Jeremy writes for multiple sites, not only Brewer Fanatic. It would be physically impossible for him to watch every game of every team he covers.
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It’d be nice but I’m skeptical. Like so many other teams, I have a sneaking suspicion the Brewers are trimming (or keeping flat) costs amidst television uncertainty.
I'm looking for someone to help with the rumors section of the site. I'm finding that I simply do not have the time to manage that properly anymore. I'd prefer that the person manage rumors for the Twins, Brewers, and Cubs but that's not a requirement. It would be a paid role and a pretty nice/easy side hustle for people who find themselves sitting in front of a computer all day anyway.
PM me if you're interested or if you have questions, ask them here.
I've always been high on Wiemer and his issues just always seemed so... fixable. I really hope this change works and he's able to maintain his natural power and athleticism. If he turns into a legit .850 OPS player with good CF defense... well, wow.
Yeah, I don't think it will be. First, the Brewers are relatively frugal. Second, it's a shoulder injury, one of the lower return-to-previous-performance injuries in a pitcher. I think the 2025 salary will be somewhere in the $13-17m range.
Absolutely nothing not to like about this.
I had long held the suspicion that no one was signing Woodruff because they didn't want him to take up a 40-man spot. I'm pretty sure the 60-day IL is open again so he can go directly onto that.
That's a big reason why I've pushed so hard to try to make this happen. Brewers coverage is appalling bad. Hogg is obviously great but the list basically stops after him. It's super-aggravating. As someone who follows multiple teams and sees how much coverage other teams get (the Twins have TWO excellent writers at The Athletic, for example), the dearth of Brewers coverage irritates me.
The players wear this stuff about 200 days a year. If they have complaints (and it’s more than the visuals, players are complaining about fit and quality as well), it’s the union’s job to voice their complaints.
Some of that is due to the final years of Mike Ilitch. He knew he was dying and so badly wanted a championship. He went hard at short term results and mired the Tigers in loads of bad contracts and a barren farm system.
And frankly, good on him for doing it. He bet the house and lost but at least he took his shot.
Oh, I'm not writing off Frelick as a leadoff guy, only that he has to prove he can post better numbers than he did in 2023 before I put him there. If he gets his OBP to .370 or higher and bumps that avg/slg a little, he's a good leadoff candidate.
Frelick had an OPS just under .700 and an OBP under .350 with little to no power. It seems utter madness to even include him in a top-of-the-order conversation. Maybe he gets there in 2024 but he needs to be a lot more fearsome with the stick before it's even a consideration. It's not ideal but I'd start the season with this:
Yelich
Contreras
Adames
Hoskins
If Adames doesn't rebound, I'd move him down and adjust accordingly, even putting Hoskins in the third spot - where he's not an ideal fit - because guys who hit should get the most PAs.
Well, this is exciting. It looks like we'll have on-site coverage in AZ with full press access for two writers. We expect to cover 15-ish days in Arizona.
And I can't say the details quite yet but along with this access we have some exciting news coming so some of you can get off poor Matt Trueblood's back just because he likes the Cubbies. 😁