jay87shot

I would agree that we need a 3 and probably a 2 upgrade. The problem is we dont have much. We could probably trade Bobby, Cole, or Kuzma for an iffy 2/3 but they likely wont be the impact players we are looking for. We dont have much in the way of trade assets. KPJ looked great tonight so maybe one of Rollins or KPJ could build some value. But in reality we just lost to the 2-16 Wizards with a healthy roster and KPJ went 12-15 and 4-5 from 3. Marvin Bagley just destroyed us. I really really hate it but this team is trash and we'll be dismantled in a couple months. Doc should be fired any day as an only means to try and rejuvenate this team but that is about the only thing I can see that would work.

I think the O's would be a good spot for Peralta. They have already signed Helsely and traded for Taylor Ward so it would seem they will be aggressive. They should be desperate for pitching and I doubt they sign a top free agent based on past spending. Dylan Beavers might be a good starting piece if you think he can be a CF'er. They drafted a ton of pieces I like and have some interesting pitching in there top 15 as well. It would be a decent option at least.

I think basically everyone is right here. The team should be able to stretch payroll up like 20 million for 1 year. Since a lot of money does/could come off the books next year the 2027 cba shouldn't play much into this years salary. When Woody comes off the books next year with Peralta and possibly Contreras it will be easy to get back on budget. If there is a year to go for it this year should be it. However we really dont know what the books look like. When Mark bought the team he did raise payroll from the putrid Selig numbers. However when you look at TV deals you do see how much less the org. has When compared to other organizations. Mark has been a good owner and yes I think he could open the checkbook a little more. I dont really get the feeling like he is making huge profits of the team on a year to year basis.

Giannis, Thanasis, and Trent to San Antionio Devin Vassell to Miami Bucks get Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Terry Rozier (expiring contract) 26' pick swap (ATL/SAS) from Spurs, 27' ATL pick from Spurs, 28' pick swap (Bos/SAS) from SA, and 26' pick from Miami and Kasperus Jakucionis The spurs gets a big 3 with lots of good rotation guys to go around them or trade for other pieces The Heat get a quality young player for a late 1st round pick and Jakuc who hasn't played. We 2 star young guards and 1 young unknown , future salary relief and 4 1sts to build back out reserves. Trade Bobby in the offseason for a pick and there is a good young core with a couple vets to guide them.

I believe this years pick is a swap with the Pelicans (Hawks now own?). Since the Pelicans have like 3 wins we can get a lotto pick not #1 however.

Saving money ideas obviously not all at once but individual ideas that aren't Freddy based. 1) Megill to NYM for Ronny Mauricio, Dylan Ross, Edwin Lantigua Mauricio helps the IF mix and Ross is a big arm that could replace Megill. It would save 4ish million and Uribe and others would keep the pen stable. 2) Ashby to San Fran for Carson Wisenhunt and Keynar Martinez. Ashby's trade value is tough to determine, Wisenhunt would offer some similar upside with risk and Martinez is a young projectable arm. The Giants could be a team that would be on the lookout for a guy like Ashby who could be an upside starter or solid multi inning arm. 3) Vaughn to SDP for Kash Mayfield/Boston Bateman (2nd smaller piece) and sign/trade for cheap right 1B option. Would would make a great return on Vaughn. This really only works if you believe in Bauers or think there is a cheapish young 1B option to buy low on out there.

Would there be any interest in trading William Contreras? I would think that we would get a monster return and it would solve some of the budget issues if you believe there is one. I dont think I would because I think he will get the offense back to previous standards and we dont need to hurt the offense at all.

I think with the 32 or 22 (depending on how you look at it) that alone is a big chunk or payroll weather it is a 125 or 135 budget. Especially when we have 7 or 8 capable starters. I do expect that the team sheds some payroll, however it doesn't need to be Freddy. That being said I do think if we get a good offer around what we got for Burnes it does make it a lot easier to trade Freddy.

Edouard Julien, however his 1st/2nd versatility doesn't interest me. Will Wagner would be a guy that I would bet on rejuvenating himself that could be close in value.

7/210 for Dylan Cease is going to go down as a horrific contract. I get he has has ace stuff and has been super durable. However he doesn't go deep into starts and is super inconsistent 3.88 career era (3.67 FIP). At 30, I doubt he is a guy who can adjust his style of pitching if he loses a couple mph. He could very well be a Cy Young winner but he could also be someone who doesn't post a sub 3.5 era during the contract.

Agreed, especially since some leagues end up being extremely hitter friendly or pitcher friendly. WRC+ helps figure out if a .250 average is bad or good. In the Southern League (AA) the batting line was .230/.321/.660 are as the Pacific Coast League (AAA) the average batting line was .271/361/.803. Those extremes make comparing 2 prospects by stats very difficult unless you use wRC+ or other similar metrics in the minors.

The Cards essentially get a back of the rotation arm and younger upside prospect for paying Gray $20 million next year, not to bad for the Cards. I don't get the Boston angle because I would think they could find a starter for 1/20 on the free agent market that is a similar quality. Gray is still a quality starter but no longer a top of the rotation guy and at 36 could be less effective than last year. For 20 they could do better (or at least similar) and not give up 2 arms.

