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This defense plays with more energy than any I can remember. Cooper and the Bears back with a BIG collision, but you still had 7 guys rallying. Nixon with a stupid play though.

Watching these TEs after the catch it makes you realize just how unique Kraft and a COUPLE others are. Also, WATSON is a stud. Just reliable hands catcher in big spots. He's becoming more than I hoped for. That's big.

He's getting to the 2nd level. I'm just not sure he's got that next gear. But he's patient and he's durable.

That's exactly it. That's a 50/50 call that is supposed to 100% whatever the call on the field was. And the ball can hit the ground. I think they got the Bears challenge right. I don't think that was a catch(which is good for the Bears as it was a CLEAR recovery if it was). Oh well, things will go against you. D has to bow up now.

The ball was pinned against his body. If the call was incomplete, fine, but there was nothing in the replay that was at ALL definitive.

NOTHING there to overturn that. That's ridiculous.

No Nazir Stackhouse in this game. That's... a bit surprising, but Redd, Golden and Bullard are all active(would have been surprised if Bullard or Reed wasn't). I agree with what you're saying, but.. we also lost to the Panthers... and they're somehow in contention for the division, so I think we SHOULD win, but the pace of the game will definitely determine it. Just have to stay aggressive on offense and we can't allow long drives on defense. The long drives at least mean they're not really gashing us, but... they just limit the possessions.

Maybe... but their defense is worse against the run than their offense is good vs it. I really want to see how Parsons does in this type of weather. He's played in a dome for most of his big games and last week was Detroit. Late in the year in GB at Chicago... Hopefully he can put Trapillo on skates.

I think it's safe to say that Gute struck out on both off-season signings. I MIGHT give Banks another year as he's played better since this. Hobbs, I don't see any reason to give him more time. We're REALLY gonna need to hope Morgan is the guy at LT. I would imagine we go OL/CB heavy. I can't imagine these corners if not for the front 7. Assuming we cut Jenkins and the cap goes up as expected, we're ~50M under... but that money is gonna be eaten up even if the Cap keeps jumping 10% a year. Belton has been playing well... and Sean Rhyan has played far better at Center than I thought when Jenkins went down. Not a whole lot available on the FA market(Asante Samuel Jr would have been nice). Tyler LInderbaum would be... REALLY aggressive and maxing out this 2-3 year window.

Brinson has been REALLY good for a guy you expected to sit and learn all year. You lost Clark and Wyatt and he's been a good pass rusher. Primarily in setting up Parsons with his stunts, but... just really good getting after the QB and struggles losing his gap at times, but when he plays run 1st, he can be stout. I would not consider Brinson a NT(or the 4-3 equivalent 1 tech like Stackhouse or Slaton was). He's versatile and can do both. Hopefully, he'll keep building off the late season opportunities... He has a chance to be a big hit as a 6th. Riley and Bohanna both have a chance to put good snaps on tape. Doesn't matter how long they'll be here, but the Packers defense is so good in pursuit, they just need to play their gap and not get moved off it. They don't need to penetrate and get into the backfield, just give us a few snaps where you don't get washed out and give the Bears a cutback lane.

This is just routine off-season banter. Yes, there are questions about Collins ability to be a starting LFer. We also have alternative answers in the event that he's not. We'll likely start with Chourio, Mitchell, Frelick and then Collins, Perkins and Bauers as backups. AAA I would think Luke Adams would get games in LF(maybe RF as he's got a very good arm). He's probably a future 1B, but... likely not 3B with the players we have coming up. Tyler Black... I know how quickly we like to give up on players, but if something should happen to Bauers, Black doesn't replace him perfectly, but he brings exceptional plate discipline and athleticism to the team. Lara is an elite Glove in CF who can steal bases and doesn't strike out. He also walks at a healthy rate. Brandon Lockridge... not at all a fan, but I like to be proven wrong in those types of scenarios. Collins was good last year. He got fewer chances down the stretch in deference of Bauers who... as you pointed out, was hot and as the Brewers went for more defense with a healthy Perkins. Any questions about Collins really have to be asked about Durbin. He does not have great bat speed, but he's also a grinder. I have faith in both of them holding their positions until younger more dynamic prospects come along.

