Count me in for signing CJ Cron.
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Chron? As is chronic? Fuck yeah pass the spliff!
SS Competition or the new Hernan Perez?
The #Brewers sign Orlando Arcia to one-year, $2.2 million contract, avoiding arbitration
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 3, 2019
Marlins will acquire Infielder Jonathan Villar from the Orioles, per source.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) December 3, 2019
Crew just non-tendered: Travis Shaw, Jimmy Nelson, Junior Guerra, Alex Claudio, Tyler Saladino.
Brewers wildcard game playoff roster. Only 11 of the 25 are now under contract for the Brewers.
itchers (10): Chase Anderson, Alex Claudio, Junior Guerra, Josh Hader, Jay Jackson, Jordan Lyles, Freddy Peralta, Drew Pomeranz, Brent Suter, Brandon Woodruff.
Catchers (2): Yasmani Grandal, Manny Pina.
Infielders (8): Orlando Arcia, Tyler Austin, Keston Hiura, Mike Moustakas, Hernan Perez, Travis Shaw, Cory Spangenberg, Eric Thames.
Outfielders (5): Ryan Braun, Lorenzo Cain, Ben Gamel, Trent Grisham, Tyrone Taylor.
Yelich and Jimmy Nelsen weren't on the playoff roster.
Total payroll under contract for next year is ~60 million right now.
Braun (17), Cain (15), Yelich (12.5), Knebel (5.1) and Hader (4.6) are most of that.
Arcia (2.2), Pina (1.8), Gamel (1.6), and Suter (900K) are the only other guys above the minimum.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/mi...kee-brewers/payroll/
It will be interesting to see what the plan is. They have 48 million to spend to match the 2019 payroll.
Stearns is going to wait until no one wants Rendon this spring, sign him for two consecutive 1 year contracts, then he will sign with the Dodgers for $500 million after hitting 200 home runs in Milwaukee.
No kidding
If you are a player seeking a long term deal take a modest 1 year deal or accept a trade with the Brewers and make hay and then get paid the following year.
Drew Pomeranz made a lot of money for himself!!
MichiganPacker2 posted:Total payroll under contract for next year is ~60 million right now.
Braun (17), Cain (15), Yelich (12.5), Knebel (5.1) and Hader (4.6) are most of that.
Arcia (2.2), Pina (1.8), Gamel (1.6), and Suter (900K) are the only other guys above the minimum.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/mi...kee-brewers/payroll/
It will be interesting to see what the plan is. They have 48 million to spend to match the 2019 payroll.
Right now they have
46 million invested in a starting outfield and Gamel
10 million in relief pitching
4 million for everything else
Let’s face it they are probably saving at least 10MM per season on the Yelich contract. perhaps 15MM per season. And he’s signed for this season and next at a very reasonable amount.
They most certainly will not pick up the 15MM mutual option on Braun after this year so that’s some money that will be freed up.
I expect Knebel and Hader to get healthy increases through arbitration hence the Hader trade rumors.
Woodruff and Houser are likely two of the starters and I have to believe Suter will be in the running for a starting spot. Peralta or Burnes could be given another shot but think they are bullpen guys along with Wahl so in theory they probably need one if not two starters.
Read a piece today that Brewers would consider dealing Cain. He really dropped off offensively in 2019 and you aren’t going to pay him 15-18MM per season just for his defense. If he plays like 2018 he’s worth keeping around but with 3 years remaining on his contract it would not surprise me if he was dealt.
Tschmack posted:Let’s face it they are probably saving at least 10MM per season on the Yelich contract. perhaps 15MM per season. And he’s signed for this season and next at a very reasonable amount.
They most certainly will not pick up the 15MM mutual option on Braun after this year so that’s some money that will be freed up.
I expect Knebel and Hader to get healthy increases through arbitration hence the Hader trade rumors.
Woodruff and Houser are likely two of the starters and I have to believe Suter will be in the running for a starting spot. Peralta or Burnes could be given another shot but think they are bullpen guys along with Wahl so in theory they probably need one if not two starters.
I've read the Mets are looking at Hader. Will Stearns let him go? I think he might, if the price was right. The only person on this team he won't trade is Yelich.
I really doubt Stearns will consider trading a guy like Hader unless he gets assets back that are affordable and under team control for a while. The Mets have some players of interest, but not sure Brewers will want to take on any big salaries.
Mets are also sniffing around about Hiura but I’m not sure they will be able to pony up the resources to get him.
Tschmack posted:Read a piece today that Brewers would consider dealing Cain. He really dropped off offensively in 2019 and you aren’t going to pay him 15-18MM per season just for his defense. If he plays like 2018 he’s worth keeping around but with 3 years remaining on his contract it would not surprise me if he was dealt.
