adambr2
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Yeah, AI has a way to go. ChatGPT will just flat out make something up if it doesn’t know.
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ChatGPT says zero. Course, they also apparently think Skenes is a Met, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Would ruin Priester’s incoming perfect game
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Asking for another sweep this time in L.A is probably getting too greedy — though we did sweep in Philly! A series win would be fantastic. At least a single win would clinch the tiebreaker for seeding with the Dodgers should that come into play at the end of the season, so let’s at least have that.
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Really? Counsell got absolutely raked over the coals for leaving for the money. Fans have absolutely criticized Adames too, even here. The whole point of this thread was someone hypothetically criticizing Woodruff. If you’re not finding ANY former Brewer players who get criticized for leaving for more money and get accused of lack of “loyalty”, you’re not really looking. So yeah, I totally disagree. Does Mark A get accused of being cheap? Yeah, I suppose he often does, by more of the casual fans. Does he get accused of not showing “loyalty” to a player? Not really. Did anyone accuse of him of not being loyal to Adames because he didn’t match the Giants’ offer? I’d say a player leading for more money is typically subject to much more scrutiny on average than Mark A is for not paying said individual player. The whole point of any of this was that Mark Attanasio is richer than all of the Brewer players combined and Brandon Woodruff owes him nothing.
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Wasn’t really the point of what I posted. I wasn’t implying that the owners of the team could borrow against their value, but their net worth still increases accordingly to their in proportion to the increase in value of their asset. It's just about the irony of bemoaning players for prioritizing money over loyalty when the guys writing the checks are far richer and rarely get subjected to the same criticism. Nothing more.
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This. I always get a kick out of the “where’s the loyalty from this greedy millionaire” arguments. Meanwhile the ones who aren’t willing to match the best offer at the other side of the table is the ownership group who has seen the value of the team more than double from 600M in 2014 to 1.4 billion in 2024. On top of annual operating profits.
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The same as when any other player not named Jesse Winker leaves the Brewers. Thank you for the memories, wish you the best. Your original post seems to imply that the Brewers did Woodruff a huge favor with the contract, but it was a business decision, just like non-tendering him in the first place was a business decision. They did it because they knew if he got healthy they could potentially get the production out of him that they have so far.
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So you think he just totally made it up. What earthly reason would he have to do that? Brandon Woodruff has been about as much of a class act as can be in Milwaukee and has provided far, far more in total value than $32M to the Brewers organization over the course of his career. Forgive me if I can’t quite buy into the theory that he and his family now “owe” the Brewers because billionaire Mark Attanasio found it in his heart to scrounge up enough coin to take a rehab shot on him. It was a situation that made sense for both sides, nothing more. It’s clear that you posted this looking for validation, not debate, and when you didn’t get that validation you’ve ignored all evidence that people have presented that is contrary to your argument.
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I don’t think Tanner Bibee works as a comp at all. He had 2 years of MLB service, Miz has a month. So 5/48, we’d be buying out all his pre-arb years and then about 23M each for the first two arb years? Wouldn’t make much sense. I think even though the positions are obviously different, Jackson Merrill and his 9/135 would have to be more of a comp for it to make sense. Of course Miz could blow that kind of money out of the water if he continues to produce and reach free agency — if he wants to roll the dice on himself. Which is what makes these deals so difficult. Both sides have to be pretty motivated to get something done.
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IMO this is splitting hairs, but I suppose it’s subjective and depends on your definition. The upper echelon you seem to be describing would only include maybe 2 or 3 guys in the NL. Wheeler and Skenes for sure and then maybe Webb. Freddy is top 10 or 15 in most pitching categories.
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Freddy is 11-4 (if this lead holds) with a 2.66 ERA going into the break. I know Miz is all the talk for good reason, but Peralta doesn’t really get enough love for a low key Cy Young candidate.
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CP3 is ancient. I’d rather have Anthony. It’d be nice if they could still land Westbrook or Beal, but that probably won’t happen, But yeah, at least they got an upgrade to their rotation that they needed.
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They do, but it’s not like it used to be. I think maybe it goes from 26 to 28?
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I mean if Vaughn is outperforming Hoskins when Hoskins is healthy …. 🤷♂️
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Incredible win! I had already mentally accepted this as a “can’t win em all” type of loss after the top of the 9th and then this!
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I mean, if he is it’s “cash considerations” or “minor league player you’ve never heard of”, and that’s fine.
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Seigler will go before Bauers I would think .
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I mean, good for him, that’s awesome. But after 5 starts? That’s kind of wild.
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Yeah I mean he was *terrible* for the White Sox this year, and has been great for us, both things can be true. You guys are right though, his career numbers aren’t awesome, but they’re not indicative of 2025. He was once a highly touted prospect. Not that I would expect it, but not impossible or unheard of to see guys be late bloomers or succeed with a change of scenery.
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I could be wrong but I don’t like pigeonholing one guy to your DH position for half a decade. It kind of limits your roster flexibility. Other guys need occasional days off from the field too where you still want to get their bat in the lineup — Contreras could have benefited from that this year. I hope that isn’t their long-term plan with Yelich. If he can’t get back to being at least somewhat serviceable in the OF I’d rather see if there’s any potential at 1B as has been suggested. Maybe they won’t want to trade him within the division, but if my memory is right Pittsburgh has been willing to go that route in the past. It’s not like they’re going to be contending anytime soon anyway. Agreed that I wouldn’t give up any notable prospects for Reynolds.
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My assumption is that they are being ultra-conservative with his return from back surgery. They’ve been fortunate to have that luxury with Collins emerging well enough to play every day. I don’t believe that Christian Yelich has now been reduced to our full time DH for the next 5 years.
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So, just to be clear: You: (Reynolds) makes more than our entire outfield combined. Me: That’s actually not true. You: So what? It’s fine if you disagree, I was just pointing out that what you said wasn’t factually accurate. Most MLB players will in fact make well under $15M because that’s just how salaries are structured for young players. But for a veteran every day player, it’s quite reasonable. I just think it’s odd to call a 30 year old “aging” who is 2 years younger than Yelich and has produced more WAR than Yelich in the last 5 years. His name came up because people believe he could rebound to the AS type level that he’s played at. I appreciate Isaac Collins, but I also don’t think he’s blocking anybody if better options present themselves.
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Huh? Yelich alone is making over $24M this year.
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Yeah, he was terrible for them. But we can’t assume he would have had the same bad results here if he had stayed. None of this is me saying we shouldn’t have made the deal. Just pondering if the eventual results of that season post-trade will be in the back of Arnold’s mind when considering team chemistry disruption or if if it not a factor at all, Example, I think we could still make the playoffs without Freddy Peralta, on paper, if we dealt him. But I would imagine it would be a major clubhouse disruption so I don’t know exactly how it would play out.
