WestEddy

Local reporting on trade. Apparently, Collins was a fluke, and Mears lost his swing and miss stuff. Zerpa has an arsenal that appeals to the Brewers. Or so some fans on MLBTR say in the comments. Brewers trade Isaac Collins and Nick Mears to Royals for Ángel Zerpa

Brewers send OF Isaac Collins and RHP Nick Mears to the royals for LH reliever Angel Zerpa? Why couldn't Brandon Eisert bring that back?

I believe the Heyman article hinted at JR having an issue with Cohen and not wanting to pay down Robert for him. Mets checked in with White Sox on outfielder Luis Robert | New York Post

It's also a smarter negotiating stance to start off with a higher ask.

It's a minor league deal. He might see the 4th inning of a spring training game.

Another guy the Brewers kept on their 40-man instead of rostering Shane Smith for the 2025 Rule 5 draft.

You just said two teams in the AL Central are trying. Does "trying" have a different definition for you than the one most of us subscribe to?

Now it seems like Getz really did pick the Red Sox' pockets, holding out for the guy (Teel) they didn't want to trade. Good on him.

Polanco to the Mets

Most of what I have to offer would be based on gut and wish-casting, but Steamer thinks Ryan O'Hearn would be good for 1.1 fWAR, and Bleday 0.9. Tauchman's at 0.7. While I'm resigned to something like an O'Hearn addition, I would hope the front office does get cute and takes a few gambles.

Braves blogger breaks down how to fix Rolison:

Baldwin was always a "utility" guy. Look back to his college experience, summer ball, and through the Sox system, he's always played 7 positions.

I post those guys just for trade rumor talk. Most of it is BS. I just get jonesing for trade talk. There doesn't seem to have been a lot of that this off-season.

Capra and Amaya are natural shortstops. Baldwin isn't.

Tyler Alexander next.

I hope you have his rookie card, then.

I've given you a thorough, bulleted response in the Rolison thread. If you want to argue with that, have at it.

He developed every good player Rich Hahn drafted or got in trade. Then they traded guys like Steele Walker, Konnor Pilkington, Alex Call and Avery Weems, depriving Getz of even more developmental victories. The rest were horrible. Every team makes incidental trades that don't work out. Please tell me about the trades you knew were on the table for Santos and Mena that would have brought back All-Star OFs. The Sox did develop Seby Zavala. He was a bad defensive catcher, and they turned him into a good defensive catcher. That's what achievement looks like. I'll let you get back to being embarrassed that Shane Smith worked out.

The Bryce Wilson domino has fallen

The Sox are rebuilding on the cheap. The Brewers are a perennial playoff team at this point. The Sox should have scrubs on their roster. I made a great comparison. Study and learn from it.

The Milwaukee Brewers declined to roster Shane Smith after the 2024 season while Vinny Capra was on their 40-man. Every team in baseball makes the kind of moves you excoriate Chris Getz for.