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It could end up saving far more than a “few hundred thousand “. A half million saved this offseason would lead to possibly double that next year with compounding. I think we see a compromise of some sort with the parties agreeing to fair deal for both sides.

Looking forward to Durbins sophmore season. His defensive improvement from early in the season was amazing. Wouldn’t surprise to see him add a little more power moving-forward.

It took nearly a decade for the team to complete their infrastructure re-build and have that infrastructure acquire and develop homegrown talent on both sides of the ball that can now compete with the behemoths. That talent is maturing each and every year, gaining experience and improving. IMO, the golden age of Brewers baseball is just beginning. We now have an organization that can compete with any team including the Dodgers.

I don’t understand how any Brewers fan would want to suffer thru missed seasons for there to be changes to baseball’s economic structures. We are so far ahead of every non-Dodger team in this sport it’s amazing and it’s wonderful. I’ll take a powerhouse Dodgers team every year for the next decade because we are also going to be right there with them, most years, for at least this next decade, but probably longer. The thought of losing 1 full championship season, let alone multiple seasons in an attempt to destroy the players union is asinine. The damage to the game could take decades to overcome if ever. And why? For a hard cap? No — Continue to make gains that make the soft-cap stronger. Stronger penalties that hurt the infrastructure AND pocketbook of the behemoths, and transfer more money to the small & medium market teams. More international $ for the SM teams. Another competitive-balance pick as well. This is the realistic way to even things out and can be done so the game and fans don’t suffer because of a union-busting attempt. Brainpower vs $ Yes the Dodgers have brainpower and $, but MKE has even more brainpower than the LAD and now an infrastructure every bit as good as them, maybe even better. The most talented team doesn’t always win the WS. Too much variance to the game. Top 5 talent with a top 1-2 FO over an extended period of time will get it done.

Hopefully he can add a few ticks moving-forward so with his pitchability and moxie he can really be something special.

Two different humans. Players that don’t hustle after balls put in play — and multiple times, I don’t want on my team — ever. Anti-Brewers culture player.

No thanks. Too much risk with his past non-hustling play. Yes he plays for a terrible team and moving positions in-season not ideal, but once a problem always another potential future problem.

The Brewers have taken advantage of their incredible PDS with their unique draft strategy of the last 3 years — sign more projectable HS pitching than any team in baseball and develop them like no other. But it’s their entire pitching system that is separating itself from most or all of the MLB world — The amateur scouting and evaluation is off the charts elite, and the combination of the two is going to lead to a system bursting with solid or better starter arms over the next few years that will allow them to trade from their excess like no team in the game, maybe even no team ever — I know that’ sounds like a hyperbolic statement, but that’s what I see ahead. When a team has among the best, if not the best, multiple pitching departments in the game they should continue to use that advantage in a dogged attempt to roster the most talented team in the game and for the longest time possible. I don’t see the team changing this draft strategy any time soon. As far as future potential TOR-type starters are concerned — Peralta-Woodruff-Burnes weren’t high draft-choice signings but became TOR starters with the help of the team’s PDS, which is what is going to happen all over again because of the boatloads and boatloads of talented arms the PDS has to work with. Having six, 5-6 years controlled starters with BL experience, (Miz-Patrick-Priester-Henderson-Gasser-Myers), all of them with the potential to be solid or better rotation mainstays has changed everything for this team. They can now take their time developing their minors arms, first adding depth, with options, stashed in the uppers, then trading off the excess.

I’m right there with you. The pitching this organization is going to unleash on the baseball world starting next year is going to be incredible. 10 HS arms brought in from the ‘23 & ‘24 drafts will have had multiple offseasons working with maybe the best pitching lab/PDS in the game. Then there’s 6 more HS arms and 2 upside college arms yet to make their official debuts. Then on top of all that projectable arm talent we have the rest of the 27 arm’s brought in from the aforementioned ‘23 & ‘24 draft-classes including 2 big arms from the ‘23 class now ready to pitch again after missing time from TJ, Woodward-Knoth. And then we get Galindez back from his TJ, and I haven’t even mentioned international arm talent like the aforementioned Melvin Hernandez. I can’t imagine any team in the game that has more solid or better arm talent in their organization than this team.

1. Made— Chourio-like extension will be offered as soon as he shows defensive consistency at SS. 2. Misiorowski— Read team was interested in extending Miz. Hoping they get 2 FA years so when he needs the inevitable TJ they can still get 6+ years of performance. 3. Pena— If he’s not traded for a haul. Having 8+ years of Made-Pena and 6-7 years of Chourio-Made-Pena would give the team a trio of impactful talent on par with any team in baseball.

They only need a backup til the 3rd week of April to get Quero his 7th year. From what I saw of Seigler behind the dish I don’t think he’s an option for any time at catcher, let alone as backup for 3+ weeks. He’s terrible defensively.

