With baseball news scarce this week, we decided to bring you a draft of things we love about being a baseball fan, but with a major twist. We decided to draft things that we love to hate about our baseball rivals. Can't stand Go Cubs Go, #CardinalDevilMagic, Wrigley Field North or Marty Brennaman? Neither can we, and we got down in the muck and happily wallowed in our dislike of all things NL Central for your entertainment. 

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This week the whole gang was together to discuss the implications of the indefinite postponement of the MLB season, how it might affect the Brewers chances and what they've been up to in their extra mandated free time. Wash your hands and stay away from crowds!

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It's prop bet time once again!

This year, Kyle Ashauer took up the challenge of creating the Milwaukee's Tailgate prop bets. He joined Jaymes, Brad, Ryan and Paul in absentia to give them a variety of prediction questions dealing with the Brewers upcoming 2020 season. You can play along this year by clicking here and filling out the form.

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Jaymes, Brad and Ryan discussed the big Yelich extension from all angles and took your questions about it.

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Paul and Brad were on the road this week, so Ryan and Jaymes were joined by JR Radcliffe of the Journal Sentinel and Reporting As Eligible. The guys discussed the Freddy Peralta extension, Orlando Arcia's hot start to the spring and then moved onto your questions, including the Brewers Walk of Fame and the defensive outlook for 2020. 

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Camp is open and we're talking all about it, starting with owner Mark Attansio's comments about the team taking an "operating loss" in 2019, the Brock Holt signing and the latest projections for the 2020 season. After that, it was onto your questions about how playing time might be divided on the infield, what the opening day rotation might look like and the Brewers uniform choice in spring training. 

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On this Month's Minor League Extra, Brad and Ryan were joined by Baseball Prospectus' Lead Prospect Writer and Multimedia Production Manager Jeffrey Paternostro for a wide ranging discussion of the Brewers farm system and minor league baseball as a whole. This is an excerpt of that conversation. If you would like to hear the whole thing, click here to sign up to become a Ball and Glove level member on Patreon and receive not only the monthly Minor League Extra, but also Paul's weekly Packers previews and off-season specials.

With Ryan out this week, Jaymes, Brad, and Paul discuss PECOTA's team predictions confirming that the Reds are in fact good. They also do a deep dive into the arbitration process including how Dellin Betances earlier loss to the Yankees made a win by Hader virtually impossible, how Suter thankfully settled, and why arbitration is evil, generally speaking. The gang also takes a nice set of questions from our Patreon supporters, and talks about the new free agents they're most excited to see in camp, as well as Justin Smoak. 

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Paul was out this week, so Jaymes and Ryan were joined by Brad on a discussion that touched on many of the PECOTA system individual projections for 2020, especially on the surprisingly low Keston Hiura prediction. The guys also talked Runnin' Ron Roenicke being hired by the Red Sox, the impending Mookie Betts trade being completed, the shape of a potential Christian Yelich extension and, of course, whether or not the Reds are any good yet. 

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Luis Urias is going to miss 6-8 weeks with a broken hamate bone, which puts him back sometime near the start of the season and the guys discuss how his return to the field might not be the end of the issue for him in 2020. After that, it was time to discuss David Phelps signing and where he might fit into the bullpen. Next it was time for some group therapy to deal with the unpleasantness that is Jeremy Jeffress signing with the Cubs and the Reds continuing to spend big money to win now. Finally, your questions this week included discussion of what we're excited about for the upcoming season, some potential minor league breakouts and the idea that the Brewers could have lost money in 2019. 

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