Comments on: The Rotation is Good http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/03/12/the-rotation-is-good/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Robin's Home Town http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/03/12/the-rotation-is-good/#comment-22996 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:29:20 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11275#comment-22996 *be patient. Stearns has the flexibility to use our armada of starters and evaluate their performances. With the assets still in the system and payroll room, he has all options open for filling any potential holes. 2B, SP, backup C, DH type, electric bullpen piece….whatever the club need for the playoff run.

IF he had signed one of the 12MM+ guys, he would have been limited in the player pool available to him at the deadline.

]]> By: Robin's Home Town http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/03/12/the-rotation-is-good/#comment-22994 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 02:55:13 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11275#comment-22994 Great Analysis! Stearns and Counsell are going to battle with a 40 man roster against the majority of teams that are utilizing a 25 man team.

Early in the offseason, I was in favor of signing one of the free agent pitchers but after the Chacin signing I started to reflect on how to actually win a division on a reduced budget. The formula is to plan on using 10 average to above average starters. This minimizes the attrition risk, as you wrote about.
The Brewers have those starters now and have more in the pipeline.

For those that worry about not having ‘stud’ starters for the post season, be patin

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