I think just getting more walks out of him would be huge. He went from 56 to 27 bb in similar plate appearances. If he takes more walks it means he sees more pitches, hence more mistakes and hopefully less early count weak contact (42 to 26 xbh). The strikeouts did go down from 103 to 74 but the strikeouts aren't bad if they are accompanied by more walks and hard contact.

I can see some evaluators being low on Adams and Wilken just based on batting average. As both get to AAA some of those borderline walks turn into k's and the obp won't carry them. I still like Adams as a top 10 but he does still need to mash early in the count when pitchers make mistakes. But Bitonti at 36 at least makes his method consistent, not that I agree. Dinges at 21 is a little questionable, but he does have lots of question marks. I still find it strange to see Gasser in people's top 10, he will almost be 27 at the start of the season. I still like the potential to be a #3 but age and health hurt prospect status for me.

The Mets and Rangers swapped Marcus Semien and Brandon Nimmo. This seems like a nice deal for the Rangers getting a player a couple years younger at a lower aav. They have Smith to cover 2B and Walcott coming up soon. For the Mets, I would think it means Alonso is gone and Baty or Vientos will move to 1B. It also make Acuna or Mauricio more available in a trade. It is a risky move because Semiens bat has been in decline but the Mets have the money to take a risk to see if they bat comes back. It probably means they are looking to trade McNeil as well.

Henderson/Pratt and maybe another mid level? Skubal is a dude, there will be a Mets, yankees, Dodgers, red Sox, more bidding war on him if avaliable and those teams will give him like 10/400 possibly.

Carobo and Garcia are also potential quality catching prospects as they are 18 and will probably be the A ball duo. It is a high quality position. That being said you can never have enough catching. I would agree that we should probably sign a minor league AAAA vet catcher. I do think that Wood at AA and Dinges at A+ probably only need 100-150 quality abs for promotions unless they both start up a level.

https://reviewingthebrew.com/brewers-sign-key-role-player-to-one-year-deal-ahead-of-non-tender-deadline-01kaksq3daag It looks like Bauers is getting 2.7 to stay with the team for 1 more year. With the good last month and playoffs, I think this is a pretty solid move. I am pretty sure there was a swing adjustments in there that was a big reason for his strong end of the year.

If the price is right sure, from what I read he may be more of a utility player that can't play SS. However a lefty to platoon at 3B/1B doesn't sound bad to me. Hye-Seong Kim got 3/12.5 last year, if he was around that I would think it would be worth the risk for sure and of course he has to want to come to Milwaukee.

I think the Padres could be an interesting trade partner, They have a ton of needs and are usually willing to overpay for talent. I doubt they would trade Jackson Merrill but hear me out on this one. They will owe Tatis, Machado, Boegertz, Merrill 122 milly a year from 2030-2033, Merrill makes 21.1 per for that time span which is likely a steal. Merrill did take a small step back after a sensational rookie year and the Padres prospect cupboards are pretty bare to add players. With Machado, Bogey, Darvish, and Musgrove almost untradeable the Padres could be between trading Merrill or Tatis to solve long term finances and/or add depth. Here would be my proposition. I get there is a close to 0 percent chance the Pads trade Merrill but this does have some merit, I think 1) Merrill and Cronenworth for Vaughn, Ortiz, Ashby, Pratt, Henderson, Wilken, and Tyson Hardin The Padres cover 2 rotation spots (Ashby/Myers) 1st base and the 2nd base whole from Cronenworth. They get Pratt and Ortiz to move Bogertz to 2B and Wilken and Hardin to supplement a poor farm system and long term financial savings. For use we get a young perfect superstar OF and the package is a lot but Turang moves to SS, Cronenworth can play 1B and Collins to 2B. Long term Merrill doesn't get paid until Yeli is gone and he and Chourio won't be paid an excessive amount when the are paid more. If necessary you could swap Ashby with Patrick. Cronenworth doesn't have a great contract but he is a very Brewers style of player so taking him on to bridge the Pads potential financial needs is not a problem. Again almost 0 percent chance, but fun to think about. losing 2 young high end arms would be tough but if you believe in the farms system manageable potentially.

8-8 with Giannis out a couple weeks is worrisome. After Rollins no one is specifically playing great (Green, Kuz, Portis ok). I am getting pretty worried that the outside pressure to trade Giainnis is going to force him to want out with a team that is likely going to be 3-4 games under .500 when he comes back.

In my opinion Lawler was/is a borderline top 10 prospect and Henderson is in the 75-100 range. I get pitching has been expensive but that is a very big gap value wise, especially if Arizona does end up having a place for him.

I think there is some potential Perdomo moves to 3B. I know that was what a lot of people thought before the year. However Perdomo had monster year, there is some possiblity of the moving Marte as well.

I get the idea of wanting to get out of the Yeli contract but Castellanos is garbage, I would want a piece that has some value. Yeli was a 3 WAR player as a primary DH and if you take out his first 40-50 games or so on of the better hitters in the league. I do think him to LA Angels might be one of the only places he might be open to going (Dodgers) and them sending Trout to Philly has some merit as well but we would need something much different in return.

Not a bad idea, my guess is that Arizona would want a 2nd piece. On top of that they have an IF spot carved out for him now so I doubt they would trade him.