Well,... we're kinda at a crossroads here, then, aren't we? If statistics are the same as lies and damn lies, then... why would you want to see a stat that disabused you of your preconcieved notions? But, being as you said you haven't seen a stat that says he was clutch, let me provide a simple, more dumbed down version than Svuem; 2 out RISP-Pretty clutch when you have men on 2nd and 3rd and there are 2 down and ONLY a hit scores a run(or WP, but... you know what I'm saying). .349 .404 .535 .939 So he hit ~350 there, 400+ OBP(keeping the inning going) and he hit for quite a bit of power. High leverage spots. ~100 PAs .325 .421 .475 .896 Or just good old fashion RISP .295 .369 .474 .843 That's pretty clutch. Not sure what you'd want more than that... but he came up with big hits in big spots regularly for us.

When have the Brewers traded a guy with 3 years of team control coming off a 8.7 WAR and a 4.7 WAR season for a "utility player, nominal arm and a red chip prospect?" Also... you kinda contradict yourself here. They need to upgrade Ortiz or Perkins and then... you don't think Duran is good enough. Duran is a REALLY good player. Not great, but I'd trade him for Frelick... if he wasn't arbitration eligible. Just production wise, I'd roll the dice on Duran over Frelick. And given his bat speed and hitting from the left side, I don't think the Home/Road splits would be as big of an impact.

I suppose a healthy Garrett Mitchell COULD give you what Duran did. I think it's... extremely unlikely due to his strikeouts, but in this scenario, he stays healthy... if he does, you'd be wise to then trade him. 4 years, he's been injured. I'm not sure if it's the Type 1 diabetes. Maybe that's why he's had issues with his shoulder. It takes longer to heal, but in any event, he's lost out on so much developmental time. He's still a guy who K's a LOT... when he's out there. But that's fine. I don't think we need to rely on Mitchell. We have options and you can go with Mitchell, see if he can stay healthy. If he can't... you've got depth. I also don't see that trade package being close to enough to get Duran. I think that's the narrative, but... he got back from that and we were going with Chourio, Perkins, Frelick in the OF. He slumped, but he also got more sporadic playing time. I think he's a fine OF option. Perkins probably has one more year before we move on to Lara in CF, younger, he'll be cheaper and I think he's got more upside. I'd also imagine Luke Adams gets some reps in LF. He's a pretty solid athlete with a good arm. Tyler Black, I'm not writing him off(I'm not writing him IN to the lineup either, but... we can see how it goes). Bauers should play some in LF. He's a good defender with a big arm and walks a lot. I think this is the year Chourio turns into a superstar and Frelick is already a very good player who is not a star due to his limitations, but a key contributor. So that and how much it'd take to get Duran...(again, 8.7 WAR and 4.7 WAR, that's better than Turang the last two years... or Contreras or any Brewers). Would any of us want to trade that package for... Greg Weissert(Mears), Garrett Whitlock(Ashby, even with the similar contract) and Connlley Early(Robert Gasser). If you'd pass on that deal, ask why the Red Sox would accept our package for Duran? It's... probably unlikely.

That's not a list of DL trips. The problem with Marte isn't that he's injured, it's that you went from discussing a utility IFer to discussion arguably the best 2B in the game who is signed to a long term deal. It's kinda like 'the Brewers could use a LHed pitcher to eat some innings," and someone says 'Quintana is a good option,' and then someone says, 'I'd prefer Skubal.' Well...yeah, of course. Probably not feasible though.

