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  1. Turning2
    They are also not taking on close to half the investment risk.
  2. Turning2
    Generational money.... That term has been invented to rationalize the exorbitant salaries of even the lowest paid professional ballplayers. It's been normalized and now many just accept it. Who in the real world thinks they need to make so much money as to allow their kids, grandkids etc to not have to work? It's just a pride thing, a salary competition between millionaires and billionaires that we pay for
  3. Turning2
    My "spin" comment wasn't directed specifically at the posting sentiment here if that helps. It's an observation culled from various social media, and an observation of humanity in general. Most people are too cowardly to speak the least amount of opposition to acceptable opinion. I try to be as balanced and fair in my assessments and as intellectually honest I am capable of. It's not an agenda that I shed light on. It's a mindset of whistling past the graveyard, a cognitive dissonance, a herd mentality that often drapes everything in sunshine and lollipops. That is intellectually disingenuous in the "reality" you speak of. I extend hope and optimism when and where it is merited in my posts. But when something ugly needs to be addressed, I'm not going to put lipstick on the pig and lie to myself or others about the issue at hand. That's reality. The alternative is a bubble of group think, a mutual agreement society, go along to get along. Maybe I should change my handle to Neo because I kick against the matrix... LOL. I've stated previously that the Brewers do an admirable job with what circumstances they face. That does not mean I have to polish up every move they make into something it hasn't been and possibly won't be just to feel good about them.
  4. Turning2
    Offensively at least, I don't think we can say they are better, though some will try to spin it that way. The moves have brought some potential offense in JW but not proven offense. MLB ready is not the same as MLB proven. They are crossing their fingers that he at least replicates Durbin's production and that Mitchell can miraculously not only stay healthy but actually produce to expectations. They also have hopes pinned on a few of the other guys improving or proving certain flashes weren't a fluke.
  5. Turning2
    18 stolen bags as a rookie isn't bad. He set the Arizona Fall League with SB's too, His big league SB numbers will likely increase this year.
  6. Turning2
    I’m not speaking in terms of success or failure. Just that so many have themselves convinced that this was a hands down steal. It could easily end up a wash with the downside being it left a large hole at 3B. Barring another trade or Williams being at least as productive as Durbin as a rookie OR Hamilton having a career year, the hot corner offense might be dicey.
  7. Turning2
    Well put. Not a popular exercise to suggest anything that rubs against the company line. I'm surprised you only have one down thumb currently.
  8. Turning2
    Conventional wisdom would seem to dictate they let him get everyday playing time in Nash at least to start the year. But you're right, he could very well be the backup from the start. MIL isn't conventional for better or worse.
  9. Turning2
    I'd say that is their clear focus. If not for the looming lockout and the timing of the TV revenue deal transition, they might have been a tad more aggressive after reaching the NLCS.
  10. Turning2
    Not necessarily. It's just as likely they coveted the comp pick, gambled that Woody would decline and lost. They were moving Peralta regardless. We could have easily been facing the opener without either and the marketing push would be how exciting all the new young arms are going to be. Miz would have been forced into the ace role ahead of schedule.
  11. Turning2
    It's a year too early to dangle Contreras. He will be next year.
  12. Turning2
    That may be argued. All I see are moves, that for 2026, subtracts from the existing 97 win talent foundation rather than improves upon it - done for the hope of winning later rather than now. "Win Tonight" strikes me as clubhouse sloganeering intended mostly as something to feed the fans, give them something to rally around in the absence of economic competitive balance. For the sake of morale, the combat commander never tells his troops their licked, there is always hope that certain factors fall into place. I believe MIL's front office knows their only chance in hell of not only reaching the World Series, but winning it, is to have a whole bunch of top young/cheap talent peak simultaneously at various stages of controllable years, and that is what they strive to assemble. I'm not saying they are going to stink it up in 2026, but just that it's going to take some unlikely factors falling into place to be better than they were in 2025.
  13. Turning2
    This is still sinking in. Initial reaction is that the Brewers are, at best, positioning for '27 (with them presuming no lengthy lockout), but more likely positioning for '28 (presuming a lengthy lockout) and beyond. Unless another trade is in the works, 2026 feels like a placeholder, mail it in season just biding time until all the new prospect saviors arrive to save the day. It also reveals how the organization feels about the young pitching depth. This is all going to take some time to digest.
  14. Turning2
    Can’t blame a guy whose body betrays him. Regardless, I don’t really even consider Mitchell when looking ahead to the season. I expect CF to look much like last year with Chourio being the only established power bat anywhere in the entire OF.. My (pipe) “dream” is now resigned to Williams putting up ROY power numbers. The best I can apply to Mitchell is hoping he stays healthy and provides some bonus power. IF.. he stays healthy and fulfills his power potential and IF Jett is a real deal short king with power, then MIL would finally have a lethal OF offense. That's a lot to hope for... too much actually. But that's what we are stuck with.
