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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Would I have made the Rosenthal deal? No. But then I kinda thought he was already retired ? As I mentioned above, it was an odd deal. Not a ton of risk, with a potential decently high reward. That's why I understand the logic behind why they made it, as I'm sure you do as well. This organization is far from infallible. It sucks that they didn't shore up the offense at the trading deadline. It sucks that they are getting next to nothing right now from the return they got in the Hader deal. It sucks that they keep trotting Davis and Taylor out to CF every day when it's obvious that if they stand any chance of making the playoffs, they need a spark. This team is giving off all the appearances of simply playing out the string at this point. And that sucks ... because they may never have this level of starting pitching strength again. But they aren't buried yet. And this team has a history of getting hot in September. It's a wierd, flawed and decidedly often mediocre-looking roster. But they have enough talent to be taken seriously come October if things fall right and a little luck comes their way.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Hindsight has a way of doing that
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I know it's a totally subjective argument, but IMO, if Gesicki is better than a healthy Tonyan at all, it's marginally. He's a good, solid starting NFL TE, but he's not even close to that Kelce/Andrews level. And when they come out in "12" personnel, it's to get Lewis on the field as basically a high-end blocker in the run game. A double TE formation of Tonyan/Gesicki looks nice on paper, but as you mentioned, it wouldn't be worth the $11 million hit to this year's cap, plus the 3rd or 2nd round 2023 pick to make it happen. That upgrade just isn't all that much better than Tonyan/Lewis or even Tonyan/Deguara to do a deal like that.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Spot on. It was a gamble. Sometimes those don't pay off. When they don't, you move on. Odd move for sure, but I get why they did it. They took a flyer on a guy who has been one of the top pen arms in the majors for a big stretch of time. A guy who has succeeded in plenty of big, consequential games. Yes, he's old. And yes, he's been injured. That's why they were able to grab him for basically an inconsequential prospect. Who knows ... maybe Peters will turn into a major league OFer. But I'll tell you what, his ceiling is never going to be higher than Frelick's, Mitchell's, Weimer's, Ruiz's, or even Lutz's. That's why he was expendable in a deal like this.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm sorry, but that is a totally bogus argument. You don't acquire a guy like Rosenthal without the idea that he's going to pitch consequential innings in big playoff race games and playoff games themselves. And there's no way you can convince me that every one of those innings aren't important. Your argument has all the appearances of piling on simply for the sake of piling on.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Considering pretty much everything the Dodgers have is a "rich man's version" of what the Brewers have, I thought it was an apt comparison.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Only if Tonyan has a setback. Otherwise Tonyan and Gesicki's skillsets are 100% redundant.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    A right-handed batter that absolutely sucks against lefties is an enigma. Plain and simple.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    A right-handed batter that absolutely sucks against lefties is an enigma. Plain and simple.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That is true. However, it defies conventional baseball wisdom. That's the point. A right-handed hitter with the kind of bat speed Hiura generates "should" be able to hammer lefties. It's a big reason why the guy is an enigma.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This was always going to be a high risk/high reward type move. Looks like the risk is gonna outweigh the reward this time around.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It is simple conventional wisdom that a right-handed hitter should have better success against left-handed pitching. Hiura has been a huge reason why this team has sucked against lefties this year. He was 100% a guy they were expecting to hammer lefties this year.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Are they trading Eric Lauer too?
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The juju magic has to wear off at some point, doesn't it? Bueller?
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Right. Small can't stop walking people. And when you are a finesse lefty who tops out at 91-92, that isn't a great combo.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    There's no sarcasm there. Dude was continuously wrong, and doubled down several times. Plus he's a grouchy grouch LOL
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Reetz had an out in his contract, so the Brewers had to add him to the 40-man or release him. That out is no longer there. If he clears waivers, he remains Brewer property. I'd say it's 50-50 he clears. Some team may take a chance on the offensive awakening he's had this year.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Reetz had an out in his contract, so the Brewers had to add him to the 40-man or release him. That out is no longer there. If he clears waivers, he remains Brewer property. I'd say it's 50-50 he clears. Some team may take a chance on the offensive awakening he's had this year.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Silence is its own reward
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It also should probably be noted that Ruiz is the only one of the four who is already on the 40-man roster.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Who else is gonna start there? You really don't want Rowdy facing lefties. It's stupid that Keston has such pronounced reverse splits, but someone has to play 1B vs. lefty pitchers.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    People are going to have playoff optimism until it's a mathematical impossibility. That's just how fandom works for many. I don't think anyone out there doesn't see the flaws in this team. Even the most optimistic of us knows it. But having hope certainly isn't a crime.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You expect people who are fans of the Brewers to not have any hope or optimism? Come on.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If Adames can clean up his approach and mirror what he did last year after coming to the Brewers, he already is that guy.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If Adames can clean up his approach and mirror what he did last year after coming to the Brewers, he already is that guy.
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