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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The Yankees spend with Monopoly money. I predict he'll be a Yankee next year.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I might think about throwing a low-round pick at them for Bruce Irvin or Tahir Whitehead. They have a couple solid guards, but they are both pretty highly paid.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't think there's any way they trade both Davies and Anderson. I could see one going, but the return would have to be good. You simply don't give away inexpensive, established and controllable above-average starting pitching. Despite Anderson's faults, his overall numbers in 2018 were solid after his breakout 2017. Davies is young and cheap. There is a lot of value there in both of them. It is shaping up to be a super interesting offseason.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It all depends on what kind of money LeMahieu is looking for. If it's affordable, I have no problem giving him multiple years, as he's a guy that can play multiple positions, and fits the need of a guy with a good OBP who puts the ball in play. I have high hopes for Hiura as well, but as a guy who only has one year of full-season ball under his belt, I'm not quite ready to name him the starting 2B on what's going to be a World Series contender. Having a player like LeMahieu for multiple years would be terrific, whether you start him at 2B while giving Hiura time to develop, use him as a utility infielder, or use him as trade capital down the road.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's about as good a 5 hitter as anyone on the team against LHP's. They all chase junk pitches. They're all free swingers. But not a lot of them are bad against LHP's so Hernan was often there by default. This team matched up so bad against lefty starters at the end of the year. I guess I don't understand the people that are saying that they need to acquire more lefty hitters. I suppose a lot of that is that the guys that are theoretically supposed to crush lefties (Cain, Braun, Aguilar, Schoop, Santana) just didn't.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think we are somewhat glancing over the idea that the Brewers perhaps went the bullpenning and "initial out getter" route in part because they had a group of starters that they didn't feel 100% comfortable in letting go more than 4-5 innings. It was pretty obvious that, outside of Chacin, the team's most talented pitching was in the pen. Miley did well to string together some great starts, but I always got the feeling watching him pitch that he was a powder keg with a lit fuse just waiting to blow up. It was the same way with Davies and Anderson this year, Suter before he went down, and Gonzalez after he came over. Peralta had some very good starts, but had some blow-ups as well. I think if they are serious about putting Burnes and Woodruff in the rotation, you are going to see more traditional type starts, as those guys are more talented than anything they had in the rotation this year. If Peralta matures he can get there as well. The good thing is that with all the depth, they are going to have guys with starting experience such as Guerra, Houser, Lyles and whoever gets beaten out for rotation spots that will be able to provide multiple innings of good relief.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep ... he's a decent player, but nothing special. I personally think they can do better if they are looking for a full time 2B. There are quite a few good 2B and middle infielders on the market, and not a lot of teams that have holes to fill. I think they are going to grab one at a solid price before all is said and done. I still really like DJ LeMahieu or Jed Lowrie, and there's also maybe Asdrubal Cabrera, Daniel Murphy (if you can deal with his poor glove), Brian Dozier, Freddy Galvis, Jordy Mercer, Jose Iglesias. They could also look for one via the trade market.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Suter was also proving very valuable until his Tommy John. Forgot about Brent because he is older, but yes, him too. I hope he makes it back at some point next year.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yet he's boldly proclaimed to be a 4-pitch pitcher when he's barely thrown 3. Because stats are deceiving. Relieving and starting are a totally different approach. It's the same as guy barking about Hader. Yes, he would be fastball dominant but he definitely would mix in his other pitches more often. Exactly. He's on record saying that if he were starting, he'd be using his change-up. Basically scrapped it working out of the pen.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Hard to find fault with them trading Choi. Aguilar was hotter than ever in June, Braun was logging some time at 1B, and Thames was about to be activated from the DL. Choi wanted his shot in the majors, and he probably wasn't going to get it as the 4th string 1B. Plus the Brewers needed a 2B, and Brad Miller probably seemed like the best option available at the time.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I sorta wonder if they go to a 6-man rotation next year in an effort to limit innings on the young guys. They should have the depth to do it.