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Trevor Bauer is off the table I’d say, presumably because Matt Arnold wants to be able to look at himself in the mirror when he gets out of bed in the morning.

Its funny to me. I think people forget the Brewers were fine before they had their two horses. This is the team that got Chacin to act like a psuedo ACE! Outside of Tampa Bay, there’s no team in baseball that is currently better than the Crew at getting the best out of their pitchers. They made Lauers punk ass good for two years. I’m surprised people think so lowly of this starting rotation. I think it’ll be just fine. Combine that with elite bullpen and defense, and improved offense, I like this club's chances.

Great stuff! Hell yes. Interestingly though, its funny Misiorowski says that about attacking lefties because I watched over last season as he developed a put away curveball that he was using against lefties also. Still might be a third pitch, yeah, but it definitely seemed like it was a big part of the game-plan. Also veerrryyy relieved to hear Ashby plans on using a fourseam up in the zone this year, I was frustrated when he pretty much didn’t have one before. I’ve always thought that was the missing ingredient for him. Rounds out the arsenal replete with his great changeup as well

Matt Arnold is a shrewd and smooth operator. I’m guessing he’s not all that worried about the wrist. I’m betting when he saw the medical file after the initial physical, he realized he had more to bargain with than originally thought and promptly used it to his advantage. Eric Haase absolutely sucks and I’m quite relieved he’s no longer seriously in the plans. However, if the wrist injury was very serious, I‘m thinkin they’d rather save money and roll the dice with a healthy Haase.

I’m so glad this weird wait is over, I like this signing. I agree and I would be willing to bet heavy that there is no way they carry 3 catchers on the roster. If they do, maybe for a few days for whatever reason, but not for any length of time. It’s not like Haase is a good catcher anyways. This simply is a case of the Crew signing Haase earlier in the winter when they felt he was the best option they could get/afford at the time, and then when Sanchez’s price came down right before it was time for pitchers and catchers to report, they pounced.

I kind of cannot believe this situation. I have no memory of a time where any single bit of info or news about a player and team situation like this just evaporated for this long. Like dude needs to be in camp to work with pitchers. Does anybody have any clue or thoughts on what could be happening?

So happy his wonderful tenure didn’t end in the unceremonious way it was appearing to!!!

What else have you heard? Pray tell.

What don’t you like about Gasser? Command is sound, deep arsenal, attacks hitters, has shown he can pitch a lot of innings and not miss a start? I agree he may not have top of the rotation stuff but he at least looks like a good number 3 if not a really nice number 4. To me he seems like a much doper Eric Lauer with more consistency and better stuff. Whats not to like compared to someone like Rodriguez?

Huh then what’s even the point of it?

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Well, I don’t agree with their thinking here; I’ve seen swing changes sited too many times to get my hopes for a 28 year old with a truly putrid major league track record. Hope I’m wrong. I just think a year like this one, suppressing at-bats for guys like Mitchell, Black, and even Wiemer for a guy like this is truly misguided. And yeah was sad to see Avina go for this bum. Anyhow thanks for explaining their rational for this to me.

Can anybody please explain to me why Bauers is on anyone’s list? I really struggle to see what value he has. And also makes more than the minimum so I just don’t see him coming close to making the team. Also I would be shocked if Elvis ain’t in the building to start the year based on how much they loved to use him last year. I also think the chances of the two of Ross and Ashby BOTH being healthy and effective and ready to pitch at the beginning of the year are being overstated. And I think Gasser tends to get overlooked a lot. Out of the three leftie prospects he has the least impressive stuff but by far the lowest reliever risk. He has multiple pitches and knows how to attack and set guys up, doesn’t miss starts and strikes guys out, and has the best command of the 3. I actually believe he will be second on the team in innings pitches this year!

Couldn’t have said it more accurately. Burnes is like a light weight Aaron Rodgers when it comes to that diva stuff. Very light weight but still this kinda spin is right up his and Boras’ alley.

