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My mistake, 20 years old...will be 21. Still not really MLB ready. I think he's in a very good case scenario, a year away.

Yeah, this oddly just makes me even more ok with trading him. Hey, maybe Portland wants him. They had a talented young group...and then we can at least get our picks back. I don't actually expect that to happen, but...I also don't see an avenue where the Bucks are a contender during his career again...aside from extraordinary luck. So...do we just watch him pass up milestone after milestone on a ~45 win team?

I just want the guy traded because I'm a huge fan of his and...I don't want to see him squander the rest of his historically great career in Milwaukee. I think if the Bucks could re-do that trade, they do not make it again. They lost AJ Johnson who looks VERY promising and they got back Kuzma...who should be viewed in the same light as a Gary Trent Jr. A guy who can score at times, but not relied upon. Their only chance to win in the playoffs this year was Middleton playing like he did last year in the playoffs and a healthy Giannis and Dame... Instead they chose to try and regroup for next year(at least IMO) and those plans backfired when Dame tore his Achilles and now we likely don't see him in a Bucks uniform again or maybe we see him at 36 making nearly 60M. I'm alright with it though. Could have done things differently, but there's a snowball effect. I thought the Jrue trade was a good one. I thought the Dame trade was a good one. I thought they did a terrible job developing young talent like Beauchamp or whomever it may be and then when they draft young guys to fit a particular role like Jackson Jr, they don't use them in that role, even when they appear to be well suited to it. Off-season, sign and trade Lopez and Portis if you can. I think it's reasonable you can get a pick for each and teams that can really use them may not have cap space(though I think Brook is a great fit in SA). I'd mostly just be looking to acquire as many young players and picks as possible after that. Porter Jr is 22. He's...alright. He could have developed into a good #3/4 option... but now he's your #2? I just don't see the point in prolonging the inevitable. It was a good team. It was entertaining...mostly(I mean, the next graphic is infuriating)...but old boy has been sick the last couple years and now he's just suffering. Gotta take him out back and do the humane thing.

Ok...well, I don't consider Pratt particularly close. He's 19 and in AA but I wouldn't expect him to be up this year, maybe next year, but more realistically I'd look at late '26 with him taking the job in '27. I don't think Made is actually that far behind him and I've seen pretty positive evaluations on his defense. Same with many of their young Shortstops, but if you'd have just said good MLB ready SS's, ok, but you said none in the system. With regard to Areinamo, I mean, he's a slick fielding IFer who makes contact. We have two top 50 prospects who play SS, but if you're narrowing it down to top prospects at SS who have big offensive upside AND are surefire Defenders at the 6, then...I mean who is going to have multiple players? Maybe Boston? I don't know... I do agree...but I would just say I would ALMOST never trade a guy who is winning minor league Gold Gloves with the potential to hit for a lot of power and draw a lot of walks. You never have enough depth when it comes to THAT type of talent.

I hope your perspective is right. I would guess it's not a shock where I may lean politically, but...I really hope Trump really DOES build the strongest economy ever and do all the things he said he did last time-this time. I'm...skeptical that's going to happen. I guess we'll just have to see. I do ironically wish he was listening more to Elon than Navarro at this point, but...it's kinda moot.

And META and MSFT had big earnings which...caused Semi stocks to see a nice litttle bump. That said...I don't really see how this doesn't turn into maybe the high point of the year. This week, maybe through the end of May. Just ugly numbers today and I can't really see them getting much better in the near future. Are you expanding your company in this market? If you make 11 figures as a company, I guess it probably doesn't matter too much. I am...a little surprised at the number of people who genuinely believed other countries would pay for our tariffs. I'm very tired of seeing news reports about how someone's expenses have gone up so much and they had no clue. Really? No clue? Nobody suggested tariffs may cost you more money? Not...not ever?

I like Welch a lot last year and I didn't like Hopper, though I hope he's taken a big step. But Special teams. In '22 he was used more as a pass rusher. he graded out well at that...but he's not an edge by any means. The more than can simplify things for him and just let him worry about the weak side, he's the type of guy who could get out to the flat in time on one of those...insanely frustrating play-action passes the Lions and Vikings run particularly well. Most teams run them, but those teams are really good and have the threat at RB. I would think this is mostly for Bisaccia...obviously, but I'd think Hafley could imagine some uses for him. I think since Dumas-Johnson was the first UDFA we heard of(or one of them at least) and he's a pretty good athlete and more of a MLB and Welch....he looked pretty good last year, they may be competing for one spot. Or maybe whatever role they had pictured for Oladapo last year is what Simmons competes for? More of a sub LB, but the 53 man is going to be tight.

