Brian Anderson to Brewers!!!! Yes!!!

[Outlander]

I would think Singleton would want to stick with the Brewers if not claimed as he willingly signed with them after the season without a major league deal. Could still be the first option if Rowdy got hurt pending if they do anything with Hiura.

[markedman5]

 

[markedman5]

 

[markedman5]

 

[StearnsFTW]

Singleton makes sense.

 

Some day we'll be rid of Alexander.  Soon hopefully.

 

[Robocaller]

On 1/19/2023 at 6:17 AM, Jopal78 said:

Look around at what other players have received this off season.

Tommy Pham got 6 million

Adam Duvall got 7 million

Mancini got 2/14 million

McCutchen got 5 million

The comparables should be players signed around the time Anderson was signed, or later. The earlier a guy signs, the more likely he had a good payday.

[Robocaller]

On 1/19/2023 at 8:45 AM, sveumrules said:

What kind of late inning reliever is signing for that kind of money on a one year deal?

Looking at the FA tracker for this offseason the only RPs to sign in that range are Mychal Givens, Pierce Johnson and Miguel Castro.

Aroldis Chapman. The comparables are players signed right around when Anderson signed, or after. Guys who had good offers took them earlier.

 

[Robocaller]

On 1/19/2023 at 3:49 PM, CheezWizHed said:

I'll guarantee Anderson out-hits the Babe this year.  I mean the Babe didn't even crack the MLB last year.

I dunno. The Babe is guaranteed a WAR of 0.0.

 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

2 hours ago, markedman5 said:

 

Ahh, Spring training is right around the corner.  Looking forward to the "I'm in the best condition of my career!" statements from players.

[Robocaller]

On 1/19/2023 at 6:35 PM, clancyphile said:

I'm thinking of him as playing some at third, some in left field, and some in right field. He's even seen limited action at second and third.

So, part of me wonders if Anderson isn't the new Jace Peterson.

cf: Mitchell

ss: Adames

lf: Yelich

c: Contreras

dh: Winker

3b: Urias

1b: Tellez

rf: Taylor

2b: Turang

bench: Caratini (C), Anderson (3B/LF/RF/1B), Hiura (1B/LF/2B), Toro (2B/3B/1B)

This should probably be in the other Anderson thread, but. . . I wouldn't be surprised at all if 1/3rd or more of Anderson's ABs come as an OF (or 1B).  But I think Turang won't be on the OD roster (Particularly since Frelick predicted he'd start in AAA--if he does, Turang will too). Replace Turang on the roster with Brosseau, and 2B will be covered by Urias (when he's not playing 3B) and Toro (or one of the other guys who might take that slot).
This is not what I think will be optimal. I think Frelick and Turang will be two of the best 13 position player/hitters we could put on the O.D. roster.

And I don't know what to think about Hiura. If they don't feel comfortable having Anderson and Winker as their 4th and 5th OF,  they might keep Perkins.

 

[clancyphile]

1 hour ago, Robocaller said:

This should probably be in the other Anderson thread, but. . . I wouldn't be surprised at all if 1/3rd or more of Anderson's ABs come as an OF (or 1B).  But I think Turang won't be on the OD roster (Particularly since Frelick predicted he'd start in AAA--if he does, Turang will too). Replace Turang on the roster with Brosseau, and 2B will be covered by Urias (when he's not playing 3B) and Toro (or one of the other guys who might take that slot).
This is not what I think will be optimal. I think Frelick and Turang will be two of the best 13 position player/hitters we could put on the O.D. roster.

And I don't know what to think about Hiura. If they don't feel comfortable having Anderson and Winker as their 4th and 5th OF,  they might keep Perkins.

 

At this point, I think Frelick is in AAA, until they flip oneof Hiura/Winker. As things stand now, here's how my 26-man breaks down the position player starts:

c: Contreras (95), Caratini (67)

1b: Tellez (135), Hiura (27)

2b: Turang (110), Urias (25). Toro (15), Hiura (12)

ss: Adames (135), Turang (17), Urias (10)

3b: Urias (85), Anderson (67), Toro (10)

lf: Yelich (110), Hiura (15), Winker (25), Anderson (7)

cf: Mitchell (115), Taylor (37), Turang (10)

rf: Taylor (95), Anderson (60), Yelich (7)

dh: Winker (80), Hiura (35), Contreras (25), Yelich (22)

[Pugger]

Anderson said he is eager to have fun playing baseball again.  At least he'll have people in the stands for home games.  The sparse attendance at LoanDepot Park in Miami is sad and embarrassing.  

[monty57]

16 hours ago, Robocaller said:

This should probably be in the other Anderson thread, but. . . I wouldn't be surprised at all if 1/3rd or more of Anderson's ABs come as an OF (or 1B).  But I think Turang won't be on the OD roster (Particularly since Frelick predicted he'd start in AAA--if he does, Turang will too). Replace Turang on the roster with Brosseau, and 2B will be covered by Urias (when he's not playing 3B) and Toro (or one of the other guys who might take that slot).
This is not what I think will be optimal. I think Frelick and Turang will be two of the best 13 position player/hitters we could put on the O.D. roster.

And I don't know what to think about Hiura. If they don't feel comfortable having Anderson and Winker as their 4th and 5th OF,  they might keep Perkins.

 

I think this is accurate.

It sucks to have your better options in the minors while guys like Taylor are starting in the majors, but teams do it all the time, and it should get us another year of Turang and Frelick in their prime.

At least from his quote, Frelick appears to have a good attitude towards it. Not like Bryant who sued the Cubs over this same thing.