Woodruff is as good as gone. Mutual options are almost always rejected by the player and in this case it will be as well. The $10M buyout is dead-money and is immaterial to what takes place with Woody’s future, which will be quite robust, with many teams bidding for Woody’s services. The shoulder is healthy, the lat will be healed up shortly, allowing Woody to enter ST 100% healthy. The baseball world saw a #2-type starter with a completely new arsenal. Teams also know it’s likely he gains a tick or 2 of velo back with more time past his surgery. Woody is getting paid big money by someone and that someone isn’t going to be MKE. We will give him a QO, he will reject it and we will get a top 35 pick for our elite amateur draft-department. Peralta likely returns unless the team gets an offer they can’t refuse, and his durability and innings will be important in leading next years rotation. Between him, Miz, Priester and Chad Patrick, who showed the baseball world he’s a force and a #2-3 type starter, with some good health they should be able to get 175 innings minimum and mid-rotation or better performance from all 4 of them. Henderson is talented but he needs his innings built up so he’s not a full-time starter option for the team next season, imo. Same with Gasser, who I think gets an innings limit. I believe Ashby returns to starting if he’s healthy. Hall is a wild card, with his constant injury issues giving him diminished stuff. Myers probably returns to starting and likely gets stashed in AAA for depth. That’s a decent amount of rotation depth entering the offseason with the team likely to add a veteran starter and a starter or 2 on minor-league deals. They also have depth arm potential stashed in the uppers, but most not really solid options until later in the season.

Maybe they thought the lat would go after he left MKE. Point is it went and the signing team has a good opportunity to get a TOR-type starter.

I’m guessing the fact that the lat almost always gets injured post-capsul surgery probably had something to do with all of the “babying”. Since the lat should no longer be a concern and Woody has another offseason past his surgery my guess is teams know they can do less babying with him starting next season.

Woody is good as gone. He’s getting big money from someone. My guess is 4, maybe 5 years and $90-110M. Everyone of his numbers this past year scream #2 starter and now he gets another offseason past his surgery to potentially gain another tick or 2, but even if that never happens he completely re-made himself with a new arsenal that still makes him a TOR-type starter. Anyone concerned that his lat injury will give teams pause — don’t be, because it won’t since he’ll be long healed up well before ST. Easy QO decision. Love Woody and wish him the best.

I’m hoping the assistant GM Attanasio wants to retain the most gets the GM job. Matt Kleine-Karl Mueller-Will Hudgins are the 3 assistant GM’s. Been hearing Kleine’s name mentioned as being considered for GM openings elsewhere so maybe he’s next in line. Matt Klentak is another. Former GM of the Phillies, who’s been helping with the international department the last 2-3 years. This is just fantastic news. What a time to be a Brewers fan.

Agree to disagree.

Don’t see any of the 3 criticism’s being valid. Really don’t think anything Murphy said made a bit of difference to the team’s performance or lack there of in the box. He didn’t say anything different than what he said all year long. Not bunting? Bunting is hard enough to do successfully against average to good pitching, but the stuff and command the Dodgers starters threw at MKE was otherworldly. Brewers did what they had to do pitching-wise to try to stay in these ballgames. Having only 2 stretched out starters put them in a difficult position. I promise you this team’s desire to have more starter depth moving-forward just went up ten-fold.

The Dodgers aren’t going to stop spending. They figured out they don’t need to make a yearly operating profit when their franchise value just increased nearly $1.5B in ONE (1) year. That’s where their focus will be — increasing the value of their franchise. Another WS victory should get them within shouting distance of the NYY, and a couple more years of the Ohtani show should get Japan even more gaga over the LAD and push their franchise value well past the Yankees in a relentless pursuit of being the most valuable team of any sport.

Woody is going to get paid over $50M by someone. His latest injury was expected and teams know this and Woody showed TOR performance in his outings last year. His lat injury should be past him well before ST and another year post-surgery could add a tick of velo back to his improved arsenal. Hes priced out of MKE and I think the team gives him a QO and we get a top 35 pick in the 2026 draft.

1 top 50 prospect is pretty close to $25-$30M in SV just by himself. Adding another makes that a pretty big overpay.

Williams, Tong, McLean are all top 50ish prospects in baseball and no way would the Mets do 2 of them for Peralta. My guess is Peralta has $25-$30M in trade surplus value so maybe Williams or Tong & a couple of top 20 organizational prospects. McLean is out of reach after showing future ace upside in his BL outings.

Not seeing much of an increase in payroll for the ‘26 season, not with less local TV revenue and a looming lockout in ‘27. Thinking near the same payroll as what they had in ‘25, so they can set aside a nice sum for a lockout war-chest.

No thanks. Bad vibes with choking away the ‘24 series vs the Mets and “punching a wall” a few postseasons before that and hurting their chances to advance vs the Braves.

The rotation needs Peralta’s innings, performance and veteran leadership. Patrick with his slurve might be the most underrated starter, stuff-wise, in the game. Then add in his moxie-grit-bulldog mentality and you have a TOR starter for the 2026 season. I think Miz can get to 175 innings and that will give the team 3 top of the rotation starters. Priester, as is, is a nice mid-rotation starter, but after more time working with the team’s PDS I’m hoping for, but not expecting a little more. Gasser another offseason past his TJ surgery should continue to get stronger. Prior to his injury he was showing signs of being more than a solid back of the rotation starter. Henderson, as is, is another mid-rotation-type starter even with a mostly 2-pitch mix thanks to both pitches being above average to plus pitches thrown with good command. Adding the SL/cutter he can command will go a long way to making him more than that. Hopeful he can get that pitch down. Hoping we see Ashby converted back to starter. He has the arsenal to be an eventual #2/3 starter and with better command more than that. That’s a really strong 7 deep. With a full offseason to add more depth and an upper-minors with 5-6 intriguing depth arms as well, I’m super confident in the starter arms we have giving this team the ability to win a WS with average health and a little bit of good luck.