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Or is this the new market inefficiency? 😉

I think we would add an outfielder before getting rid of one

Yes, if he doesn't produce and stay on the field the team will non tender him for 2027.

Age was literally addressed in the second sentence.

Frelick has vastly higher hitting ability. While age is obviously important, Frelick OPS'ed .883 while mostly being in Biloxi and Nashville during the 2022 season. He also hit 11 homers in that season. Lara hasn't shown anything like that. He would need to gain a lot of power to ever sniff 10 homers in a season which is exactly what I said. I also never said anything bad about his defense which is not the problem. Without the defense, he isn't a MLB player at all.

Marte is a good target but I am not trading Pena for him. The age and potential character problems are the only reason he may be available in the first place. Going off of the trade package mentioned above, put in Pratt as the headliner and I would think about it.

Lara needs to do whatever training Turang did to add muscle. If he gets some power, my outlook on him changes completely. Right now he is a reserve outfielder on a good team at best.

Yep, so disrespectful to Bfan. Your coverage of the team recently has been great, keep it up.

The Brewers are concerned about their 2026 payroll, according to reporting from Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic. The reporters then wonder if this will lead the Brewers to more seriously consider trading right-hander Freddy Peralta. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/brewers-reportedly-concerned-about-payroll.html Discuss/complain

FG likes our pitching more than just about any other ranking place.

Yay more trade throw ins with little value

You know it's the off-season when Scooter is throwing Perkins in every trade as a notable piece.

Woody is great for the clubhouse. I hope we have some money left to spend after this.

I guess he said Sproat or Tong which would make much more sense.

I'd agree on Black if he was a good defender but unfortunately he is not.

O'Hearn has been a consistent hitter for three years now.

You're right! Subtract Perkins and add Quero. Vaughn was put in advantageous positions to rack up a lot of that WAR. I'm not paying nearly 8 million for a platoon first baseman with so so defense.

Trade: Brewers: Smith (BTV: 6.6) Rangers: Megill (BTV: 16) I feel like this is the right time to move on from Trevor and Smith is a solid player. This looks like an overpay but I would still make this trade. Trade: Brewers: Buxton (BTV: 19) Twins: Wilken (BTV: 7.3) Collins (BTV: 13.3) The team needs more high end talent. Buxton is a fit here and would only be available because of injury risk. The Twins can promote Collins going home and get cheap production. Signing: O'Hearn- 2 years, 26 million. I do not fully trust Vaughn, especially at the expected price tag. Vaughn kills lefties and O'Hearn is better against RHP. (I am deferring 3 million a year) If Vaughn doesn't accept his same salary as 2025, I am non tendering him. Lineup: Frelick (RF) Chourio (LF) Yelich (DH) Buxton (CF) Contreras (C) Turang (2B) O'Hearn/Vaughn (1B) Durbin (3B) Smith (SS) Overall I like our ability to find pitching so we will heavily lean on that again in 2026. This team should provide another summer of entertainment. C: William Contreras ($11.10M) 1B: Andrew Vaughn ($5.80M) 2B: Brice Turang ($4.40M) 3B: Caleb Durbin ($0.80M) SS: Josh Smith ($2.5M) LF: Jackson Chourio ($7.25M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.1M) RF: Sal Frelick ($0.80M) DH: Christian Yelich ($26.00M) OF: Blake Perkins ($0.80M) Utility: Joey Ortiz ($0.80M) OF: Garrett Mitchell ($1.00M) 1B/OF: Ryan O'Hearn ($10M) SP1: Freddy Peralta ($8.00M) SP2: Quinn Priester ($0.80M) SP3: Jacob Misiorowski ($0.80M) SP4: Logan Henderson ($0.80M) SP5: Chad Patrick ($0.80M) RP: DL Hall ($0.80M) RP: Abner Uribe ($0.80M) RP: Grant Anderson ($0.80M) RP: Jared Koenig ($0.80M) RP: Nick Mears ($1.60M) RP: Aaron Ashby ($5.70M) RP: Robert Gasser ($0.80M) RP: Tobias Myers ($0.80M) Payroll is 4.65% under budget

I can't be the only one waiting for the expected JoeC rant.... there it is.

Fair enough. I think he is a good target if he is open to a trade. He would fit in with our clubhouse and is an injury prone outfielder as a bonus!

It hasn't been mentioned because Stearns didn't run the drafts.

He hasn't possibly been open to a trade until now so there was nothing to discuss... Zero chance a guy like Pena would get moved in a trade for Buxton.

Too much. Brewers: Buxton (BTV: 19) Twins: Adamczewski (BTV: 8.4) Adams (BTV: 6.8) Yoho (BTV: Unavailable) I don't like trading Adamczewski but I think we need to hang onto starting pitching.

I would hope so otherwise.... yeah.....