Robocaller

The Burnes/Adames trade is fair (BTV); I see no reason why we'd get more by splitting them, in fact they'd want Adames more if they thought they could get Burnes in the same trade. And the Woody deal is fair too. We have Williams for an extra year. We could get back to the playoffs as soon as 2024.

He would have improved the lineup a ton if our management was wise enough to limit his AB vs. LHP. You wouldn't get rid of a LHH who raked against RHP; it was foolish to use Hiura as they did.

He would have improved the lineup a ton if our management was wise enough to limit his AB vs. LHP. You wouldn't get rid of a LHH who raked against RHP; it was foolish to use Hiura as they did.

Trade Burnes and Adames to the Dodgers for: Diego Cartaya C* Austin Barnes C Bobby Miller RHP* Ryan Pepiot RHP Miguel Vargas 3B, 1B, OF Trade Woodruff to the Orioles for: Jordan Westburg 3B/2B* Kyle Bradish RHP Cionel Perez RP and a Fungible low-value pitching prospect. And just to get rid of them, I'm trading Wong and Hiura to the Tigers for: Andy Ibanez INF Tyler Alexander LHP, and a Fungible low-value pitching prospect. The guys with * on them would not break camp with the team, but should be called up at some point in 2023. Current prospects who could be called up during 2023 are Wiemer, Feliciano, Navaretto, Small, Gasser, Devanney, Monasterio, Singleton, Uribe, Middendorf, as well as some marginal relief pitchers. Counting Tyler Alexander (not our Alexander) and Houser, there are 7 starting pitchers on this staff. C: Victor Caratini ($2.80M) 1B: Rowdy Tellez ($5.30M) 2B: Luis Urias ($4.3M) 3B: Miguel Vargas ($0.7M) SS: Brice Turang ($0.7M) LF: Sal Frelick ($0.70M) CF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.70M) DH: Christian Yelich ($26.00M) Bench OF: Esteury Ruiz ($0.70M) Utility: Mike Brosseau ($1.0M) Utility: Andy Ibanez ($0.75M) Backup C: Austin Barnes ($3.5M) RF: Tyrone Taylor ($1.0M) SP1: Ryan Pepiot ($0.7M) SP2: Aaron Ashby ($1.00M) SP3: Freddy Peralta ($3.50M) SP4: Eric Lauer ($5.20M) SP5: Kyle Bradish ($0.7M) CL: Devin Williams ($3.20M) RP: Tyler Alexander ($1.00M) RP: Matt Bush ($2.00M) RP: Peter Strzelecki ($0.7M) RP: Hoby Milner ($1.10M) RP: Jake Cousins ($1.0M) RP: Adrian Houser ($3.6M) RP: Cionel Perez ($3.0M) Payroll is 42.42% under budget

saw an article saying Detroit was interested in Wong.

Your fundamental error is thinking that the Brewers will sign someone with that "available" 11M.

If so, I would assert that it proves Renfroe's value to the brewers was greater than what we could get for him, so he should have been kept.

You certainly have a liberal definition of players who "only hit LHP." A couple of them even have wRC+ greater than 100. I wouldn't even put Brosseau in that category--he's not a complete embarrassment vs. RHP. So if you limit it to guys who have wRC+ of less than 80, you're left with a few guys whom no one should advocate having, except as backup C or maybe backup middle INF. Farmer at least hit .241 vs RHP in the majors (and Bohm has hit .261, Aberto hit .235, etc.), something Perkins hasn't done in the minors.

I watched the game where he blew out his knee. As I recall, some dust got in my eyes.

I watched the game where he blew out his knee. As I recall, some dust got in my eyes.

If they get a cost-controlled Adames, it allows them to spend their money on other FAs. Unlike the Brewers, the Dodgers are willing to spend their "savings." But, if we trade with the dodgers, it might make sense to trade Adames with Burnes. I'm sure they covet Burnes.

Frelick doesn't need a platoon partner. I don't think Mitchell does. Players who only hit LHP are AAAA players not MLB players.

Renfroe had 2.7 WAR last year. If the 3 receivers we got accumulate that in their careers, they'll be doing better than expected. I don't know why you listed Perkins as a full-time OF--if he is, we might as well tank for better draft picks.

Trade with the Mets is a huge overpayment (BTV site). Trade with the Rays is a significant underpayment. Trade with Jays is a huge underpayment.

Your floor for them is much higher than my floor for them, which is they don't pitch another significant inning in the majors. I'm hoping for more, but there's not really much cost savings to pay a rookie $700K a year vs. signing a bunch of retreads who at least have a floor of being a major leaguer, and whom you can acquire with nothing but modest expenditures of money (1-2M per year, if they make the majors). If one of them has a career as good as Suter has had, I'd consider that to be a success for them. But we have guys in the system who should be able to do that whom wouldn't cost trade capital to acquire.

He was the best hitter on the team last year, so if he's only an average hitter, the only way dumping him makes sense is if they actually use what would have been his salary to acquire at least one better player. If they actually do that, my impression of the trade will change.

I think we'll get more than 4 major league innings out of these 3, which is what they got from the two from the Arcia trade.

Time to trade him while his value is high. :-)

The chance that all three will have ML careers is vanishingly small. Peguera has the best shot, imo, but all of them are unlikely to be ML successes.

That's ludicrous, unless you took me literally regarding my use of "miracle." I don't think divine intervention is required, but it would need to be something nearly as rare.

Then you better hope Frelick and Mitchell both hit well as rookies.

His name is Tyrone Taylor. Or Garrett Mitchell if Frelick is our CF.

I feel devalued. {sniffle}

What actual evidence do you have of other executives being keen to sign him to a major league contract? His floor is a career minor leaguer. His ceiling is a AAAA guy who gets called up when someone is injured and they need to at least have an emergency CFer.

I don't see him in MLB until some point in 2024; need to get the extra season out of him. Being cheap is Brewers' DNA.