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  1. Turning2
    Biggest weakness is a shortage of healthy All Star caliber talent. Yeah, that's pretty obvious, but it's hard to pinpoint an area. They CAN score runs. Collectively, the offense hasn't been that bad. But who wouldn't want another consistent .275+ / 30+HR leader on this team. Who wouldn't want another .280-ish hitter good for lots of doubles? Pitching is still largely unproven. Priester could have been a fluke in '25. Mis isn't proven yet as a consistent, grizzled vet yet. Woody is always a health risk and a short timer. And then you have another 7-8 guys that are little more that hype, hope, and prospect potential, and will be in my view for awhile. I need two consecutive better than average years before I get sold on a player. Too many froth at the mouth about prospect status. Yeah, they have to come from somewhere, top prospects bomb too. They have speed aplenty, but speed that can't get hit is worthless. They have defense. Shaky lately, but I suspect that will level out. Regardless, great defense wins you division championships not the big prize. I do think there might be a "swagger / confidence" aspect they are deficient in. But swagger/confidence tends to equate to jerk personalities, and I'd rather my team lose with quality humans than egomaniac jag offs. So biggest weakness... impossible to say in my opinion.
  2. Turning2
    True, but also .... not necessarily true. The long run isn't guaranteed to pay off. It's subjective if getting 2 or 3 serviceable guys or prospects (and lots of service time years) who "might" become somebody special is worth 1 All Star (or near All Star) caliber player. Every team has serviceable guys and good prospects in their farm system. Don't need to trade for them. Just shows how overvalued the prospect hype can be sometimes. Early results point to Harrison as a good get from Boston, but I'd have rather they just shipped Durbin and Mona or Seigler for Duran to bolster the OF. But again, I think they are setting themselves up for after the lock out rather than 2026.
  3. Turning2
    I feel they will turn it around eventually and at least be respectably competitive. Said previously, I felt like they were positioning themselves for post lock out and that 2026 was kind of a mail it in season. They did nothing to help the offensive power, and they brought in more young, unproven pitching. The latter will have this year to get some seasoning for post lockout ball. Trading off some of the best players in exchange for a handful of prospects is a gamble. Sometimes you lose that gamble. Perhaps that is catching up with them alongside the injuries. They need more trades in a 1:1 mode - proven player for proven player. Easier said than done I realize.
  4. Turning2
    LOL.. I won’t connect W’s or L’s to the connects, I’m just a traditionalist who doesn’t appreciate tampering with the uniforms. Seems unprofessional, Leave the silly gags to the Savanah Bananas. I’ll add, I don’t blame the Brewers. It’s the league pushing this from what I can tell.
  5. Turning2
    The answer is a solid.... maybe.
  6. Turning2
    I'm not a sucker. Won't pay for merchandising and marketing garbage designed to fleece the fans in order to keep paying ridiculous salaries. At least they look a little more professional than the kindergarten cartoonish Brew Crew version last year.
  7. Turning2
    Too many of the same type of complimentary players in the OF.
  8. Turning2
    Exactly. Pratt is the best SS prospect defensively from what I've seen. I still think Made ends up at 2B somehow. And no, I don't know how that works with Turang here for a few more seasons.
  9. Turning2
    Really hope the good offensive start continues for Joe O. He's clearly the best defensive SS they have, followed by Pratt. Those two have the defensive "it" factor. I'd be satisfied with Ortiz in the .250+ range with a dozen knocks and 20 or so stolen bags and long as he has the golden defense.
  10. Turning2
    Sure, I get that all. I care about the players as people too. However, there are priorities and risk managements that supersede emotion when dealing with multimillion dollar assets in my view. Just a difference of opinion. How would you feel if Chourio tore up a shoulder sliding into base, or ripped up a knee crashing into a wall and was lost for the season?
