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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    So much misinformation out there, who in the heck knows? Last night it was a done deal for the Phillies. A couple days ago it was the Yankees. The only thing safe to say is that it won't be done until the physicals are signed off on and MLB approves the deal.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Castro hasn't played SS in almost 4 years. He was an average defender back when he played it. I can't imagine he'd be any better than throwing Brad Miller out there consistently. What's the point, then? Add in Hiura's less-than-stellar 2B defense. Hiura as your 2B makes sense when you have Arcia's Gold Glove-caliber defense at SS, but not when you are pairing him with a guy who hasn't played SS in 4 years, and wasn't great at it when he did it regularly.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The Orioles have a lot of these national guys on the payroll! This is much ado about nothing. Appears that it just took Nightengale's latest tweet saying Brewers and Phillies were still involved, and eliminated them. Idiocy with a chaser of large market bias.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's #4 in a Dodgers' system similarly ranked to the Brewers. Probably a comparable prospect to Phillips and Ray. Would either of those guys be off limits in a Machado deal? We need to put some of these prospects in perspective. The grass is not always greener in someone else's system. Diaz is not even close to Hiura's value as a prospect in my opinion.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Domingo played regularly. He was the every day RF until the team finally determined that he was adding nothing. Not sure where the "no regular playing time" narrative is coming from? Yelich had a few games in RF when Braun played LF, but that was by no means a regular thing.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I remember one particular game after Knebel went down in which Albers basically blew it, but that was about it. There was not 'a bunch of' blown saves after Knebel went down -- at least not a bunch of blown games. The fact is that the pen as a whole was far better in Knebel's absence. Knebel is arguably the 4th best reliever in the pen right now, and yet he's being pigeonholed for the 9th. Yes he was a "lights out All Star closer last year", but this ignores how extremely volatile relievers are from year to year. You could have made similar arguments about John Axford and Derrick Turnbow at one time. April 6 - Blown Save (Jeffress), Brewers won on Arcia walk-off April 7 - Blown Save (Barnes), Cubs score 4 in the 9th, win 5-2 April 9 - Blown Save (Albers), Brewers won 5-4 on walk-off walk April 10 - 3 Blown Saves (Drake, Barnes and Hoover), Brewers lose 5-3 in extras April 15 - No blown save, but Albers lost it in the 9th Yes, the bullpen had a rough first week or so after Knebel went down before righting the ship. A couple dramatic walk-offs kept the torches and pitchforks at bay. Effective bullpens are cyclical, and I would argue that the situational approach, again, is not a sure-fire solution either. The best solution is to get Knebel to a point where he's dominant again. If that doesn't happen, look to Williams or Jeffress to start closing games more often.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He'll get chances but likely his days as a Brewer are over. I can't see them offering him arbitration after this lost season. In true Brewers fashion, they'll likely end up trading him for a bag of balls. He'll then proceed to hit 40 HRs a year for the next 6 years. Let's just hope he's doing it in the American League.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Trading the team's top 3B prospect from a system otherwise pretty much completely devoid of 3B prospects seems like an odd choice. Also, I think giving up both Woodruff and Ortiz would be a kick in the nuts.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think if Burnes was on the table for Machado, the deal would already be done. The fact that it's not tells me that Burnes isn't in the conversation. In fact, the frontrunner leaks could very well be an attempt by the Orioles to con Stearns into including Burnes in a package. Burnes is MLB ready and Medina is not. Even if the two of them profiled similarly, the fact that Burnes is MLB ready makes him more valuable as a prospect. Diplan and Ortiz are both much closer comparibles to Medina. No idea what the Dodgers are offering, but I can't imagine it includes MLB-ready starting pitching either.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'd love to see a deal for Dozier. He's a notorious 2nd half player. As for SS, I just don't see anything other than Machado that would be a big enough upgrade on Saladino to warrant a move. As for catcher, unless the Brewers are going to make a Godfather (Hiura+++) move for Realmuto, I don't see it happening. It would be great to have a lock-down All Star catcher in place for the next several seasons though. If they can't get him, you might see a move for someone like Barnhart to share the load with Pina. Otherwise I'd do a 50/50 timeshare with Pina and Nottingham, and jettison Kratz. It also wouldn't surprise me to see a move for a controllable starting pitcher. The Brewers need more length out of their rotation.