Marlins (Chargois) vs Brewers (Peralta): 9/12/23, 6:40pm

[kevinisaname]

1 minute ago, willie key said:

I’m hoping we aren’t getting too cute here

I do have some concerns about Megill facing Arraez, but to be fair, I'd feel even less confident in Rea.

[Fear The Chorizo]

18 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Pete Crow Armstrong is as good as advertised on defense. Could easily see him challenging Andruw Jones for the greatest defensive OF of all time. 

lol - yes, based on less than one MLB game, he's for sure in that conversation.  Doyle just made a diving catch in center for the Rockies, so Andruw Jones and PCA might have some company on the Mt. Rushmore of defensive centerfielders.

I'm sure he'll be a really good to great defensive player based on his skillset, but I've watched 10 minutes of the Cubs game tonight and I'm already incredibly annoyed by how much helium is being pumped into the hype train on a guy who looks like a young Eric Sogard physically because he ran down a couple gappers at Coors Field.

He'll be yet another fun player to watch Cub fan expectations exceed onfield performance

[Brewcrew82]

6 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

lol - yes, based on less than one MLB game, he's for sure in that conversation.  Doyle just made a diving catch in center for the Rockies, so Andruw Jones and PCA might have some company on the Mt. Rushmore of defensive centerfielders.

I'm sure he'll be a really good to great defensive player based on his skillset, but I've watched 10 minutes of the Cubs game tonight and I'm already incredibly annoyed by how much helium is being pumped into the hype train on a guy who looks like a young Eric Sogard physically because he ran down a couple gappers at Coors Field.

He'll be yet another fun player to watch Cub fan expectations exceed onfield performance

Except I’ve watched PCA plenty in the minors. I’ve never seen a better defensive outfielder than him at that young an age. Has earned every bit the 80 grade, which is rare enough in itself. I also didn’t say it’s going to happen, I said I “could easily see it happening”. 

His bat? Now that’s a different story.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Except I’ve watched PCA plenty in the minors. I’ve never seen a better defensive outfielder than him at that young an age. Has earned every bit the 80 grade, which is rare enough in itself.

His bat? Now that’s a different story.

Yeah his defense is absolutely an 80 grade. Bat has massive question marks though. Here are his percentiles in AA. Doesn't hit the ball hard and doesn't have good plate discipline. Still very young so he can develop, but the likelihood of him being an immediate impact at the plate is pretty low with a profile like that.

[markedman5]

I just saw something I’ve never seen before…….

Padres down 4-0 to Dodgers in the 4th……they have bases loaded and nobody out…….Grisham up against human homer giver upper Lance Lynn……platoon advantage for Grisham……..he bunts the ball to 3rd baseman who steps on 3rd for the force out……..2 fly balls later……out of the inning…….they got one run.

[wiguy94]

4 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Except I’ve watched PCA plenty in the minors. I’ve never seen a better defensive outfielder than him at that young an age. Has earned every bit the 80 grade, which is rare enough in itself.

His bat? Now that’s a different story.

Then here is a thread from Jarrett Seidler, a Baseball Prospectus prospect guy, showing how rare it is for PCA's current batted ball profile to work in the MLB.

 

[Brewcrew82]

2 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Then here is a thread from Jarrett Seidler, a Baseball Prospectus prospect guy, showing how rare it is for PCA's current batted ball profile to work in the MLB.

 

Yep. Not as much a believer with the bat. We'll see if he's able to start making better contact/higher quality contact. 

[RobertCrawley]

Ruh Roh, Box.

[HarveysWBs]

I think there’s a guy behind home plate at the Cubs-Rockies game who is impersonating Steve Bartman.  

[kevinisaname]

One out away and they hit a guy.

[HarveysWBs]

The cheese is getting binding in Denver

[kevinisaname]

Cubs lose! Cubs lose!

[SomewhereInTime]

The Cubs...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brewcrew82]

There we go. 

[HarveysWBs]

4 games up.  I’d love to keep it that way for a couple weeks.

[willie key]

Just now, kevinisaname said:

Cubs lose! Cubs lose!

Beautiful.     We need to bury this team now

[RobertCrawley]

Yes!! 

4 games up in first with 18 to play. Not a bad spot!

Good night, Brewer fans.

[Brewcrew82]

Brewers' playoff odds now 99.7% per fangraphs. 

[Underachiever]

Magic number to eliminate the Cardinals from NLC race: 1

[willie key]

They should have pitched this Lawrence guy last night too

[Brewcrew82]

This guy is trying so hard to put a hex on us. He tweets pretty much the same thing every time we win. 

https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1701778760616550538?s=20

 

[Brian]

48 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Sometimes managers do this because the starter has a history of pitching poorly in the first inning.

That is exactly why Megill will face the tougher hitters at the top of the order.

[Brian]

The best hitters are usually the 1, 2, 3, 4 hitters so Megill will face them in the 1st and the Collen Rea will take over in the 2nd inning. That is my guess. 

[wiguy94]

58 minutes ago, willie key said:

They should have pitched this Lawrence guy last night too

They did. They just used him in the 8th

[wiguy94]

53 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

This guy is trying so hard to put a hex on us. He tweets pretty much the same thing every time we win. 

https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1701778760616550538?s=20

It really does feel that way. He’s made so many of these tweets since our big win streak in August