Brewers acquire Neil Walker from Mets

wichmae · Post #1 » by **wichmae** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:57 pm

So dumb. No clue what we gave up. He is FA at end of year and owed over 3 mil remaining for rest of season.

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BigDee · Post #2 » by **BigDee** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:11 pm

Why and for who.

BUCKnation · Post #3 » by **BUCKnation** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:23 pm

I mean he's good and he always seemed to kill us as a Pirate, but this seems kinda pointless.

BUCKnation · Post #4 » by **BUCKnation** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:29 pm

Read on Twitter

This tweet scared me tho :lol:

blazza18 · Post #5 » by **blazza18** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:50 pm

He's hardly playing any better than what we've got since the break. Plus a rental. Plus we suck now. Stupid.

coolhandluke121 · Post #6 » by **coolhandluke121** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:58 pm

All aboard the fail ship!

I doubt they gave up much though.

Tfence92 · Post #7 » by **Tfence92** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:44 pm

Not our money, if we didn't give up a real spec who cares?

Post #8 » by **humanrefutation** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:49 am

Current reports say it's Walker and Cash for a PTNBL. So we can withhold our horror until that player is named.

jute2003 · Post #9 » by **jute2003** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:16 am

Still holding out hope that they can right the ship I suppose. I don't give a **** about the money. As long as they don't give up any real potential it's a whole lot of meh

Post #10 » by **humanrefutation** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:33 am

Any chance Villar is getting DFA'd?

Tfence92 · Post #11 » by **Tfence92** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:17 am

humanrefutation wrote:Any chance Villar is getting DFA'd?

I'd say 0.00%

mlloyd10 · Post #12 » by **mlloyd10** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:10 pm

Tfence92 wrote:Not our money, if we didn't give up a real spec who cares?

1000% agree

wichmae · Post #13 » by **wichmae** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:24 pm

Someone will have to be DFA'd so with giving up a later named prospect we also will lose probably Sogard. He has an option remaining but has over 5 years of service time and can decline any MiLB assignment. Meaning he's probably going to be DFA'd. On top of that Walker has been injured and not very good overall. Just a dumb move to make now.

tski1972 · Post #14 » by **tski1972** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:28 pm

so you believe Sogard and a random minor leaguer are more important to the Brewers future than a chance at a possible playoff spot this season?

wichmae · Post #15 » by **wichmae** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:32 pm

tski1972 wrote:so you believe Sogard and a random minor leaguer are more important to the Brewers future than a chance at a possible playoff spot this season?

Neil Walker doenst assure you anything. In fact he barely provides much more than what you already have.

M-C-G · Post #16 » by **M-C-G** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:34 pm

wichmae wrote:
tski1972 wrote:so you believe Sogard and a random minor leaguer are more important to the Brewers future than a chance at a possible playoff spot this season?

Neil Walker doenst assure you anything. In fact he barely provides much more than what you already have.

Why are you assuming Sogard? Why not Villar, Drake or Torres?

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tski1972 · Post #17 » by **tski1972** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:37 pm

wichmae wrote:
tski1972 wrote:so you believe Sogard and a random minor leaguer are more important to the Brewers future than a chance at a possible playoff spot this season?

Neil Walker doenst assure you anything. In fact he barely provides much more than what you already have.

Walkers 9 years of being signifcantly better than Sogard make it better than what they have.

wichmae · Post #18 » by **wichmae** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:31 pm

M-C-G wrote:
wichmae wrote:
tski1972 wrote:so you believe Sogard and a random minor leaguer are more important to the Brewers future than a chance at a possible playoff spot this season?

Neil Walker doenst assure you anything. In fact he barely provides much more than what you already have.

Why are you assuming Sogard? Why not Villar, Drake or Torres?

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They have to clear a 40 spot as well and all year theve been pen heavy. Dont think they'll change from that strategy. Its possible they DFA Torres but theres no way they DFA Villar.

wichmae · Post #19 » by **wichmae** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:33 pm

tski1972 wrote:
wichmae wrote:
tski1972 wrote:so you believe Sogard and a random minor leaguer are more important to the Brewers future than a chance at a possible playoff spot this season?

Neil Walker doenst assure you anything. In fact he barely provides much more than what you already have.

Walkers 9 years of being signifcantly better than Sogard make it better than what they have.

By that stance Pujols should be our #1 target then. Players regress with age. Especially constantly injured players. Fact is at this stage in his career he's marginally better than what we already have. Neil Walker is not taking you to the WS

tski1972 · Post #20 » by **tski1972** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:47 pm

wichmae wrote:
tski1972 wrote:
wichmae wrote:Neil Walker doenst assure you anything. In fact he barely provides much more than what you already have.

Walkers 9 years of being signifcantly better than Sogard make it better than what they have.

By that stance Pujols should be our #1 target then. Players regress with age. Especially constantly injured players. Fact is at this stage in his career he's marginally better than what we already have. Neil Walker is not taking you to the WS

Sogard and Villar are both in the lineup with Walker today. Someone else is being moved.

And your Pujols statement is completely irrelevant to this discussion.