I mean...they're 21 and a year out of College(and we have Contreras and Querro) and then 19, 18 and 18. They've got a while. They are absolutely crushing the ball, but how soon were we reasonably hoping they'd be up, particularly the later 3? I'd say 3...4 years. If they were just incredible, a year sooner, but playing SS/2B/3B may delay that a bit, but I'd guess they don't continue hitting that well that their defense becomes too big of a problem.

They've got so many SS's they're rotating them! Maybe he's the only one who's reasonably going to play in Milwaukee this year...but they do have a 2B who I think could pretty easily cover SS. They need Ortiz and Turang to play well, but...I think we've got a whole bunch of young shortstops. Some may move, but Jesus Made is a pretty big one in the system. But Pena may be a young star, Areinamo can play SS. Adamczewski has moved to 2B because of all the SS's in Carolina. I think he's untouchable because he's a SS who looks like he can stick and hit 30 HRs while staying there. Not lack of depth.

I'm assuming they do not plan on playing Simmons as a slot or DB. That was ALMOST certainly a mistake that I saw. I think he could be very useful vs a...Washington or a team with a mobile QB. I don't think he's going to have any regular role. He looked so good at Clemson though...and he's still just 26, so I'm not expecting much, but I am hoping they can simplify things enough for him that he can be useful.

Pratt has Superstar upside and...a reasonably high floor. He's a 19 year old(maybe 20 now) in AA and playing well. He's the type of player you build around, not trade in this market. And then we're trading him AND the guy who throws 100, has a nasty slider, is mixing in a Changeup that's been getting good movement...though still registering as a FB as it's coming in at 91-92. And then a curve. Both players may fizzle(any propsect could) but I'm not trading that package for Mayo. Made, Pratt...I guess Misiorowski wouldn't be untouchable, but I would hate to move on from him. I'd really like to see a Pratt-Rosario comp and who made it.

Where is that his comp? I've seen Gunnar Henderson, not Ahmed Rosario. That's a ridiculous package.

By the way, anyone mention we signed Isaiah Simmons? The 6'4 238LB LB from Clemson who....once seemed like a mix of Sean Taylor but bigger, more athletic, could cover the slot, ran a 4.39, 39 vertical, 33 3/8th inch arms, 11 foot broad jump... Still just 26 years old he seems like he could carve out a little niche role as a STs ace, I could see him as a 3rd down LBer in some 3rd and short looks, maybe playing spy vs some QBs. He's had some success. He's flashed. Not good vs the run, and they said the Packers would play him at DB...but I'm guessing that was misreported? Interesting player though. Hope for a resurgence for him...maybe?

Yeah, I'd definitely do that. Especially since...we're going to almost certainly be playing the same type of coverages next year. We don't have the personnel to play much man, so...Rasul in a cover 2 zone scheme, he can press, he can sink and read the QBs eyes and he can come up with turnovers. Most importantly, unless they just love these guys they have who are right now the #4 and #5 Corners, they need bodies. I'd love to see them sign Samuel Jr, but...he's got some shoulder issue that seems like a possible shoulder/neck issues. Kendall Fuller was an elite cover corner two years ago. Last year he'd have probably been our best CB. If you brought back Jaire, Fuller and Jaire would allow you to do some different things, but that's unlikely. So Fuller, Rasul, wait and see on Asante, Gilmore...someone really has to be added. If we're talking about urgency, then letting unproven guys fight it out for the 4th and 5th CB position seems.... unwise. As for Douglas...I'd also pointed out...he was bad before he came to GB the first time around.

I agree... at least with regard to the Brewers and virtually all the moves they've made. I thought a Corbin Burnes extension made sense for Baltimore...but you said "almost always," so perhaps that would have been an exception. I hope...however this whole TV deal situation plays out, it does, as the Brewers have said, end up being better for the Brewers in the long run....but we're never going to be able to swim in the same circles barring some massive shift in the economics of Baseball or some insanely wealthy Cohen like guy buying the team and deciding he doesn't care how much he loses. And even then, even assuming we have the money to keep Hader. Who is our catcher? The Padres have traded away a lineup of All-Stars, a rotation of aces and a bullpen of closers to spend more and to have...uninspiring results. The next big deals I hope the Brewers are budgeting for are Turang(not because of the start, I've just always thought he was a poor man's Turner) and then Pratt, Made, maybe Quero. I'm only half serious, but those are the type of contracts the Brewers should roll the dice on. Young players who would be hitting FA in their early 30s. The John Hart special.

