .886 OPS after coming over from Tampa in 2021. 20 HRs and 58 RBIs in 365 ABs. If you are going to tell me that isn't elite-level production from the SS position, that's what I'd question.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Not to parse words ... but my exact phrasing was "capable of putting up elite offensive numbers". Which he has proven he can do. He was certainly not elite last year.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think you might be underestimating the number of MLB SS who provide premium defense and are capable of putting up elite offensive numbers.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They could get lucky on the health front, but depending on predominantly old starters has never been a recipe for success in that area. And with Arenado entering his age 33 season, Goldschmidt 36, and Contreras turning 32 in May, that team is pretty long-in-the-tooth through the lineup as well. And considering how terrible they were this year, they have a major hill to climb to get back to relevancy again.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Good point. Can't imagine Santana is going to be all that pricey.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You know what you are getting with Santana. Best case given his age, its 20 dingers and an OPS in the mid .700s. Bauers certainly has a lower floor, but he probably is also in close proximity to that ceiling as well.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Guessing they likely don't see much upside with Santana entering his age 38 season. Which is unfortunate because he seems like a great leader and locker room guy who could put up league average numbers at 1B.
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    He's also coming off a MAJOR (!!!) injury. A torn ACL is bad enough to come back from, especially for a guy who would be playing SS, but Lux also tore his LCL and right hamstring.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's the definition of East Coast prospect hype ... to the point of there being plenty of legit talk that he would push Pete Alonzo out of New York. But after a couple promising seasons in 2019 and 2020, he got hurt, and it messed up his swing and sapped his power. The good is that he is a very good defender. But he just hasn't hit enough to justify a full-time gig at 1B.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If you were sick of Counsell, or disapproved of the job he did as manager, then this argument makes a lot of sense.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    To tell you the truth, I'm really not all that enthusiastic about the hire. It isn't exciting. It pretty much screams status quo. But status quo hasn't been all that bad when you really think about it.
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