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  1. jonescm128
    I don't think Stearns will ever make a move like this because pitchers can vary so much from year to year. He isn't one to take a risk like this. I see him working in the Dallas Keuchel region of 3 yrs $60m or so. Whether that is enough to land him I do not know, but I feel like that is the ceiling. Then a smaller deal for someone like Lyles and you have a solid rotation of something like: Woodruff Keuchel Lyles Hauser Lauer
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    You must not have seen the Justin Grimm signing.
  3. jonescm128
    The big splash we were all waiting for! Can everyone calm down now?
  4. jonescm128
    I need to just limit myself to brewerfan.net for Brewers takes. Too many idiots on Twitter I cannot take it anymore.
  5. jonescm128
    Stearns has preached depth since day 1 of becoming our GM. Since the Brewers do not have much minor league talent and we still have 9 spots to fill on the 40 man roster, I think we will see a lot of mid to low tier signings just for depth. We might bring in one bigger free agent but the majority is going to be depth. If I were a betting man, my money would be on Donaldson or Rendon. Yes, they will be expensive and I think Rendon for sure will sign a $200+ million contract, but hitters are more of a sure thing than pitchers and Stearns will want to limit the downside if he is giving out that kind of money.
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    I have been thinking of this as well. What players out there would be potential targets in trades where we would take on a large salary? I have seen Mookie Betts and Francisco Lindor being thrown around in rumors. Any others?
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    Everyone is mentioning Claudio but to me this was a no-brainer with the new three batter minimum in 2020
  9. jonescm128
    I am fine with these non-tenders. Time for Stearns to get to work!
  10. jonescm128
    Jay Jackson gone. I saw some people indicate he could have been a piece in 2020. No longer.
  11. jonescm128
    He was just non-tendered by the Twins and he put up some impressive splits vs LHP .326./.385/.636 in 143 PAs At worst he would be a great platoon option.
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    Do you really think Howie Kendrick comes to MKE for 1 yr/ $5M when other teams (like Washington) could offer him the same or a little more?? I think he will go to whoever offers him the most money. That's what I think.
  13. jonescm128
    I agree its going to be a lot of money for a 35 year old second baseman and I am glad the Brewers didn't go there...but I'm all for giving a one or two year contract to a 36 year old Howie Kendrick...$5m per?
  14. jonescm128
    Exactly. For a second I thought that we could sign Donaldson after seeing the Moose news but he should command a lot more per year. He is 33 so idk if teams will go 4 years.
  15. jonescm128
    I am really surprised nobody is mentioning Dallas Keuchel here. He has been such a good pitcher his entire career and it feels like he is flying under the radar with the marquee free agent pitchers on the market this year. He just seems like a Stearns signing. Tons of ground balls, uses the cutter often, and limits the HR ball.
  16. jonescm128
    With all the rumblings about Lindor being traded (which I still don't think will happen) what if they use the new acquisition of Urias to build a package for Lindor? Cleveland would want a young, highly touted prospect to potentially replace Lindor. MKE gets Francisco Lindor CLE gets Luis Urias, Brice Turang, Aaron Ashby, and Corbin Burnes.
  17. jonescm128
    Crazy thought: What if they use Urias to build a package for Francisco Lindor? Cleveland would want a young controllable shortstop to replace Lindor and Urias is a risk, but definitely the high upside asset they would be looking for.
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    Can you send the link? I'm interested in how this is calculated.
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    Love the enthusiasm but we saved $7 million, not $60 million. Right, everyone should get it out of their heads that we will sign Cole, Strasburg, Rendon, and probably Wheeler. Although with the additional savings they are about $50-$60m less than where they were last year in terms of payroll? That is assuming Mark increases payroll a little bit.
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    He can, but he won't. This has to be part of a larger play. You cannot have Arcia and Urias starting on the same infield.
  21. jonescm128
    Gotta be part of a larger plan. Will Stearns really enter the year with an unproven player like Urias as a starter? Or maybe he works as a UTL until he finds his footing in the MLB? I do see Arcia as expendable after this though.
  22. jonescm128
    Just because the Brewers declined his option doesn't mean he won't be back. He was due $7.5 million and maybe they felt he wasn't worth that. They could still bring him back at a lower AAV.
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    Don’t forget Chacin, Moose, Perez, Jeffress, and Albers as well. They have a lot to play with. I am guessing they will make an upgrade at SS for sure since there will be a big downgrade at C. Maybe instead of neglecting the starting staff and going with a bunch of bats like the last couple years, we bring in a couple arms like Wheeler and Strasburg and go with a mediocre offense and hope for progression from internal options offensively! (Half blue) How great would that be?! In reality I would like to see them go after a guy like Dallas Keuchel. He seems like a Stearns fit and he wont command top tier money like Cole and Strasburg.
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    It's November 21st.
  25. jonescm128
    With Thames, Anderson, and now Grandal off the books they are about $33 million less in obligations than they were last year...Yes, guys are do for raises but I still expect Mark to increase the payroll from where we were at last year. $33 million is a lot of money to play with and I don't think you can go into the year with Pina as your primary catcher. A guy like d'Arnaud intrigues me but you can bet there will be a few upgrades Stearns has up his sleeve.
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