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    My personal feeling is that the Brewers stepped up and offered the best package from the outset, but haven't budged off that package. However, the Phillies and Dodgers are likely cycling players in and out of their offers. I truly believe that the leaks regarding who is the leading contender to acquire Machado are a blatant and not-so-veiled attempt to scare the Brewers' young GM into, essentially, bidding against himself and increasing his offer. And I think he sees right through it.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I fail to see where anyone was taking what he said as gospel. In fact, there was a pretty big level of skepticism.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    All of you advocating for the situational approach don't seem to remember that week of games in April after Knebel went down. I remember a bunch of blown saves, including I believe 3 in one single game at one point. Yes, things got much better after that, but the situational approach isn't the "be all, end all" either. Fact is, Knebel is one of the top relievers in the pen, and he needs to continue getting work in critical spots. It wouldn't surprise me if he didn't get every save chance coming out of the break, but I would imagine he'll get the majority. Which is as it probably should be. The guy was a light-out All Star closer last year. Every reliever goes through tough stretches. Hader and Jeffress have had them as well this year.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    So much blowing smoke. Yankees were in the lead up until yesterday, then the Phillies, then we heard rumors of the Brewers being up there, not the Dodgers. I think it's all a load of crap. I'm not going to believe that Machado is traded, and who he's going to, until it's announced with certainty. Until that happens, I'm going to continue to believe that the Brewers stand a good chance of acquiring him.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I read that it's just a paper move to give him a rest before he starts game 3,4 or 5 after the break. Apparantly not, he is starting Wednesday night in Appleton! If he's not an Oriole by then
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I am having trouble understanding why Adonis Medina is such a heralded prospect. I mean, I look at his frame, numbers and stuff, and I see Marcos Diplan.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I guess we'll see. Certainly putting himself out there.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Good god. There's what, 65 games left?
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If the Brewers can get it done without Burnes, Peralta, and Hiura I will predict them. I don’t think Stearns has panicked in the last couple days and I believe he wants that big splash if the price isn’t crazy. You might as well kick in the Biloxi roster if you are going to trade those three for a rental. Yours isn't in blue, so mine isn't either. I'm not following. He said get it done WITHOUT Burnes, Peralta and Hiura, meaning those three are not in play for a rental. Which makes very good sense.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The team is still in the driver's seat for a playoff spot. If Machado improves on the chance of that happening, yes. Without even really giving it a second thought. Also, what do you consider "top prospects"? I keep seeing that thrown around, but it's pretty subjective.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I read that, and the only thing I thought was "perennially rebuilding".
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    They got through their "we're a crappy baseball team" stretch against the Pirates. I expect them to make a couple big moves, and come out firing at the end of the week. If Machado isn't a Brewer be the end of the week, I predict Dozier will be. I also think we'll see a significant starting pitching upgrade in the next couple weeks. I think upper management sees a team that, despite obvious flaws, is in the driver's seat for a playoff spot, and if they play their cards right, will be neck-and-neck with the Cubs through the end of the season. I also think Williams may start seeing some of Knebel's save chances.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I would assume "soon" means by Wednesday or so. Even if it is done, nothing is going to be announced until Wednesday. Might start hearing leaks tomorrow evening during the game. My guess is the Orioles are weighing several similarly-valued offers right now. My gut tells me the Brewers probably have the best offer by a bit, if the Orioles are insistent on getting a package of players back that are near MLB ready. Reports are LA offering younger guys. Haven't really heard on Philly.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Highly doubt that the Orioles are going to hand Machado to the Yankees for a couple ok prospects and a couple spare parts.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Nope, Brewers' employee https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2018/06/13/milwaukee-brewers-hire-fox-sports-wisconsins.html
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