Injury updates

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, edfunderburk said:

Please explain - from your perspective - “how” they’re different 

Strzelecki has little MLB track record, is optionable, and makes pennies. Winker and Yelich, in addition to having long MLB track records, did/do not have options and make a significant amount of money.

[edfunderburk]

11 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Strzelecki has little MLB track record, is optionable, and makes pennies. Winker and Yelich, in addition to having long MLB track records, did/do not have options and make a significant amount of money.

Okay - thank you 

I personally believe that 90+ games is plenty of time for Winker on a one-year contract that expires at season’s end 

He has been terrible … not hitting for average or power … simply time to move on despite his pre-neck injury track record 

I hate to see Milwaukee wait until the trade deadline to make this change … those three weeks - against great teams - could be too costly 

 

[wiguy94]

10 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Okay - thank you 

I personally believe that 90+ games is plenty of time for Winker on a one-year contract that expires at season’s end 

He has been terrible … not hitting for average or power … simply time to move on despite his pre-neck injury track record 

I hate to see Milwaukee wait until the trade deadline to make this change … those three weeks - against great teams - could be too costly 

The issue is Winker has been better since coming off the IL. He has a 95 wRC+ and in his last 10 games he has a 133 wRC+

[edfunderburk]

7 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

The issue is Winker has been better since coming off the IL. He has a 95 wRC+ and in his last 10 games he has a 133 wRC+

It would be awesome if - like Adames & Yelich - he got red hot … we MUST find offense somewhere

[edfunderburk]

I can easily think of 5 - maybe 6 -players on the current 26-man roster who could go away & I would celebrate: Winker, Tellez, Tapia, Perkins, & Mejia for sure 

I don’t recall a recent team with this many weak, bottom of the roster players

I’d rather see Jahmai Jones, Keston Hiura, Abraham Toro OR a few trade acquisitions on the team in place of any of the above players

In time - Tyler Black & Sal Frelick too

I also wonder if Urias will ever figure things out - if so, he could also be an improvement 

[Brewcrew82]

https://twitter.com/brewers/status/1680585724389650434?s=46&t=6qHppUIKVZAHrSmvysdA1A

[markedman5]

 

[wiguy94]

I know Hiura hasn’t exactly been crushing it since he returned from his injury but feels like it’s time for him to get a chance with Rowdy out for a month maybe more

[ClosetBrewerFan]

1 hour ago, Brewcrew82 said:

https://twitter.com/brewers/status/1680585724389650434?s=46&t=6qHppUIKVZAHrSmvysdA1A

And the injuries keep coming.  Brian Anderson has not been great this year, but hard to believe Monasterio will be better.  I'm glad Jahmai is coming back up, but I have to believe Toro would have been a better option.  Toro is a switch hitter and would be a good platoon mate with Monasterio (who is great against LH, but Worse than Winker against RH).

[edfunderburk]

6 minutes ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

And the injuries keep coming.  Brian Anderson has not been great this year, but hard to believe Monasterio will be better.  I'm glad Jahmai is coming back up, but I have to believe Toro would have been a better option.  Toro is a switch hitter and would be a good platoon mate with Monasterio (who is great against LH, but Worse than Winker against RH).

Time to cut bait with Winker & give Toro some at bats - especially with his defensive versatility 

[edfunderburk]

47 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I know Hiura hasn’t exactly been crushing it since he returned from his injury but feels like it’s time for him to get a chance with Rowdy out for a month maybe more

We need a LH bat …. Hiura also offers zero defensively … Toro makes more sense for now

Hopefully Frelick gets hot & gets an opportunity in place of Perkins

[edfunderburk]

1 hour ago, markedman5 said:

 

This is not bad news for Brewers fans … Rowdy is a “good guy” but he’s been ice cold for months & is limited to first base & occasionally DH

Anderson is a bigger loss because of his defensive versatility - he’s been above average at 3B & adequate in RH with his cannon arm

Maybe these IL stints will lead to trades in advance of the deadline - which is good for us

[wiguy94]

5 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Time to cut bait with Winker & give Toro some at bats - especially with his defensive versatility 

What is your obsession with Toro? He has an 87 wRC+ in AAA and while he is "versatile" defensively he is not good at any of those spots.

[edfunderburk]

2 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

What is your obsession with Toro? He has an 87 wRC+ in AAA and while he is "versatile" defensively he is not good at any of those spots.

Of the available AAA options, he is our best candidate with his switch hitting & defensive versatility 

He’s not great but he’s better than Winker or Perkins or Tapia

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Of the available AAA options, he is our best candidate with his switch hitting & defensive versatility 

He’s not great but he’s better than Winker or Perkins or Tapia

Winker and Perkins destroyed AAA pitching this year and Toro is 13% below league average and like I said his "versatility" is useless because he's not actually good at any of those spots defensively. It's like saying Hiura is versatile defensively because he can play 1B, 2B, LF...

[edfunderburk]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

What is your obsession with Toro? He has an 87 wRC+ in AAA and while he is "versatile" defensively he is not good at any of those spots.

If the Brewers want to get creative - I’d love to see them bring up Tyler Black to DH

[edfunderburk]

5 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

What is your obsession with Toro? He has an 87 wRC+ in AAA and while he is "versatile" defensively he is not good at any of those spots.

Toro may be average at best defensively in a few positions … but Winker is terrible defensively & is washed as a hitter

[Ro Mueller]

Gotta be frustrating for switch-hitting Abraham Toro to not get the call ahead of Jahmai Jones to replace Brian Anderson.

Toro, you know, actually plays 3rd base!

April OPS: .682
May OPS: .775
June OPS: .819
July OPS: .977

OPS against LHP: .800
OPS against RHP: .768
 

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Toro may be average at best defensively in a few positions … but Winker is terrible defensively & is washed as a hitter

Winker has a 133 wRC+ in July

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Gotta be frustrating for switch-hitting Abraham Toro to not get the call ahead of Jahmai Jones to replace Brian Anderson.

Toro, you know, actually plays 3rd base!

April OPS: .682
May OPS: .775
June OPS: .819
July OPS: .977

OPS against LHP: .800
OPS against RHP: .768
 

The offensive environment in AAA is outrageous this season even in the International League. Here are Toro's monthly wRC+.

April - 73 wRC+

May - 85 wRC+

June - 87 wRC+

July - 130 wRC+

So those OPS numbers look pretty but July is the only above average month he's had at the plate.

[edfunderburk]

5 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Winker has a 133 wRC+ in July

How many ABs?

[edfunderburk]

4 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

The offensive environment in AAA is outrageous this season even in the International League. Here are Toro's monthly wRC+.

April - 73 wRC+

May - 85 wRC+

June - 87 wRC+

July - 130 wRC+

So those OPS numbers look pretty but July is the only above average month he's had at the plate.

Good news - it’s JULY 👏🙌

You posted earlier than Winker has a 133 WRC+ in July

[Frisbee Slider]

Winker July OPS is .643. That doesn’t seem good enough.

[wiguy94]

Woodruff starting his rehab assignment on Saturday.

 

[markedman5]