Brewers (Burnes) vs Diamondbacks (Kelly): 4/11/23, 8:40pm

[Underachiever]

Five spots are nice, Burnes pitching like this feels better.

[RobertCrawley]

So why didn't we pay Burnsie his asking price?

[liveforoctober]

Really interesting point they brought up earlier in the game that Burnes is throwing to a familiar catcher for the first time this year. First two starts were with Contreras. 

If this is actually a thing, I think it's a no brainer to have Caratini be Burnes' catcher moving forward. 

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, Brewcrew82 said:

This kid will save us all. 

Best Brewers hitting prospect since Keston Hiura. 

[willie key]

We needed burnes to step up tonight.  
 

he did

[willie key]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

Best Brewers hitting prospect since Keston Hiura. 

It reminds more of when Braun was in the minors

[oldguy]

3 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

So why didn't we pay Burnsie his asking price?

Because it didn't really matter.  Next year he's gone for 200+.  Yankee money.  Way out of the Crews range.

[Brewcrew82]

4 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

Best Brewers hitting prospect since Keston Hiura. 

Not really comparable. Chourio is 19 and already in AA as the best prospect in baseball (we’ve never had a prospect that high). Hiura was already in his early 20s by the time he was drafted and and peaked at 30/20. 

[Brewcrew82]

Let him go the distance! 

[RobDeer 45]

The way the game started I was worried we were going to get back to back stinkers.  Things have changed quickly and now I'm all smiles.  Close it out Burnes!

[BruisedCrew]

4 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Not really comparable. Chourio is 19 and already in AA as the best prospect in baseball (we’ve never had a prospect that high). Hiura was already in his early 20s by the time he was drafted and and peaked at 30/20. 

After decades of watching hot prospects fizzle I decline to get too excited about what they do in the minor leagues. 

[RobertCrawley]

Frenchy having a good night.

[82brewcrew82]

Voit isn't even playing and I like him less.

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, 82brewcrew82 said:

Voit isn't even playing and I like him less.

He's having his best night.

[RobertCrawley]

CC seems to like Payamps the way he liked Box. 

[duewizard]

Would have liked CC to let Burnes finish. Saves the bullpen too

[82brewcrew82]

2 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Would have liked CC to let Burnes finish. Saves the bullpen too

He looked like he was tiring in the 8th.  I think it was the right move.

[RobertCrawley]

3 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Would have liked CC to let Burnes finish. Saves the bullpen too

What was the pitch count? Probably a good idea to keep it down this early in the season.

[duewizard]

Just now, RobertCrawley said:

What was the pitch count? Probably a good idea to keep it down this early in the season.

89. Fair enough I guess. Unrelated but Payamps has not been great tonight.

[Outlander]

6 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Would have liked CC to let Burnes finish. Saves the bullpen too

Payamps shouldn't really be pitching in close games anyway, would put him as the last guy in the bullpen.

[brewcrewdue80]

1 minute ago, RobertCrawley said:

What was the pitch count? Probably a good idea to keep it down this early in the season.

He was at 89.  Complete game shut out would have been excellent on his resume vs 8 no ER innings. Probably cost him more than 750k in FA money.

[BruisedCrew]

Nice. A night game on a western road trip ending at 11 PM. 

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

Nice. A night game on a western road trip ending at 11 PM. 

It's a whole new world.

[TURBO]

I'd have given Burnes a shot at the complete game shut-out.

Let him go out for the 9th, and at the first hint of trouble, pull him.

89 pitches just screams LET HIM PITCH!

[Joseph Zarr]

12 minutes ago, Outlander said:

Payamps shouldn't really be pitching in close games anyway, would put him as the last guy in the bullpen.

That last guy spot in the bullpen has many arms in Nashville worthy of an opportunity. I would readily give Peguero, Erceg, or Andrews an opportunity to catch lightning at the MLB level if any of the arms further down the order continue to scuffle. This doesn't even factor into Jake Cousins starting to find the zone with his sinker. His strikeout slider is starting to regain form as well. Tonight, the Pen went 10 2/3 IP, 14 K, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB. They've been simply put: electric. 

Edit to Add:

Doing a wee bit of digging, my hunch is accurate. The Sounds Pen has pitched the most innings in the entire International League. Coming into tonight's knock with the Tides (Orioles), they were also 2nd in ERA (even given those innings) and 3rd in WHIP. After tonight's 10 2/3 more IP, I'd say they even gained on those numbers. I haven't even mentioned RHP Tyson Miller. It's just deep.