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  1. rickh150
    Thousands upon tens of thousands have no interest in seeing baseball in downtown Milwaukee, primarily for the crime alone. Others would go less because of no tailgating and just to avoid traffic.
  2. rickh150
    Where is the fuss? I don’t care…just being accurate. There is a “new” ball and glove logo.
  3. rickh150
    It will play itself out I’d like to believe. The better players will ultimately play and play more. However, on the other hand, when Cutch gets ridiculous ABs against righties last year, really wasted ABs, it is a fair point of concern who gets the early looks in April and May.
  4. rickh150
    It’s the old and original ball and glove ( and yes, bat) logo that he is wearing. It is not current. The team does not play games anymore with that logo.
  5. rickh150
    How is it worst in location and accessibility? I view it as one of the best…. Off an interstate, plenty of parking, and one of the best places to tailgate. If you are looking for other things beside a baseball game, as in more entertainment or restaurants nearby, sure.
  6. rickh150
    Good. Still could be a Sheffield, but chances are even lower now… from .01% to .0001%
  7. rickh150
    I agree. He had his role here and pitched well at times, but he was 11th or 12th best pitcher on the team continually. More craziness…. Lamet is now making 5 million in 2023. He was not wanted by Crew during stretch drive in 2022. Suter was taken over him not only in 2022 but also really an opportunity to sign Lamet thru arby in 2023. In essence, would have rather had Suter for August and September of 2022 than have a, I think widely assumed, better pitcher in 2022 for the stretch run and have him on a reasonable contract in 2023 (if we wanted him).
  8. rickh150
    Next offseason probably a good time to talk… maybe 6 for 35 to 40 mil would be a better deal then.
  9. rickh150
    Yep. Mid season could be interesting.
  10. rickh150
    23-1 mill 24-3 mill 25-5 mill 26- 7 mill 27-10 mil 28-14 mil (Ages 25-29).., seems high; almost would be better to go thru arby. Then again… Realmuto signed a 5 year 115mil deal for ages 30-34 Murphy 6 yr 73 mill for ages 7th year club option for 15 mill (ages 28-33)
  11. rickh150
    And the price goes up with another really good season… if we can get him at 6 for 40 now, it would be tempting to do it.
  12. rickh150
    A lot of planning and long-term strategy? This will help overcome being a small market and not being a AAAA team? I have no idea what this means. Better to say the following…. 1 Brew have to identify Star core players early and sign them to team friendly deals. Developing and trading for great young players is more important to us than anyone. Getting a Contreras and good rookies to compete for starting positions should be a yearly thing. 2. They also need to make great trades that will help replenish the system when not contending and timely trades when we are contending. Pretty much opposite of the morale killing Hader trade to players and fans. 3. Team has to be willing to take a step back to move a couple ahead. Meaning, we cannot expect to compete yearly. Just getting harder and harder with crazy money out there for multiple NL teams. What the team has done over the last six years has truly been amazing, but sustaining this seems impossible.
  13. rickh150
    Wong was/is less risky, yes. Imo, Winker is a bigger question mark than Wong. However, the ceiling is higher with Winker while the floor is also lower. Opening 2B up involves higher risk too than trying to fill an OF spot, where we have several candidates to fill innings and at bats.
  14. rickh150
    And the question will remain…do they trade Burnes, Woody, or Adames at the expense of the current 2023 team by mid season when sitting in 1st or a WC position? It will linger throughout the season. If they were willing to do it with Hader, they will do it with any one of those guys. Pretty hard for me to believe one is not traded mid season regardless of what they say now.
  15. rickh150
    We saw he was heartbroken by the trade. Has he been introduced by the team yet? Spoken after the trade? This guy we assume is showing up in the spring, right? Just so we do not have a Sheffield on our hands.
  16. rickh150
    Against righties it was a bit lower… 99? The saving grace was him walking at a high rate, not actually hitting the ball.(211 vs RHP). This is the issue for me. It’s a risk where Wong was less risky and filled 2B/ infield with more certainty. But like others said, he was extraordinarily good against RHP in the previous few years when presumably healthy, even just in 2021. Is Wong worth it to find out? We’ll find out.
  17. rickh150
    What kind of a “team friendly” deal would it take to sign Contreras long term, and should the team even consider this not knowing how well he can or will catch defensively? 6 years for 40 million?
  18. rickh150
    Ashby and Peralta will help the sting of trading/losing Woody and Burnes. Ashby’s tailing life on his fastball, especially for a lefty, is special. Expecting him to be the 2nd or 3rd best starter for us in 2022. Great to have him on the team friendly, long contract too.
  19. rickh150
    Shying away from 2022 numbers, especially against righties helps. Better to make a case for his career. No argument there. Winker has Hiura by a lot. But Winker was not good at all against righties last year. Huge question mark with him. His lefty numbers actually saved him. And Hiura shoulda,coulda played more…. Being way worse and a slightly below avg hitter at DH would have still helped the team.
  20. rickh150
    407 ABs ; 651 OPS against righties in 2022. Borderline comedy here for people to call Hiura a really bad hitter and Winker a better option based on the recent past. I mean, if you hate Hiura and the “awful” 2022 he had, fine. Then you really, really have to have some serious doubt with Winker when his OPS against righties in 2022 is like 200 points than Hiura. Winker has to get a lot better and healthier, and likely get younger magically to even do what Hiura did even last season, which was apparently horrible to the same people that are loving the Winker signing with no hesitation. Makes no sense. I take Hiura’s 2022 numbers without hesitation for my 2023 DH against righties this year.
  21. rickh150
    Cutch failed most of the season there… low bar.
  22. rickh150
    Hiura had one of the better OPS on the team vs rhp and he continues to be treated like an afterthought. I agree with the Ks being a major issue, but again we are comparing him with other guys on our team that cannot hit. He cannot field. Yep. But he deserves regular at bats at DH against righties until we get better hitters. Winker is a big question mark and he has to prove he is a different batter in spring training.
  23. rickh150
    Well, he did bat fairly consistently there, that is true and I’ll give you that. Good job. Yet, overall, no way is this like sticking with him at a position and spot in the order. In your span, He also was pulled from five of those games not finishing them, hitting in five different spots in the order, pinch hit a couple of times, and played at three positions (including DH).
  24. rickh150
    I hope you are right. He was meh to bad against RHP last season, though. Not pointless to bring that up. He is now healthy..you know this?
  25. rickh150
    Hiura never received regular at bats at any point in 2022 with the Brewers. Nor a position, nor a spot in the order, nor a place on a team. Jerked around positions, pinch hit, sent down. This is not debatable. Show me three weeks of consistency anywhere. This is not news. It’s old news. Hiura could have hit much worse and still been a better DH option for us, especially against righties. Again, I am not a “Hiura is great” guy. He was the best option for our team.
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