2026 ATL Thread - Tucker to the Dodgers 4/$240 million

[MickeyDavis]

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The same guys who were upset yesterday are upset today

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[Thunder Muscle]

Stearns finding out New York is a little different than Milwaukee. Another missed playoff season and he may be out there.

[MickeyDavis]

Cohen has a ton to spend and there are a few still out there (Bellinger, Tucker). And they could use prospects as part of a deal for someone like Skubal. I get why he didn't want to run back a team that didn't make the playoffs but if they miss again it's not going to end well for him. Arnold is probably taking notes.

[ReasonablySober]

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Bout to find out how much a Turang extension might cost.

[Thunder Muscle]

I’m starting to think as good as Stearns was overall that he may have zero clue when it comes to valuing the clubhouse or personal relationships. Off top of my head we saw the Hader deal destroy that season (even if move was positive long term), Lorenzo Cain I believe had some negative reactions around the end of his Brewers tenure with how he was treated, I know there was a minor leaguer media personality (Cody Decker maybe?) that killed the Brewers for being an organization that had zero respect for players, communication, etc with how it handled people —- these were all at end of Stearns era.

Now you have Mets fans going ballistic and media questioning how they have handled and/or just moved on from the glue guys of the locker room in Nimmo, Alonso, Diaz. He is the common denominator.

[ReasonablySober]

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Bout to find out how much a Turang extension might cost.

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[Matches Malone]

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[BUCKnation]

Must be nice to get 7M a year to be terrible

[MVP2110]

Must be nice to get 7M a year to be terrible

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[MiltownHawkeye]

Jansen's Brewers tenure feels worse than it was because we moved off Haase for him (who was a minimally acceptable offensive-minded backup C) and he proceeded to hit worse than Haase for a month after we got him. He had a hot September that brought his OPS with us up to .779 which is damn good - but went overlooked because the team as a whole looked uninspiring that last month. $7m for him is totally fine, we just didn't need to do it with Quero seemingly being a lock to make the roster in 2026.

[Ron Swanson]

Just waiting for the Kyle Tucker mega-deal to the Dodgers so we can all stop pretending like anything we do in the offseason even matters.

[MickeyDavis]

Tucker will be interesting. Cubs don't want him. Dodgers do. Maybe Toronto. Yankees seem to be sitting out the big money guys this winter. We'll probably also see some "Pirates interested in Tucker" stuff or "Pirates make offer to Tucker" before he signs elsewhere. Bellinger is another one to watch.

[coolhandluke121]

Jansen's Brewers tenure feels worse than it was because we moved off Haase for him (who was a minimally acceptable offensive-minded backup C) and he proceeded to hit worse than Haase for a month after we got him. He had a hot September that brought his OPS with us up to .779 which is damn good - but went overlooked because the team as a whole looked uninspiring that last month. $7m for him is totally fine, we just didn't need to do it with Quero seemingly being a lock to make the roster in 2026.

Yes, extreme primacy/first impression bias with Jansen. So many complain about Mark A being cheap, but the same people hated the idea of bringing Jansen back. What other upgrade even makes sense besides possibly the best backup catcher in MLB? Counting on a rookie catcher with a surgically repaired throwing shoulder seems dumb for a contender coming off the best season in franchise history.

[trwi7]

Jansen's Brewers tenure feels worse than it was because we moved off Haase for him (who was a minimally acceptable offensive-minded backup C) and he proceeded to hit worse than Haase for a month after we got him. He had a hot September that brought his OPS with us up to .779 which is damn good - but went overlooked because the team as a whole looked uninspiring that last month. $7m for him is totally fine, we just didn't need to do it with Quero seemingly being a lock to make the roster in 2026.

Yes, extreme primacy/first impression bias with Jansen. So many complain about Mark A being cheap, but the same people hated the idea of bringing Jansen back. What other upgrade even makes sense besides possibly the best backup catcher in MLB? Counting on a rookie catcher with a surgically repaired throwing shoulder seems dumb for a contender coming off the best season in franchise history.

We disagreed with you bringing him back on his $11 million option lmao. If we're not going to spend money on what planet is bringing in a backup catcher for maybe 150 at bats worth $11 million?

