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  1. PeterBal
    C’mon, you know that’s not the case. That’s just a wiseguy comment. It’s like I said earlier, it’s a morale thing, it’s an opportunity to potentially keep him longer as a Brewer, it’s about the ‘right thing to do’ for being arguably the best SP in MLB.
  2. PeterBal
    How much do the Brewers pay you? 😉
  3. PeterBal
    Not walking it back and for you to call that out as such is petty and a clear misunderstanding of the “intent” of my original post all the way up at the top, which is, the Brewers don’t seem to be making the best decisions for their team to take the next logical step to be successful, and folks like you who continually argue and support their efforts are frustrating because it seems to be just that - arguing for arguing sake. Again, if one of the people here who supports this arbitration hearing can give me the benefits of the outcome and how it helps the team, I’m all ears.
  4. PeterBal
    At least they made it to and won the World Series. When the Brewers can do that, we’ll talk. Until then, dumb move on the Brewers part. You know it and so does everyone else. Let’s call it like we see it.
  5. PeterBal
    On that we can mostly agree, however, the crux of this thread is that the Brewers are being petty with a true, undisputed ace, who has the ability to help lead the Brewers to Post-season play. So it is, a Brewer problem, as well.
  6. PeterBal
    Appreciate the explanation but it’s kind of a cop out. I think it’s actually okay to be annoyed with the Brewers and their handling of Burnes. Brewers’ front office apologists will not get us playoff series wins or World Series wins. That’s a fact. I think the Brewers messed this up. Plain and simple.
  7. PeterBal
    In that line of thinking, I guess the Brewers should take more of their players to arbitration as the Braves have more than zero (and recent) World Series wins.
  8. PeterBal
    Let me ask this in a different way: in your opinion, should the Brewers have let Burnes go to an arbitration hearing? If you answer yes, then also please answer what the benefit of that hearing does for the Brewers. I’m not sure we’ve read/heard what the “endgame strategy” is for this arbitration hearing.
  9. PeterBal
    Okay, but then that also points to the Braves saying that was untrue and we need him to get back to the World Series. I’m the Brewers case, the Burnes arbitration hearing is essentially them wanting to save a little money until they have to trade him. Also, Burnes is better than Fried - meaning, I guess I could understand it a little more from the Braves standpoint. However, I also gotta think the Braves wouldn’t have let arguably the best SP in MLB go to arbitration if Burnes was on their team.
  10. PeterBal
    And they basically have been shopping him around. Can you say, “Damaged relationship?”
  11. PeterBal
    The point, and question, is: Does a team TRULY committed to making the post-season or making a legitimate World Series run handle this like this? I think you know the answer.
  12. PeterBal
    As much as it pains me to write this, I would venture to say, lose the last 4 words “…with a superstar pitcher.” Now other MLB team blogs are going to call us the laughing stock like we all were weeks ago when chatting about the Rockies front office strategies.
  13. PeterBal
    There are two sides to every story, but a couple of things that stood out to me were: 1. Burnes basically said that the Brewers hadn’t really reached out to deal with him prior to the hearing. Then, there’s a quote from Matt Arnold saying something to the effect of, “We tried to negotiate with Corbin a lot leading up to the hearing.” So, which is it? 2. On principle alone, Burnes is, by far, the best starting pitcher the Brewers have ever had, AND, arguably one of, if not, the best starting pitcher in MLB last year - and you’re going to squabble over $740K? Terrible optics externally and also terrible for team morale and it sends “a message” to all the other players on how valuable they are to the team. I wrote a post on the Brewer Fanatic Forums a little while back when the Colorado Rockies owner was complaining about how the Padres spent . I was critical of Brewers’ seemingly milquetoast commitment to make the post-season or the World Series every year. I also said I never advocated for them to spend money just to spend money and that it’s not always who you sign as free agents, but who you sign on your team currently. The forum devolved into a lot of folks getting ticked at the post and supporting Attanasio and the Brewers on how they approached this off-season. This Burnes debacle (because that what this amounts to) is more of what I was trying to convey in that Forum post. Now, where are all the Attanasio/Brewer front office supporters? 🤦‍♂️
  14. PeterBal
    Wait, where’s Miley on this graphic that MLB.com just posted?
  15. PeterBal
    And then we also have this to add to my original points above about how dumb this whole baseball economics situation is and how the Brewers use it as a crutch. “MLB’s biggest problem in the last few years is that too many teams have not really cared about whether their teams win or lose. They’ll say all the right things, and maybe make just enough signings or trades to fool their idiotic portion of their fanbases into buying tickets or for a new team jersey, but it’s all a ruse.” https://deadspin.com/bally-sports-sinclair-mlb-tv-jack-edwards-pat-maroon-1850039587?utm_campaign=Deadspin&utm_content=1674846013&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3vBQspWKx-T-ER5PgDPW6iAtROHaP7Up3EoUpmZZj9A-zlCMkN3f4sTdg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
  16. PeterBal
    This will be great experiment then because the start of this thread was comparing how the Padres handled the off-season as opposed to the Brewers. So, in a microcosmic manner, it’ll be interesting to see how Cruz performs vs Winker as well as the other guys I suggested vs. Miley and Brian Anderson.
