Should the Brewers Extend Rowdy Tellez?

I think it's more likely he gets non tendered next offseason then it is that we bring him back. He rates very similarly to Chris Carter who was non tendered by this same front office at the same point Rowdy will be at next year. Rowdy last year had a wRC+ of 110 which was 16th among 1b, he was also the Brewers worst defender by dwar. It's possible Rowdy tears it up next year or that he significantly improves his defense but without either of those occurring I can't imagine the Brewers will be in a rush to lock up an average bat at 1b who provides negative defense. 

Would pass, take it year to year with him. He may very well have a decent season but would have my doubts he could replicate  again. If he regresses then can part ways after the season.

3 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I’d probably pursue Lauer and Urias extensions first but if Rowdy could be had on a team-friendly deal, it’s a pretty good idea. I think he’s due to take a nice step forward this season. He won’t be an elite bat but I think there’s a little more upside there. 

This is pretty much how I feel.

I mentioned this in the Urias thread, so I'll just do a quick recap here. If (as I expect) Burnes, Woodruff and Adames are all traded, then we should have a couple year period with a lot of pre-arby guys on the roster and a low payroll. It could make sense (and fit into the payroll) to extend some of our "second tier" guys for a couple of extra years. They'd play an important role in helping the team remain competitive and would be off the books when the current prospects start to get expensive in arby.

If price is around the same, I would much prefer extending Urias or Lauer than Tellez. Lauer because we will need five starting pitchers and he's proven to be an effective one. Urias because he matched Tellez's 110 wRC+ while playing multiple positions that are all harder than first base. So, if we have payroll room to extend all three, then go ahead and do it. If not, then Tellez is the first on the chopping block.

I would add an asterisk to this. Lauer's complaint was that the team wasn't doing everything they could to win now, so he probably wouldn't want to extend with a team who was trading away Burnes, Woodruff, and Adames and going with a bunch of pre-arby guys.

5 hours ago, MVP2110 said:

I think it's more likely he gets non tendered next offseason then it is that we bring him back. He rates very similarly to Chris Carter who was non tendered by this same front office at the same point Rowdy will be at next year. Rowdy last year had a wRC+ of 110 which was 16th among 1b, he was also the Brewers worst defender by dwar. It's possible Rowdy tears it up next year or that he significantly improves his defense but without either of those occurring I can't imagine the Brewers will be in a rush to lock up an average bat at 1b who provides negative defense. 

Agree with this. Rowdy needs to have a breakout season if he wants the Brewers to keep him going forward. If he's around 110 wRC+ and 1 WAR player again then I doubt the Brewers bring him back in 2024.