Would Bloom consider signing Wetherholt to long term deal ?
Posted: 08 Aug 2025 09:48 am
How aggressive might Chiam Bloom be in locking up JJ Wetherholt ?
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Two years ago the Brewers signed rookie Jackson Chourio to an 8 yr.-$82 M deal just prior to his rookie year. The other day Boston Red Sox signed rookie Roman Anthony also to an 8 yr. deal but for $130M
In Brewers case, they signed Chourio before he played any games at MLB level. In Boston, they waited to see Anthony play in 46 games before signing him long term. He slashed .276/.392/.417 in two months ..which raised his price tag on his extension. So the Brewers saved nearly $50 M on their Chourio deal by taking a risk .
As the article above stated, the Brewers with a smaller payroll can take that $50 M to sign other arb players and others. Pretty significant dollar amount. It's how much risk the POBO wishes to take. Brewers GM Matt Arnold rolled the dice and bought out his two years of Chourio's free agency and looks like quite the steal .
For those less willing to risk a deal like that , it would be 'Oh, no .. think if we had signed Jordan Walker to a deal like that . Boy, would that look bad right now. Very true and good point ! So the next question becomes , because Jordan didn't make it big early should that have you shy away from ever offering a Chourio deal to another guy in your system. Would that make you gun shy to ever be bold ?
As you can see with the Anthony deal , just to see Anthony play 46 games this year , it in effect cost them $50 M more than the Brewers paid Chourio who signed him long term prior to spring training and rookie season .
A poster on CT said I would wait til JJ has 3 years under his belt . On the plus side , you would have quite the body of work and stats on his hopeful success. On the negative side, if JJ has 3 very good years the $$$ it would cost to sign him long term would be huge. Certainly a ton more than the $10 M per year the Brewers are shelling out for Chourio for 8 years with them.
So whether you are more a risk taker ala Brewers Matt Arnold , 2024 MLB Executive of the Year, and somewhat like Red Sox in signing Anthony , do you think Bloom may pull off something similar. It's happened twice now two years back to back with Brewers and Red Sox ?
It's an interesting question . With a smaller payroll to work with, a risk with Wetherholt could be a great deal. Likewise , if he doesn't play like a Chourio or close to it , it could be a bad deal as well.
There are two ways to look at the question posed . One way is ... If it was ME , I would or would not sign JJ long term early and another way may be I would not do it but I think Bloom may take the risk. Guess a 3rd option is ' I would lock up JJ but don't think Bloom will do it . Your thoughts
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Two years ago the Brewers signed rookie Jackson Chourio to an 8 yr.-$82 M deal just prior to his rookie year. The other day Boston Red Sox signed rookie Roman Anthony also to an 8 yr. deal but for $130M
In Brewers case, they signed Chourio before he played any games at MLB level. In Boston, they waited to see Anthony play in 46 games before signing him long term. He slashed .276/.392/.417 in two months ..which raised his price tag on his extension. So the Brewers saved nearly $50 M on their Chourio deal by taking a risk .
As the article above stated, the Brewers with a smaller payroll can take that $50 M to sign other arb players and others. Pretty significant dollar amount. It's how much risk the POBO wishes to take. Brewers GM Matt Arnold rolled the dice and bought out his two years of Chourio's free agency and looks like quite the steal .
For those less willing to risk a deal like that , it would be 'Oh, no .. think if we had signed Jordan Walker to a deal like that . Boy, would that look bad right now. Very true and good point ! So the next question becomes , because Jordan didn't make it big early should that have you shy away from ever offering a Chourio deal to another guy in your system. Would that make you gun shy to ever be bold ?
As you can see with the Anthony deal , just to see Anthony play 46 games this year , it in effect cost them $50 M more than the Brewers paid Chourio who signed him long term prior to spring training and rookie season .
A poster on CT said I would wait til JJ has 3 years under his belt . On the plus side , you would have quite the body of work and stats on his hopeful success. On the negative side, if JJ has 3 very good years the $$$ it would cost to sign him long term would be huge. Certainly a ton more than the $10 M per year the Brewers are shelling out for Chourio for 8 years with them.
So whether you are more a risk taker ala Brewers Matt Arnold , 2024 MLB Executive of the Year, and somewhat like Red Sox in signing Anthony , do you think Bloom may pull off something similar. It's happened twice now two years back to back with Brewers and Red Sox ?
It's an interesting question . With a smaller payroll to work with, a risk with Wetherholt could be a great deal. Likewise , if he doesn't play like a Chourio or close to it , it could be a bad deal as well.
There are two ways to look at the question posed . One way is ... If it was ME , I would or would not sign JJ long term early and another way may be I would not do it but I think Bloom may take the risk. Guess a 3rd option is ' I would lock up JJ but don't think Bloom will do it . Your thoughts