  17. PeterBal
    Well then, golly, by the massive amount of numbers you shared, the Brewers got the steals of free agency! LOL One bad year and Cruz isn’t an option? That’s the shortsightedness I’m talking about with a lot of Brewer fans who defend this strategy. His whole career he has a .859 OPS. He torches left hand pitching (.316/.375.538) which was what Cutch was SUPPOSED to do. Plus, he’s being 18 years of MLB experience which would be very helpful to all the youngsters the Crew is likely bringing up this year, plus it would make for a great homecoming story. Wacha is coming off his best season since 2017 in terms of fWAR (3.1 in '17), finishing the 2022 campaign with a 1.5 fWAR with the Boston Red Sox as a No. 3 or No. 4 starter in that rotation. Starting with the basic numbers, Wacha had a 3.32 ERA, 7.35 K/9, 2.19 BB/9, and a 1.27 HR/9. These are pretty solid for a third/fourth starter in most MLB rotations. Last year, Manaea pitched 158 innings, just about a full load for a starting pitcher in 2022. He was worth negative WAR, and not just barely - he posted nearly a full win below replacement, becoming one of five pitchers in the majors who did so despite throwing at least 150 innings. Cueto reinvented himself and had a bounceback season with the White Sox in 2022, in which he posted a 3.35 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP in 25 games (24 starts) over 158 1/3 innings. See? Anyone can post numbers to support anything.
  18. PeterBal
    I guess I can agree with that (difference of preference vs strategy), but those choice can be the difference makers, I suppose.
  19. PeterBal
    Dude, are you kidding me?
  20. PeterBal
    Just to wrap this up with a bow, I’ve got no need the folks in here defending the Brewers’ approach. I just don’t understand it. We all know, factually, what the issues are with the Brewers and the MLB. I guess, the difference is I’m not just going to sit back and accept it and say, “Well, it is what it is,” or, “We’ve been very competitive the last number of years.” Which, you’re right, we have been, but let’s not rest on our laurels and 1982.
  21. PeterBal
    Never said they had to be bold. Bold would’ve been going after Correa when his deals went south (the health concerns were pretty lame IMO). He said he’d play 3B with the Mets. Why not the Brewers? After all, the TWINS resigned him. Couldn’t we have? Any suggestion I make here in this forum will be met with either A. How do you know the Brewers didn’t try for that player? Or B. Any myriad of reasons to argue my suggestions. But you know what, I’ll throw out some names I think the Crew could/could’ve used: Nelson Cruz (he signed a 1 year/$1M - affordable and is STILL great hitter) Michael Wacha (would stabilize the back end of our rotation and help should Woody have Reynaud’s issues in the earlier/colder part of our season) Sean Manaea Brandon Drury Johnny Cueto Jeimer Candelario
  22. PeterBal
    No, if you read my original post, I’m not advocating to spend money just to spend money. I’m asking the Brewers to make some bolder moves through free agency rather than placating its fan base through mediocre additions which only serves to make us a team that just “gets by.”
  23. PeterBal
    I was trying to delineate between trades and free agent signings.
  24. PeterBal
    I guess that’s my frustration with this whole thing. It’s like the Brewers (or, insert other similar market teams here) are willing to take the blue pill and numb out and just play the game. It’s like a Machiavellian game played by MLB to just keep teams like Brewers under its thumb to just be the “also rans” of the league, teams that the Yankees, Dodgers, etc. just have to wade through to finally get to the inevitable playoffs and/or World Series, and we should be just be happy/satisfied with it. Here, eat this do-do sandwich with a smile on your face, Brewer fans. I’m not claiming to know the answers but landing Wade Miley, Brian Anderson, Alex Claudio and Owen Miller hardly seems like trying.
  25. PeterBal
    Let’s not lose sight of HOW to spend money either. In writing what I did, I’m not solely advocating to spend money only on bringing free agents. Let’s spend money to keep our best players as well. Is anyone else sick of being a professional minor league team, developing players on our farm and then on our pro team for 4-5 years only to lose them to the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, Rangers? Then, the only solution is to trade them before they become free agents and what do we get back? Great farm guys who, many times, become quad A guys, or, are as good as advertised, come up and play for the Brewers and then we lose them in a cyclically similar situation, year in and year out.
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