The Tyler Black and Brock Wilken factor in trades

[BrewerFan]

On 12/12/2023 at 4:40 PM, dave said:

I'd like to know why Yelich is not moved to 1b. It seems to be the one thing the Brewers seem pretty adamant about, but it seems like a natural move to make him the 1b/dh. Especially if Chourio is starting with the Brewers.  An outfield of Frelick,Chourio, and Mitchell with TT and Perkins on the bench and Weimer in AAA seems really solid....So many possibilities with this roster. It's going to be fun to watch how it plays out.

We'll find out later. Maybe it's Yelich not wanting to. Maybe they simply hadn't planned on the transition quite yet. 

Maybe they tried and he doesn't feel comfortable. 1B is the easiest position, doesn't mean it's an easy position. Maybe it is harder on his back and I was wrong(I think the torque and movement in the OF is tougher on your back, Brewerfan82 thought moving around at 1B was). 

I'm still hoping we'll see it in a year as it feels like a bit of a waste to have 6 elite defenders and only have room for 2 of them when we prioritize defense so much, but that's where we are. 

I'd also guess we'd see Yelich as the DH quite a bit more. 

[TURBO]

3 minutes ago, BrewerFan said:

 

I'm still hoping we'll see it in a year as it feels like a bit of a waste to have 6 elite defenders and only have room for 2 of them when we prioritize defense so much, but that's where we are. 

I'd also guess we'd see Yelich as the DH quite a bit more. 

I don't view Yelich as an elite defender anymore.  In fact, he is probably the weakest defender out of Chourio, Frelick, Wiemer, Mitchell and Taylor.  Just another reason not to have him in LF when we have a lot better options defensively.

He's either destined for 1B or DH, playing him in the OF doesn't seem to be the best thing for the team any longer.  (Yes, I know Arnold said he wouldn't be playing 1B) 

[BrewerFan]

37 minutes ago, TURBO said:

I don't view Yelich as an elite defender anymore.  In fact, he is probably the weakest defender out of Chourio, Frelick, Wiemer, Mitchell and Taylor.  Just another reason not to have him in LF when we have a lot better options defensively.

He's either destined for 1B or DH, playing him in the OF doesn't seem to be the best thing for the team any longer.  (Yes, I know Arnold said he wouldn't be playing 1B) 

No, I don't either. The 6 elite defenders were Chourio, Frelick, Mitchell, Wiemer, Taylor and Perkins. 

That's why I said only room for 2 of them.