No chance. They traded for Devers because they are going all in on the present. They aren't going to follow that up by trading their best position player.
I don't see how adding Devers doesn't make them a true contender. They have arguably the best 1-2 punch in baseball, the best bullpen by WPA in baseball, and now a really good 1-4 in the order with Lee, Ramos, Devers, Chapman
I don't know why people are worried about salary. San Francisco is a mega market that likely doesn't care if Devers contract is eventually under water. They aren't the Milwaukee Brewers.
Was that comparing all of 2024 to 2025? Or 2024 A ball to 2025 A ball? If it was all of 2024 to 2025 then the contact rate dropping would make sense because of the ACL numbers being included.
Has there actually been a significant jump in swing and miss? Per Fangraphs he was at 69.4% contact rate in 2024 in Carolina. Not including yesterday he's at 69.7% contact rate in 2025.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the best Pallante has pitched in his entire life. His stuff is up today and he's locating like an 80 grade command guy. Basically everything has been on the edges or corners today.
Pitching is just going to be what's most convenient for the pitcher in terms of travel/weather. Wade Miley is the only player I can recall having a rehab assignment in AA in the recent years. The reason you see so many pitching rehab assignments in A+ is because it's a short drive from Milwaukee so the pitchers can drive up the day of/night before then drive back down after they pitch.
Having a dead ball this season is honestly a good thing for the Brewers. Fewer HR in Brewers games typically is going to be a good thing for the Brewers.
He's replacing Cameron who went on the paternity list. Replacing a player who goes on the IL/paternity/bereavement voids the required 15 days for a pitcher to be in the minors after being optioned.
Personally I think it's dumb that you can use a position player going on one of those lists to bring back up a pitcher, but it's a loophole that the Brewers have used quite a bit the last couple of years.
I had no issue with a trade request. He's putting himself first which is fine. Just don't like that he and his agent made it public. But hey he got his way and got sent to the White Sox. I don't wish him to fail but I also just don't care at all if he succeeds.
Carolina is moving to Wilson and getting a new park. Wisconsin did some major renovations and has a great facility for A+. Quintana on his rehab assignment said it's a AAA quality facility for the players. Not sure on Biloxi but that park is only a decade old I believe.
He did sign a deal to avoid arbitration that has a club option for next year so that's what I'm guessing you saw. He just has Arb 3 and Arb 4 after the club option.
The AAA manager Rick Sweet said in an interview with Jeff Hem the Sounds radio guy that Quero's arm is probably just going to be above average going forward and not double plus like it used to be.