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#Rays are getting relievers J.P. Feyersien and Drew Rasmussen. The duo has had trouble with walks (5.7 per 9), but have struck out 11.2 per nine and have a combined 3.72 ERA in 36 games for the #Brewers.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) May 21, 2021

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Taylor or Cain on trading block? OF seems a little overstocked right now as Taylor has earned his spot on the squad.

I agree. They will have enough roster problems with Cain coming back and in a few weeks both Vogelbach and Shaw.   Jackie Bradly Jr. and Huria could be the odd men out if you base it on performance.  Taylor and Peterson seems to be locks at this point.  I guess they could also free up a spot by sending a pitcher back down.

@El-Ka-Bong posted:

Like this deal. He’s instantly the Brewers leading HR hitter.

Saw the Carlos Santana rumors, tooâ€Ķ like that. Time to send Hiura down and go win a Championship. Can’t have a liability in the lineup. Santana is a vet- hungry to win. Would be a good get that shouldn’t cost a top prospect- but on the hook for $10M next year as well. He’s slashing .236/.350/.409 with 17 HRs and 55 RBIs. It’d basically be adding another Avi Garcia to the lineup at 1B.

@Tschmack posted:

Rasmussen was trash but JPF is a solid to decent relief guy.  That’s what we got back in return?  

I trust Stearns, but at some point you can’t just defer to taking flyers on guys and hope it works out.

Not sure I understand this last statement. This is PRECISELY what the Brewers must do. Their success is predicated on achieving that balance of young controllable assets, veterans that have some longevity in the organization, and bargains on the market that allow them to catch a player on a reasonable deal that can solidify a position. Thames, Moustakas, Grandal, Garciaâ€Ķ all guys at a point in their careers where they were affordable and also had some upside.

Mix in a few rentals and you have a pretty strong model for sustained relevancy. You catch a few guys right, and you have a chance to do some post-season stuffâ€Ķ even win the whole damn thing.

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My point on the last statement is you can only pluck so many guys off the scrap heap   and pray it works out.   Moose or Grandahl should have come back.

Stearns has been really good most of the time especially on the rentals.  We missed the opportunity to deal Hiura at the height of his value but oh well they can’t all work out.

Onward and upward

@Tschmack posted:

My point on the last statement is you can only pluck so many guys off the scrap heap   and pray it works out.   Moose or Grandahl should have come back.



Moustakas: 4 years, $64M to slash .241/.347/.437 and be on the 60 day IL with 4 HR and 13 RBIs.

Grandal: 4 years, $73M to slash .188/.388/.436 with 14 HRs and 38 RBIs.

Both would have been albatross contracts that would have destroyed the Brewers’ payroll. They were wise to pass on long term deals with both guys for that kind of coin.

I realize everyone is basically writing off anyone in the NL not named the Dodgers or Padres or Giants, but I think that’s a mistake.

Yes, in the LCS and World Series the best of 7 format usually means the more talented teams win the series.  But the divisional series can be pesky as it’s best of 5 and as good as the Brewers pitching has been they can match up with just about anyone in a shorter series.

The other factor is the 1 and 2 seed in the NL is still within striking distance for Milwaukee. The Padres and Giants and Dodgers play each other a bunch yet.  The Giants have 10 left v the Padres and 3 left v the Dodgers.  The Padres still have 9 left v the Dodgers.   Most likely, the teams in the NL West will beat up on each other (including the postseason) which could also help the Brewers.

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