Hopper

Regardless of reasoning, I’m shocked Frelick is not in the line-up.

Ummm, then I am assuming you are just kidding. :)

I'd rather just have them trade Burns now rather than wait another year and diminish our return. I think it is a foredrawn conclusion that there isn't a chance in hell we can resign Burnes. To be honest, same with Adames. We would be hurting without them, but to maximize return, the sooner the better.

Except I don't think that is going to happen. I think Yelich will still be our full time LF, and might DH 1 or 2 times per week max. I think Hiura is a goner, via trade. Doubt we get much in return, but I think they are going to send him packing. I think Winker was acquired as our normal DH, since he is a liability in the field. He may get occasional starts in the OF, but no way is that going to be a daily thing. As much as I want Hiura to be in the mix, if the plan is to use him like we did last year, there is no point in keeping him around. Trade him to a team that can afford to play him.

yet still seemed to start primarily against lefties. *shaking head* The kid was sooooooo mismanaged last year it isn't even funny.

I was sooo high on Mario. :( This is disappointing to say the least. I thought Toro was our Jace replacement.

Why, because he is a Wisconsin boy? Let's not over value him because of that. I felt the same about Jansen, WI boy so let's overpay. Nope, silliness. We don't need him do we? We just signed our catcher, we don't need him in the OF, and his numbers aren't that great for a corner outfielder to begin with. His numbers would look great at catcher, but we are no longer in the market. Be nice to have a guy who could play catcher on Contreras off days, but where would he fit in the OF? No way I'm trading any of our top farm pieces for a guy we simply no longer need.

Please be Small, please be Small, please be Small.

I'd deal Ruiz in a heartbeat, but I'd keep Frelick, Mitchell, and Wiemer. Wouldn't even allow them to mention the name Chourio. lol

The only way I find this to have any merit is if they are targeting Varsho but as a catcher. Otherwise, seems stupid. Wouldn't surprise me though, we already got one OF this off season (loosely anyway) so adding another one to jam up our outfield would be icing on the cake in weirdness.

The only way I find this to have any merit is if they are targeting Varsho but as a catcher. Otherwise, seems stupid. Wouldn't surprise me though, we already got one OF this off season (loosely anyway) so adding another one to jam up our outfield would be icing on the cake in weirdness.

Wait, we've improved our pitching this off season?

Wait, we've improved our pitching this off season?

Look, the Brewers had 162 games to prove they were better than the Cardinals, they fell 7 games short. It wasn't even close. The fact that we have people that still think the Brewers were better than the Cardinals in 2022 is a joke. They simply were not.

ok, what does. The final standings are what dictates who moves on in the playoffs. The standings don't account for injuries, luck (good or bad) but the standings do tell you who were the best teams that season. Our 2022 standings tell us the entire story all right, and because you don't want to believe it, it's still true. The Cardinals won 7 more games than we did. They were the better team. That is the entire story.