adambr2

Against the league's best teams, nobody out and 1st and 2nd late in those tight games, your meat of the order has to be able to get the job done and push the lead run across.

Oh Rhys. That was a brutal AB, sir, especially in that situation.

I wonder how many remember that the Brewers acquired him for Carlos Gomez, until they didn't.

Looks likes it's going to be one of those "just not our night" games. We were due for one.

Man. Had Wheeler right there with a chance to get back in the game and completely let him off the hook.

The Grisham/Davies for Urias/Lauer ended up being completely immaterial. Both sides at various points had reason to say they won it, and though I don't know how the "WAR" comparisons look on it, looking back I'd say nobody did. It's just a total wash to me.

Well, not always -- just because you "lose" a trade doesn't necessarily mean that the player you acquired is so bad that they don't belong on an MLB roster. Reese was obviously a big miss though, so I do get your larger point. I understand it's not a perfect evaluation or process, just more of a big picture look into how this team was assembled. My post was lengthy and long-winded enough so I had to draw the line somewhere as it would have been unreadable if I had tried to include every single trade over the last X number of years.

Wild fact-- we now hold the largest division lead in Major League Baseball.

Disclaimer: Just my personal opinions, others will disagree, this is all subjective, etc etc. S Tier trades Esteury Ruiz for William Contreras and Joel Payamps This one doesn't warrant much debate about where it should fall. It was an absolute homerun. Adam Lind for Freddy Peralta, Carlos Herrera, and Daniel Missaki I'm not sure exactly where the careers of Herrera and Daniel Missaki went, and it makes no difference for the purposes of grading this trade. Getting a career of a starting pitcher the caliber of a Freddy Peralta for 1 year of a so-so first baseman is as good as it gets. Lewis Brinson, Monte Harrison, Isan Diaz, and Jordan Yamamoto for Christian Yelich This one is a bit more complex, taking into account that Yelich had a few down years after a couple years of MVP level play. However, this still falls into the S tier when you get two MVP level years of a prime player, and nothing that the Brewers gave up ended up being something sorely missed. Justin Chambers for Bryan Hudson Hudson is crushing it for the Brewers pen and they have numerous years of bullpen control here. How can it not be S tier? A Tier - Josh Hader for Robert Gasser, Dinelson Lamet, Taylor Rogers, Esteury Ruiz The only reason that I'm excluding this trade from the S tier is 1) because I'm grading the Ruiz trade on a standalone basis, and 2) The argument could be made that this trade hurt the Brewers in the pennant race that season. Still, on paper, getting years of Robert Gasser, along with a prospect on the tier of Ruiz for what was only going to be a 1.5 year rental of an expensive Hader, puts this at least on the A tier. Hunter Renfroe for Janson Junk, Elvis Peguero, and Adam Seminaris Renfroe is doing nothing for the Angels – without even knowing what we will get out of Junk, the value of Peguero alone in the bullpen has made this one worthwhile. This falls into the A tier only for having less value than some of the S tier trades above. Corbin Burnes for DL Hall, Joey Ortiz, and 34th overall pick in 2024 Again, Ortiz, who looks like a budding star, makes this look like a potential great deal, without yet knowing what we'll get out of Hall and the 34th pick. I can't put it on the S tier, because Burnes is still a fantastic asset who would arguably have made us better this year. However, Ortiz has been too good to put it lower than A. Taylor Floyd for Trevor Megill The Twins got a minor league body, and the Brewers got a great arm for their pen and an interim closer. That'll do. Cash for Bryse Wilson Bryse has been a pretty key swingman in the pen. Given what they gave up to acquire him, another great deal. B Tier Drew Rasmussen and JP Feyereisen for Willy Adames This is probably one of the few trades that it is reasonable to argue that the Brewers took the loss on, although it would also be reasonable to argue that they didn't. Rasmussen was converted to a started by the Rays and flourished as one when healthy, but has still struggled with injuries. Feyereisen provided some good value before also succumbing to injuries. Adames has been up and down for the Brewers, but the highs have exceeded the lows. C Tier Hendry Mendez and Robert Moore for Oliver Dunn Mendez and Moore are somewhat intriguing but nothing to panic about losing at this point. Dunn has been a meh role player for the Brewers, but not useless. D Tier Brian Sanchez and Jace Avina for Jake Bauers Sanchez and Avina both are having really fantastic minor league seasons. Though they're young lottery tickets and a long ways away from knowing if it'll ever translate to big league success, trading either for a journeyman like Bauers would be a large loss if either pans out. A few observations This is not a very homegrown roster, it was mostly assembled by trade. That is not a criticism, just an observation. Say what you want about the draft misses by this organization, but the trade results have been nothing short of fantastic. This is a very underrated front office. The homeruns are plentiful. The misses are few and at this point, minor. The Brewers pitching lab might be one of their most valuable assets. Not a coincidence that most of the hits involve pitching, and the success of this lab extends beyond just trade acquisitions, as we see with guys like Colin Rea.

Holy crap, we are 7 games up in the division? How did that suddenly happen?

Bunting 0-2 in the 10th. 😂 White Sox gonna White Sox.

Like in what universe does it make sense for Ortiz to hit 8th while Bauers hits 5th?

Pat, he's bad at baseball. Why is he still starting? Why is he batting 5th?

This Jake Bauers love affair of Murphy's has got to end. He's a career below replacement level player, Murph.

JJ Hardy = Carlos Gomez Carlos Gomez (+Mike Fiers) = Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, Josh Hader, Adrian Houser Brett Phillips (+ Jorge Lopez) = Mike Moustakas Josh Hader = Robert Gasser, Dinelson Lamet, Taylor Rogers, Esteury Ruiz Esteury Ruiz = William Contreras, Joel Payamps JJ Hardy = Domingo Santana, Adrian Houser, Mike Moustakas, Robert Gasser, Dinelson Lamet, Taylor Rogers, William Contreras, Joel Payamps

Nothing about this matchup suggested we'd have any chance if we needed 7 runs to win and we scored 10. Baseball is weird.

Imanaga and Wilson are not playing with the same strike zone.

For God's sake Murphy stop pinch hitting Dunn for Chourio.

Enormous. Let's hold this one.

I never understood why we seemed so intent to rush him. It's not like he destroyed AAA last year and just had nothing left to develop there. I would guess if he hadn't signed the long-term deal where there would still be reason to play the service time game, he'd still be in Nashville.

Calling for a sac bunt on a 2-0 count, when the pitcher can't throw a strike and you have a guy in a horrible slump on deck, followed by not having your defense at double play depth with a chance to get to the 11th, and losing the game with the infield in for no rational reason, is next level bad.

It's all just random guesswork for him. He has no clue.

You're a terrible MLB manager, Murphy.

You had a guy sac bunt on a pitch that would have made it 3-0, one pitch away from bases loaded and no out in the 10th. HOW can you be that stupid, Murphy?

Murphy was an absolutely terrible hiring. He is in way over his head. The in-game decisions are next level bad.