Yeah, they also show a .538 BA this year across ONE SEASON. I think we're all pretty capable of searching Baseball Ref. I'm also well aware of his age, but if you're going to say "he's not that young," you're talking about his age 23 and 24 seasons... which is pretty young. And his bat is NOT the reason he's not had an extended look. Bad timing and being limited to a defensive position is, but AGAIN... as I pointed out in my post, he's one of about 9 options(that's hyperbole before you genuinely ask me the other 8, it's actually about 4-5 options) who could play 1B if Vaughn struggles... and for whatever reason, you made your take about how much worse the Brewers were going to be exclusively about Tyler Black. Also, the argument that they won't be as good because they got hot a couple times last year and when they got hot Vaughn hit really well... you do remember that Chourio(born in 2004 as this is how we're talking about age now) was injured that month, right? In other worse Tyler Black was ONE small point in a much larger one. Still #1 in BA, OBP, one of the best staffs that will almost certainly be better this year(deeper at least) going into the year. A deep BP. And we're coming off 3 straight division titles. We've lost Burnes and Adames, Williams... but I suppose there an argument to be made that losing star players leads to the Brewers getting better.. but keeping them! Well... keeping them leads to... you getting worse!

Perfectly valid when you're writing an article starting at when he was drafted and working forward to answer the question posed in the article, "Is 2026 a make or break season for Garrett Mitchell." But aside from that, which of those tools are not applicable to him? If the majority of the article hadn't' been about his injury history, it'd be out of place, but that's what it was about. He's never shown the ability to stay healthy. I wouldn't waste him in AAA if he can this year. If he can stay healthy and he's productive... great. Use him and then trade him.

Yeah, that's... exactly the type of player I'd LOVE to see the Brewers add. Then you could move on from Mears(if you really wanted to). He's the type of guy who at best would have an opt out if signed to an MiLB deal. But FB in the upper 90s and a GB pitcher? Not a closer, but a good BP arm, especially if he was signed for cheap.

You DO realize we led the NL in BA, OBP, 2nd in runs... but you think that when Vaughn struggled... we struggled? Do you have anything to back that up? It's interesting, I mentioned Tyler Black among SEVERAL other players who MAY play 1st next year and that's not only who you focus on, but you compared him to Joey Wiemer? You realize that Black... in a very limited sample size, had a .538 OBP last year, right? There's virtually nothing he and Wiemer have in common and he was but ONE player. So again, doesn't have to be Black... but it IS a bit foolish to dismiss him at this point. He was a top 50 prospect a year prior, but now he'll NEVER amount to anything and you've determined that at age 24? Isn't it funny how they do that every year?

Yeah, I wouldn't bet the over on 97 wins, but, it's saying that we're not going to come close. Like this is an 85 win team and we need to "reboot." We started the season very poorly last year and then we really coasted at the end because we could. We had 4 of the top 7 rookies in the league last year. I'm never going to bet on a team winning more than 97 games, but that's part of the story. They could win 95 games and be a better team. In fact, look at the Pirates and Reds rotations? I think this team will be better than last years team, AND they'll have a much more difficult inter division schedule. The Cubs aren't going to just crumble, though I don't think they'll be as good. The Cards should be the worst team in the division. But you could face the Pirates and get Paul Skenes, Jared Jones and Bubba Chandler. Or the Reds and get Hunter Greene, Chase Burnes, Andrew Abbot. They've got really good pitching. Still, I don't see ONE area on this team that should be worse next year(as of today). I do see several area's we should be appreciably better. This is a young team. SP-I could see Peralta having a worse year... and still being a better staff. Misiorowski should be held to 130-140 innings in the regular season and a couple of breaks(maybe a "sore ankle" or whatever). Chourio- Does ANYONE really think we've seen his peak? Or even anything close to it? Ortiz-He was a better player in '24. I doubt he'll have a terrible BB% and BABIP with his speed and patience. 1B-Vaughn came over and didn't just get lucky. He was far more selective and there's a reason he was the #3 pick in the draft as a 1B. C-I don't think we'll get worse here and we could very well get better. Contreras and Quero. Farm System-There are several guys who could step up and contribute. Where are we likely to get worse? I think next years team will be more talented. I don't know exactly how many wins they'll have though.

