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Bernie Brewer
10:50
Outside of Catcher and DH, which position will be easiest and cheapest for the brewers to upgrade in the offseason?
Darragh McDonald
10:51
Decent corner outfielders can usually be had for fairly cheap. Joc Pederson got 6 mil from the Giants last year, for instance.
John
10:51
would anyone be willing to eat yelichs salary? Maybe the Mets or Yankees? They could use a player like him and they got the money
Darragh McDonald
10:51
I would be surprised. Yelich is getting paid almost MVP rates but hasn't been there in a few years.
10:52
He's still good. Don't get me wrong. But there's an obvious gap there.
sam
10:53
The Brewers only got two players for Hader.  One is already gone and the second will be leaving.
Darragh McDonald
10:53
Milwaukee got four players for Hader.
10:54
You're right that Lamet is gone and Rogers is leaving. But Robert Gasser and Esteury Ruiz were also in the deal. They will both still be around.
Cathy
10:55
Has Brice Turang played enough second base to be the 2023 starter at that position?
Darragh McDonald
10:55
You're right that he hasn't played there a lot, but shortstops tend to have the ability to play anywhere.
10:56
Teams usually aren't afraid of just putting a shortstop at second.
Yohan
10:57
I don't think you will have Burnes and Yelich on the same team, with Burnes making over $ 30 Million and Yelich $ 25 Million
Darragh McDonald
10:57
For a team that's never had a payroll higher than about $132MM, it's definitely tight. That's over 40% of the budget on two guys.
10:58
To be clear, this will be a long-term concern. Burnes is only projected to make about $11MM in 2023.
Wong
10:59
is it pretty much a guarantee that Kolten Wong will be bought out and become a free agent? I would assume Wong would have a few teams interested in him, perhaps Boston.
Slingin' Stearns
10:59
Does Wong have much trade value if they pick up his option? Get a prospect for him and then use turang at second?
Darragh McDonald
10:59
It's not out of the question. The second base free agent market isn't strong. I can see it.
Tristan B
11:00
Who’s playing third base on opening day for the crew?
Darragh McDonald
11:00
Luis Urias would be my guess.
Guest
11:00
isn't the brewers main concern this offseason is figuring out yelich's lack of production?
Darragh McDonald
11:01
If there's a fix for that, it would be massive, for sure.
11:02
His groundball rate was 58.6% this year. His highest since 2015.
Is that something to do with his swing? The way he's being pitched?
I haven't done a deep dive on it.
The shift ban will help him some next year, but less ground balls would also help.
Stubby66
11:03
Is it time to move on from Urias?
Darragh McDonald
11:04
I like Urias. Good plate discipline, some power, positional versatility.
Guest
11:04
What about 1st base?
Darragh McDonald
11:05
I think they should just stick with Rowdy.
Stubby66
11:06
Could Profar be an answer at third?
Darragh McDonald
11:06
Profar only played left field this year. Hasn't played third since 2018.
Harry Doyle
11:07
What teams would be most interested in a Woodruff trade
Darragh McDonald
11:07
Just about every team could use someone like Woodruff.
11:08
Rebuilding teams like the Nats and A's would be out.
There's a couple of teams that likely have enough pitching to prioritize other areas, such as the Astros.
11:09
But most teams in the league make sense.
Ice Cream
11:10
Chocolate or vanilla?
Darragh McDonald
11:10
I usually go for some kind of caramel thing.
Jack
11:10
Does Yelich have a no-trade clause?
Darragh McDonald
11:11
Yes, a full one.
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