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Transactions: Sproat out. Crow in for a spot start. Then Stallings or Gordon. Sproat is going to have to have a big off-season. Miz, Hendo, Harrison, Gasser, Priester. Drohan are all in front of Sproat. And I would not be surprised at a vet like May coming in.

I have to imagine, today is for Brandon Sproat out of the pen.

The convo Smoltz was having about Paul Quantrill, someone should have pointed out that Paul was the last Wisconsin Badger to play in MLB

Bunty McBunterson getting us 2 runs!

Bases Loaded, up 7….get the bat off your shoulder and get Bryse Wilson some work, bro!

Tough for Grant. He’s done his job. Hope he’s back soon. Use up Wilson for a bit. Rest Anderson a bit. And retool soon.

Best of luck to Freddy! Nothing but love for that guy.

Here is where I land on this. Milwaukee can win this, but they need players. I think they could use an infusion of offense, but don’t see where it comes from. Those CJ Abrams rumors don’t make a lot of sense to me when they commit to Pratt and Ortiz is playing like he is. Committing to Lara too is interesting. They need pitching to win. I think Skubal would be awesome. But expensive compared to this: go get Joe Ryan and Mason and have more than just this year as an immediate window. For me, all prospects except Made and Adamczewski are in play. And hesitant to trade Fischer. Only one of Quero/Dinges and one of Hardin/Letson. No Henderson. Open for business on Sproat, Crow, and Ashby (yes, Ashby). Even Gasser, but prefer not to trade him. Frelick is open for business too. With a two season window (the Ryan/Contraras window) you have time for recent draft picks and international signings to fill the farm back up. Get Ryan and Mason for some combination of: Pena, Jett, Frias, Letson/Hardin, Sproat, Crow, Ashby, Frelick, Quero/Dinges, and other lower ranked players to fill it out. I love Frelick. Guy can help San Diego and Minnesota rebuild. I love Ashby. But a fresh Hall, and adding Mason makes him a lucrative rotation or pen piece.

Tigers need to google: Doyle Alexander Trade Brewers management isn’t 1980’s Tigers FO dumb.

There is a part of me back when the trade hit that felt bad that when Milwaukee wins the World Series in October, that Freddy won’t be here for it. That part of me loves this trade. It’s the other part of me that knows it will take more than Freddy at the deadline to win the whole damn thing.

Nice to see Miz has his legs back under him again.

Sproat for Ryan is doable for me. Like that one. The other two are good too. I’d sign up for these.

Of the six young guys who have taken the ball, this is how I value them: 1. Drohan. May have been the throw in for the Durbin deal. I don’t know anything about him but what I have seen. I love his poise. Unflappable. 2. Gasser. Through TJ surgery. He has looked really sharp of late except in that PIT game when Miz scratched. 3. Sproat. Inconsistent but the highest ceiling by far. You can see his stuff. 4. Henderson. Injuries. Otherwise probably #1. 5. Crow. Easy guy to let go for me. But should be a quality #5 starter for someone else. 6. Rodriguez. Easier to let go. I would hesitate to trade 1–3. Open on 4 for the right deal for Henderson, fine. Final two, open for business.

One of the great things about the Sabathia deal was CC’s willingness to pitch his arm off. I will always be grateful for him answering the bell over and over, short rest in the late season run. He could have wanted to save himself for his new deal. An injury could have cost him big. I don’t know Skubal. On the brink of a $400M payday, will he put himself on the line? I have no idea. Mason fits the mold of young and hungry that exemplifies the Brewers Way. I’ll be happy to see either in Milwaukee for the right price.