I never said we should have signed him. I very clearly said; So...that's not me saying we were NOT correct to not re-sign him, but he was very good and that didn't end up being a bad deal. Prince played every game the next two years, hit 69 HRs, .295/.387/.491 slash line. That's elite. Then was injured, came back, played another 158 games, hit .305/.378/.463 ....suffered a fluke injury and the Rangers didn't have to eat that contract as it was insured. He continued to perform at an elite level. Again...no, though...you're kinda ignoring the .69 ERA and he's been pretty dominant on balance, but...am I mad we didn't re-sign him? When did emotions come into this? It was just answering the question, there really wasn't a choice in signing Burnes or Prince or Hader or Adames...there likely won't be one in 9 years when Chourio is 30 and HE likely walks(though that may be the one exception...who knows). All I did was answer this question literally; That's it. Who has been good. Not "are we mad we didn't pay Hader 19M a year." I...don't know how you jumped to that... ....?

I know this was rhetorical, but...who was it? Prince was a stud until the injury(and his contract insured). Burnes obviously last year and now this year and...well, I guess Hader. Cortes was a very good starting pitcher. One is terrible, the other is hurt. Hopefully Durbin becomes someone.

I really don't blame Horst and think he's mostly been fine...bad time to extend him though. The job description should have just changed. I think hiring Doc was terrible. Billy Donovan was the guy I wanted hired. But maybe I just don't understand. It seems like irrespective of the coach, there's always that one guy...who is a really great fit and the Bucks just abandon him. One series it was George Hill in favor of Jevon Carter. I don't recall who it was last year, but this year it's AJJ. He's a guy who can guard Haliburton or Siakam. He's solid in the corner from 3, not a ringing endorsement of his offensive game but he can shoot well enough that his defensive game still makes him an overall plus IMO. For all the "The Packers need to trade for Hendrickson or they're not serious," or the Brewers need to...sign Adames, trade for Crochet, or...whatever. Not that there aren't times to go for it or that the NBA is the same, but sometimes you make a trade and you just end up worse.

Yeah, it'd be better if it was an ACL. An Achilles is longer and the recovery rate is lower. I think Dame CAN come back, but if he does, he's going to be limited and he's going to be more of a spot up shooter. That explosiveness that the has taking the ball to the rim or just getting free, that's going to be compromised, especially at his age... I would think it's a near certainty he's done for the 2025-26 season and I don't know where that leaves you. I hate saying this, but...it's probably smart to start to look to trade Giannis now. I would think you could still get a young star player for him(Scottie Barnes is probably close to the ceiling) and picks. Houston would be a pretty obvious choice. Jalen Green and ...I don't know who else to make the salaries work, but Giannis and AJ Green and then lots of 1sts? Golden State would be a pretty appealing option. You target their firsts in 3-4 years? Phoenix? 3 team trades...you may be building a dynasty for the Pelicans and Portland, but you can't do much about that. And if Giannis wants to stay I guess you just enjoy watching a HOF compete and finish his career here.

Yeah...this is a bit of a gut punch because there was a world where...MAYBE...with the room you have after getting under the 2nd apron, you could build a better supporting cast around Giannis and Dame...but now even that very slim shot is gone. Golden State won because of Steph for two reasons, the contract that allowed them to sign Durant and...well, he's Steph. There is a universe in which the Bucks had a dynasty and win 3-4 chips and that's the Bucks make the trade for a young, unproven and injured Steph instead of Ellis and then still draft Giannis that off-season...and the two grow up together. You don't have to trade for Bledsoe, you DO trade for Jrue, but you don't need to move on from him. You don't keep making one short sighted move after another...which I was fine with at the time because it was about getting that one ring and then it felt like Dame and Giannis was the perfect match in the world.