  15. Turning2
    Somebody was taking a swipe at me and others as being "perpetually pessimistic" because we don't see lollipops and rainbows with everything the populist view accepts. Instead of getting into a juvenile, name calling pissing match, I provided an explanation as to why someone might view a differing opinion in that manner.
  16. Turning2
    The debate probably isn't Suarez vrs Durbin. Suarez at 3B most likely doesn't push Durbin's bat out of the lineup. More likely, it moves it to 2B and pushes Ortiz's bat out of the lineup. What's a better infield offensive lineup - one with Suarez, Durbin, Turang and Vaughn, or Ortiz, Durbin, Turang, Vaughn? I would have been fine had they landed him at 1/18. His defense can't be that absolutely incompetent to offset probably 30 HRs / 90 RBIs. Overall I'm indifferent to not adding him.
  17. Turning2
    Sorry, I'm inclined towards independent thought. If that stereotypes me as perpetually pessimistic, so be it. I've heard and read plenty of online opinions which aren't as high on Pratt as they were. Some of his shine has come off. That to me equates to falling out of favor, primarily because he has a hotter prospect on his tail. I think some here misguidedly interpret that as me saying he's now viewed as a bust.
  18. Turning2
    Unless a major shakeup takes place with the new CBA, the writing is on the wall. We shouldn't expect to retain any player that develops into a top 3 player in the league at the position. Someone else posted an astute observation... MIL may never have another HOF player.
  19. Turning2
    They may or may not even have the money to spend more. The uncertainty over tv revenue and the upcoming lockout also factors in. It's not my view that they need to spend crazy money. My view is that they have an abundance of prospect capital that they could afford to part with to attempt to clear the last hurdle. In the 70's my depression era raised mother, clung tightly to an overly preservative mindset influenced from that upbringing. When my parents finally splurged on new living room furniture, she was the type that would not remove the protective plastic from the end table lamps. That's how I feel the viewers are with their prospect capital. Yes, a small market needs a steady infusion of cheap prospects to not only remain competitive, but more importantly, financially viable. I just have to question at what point don't you question how many new end table lamps do you need in storage with the plastic on when you could trade a couple you might not need for a new TV counsel / entertainment center with a built-in stereo, state of the art record player that you do?
  20. Turning2
    MIL has done an admirable job countering the economic / competitive stacked deck they face. In lieu of the ability to spend obscene amounts of cash, they've tried to "old school" the margins. Building with speed, defense, contact hitters, and small ball, they have achieved remarkably, consistent success. But not ultimate success. Moneyball metrics make for a great movie. It doesn't win championships for a small market team without them temporarily playing the $$$ game. Having made the playoffs consistently for so long, and making the NLCS a number of times, yet unable to clear that last hurdle - that is a plateau in my book. The "bites at the apple" approach may eventually pay off. Until then, it's a more of a "close but no cigar" approach. - and somewhat intentionally so. That's a "summer of entertainment" business model. It's been profitable for ownership and titillating for perpetually optimistic fans. It's hard to complain about the success. The model has worked for what it is built to do.
  21. Turning2
    Either / or would be fine. Bottom line for me is that MIL should be looking for an immediate upgrade the OF offense.
  22. Turning2
    It's just the general vibe I'm sensing from forum posts, podcasters etc. Not in the sense of he's a bust, but most everybody is already crowning the new SS golden boy (Made). Pratt is probably trade bait unless he moves to OF. Made is pretty much penciled in as the very near future SS. At 3B Pratt will / would have Wilken, Fischer, maybe Adams to contend with in that same near future. Williams seems destined for the OF, but maybe they have real plans for him in the dirt. Just a lot of competition swimming in the prospect pool not to mention the existing starters, and Pena too. He is pretty young. Seems to me expectations were a bit high for him at AA. But to his misfortune, he has Made forcing the issue. Normally, I think most people would be quite content to let him play another season at AA, bumped up to AAA if merited. But as it is, he may very well be leapfrogged I suppose.
  23. Turning2
    Pratt sure has fallen out of favor quick after just one somewhat offensively disappointing year at AA. He was the new SS golden boy just 2 years ago. Have to wonder what the sentiment will be about Made if he has a similar AA season this year.
  24. Turning2
    The only moves they typically make to "excite" the fan base is to trade for prospects. Its logical that they want to get the up as quick as possible. It helps sell tickets and merch. I think they don't force the prospects to the majors if they absolutely can't, but the guys ahead of them often have a short leash. In other words, they wouldn't have forced Durbin up just to force it. But I think they were pretty confident that Dunn / Capra were going to make it an easy decision to do so, Same will happen with Jett. He's the shiniest thing they have to offer to the fans at the moment. And, to be fair, he appears to have enough skillset to justify a quick callup.
  25. Turning2
    He seemed like a legit "cheap" option, decent bang for the buck with some proven performance. But not ideal either. Kind of coin flip on what he might give you at the plate. My kid is a Twins fan, so I saw a fair amount of Bader last year, and he just struck me as one of those solid contributors who doesn't get a lot of fanfare. I can take it or leave it though.
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