Brock Beauchamp

Kyle Garlick has been a part-time and oft-injured part of the Minnesota Twins for the past two seasons. He's limited to corner outfield and doesn't even play that very well. In the wake of yesterday's Carlos Correa deal, the Twins waived Garlick off the 40-man roster. But what he does is pound left-handed pitching beyond what anyone with his skillset should be able to do. In his brief MLB career, he has a .538 slugging percentage against southpaws and an .839 OPS. As good as he is against LHP, he's equally bad against righties, posting an abysmal .582 OPS against them. But he's cheap and fills a very specific role the Brewers could use in 2023. View full rumor

Yeah, I honestly don't see them moving a starter, particularly Houser, because I don't see the return being significant enough to warrant the move. In some ways, I'd be less surprised to see them move Burnes than Houser.

Yeah, I honestly don't see them moving a starter, particularly Houser, because I don't see the return being significant enough to warrant the move. In some ways, I'd be less surprised to see them move Burnes than Houser.

I think it's definitely something to keep an eye on but after being traded and having a bad season by his own standards, frustration isn't surprising. I mean, we all have our moments of acting like asses when stress levels rise. We'll see whether Winker learned anything from his 2022 season soon enough.

I believe this can be true for front office personnel but aren't managers always publicly extended? Or is this just a thing that has flown under my radar and gone unnoticed over the years?

On paper that's a pretty fair deal IMO but the Twins aren't looking for Houser-leveal talent. They have Gray, Mahle, Maeda, Ryan, and Ober along with several AAA prospects. If the Twins acquire a pitcher, he almost needs to be as good or better than Sonny Gray for it to make an impact.

On paper that's a pretty fair deal IMO but the Twins aren't looking for Houser-leveal talent. They have Gray, Mahle, Maeda, Ryan, and Ober along with several AAA prospects. If the Twins acquire a pitcher, he almost needs to be as good or better than Sonny Gray for it to make an impact.

With the Brewers looking at seven starting pitchers after the Miley trade, MLBTR speculates a Houser trade is possible. Houser could easily be the odd man out and if a trade happens, it could be late in the offseason or even during spring training. Personally, I'm leaning away from the Brewers trading any of their possible starters but it's a definite possibility. With so many to choose from and all of them legit candidates to start MLB games, GM Matt Arnold could decide the team is better by trading a pitcher for another asset at a position of more need. View full rumor

Yikes. BTV sure spits out some weird numbers at times.

Yikes. BTV sure spits out some weird numbers at times.

That's partially why I chose it.

They could certainly do that with different titles but it all cascades down. Last I checked, the Twins also had two or three assistant GMs. Front offices are a lot bigger now and the titles generally reflect that. But, alas, they are just titles.

Most teams use the POBO to add another layer to the front office; front offices have exploded in size over the past 20 years and more management is needed to handle all the scouts, analytics, development, coaching, etc. I'm most familiar with the Twins in this regard. Their POBO sets high-level instructions for development, approach, etc. but it's actually the GM that is more public-facing and agrees to terms on most contracts, that sort of thing. The GM seems to be more of a day-to-day manager.

Probably, but I find it odd they haven't named him POBO if that's their plan.

1. That's what I believe as well. 2. Yes, Counsell's deal is also expiring.

Yeah, we use the Baseball-Reference linker and it's not perfect. Unfortunately, we can't do anything except remove the link, which I will do now.

Oh, I wouldn't give Lauer away, merely shop him and see if the team can improve overall with a trade. Planning on a six man rotation isn't the worst thing in the world if no one is interested in him.

There are several routes the Brewers could take here but I'd be pretty disappointed if they punt Ashby to the bullpen so quickly. Personally, I'd be shopping Lauer pretty hard right now and see if there are any decent offers on the table.

