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Other teams' moves don't put pressure on the Brewers. Silly assertion. It's early in the offseason and the Brewers are wise enough to know that pennants aren't determined by who wins the winter headlines battles. While there are no guarantees, the Brewers know what's doable for them, have plenty of time, and have a track record with enough success to justify trusting this front office. That's not pressure.

I love trades as much as anyone here but I really don't love this idea. I'd rather keep BP depth and consider moving someone like Megill only if/when we have enough solid back-end depth to absorb his loss with more well-justified confidence and definitive plan, not just hope ("the Brewers have such good luck coming up with bullpen arms" type of thinking).

I'm with you on the powder blue jersey with gray pants. Seems weird, like mismatched pajamas. But the thought of powder blue pants seems like a worse idea (the Rangers' all-powder-blue alt's a few years ago seemed awful, and I think the Royals' & Rays' powder blues work better with not-powder-blue pants), and I suspect the powder w/ gray look will grow on me at least somewhat.

I think you missed the obvious. Look at the road uni's from the '82 World Series. From 1978-1984, the road powder blue jerseys had "Milwaukee" on them. See the links below. This long-time fan's thoughts (old man yelling at cloud, perhaps)... The gray jersey's going away. I don't like that. The nostalgia for powder blue? Yuck. I lived through that era and was so, so glad when then finally went away -- such a needed change! -- and I'd still prefer that it never come back (too late now)! The gray look was more "classic" whereas most things rooted in the '70s trends were seen as being pretty dated and otherwise ugly at the time (though to me, the Expos' switch to home pinstripes and road grays was a step backwards and a desecration of one of the coolest uniforms ever). Starting with the unveiling of the 1994 uniforms at BrewerFest, I've always loved the navy blue alternate jerseys the best until the current one. The weird font & the yellow piping to me are awful. I wish they'd just used the same font/wordmark as on the other jerseys. My favorite Brewers uniforms ever were the prior set, used from 2000-2019. Classic, classy, & timeless. The M/barley logo was clever and classy. To me, their only shortcoming was not permanently using the brilliant, cool, & classy MB/ball-glove/WI-outline logo on one sleeve while using the M/barley logo (of course in navy & gold) on the other. . . . Other than maybe the current home pinstripe uniforms, nothing in the current uniform set is better than the 2000-2019 uniforms. When the current uniforms were unveiled for 2020, they were nothing short of a major disappointment for me. They screwed with what I thought was perfection and, overall, I thought the results stunk. https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/igsm9vaqn7odfecf5foahzjce/Milwaukee-Brewers-Logo/1978/Jersey-Logo https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/147797541978/Milwaukee-Brewers-Logo/1978/Road-Uniform

Tank might be too strong of a word, but Collins did pretty seriously fall off. September started decently. However, after 9/12, he had 4 hits in his final 30 AB including an 0-20+ slump, then was 0-9 in the postseason w/ 7 K's. That slump is why Murph stopped playing him as much as before. He just couldn't get back on track. The longer the games went on, the worse his ABs got. He may be fine with the offseason to regroup and come into next year fresh -- one slump rarely signals a terminal situation -- and he wasn't alone in his late-season/postseason struggles. But I lost short-term confidence in him and I know I wasn't alone. I hope he comes back looking more like his summer-long self because that version of Collins was really good. All that said, having a 4th starting-caliber OF after Chourio, Frelick, & Collins is essential -- and I'd say after Mitchell, too, because the injury history suggests a backup plan (more than Perkins) would be very, very prudent.

That's encouraging. I really hope they keep him. Not on this topic, but one about which I feel equally strongly, I'd also love to keep Woodruff and hope they'll find a creative way to make that happen.

Just what I'd been thinking. Hopefully he gets to Nashville (outrighted & accepts it rather than going FA) and then, with Contreras' finger still an issue, could give them a 3rd C for September or at least another roster option for the playoffs. Overall, it's not a needle-mover of a trade but hopefully amounts to an incremental upgrade for a lottery ticket.

In a vacuum, I'd prefer Suarez over McMahon (obviously McMahon's no longer an option), but not if the cost is crazy high. What you propose actually wouldn't be that bad to give up, which might also be why AZ says no. However, I think I'd actually prefer #3. What we've got has largely been working.

We know what Bauers is & it's not anything too good. Canha would have to slump a good bit to get down to Bauers' level. I also agree that Black's quite possibly the better long-term fit.

Tobias Myers just leaving today's ST game is a good reminder how fleeting assumptions of a healthy pitching staff can be. Depth can be tested quickly and I'm not in favor of trading any of it away. If the season goes totally sour it's potentially a different discussion. But determining that is likely a long ways away.

Probably not the focus of the OP, but the Brewers cap is pretty disappointing.

