When the Brewers hired a 31-year-old GM to replace a veteran like Doug Melvin you had to wonder if they knew what they were doing. I mean, the kid was barely of drinking age in this state.
But what a job he has done. He replenished the farm system very quickly with trades of Carlos Gomez and Jonathan Lucroy and now he's used that stock to bring in Christian Yelich at a team-friendly 5-year deal. Adding Lorenzo Cain makes this a solid defensive outfield and he still has extra outfielders to trade for pitching. There's a buzz around here that he's eyeing two other solid starting pitchers, so let's see what happens.
These whiz kid GMs aren't afraid to look at analytics and make deals. It's refreshing for all of us to see. If we were in the same spot we'd love to build our teams around what the Houston Astros did, what the Chicago Cubs did, what the Atlanta Braves are doing and what the Milwaukee Brewers are doing. It's fun and it's great for the fan base.
Brewer fans are hungry for a winner. Milwaukee hasn't seen a baseball title since 1957 with the Braves. They have a very loyal fan base -- not like the Packers, but it's statewide -- and they will support these moves. Can't wait to watch this team this year.
Now let's trade Braun and really kick this rebuild in the ass!!
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Sorry Tom, but it's time for a new face to the franchise.