Brewers sign Jace Peterson to Minor league deal

[brooks_quichenick]

[Brewcrewin07]

Invite to camp

 

[patrickgpe]

triple a depth, nothing more

[KeithStone53151]

Yup. He'll get a lot of run in ST, especially early on. Him, Tyrone Taylor, and Keon Broxton can compete for 6th OF duties.

[MadScientist]

At best a 4A type player, but at AAA, that's perfectly fine.

[folly412]

They might as well just bring Perez into camp. At least he's a plus defender wherever he plays.

[3and2Fastball]

Kind of an interesting AAAA guy: .313 with a .398 OBP in AAA last year... career AAA stats .286/.382/.441 and can play 6-7 positions

[jerichoholicninja]

Minor league signing so whatever. However, this team always needs a (s)crappy player around to give AB's to. Spangenberger went to Japan so maybe Jace is the guy for 2020.

[wallus]

I only saw part of the headline and read it as Joc Pederson for some reason... sigh

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Is there any doubt that this guy is going to tear the cover off the ball in San Antonio, and force his way up to Milwaukee, where he's going to get entirely too many ABs?

[bjkrautk]

Is there any doubt that this guy is going to tear the cover off the ball in San Antonio, and force his way up to Milwaukee, where he's going to get entirely too many ABs?

 

If he can outproduce Freitas' 2019 with the big league club (i.e., 2+ hits), it's still an improvement!

[FVBrewerFan]

Is there any doubt that this guy is going to tear the cover off the ball in San Antonio, and force his way up to Milwaukee, where he's going to get entirely too many ABs?

 

No chance. Somehow that's become the narrative around here. CC likes to play a scrappy AAAA a lot. Not sure where that came from, but there's no evidence of this.

[djoctagone]

peterson is out of minor league options and has been outrighted to the minor leagues before.

 

he is the fourth non-roster invitee to camp.

[stalton]

peterson is out of minor league options and has been outrighted to the minor leagues before.

 

he is the fourth non-roster invitee to camp.

So basically he makes the team or he is out?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

peterson is out of minor league options and has been outrighted to the minor leagues before.

 

he is the fourth non-roster invitee to camp.

So basically he makes the team or he is out?

 

No. Minor league deal. Not on the roster

[Harold Hutchison]

Is there any doubt that this guy is going to tear the cover off the ball in San Antonio, and force his way up to Milwaukee, where he's going to get entirely too many ABs?

 

If he's 2020's version of the 2017 Eric Sogard... I'd be cool with that.

[jerichoholicninja]

Is there any doubt that this guy is going to tear the cover off the ball in San Antonio, and force his way up to Milwaukee, where he's going to get entirely too many ABs?

 

No chance. Somehow that's become the narrative around here. CC likes to play a scrappy AAAA a lot. Not sure where that came from, but there's no evidence of this.

 

2019 - Spangenberg

2018 - Saladino, Sogard, Brad Miller

2017 - Sogard (who was absolutely terrible after his first week or so), Nick Franklin

2016 - Nieuwenhuis

2015 - Elian Herrera

 

Of course, there's his general love affair with Hernan Perez.

[areacodes]

Is there any doubt that this guy is going to tear the cover off the ball in San Antonio, and force his way up to Milwaukee, where he's going to get entirely too many ABs?

 

No chance. Somehow that's become the narrative around here. CC likes to play a scrappy AAAA a lot. Not sure where that came from, but there's no evidence of this.

 

2019 - Spangenberg

2018 - Saladino, Sogard, Brad Miller

2017 - Sogard (who was absolutely terrible after his first week or so), Nick Franklin

2016 - Nieuwenhuis

2015 - Elian Herrera

 

Of course, there's his general love affair with Hernan Perez.

 

Do other teams not play players of similar quality?

 

Most of the guys on your list had more PAs with other teams the year before or after their year with the Brewers with the exceptions being Nieuwenhuis and Herrera but the 2015/2016 teams weren’t exactly loaded with quality players. I think that contradicts the narrative the Counsell likes to play the scrappy AAAA player a lot when he’s playing them less than other teams.

 

Also, one minor quibble (and this comes from somebody who wasn’t a fan of him as a player) Sogard wasn’t terrible outside of his first few weeks. Yes he came out scorching hot but he put up an OPS of .824 in June and .773 in August (yes in a limited sample). Not saying he wasn’t terrible the other months (wasn’t he hurt as well?). I was also surprised to see he put up an .810 OPS last year in over 440 PAs.