Scholarship table
4 years is too many for Moose, IMHO.
especially for an NL team.
Maybe the Brewers' answer is Addison Russell...Patrick Mooney @PJ_MooneyThe Cubs have cut ties with Addison Russell and will not offer him a contract for next season.
Brewers infield is in a world of trouble. Don't really have a catcher, don't have a first baseman, Travis Shaw has to play every day, and you're relying on a rookie to play shortstop and also be one of your better hitters? Yikes.Oh and the pitching staff is a mess.
So many holes to fill next year.
Kind of.My guess is that the Braun move to 1B will be made permanent. The infield would be Hiura, Urias and Arcia. And now maybe they can be a player for a guy like Ozuna. Trade Hader to the Mets for an infielder, and things are looking decent.
Except the bullpen got them to the playoffs 2 years ago and was a huge factor last year. With a bad rotation, the bullpen has to be very good to great to get to the playoffs. Trading the one great reliever on the team does not make a bullpen better.
I think they have quite a bit of work to do. Milwaukee fans don't deserve a slash in payroll; I really hope that's not where Mark A. is heading.2020 Opening Day (In no particular order)LF Gamel ???CF CainRF Yelich3B UriasSS Arcia2B Hiura1B Braun ???C PinaSP Woodruff ???
I am confident that they aren't slashing payroll. They've had a plan the last couple of years. It's only early December.
I think they see Knebel in the closing role.
BTW, I am a fan of the idea of selling high on Hader. I don't think closers like him last long, and if they can get some talent to fill the holes on the roster, trading him makes perfect sense to me.
Also, I think Cole Hamels is on the White Sox by the end of the week on a one year deal.
Just in time. Just like the Sox signings of:Jose CansecoBo JacksonRobert AlomarCarl EverettAndruw JonesManny RamirezGriffey, JrBartolo ColonDavid WellsOmar VisquelKevin YouklisJimmy RollinsI swear I would not be surprised if Kenny signed Chone Figgins next week just because he passed up the Sox in '04.