Yeah, he could be. Collins has much better bat speed and walks at a higher rate. I'd like to see what Collins does over a 2nd year. I don't really blame him for his Sept struggles(and it was primarily limited to Sept) as he started to get sporadic playing time. We have multiple players who can play SS, guys who can play 2B. 3B is pretty much the only place we don't have a backup, Wilken might get the call if he hits well, otherwise it'd be Monasterio. When you look at their careers, the gap between Monasterio and McKinstry is not that large. certainly not worth dealing Megill. I really can't imagine why he's even being discussed. If he were a pending FA and due to make 7-8M a year, sure. But he's making 4-4.5M and not due to be a FA. I've not once seen a team that has too many high leverage relievers. Too many guys who throw 100 and can just overpower the other team. I'll roll the dice that Megill stays healthy next year rather than trade for a guy who has had one solid year.

He had ONE year. His career line before last year at 30 with Detroit is .220/.285/.357 and an OPS of .643. Comparing an everyday players WAR to a Closers is... kinda silly. Josh Hader had ONE year with a WAR over 2.8. Closers have lower WAR's. Get into Oct and see who's more important, a high leverage reliever or hoping that at 31 years old a utility man can replicate the one above average season he's had? Or... just don't trade him! We brought him in because he had such a big arm. He hadn't had much success. He's thrown VERY well for the Brewers. Progressively better. Now for... really no discernible reason, in a year in which we're trying to build off a 97 win season and an NLCS appearance, we're going to trade him? I don't understand that.

Baltimore is not going to trade Basallo for Freddy Peralta. I don't like to speak in absolutes... but they're absolutely NOT trading the guy they just signed to an 8 year extension with an additional team option at 20 years old... and then turn around and trade him for a rental. His comp is Yordan Alvarez... but at catcher. Would you make that trade if it was the Brewers? Would you trade... Jesus Made for one year of Freddy Peralta? That's roughly what you'd be asking of the O's. Made may have more upside(may) but Basallo is under team control through 2035.

Yeah, and again, not just Woodruff. Priester starts the season with the Brewers, Misiorowski will be there all year, Gasser, Henderson... the whole staff is back save for Quintana and you have several young arms who they don't have room for. They'll be in AAA getting work and ready to step in at any point in time. I don't know how you look at this team and think 'no chance they'll be as good next year.' I can't say they'll win 97 games. We have no idea what'll happen next year with injuries or who'll have a break out season. Pretty hard to look at Misiorowski and how he finished up the year and think HE won't have a huge impact. Even if we were looking at 2027, I'd say I think we'll be pretty damn good, but I could see the argument. We lost Burnes. Won more games. We lost Adames. Won more games. We win 97 games, we lose NOBODY, we have several young, talented players=No way we'll be able to replicate their 97 win season??? Ok.

Please explain how you arrive at this conclusion? SPing We lose-Quintana We gain- A full year of Misiorowski, Woodruff(or at least 100 more IP). Priester for the whole year. Patrick won't be a rookie, Myers was much better when he came back. Gasser, again, healthy and should be available all of next year. Logan Henderson. That's on top of Peralta. BP-Unless we actually trade someone, again, everyone we want is back. Megill, Uribe, Ashby, Koenig, Hall, Mears, Anderson, Zastryzny... and then a slew of arms in AA and AAA. Wichrowski may be able to step in and contribute or maybe not. But I'm going go guess between he, Crow, Hardin, Hunt...Yoho, Bukauskas(I wouldn't count on him to replace a high leverage arm, but I wouldn't dismiss him). So.... we lose absolutely nothing, but we should be BETTER across the board. IF-We bring back EVERYONE. We bring back the 1B who had a great 60 games with the Brewers, but we get him the WHOLE year. We also have Adams, Wilken in AA who were dominant in AA... which is 1 step away from the Big League team. Throw in Black, Boeve, Burke, Fischer... any of whom could potentially step in and help at 1B if Vaughn doesn't play well. OF-Again, literally EVERYONE back. Chourio at 22... probably hasn't peaked(don't think I'm going out on a ledge here). Collins was a rookie... and despite the perception he struggled in the 2nd half, he had an .818 OPS. C-You have Contreras and Quero. So I'm just... desperately trying to figure out the logic that suggests we're going to be WORSE next year. How there is "no way" they come close to their 2025 production?