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2017 Milwaukee Brewers, Back to Back Champions!

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jen said:
<a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/343907192.html">2016 all-fan promotions announced</a> and still no Cirillo bobblehead. However, there is a talking Uecker alarm clock, barking BobbleHank and a Greg Vaughn bobblehead.



or maybe neither had that much to do with him. Hard to say. :)
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very true...just interesting to think back to.
 
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So.... Winter Meetings should be fun this year.

I am glad to see Jean Segura is still a Brewer, although I don't think it will be for much longer.
 
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Jean Segura. Still a Brewer.

Some chatter about Lucroy. I think he should be the centerpiece of the team and I'd hate to see him go... but it would be interesting to see the return for him.
 
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jen said:
Jean Segura. Still a Brewer.

Some chatter about Lucroy. I think he should be the centerpiece of the team and I'd hate to see him go... but it would be interesting to see the return for him.
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I'm conflicted about Segura. I guess I held out hope he would approach his rookie season productivity again, but there's been two subpar seasons since then. Maybe he gets a slide for the personal issues? Keeping him probably keeps Arcia in the minors longer and thus under team control longer = bright side?
 
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Jason Rogers to Pittsburgh for OF Keon Broxton and P Trey Supak.

So now they need 1B (which Rogers might've done), CF and 3B.

Attanasio sent a letter to the fans urging them to stick with the rebuilding, it'll get better, etc. Basically the pre-Prince-Rickie-Corey company line (which, honestly, did turn out to be true)

icebadger said:
I'm conflicted about Segura. I guess I held out hope he would approach his rookie season productivity again, but there's been two subpar seasons since then. Maybe he gets a slide for the personal issues? Keeping him probably keeps Arcia in the minors longer and thus under team control longer = bright side?
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I wonder if they'll keep Segura until the deadline, since I assume Arcia is not ready quite yet, but may be a midseason call up. I agree Segura has not matched his rookie season and don't know if he can again.
 
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jen said:
Jason Rogers to Pittsburgh for OF Keon Broxton and P Trey Supak.

So now they need 1B (which Rogers might've done), CF and 3B.

Attanasio sent a letter to the fans urging them to stick with the rebuilding, it'll get better, etc. Basically the pre-Prince-Rickie-Corey company line (which, honestly, did turn out to be true)



I wonder if they'll keep Segura until the deadline, since I assume Arcia is not ready quite yet, but may be a midseason call up. I agree Segura has not matched his rookie season and don't know if he can again.
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Keon Broxton is very likely the CF of 2016. I'm really liking what Stearns is doing. Love reading JP Breen's stuff about what Stearns is trying to do.
 
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jen said:
Attanasio sent a letter to the fans urging them to stick with the rebuilding, it'll get better, etc. Basically the pre-Prince-Rickie-Corey company line (which, honestly, did turn out to be true)
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Which is a lot more and much nicer than what Braves fans have been getting this offseason. While the letter did have moments of sincerity, it sure seemed like it was to head off any trouble before it brewed up unlike the Braves.
 
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Bunch of minor league deals and waiver claims, some that may result in temporarily filling the holes. Will Middlebrooks (IF), EY Jr (OF), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (P), Andy Wilkins (1B), Josmil Pinto (C).

Jean Segura... still a Brewer. Should we start the Khris Davis watch as well? Santana will likely have a place somewhere, and if he's not playing center, and Braun is unmovable... that leaves one position, and it's the only one Davis can play.
 
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jen said:
Bunch of minor league deals and waiver claims, some that may result in temporarily filling the holes. Will Middlebrooks (IF), EY Jr (OF), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (P), Andy Wilkins (1B), Josmil Pinto (C).

Jean Segura... still a Brewer. Should we start the Khris Davis watch as well? Santana will likely have a place somewhere, and if he's not playing center, and Braun is unmovable... that leaves one position, and it's the only one Davis can play.
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Braun to 1B? ;)


I kid, I kid. I remember how well he did on the hot corner as a rookie, and his subsequent move to the OF.
 
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Brewers sign Chris Carter to fill their first base hole. I like it. He strikes out a lot and has a terrible average, but he's only 2.5 mil. He doesn't have to be the First Baseman of the Future, just the First Baseman of Next Year, in which we know the Brewers will suck.
 
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jen said:
Brewers sign Chris Carter to fill their first base hole. I like it. He strikes out a lot and has a terrible average, but he's only 2.5 mil. He doesn't have to be the First Baseman of the Future, just the First Baseman of Next Year, in which we know the Brewers will suck.
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So this guy is like Mark Reynolds? Slightly better or worse...I can't tell. Brewers' fever...catch it!
 
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icebadger said:
Brewers' fever...catch it!
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I hope a cure is coming soon. :p

Really excited for this year's Shuckers team to work their way up to the MLB. Should be a good core to get excited about. Wish it would happen next year though.
 
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icebadger said:
So this guy is like Mark Reynolds? Slightly better or worse...I can't tell. Brewers' fever...catch it!
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I made the same comparison. :) Whichever he is, he's only $2.5 million (plus incentives), and he's a better first baseman than Juan Francisco.
 
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Brewers sign Chris Capuano and Cesar Jiminez to minor league deals.
 
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Well, at least they know what they're getting.
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May as well sign a lot of guys to minor league deals and see if any of them stick, especially guys that already have some kind of comfort level in Milwaukee. I always liked Capuano.
 
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<a href="http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewerscapuano11players.html">11 ex-Brewers we'd like to see back</a> from OMC.

Obviously I'm on board with #7, but the best answer is #11. :)
 
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Hilarious! And sadly accurate that I could see one or two of those names as legit re-signings.


Brewers are formally unveiling their new alternates at the On Deck event, but have shown them on social media ahead of the event; they replace the "love 'em or die in a fire" gold jerseys.

They retain the "retro" glove/ball logo but are Navy/Yellow. Has Vegas Gold been eliminated on all jerseys in favor of the new yellow/gold color?

If so, I think it's a great combination of the old and new styles, allowing them to maintain the M with the barley stalk (which I love the logo) and also use the retro logo.
 
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aparch said:
Brewers are formally unveiling their new alternates at the On Deck event, but have shown them on social media ahead of the event; they replace the "love 'em or die in a fire" gold jerseys.

They retain the "retro" glove/ball logo but are Navy/Yellow. Has Vegas Gold been eliminated on all jerseys in favor of the new yellow/gold color?

If so, I think it's a great combination of the old and new styles, allowing them to maintain the M with the barley stalk (which I love the logo) and also use the retro logo.
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I like them too - a nice combination. They say "Milwaukee" instead of Brewers, right? So it's a combination of the retros, the "Milwaukee" jerseys, and the navy ones they usually wore on Sundays at home.

Hated the golds. Passionately. Good riddance.

edit: <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25463086/rejoice-brewers-bring-back-glove-logo-for-alternate-uniforms-in-2016">here's an article with a picture</a>. They'll still use the home navy blues and pinstripe retros, but not the gold and the road "Milwaukee" navy blues.
 
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