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  1. wiguy94
    Padres now have big contracts on the book that pay Bogaerts and Machado until they are 40 and Darvish until he’s 42. Crazy stuff.
  2. wiguy94
    Assuming health, what is your opening day bullpen that puts Strzelecki in AAA? Also assume we carry 6 SP (Burnes, Woodruff, Freddy, Lauer, Miley, Houser) so you only need 7 RP.
  3. wiguy94
    Why are the odds of an injury or "discomfort" leading to an IL stint pretty high for Strzelecki...a guy the Brewers have been talking up all offseason.
  4. wiguy94
    I'd consider Strzelecki basically a lock. Brewers have talked about him as high leverage guy pretty much all offseason. Cousins not so much a lock. He has a chance to make the opening day roster, but likely would involve showing some improvement on his command this spring training.
  5. wiguy94
    Ottavino had 7 BB+HBP in 81 PA against LHP and their success against him was largely on the back of a .392 BABIP. His command is miles above Cousins so comparing them is pretty pointless. Plus Ottavino's arsenal is more diverse than Cousins. Ottavino's aresenal last year: SL - 43%, SI - 33%, 4FB - 12%, CH - 7%, CU - 5%, Cousins' arsenal last year: SL - 56%, SI - 43%, CH - 1%
  6. wiguy94
    Although the bad news is the walks/HBP were still huge issues in 2021 against LHP and they had a .386 OBP vs Cousins.
  7. wiguy94
    I should add these splits for Cousins looked much better in 2021, but he had the elbow injury in 2022 which might have impacted his control/release point leading to the poor platoon splits.
  8. wiguy94
    Strzelecki profiles as a better leverage RP because his pitch makeup is better against LHP and he has a capable 3rd pitch while Cousins doesn't. Cousins' 2022 OPS splits are quite evident. MLB: .589 vs RHB, .861 vs LHB AAA: .493 vs RHB, .799 vs LHB 127 total PA vs RHB with 11 BB and 4 HBP compared to 88 PA vs LHB with 16 BB and 3 HBP. Walks are out of control against LHB. Strzelecki's 2022 OPS splits look much better. MLB: .607 vs RHB, .676 vs LHB AAA: .577 vs RHB, .674 vs LHB 254 total PA vs RHB with 21 BB and 3 HBP compared to 162 PA vs LHB with 19 BB and 1 HBP. Cousins had 19 BB+HBP in 88 PA vs LHB. Strzelecki had 20 BB+HBP in 162 PA vs LHB. Seems pretty clear to me why the Brewers view Strzelecki as a high leverage guy and Cousins as a guy with question marks still.
  9. wiguy94
    Chourio would have significantly more value...it's not even comparable. Like come on.
  10. wiguy94
    It's possible he and Naquin have opt-out dates in their contract so if they aren't added to the 40-man/26-man roster by a certain date (end of spring training) then they can opt out and become FA.
  11. wiguy94
    I don't think either of these two will be on the opening day roster.
  12. wiguy94
    Like the deal with Corbin it’s hard to take this as 100% truth because this is likely from a team source, but the truth definitely feels closer to the middle than either of their statements.
  13. wiguy94
    Yeah Wilson will and possibly Ashby could go on the 60-day IL if we need to clear a spot.
  14. wiguy94
    Players on the 60-day IL don't count against the 40 man roster.
  15. wiguy94
    Kyle Tucker after back to back 5 WAR season got taken to an arb hearing this year after winning the World Series. His response when asked if this hurts his relationship with the Astros? “No, I enjoy playing here, playing for the Astros”
  16. wiguy94
    Are the middle and small market owners finally going to turn against the big market owners?
  17. wiguy94
    The 2020-2022 version of Burnes is definitely the best peak of a pitcher in the Brewers history, but yeah he needs another season or two at that level to make up for the huge volume that Sheets and Higuera have over him. For all we know Woodruff could pitch better than Burnes this year and next and stake the claim as the best pitcher in franchise history. Would still argue that 2021 Burnes was the best season in franchise history with 2004 Sheets as a close runner up.
  18. wiguy94
    Likely won’t be available until late in the year but the 2024 club option is intriguing if he bounces back well from TJ.
  19. wiguy94
    Offense was down league wide last year. The Brewers had the 11th best wRC+ in baseball which takes park factors into consideration and puts everyone on a league scale. It was an above average offense. The pitching was average and completely fell off from where it was in 2021 and that includes Burnes. Burnes in 2021 had a 58 ERA-, 38 FIP-, 54 xFIP-, 6.3 RA9-WAR, 7.5 fWAR. Burnes in 2022 had a 73 ERA-, 79 FIP-, 72 xFIP-, 5.3 RA9-WAR, 4.6 fWAR.
  20. wiguy94
    Agree with this. Rowdy needs to have a breakout season if he wants the Brewers to keep him going forward. If he's around 110 wRC+ and 1 WAR player again then I doubt the Brewers bring him back in 2024.
  21. wiguy94
    No they filed for a bigger increase than Bieber got. There's zero reason to believe that Burnes would have accepted for $10.56M. You are putting way too much faith in anonymous sources and Burnes sour grapes statements.
  22. wiguy94
    Clearly he and his agency were in over their heads then and are taking out their disappointment for reaching too far on the Brewers.
  23. wiguy94
    Why did Burnes not file for $10.56M then? Why did he file for more?
  24. wiguy94
    How would giving Burnes that extra $750K make us more successful?
  25. wiguy94
    No don't walk it back now. You said what the Brewers did to Burnes is only something an unserious franchise with no interest in winning would do which is patently false.
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