The guy player hurt almost the whole season. If all those nagging injuries from 2019 go away his 2020 season will be better than 2018. He's not Travis Shaw, who declined for no apparent reason.
Bye bye pitch framing
The #Brewers have found their primary replacement for Yasmani Grandal. They are close to acquiring catcher Omar Narváez from the #Mariners, a source tells The Athletic. M’s would receive at least one minor leaguer in return.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 5, 2019
He can hit though, maybe Pina can coach him up
No one is suggesting Cain is Travis Shaw, but he needs to bounce back because if a team like Milwaukee isn’t going to resign Grandal or Moose they aren’t going to keep Cain around at 16-17MM for the next three years to hit .260 with an OBP of .325.
Cain is one of my favorite players but I would not be surprised if the Brewers shopped him.
As for Narvaez, it looks like a Stearns type move. Offensively, he could be pretty decent and his left bat in the order offsets some of the production of Grandal and Moose. Defense seems to be his weakness but hey for 2.9MM (projected) you aren’t going to get an All Star.
While Gregorius has multiyear opportunities it’s possible he may choose to reset his value with a 1 year deal now that he’s at full health
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 10, 2019
free agent: *is open to a one-year deal*
— Jack Stern (@baseball7310) December 10, 2019
David Stearns: pic.twitter.com/hp0suWEx0C
Breaking: Gerrit Cole to Yankees. 9 years. 36M per. 324M total.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 11, 2019
holy shitballs
Source says Brewers did talk with Gerrit Cole's reps but ultimately weren't willing to go past 8 years on a contract.
— Brewer World (@BrewerWorld) December 11, 2019
Yeah, 8 years for 150 million probably wouldn't have done it... 
The new Eric Thames is a pitcher
Josh Lindblom’s contract with Milwaukee will be for three years and guarantee $9.125 million, according to a source. With performance bonuses, it can max out at more than $18 million.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 11, 2019
Try this again: New Brewers *starter* Josh Lindblom is 32 and spent five of the past six seasons pitching in South Korea. Shades of the Eric Thames signing.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) December 11, 2019
Given what legit starting pitchers are going for on the open market I’d say this is a creative approach.
If he produces like Thames it will be a decent value.
Bleacher Report today posted article about Yankees expressing serious interest in Hader
Tschmack posted:Bleacher Report today posted article about Yankees expressing serious interest in Hader
I'd take Gleybor Torres straight up.
If Miguel Andujar is cleared by the medical staff, he's a more realistic centerpiece to get in return.
I’m not as up to speed with the AL teams but I didn’t think the Yankees had a very strong minor league system at this point. If Stearns is going to deal Hader you would think he would want not just MLB players but decent prospects as well.
nother pitcher
Free agent LHP Brett Anderson has officially been signed to a 1-year contract. Anderson went 13-9 with a 3.89 ERA in 31 starts with Oakland in 2019. His 13 wins marked a career high. pic.twitter.com/A8dBDLQt60
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) December 13, 2019
I’m gonna trust Stearns until I don’t trust Stearns.
No baseball player is worth 36 fucking million per year. The fact that MLB allows this shit is pathetic.
Developing news... Avisail García would be close to an agreement with Milwaukee #Brewers. #MLB
— José F. Rivera (@josefriverap) December 14, 2019
Jose has never led me astray before
GBFanForLife posted:No baseball player is worth 36 fucking million per year. The fact that MLB allows this shit is pathetic.
People said the exact same thing when Joe DiMaggio became the first player to make $100K a year. And Nolan Ryan when he became the first player to make $1M a year. And Bobby Bonilla when he became the first player to make $5M a year. Or when Albert Belle was the first to make $10M.
They'll say it when it hits $40M.
And $50M.
Ad infinitum
Congrats for continuing the longest running and dumbest fucking complaint in the history of sports.
You are worth what someone is willing to pay for. It’s that simple.
This isn’t a philosophical or ethical debate.
When CEOs and entertainers and athletes make 5000x more than a teacher or police officer or soldier it’s easy to get emotional but it is what it is.
Stormy Daniels would like to have a word with you about that response.
By the way, for those outraged about the Cole contract (or salaries in general) I would recommend heading down to Miller Park for a tryout. If you can throw I’m sure David Stearns would be open to checking out your stuff. By any means necessary should be the slogan for the 2020 Brewers season!
As long as fans agree to pay more for seats, endure more commercials at home and pay more for cable and Internet service the sky is the limit. I thought the top was reached years ago, I was wrong.
In the end, we pay the freight.
Bumgarner gets 5/85 from AZ.
Jeez. That's about 3 year more than I'd be comfortable giving out.
Pikes Peak posted:As long as fans agree to pay more for seats, endure more commercials at home and pay more for cable and Internet service the sky is the limit. I thought the top was reached years ago, I was wrong.
In the end, we pay the freight.