Former Brewer Wade Miley has agreed to a one-year deal to return to Milwaukee and pitch for the Brewers, adding to an already-crowded Brewers rotation in 2023. The Milwaukee Brewers made their first major league free agent signing of the offseason by agreeing to an incentive-laden deal with veteran pitcher Wade Miley. The deal is a one-year contract for $4.5 million with incentives that can max out the Brewers’ commitment to $6 million. The deal includes a $10 million mutual option for the 2024 season with a $1 million buyout. Mutual options are very rarely picked up so consider it a $1 million deal for Miley to not play for the Brewers in 2024. The incentives include $150,000 for reaching 75 innings pitched, $350,000 for 100 innings pitched, and $500,000 if Miley reaches 125 and 150 innings pitched. Miley looks to fill the back of the Brewers’ rotation and could portend pitching trades in the next month to alleviate the crowded nature of the Brewer rotation. The 36-year-old Miley was last effective in 2021 while pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, where he posted a 139 ERA+ over 163 innings pitched. Last year with the Cubs, Miley suffered a shoulder injury and multiple setbacks that restricted him to only 37 innings pitched during the season. Since a disastrous season with Baltimore in 2017, Miley has been an effective starting pitcher, pitching 462 innings with a 3.50 ERA across four ball clubs, including a very nice 2018 partial season in Milwaukee. Miley, a veteran of 12 major league seasons, was never a fireballer as a big leaguer, maxing out with a fastball velocity of just over 91mph. But as age and injury have worn him down through his 30s, his fastball average now begins with an “8,” and in limited 2022 time, his fastball was in the first percentile on Baseball Savant. That wasn’t due to a recent injury, though, as his fastball velocity was in the second percentile the previous season. As previously mentioned, Miley won't blow anyone away, but as long as he's healthy, his movement and stuff allow him to get major-league hitters out at a nice clip. He's the poster boy for the term "crafty lefty veteran". Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Ext. Whiff% PutAway% 2022 Cutter 238 185 53 42.4 85.1 65 56 14 10 1 1 2 7 50 .250 .289 .411 .469 .329 .370 88.7 11 2284 6.1 14.6 18.9 2022 Changeup 177 172 5 31.6 81.4 53 51 13 9 3 0 1 11 40 .255 .245 .373 .347 .287 .275 83.3 -2 1835 6.1 37.4 20.4 2022 4-Seam Fastball 79 60 19 14.1 89.1 20 16 2 1 1 0 0 3 13 .125 .212 .188 .308 .245 .318 88.7 32 2263 6.1 19.4 10.0 2022 Slider 37 2 35 6.6 78.7 14 14 1 1 0 0 0 7 7 .071 .108 .071 .190 .063 .127 88.7 30 2344 6.1 45.0 41.2 2022 Sinker 15 2 13 2.7 88.3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .070 .000 .071 .240 .282 66.9 10 2080 6.2 0.0 0.0 2022 Curveball 15 14 1 2.7 73.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .110 .000 .153 .000 .100 57.8 -5 2438 6.1 0.0 0.0 2021 Cutter 1,207 948 259 46.6 85.4 293 266 75 43 20 1 11 38 236 .282 .269 .489 .437 .348 .328 83.5 6 2276 6.1 18.5 19.1 2021 Changeup 707 677 30 27.3 81.9 203 185 47 35 10 0 2 36 151 .254 .245 .341 .341 .288 .290 83.0 -1 1807 6.1 33.8 20.9 2021 4-Seam Fastball 422 359 63 16.3 89.9 150 138 34 27 4 1 2 39 99 .246 .235 .333 .391 .284 .300 88.0 18 2239 6.1 17.6 17.1 2021 Slider 134 17 117 5.2 79.2 26 24 5 3 0 0 2 7 17 .208 .216 .458 .428 .309 .302 83.1 17 2310 6.1 35.9 13.7 2021 Curveball 90 74 16 3.5 74.7 9 7 3 3 0 0 0 3 4 .429 .278 .429 .320 .447 .358 87.0 -4 2391 6.0 28.6 14.3 2021 Sinker 31 10 21 1.2 88.7 8 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 .286 .281 .429 .583 .355 .407 95.2 4 2025 6.2 23.1 22.2 Miley’s acquisition is somewhat curious given the current Brewer rotation, which already features Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Eric Lauer, Aaron Ashby, and Adrian Houser as options. Miley is an excellent insurance policy at the back of a stacked rotation. Still, it’s hard to envision the veteran agreeing to terms with Milwaukee if some amount of playing time wasn’t guaranteed, particularly given the incentives baked into the contract. Does this imply the Brewers are working to trade one of their current starting pitchers? Given their lack of activity on the free agent market and the lack of remaining decent options available, trading from a position of excess makes sense to help shore up other parts of the roster that could use some help. Obviously, either Burnes or Woodruff would bring back an excellent return but would also cripple the Brewers' chance to compete in 2023. Peralta and Ashby have long extensions in place, making them unlikely trade candidates. That leaves Lauer as the logical remaining candidate, which wouldn't be surprising given his outspoken nature in the clubhouse, which may have ruffled feathers within the organization. What is your take on this, Brewer Fanatics? Is Miley rotation insurance, or is this the first of a series of moves with the Brewers' pitching staff? View full article

That's a really good point. Giving cash back for a DFA means you either really want him or kinda want him but think other teams in more advantageous waiver positions also want him. Either way, the Brewers like something about the guy.

Not kind of. It feels flat-out dumb to me. He's not even as good as Boegarts and the Red Sox let him walk without even trying that hard. He is a lot younger than Boegarts, but still. He's just not that good. Yeah, he's a good player but he's not elite. Other than 2019, he's never even posted a 5+ fWAR season. Four win players aren't supposed to receive 11-year, $330m contracts. This is insanity.

Not kind of. It feels flat-out dumb to me. He's not even as good as Boegarts and the Red Sox let him walk without even trying that hard. He is a lot younger than Boegarts, but still. He's just not that good. Yeah, he's a good player but he's not elite. Other than 2019, he's never even posted a 5+ fWAR season. Four win players aren't supposed to receive 11-year, $330m contracts. This is insanity.