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  1. MNBrew
    After last year, it'd be surprising if, barring injuries, Ashby fit anywhere other than Nashville to start the year. I love what he could be, but he hasn't shown he's back to that level yet.
  2. MNBrew
    Yes, the Twins are interested in a lower 2024 payroll. But they were a playoff team with every intent of contending again, and as such are not just looking to sluff off their better players, meaning they like Polanco for the same reasons we do. That's why the names of Vazquez & Kepler are mentioned.
  3. MNBrew
    He was optioned, so that's an option. Because he didn't stay down for 20 days, he doesn't lose any MLB service time between when he went down & came back up.
  4. MNBrew
    I like Canha and would have loved to see him back. However, I agree with those who feel the $11.5M price tag was too steep. This move saves us the $2M buyout and gains the system an arm that's shown improvement. If a bigger move isn't out there, I'd love to see Santana return. Super solid D & fair bat w/ good power for a reasonable price should be > than the $11.5M for what would hopefully the best of Mark Canha. I'd love a Pete Alonso addition, too, but I'm not sure how likely that possibility now is. Black at 3B seems to hold some promise. Monasterio's nothing flashy, but he's serviceable and sure would've been a better bat in the lineup overall than Donaldson (Mr. GIDP) was. I love hot prospects like everyone else, but they take time to develop, even with hot MLB starts. I hope Wiemer, Turang, & Frelick are long-term, successful Brewers. But their initial bursts all were followed with them returning to earth. The promise is still there. The hope is that it'll still develop & become realized.
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    Love this!
  6. MNBrew
    Oh, I agree it's a fair price. I just like Strzelecki & didn't want to lose him. . . . Not arguing. Separate thoughts that can happily coexist.
  7. MNBrew
    Peter Strzelecki . . . who I didn't want to lose.
  8. MNBrew
    I'd think Blake Perkins has a better chance of being sent down than Toro or Miller. Perkins hasn't hit much of anything lately.
  9. MNBrew
    Living in MN & watching plenty of Twins games, I can say this with reasonable confidence: Arraez is a batting champion and has been a strong hitter in the majors the whole time. He's no defensive nightmare and he can play a lot of positions. Regardless of what some of the defensive metrics say, his defense isn't bad. He's easily the most valuable asset in the proposed trade and not someone the Twins "just won't have room for." To try to reduce him to being worth very replaceable, pedestrian "power but not much else" sell-low Brewers hitters is a gross underestimation of Arraez's game and worth. I'd love to have Arraez on the Brewers. He's 25 years old and a .314 career hitter (.374 OBP, .784 OPS -- good for a non-power hitter) who doesn't walk a lot but strikes out even less -- a 4.4 bWAR player last year & 10.4 for his 4-year career. The Twins pretty clearly don't want to move him. The rumblings around the winter meetings were a one-time report that the Twins might be open to moving him if it might help them obtain really good pitching. What's been perpetuated since then were repetitions of that one report, not additional/ongoing reports.
  10. MNBrew
    That's essentially what the rest of my post was saying. Barring a lot of injuries, I'd rather they be pitching in AAA unless they prove pretty clearly that they're worthy of an MLB roster spot (starting with the "cup of coffee" variety, just to be clear).
  11. MNBrew
    I haven't paid enough attention to the details about any of them, but I'd include Janson Junk, Bryse Wilson, & Tyson Miller as additional SP depth beyond Miley. Miley may well be the only one who bumps several people down the list, whereas Junk/Wilson/Miller and whomever else probably all slot into the AAA rotation as MLB safety-net guys. I agree that hanging onto most of that depth is both needed and also the best move as opposed to sending some of that depth off in a trade right now (assuming such a trade isn't of the can't-refuse/blow-us-away variety).
  12. MNBrew
    I haven't paid enough attention to the details about any of them, but I'd include Janson Junk, Bryse Wilson, & Tyson Miller as additional SP depth beyond Miley. Miley may well be the only one who bumps several people down the list, whereas Junk/Wilson/Miller and whomever else probably all slot into the AAA rotation as MLB safety-net guys. I agree that hanging onto most of that depth is both needed and also the best move as opposed to sending some of that depth off in a trade right now (assuming such a trade isn't of the can't-refuse/blow-us-away variety).
  13. MNBrew
    Seems like he just made it up. That a guy like this has **this** big of a scoop yet no one else anywhere -- not one of the big-time national guys (Rosenthal, Morosi, etc.) -- has mentioned it suggests it's likely a bunch of hot air.
  14. MNBrew
    I looked at his page as well as the replies to his post. Seems like a classic haughty talk radio bluster type of guy. Most of the 90+ responses to this particular tweet were calling him out or calling him names. His follower count means little in terms of actual credibility. Maybe he's onto something, but I highly doubt it. If he's actually right, kudos to him.