Funny that with plenty of folks wanting to see some SP depth added, the past couple days have seen the Brewers add two proven MLB . . . OFs. Quality depth is always a good thing, but it sure seems we've signed better OF depth -- and arguably C depth if you think Alfaro's worth anything -- where we may not need it quite so much, while the pitching staff and the left side of the IF seem like places w/ more glaring room for known quantities as upgrades.

Margot's bat these days.... yikes. I saw plenty of Twins games last year, yet his play made it easy to forget he was on the team.

I'd think both Canha & Margot are there for depth, especially now that Perkins is out for a bit. Canha can also play 1B.

That's intriguing. Even if his best days are behind him, a solid, proven, & productive arm would help.

Maybe they weren't dragging their feet at all because they actually had limits to what they felt any players they deemed desirable were actually worth, and were disciplined enough not to overspend with respect to what they believe those FAs were worth..... or because they felt the potential cost/benefit (quality of play/production for the money spent) scenarios with Tyler Black at 3B were better than FA options for whatever glaring needs may come up during the season. It was definitely a fairly quiet Brewers winter. I'd far prefer seeing them be more active, esp. if the moves seemed to improve the team -- that's so much more exciting & entertaining. I would love to have signed Alex Bregman. But at a $40M net annual price tag (as it turns out), that was never going to happen. There weren't many others that piqued my curiosity. None of us here know what they tried to do, what they could've done but chose not to do, etc. -- I'm not sure where kindness clouded with deceit comes in. Given those things, "dragging their feet" is clearly an assumption based on your perception.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion. For some reason you keep screaming yours (in writing). The sky's falling in your Brewers world. Hopefully your massive number of posts on the topic has been cathartic. We lost Adames. That's it (unless you feel Gary Sanchez was actually a worthwhile player). For as good as Willy was overall, he sure hit more popups than HRs over the last month & the playoffs, and that got really old really quickly. If Mitchell's healthy most of the year, there's some of that offense back. If Haase hits anywhere near what he did in his limited time last year, that at least exceeds Sanchez's output and chips a little into Willy's. Plus there will be Black or whoever is the 4th IF starter -- maybe not great, but not zero. We added Nestor Cortes and lost a (now shelved for 6-8 weeks) Frankie Montas. We lost Williams, which hurts, but Woody's also coming back.... There are a lot of unknowns. But there were last year, too. The past few years would suggest that while the Brewers pretty much never "win" the winter, they're right more often than they're wrong and, in many folks' minds, have earned the benefit of doubt. If you choose not to see it that way, that's your prerogative. As for IF targets, perhaps any eventual acquisition, if needed, comes via a trade. I don't think there are any "mainstream" FAs left out there that are worth getting.

It's okay to disagree. Sky's falling in your world re: the Brewers' IF choices and (non-)actions & that's perfectly fine. I see the same thing but am still optimistic.

Agreed. Freddy's had spurts of "really good." Last year it seemed like none of those happened after April, which justifies further everyone's inclination to question what he really is.

Agreed on the position players. Durbin & Black are still unproven at the MLB level, but I like both. Dunn & Collins, too, though I'm less bullish on them (but I am hopeful). Monasterio is somewhat proven, at least in his potential and his inconsistency. The edges of the pitching roster seem to have bigger questions, as others have noted. The OP seems to count out both Woodruff & Hall for Opening Day, but I'm not sure anyone can say that's a given yet -- at least Woody's on track & healthy, whereas Hall's on the shelf again. I love getting pumped about young guys, but I think guys like Henderson, Patrick, Yoho, & Miz have to do more than others to prove they belong on the OD roster. Anderson, Alexander, and even Uribe coming back from injury have plenty to prove. Bringing in one more FA SP would at least help for depth & open guys like Ashby & Hall up as bullpen options. I love this kind of speculation at this time of year.

Per MLBTR today, Moncada's signing with the Angels. These days it seems like that's just half a step above becoming invisible.

Frelick was the everyday starting RF for at least a couple months and won a Gold Glove. How is that wasting him as a 4th OF?

Luis Arraez turns 28 in a couple months, rarely strikes out, and has won three straight batting titles. He's a freaking hitting machine like few other current players. Sure, he's not a power hitter and he doesn't walk a lot, but sheesh, he hits! Help me understand why he's supposedly not worth that much in trade value?

I'll take the bait since no one else has responded.... at least to ask who is who? Clearly one is Bregman. And I agree that Boras doesn't have quite the same touch, mainly because owners have wised up to him -- at least in terms of paying closer attention to all sorts of layers of number and the values they might equate to -- than Boras has adjusted to the market.

If the Brewers were going to swoop in with a big move, I'd rather they just sign Bregman. That would fill the glaring opening in the IF and not double-stack starter-types at 1B.