Brewers (Rea) vs Astros (Arrighetti): 5/19/24, 1:10 PM

[edfunderburk]

13 minutes ago, duewizard said:

And Murphy punts the game

Color me unimpressed once again with Murphy

Arnold bears some responsibility too for garbage at the bottom of the roster 

[Pugger]

1 minute ago, edfunderburk said:

Color me unimpressed once again with Murphy

Arnold bears some responsibility too for garbage at the bottom of the roster 

Murphy?  I donno.  With this roster it is a miracle we are leading the division...

 

 

[folly412]

Do we have to wait for the injured guys to come back to get White and Vieira out or?

Since Uribe has been lights out at AAA, maybe try Chad Patrick who can either start or go multiple innings to help cover the shorthanded roster while Uribe serves the suspension?

[markedman5]

 

[Pugger]

We should have more luck against the Marlins.  They are struggling this year.  Comcast down here isn't showing Marlin or Rays games o Bally so we are out of luck watching these games on TV.

[markedman5]

I’d cut Arnold a little slack…….when you have as many injuries as the Brewers have had all at once it’s pretty difficult to have a pitcher or 2 at the end of the bullpen that isn’t very good………Wilson was our long reliever and he’s now starting…….3 or 4 other guys that would be pitching for us aren’t available.

[Pugger]

At least the Cubs lost too...

[BruisedCrew]

2 hours ago, HarryDoyle said:

Anyone saying the offense is the problem, just stop.

I don’t know of anyone saying that the offense is the problem.

The question is whether the offense can maintain something resembling its early pace because it’s probably going to be necessary to support a pitching staff that doesn’t measure up to what the Brewers have had the last couple of years. 

[brewmann04]

I am sorry but please Matt find a starter we can’t do this for the rest of the season 

[brewmann04]

Matt needs to get a starter and think we be Ok in the pen once Williams returns 

[sveumrules]

14 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

The question is whether the offense can maintain something resembling its early pace because it’s probably going to be necessary to support a pitching staff that doesn’t measure up to what the Brewers have had the last couple of years. 

First 12 Games with Yelich
135 wRC+ | 6.33 R/G

Next 23 Games w/o Yelich
102 wRC+ | 4.22 R/G

Last 11 Games with Yelich
132 wRC+ | 5.64 R/G

Last year's Braves came in at 125 wRC+ and 5.85 R/G, so I would still expect some regression from the numbers the Brewers have posted over the 23 games with Yelich active, but even during the 23 games he was out of the lineup they still performed at essentially a league average level so I would estimate the floor for this team as being considerably higher than the 92 wRC+ they posted last year.

Even if they hit to a 100 wRC+ the rest of the way out from here, the +37.0 batting runs they have already banked this season entering today would represent about a ten win improvement over the -61.2 batting runs they posted last year.
 

[brewmann04]

They need an starter not sure how Arnold going to get it done  though 

[sveumrules]

Just now, brewmann04 said:

They need an starter not sure how Arnold going to get it done  though 

By dealing prospects at the deadline?

[brewmann04]

I am getting a little concerned about Willy AB lately. I like what Ortiz is doing AB  and in the field at 3rd.

[brewmann04]

1 minute ago, sveumrules said:

By dealing prospects at the deadline?

Thanks for the insight but don’t think they be waiting that long 

[sveumrules]

5 minutes ago, brewmann04 said:

Thanks for the insight but don’t think they be waiting that long 

Pretty rare for deals of any consequence to go down in May, June or July until the last week or so before the deadline.

The Adames trade was May 21st back in 2021 but there were kind of extenuating circumstances there with Wander Franco waiting in the wings to take over SS.

I'd love it if Arnold could pull an out of the blue early blockbuster for a SP, but I'm definitely not counting on it.

As it stands, I think Bob Gas (11 IP | 1 ER so far) is going to be the big addition to the rotation for May and beyond.

[wallus]

Devin Williams, DL Hall and Junis coming back would really help the pitching