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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I agree on all of those. 1. It would sure be nice if it were that cheap, but I doubt it. 2. That would be fantastic. All accounts indicate he's throwing, and will be back on a mound either by the end of camp or soon after the start of the season. Call me an optimist, but I think that puts him back in the rotation in early June. 3. That wouldn't surprise me. 4. I 100% agree. I get the feeling the team has been trying to deal him, though, and aren't getting the return they are looking for. 5. Yep, and I'd venture to guess it will happen this week. 6. Yep. I'd take it further and be open to deal Burnes in limited situations, especially if someone like Fulmer is involved in the return.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You only use one option per year, regardless of how many times you're shuffled back and forth. http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/minor-league-options
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Then you 60-day DL him to free up the spot. That's fine, but you're burning $3+ million dollars. There are conflicting reports on if he can be released or not, so that would be the only other alternative if he cannot. If he can be released with termination pay, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that's what they do.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I was thinking the same thing. You aren't going to pitch guys on short rest in April. Makes me think that something is up rotation-wise.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Then you 60-day DL him to free up the spot.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Bandy is out of options, so he'd be gone. Nicholas would be effectively replacing him on both the 40- and 25-man rosters. And if you move Vogt to the 60-day DL, he can be removed from the 40-man. Or they could just release Vogt if he injury is serious.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    With Vogt's setback today, this move would make absolutely perfect sense.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think this is the nail in the coffin for Yo.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Not a lot about this offseason has been logical. If they go into the season with what they have in the rotation, I'll talk myself into it. But it's tough to apply logic to that decision, though.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I have been hyper-critical of the way this roster is constructed since the Cain and Yelich deals were announced, so you aren't going to get any argument from me there. If we don't end up trading from the surplus of OF and 1B candidates to shore up the starting pitching and/or 2B spots, it will be very disappointing. But there's still 2 1/2 weeks of spring training left, so moves can still be made. But time is starting to be of the essence.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep sadly I think that's gonna happen... Such a severe disappointment. This was the offseason to get a SP because going forward we will not be competing with the big money offers SPs will be getting. There are going to be Alex Cobb-types available every offseason that fall into the team's price range. The big difference this year was that the Brewers were theoretically players for guys like Darvish and Arrieta. But who knows how big of players they actually were? I agree, though, that it is disappointing that the team hasn't acquired another good starting pitcher that could be plugged into the rotation. Right now on paper the team doesn't compare rotation-wise to the Cubs, Dodgers and Nationals. But a lot can happen between now and September.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Both went to teams where they are clear upgrades with no question about playing time. Both would be questionable upgrades with the Brewers, and probably have to share time.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    All I can figure is that Stearns didn't see the need. I guess it will remain to be seen.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think players of similar value will be available cheap should the team's internal options fall flat. Maybe they feel Villar has his act together? Perhaps they really like Perez playing more 2B this year? I imagine Sogard is the primary backup at 2B, SS and 3B. Unless they throw a cheap contract at someone like Brandon Phillips, this all but assures Villar makes the team.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I would imagine it'll be for the going rate of 1 year/$6.5 million. Might be cheaper, though. Solid signing for the Yankees, as they had a lot of "what ifs" in their prospective infield. Also signifies that the Brewers are all-in on their 3-headed 2B monster.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    All true. And even if it's not, I'm not even saying that Santana is or will be better than Braun this year, or that Braun won't start in LF on opening day for posterity and possibly earn a little more playing time than Santana. I'm saying that the moves they made this off-season reveal that the front office is far more skeptical of Braun's value to the team moving forward than many fans here are. I think you have a great point here. I sort of view the Brewers acquiring Yelich similar to the Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers in 2005. Is Braun done? No. Can he still be an effective player for several seasons? I'd say there's a decent chance. But they had an opportunity to acquire a player who could effectively be a "Braun Part II"-type, and they acted on it. Players like Yelich just don't hit the market. He was there because the Marlins were dropping salary in a complete rebuild, and he wanted out. The Brewers saw an opportunity to acquire a difference-maker at a palatable price, and they jumped at it, even though they still had a very solid LF option. Just like the Packers still had a very solid QB option when they drafted Rodgers. I think the Brewers know that Braun still adds a lot of value to the lineup. But they also realize that he is 34 and has begun showing his age durability-wise. He's a guy that's great to have in the lineup, but can no longer be depended upon to show up every day. Yelich is their version of adding 2009 Braun to the lineup. It creates a logjam, but you find a way to make it work, because it improves the team now and in the future.