Comments on: Opposing Rebuilding Economics

By: Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus

Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:02:00 +0000

[…] So, the inquiring fan might like another question to dig into as the season runs deeper: where have the Brewers spent their $40 million to $60 million surplus? This question is especially interesting given the Brewers’ (expected) coming […]

By: Nicholas Zettel

Nicholas Zettel — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:01:07 +0000

Good question, this is entirely the issue, and I have previously been one of the people as a part of that movement to criticize big league spending. I think the general solution is to just compete — if you’re not going to spend in verifiable ways to improve the minor league system (such as putting together a huge July International class), you can put that $$$ into short-term contracts at the MLB level (as one example). Imagine this year, even while rebuilding, how a few more big leaguers of moderate-to-good performance level would help this team.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:17:33 +0000

*well thought out

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:16:33 +0000

Another interesting article. I see one major flaw. There is a lot of talk about what is wrong without offering a solution. Without a clear, well thought put, reasonable solution there is a gaping hole in this piece. What would you propose for a change? Should the Brewers extend contracts to players simply to spend down the overrun? Isn’t this the whipping boy of analytics for the last seven our so years? As a five countY resident, would this not be better seen as a financial investment for a (potential) emotional reward?