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Gage Workman was just DFA by the Cubs. He was a Rule 5 Draft pick with no options so he’d have to be rostered. Only 25 and was originally drafted by the Brewers. Good power and speed, albeit with some swing and miss. Is considered a good defender at 3B but has had a few bad errors this year. Is he worth a claim? Better option than Capra and/or Ortiz? I think these are the types of plays you make as a small market team. You know who Capra is, and maybe you find a 25yr old diamond in the rough with Workman.. Unfortunately this is where the Brewers are with their 3B/SS situation. I do like Durbin so far and Workman would provide a different left handed bat profile. Thoughts?
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Brewers Acquire Bryan Hudson from Dodgers
Hooker78 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Small market teams can’t afford to just take large money risks whenever they get the itch, because if it fail’s they don’t have the ability to just pony up for another roll of the dice. And to use “butwhatif” hypotheticals is just silly. But you do it because thats all you have. You don’t give a real blueprint to success, offer any “big money” moves that you know absolutely wins them a World Series. Just hypotheticals so you can complain about the team not doing it the way you would…even though you don’t even know how you would or could do it better. As for this move, it seems pretty obvious why it would be done and how it makes the team better now. Get immediate LH relief help for a guy 5-6yrs away (assuming he makes it to the big leagues at all). Moves like this are how the Brewers built an extremely good bullpen, while not paying relievers $6-$10 million a year, which simply doesn’t fit this teams philosophy of budget construction. But paying that money to a reliever that doesn’t pan out absolutely keeps them from making other aggressive moves…like signing a Yelich or Churio type contract. It’s like you want them to play poker just stupidly making every call no matter the cards they’re dealt. That’s a sure fire way to lose far more than you win. And if you haven’t noticed, the Brewers have done the exact opposite the past decade. Maybe you should find a new team to “root” for. -
Both guys had more value? You must be an insider to speak in absolutes, so who exactly were the more valuable guys the Crew passed on that was better than the guy they got? It’s funny how much conjecture and assumptions are made by message board posters in criticizing those with actual knowledge and experience in doing the job. The value of the guys the Brewers traded was exactly what they received in return. And a young, controllable arm with mid rotation upside is pretty valuable. Good trade.
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They’re consistent success would indicate they seem to know what they’re doing. Current Rotation Burnes, Peralta, Miley, Rae, Ross. Add Gasser, Junk, and Ashby to the mix. Houser basically is the same tier as everyone after Miley. Plenty of arms to replace what he was going to give you for $6million.
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Athletic, consistent delivery, great control, high spin rate and lots of movement. Sound like the exact type of kid you buy low on. If he wasn’t injured you don’t get him for the guys we traded for him. A 22yr old with mid-rotation potential for two guys that have no future and are easily replaced. If Crow gets healthy and lives up to potential we’ll be wondering how we stole him for so cheap a couple of years from now.
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They did just easily move two guys off the 40 man roster…by trading them for an young controllable arm that by most accounts has a real chance to be a younger and cheaper version of the guy they traded him for. And by trading for this kid instead of just selecting him as you suggest they gained far more flexibility with him and their roster. This is savvy small market baseball.
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The trade makes total sense for a small market team. You can’t pay marginal guys like 6/7 starters $6 million a year. They traded two guys that have no future with the club, that they already have similar, if not better players to fill their spots while opening up two roster spots, saving $7 million AND getting an interesting young arm they obviously like. This is how you compete as a small market team. It’s not gross, it’s good business.
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