A handful of interesting decisions to make.
- Pomerantz should be re-signed.
- Lyles . . . maybe. His career numbers are not nearly as good as the numbers he had in his two partial season stints with the Brewers so you have to be careful in how much you are willing to pay.
- Suter makes a nice option as a 5th starter/long reliever.
- Moustakas - yes, bring him back
- Grandal - not so sure unless it's on a 1yr deal again. Getting older and a catcher so I wouldn't commit big money on a multi-year deal. Part of me would rather take his money and spend it on pitching and bring in a journeyman catcher.
-Thames - seems like an easy decision. Maybe you pass if they think maybe Grisham can start in the outfield and they move Braun to first base.
- Shaw - I'd probably give him a small deal. Doubt he'll see much in arbitration after the season he had. Hate to get rid of the guy based on one bad season. Plus he may be another option at 1st base if Thames is gone and Mous is back.
How they put a pitching staff together will be interesting. The starters would seem to be Woodruff, Houser, and Davies. After that things are a little more up in the air. Will Nelson bounce back - I'm not so sure. Lyles if you want to sign him to a deal. You'd love to see Peralta or Burnes seize a spot but that's tough to imagine with the way they pitched this year. Suter as the #5 guy works. I suppose Anderson could be an option, but I'd like to see an upgrade there - a free agent. There are plenty of options for the bullpen. Pomerantz, Hader and Knebel would make a good back end of the pen assuming Knebel can be back at the start of the season or shortly after. Black, Guerra, Burnes, Peralta, Albers and Claudio seem like the other solid options.