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If they decide to keep Moose, I could definitely see Aguilar dealt. That would enable them to slide Shaw to 1B, likely in a platoon situation with Braun. I agree that Goldschmidt is an extreme long shot.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm going to predict there will be a trade out of nowhere to bring in a big name, and a couple mid-level FA signings. Not even going to venture to guess who those guys will be, or what positions they will play, though. I'd like to see a solid 2B who can hit 2nd in the lineup. A high OBP guy to follow Cain and hit in front of Yelich. I'd also like to see an offensive upgrade at C to pair with Pina. Also gotta figure out if Santana in your RF next year.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Having so many guys with options helps a lot. I wouldn't expect a dramatic overhaul next year. They will preserve their depth and give guys like Davies and Anderson multiple starts. They will stash some talented players in AAA. They may treat Burnes and Woodruff the way the Dodgers treated Buehler this year, knowing they wanted to limit his innings but have him strong for the stretch run. I predict there will be lots of frustration with making some of the young guys wait again next year, but I think it will prove wise in the long run because it will limit everyone's workload and be a hedge against injury. They won't trade Anderson or Davies unless it's likely to be a pretty good trade IMO. I agree ... you don't trade solid, established, and most importantly, affordable starting pitching just to do it. There are probably 25 other teams who would love to have Anderson in their 2019 rotation at $6 million. Playing the option game with your young pitchers effectively gives you a larger roster. And they can do that with Woodruff, Burnes, Peralta, Houser, Supak, Brown, Diplan and even guys like Webb, Harber and Derby, assuming all are on the 40-man.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Chacin matches up talent-wise with Hill and maybe Ryu. Not Buehler or Kershaw. He was put in a tough situation tonight where he would have to pretty much be perfect. He wasn't, and a monkey wrench was thrown in the plan for tonight. You can have the best pen in the world, but you still have to start someone.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Brandon Woodruff was an afterthought in July, and a total forgotten man in August. Now he's a potential ace.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Also, determine if Domingo Santana is the RF of the present and future, and either commit to him or deal him. They are going to have to figure out whether they want to put their most talented pitchers in the rotation, or piece mail it again to get to a super pen.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yes, of all of the moves by Stearns this one was the one that backfired. Is Schoop returning in 2019? We should have gone for a starting pitcher instead. I can't see him coming back. He's the opposite of the type of hitter they need to sustain this offense. I've seen enough undisciplined hackers this year to last a lifetime. It's can't be Cain, Yelich and then a bunch of "all-or-nothing" again next year.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Win as a team...lose as a team. It's not offense, it's not a single player, it's not a single coach, or a single decision. They had opportunities as a team and just came up short. No blame or finger pointing needed. Yep ... I think we gotta give some credit to the Dodgers too. They just beat the hottest team in baseball mainly by beating the team's strongest group, the bullpen. That was very impressive.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep ... 2-1 or 5-1, doesn't matter. You can't generate offense, you lose. The pitching carried this team this far. The offense choked in this series.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Schoop panned out enough with that slam off Baumgartner. There is also 2019 - the Crew still has a year of control. I don't think they pay that guy $10 million. I loved the HR off of MadBum, but that isn't enough to pay the guy $10 million, and hand him the starting 2B job on a title contender. He was downright terrible.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yes, it made them very vulnerable against good lefties. That's going to be Job #1 to fix this offseason.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That's usually about how it goes though in baseball. that's what happens when you score 1 run...looking at it from the offensive side, they've gotten beat by a ton of pitches Yep ... 5-1, 2-1 ... end result is the same. Don't score runs, you lose. This offense went into hibernation after Yelich's solo shot in the 1st.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I am so excited about Woodruff's future. These young pitchers are going to keep this team in contention for a long time.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Woody is laboring here. He had a lot of pitches on Wednesday. Short turnaround
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