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  1. Brewcrew82
    Chourio is not even a consideration this season at the MLB level. Don't know why you're even mentioning him. So, you're smarter in assessing Perkins' abilities than actual executives throughout baseball? Got it. Overall, Perkins is a guy with an intriguing skillset who demonstrated significant development with the bat last season. His defense and walk-rate provide provide him with a higher floor than most AAA outfielders. I can see why the Arnold and Co. wanted him.
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    Alexander went undrafted and will be 30 in March. Junk was actually drafted and is good enough to be the #14 prospect in our system ATM according to MLB Pipeline. Alexander is a one trick pony with his sinker who has mediocre secondary pitches and control and gets hit consistently hard. Junk, meanwhile, has a high-spin fastball with better secondary pitches and excellent control. The upside is greater with Junk and Junk had better underlying numbers last year in his limited sample size.
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    = From MLBTR. Excellent defensive outfielder with speed who gets on base consistently and made tangible improvements in the power department last season. Seems like a good depth signing to me. The reason they gave him a major league contract was to ensure that they signed him, as there was almost certainly significant interest from other teams. But we'll see how long he lasts on the 40 man roster. There wouldn't be much of a price to pay if they did decide to jettison him at some point.
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    Walks a ton and plays great defense with good speed. That's valuable to have coming up from AAA if they ever did need him due to injuries/underperformance. Also, just because they sign him to a major league contract doesn't mean he's going to be on the 40 man come opening day.
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    Okay. But he's still behind Yelich, Taylor, Mitchell, Ruiz, and. almost certainly, Frelick in the pecking order. AAA depth, which is good to have. He also has an intriguing skillset with a high OBP and a great glove/speed.
  6. Brewcrew82
    Perkins isn't going to be taking playing time from them. He has options remaining and is almost certainly headed to AAA. Depth is a good thing.
  7. Brewcrew82
    At the bare minimum, Junk has more upside than Alexander. That's something, after what we went through last year....
  8. Brewcrew82
    Funny that you say that with certainty when we're still in the middle of November. Talk to me in March. The market is back to being slow moving after the lockout last offseason. They have some payroll flexibility now, wheres they didn't before those moves. That's not insignificant.
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    A major league deal doesn't mean much if the players still has options, which Perkins does. Rather, the major league contract provides an advantage over other teams in signing the player. Perkins almost certainly had interest from other teams on a minor league contract, so the Brewers decided to ensure that they signed him by offering him a major league contract. In all likelihood, Perkins goes to AAA to help replace the expected exodus of our top outfield prospects.
  10. Brewcrew82
    Nice win. Wasn't pretty whatsoever, but could make a difference come Selection Sunday.
  11. Brewcrew82
    Maybe in your world. But where I come from, namely, reality, that isn't even close to the case.
  12. Brewcrew82
    The fact that you're using putouts to make an argument about Renfroe's value is quite telling. And if what you're looking for is a cannon arm, did you know that Turang, Mitchell, Wiemer have cannons themselves? Not that Turang would be Renfroe's replacement anyways...
  13. Brewcrew82
    Not really. It's usually somewhere in between two extremes.
  14. Brewcrew82
    It's not strictly an emotional argument, though the "emotional fan" perspective is important as it's the fans that will be the ones purchasing the tickets and providing the franchise with that source of revenue. It's also grounded in some degree of reason and logic. Good teams need to lock up their best players before they hit free agency. I'm not naive enough to think that they'll be able to lock up all 3 of Burnes, Woodruff, or Adames, but extending one of our pitchers in particular would be wise considering how crucial ace pitching is to a successful World Series formula and the general lack of high-level pitching talent in the farm right now. I have yet to see a convincing argument that the payroll isn't there for at least one upper-tier extension. We may not be the Dodgers or Yankees, but we're also not the A's/Rays either due to consistent strong support from the fanbase. Keep making moves like this, however, without subsequently reinvesting in the roster, and fan support will dwindle and we will become one of those teams.
  15. Brewcrew82
    I will say that, with Renfroe now gone and Wong likely to follow, I will expect that the FO extend at least one of Burnes, Woody, Adames this offseason. They pretty much owe it to the fan base right now. And I will definitely join the chorus of FO-bashing if they do absolutely nothing with this increased payroll flexibility. I don't expect it like some others, but it is a possibility that lingers in the back of my mind.
  16. Brewcrew82
    Of course, they'll experience at least some struggles. That's just the reality of major league baseball. However, the style of baseball they play is far more conducive to consistent offense than what we've seen over the last few years. Rather than being focused on hitting home runs to score, these guys have demonstrated a proven ability to get on base at a high level throughout their minor league careers, and once on base, possess the game-changing speed to take extra bases and manufacture increased runs. I don't get why you assume they'll be consistently bad. Sal Frelick, for example, possesses a virtually identical skillset to Steven Kwan, who hit .298 and accumulated over 5.0 WAR setting the table for Cleveland's division winning lineup this season.
  17. Brewcrew82
    FWIW. Renfroe just doesn't have that much value at an $11 Mil. projected salary. Good player, but on his 5th team in 5 years now...
  18. Brewcrew82
    We do have a league high 18 arbitration-eligible players we have to pay more for as well, including Burnes, Woodruff, Devin, etc....
  19. Brewcrew82
    They went with Mitchell over Frelick due to the fact that Mitchell was in the organization for a longer period of time. Once Mitchell was called up, there was no more room for at-bats with Yelich, Taylor, Renfroe, and McCutchen already on the roster. I also suspect there was some service-time manipulation involved as well. But Frelick is the better hitter, make no mistake about it. One of the very best hitters in all the minors.
  20. Brewcrew82
    Again, Frelick has one of the highest contact rates in the entire minors, which is hugely beneficial in making the adjustment to MLB pitching. He's most often compared to Steven Kwan, who hit .298 and accumulated well over 5.0 in WAR this past season as a rookie.
  21. Brewcrew82
    Also, it should be noted that the organization is trying to move away from streaky, all-or-nothing type hitters such as Renfroe in favor of speedy players who get on base, which our young outfield prospects all do at a high level. That will be a welcome change for many fans who have complained about our lack of offensive consistency (including me).
  22. Brewcrew82
    Yes. He's ready. He was drafted as an advanced college bat with the ability to move quickly through the minors. He just hit .365/.435/.508 in AAA with 19 BBs and 16 Ks. Has one of the best hit tools (if not the best hit tool) in the minors.
  23. Brewcrew82
    They almost certainly won't be going with that as our opening day outfield. Most likely, Yelich will remain in LF and Taylor, Mitchell, Frelick, and (maybe?) Ruiz will take up the rest of the OF at-bats. FWIW, Frelick has a 70 grade hit tool. He can hit. And he doesn't strike out like Hiura did.
  24. Brewcrew82
    This trade is largely about creating space for our young outfield prospects imo. Mitchell has already arrived. Frelick will likely be on the opening day roster, and I wouldn't be surprised if Ruiz is as well. Meanwhile, Wiemer should factor in around mid-season, with Chourio ascending rapidly behind him. It also clears payroll space to provide flexibility for other acquisitions. Potentially a right-handed power-bat, late inning relief, and starting pitching depth. Sucks that we had to part with our best hitter from last year statistically, but at, $11 mil., Renfroe didn't have much positive value.
  25. Brewcrew82
    Kirk is literally an all-star with four years of control remaining…It’s crazy to think we could get a guy like him without including a player the caliber of Mitchell
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