Game Thread (4/11/2022): Brewers (Houser) at Orioles (Zimmermann) - 2:05 PM CDT

[SomewhereInTime]

Just now, MVP2110 said:

The platoon at C & 3b are self explanatory. The CF one I think isn't cause Cain needs every other day off moreso cause Taylor killed lefties last year. I am not a fan of the platoon at 1st especially since Hiura has reverse platoon splits 

I think the only platoon they should have right now is at 3B until Urias gets back.  I do not think they should platoon at C and definitely not at 1B.

[Brock Beauchamp]

12 minutes ago, MVP2110 said:

The platoon at C & 3b are self explanatory. The CF one I think isn't cause Cain needs every other day off moreso cause Taylor killed lefties last year. I am not a fan of the platoon at 1st especially since Hiura has reverse platoon splits 

Damn, I didn't realize Hiura had such an enormous reverse split.

[sveumrules]

15 minutes ago, SomewhereInTime said:

I think the only platoon they should have right now is at 3B until Urias gets back.  I do not think they should platoon at C and definitely not at 1B.

Narvaez is career 777 OPS vs RHP & 615 OPS vs LHP.

Caratini is career 673 OPS vs RHP & 687 OPS vs LHP.

Narvaez also knows the staff better & with most starters being RHP should get most of the playing time.

How would you spilt up time at C?

[treego14]

Unimpressive for the 1, 2, and 3 hitters in their first at-bats.

 

[BruisedCrew]

3 hours ago, turborickey said:

Houser is going to have a gem today, I can feel it.  The big 3 have been suspect, Houser will be the guy to right the starting pitching ship!

Just not walking the first batter makes him the staff ace. 

[Outlander]

57 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Narvaez is career 777 OPS vs RHP & 615 OPS vs LHP.

Caratini is career 673 OPS vs RHP & 687 OPS vs LHP.

Narvaez also knows the staff better & with most starters being RHP should get most of the playing time.

How would you spilt up time at C?

I don't think it is that uncommon to split the catcher duties based on your starting pitching vs, the opponents. Since the starting pitching is going to determine success or failure of the Brewers more than offense I would probably go that route.

[NBBrewFan]

3 hours ago, MVP2110 said:

I believe the Brewers and Twins will continue to face off 4 times every year which is what it has been in recent years so that part isn't changing

Ugh. I thought they would rotate it, but looking at it those "rivalries" appear to be a shotgun wedding with no divorce possible.  I'd be much happier if they just added a home/away for the "rivalries" (2 series) instead of 4 series per year.  But I guess the single city rivalries are just so important that we have to pretend a rivalry exists between the Brewers and Twins (or Seattle and San Diego, or Detroit and the Pirates, or...).  I'd much rather have Cleveland since we are the 2 teams with the longest WS win droughts in baseball. 

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, SomewhereInTime said:

I think the only platoon they should have right now is at 3B until Urias gets back.  I do not think they should platoon at C and definitely not at 1B.

It doesn’t have to be a strict platoon, but if you’re going to rest the number one catcher every 3 or 4 days anyway, might as well target the games against lefties. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Outlander said:

I don't think it is that uncommon to split the catcher duties based on your starting pitching vs, the opponents. Since the starting pitching is going to determine success or failure of the Brewers more than offense I would probably go that route.

There aren't many/any teams that still use the "primary catcher" model where the catcher starts 130+ games behind the dish. Many teams have a much more equal split in their catching duties than they had even ten years ago.

[brewers888]

Nice play Taylor.

[treego14]

Tyrone Taylor is Lorenzo Cain II !!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Nice play, glad he didn't rattle his dome with that hit.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

There aren't many/any teams that still use the "primary catcher" model where the catcher starts 130+ games behind the dish. Many teams have a much more equal split in their catching duties than they had even ten years ago.

Wow, it's even more extreme than I thought when I typed this. Perez led baseball last season with 120 starts at catcher.

[BruisedCrew]

15 minutes ago, treego14 said:

Unimpressive for the 1, 2, and 3 hitters in their first at-bats.

 

You should probably have this on cut and paste. 

[brewers888]

Hiura should get no more than one month to show something before he goes back to AAA.

[treego14]

OK, Taylor is MVP today so far!

 

[treego14]

Wong not looking strong.

[brewers888]

This guy looks pretty hittable to me.,

[sveumrules]

3 minutes ago, brewers888 said:

Hiura should get no more than one month to show something before he goes back to AAA.

Most players don't even get 100 PAs in a month, not going to be able to tell much from a sample that small.

[brewers888]

Just now, treego14 said:

Wong not looking strong.

He's also been shaky on defense.

[brewers888]

Just now, sveumrules said:

Most players don't even get 100 PAs in a month, not going to be able to tell much from a sample that small.

After what he did last season the leash rightfully will be short. 

[treego14]

Just now, sveumrules said:

Most players don't even get 100 PAs in a month, not going to be able to tell much from a sample that small.

Well, can't we combine those PA's with the last two seasons of PA's?

[sveumrules]

Just now, brewers888 said:

After what he did last season the leash rightfully will be short. 

Well I guess a month is a bigger sample than "first three innings of the season" or "one game against Justin Steele" at least.

I'll take progress wherever I can get it.

[stoutdude04]

6 minutes ago, brewers888 said:

Hiura should get no more than one month to show something before he goes back to AAA.

Probably the case - I was happy he put a bat on that pitch he grounded out on though.  Fastball up in the zone and he got around on it.

[Brock Beauchamp]

7 minutes ago, brewers888 said:

Hiura should get no more than one month to show something before he goes back to AAA.

Sure, maybe, but that was literally his fifth plate appearance of the season.