At least this makes me think they’ll get rid of Bauers, who for the life of me I don’t understand why he would be wanted on a major league roster. They need someone to catch 40 to 45 games and a guy who can help DH against righties. This is not surprising to me and seems like a solid low risk signing. Obviously they have their salary level ballpark set before the season. I think their thinking is just because they had to get something for Burns, doesn’t mean they should ignore adding ok talent on the short term. Sometimes guys have an unexpectedly good first half and can be flipped at the tradeline. It does no harm and all of these deals are very short term. I think a lot of people are also overlooking another thing. This is going to be the youngest lineup the Brewers have had in a while. Even if the Brewers internally decided to not try to compete at all this year, it behooves them to have a couple guys like Hoskins and Sanchez in the lineup, as having power hitters takes pressure off others to go all out and start pressing. I think this is exactly what happened to Sal Frelick the last month of the season when Counsell insisted in batting him in the 4th spot - he seemed to start pressing and trying to be a guy who drives runs in instead slapping the ball around and trying to get on base. So adding short term power to the lineup is always a good thing - it’s valuable to the lineup and development of hitters and can also be used as a trade asset, albeit a minor one in this instance. It’s certainly not like he’ll be blocking anyone. If Quero is pounding on the door midyear, they can trade Sanchez :)

Hey I wanted to know if anyone has thoughts on this or knows more than I do. its pretty obvious Junis mostly sucks against lefties. Although, I noticed that his change up usage almost tripled last year from the first couple months of the season to the last two or so. I am not being exact but it’s around there. His second half of the season stats are wayyy better than his first half. I wonder if he finally found the right change and the Brewers see something there that gives them confidence in his ability to start. I mean by the end of the year he was even throwing his change against righties, and it is fairly firm. This gives me more confidence in the deal now that he truly appears to be a three pitch pitcher. Any thoughts from my fellow geniuses?

Hey bud I think its a mutual option, which never get exercised. So I think its 4 mil this year with a 3 mil “buyout” next year or something like that. Hope this helps.

Well, they could have the best farm stocked full of mashers in the world, it still doesn’t change the fact that have not developed one single difference making offensive player who has proven it at the major league level. The Brewers have a fantastic farm system that is deep and wide and have been developing pitchers for years now. But it is not necessarily disparaging to point out an industry accepted fact that the Brewers have had a giant hole in their system at developing hitters for almost a decade. And I am of the mind that that narrative will change this year or next, finally. But until then, it still stands.

Also I have so much faith in the Brewers to get the best out of a pitcher, but for some of the penny pinching moves they’ve done, I think this is too much money for a guy like Junis. He seems like long relief is his best spot.

I actually would be upset if Gasser is not in the bigs to start the year. Technically he has proven more at AAA than probably any pitching prospect in baseball right now. Sending him back again is the kind of thing that can mess with a prospects head. I like depth signings, but if guys like Junis and or Ross are blocking Gasser’s development, not only is that pretty un-Brewers like, but also seem pretty counterproductive. Especially in a year that is somewhat of a “soft rebuild” where they’re letting the young guys play. Can anyone explain to me what I’m missing?

😳🫣🤔😖😤😠🤬 I’d be having hard words with said editor if I were you! Haha.

I have thought for a long time (and have stated thus on this site before he was a turncoat) that I believe Craig had a lot to do with the Brewers players consistently playing to the low end of their offensive ability in the last several years. I do believe more should have been invested by the front office on that side of the ball, but Craig’s constant lineup shuffling and musical chairs really hurt players’ offensive rhythm in my opinion. Often times someone would find themselves batting 7th or 8th one day, then have a week off, only to find themselves penciled in to the lineup batting 3rd the following day. I just don’t think that helps players find rhythm and timing. Throughout years of offensive underperforming, there was a GM change, players changes, hitting coach changes, Craig was the one constant. I’m not putting all their offensive woes on him, I’m just saying unlike his handling of pitching and locker room, offense is the one place he made the team worse and not better. I am keen to see how a new manager might impact this offensive staleness and see if anyone performs to the best of their abilities on offense instead the lower end.

Well said. And may I say, the use of gallimaufry was absurdly fantastic. I have to say, it’s hard for me to imagine Adames, even amidst a better year than last year, drawing that much interest at the tradeline. I just can’t imagine that many teams giving up a lot of value because they think Willy’s the missing piece over 2 months. I could see, however, a team wanting his stout defense for the entire season. I just think unlike pitchers or guys with a year and a half left on their contract, Willy would be worth trading mid season. I think they should unload him now and let Ortiz run with it! He’s got nothin left to prove at AAA.

Very interesting points to be sure. You are right on the money with Craig. These types of things will be interesting to watch for change in the near future.

I remember wanting the Brewers to draft DL Hall. The Brewers pitching magic might be able to get him to reach his starting potential, but its so tempting to let him fly as a lefty reliever.