I get that you are excited, but I think in everyone's best interest you need to just chill. Whatever happen will happen, but begging for more info isn't going to get anyone anywhere at this point. And I doubt there is anymore info to be had. Well said, thank you.
Neil would be a great 6 hole hitter in our lineup against righties. If the rumors are true of him accepting an >5 million deal, it is a no brainer to improve the team.
Sign Walker and then go with a bench of Vogt, Perez, Villar/Walker, Sogard, Braun/Santana. There is a ton of versatility in that and should be an above average bench.
He was dominant in the games I have seen so far this spring and to end out the year last year. (yes small sample alert) I would like him to be in the pen and try him out in low leverage situations.
Their salaries would not prevent the Brewers from doing anything else they wanted to do. The Brewers had the lowest payroll in baseball last year and now they don't care about millions of dollars?
Feliz was a joke of a signing (still waiting for that "haul") but the counterpoint to that is the Brewers absolutely make the playoffs last year if they'd have signed Charlie Morton, a vet coming off a nothing year. Not quite the same situation, but I remember being thrown under the bus last offseason for even bringing Morton up. Yes but wouldn't you rather bet on youth and pitchers you have years of control on?
And they might go to those guys either to start the season or after one or both of Gallardo/Miley flame out like a lot are predicting. He's building depth and creating opportunities for cheap production from guys who have done it before. If either of those guys come through, it is a win for the Milwaukee Brewers. They have shown to have a short leash with some of these guys and those two will most likely be on that short leash if they earn the opportunity on this team. I don't think this has to be a one or the other situation. The problem with that is you throw away games in the early part of the year trying to hope that a "proven" vet made some adjustment or got unlucky. We likely make the playoffs last season without throwing Malone and Feliz out there to keep "depth".
Stearns built this roster to compete based on having average or above average players in as many positions as possible. Yes, some playoff teams got away with having poor 4th and 5th starters but they also have studs at the top of the rotation. The Brewers need to have 5 starting pitchers that are average or above average. I do not see any reason to believe that Miley and Gallardo fit in that. I would much rather give those two spots to Suter, Woodruff or Guerra.
If we have to go off the roster right now, here is what I have. 1. Anderson 2. Davies 3. Chacin 4. Woodruff 5. Suter Pen: Williams, Guerra, Jeffress, Barnes, Logan, Hader, Knebel, Albers