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hamelin4mvp
Most teams don’t have the luxury (that might be the wrong word) of back-to-back seasons with no pressure to perform with high expectations.
One more year of player evaluation with a goal to win 85 games in 2018 seems reasonable.
daveinmp
I believe if they chose to, the Brewers could put together a roster for 2017 that could get to 85 wins even without surrendering their now rather flush farm system. That would of course involve keeping Braun and maybe adding piece here or there. It’s a shame they don’t seem inclined to do so considering it didn’t take much over that to secure a wild card spot in 2016. Catching this Cub team, even if the Brewers continue adding young talent is an uphill climb.
hamelin4mvp
I think Stearns and Attanasio are holding off on spending for another year. The team’s payroll is at what – $60 million? – and I’m sure they’re expecting attendance and revenue to tumble a bit this year.
The Cubs are setup for the next half decade or so. The Brewers best chance is fighting for those Wild Card spots with 86-89 wins..
Pirates and Cardinals seem to be destined for a few years of mediocrity and Reds are a year or two behind the Brewers rebuild.
MatthewBaltimore23
How about Gennett to the Angels?
stubby66
I think that would absolutely be a possibility. would like to see Villar at second, give Cordell or Garin a shot at third base. Don’t know if we really need to bring a pitcher in. I say go with Nelson, Peralta, Davies, Suter, Woodruff, Nolin, Garza, Lopes and Anderson. Along with that pitcher we got from Boston for Aaron Hill. Honestly move Braun to first, trade Carter to AL. Go with outfielders Broxton. Phillips, Binson, Wren and Santana. Then let Orf, Perez, and Cooper fight for reserve super utility guy. As far as catcher go with either Pina, Pinto and Susac. Just see what happens with guys that want to fight for just my opinion
daveinmp
Angels have a need at 2B but their system is so devoid of talent, that the return would be negligible. You can knock Gennett all you want (like MLBTR does), but he’s only 26, controllable for 3 more seasons, and from ages 23-26 he’s put more than respectable line for a 2B of .279/.318/.420 in a large sample. You don’t just give him away.
fisher40
And get what for him? The Angels farm system is garbage. Worst in the league
24TheKid
Walker or O’Neil and Marte for Villar
daveinmp
Where do I start with this? There’s so little right in this outlook I’m having a hard time. Lets start with the observation that their current group of starters “possesses limited upside and considerable downside”. That’s hogwash. Wily Peralta showed signs the last couple months that a return to his 2014 when he won 17 games and posted a 3.53 ERA is not just possible but likely. Nelson was a mentally mess over the 2nd half, but he too has top half of the rotation stuff.. Davies?? He’s a clone of Kyle Hendricks, physically and stuff wise and the notion that he’s more prone to injury because of his slight build is ridiculous. Davies possesses an effortless delivery. Has the guy that wrote this ever seen Davies pitch? Even Chase Anderson, while not a world beater, has been a reliable back of the rotation starter for 3 straight years without missing a start to injury and he was 5-1 with a 3.01 ERA over the 2nd half. Clearly he found something. Guerra came out of nowhere but possesses one of the most devastating splitters in baseball to go with a mid-90’s fastball. Guys who feature a splitter have some injury risk, but its not like Guerra has a lot of innings in his arm. Anything Garza gives them is a bonus, as they’d like to move his salary. Behind them are not only Hader with tremendous stuff, but Taylor Jungmann, who was 9-8 with a sub 4 ERA in 2015, and seemed to get his command back late in 2016, and Southern League pitcher of the year, Brandon Woodruff. The notion that this rotation could be a mess or doesn’t have options is really out there..
Now lets talk Carter and Gennett. The defensive knocks on these two is way overstated. Gennett made 2 errors in 2016 because of replay challenges where he took his foot off to early turning double plays. For any Brewer fan who spend a number of years watching Rickie Weeks, Gennett is a big step up. Carter too, while not the most nimble around the bag, is not defensive butcher his metrics might say. Most of the Brewer defensive issues in 2016 started and ended with Villar. He misplayed a lot of balls as SS and was shaky if albeit occasionally spectacular at 3B. The idea of moving him to 2B is not because Gennett can’t handle the job but the thought that it might be Villar’s best position.
As for Nieuwenhuis,who this guy seems to think is assured of a job, to quote Lee Corso, “Not so fast”. Surely the Brewers could upgrade with a lefty hitting 4th OF better than the contact challenged Nieuwenhuis. Besides Nieuwenhuis, the thought that Maldonado will continue as the starting catcher is far fetched. There wasn’t even a mention of Manny Pina who was ok offensively and did nice work defensively too.in a 33 game trial after Lucroy was traded. They might even look for a lefty hitting catcher in the offseason as a platoon option and to bolster the LH hitting.
stubby66
I have to agree with a lot of the things that you had to say. Sir sometimes these guys count on the stats too much. Remember Davis had terrible defense but you know he worked hard in left and was a great teammate and team player. Take guys like that over Hanley Ramirezs, Cespedos and Sandvolds everytime
FOmeOLS
Every time I see Davies pitch, I curse Dan Duquette.