Insider Stuff

[splitterpfj]

I'm not going to tell you who just called me - believe me or don't.

 

On David Stearns ... "He's brilliant, the Brewers have hired Theo Epstein."

 

On Jeremy Jeffress ... "The Brewers love him, and they should. Not only is he as good as they hoped he would be; he's also a solid person. He has three years of team control left, it will take a Ken Giles return for them to let him go, I don't think he'll be traded."

 

On Ryan Braun ... "Not right now, it's just too much to sort out. He's worth it, and teams know it, but they don't want to pay the price. Ask again in the winter."

 

On Jonathan Lucroy .... "He's a goner. Texas is trying to get creative, which is not what the Brewers are asking for, and there are other teams behind them in the mix."

 

On Will Smith .... "Gone. The demand is there."

 

On Jimmy Nelson .... "The Brewers made an attempt to send him to Boston for Anderson Espinoza. They aren't, "shopping him", but they'd do a deal."

 

On Brandon Woodruff: "He's the best player in Brevard. I didn't know him, and then the first time I saw him, he was 96-99, and I said, WHO IS THAT?" He'll be a big leaguer."

 

On Johnny Davis: "There are fast runners, and then there are guys beyond that. Davis is one of the fastest runners you're going to find. The Brewers may have found something there, even though he's already 26. He reminds me of Darren Ford, he might make it to the big leagues just on the wheels."

 

On the Houston Astros: "You watch, the Brewers will make a trade there. I don't have names for you, but you watch, Stearns will make one of those deals where he gets a bunch of 19-year-olds he had brought into that system. His approach is brilliant, the lower you're willing to go in the minor leagues, the better the athletes you can get in a trade. He knows that."

 

On the Aaron Hill Trade: "That was outstanding. Hill was an afterthought, even in April when he wasn't hitting a thing. The Brewers got exactly what they had hoped for from Hill."

 

Closing Thoughts: "Todd, the Brewers are going to be really bad for a little while here, but if they have the patience to let Stearns see it through, he has a true vision for what he's doing, and he's years ahead of the curve. When they hired someone that young, I wasn't sure, but I am now."

[homer]

This post made me drool. It also made me do other things I can't mention on this board.

[jerichoholicninja]

Based off of your first bit of insider info, I'm guessing the source is David himself. And you are him.

[Austin Tatious]

Interesting. What hint, e.g., job title does he have?

[splitterpfj]

Based off of your first bit of insider info, I'm guessing the source is David himself. And you are him.

 

 

That's a LONG way from my first bit of insider stuff on this site.

 

I founded this:

 

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/76277

[splitterpfj]

Interesting. What hint, e.g., job title does he have?

 

 

I'm sure I'd ask too, but that's not happening.

[nate82]

On Ryan Braun ... "Not right now, it's just too much to sort out. He's worth it, and teams know it, but they don't want to pay the price. Ask again in the winter."

 

On Jonathan Lucroy .... "He's a goner. Texas is trying to get creative, which is not what the Brewers are asking for, and there are other teams behind them in the mix."

 

On Jimmy Nelson .... "The Brewers made an attempt to send him to Boston for Anderson Espinoza. They aren't, "shopping him", but they'd do a deal."

 

 

Not really surprised by the Braun comments.

 

Kind of what I expected what Texas is trying to do. I am going to assume the other teams behind Texas are Boston, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Houston.

 

Interesting note on Jimmy Nelson I wonder if the Red Sox called and asked what it would take and felt Pomeranz was a better fit when giving up Espinoza.

[jerichoholicninja]

Based off of your first bit of insider info, I'm guessing the source is David himself. And you are him.

 

 

That's a LONG way from my first bit of insider stuff on this site.

 

I founded this:

 

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/76277

 

I meant your first in this post. I know you've posted stuff before.

[trwi7]

So is Texas trying to low ball us or are they trying to get another team involved to give up some prospects so they don't have to give up as much?

[splitterpfj]

Nate, the Brewers asked for Espinoza when they realized he could be had .... Boston chose Pomeranz.

[Austin Tatious]

I will say, that every single comment makes sense to me. As for Stearns, let's hope the assessment turns out true.

