What is your 2020-2021 offseason plan for the Brewers?

[Vollbc74]

Trade Ashby and Ward for Adam Frazier

 

Sign CJ Cron (1/4m) and Brad Miller (2/8m)

 

vs RHP (3yr OPS)

CF Lorenzo Cain 0.715

RF Adam Frazier 0.786

LF Christian Yelich 1.018

2B Keston Hiura 0.896

DH Dan Vogelbach 0.825

1B CJ Cron 0.740

3B Brad Miller 0.825

C Omar Narvaez 0.802

SS Luis Urias 0.545

 

Bench:

C Manny Pina 0.694

OF Billy McKinney 0.758

IF Daniel Robertson 0.703

OF Avisail Garcia 0.720

 

 

vs LHP (3yr OPS)

CF Lorenzo Cain 0.862

3B Daniel Robertson 0.749

LF Christian Yelich 0.975

DH Keston Hiura 0.679

RF Avasail Garcia 0.806

C Manny Pina 0.752

1B CJ Cron 0.957

2B Adam Frazier 0.625

SS Luis Urias 0.873

 

Bench:

OF Billy McKinney 0.599

IF Brad Miller 0.638

1B Dan Vogelbach 0.541

C Omar Narvaez 0.633

[Warning Track Power]

Sign CJ Cron (1/4m) and Brad Miller (2/8m)

Cron, yes. Miller, no.

 

Miller is way too similar to Eric Sogard to me. Former Brewer coming off two years better than expected since he left, only to (likely) stink upon return. I'd rather have Robertson and Urias get 3B.

[Vollbc74]

Sign CJ Cron (1/4m) and Brad Miller (2/8m)

Cron, yes. Miller, no.

 

Miller is way too similar to Eric Sogard to me. Former Brewer coming off two years better than expected since he left, only to (likely) stink upon return. I'd rather have Robertson and Urias get 3B.

 

While there are similarities, Miller has crushed RHP since leaving MKE. .939 vs RHP in 2019 and .828 in 2020. Between Miller and Robertson we would have 2 guys that complement each other very well as our 3B platoon, and both have a little positional flexibility on their bench days.

[Warning Track Power]

Sign CJ Cron (1/4m) and Brad Miller (2/8m)

Cron, yes. Miller, no.

 

Miller is way too similar to Eric Sogard to me. Former Brewer coming off two years better than expected since he left, only to (likely) stink upon return. I'd rather have Robertson and Urias get 3B.

 

While there are similarities, Miller has crushed RHP since leaving MKE. .939 vs RHP in 2019 and .828 in 2020. Between Miller and Robertson we would have 2 guys that complement each other very well as our 3B platoon, and both have a little positional flexibility on their bench days.

Can disagree with statistics. Miller simply has no upside to me at age 31and the situation feels too familiar with Sogard. I guess it just comes down to I would rather give time to Robertson (age 26) and Urias (age 23) and see if they can reclaim their shine rather than go with Miller.

[Warning Track Power]

If the Brewers rolled out a lineup of the following, would it be good enough with Burnes and Woodruff at the top of the rotation and Hader and Williams at the back end:

 

Player 1: .288/.348/.761

Player 2: .296/.388/.870

Player 3: .266/.388/.843

Player 4: .271/.324/.746

Player 5: .267/.355/.753

Player 6: .206/.332/.741

Player 7: .226/.315/.635

Player 8: .244/.295/.660

 

Those are the career averages of every current projected starter for the Brewers. If the top five (Cain, Yelich, Hiura, Garcia, Narvaez) meet that and Player 7 (Urias) jumps that to around .250 and keeps the AVG-OBP in the 80-90 differential, the Brewers could be in relatively decent shape.

 

Hearing Stearns all offseason, this has always been the plan. Assume 2020 was the aberration and each of the regulars will return to their career averages, with Urias ascending. Risky proposition but not out of the realm of possibility.

[wallus]

3 way trade.

 

Hader to NYM (or another team but for young guys) for prospects that go to Cleveland, Ramirez to Milwaukee, Hiura to Cleveland

 

Sign Cron

 

Sign Walker or Rich Hill

[SRB]

Ok, forget Turner, just need C.J. Cron to complete the picture!

