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A big question is what the Brewers are going to do with Urias. He's a bad defender on the left side of the infield (SS/3B) and he was pretty much put on the small side of the platoon until Peterson got hurt and his production fell off a cliff and Urias showed some life at the end of the year. 

By exercising Wong's option, he looks to be at least the strong-side of a platoon at 2B, while Adames is the only "lock" for a full-time starting gig in the Brewers' infield. I think it could make sense to move him to 3B, but I highly doubt it happens, and he will be the everyday SS.

Urias could be the weak-side platoon at 2B, he could be the everyday 3B, he could be the utility guy (plays 2B, 3B, SS), or he could be traded. 

Brosseau is a good guy to have around to face LHP as either the 2B or 3B. The team as a whole is horrible against LHP, so Brosseau is really important for this team.

How they handle Turang really depends on what they do with the other guys, and whether they decide to acquire a real third baseman. I like Turang, but I like him more as a SS than I do as a 3B, which would be what "the Jace Peterson role" really was last year. If Urias hadn't laid an egg, while Peterson was having the best few months of his career, he would probably have seen the 200-300 PAs that are normal for a utility guy. As it turned out, he became the strong-side of a platoon at 3B (essentially he became the starter until he got hurt, and Urias was the bench guy).

Exercising Wong's option really limits Turang's potential role for the '23 Brewers unless they're going to go with a strict platoon at 3B with him and Brosseau with Wong and Urias platooning at 2B. With the current cast, that's a distinct possibility, or they'll  just have Turang start the season in AAA until someone gets hurt and he can be an everyday player for a week or two to see how he does.

But all of this comes with a big asterisk, as the offseason is just started and it's pretty likely that the Brewers are going to make a lot of moves and all of today's speculation will be moot. I guess my "ideal" scenario would have them acquiring a real third baseman and going with him at 3B, Adames at SS, Wong/Brosseau (or Urias) at 2B, Tellez at 1B with Turang waiting in the wings in AAA. Turang "gets his feet wet" when someone lands on the IR, and becomes our starting SS in '24 after Adame gets traded.

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Why does this push back Turang? He's ticketed for the Jace Peterson role this year. He shouldn't have been counted on for anything more.

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?   My guess is that Wong's option was picked up to keep from paying the $2 million buyout and Wong will be traded before the end of ST.   I don't believe this team will ever be "a

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Urias has definitely been overmatched as a SS with -6 DRS | -7.1 UZR | -15 OAA in 1,116 innings. I’d say he’s peen cromulent at 3B with +10 DRS | -0.1 UZR | -3 OAA in 1,191 innings.  

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bit of a surprise. 

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4 minutes ago, bjkrautk said:

Barring an injury, this pushes back the likelihood of Turang breaking camp with the major league club.

Why does this push back Turang? He's ticketed for the Jace Peterson role this year. He shouldn't have been counted on for anything more.

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Great move!  Huge on the field to keep him and/or huge trade chip for 8 million!  He'd definitely have gotten more on the open market.  Win/win no matter what happens 

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7 minutes ago, bjkrautk said:

Barring an injury, this pushes back the likelihood of Turang breaking camp with the major league club.

Which is kinda sad. He already spent an entire year in AAA and put up respectable numbers. Maybe he’ll be a utility guy next year.

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I was on the fence about this one. On one hand I'm not sure we could get that production for that price anywhere else. On the other we do have a pretty good option in the minors for a fraction of the cost but more risk. If his defense returns to normal this is not a bad thing.

Does make me wonder what their plans are for Turang though.

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7 minutes ago, patrickgpe said:

this may be an indication that ownership is going to go all in for 2023 before the window is completely shut with this group. 

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My guess is that Wong's option was picked up to keep from paying the $2 million buyout and Wong will be traded before the end of ST.

 

I don't believe this team will ever be "all in."

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The first major hint at the direction this team is going in this offseason. This is not the type move you make if you're tearing down to cut costs. It definitely surprises me as it seemed like they were ready to give the 2B job to Turang. Turang will probably assume Jace Peterson's role, with Peterson's days as a Brewer being all but numbered. 

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23 minutes ago, Thurston Fluff said:

I was on the fence about this one. On one hand I'm not sure we could get that production for that price anywhere else. On the other we do have a pretty good option in the minors for a fraction of the cost but more risk. If his defense returns to normal this is not a bad thing.

Does make me wonder what their plans are for Turang though.

I would imagine their plans are for him to assume Jace Peterson's spot on the roster. It allows them to ease him into the majors without giving him an everyday spot. He'll still get close to everyday at-bats. 

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52 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I would imagine their plans are for him to assume Jace Peterson's spot on the roster. It allows them to ease him into the majors without giving him an everyday spot. He'll still get close to everyday at-bats. 

I think it means Wong will be DH a fair bit of the time. Our McCutchen replacement was already on the team.

 

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43 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I would imagine their plans are for him to assume Jace Peterson's spot on the roster. It allows them to ease him into the majors without giving him an everyday spot. He'll still get close to everyday at-bats. 

 

I think that depends on what they think of Urias as the everyday 3rd baseman. If they want Urias as the super sub and have Brosseau for pinch hitting and occasional starts against lefties is there going to be enough playing time for Turang? I don't think it helps anyone to have him getting a handful of PA's a week. I'd rather see him play every day in AAA and only come up when he forces it by his play or injury than sit on the bench.

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5 minutes ago, Robocaller said:

I think it means Wong will be DH a fair bit of the time. Our McCutchen replacement was already on the team.

 

I don't know how you can conclude that Wong will be DHing any significant part of the time for the Brewers. There's just no evidence for that. 

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Not that there was much doubt, but I think this is more of an indication they aren’t going to a full rebuild or even a retooling yet. Not sure it means they’re going “all in” this year. I’ll believe they’re going all in when they make a major trade for a veteran or sign a big time free agent.

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2 minutes ago, Thurston Fluff said:

 

I think that depends on what they think of Urias as the everyday 3rd baseman. If they want Urias as the super sub and have Brosseau for pinch hitting and occasional starts against lefties is there going to be enough playing time for Turang? I don't think it helps anyone to have him getting a handful of PA's a week. I'd rather see him play every day in AAA and only come up when he forces it by his play or injury than sit on the bench.

We'll see if they tender Brosseau a contract. I could see a scenario in which they decide to non-tender him. But I just look at the playing time that Jace Peterson received this past year and think that Turang is likely to fill that void. Turang has nothing left to prove in AAA. 

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2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I don't know how you can conclude that Wong will be DHing any significant part of the time for the Brewers. There's just no evidence for that. 

The evidence is that he has gotten progressively worse at fielding and that Turang is better at fielding. Not saying he'll DH 82 games, like McCutchen did, but I suspect he'll DH more than half that, unless Turang doesn't perform (or they make other trades/acquisitions among INF). As much as we'd like it, Yelich isn't going to be DHing all the time.

He hit fine in the second half. He was a horror in the field in the first half.

 

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