They’ve drafted 4 pitchers in the first 5 rounds from 23-25 while spending $490 million on 3 infielders plus contracts to Suzuki and Happ, with a higher AAV than any free agent pitcher outside of ‘s player option.
The consequences are on full display. During this competitive window.
I prefer investing more on the position side of things but there should be a lot more balance whether we’re talking free agent signings or drafting.
Ayers, Alcantara, Triantos don’t help this team like an equivalent pitching prospect. I know there’s nuance to this but they don’t have an equivalent bullpen arm and the guys they flipped for Cassie and Mo aren’t working out.
And finishing in second place with 95 wins because the brewers win 101 doesn’t bother me nearly as much as the fact that they’ll probably finish 86-88 wins and still an incomplete team. The Brewers are proven paper tigers.