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I regretted the decision almost immediately. After about 5 minutes, though, it was like gawking at a car accident. Like you feel guilty about being there, but it's hard to look away.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He also asked for mental days off and all but admitted that the pressure of his early success had gotten to him and contributed to prolonged slumps. He bounced back when they fell way behind in the playoff chase and the pressure was off. I like the guy, but that's something to watch going forward. He was also miscast as a leadoff hitter for a chunk of the year, simply because the team had no better option. Having a couple table-setters like Cain and Yelich at the top of the lineup could make an enormous difference. If Villar bounces back, he and Arcia could be table setters at the bottom of the lineup. There was just too many holes in the lineup last year, which led to a ton of solo homers.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I just took a little review through the Brewers Twittersphere, and they did not take the Arrieta news well. Talk about depressing. I don't know who Bob Clay is, but I wouldn't doubt that he was once a poster here who got banned long ago. I don't think I've ever read anything from a "fan" who was more negative. After reading all those "hot takes", I now want to either light myself on fire, or take a bleach bath.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yeah, if he's holding out for 3 years/$60 million, he can go sign with the Orioles and lose. I like Cobb, and he would significantly shore up the rotation, but not at $20 million per.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    LOL, wash, rinse, repeat. You have basically repeated this same idea over and over. Care to share your justification behind it? And what's "overpay"? Nowhere has any word of an offer leaked, besides again from our former resident "insider"? But that offer of 3 years/$42 million makes some sense. So what is overpaying? $45 million? $50 million? Also, you continuously harp on the idea that they need a "pitcher to take Nelson's spot", yet you don't want to trade for one. So ... what's the solution?
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Wow, that could potentially be an albatross of a contract for the Phillies if Arrieta performs well enough for the void to kick in. So it's either a 2 year/$55 million deal, or a 5 year/$125-135 million deal. I guess Boras deserves some props for landing that contract this late in the game. It isn't the outlandish deal he was looking for in November, but it's still huge money.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Very few MLB players anywhere live in their team's home city year-around. They have the means to live anywhere they want, and many either live close to where they grew up, or have a off-season home in Florida or Arizona, where it's warm and training is easier. I agree on Darvish, though. I think he probably wanted a big market with a large Asian population. Milwaukee doesn't check either box.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Suter strikes me as a guy who will never get hurt. If he can put up rubber-armed consistency of 5-6 innings of a sub-4 ERA every 5th day out of the 4-5 spot in the rotation, I'll take that without complaint. There aren't a lot of back-end rotation guys around MLB that can offer that. I admit to bristling at the prospect of having Suter's gimmicky junk-ball repertoire as a regular in the rotation in the past, but I've warmed significantly to the idea.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I totally agree. While a lot of these guys follow the money first and foremost, there are other factors that come into play in determining where they play. I guess my issue is the people saying "If Cobb hasn't signed here, it must be because he doesn't want to be here." There are so many factors that come into play that make that statement likely blatantly false. Other than our resident "insider", the links of Cobb to the Brewers have been relatively nil. None of us really has any idea what offer the Brewers have made, if any, and what other offers Cobb may be weighing. There is plenty of speculation, but it seems that a lot more concrete information gets leaked concerning other teams than from the Brewers. All we really know is what Attanasio said at Fan Fest saying that the team can afford a high-end pitcher, and Stearns repeating over the last few weeks that they are confident in their current group. That leads me to believe that while the Brewers may view Cobb as an upgrade to their rotation, he isn't the kind of needle-mover that they are going to break the bank for. I have a feeling Cobb's camp knows where the Brewers stand contract-wise, and it's up to him whether to take it and get into camp, or wait out this week hoping one of the other spurned teams like the Orioles or Cards step up and offer more. That, or it could be that they just aren't interested in his services, and the speculation that they are is smoke. I suspect there will be a resolution this week.
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