 

I give the original post a big thumbs up. Much appreciated.

[MillerParkSouth]

This post made me drool. It also made me do other things I can't mention on this board.

Me too, thanks for sharing, this is all GREAT to hear.

[MadThinker88]

Curious if you directed the conversation (raising topics/ names) or if you just went with the flow. Can you answer that??

 

A little surprised nothing noted on Arcia & others still in AAA (plans on coming up) or Chris Carter...

[torts]

I'm into this post

[splitterpfj]

Curious if you directed the conversation (raising topics/ names) or if you just went with the flow. Can you answer that??

 

A little surprised nothing noted on Arcia & others still in AAA (plans on coming up) or Chris Carter...

 

Some of each.

 

Who's getting recalled when never came up.

 

All he said on Carter was, "I'm sure they'd listen, he's not a longterm piece, but I haven't heard anything." That doesn't mean nothing's come up, but if it has, he hasn't heard it yet.

 

I left one out, he doesn't think the team has interest in moving Thornburg either - again, not that they wouldn't, but that it isn't likely.

[craigharmann]

The Astros don't need Lucroy. They need a starting pitcher, maybe a BP piece. But I could see Stearns trying to get some young guys from the Astros. But I don't what the Brewers have that the Astros need.

[yfinn6]

Thank you for sharing this! Not that I wasn't excited for the approaching deadline, but this restored a bit of that excitement.

[MadThinker88]

Thank you for answering. Like others I really like thread. A number of great info items in it.

 

One more question: in the original post, as part of the closing thoughts it was written that the Brewers will be bad for a little while.

 

Does that mean "bad/not contending for the post season" for 1 more or 3 more or 5 more seasons???

 

I've believed the rebuild (this year being year 1) is a 5 year race with Cinci. Loser of that race is in bad position for 10 years or longer. Part of that is due to divisional strength, part of that due to situation with the farm system (very poor before the trades started last season).

[foamboy1]

This is great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[MrTPlush]

Did you mean the Rangers are getting creative and that's what they want? Because you listed that's what they don't want and they are the leader for Lucroy. Which would not make a ton of sense since he is a "goner".

[splitterpfj]

Plush, I can see why you took it that way, but he's not calling TX the leader, he was just pointing out that they've been active on Lucroy. The rest of that comment is saying TX is not the only team showing interest.

 

I didn't ask anything further on Lucroy.

[molitor fan]

I think it is pretty obvious that the Brewers are requiring a top 50 prospect in the deal instead of volume..."getting creative" refers to wanting to not deal their top guys yet getting Luc

 

oh, and awesome stuff Split...not sure why you have gotten guff lately, you always bring the goods with common sense and passion - a great combo

[MadThinker88]

I think it is pretty obvious that the Brewers are requiring a top 50 prospect in the deal instead of volume..."getting creative" refers to wanting to not deal their top guys yet getting Luc

 

oh, and awesome stuff Split...not sure why you have gotten guff lately, you always bring the goods with common sense and passion - a great combo

 

I think teams would be willing deal a top 50 guys plus other pieces.

I also think Stearns (& many of the fans) are seeking 2 top 50 guys plus another guy or two from the top 150.

 

I recognize Stearns is trying to get max value but there is also being unrealistic.

Lucroy's max value was right after the 2014 season, not now. As well as he is playing now, his value was better than.

[3and2Fastball]

Thanks for the info, much appreciated and what you are saying makes sense.

 

I do like the thought of really stocking the system with very young prospects and going for the "high ceiling players". You get enough of those elite athletes and some will turn out well. Arcia/Phillips/Trent Clark haven't exactly been tearing the cover off the ball lately, and while of course it is just a small sample Corey Ray has just been OK to pretty good. Hopefully all 4 will be MLB stars, but the odds are that not all 4 of them will be stars, and it is certainly possible that none of them will. Taking the time to rebuild over a few extra years makes sense.

 

Any insight on the Ray pick over a pitcher like Puk/Garrett/Groome?

[brewmann04]

it should be intresting to see what happens expect the brew crew to be busy.