  11. Turning2
    And that directly and provably benefits the Brewers how? Did the Brewers get a huge cut of the TV and merch revenues from the WBC since they had so many players involved? I don't care how it makes foreign born players "feel". I just want them healthy and producing for OUR team. There have been thousands of players from various nations for several decades that didn't need the WBC to motivate them to play well for their MLB employer. They likely thanked God for blessing them with the opportunity to play professional baseball in the U.S. Would fans get the same warm fuzzies if Chourio (or Turang) was lost for the BREWERS 2026 season by some injury sustained in the WBC. I get the "feel good" aspect of the WBC, And truly, it's probably good for marketing baseball, growing the sport to combat the poularity of soccer. It's especially good for MLB corporates. But small market MIL can't afford that risk of losing a precious and rare asset, however long the odds might be of it occurring in my view. Glad it's not an annual thing.
  12. Turning2
    Yeah, not a fan of the WBC for just this reason. Could have happened in a spring training game too, but that is a necessary risk. Risking injury in the WBC is not, and is probably a heightened risk as guys are playing more competitively in the WBC, more adrenaline etc. I just don't get the love affair with the cheesy WBC. Guys playing for teams they sometimes have the thinnest of ancestral connections too is just dumb.
  13. Turning2
    I find "bat to ball skills" annoying. Just say contact.
  14. Turning2
    My guess - if the bat keeps showing up for hard contact resulting in extra base hits, he will eventually be traded. Probably for something like a High A / AA pitching prospect. They're going to take a loss on him ROI wise. Just didn't pan out as hoped in MIL. He would benefit from being traded to a team with an inferior farm system. Will never forget his pops (a game caller from Canada) calling his son's first MLB hit while being interviewed by Sophia.
  15. Turning2
    Perkins is on the bubble. They needed to upgrade the offensive production from CF. JW was not what I thought they should do, but that’s what we got. That, and hoping Lockridge isn’t just a spring training hero.
  16. Turning2
    Bring some of that heat back with you.
  17. Turning2
    Pratt breaking up the perfect game with a clutch walk in the bottom of the ninth. And Burke ending the no hitter. Saving something out of this wretched display. Nice to see somebody have some spunk today.
  18. Turning2
    I recall reading or hearing about that as well. Not sure how legit the info source was. Felt like kind of a boilerplate comment as in "when a guy doesn't cut it in the IF, you can always at least try to convert him to OF".
  19. Turning2
    I forgot they still had that long of control on him. That changes the dynamic of this fantasy exercise.
  20. Turning2
    Definitely intriguing. I suppose most fans of any team feel the same regardless of how high their pool of prospects rank.
  21. Turning2
    Obviously, all these guys won't cut it at the top level. Some may get traded. They are currently so well stocked though, I got to trying to fit them all in as if they somehow all DID cut it. Unless the new CBA changes considerably, I don't think they can extend Turang or Contreras. Thus, I focused solely on the prospects for 2028 (and beyond). I got as the starters, and I tried to keep them at their current listed positions. 1B / Burke 2B / Made SS / Pratt 3B/ Fischer Wilken slots in at DH Adams backs up 1B Pena, William backup utility
  22. Turning2
    Suspend reality, Pretend its 2028. Assume the near future infield is made up of only MIL's current hot prospects that everybody is excited about. What is your alignment using the current top farmers? Mix and match positions as you see fit. Add other prospects if you wish like Adamczewski, Boeve, Ebed etc. 1B / Adams, Burke, Bitonti 2B / Made, Pena, Williams SS / Pratt, Made, Pena, Williams 3B / Wilken, Fischer, Adams, Pena
  23. Turning2
    He's checks off a lot of boxes no doubt, but I'm not sold yet on his future at SS. I wouldn't be surprised if he replaces Turang at 2B in the future rather than Ortiz. (Unless the new CBA dramatically changes the ability of small market teams to retain their stars, Turang won't be extended.)
  24. Turning2
    Exactly. Everybody assumes young guys will agree to an early, long term, cheap deal like Chourio did. Not necessarily. Also, everybody assumes that every shiny prospect who signs these types of deals will pan out and pay off BIG. Chourio set the precedent for MIL interests. Others who come after might be thinking "he shorted himself out of several hundred million dollars". Bird in hand versus two in the bush... each guy approaches that differently.
  25. Turning2
    Has anyone reported how much throwing Priester did in the offseason?
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