I'd loved their draft if I was an Eagles fan. They got a guy who...if healthy, should be an impact player from day 1 with Jordan Davis, Jevon Carter, Robinson in front of him and Baun next to him. I really would not have minded picking him. I think he's Micah Parsons...lite. But maybe better in the middle of the field. The Eagles just have it made right now. Salary cap will be an issue, they'll have to move on from Brown or Smith most likely, but that OL is stacked, the DL is stacked. The secondary...they have a star in Mitchell and DeJean may be as well. The Eagles and Lions are both built much like the 49ers were(are?) and...I think that's a big part of why you saw Banks being signed, Belton being drafted, Bond and then a gadget player like Williams picked(though I agree, I wasn't a fan). I really hope we hit on Sorrell and Belton in particular. ***The Giants draft is pretty high on my list. I think they're doing a great job of building that defense. They now have Dexter Lawrence, IMO the best DL in the league, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibdon'tknow how to spell that exactly, but adding Alexander from Toledo, Roy Robertson and THEN Abdul Carter? That's a nasty front. I don't think they needed to move up for Dart...especially since I think they'll be bad enough next year to be picking high in a much better QB class. I also think Mbow is going to be one of the better OL in this class. Korie Black later in the draft could be a really good pick for them as well.

No, I'm saying he's both, not just a possession WR, but if you want a "possession" WR, he's also that. 4.29 40 and in the top 5 in the power 4 schools now at big plays...AND shockingly, he can also catch the ball and pick up 6 yards on 3rd down.

It seemed like was a point you were pretty invested in making sure people knew you'd made!

I'm not sure what you're talking about here. I was responding to THIS; A guy starting the year at SS for the first time and struggling through APRIL is not unforseen. And I asked the question, does he get credit for Frelick, Turang, Chourio, Hoskins? I want to know how you take a team that's...first of all, 4th in the league in runs, but more importantly, 29 games into the year, has a positive run differential, a Pythagorean W/L of 16-13 and with no information other than...the Brewers are about average offensively and say, "we need to start pointing the finger at him?" And then you start going into these other issues. Using 20 pitchers is not a "quality pitching staff?" Tell that to the Dodgers. About a 1/3rd of those runs are over a few innings spread between Connor Thomas, Nestor Cortes and Joel Payamps...and there again, we're still barely below average in pitching despite having an ABOVE AVERAGE pitching staff that's either missed most of the year(Myers) or is still on the DL(as you pointed out) in Ashby, Civale, Woodruff, Hall, Cortes...I feel like I'm missing someone. The defense has been fine. Again, small sample size and recency bias. Even Turang missed a couple plays this past week, but, again, I'm not sure how that's some organizational failure. We have the same...if not a better defense than the past two years when we won the team Gold Glove. It's April 27th and you literally said it's time to start pointing the finger at one coach in the organization and pointed out you'd said it previously. That doesn't make sense to me. You have no way of knowing...certainly through this point, what impact he's had on the team. I do know this team has gotten outstanding starting pitching from a number of young pitchers and they should have 3-4 starters coming back and fillling in a LOT of those innings. Myers was our best pitcher last year, Woodruff is on his way back from a grueling rehab and I'd expect him to make a significant difference 2nd half...as Ashby did last year. Ashby is on his way back from the Oblique injuries that knocked a bunch of guys out. Logan Henderson is in AAA after showing he's more than capable, but Patrick, Quintana, Priester, have all been outstanding and Freddy Peralta has thrown like an ace. As for the offense...we knew 3B was going to be a problem. We just got Durbin up. Let him get some PT and then let them address that with the long list of prospects we have, but...again, I don't see some organizational failure. I don't know what team could lose a #2/3 in Myers, Cortes, then a 3/4 in Civale, Ashby, Hall and get through that. A team that doesn't have a 8.8B TV deal and a payroll that's probably near 400M if they didn't "defer" so much money. Maybe more importantly, Woodruff is on his way back and keeps stacking successful rehab outings and is throwing 95. I think this is the epitome of getting worked up over nothing. The backend of the Pen has been great for the most part, we have young pitchers ready...we need a 3B. As I said, hopefully Durbin will be that guy. Otherwise...We're less than 20% of the way into the season. We're fine. But...Capra has to go.

Silverstien wrote yesterday that sources inside the organization said nothing had changed and they still don't expect Jaire to be on the team, but...because he has no roster bonus and just a 700K off-season bonus, there's no urgency to trade him. We're definitely going to learn something from the minicamps. Does he show up, is he excused. If he shows up, is going to be on the field or will the Packers not let him(injury would make this worse). If they cut him...they absolutely have to sign another CB. Samuel if he's healthy or Fulller, Gilmore, whoever.