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Not trying to be flippant, but I don’t think it matters — this team has by far the best pitching and any combo of them will get the job done. Tampa won’t be able to stop MKE from scoring and a partisan Brewers crowd at the trop will start celebrating early. The baseball gods are so smiling down on this team and fan base right now and it’s amazing. It’s been a long-time coming — patience rewarded.

Stearns was the right man for the job at the time. It was his vision, with help from his first hire and right-hand man Matt Arnold that created the infrastructure we have today. He convinced Attanasio to invest the $ into the infrastructure rebuilding and we have him to thank for that. Matt Arnold is more a scout and judge of talent than Stearns and has taken this organization to the next level.

Yeah, getting Harrison right is priority #1. Then Priester, who I read today is on target to start ST a full go. The team will have less than a month to add SP depth from outside the organization, fortunately, they have more SP prospect depth in the uppers than they’ve had in a while. Kuehner-Hardin-Letson-Knoth-Thompson-Crow is a nice 6-some of arm talent that could all pitch for the big-club if needed next year at some point in the season.

Contreras is likely to want a record-breaking contract for a catcher. A 4 year contract with an option is a pipe-dream. Ride-out his walk year, which could be epic and thank William for his time here. 26 man roster. Take a hit at C, but make up for it in other areas. Besides I have unadulterated faith in this FO to make sure we don’t have a black-hole at catcher, post Wild-Bill.

2 more wins for the start of baseball’s first Small-Market Dynasty. Yes, the ‘27 roster is in great shape — we likely lose Bauers, but since our system is in such a great place we can bring everyone back in an attempt to win a title next year. The PS revenue will be the difference-maker. The team should be able to afford a Megill-Ashby backend at ~16M, with Contreras at whatever he’ll get, I believe $12M-$15M. If Bauers leaves we should be able to afford Vaughn and go with a veteran, battle-tested team in an attempt to hopefully go back-to-back. The ‘27 lineup should be smack-dab in the sweet-spot of prime-age, peak performance + experience. Chourio (23), Junior year. Turang (27), senior year. Contreras (29) 5th yr senior. Yelich (35) past-prime. Vaughn (29) 5th yr senior. Mitchell (29) senior year. Pratt (23) sophomore year. Lara (23) sophomore year. Frelick (26) senior year. Hamilton (28) 5th yr senior. Miz (25) Junior yr. Henderson (25) sophomore yr. Harrison (26) Junior yr. Gasser (27) Junior yr. Priester (27) Junior yr. Megill (33) past-prime. Ashby (28) 5th yr senior Uribe (26) senior yr. Hall (28) senior yr. Then with a system loaded with upper-minors hitting & pitching talent. The Golen-age of Brewers fandom is upon us.

Yes, pound the zone. Command of his FB will be the key to his success. FB’s at the top of the zone should get the whiffs missed in his last 2 starts. It’s been a long season for the Miz with him being so far above his previous workload. 2 more starts, with hopefully a title in hand, then some deserved rest. Go Brewers.

Congratulations on writing the longest post I’ve ever read all the way thru with interest, since it seems it could have been written by me. That’s how much I agree with your take here. Yes, if we win the title this year, let’s go back to back and win another. This team has an opportunity to do what no small-market team has ever done — become baseball’s first Small-Market Dynasty. I’ve been talking about this for years, ever since the true eliteness of our FO has been realized and what they have done in building our infrastructure into the monstrous juggernaut that it is today. As you’ve pointed-out in extreme detail, we have everything we need organizationally to sustain the juggernaut that’s been created far into the future — maybe for as long as a decade or more. The WS appearance is worth hundreds of millions to this franchise, while a title would likely add $500M to a billion in franchise value. Another title next year with a future as incredible as this team’s and who knows how much that would be worth financially. Yes, we need to win it all first for this optimistic take to become reality, but with a ten year future as strong as this team has — I’m expecting it to happen at some point. It’s like the proverbial snowball rolling down a mountain covered in snow. This organizational juggernaut is real and will keep feeding off itself until it becomes baseball’s first SM Dynasty. And no MLB fanbase deserves it more than we do.

Stop telling me how I can speak or not speak.

