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  1. Ro Mueller
    Thank you Mass Haas. I suspect the first point of difficulty will occur when we option 11-14 guys to AAA at the end of March. Yeah, it’s likely to be an extremely competitive spring training (heck - season, considering the June stateside promotions, then subsequent draft pick additions) across the entire baseball landscape.
  2. Ro Mueller
    LHP Victor Garcia is listed on the transaction page now, so that just leaves one remaining: RHP Dalvin Bodre
  3. Ro Mueller
    Jackson ChourioJeferson QueroDL HallJoey OrtizTyler BlackRobert GasserJacob MisiorowskiCarlos F RodriguezBrock WilkenBradley BlalockLogan HendersonLuis LaraDaniel GuilarteJosh KnothCooper PrattShane SmithEric Brown JrLuke AdamsJuan BaezDylan O'Rae
  4. Ro Mueller
    I speculated on this possible constraint earlier:
  5. Ro Mueller
    Thanks. I’m really just trying to figure out how we’ll beef up our starting pitching and opening day payroll. Was looking at well-paid RHPs who are contractually locked in for several years - e.g. Musgrove, Berrios, Taillon, Walker, Alcantara, Darvish, Javier, etc. With Ashby, Gasser and Hall (and Miley this year), I figure we’re in promising shape as far as lefty starters go.
  6. Ro Mueller
    It's February 5 and the Padres only have 36 players on their 40-man MLB roster. Could they be expecting to deal 1 MLB player for 3 MLB players? How about: They re-sign LHP Blake Snell - thus maximizing his contract value, with no team having to give up a draft pick To shed salary, they trade RHP Joe Musgrove (or RHP Yu Darvish) to the Brewers for multiple players - e.g. Tyler Black, Bryce Wilson, Blake Perkins I don't know. Somebody smarter than me can figure out what would constitute a fair trade.
  7. Ro Mueller
    Monasterio - 3B/2B. Yeah, it wouldn’t be a shock to wake up to a trade of any of these players. But isn’t Cabrera’s walk-rate terrifying?
  8. Ro Mueller
    Good deal for the Twins, I think.
  9. Ro Mueller
    24-year old RHP Max Castillo (DFA’d by Boston) may be a reasonable option to replace Janson Junk (if he’s headed to Japan). Decent ground ball rate and WHIP, though lacking top velocity.
  10. Ro Mueller
    I don't see much point in having 3 MLB-caliber defensive shortstops, so I assume one of Adames, Turang or Ortiz will head out the door in the near future - most likely Adames obviously. I just don't really know what we need in return, given that we might give each of Ashby, Hall, Ross and Gasser a clear shot to win a starting rotation spot this spring. Also, we're already viewed as a .500-level team (or worse) after this Burnes trade, so how do you trade Adames without making us even worse in 2024? I guess we could use a right-handed starting pitcher (having lost Burnes, Woodruff, Houser and Teheran) and another solid bat. If we're willing to take on sizeable salary from another club, maybe that would be the key to not further weakening the MLB roster in an Adames trade. Maybe we could take on an expensive SP from the Rangers, Blue Jays, Braves or Astros, assuming one of them signs Snell or Montgomery.
  11. Ro Mueller
    I can't help but think that reduced Minor League roster rules are impacting the signing of minor league free agents, particularly starting pitchers in the case of the Brewers. Last offseason, we signed Colin Rea, Thomas Pannone, Collin Wiles, Robert Stock, Pedro Fernandez and Tobias Myers - who'd all predominantly started in AAA, Japan, Korea or Mexico in 2022. Thus far this offseason, the only signee which fits this profile is Easton McGee, but I believe he's still recovering from surgery. The next-closest signee is Chad Patrick (21 games in AA, 6 games in AAA in 2023). Maybe we want to see our young minor leaguers at Spring Training in March before making some tough cut decisions at those levels, before then adding available AAA-level free agents. We'll see. Or maybe I'm just bored and anxious and the experienced AAA-level minor league level signings (some with early opt outs) will come over the next 6 weeks.
  12. Ro Mueller
    I've not seen any follow-on confirmation on Janson Junk, but I think that where there's smoke there's usually fire with these things. If I remember right (David Freitas a few years ago), the Brewers can collect a fee for releasing him, so that negotiation may even be the hold-up. If Junk somehow stays, I assume we'll keep him stretched out as starting depth in AAA (catastrophe insurance for the Brewers), even if his best chance in MLB may actually be as a reliever. He just doesn't register enough strikeouts as a starter, even though his velocity is decent. However, we were relatively quick to give up on Ethan Small as a starter, so who really knows.
  13. Ro Mueller
    How dare they!: Twins Sign Caleb Boushley To Minor League Deal You'd better treat him well over there in St. Paul!!
  14. Ro Mueller
    Here's a handy image and a link to the Brewers' press release which summarizes a lot of the moves:
  15. Ro Mueller
    The team has also confirmed the coaching staff for the ACL Brewers (led by Rafael Neda), DSL Brewers 1 (led by Victor Rey - formerly with the DSL Yankees) and DSL Brewers 2 (led by Natanael Mejia):
  16. Ro Mueller
    And here are other system-wide Player Development and High-Performance staff, including former Shuckers’ Manager Mike Guerrero as Roving Infield Instructor:
  17. Ro Mueller
    Manager Rick Sweet is back for another super season with AAA Nashville:
  18. Ro Mueller
    Manager Victor Estevez keeps climbing the ranks, now moving up to High-A Wisconsin:
  19. Ro Mueller
    Nick Stanley gets the promotion to Manager of the Low-A Carolina Mudcats:
  20. Ro Mueller
    Manager Joe Ayrault moves from the High-A Timber Rattlers to AA Biloxi. What other changes are in store?:
  21. Ro Mueller
    Adding Donaldson may work and hopefully not cost much: Against RHP Yelich - LF Contreras - C Frelick - DH/RF Hoskins - 1B Black - 3B Adames - SS Mitchell - CF Chourio/Bauers - RF/DH Turang - 2B Against LHP Yelich - LF Contreras - C/DH Hoskins - 1B Adames - SS Frelick - RF Donaldson - 3B Black/Haase - DH/C Chourio - CF Monasterio - 2B
  22. Ro Mueller
    I guess the Astros probably have an eye on Garrett Mitchell: Astros Open To Adding Lefty-Hitting Outfielder
  23. Ro Mueller
    $5-6m seems cheap to me for a 2-time gold glover (in RF), left-handed hitter with pop. Hopefully this bodes well for us to get an even better first baseman. Nationals, Joey Gallo Agree To One-Year Deal
  24. Ro Mueller
    Quero vs. Contreras will hopefully be an excellent problem to have -> essentially the best catching tandem in the league from 2025-203X, with each also getting plenty of time at DH if they're hitting well. And if Quero's not hitting well, that wouldn't actually hurt us given how inexpensive he is.
  25. Ro Mueller
    On Friday, RHP Christian Mejias got in a little work: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - in Aragua’s 8-4 loss to Caracas. C Brian Navarreto is presumably state-side now to attend to his hand injury. Back in Puerto Rico, his Carolina team lost 4-1 to Caguas, so now trail the best-of-9 series 4 games to 2. Manager Victor Estevez thanked Escogido club for the opportunity to manage the team which has existed since 1921:
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