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I won’t be in the camp of the Brewers ruined him since he excelled most of the time here over his last two years. I won’t go over 2023 AAA or 2022 MLB because again since the hard stats make the Brewers look silly with the way they managed DH and Hiura. He arguably was a top 5-10 bat in the organization, and the DH position still wasn’t enough to make up for below avg defense.
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And thank you… this makes sense.
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Feel uncomfortable giving him any multi year deal….he coulda shoulda signed a below market to stay long term… speculating Brewers would have been interested in that a couple years ago. Cold and harsh, sure. But paying an injured pitcher guaranteed money is a no. Incentive laden? Maybe. But it’s the guy’s shoulder.
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Wanting Woodruff back now? No way. Sad, he’s done a lot for us, but no. No two year deal. He can only take what a 20% cut in pay in 2024, correct? I wouldn’t be comfortable with even a two year, $15 million dollar deal hoping he comes back to pitch in 25. Two risky for a small market.
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I thought the same until he said he “expects him to be here next year.” Again, I think he is gone but I cannot go the 100% route. Maybe 80%.
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And maybe they were so stubborn they didn’t want to lose face by bringing him up mid or late season. And maybe the team blew it by trying out 20 some DH instead of their best hitter in AAA? Or maybe they were happy with their 2023 DH output?
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Then again…How about Matt McClain straight up for a year of Burnes?
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For a year of Burnes, I would expect a couple of top 100 prospect in AA/AAA and change….. maybe not any in top 10, but if we are looking for a return I hope we are aiming for quality young players on the crisp of the majors.
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Tough to say rare when it’s happened twice in just the last few months…it can happen and does happen. Throw in Lance Lynn to the Dodgers. It was a limited list no trade clause, but Dodgers were on it. It’s not an absolute barrier if let’s say the team trades top two pitchers and manager walks… he may even want to go elsewhere or nearer to home if that happens. And why would the Brewers have to eat any of the contract if it isn’t a bad contract? If it’s a bad contract, then yeah, the team would have to throw in money to get a fair return. If it is a good contract like some believe, then they wouldn’t. You see the double talk. And the Brewers wouldn’t be looking to add a 20 million dollar outfield FA answer to trading Yelich. They have plenty of OF options on the cheap, including one of the best outfield prospects in baseball projected to play in 2024 and other players looking for playing time too. The short term production would be sacrificed. Yet, if we are retooling and transitioning this year, it makes total cents to be open to this possibility of trading Yelich. The money could be used on other positions or to extend current young players (Contreras). The amazing thing in all this is that some seem to believe the last years of Yelich in Milwaukee (26-28) would be good bang for the buck.
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Aaaaaaaayyy.
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Buy there are reasons to deal him. Yes, of course. There are reasons, plural. Eating salary? That money would ideally and obviously be used elsewhere to shore up the team. I have to say this apparently. Long term they would be set up even better without Yelich’s contract holding them back (yes) in 2026 and 2027 for other players. And Chourio might/could/should replace Yelich’s stats in the next five seasons anyways. Not to mention the multitude of other promising outfielders we have that can be used on the cheap for a while. And again, I don’t think it will happen, especially if we are looking to seriously compete for the division in 2024… but it is a possibility. And if there was a time to do it, now is the time with CC, Burnes, Woodruff, Adames likely/probably being gone soon in a possible transition year. And guys are traded all the time with no trade clauses….of course.
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Winker decision ALL YEAR is Soup/Marcum….Einhorn is Finkel, Finkel is Einhorn. The playoff pinch hits are just the rotten cherry on top. Throw in Hiura and that garbage and the whole way the team manages the DH position, and the batting lineup decisions begin to pop up regularly… Winker/Adames/Rowdy as #2,3,4 half the year? Bring up Frelick to hit clean up? The guy is up there hacking instead of playing his game to just hit ball hard and get on base,… going to knee on ground in Game 2. I would prefer CC stay put, but there are question marks.
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The total shake your head no is that the Brewers have NO REASON to trade him. The 100 million dollar plus savings of his contract….just insert Chourio for Yelich…would be one reason. Ha, they could close the AmFam discussion tomorrow with this trade and the team kicking in another 100 million! Baseball in Milwaukee for another generation til at least 2050! And the fact that the team is as loaded in the outfield with prospects as they have ever been is another. And like Turbo said, that contract is not going to end well. Injuries or even just natural aging will not get this Yelich in 3 or 4 years. Just to clarify, I do not think this is going to happen, but there are definite reasons to have it happen that would potentially help the team long-term (not 2024).
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Equivalent moves are Suppan and Marcum STARTING Game 4 and Game 6 when 99.9% of fans would say anyone else.
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Burnes, Adames….probable trades Yelich- possible trade to get out of that contract with several cheap but talented options in OF coming up. Woodruff- I don’t know… dropping big coin for a year with that shoulder? Maybe a non-tender? Counsell- Odds, I think, is that he does not return for whatever the reason…..and there are many possible reasons.. Big changes… I think the Hot Stove started a few weeks ago. This is going to be a Hotter Stove. Both excited and extremely concerned. Still concerned Winker has been penciled in as our #2 hitter next year.
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Never would have thought this a week ago, but....there are Brewers fans that want CC gone. His 1-9 recent playoff record adds fuel to the fire. Playing Winker doesn't help. I like him and hope he stays, but he might be thinking about leaving now instead of being told to leave in a couple years if or when the team turns south in the standings. No Burnes and Woodruff could do that. Cool he is from Milwaukee and has done outstanding here, but it would not feel great for him to be told to go. It might be why he is thinking of leaving now to spend time with the family or grab the bag somewhere else. Plus, if he leaves now, Milwaukee would gladly welcome him back almost any time that the Brewers are looking for a future manager hire. The bridge would not be burned here.
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If this helps.... it helped me. Giamatti... https://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giamatti.html
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Me too… I’m glad all those guys were picked up to some degree. Still, I cannot believe there wasn’t a place for Hiura at DH at several points this season like there was for Winker and the other 20 plus guys who played the position this season.
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Spoiled…. We have had it light years better than most teams over the last 7 years. Meaningful baseball. Right in the thick of big time games. Playoff losses sting, and playoff record matters… but come now. So many teams have had just a fraction of what we have enjoyed during CC’s time here.
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Look at that big inning for Arizona…. Bloop hit, broken bat grounders, seeing eye singles. It was the difference tonight.
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Winker was PH for us in the playoffs same day Hiura was freed. That is the backward way of Hiura and Winker 2023. A total and complete waste… mismanagement at its utter low amidst a generally very good year.
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Everybody but Burnes should be ok to go today.
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THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY was to have Winker up the last five games to actually see if he could actually hit MLB pitching after a long time away. He could have played everyday!!! It is also crazy that he is even on the team considering how horrible he has been hitting primarily second (unreal) half of the year. Obviously, this is a manager's gut decision because it is not practical or logical based on how he has hit all year. And I feel for a better options like Huira, Black, Rob Deer, Yuni, etc...
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It's the only option... unless we hear he could be back for training camp in 2024.
