The Milwaukee Brewers have waited all offseason to disappoint their fan base. They have watched the Yankees spend over 400 million dollars, the Mariners sign Cano, and the Rangers sign Choo. They lost their franchise player, Ryan Braun the majority of last season for lying about taking PEDs.
To make their fans forget about how they finished 4th in their division, they signed 30 year old Matt Garza to a 4yr/52mill deal. Oh sweet, Matt Garza. A guy with a 67-67 career record with 3.84 ERA. He has 30 wins in the past 3 seasons.
It is easy to criticize the Brewers for trying to put fans in the seats for next season, but deep down what do you want them to do. The Brewers fall into the middle MLB franchises who attempt to spend money to keep fans interested. At least the Royals and the As attempt to build their team from the ground up. They do not attempt to "band-aid sign" known players. Garza is not worth that much money, but Milwaukee knows they cannot draw a Cano or a Choo even if they had the money.
The Brewers might win 87 games, but they will not be a playoff team. The options are limited in Milwaukee, but at least the beer options are not.
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