Anderson's versatility helps cover all the positions, and we'll likely see Winker in the OF more than many here have predicted. If Anderson regains his form, Turang could be in the minors for a while, but I doubt they'll keep Frelick down for a day longer than they have to for service time concerns.

[wibadgers23]

Yeah Frelick and Turang seemed destined to start the year in Nashville, which is a damn shame but not surprising.  Can someone explain the cutoff dates for when they can be brought up to gain the extra year?  I've heard two different dates - a few weeks into the season and sometime in June.

[sveumrules]

5 minutes ago, monty57 said:

It sucks to have your better options in the minors while guys like Taylor are starting in the majors,

Since 2020 Tyrone is one of 116 OF with at least 600 PA, essentially four per team.

His 3.6 WAR ranks 61st ahead of Conforto (3.5), Haniger (3.3), Profar (3.1), Castellanos (3.0), Avisail (2.8), Joc (2.2), Bellinger (2.1), etc.

Considering all those guys (minus Jurickson) are making $13M+ and they all (minus Conforto) needed hundreds more PAs to accrue their WAR, I’d say TT is a perfectly cromulent starting option at less than $1M.

[DR28]

Can we please stop with the flipping Winker talk???? If dude returns to what he was before last season and we're contending, why the hell would we trade him?

I just dont understand the Winker trade talk.

[DR28]

50 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

 

Since 2020 Tyrone is one of 116 OF with at least 600 PA, essentially four per team.

His 3.6 WAR ranks 61st ahead of Conforto (3.5), Haniger (3.3), Profar (3.1), Castellanos (3.0), Avisail (2.8), Joc (2.2), Bellinger (2.1), etc.

Considering all those guys (minus Jurickson) are making $13M+ and they all (minus Conforto) needed hundreds more PAs to accrue their WAR, I’d say TT is a perfectly cromulent starting option at less than $1M.

Thank you! TT is gonna have a breakout year as our RF vs RHP and CF vs LHP.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, DR28 said:

Can we please stop with the flipping Winker talk???? If dude returns to what he was before last season and we're contending, why the hell would we trade him?

I just dont understand the Winker trade talk.

Agreed. It makes very little sense. If Winker has a huge bounce back year there’s a chance he gets a qualifying offer in the offseason (it’s very unlikely but still possible)

[Jake McKibbin]

13 minutes ago, DR28 said:

Can we please stop with the flipping Winker talk???? If dude returns to what he was before last season and we're contending, why the hell would we trade him?

I just dont understand the Winker trade talk.

I'm kind of in the same boat, @clancyphile I'm a little curious, any reason you think the brewers would benefit more from trading him than keeping him around? 

[TURBO]

3 hours ago, DR28 said:

Can we please stop with the flipping Winker talk???? If dude returns to what he was before last season and we're contending, why the hell would we trade him?

I just dont understand the Winker trade talk.

I think we only have one person here who keeps bringing up the flip Winker nonsense.  He has been told several times by pretty much everyone who comments that it is not going to happen, but he continues to beat that horse.

[StearnsFTW]

22 hours ago, Robocaller said:

The comparables should be players signed around the time Anderson was signed, or later. The earlier a guy signs, the more likely he had a good payday.

That's what he did.  All those signings are within 3 days of Anderson.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

5 hours ago, DR28 said:

Can we please stop with the flipping Winker talk???? If dude returns to what he was before last season and we're contending, why the hell would we trade him?

I just dont understand the Winker trade talk.

Some people always carry an eye to the future even to the detriment of today. I see it *constantly* in small/mid-market fanbases. Thankfully the Brewers front office would not be silly enough to trade a key piece during the middle of a postseason run.

Oh, wait. 

[clancyphile]

5 hours ago, jakedood said:

I'm kind of in the same boat, @clancyphile I'm a little curious, any reason you think the brewers would benefit more from trading him than keeping him around? 

To put it bluntly, at some point, Frelick and/or Wiemer are going to force their way to the majors at some point in 2023 - very likely by the All-Star break, if not sooner. The question, therefore, is how to maximize the team's potential down the road?

Do we just keep Winker on the bench, and see him walk as a free agent with no compensation, or do we try and get something for him that could help the team? The latter option makes a lot more sense to me.

Now, Anderson could stick around, leading to Brousseau's DFA, simply because Anderson does have the positional versatility Winker lacks.

But if Frelick/Wiemer are tearing the cover off the ball, yeah, I'd move Winker.

[DR28]

Just now, clancyphile said:

To put it bluntly, at some point, Frelick and/or Wiemer are going to force their way to the majors at some point in 2023 - very likely by the All-Star break, if not sooner. The question, therefore, is how to maximize the team's potential down the road?

Do we just keep Winker on the bench, and see him walk as a free agent with no compensation, or do we try and get something for him that could help the team? The latter option makes a lot more sense to me.

Now, Anderson could stick around, leading to Brousseau's DFA, simply because Anderson does have the positional versatility Winker lacks.

But if Frelick/Wiemer are tearing the cover off the ball, yeah, I'd move Winker.

But there's also the chance Frelick/Wiemer suck in AAA, so yea we keep Winker.

[clancyphile]

14 minutes ago, DR28 said:

But there's also the chance Frelick/Wiemer suck in AAA, so yea we keep Winker.

If Frelick/Wiemer struggle, they stay in AAA, and the Crew doesn't flip Winker.

I'm just saying, if Frelick/Wiemer force the issue with superb play in Nashville, it's foolish NOT to call them up, and to move Winker to get some asset for the future.