What's Wrong With The Brewers?

I fear that they're just going win themselves right back to mediocrity...

Short sighted stupidity. 

 

Finishing 76-86 will only ensure that they miss on the best prospects. 

 

Meanwhile St Louis and Chicago and Pittsburgh will continue to pull farther away from us. 

 

 

Meh.

In the long run, (with the possible exception of the NBA), it's not how high you draft, it's how well you draft.

St Louis has 'missed out' on the top picks year after year, yet they maintain their dominace in the division year after year.

Winning franchises don't have to play to lose.

Brewers haven't done either lately- draft or develop guys very well.  That also assumes the same guys will be making those decisions next season.  I doubt it.  That's why a high pick is important.   The Pirates and Astros and Cubs didn't get a lot better until their young drafted guys stepped in.

I like the way the new guy drafts, I'd like to see what he could do with a top pick and a big draft pool

Makes it interesting to see who they'll try to move for prospects. The future looks a lot brighter with Jungmann, Nelson, and hopefully Peralta when he gets off the DL looking at least like solid middle of the rotation starters. Garza and Lohse going 9-19 with ERAs in the mid 5s and 6s is what's killed them. If those two have .500 records they are 41-43 and 5 out of the wild card.

Hopefully they can get something for Ramirez. Maybe the Cubs will bring him back as a veteran bat off the bench for a playoff run? I doubt anyone takes Lohse or Garza off our hands. Rodriquez might get a lot of interest, but the Brewers have him locked up with a reasonable contract for 2 more years and he's pitched well. I'd keep him.

 

A veteran closer is of no value to a team with not shot at the postseason.  

 

Problem is is it seems no one else wants him either.  

Parra is a classic example of Brewer fan thinking.  When he was playing ok, everyone was behind trading him.  Now that he is playing great and peak trade value, all I here is we should extend him.  

 

It is time to trade a guy like him at peak value and let someone else experience him returning to career norms for to much money.  

Teams want K-Rod but they DON'T want his back-loaded contract.

no **** Sherlock 

 

they'd also like it if he was 28 and didn't hit women

What's Wrong With the Brewers?

They should play all of their games on the road.  They are about to get swept by the Braves at home.  UGH.

I stand corrected.

 

Great comeback!!!

Missed an opportunity for the sweep there.  

I love it when people post the outcome of a game too soon

You guys talk about St. Louis and the Pirates a lot - and about how good they are.  I think the Packers and the Cardinals are a lot alike in many ways.  They are both draft and develop teams.  The Cards will add a FA when they think they need one and don't have a minor league solution ready - that is the main difference.  The Cards also have an organizational philosophy that allows their players to be trained and used in the same way no matter which level of baseball they play within the Cardinal system.  That is the main reason why they 'seem' to have an endless supply of good players.  But even that is just so deep before you get into the 'a little to raw' category. 

 

The Cards have had 4 major pitching injuries this year - 2 in the bull pen and two starters with another starter missing significant starts.  All but 2 preferred position players have missed games with injury.  One - Matt Adams is out for the year.  Holiday and Carpenter have missed a lot of games.  They are now in need of a couple in-house solutions - especially at one position.  For sure they are missing pitcher Shelby Miller whom they traded in the off season to Atlanta and is doing very well.  If guys don't get healthy soon, the second half of the year could look a lot different than the first half. 

Comparing the Packers to the Cardinals?