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  1. SeaBass
    Special teams still a big letdown for this team. Mistakes week after week.
  2. SeaBass
    The smart play was to just not catch the ball, bat it down for an incompletion.
  3. SeaBass
    Absolutely true. But if he maintains his production next season maybe that convinces a team to do a midseason trade. My thought was that $22M isn't far off a QO for a free agent. If you're comparing signing a guy like Yelich to alternatively signing Bellinger for a likely higher salary which guy is more attractive? Probably still Bellinger because he's younger but there's only one of him. Yelich may not cost as much in trade talent either due to the salary or maybe they get the Brewers to absorb even more money.
  4. SeaBass
    Yelich has deferred money as part of his deal so in reality he's getting $22M per year for the next 5 seasons plus the '29 mutual option year w/ $6.5M buyout. So 5 years, $116.5M. Brewers could offer to pay for the deferral years ($2.5M per year over 12 years assuming option buyout) and I think that would make Yelich more attractive. Maybe even offer to cover the buyout. I don't think any of that would be a hardship for them even though it would total potentially over $34M.
  5. SeaBass
    The obvious answer is you very likely get more value in return for the guys you trade right now as opposed to waiting and burning what little remains of their team control. The next wave of young guys rising from the minors is where the next window opens and while it's not far off it's also not quite in time to supplement the guys that are already here. Not effectively at least. Selling the vets now makes sense especially since none of them appear to be guys they'll be able to resign once they hit unrestricted free agency. It's pretty much been the template they've followed each time a contention window was closing in the past. We've had two (three even?) cracks at it with the guys we have, both have failed. Listening to the evidence seems like the best way to move forward.
  6. SeaBass
    Ken Rosenthal posted an article today in The Athletic (paywall) suggesting the Brewers might be looking to rebuild. Some excerpts: The article also predictably mentions Adames and Yelich as trade pieces, obviously Adames being the more likely to be traded since Yelich has the big contract and no trade clause. None of this is really a surprise, we know that the option is to either sell now or go all in on one more season to compete for a championship, which Rosenthal also references in his article. The newsworthy part is that his sources (if you trust them) are indicating that the Brewers appear to be exploring the sell now option.
  7. SeaBass
    You know the salt levels are really high when the guys with the pitchforks and torches turn their baleful eyes on the guy that writes articles nobody makes them read.
  8. SeaBass
    The backstabbing a manager thing, the Cubs were the ones holding the knife. If they weren't running around behind the guy's back looking for an upgrade then CC wouldn't have had that opportunity in the first place. I don't really blame CC for that.
  9. SeaBass
    I think you're trying to make the point that it's fair market value, which is true since the definition is it's a price someone is willing to pay. Market rate is a standard price that is understood industry wide. CC's contract eclipses every other contract in the industry, therefore it can not be termed market rate. Yet.
  10. SeaBass
    Dude you need to look up the actual definition because you're flat wrong. You can't reset a market price and also pay market rate at the same time. It may become market rate but it's going to take time to see if that happens.
  11. SeaBass
    I can spend between $15-$20 at Culver's pretty easy getting a double cheeseburger basket, upgrade to cheese curds and large drink plus a corn dog. $25-$30 for 4 people is downright cheap. Heck, two Big Mac meals and two Happy Meals at McDonald's is around $26. I'd pick Culver's over McDonald's most times for a couple bucks extra.
  12. SeaBass
    Really? This isn't hard, the Cubs already had a manager. They weren't going to fire the guy unless they came to an agreement with CC. The conspiracy theories are running wild.
  13. SeaBass
    I think it's much more likely that part of the Cubs offering the contract they did they would not tolerate him taking their offer back to Milwaukee. I mean, why would they? Take it or leave it offer and I'm sure CC had to know that the Brewers wouldn't be likely to match. That and he wanted to go to Chicago anyway.
  14. SeaBass
    DeRosa has a good reputation but I just don't like the guy. It's about the way he talks but I'm sure once he separates himself from his TV personality he'd be fine. I also don't think Milwaukee would be on his short list of places he'd like to manage.
  15. SeaBass
    He's a finalist for the Padres but I wouldn't be against Mike Shildt. If he turns out to be bad, well he's just a few subtracted letters away from a real good nickname.
  16. SeaBass
    I think he forced his way out of Milwaukee the moment that news came out that CC was going to take the highest offer but would give the Brewers a chance to match. Why would the Brewers even entertain a match under that scenario? They'd offer something they felt was fair and let him choose.
  17. SeaBass
    Makes a ton of sense, just 90 minutes away from MKE. Gotta love the pure avarice of it all. My guess is the Brewers never budged off their initial offer that would have made him the highest paid manager. Why play the reindeer games for a dude with zero loyalty? Looking forward to Ken Macha 2.0 since I've been assured that nobody can replace CC.
  18. SeaBass
    That's awesome. David Ross was such a douche I'm not surprised. Classic Chicago move.
  19. SeaBass
    I will laugh myself silly if it's the Cardinals. Marmol not exactly popular there.
  20. SeaBass
    Can I throw out Philly as a dark horse? Rob Thomson was an interim guy, was previously a bench coach. Maybe losing a WS and falling short was enough to move him back to bench coach? Also apparently was given a 2 year contract in 2022. It's as good as anywhere at this point.
  21. SeaBass
    If he's going to a team with an existing manager then it's not Houston. Honestly, at this point just leak the team that he's going to.
  22. SeaBass
    That's probably one of the best plays I've seen this season.
  23. SeaBass
    For me, 5 years $35 million is my high point, meaning I wouldn't think too hard about saying yes to that. I'd love it if it were 4 years $28 million. The years are just as important as the final AAV. What if teams are offering 6 years? I don't like the idea of being locked into a high AAV contract over a long time period. Things can change and if the club wants to make a change after year 3 I don't like the idea of throwing $21 million in a dumpster and setting it on fire. $14 million would be bad enough. I also have more of a problem with CC allegedly saying he won't budge off the highest offer he gets somewhere else. I question how much patience the Brewers will have with those tactics.
  24. SeaBass
    Don't worry about it man, I'm not making the decision. Also, didn't I say this? Anyway, if this is such a slam dunk decision, why haven't the Brewers already signed him? Yeah CC wants to gauge the market but don't you think if the Brewers were offering $8 million per year he wouldn't have signed it? So clearly they're being as conservative as they can be because the money matters to them.
  25. SeaBass
    I'm not saying he's easy to replace, merely that he is replaceable. I'm just saying at some point the price isn't worth the hire. Isn't that true of just about any job? And it's my opinion, I'm not trying to portray it as definitive fact. Just like you doom-seeing a significant downgrade is your opinion and not fact. I'm not as afraid to find out as you are. Honestly, I don't really care about the 1 run game stat. It's cool. I'm glad they've done well in those situations, I'm not sure how much of that is the talent available and how much is CC "magic". I don't think he's following some undecipherable strategy that only he understands. I think CC is a good leader. He's intelligent, a good communicator and a manager that players respect. He's mostly a good decision maker. Those are great qualities that make him a desirable guy to have in the role. The fact remains he's had 3 really good teams in the last 6 years and hasn't progressed to a WS. That's not all his fault either but if he's a magical being that elevates his team more than other managers elevate theirs I wish it worked better once they get to the playoffs. I'm not sure how he's achieved this level of perceived saint hood where he's become peerless in his time with some people. Anyway, I'm done. I think I've plastered enough of my opinion here for people to know where I stand.
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