Rolling Rich People Conversations - Your 2015 Milwaukee Brewers Thread

a lot of players would try to adjust their swing to make better contact, but mark reynolds recognizes that striking out is just part of the game. about 32% of it

one thing i like about mark reynoldsthe brewers is that he's they're not afraid to strike out

Actually the Brewers have been showing a lot of discipline at the plate lately; yesterday they were taking pitches left and right, waiting for good ones, wearing down the starter. Smart ball, even if it's not what I'm used to from them.

Reynolds did feel like a true Brewer, though: a scruffy, two true outcomes type.

well he does remind me of Rob Deer, who is of course the greatest Brewer of all time

Holy shit, so much talent on the team right now . . . Shane Peterson

let's not get carried away

haha, I should have written "hot batters" or something

But for real: Braun, Gomez, Lucroy, Para, Lind, paired with a suddenly hot Ramirez and hot bats from Peterson and Perez (!)... it's a thing to behold, for the time being

Jungmann pitching pretty well too.

https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6RCOX_nM7xJY6dF4GLBpanGVO2E=/0x225:2000x1558/2400x1600/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46680566/GettyImages-479497282.0.jpg

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Just a vile 24 hours. We missed a big opportunity to start our rebuild, and now the Mets have marked a perfectly healthy, highly tradeable player as damaged goods. And then the Cards pass on Lind and sign a contract that'll double their TV revenue. This game isn't fair.

you've examined Gomez, eh?

if the Indians managed to get Rob Kaminsky for Brandon ugh Moss, I imagine the ask for Lind was waaaaay more than what the Cardinals would have been willing to do

@Haudricourt
The more details I get on nixed Gomez trade, the more it sounds as if it became more financial matter than medical matter. Anyone surprised?

fp'd karl malone for using 'ask' in that fashion

@Ken_Rosenthal
#Mets also asked #Brewers about getting comp pick and/or cash in deal. MIL said no.

I'm sure Parra is still going somewhere. There's a still a possibility Gomez or Segura get traded. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Lind, though. Would love to sell high while he's hot.

So, what really happened that led to the Mets calling off the deal? A source familiar with the talks on both sides said a series of events that were actually financial, not medical, were the key factors.

That source said in initial talks, the Mets wanted the Brewers to take centerfielder Juan Lagares in the trade. The Brewers said no, in part because Lagares has an elbow issue but also because he has a four-year, $23 million contract extension that kicks in next year and they didn't want to pick up the money.

So, after further talks, it was decided that the Brewers would take Flores in addition to Wheeler, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery and won't be able to pitch before next June. The source said the Mets then asked the Brewers to throw in the 2016 Competitive Balance Round B pick they were recently awarded and the Brewers said no.

The source said the Brewers then were asked to put some money in the trade to cover part of what's remaining on Gomez's contract, including a $9 million salary next year. Considering the talent level of Gomez and his reasonable contract, the Brewers understandably declined to put any cash into the deal.

It was only then, according to the source, that the Mets came back and said they were calling off the deal because of concerns over Gomez's medical records.

So, this became a financial issue in the end, which many people would say is not surprising considering the financial constraints the Mets have been operating under in recent years.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/320022541.html

interesting if true

this whole thing is so weird

really hoping Gomez, Parra, and Lind all move by the end of the week. Lohse too, though I'd gladly accept a bucket of baseballs for him at this point.

I don't understand the ins and outs of waivers, but probably the best bet is just to release Lohse in the hopes that somebody picks him up and takes on his salary, right? Obviously nobody would give us any prospects for him

so Boras seems pretty steamed. would be pretty justified if the Mets are making false claims about Gomez's health, when they are actually just being cheap.

@AdamMcCalvy
Asked whether he's hurt, Carlos Gomez said, "I don't have no problems. I'm playing, and I feel really sexy about it."

tbf boras would say water was fire if he thought he could get water a 6-year deal on the open market, but I don't necessarily buy the mets' line either xp

Astros Agree To Acquire Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers

seems like a decent haul. phillips is good, santana has been killing the ball this year

all 4 of these guys, minus maybe the reliever, could be in the majors in a couple years. the Astros farm system is insane.

Seems a good fit for the Brewers, who I can't imagine committing to a long rebuild. I'm guessing they're eying 2017

Also, there goes Para... nice!

@Haudricourt 1m1 minute ago
#Brewers will get Zach Davies, who is pitching for Baltimore's AAA Norfolk affiliate. Is 5-6 with 2.84 ERA in 19 games.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-trade-deadline-houston-astros-milwaukee-brewers-carlos-gomez-mike-fiers

Yeah I don't see them going full bottom-out rebuild like the Astros or the Nationals did, Melvin doesn't seem like that kind of GM (for better ot worse) and I think they'll have pieces to compete in 2 years. Glad we got these deals done, hopefully Lind is next. It seems like it's been forever since we had more than like one or two players in the minors to look forward to seeing.

Really excited the team is actually rebuilding, but the weight of this is starting to sink in. They've just traded 20% of their 25-man roster.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/projecting-the-prospects-in-the-carlos-gomez-trade

:)

melvin moving to 'advisory role'

was expecting him to be canned at the end of the season so this is no real surprise, still, who's on the GM market?

congrats Braun! 252! most in franchise history.

nah, fuck that guy

I feel like we should have sold Lucroy. Especially watching him the last few weeks. His values was never going to be higher.

Nice story:

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/148128306/nevin-ashley-promoted-by-milwaukee-brewers

Ken Rosenthal ✔ @Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Brewers receive permission to interview #Athletics asst GM Dan Kantrovitz for their GM opening, sources tell me and @jonmorosi.

this is very very good news for the brewers

@BillKristol
Good move by Brewers!
Brewers make Astros' David Stearns, 30, MLB's youngest GM.
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rip

weirdly optimistic about this

I landed opening day tickets this year. Never been before. Excited. What should I expect?

a bad ballclub playing in a great ballpark

haha, well that I knew. I go to lots of games, I've just never been to opening day.

I've only had standing room tickets to Opening Day. Opening Day anything is a lot of fun though

Awesome. I'm gonna take off from work and do it right, I think. I managed to get four seats together which feels like a coup.

so..Hank the dog died and they tried to replace him without telling anyone? this season getting off to a rocky start already...

@BrewCrewBall
#Brewers present a notarized letter from vet saying that microchip was scanned and confirmed during a visit on March 3rd, 2016.

@BrewCrewBall
#Brewers vet: "this is definitely the real Hank." #HankGate #Hank1

@AdamMcCalvy
The COO of a multimillion dollar company is presenting proof of evidence of a dog's identity.