[Kerb Hohl]

Just sign another Haase sort of guy off the scrap heap (hey, maybe even sign Haase) to start the season.

Maybe it doesn't even matter, or maybe you see a need for a backup catcher or Contreras goes down for a month...then I guess trade for another Jansen in July for a bag of baseballs and Mark can absorb a $4 million bill then.

[MiltownHawkeye]

Jansen's Brewers tenure feels worse than it was because we moved off Haase for him (who was a minimally acceptable offensive-minded backup C) and he proceeded to hit worse than Haase for a month after we got him. He had a hot September that brought his OPS with us up to .779 which is damn good - but went overlooked because the team as a whole looked uninspiring that last month. $7m for him is totally fine, we just didn't need to do it with Quero seemingly being a lock to make the roster in 2026.

Yes, extreme primacy/first impression bias with Jansen. So many complain about Mark A being cheap, but the same people hated the idea of bringing Jansen back. What other upgrade even makes sense besides possibly the best backup catcher in MLB? Counting on a rookie catcher with a surgically repaired throwing shoulder seems dumb for a contender coming off the best season in franchise history.

On top of what others have said about how we can find more Haase/Jansen types, why would we not plan on Quero as backup C at this point? He's 24 this year, a t50 prospect/possibly our C of the future and afaik he's recovered from his shoulder injury, do we just never play him pr see what he can do in the majors because he might not be good right away? Contreras is still on the team and he's a workhorse, not like Quero needs to get that much playing time.

Completely fine cheaping out on backup C.

[coolhandluke121]

We disagreed with you bringing him back on his $11 million option lmao. If we're not going to spend money on what planet is bringing in a backup catcher for maybe 150 at bats worth $11 million?

Except I never said or implied that they should pick up his option, people just assumed that that's what I meant for some dumb ass reason and ran with it, and apparently making something up in your head long enough makes it true.

ETA: I'll help you out here, predicted almost his exact salary on page 17 of the Brewers general roster thread:

To be clear I wouldn't pick up the option. But if we could get Jansen back on a 1 year deal I think he'd be one of the better backup catchers in MLB

Exactly. They're saving so much money by having young, controllable players all over the roster that they should be able to splurge on something like that.

If they paid Suarez or Naylor, everyone would be like WTF, we have our darlings Durbin and Vaughn. If they signed Bichette, they would be like WTF, Pratt, Made, and Pena are on their way. But they complain about wanting to pay an excellent backup catcher what, $7m? What should they spend money on? I'm all in on this one. He could also be the DH against LHPs instead of friggin' Yelich still getting those starts. (#barfemoji)

ETA: Or DH Contreras against LHPs when he needs a break from catching.

Also check page 15 for when I said that there was no way his option would be picked up.

[coolhandluke121]

Jansen's Brewers tenure feels worse than it was because we moved off Haase for him (who was a minimally acceptable offensive-minded backup C) and he proceeded to hit worse than Haase for a month after we got him. He had a hot September that brought his OPS with us up to .779 which is damn good - but went overlooked because the team as a whole looked uninspiring that last month. $7m for him is totally fine, we just didn't need to do it with Quero seemingly being a lock to make the roster in 2026.

Yes, extreme primacy/first impression bias with Jansen. So many complain about Mark A being cheap, but the same people hated the idea of bringing Jansen back. What other upgrade even makes sense besides possibly the best backup catcher in MLB? Counting on a rookie catcher with a surgically repaired throwing shoulder seems dumb for a contender coming off the best season in franchise history.

On top of what others have said about how we can find more Haase/Jansen types, why would we not plan on Quero as backup C at this point? He's 24 this year, a t50 prospect/possibly our C of the future and afaik he's recovered from his shoulder injury, do we just never play him pr see what he can do in the majors because he might not be good right away? Contreras is still on the team and he's a workhorse, not like Quero needs to get that much playing time.

Completely fine cheaping out on backup C.

Injuries happen, but if they don't and Quero plays well, you can just trade Contreras and still have two good catchers. They should probably trade Contreras soon anyway.

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Baz (three years remaining) goes for #6, #10, #11, #30, and a comp Round A pick. Sheesh.