The Brewers brainpower will allow them to adapt to the new CBA and the beat will continue on.

I’ll go with my hopeful offseason — assuming we win the WS: • Tender everyone. • Hold Megill. • Extend Bauers— Offer the QO which limits his FA haul so we can sign him to a 3/$55M deal. • Trade for Sandy Alcantra— Hardin & Knoth & Flores. These 4 all-in moves would improve next years team over this years team and make MKE heavy favorites to win their second WS in a row. Winning this year’s WS would change everything with this team financially. Team valuation would skyrocket (my guess is by as much as $500M to a billion $). In addition they would add $30M to $50M in direct PS revenue and untold tens of millions next season with increased everything Brewers including gate receipts. It’s going to take a big offer for Miami to part with Alcantara. Might have to go with Letson instead of Hardin, which I would still do, although that would hurt much more. Adding the best innings-eating starter in baseball would give the team one of the best rotations in the game. Retaining Megill and adding Wagoner gives the bullpen a chance to be even better than it was in ‘26. Bringing back the entire lineup, with the prime-aged, battle-tested and experience of the group makes this one of the scariest teams baseball has seen in a while.

Why do I need to slow down? Why can’t I just call it like I see it? I’m tired of Brewers fans sandbagging this incredible team and organization. We are, without question the best team in baseball and we absolutely have the best 5 year future in baseball. And it’s ok to say it.

“Brewer-ball still has the fatal flaw of lacking home run power.” Those are your words I quoted from your post. This team has the ability to hit homeruns but they choose to put the ball in play in ways that are unique to the other 29 teams in the game of baseball which have been documented in many posts and articles over the last few weeks. They slug with doubles & triples, steal bases, and take extra bases at a higher rate than any team in baseball. They score lots of runs and hold the opponent in check better than any team in baseball. And since power is the last tool to be realized, this team, because of their young aged roster will only continue to increase their power production from their core players. Turang-Chourio-Mitchell are the 3 that come to mind, with others like Pratt-Ortiz and even Lara likely to increase their power production. We have the best team in baseball, with the best 5 year future in baseball. I’d be surprised if we don’t win multiple titles in these next 5 years.

Agree with your overall analysis. We are now the best team in baseball with massive control over the best roster in the game. We control every player but Bauers, who we’ll give a QO to and hopefully, but not likely, sign to an extension. I’ve said previously I want to limit installation of rookie talent for the ‘27 season, preferring to go veteran in an attempt to win what will be hopefully be their second title in a row. Pitching will be the key, specifically starting pitching, with the team having a nice group of starters going into the year with more upper-minors SP depth than they’ve had in a while. History tells us they will likely trade Megill with his walk year coming up. I think they hold the rest of core of the team, with the exception trading Vaughn if they can extend Bauers. Ashby-Uribe-Hall is a strong back 3, with a boatload of potential arms including the likes of Cameron Wagoner making up what should be another strong bullpen. The extra revenue created by making the WS is the wild card. Adding a key FA and or more extensions of key young talent can make next year’s team a monstrous Juggernaut and help extend the timeline of WS contention.

The Brewers have no “fatal flaw”. If it’s not obvious by now they are the best team in baseball then I don’t know what to tell you. They just got done out-homering the “powerful” Dodgers 7-1 for cripes sake. They are now a team with playoff experience that’s coming into their own with baseball’s 5th youngest roster that hasn’t even reached their peak-performance years. The NL is in transition with the LAD lineup aging out, Same with the Phillies. The Padres are losing most of their rotation. The rest of the behemoths are years from being a factor. Same with the upstarts like Miami, Washington, St Louis and Pittsburgh. Even the Cubbies will have a hard time improving upon last years team. The Brewers are set to dominate the NL next year and maybe for another year after that until the competition gets better.

Yes, we will win multiple titles. We have the best FO, Infrastructure and farm system in the game. We have the most control over the most talented roster in the sport. We have the best coaches and manager in baseball. With the WS appearance we will have the revenue to increase payroll for the ‘27 season. Everything is in place to go back to back if we can win it all this season. My long-standing prediction of baseball’s first Small-Market Dynasty will become a reality. Book it.