 

2017-2020 vs RHP

 

LHB 2B Kolten Wong - .273/.362/.410/.772, .333 wOBA, 108 wRC+

RHB CF Lorenzo Cain - .284/.356/.388/.744, .327 wOBA, 102 wRC+

LHB LF Christian Yelich - .302/.401/.556/.957, .400 wOBA, 151 wRC+

RHB DH Keston Hiura - .274/.344/.552/.896, .373 wOBA, 131 wRC+

LHB 1B Daniel Vogelbach - .227/.354/.459/.812, .347 wOBA, 120 wRC+

RHB RF Avisail Garcia - .268/.320/.441/.760, .324 wOBA, 104 wRC+

LHB C Omar Narvez - .278/.355/.428/.783, .339 wOBA, 114 wRC+

RHB 3B Daniel Robertson - .231/.337/.343/.680, .306 wOBA, 94 wRC+

RHB SS Orlando Arcia - .251/.296/.376/.672, .286 wOBA, 73 wRC+

 

 

2017-2020 vs LHP

 

RHB SS Luis Urias - .337/.373/.500/.873, .372 wOBA, 133 wRC+

RHB CF Lorenzo Cain - .306/.378/.474/.851, .363 wOBA, 126 wRC+

LHB LF Christian Yelich - .294/.377/.528/.905, .381 wOBA, 138 wRC+

RHB 1B C.J. Cron - .291/.353/.566/.919, .380 wOBA, 142 wRC+

RHB RF Avisail Garcia - .320/.379/.494/.873, .369 wOBA, 134 wRC+

RHB DH Keston Hiura - .240/.322/.357/.679, .291 wOBA, 77 wRC+

LHB 2B Kolten Wong - .272/.331/.355/.686, .299 wOBA, 86 wRC+

RHB C Manny Pina - .272/.333/.402/.735, .317 wOBA, 93 wRC+

RHB 3B Daniel Robertson - .239/.351/.370/.721, .321 wOBA, 104 wRC+

[PeaveyFury]

It doesn't solve the 3B issue, unless the Brewers are legitimately fine with a Robertson/Urias combo there, but Cron would seem to be a really nice add based on where things stand now.

[PeaveyFury]

Hader/Hiura to the Mets for Smith/McNeil?

[wallus]

Hader/Hiura to the Mets for Smith/McNeil?

 

Would love it but I think the Mets value McNeil super high.

 

I would do Hader, Hiura, and they could pick 2 of any our prospects for Smith and McNeil.

[PeaveyFury]

Hader/Hiura to the Mets for Smith/McNeil?

 

Would love it but I think the Mets value McNeil super high.

 

I would do Hader, Hiura, and they could pick 2 of any our prospects for Smith and McNeil.

 

The trade value site (I know, I'm a skeptic too) says Hader/Hiura/Turang is almost equal value to Smith/McNeil, and I'd do that trade today. Solidifies both corners and fixes the offense.

[wallus]

Hader/Hiura to the Mets for Smith/McNeil?

 

Would love it but I think the Mets value McNeil super high.

 

I would do Hader, Hiura, and they could pick 2 of any our prospects for Smith and McNeil.

 

The trade value site (I know, I'm a skeptic too) says Hader/Hiura/Turang is almost equal value to Smith/McNeil, and I'd do that trade today. Solidifies both corners and fixes the offense.

 

Without a doubt I would do that trade. Smith is a little bit of an unknown but McNeil would be our Cirillo for many years.

[Warning Track Power]

Hader/Hiura to the Mets for Smith/McNeil?

I am not in love with Dominic Smith but I would love to get my hands on Jeff McNeil. He just screams professional hitter ala Paul Molitor, Jeff Cirillo, Mark Loretta. Hader and Hiura feels a little steep to me given Hiura is 4 years younger than McNeil and could, in time, develop into that professional hitter type.

 

Perhaps a Hader, Hiura, Lutz for McNeil, Smith and Nimmo trade. That feels more in line to me.