  15. MNBrew
    I like Escobar -- his track record, his versatility, his veteran presence -- but I'd be a little concerned about decline. Power's still solid, but his BA has trended downward, ditto his OBP (2 of the last 3 years under .300), & his K's are way up the last 4 (full) years It could be a move that would pan out & fit our needs quite well. Or it could become McCutchen 2.0. Meanwhile, I'm intrigued by the potential of Hiura, Toro, & Turang, plus what we know Brosseau brings. If Escobar becomes a Brewer, I'd hate to see so many of those guys get squeezed. On the other hand, if Escobar becomes a Brewer without the Crew giving up any of those four players, then that's a real plus in terms of depth.
  16. MNBrew
    I like Escobar -- his track record, his versatility, his veteran presence -- but I'd be a little concerned about decline. Power's still solid, but his BA has trended downward, ditto his OBP (2 of the last 3 years under .300), & his K's are way up the last 4 (full) years It could be a move that would pan out & fit our needs quite well. Or it could become McCutchen 2.0. Meanwhile, I'm intrigued by the potential of Hiura, Toro, & Turang, plus what we know Brosseau brings. If Escobar becomes a Brewer, I'd hate to see so many of those guys get squeezed. On the other hand, if Escobar becomes a Brewer without the Crew giving up any of those four players, then that's a real plus in terms of depth.
  17. MNBrew
    I've liked Escobar since he first started producing well for the Twins. I was glad when they picked him up at the '21 deadline. I like the idea of him as a Brewer again. All that said, I'm not sure where or how well he fits given the other pieces already on the roster (Urias, Turang if he makes the OD roster, Brosseau, Miller, & Hiura). If Matt Arnold thinks he's an upgrade, I'm fine with it. Good IF depth is a nice thing to have, though I'd think there's no way ALL those guys are on the OD roster (obviously Turang & Miller have options).
  18. MNBrew
    Agreed. Pre-Hader trade, more than a few of the seemingly low-glitz bullpen additions of the past few years -- guys that hardly seemed interesting or impactful at the time -- turned out to be more significant than we thought they would be, guys like Boxberger, Strickland, Hughes, Phelps, Pomeranz, even Gott, to name a few, not to mention starters like Miley and Lyles.
  19. MNBrew
    Taylor hits for some decent power -- good for the occasional grand slam, too -- and is a solid defender, but in general he sure doesn't hit great the rest of the time. His career line of .241/.303/.442/.756 is pretty ordinary at best & tells me he doesn't walk much and if he doesn't hit the ball over the wall, he doesn't hit too much.... though also oddly, on a team that couldn't buy many clutch hits all September, he hit .296 that month and also hit .311 with RISP for the year. I don't love the idea of him as our starting RF, though I don't mind him so much as our 4th OF. If nothing else, having him on the roster is good, cost-effective insurance if any of the young guys struggle or if Yelich or Winker are DHing or injured.
  20. MNBrew
    I'd heard the same thing for Payamps. However, I think you're off on the logic behind your assessment of Yeager. It's a possibility, but far from the only one. Lots of decent prospects were Rule 5 eligible. Not being drafted very well could indicate that other teams don't view the player as likely enough to stick on a major league roster for the whole year. Yeager split 2022 between A+ & AA and had decent results. I can't imagine there are many guys who finally make it to AA for part of the year & aren't on (or added to) a team's 40-man roster who are likely good shots to stick in the majors for all of the next year.
  21. MNBrew
    Missing the GIF/MEME reference, but B.J. Surhoff is very much still alive.
  22. MNBrew
    If the season started tomorrow & the current roster is what we had, I'd be very concerned. But it's December 8th and the picture's very incomplete. Lots of FAs are still available. Plenty of moves remain to be made. I'll hold any judgement 'til the season's a lot closer. On a superficial level, I get the concerns. But Renfroe & Wong, for their pluses, were not spectacular by any means and had some glaring deficiencies. I like that the Brewers at least were smart to hang onto them long enough to parlay them into other assets -- "assets" plural in both cases.
  23. MNBrew
    Wong was a solid dude but was never particularly solid on offense -- good stretches, yes, and some decent stats. However, I was SO tired of him so rarely being a clutch hitter. He's a well-known name, primarily from being a regular on good Cardinals teams and for his defense. But I don't think he was particularly special for the Brewers. I don't think the Brewers ever had thoughts of him playing for them in 2023. Picking up the option was a way to get something respectable for him instead of nothing. For everyone that doesn't care much for the Winker/Toro return.... on one hand, I get that notion, though I also tend to want to view the positive potential of both guys. On the other hand, I'm sure if LA, SF, etc. were offering better, Arnold would've taken the better deal -- but he took this deal, which says every other team's offer wasn't as good.
  24. MNBrew
    This falls in the same category as all those old years of Hader rumors. They've shown interest -- so what? In all reality, it most likely means absolutely nothing. This feels exactly like the same sort of speculation we've heard for years re: the Mets & especially the Yankees, when they reportedly show interest in half of the good players in baseball and the reporters who follow them (and especially their fans) often discuss it as though it automatically gives them the inevitable right to acquire the player -- and usually for their fringe guys, B- prospects, & other miscellaneous roster crud.
  25. MNBrew
    Can someone fix the spelling in the thread title? "Too early...," the correct spelling being the one with two o's.
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