Brock Beauchamp

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To clear this up, I don't think it's in the Brewers' interests to trade Burnes at the deadline. But... If I'm interested in giving it consideration, I'd be all-in on talking to the Rays above almost any other team. First, the Rays - if they're truly interested in being aggressive at this deadline - can offer some of the most intriguing prospects in baseball. They have incredible farm system depth and are excellent at developing pitching, which is also a Milwaukee strength. Given how the Brewers are position-heavy right now, adding long-term pitching assets could keep the window open for quite some time. Second, the Rays are likely confident they can get the "real" Corbin Burnes back on the field and might pay a premium to acquire a slightly-struggling elite pitcher. I'm not head-over-heels at the idea of trading Burnes but if there's a team I'd want to talk to about a potential trade, It's probably the Tampa Bay Rays. View full rumor

Even so, Contreras would likely have a lot more value if locked down into free agency. Catchers that can hit and play acceptable/good defense are unicorns in baseball.

I think the Reds look terrifying in 2024 and 2025. I'm not scared of them in 2023 if the Brewers take care of business. Look at yesterday's game. The Reds scored 11 runs on nine hits against the Braves and won by one run. They're in an extremely fortune run right now but unless they get their pitching sorted in a hurry, we could easily see a Pirates-level collapse just around the corner. In their past 26 games, they have nine one-run wins. And they didn't create much separation from the Brewers, being only 1.5 games ahead. Could the Reds win the division? Oh, absolutely. Do I think they will? No.

I understand front office and ownership being a bit risk-averse in the wake of the Yelich signing but I find it rather disappointing that they haven't locked up Contreras or any of the rookie class.

Whether he learned of the pitch three days or three weeks ago, just rolling it out there like that puts Miley in the inner circle of the Crafty Lefty Hall of Fame. That's kinda ridiculous.

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Picking up a role player for cash is a good deal. “A hell of a deal”? Eh, maybe I overstated it but getting one win out of Miller for cash has been really useful in keeping the Brewers’ head above water.

It has to do with your constant challenging of peoples’ fandoms. Yes, it’s passive aggressive and against the rules of the forum. Go ahead and disagree with my take on Miller, that’s fine. Don’t make me, or any other poster, part of your argument. I have anything but a thin skin. I’ve had people on Twins Daily call me a fake fan because I run a Brewers website. Gatekeeping and fandom purity tests are boring 100% of the time and anathema to running a healthy, growing community. So, please stop.

I didn't expect... well, anything really, from Miller so his small burst of output was a welcome surprise. He's a 40-man insurance policy that might help the team for a season or two. Given that he's still 26 years old, hopefully he has a little more development and advancement left to untap.

Dude, stop it with your passive-aggressive nonsense. And Miller has been really useful on a team that has been ravaged by injuries and has seen several role-players and rookies struggle. Yeah, he hasn't been good the past couple of weeks. He was good and very useful in the ~150 plate appearances before that point. And he gets bonus points for not being completely helpless against LHP. Seems like a pretty good deal for straight-up cash.

Well, that has turned out to be a hell of a deal for Milwaukee.

A fair point, though Tellez doesn't have huge splits by LHB standards so the impact would be noticeable but not enormous.

This needs to be mentioned alongside this article: Woof.

With this many teams hanging out .500, I think it's more likely than not one of them makes a small run and wins the division with no fewer than ~86 wins.

Welcome to Brewer Fanatic! It's an interesting situation, no doubt. I was convinced Counsell was gone already but just a few weeks ago, the Twins announced they had extended Baldelli... last year. Now, I don't think that's the situation in Milwaukee, as Counsell is more integral to the team (IMO anyway) than Baldelli is in Minnesota. But it's an interesting thing to note.

Yep, all three of those are very good.

Oh yeah, you want to combine the two for the most accurate reading, for sure. But 90th percentile exit velo gives a good indication whether a guy is routinely smashing the ball or whether they occasionally luck into really getting one.

Back on topic, seeing Rowdy start hitting for power again would be a significant step forward for this lineup.

I'm going to take this moment to whine about Baseball Savant. They do *so much* right but keeping max exit velocity front and center is just stupid, to put it bluntly. Even Jamey Carroll got into one now and again. Using a single data point out of hundreds is bad statistical presentation. 90th percentile exit velocity, on the other hand...

Going with Brosseau's innings pitched as his concern is hilarious. Love it.

Mark Teixeira was drafted as a 1B, right? That one worked out well.

I wouldn’t hold my breath on that but the Brewers sure could use more rotation stability in the short term.

I can't believe the performances they've received from Teheren thus far.