Position Changes: Frelick to 3b? Yelich NOT Moving to 1B

[Scooterfletcher]

Sign Moncada for third or Polanco for 2nd.  Should be an affordable 1-2 year deal and Boeve and/or Wilken will be ready once their contract expires.  You give up no prospect capital too…

[TURBO]

Why on earth does anyone think Moncada is going to help us?  What has he done for such respect?

Always hurt, and when not hurt, just plain disappointing.  He is no longer a prospect, he is a failure, so why would we want to spend the money it would take to get him?  No thanks.

[Playing Catch]

On 10/15/2024 at 3:49 PM, Samurai Bucky said:

If Frelick wins the Gold Glove in RF this year, it will seem a little weird moving him to 3b.

A little weird, but not unprecedented.

[Frisbee Slider]

MLB.com just mentioned Frelick had only three barrels in 400 batted balls this year. 
That seems historically low.

[Playing Catch]

11 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

MLB.com just mentioned Frelick had only three barrels in 400 batted balls this year. 
That seems historically low.

Frelick mentioned this in an interview last spring, I believe, when he mentioned that he was too good at making contact, resulting in fewer barrels, and that he needed to improve his swing decisions to make better contact more often. Perhaps easier said than done, I guess.

I, for one, choose to believe in the talent, and that we'll see a nice bump in production in his age-25 season. I'll predict he ISOs in the .150s, and reaches 10+ dingers. 30 doubles and a handful of triples.

[LouisEly]

11 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

MLB.com just mentioned Frelick had only three barrels in 400 batted balls this year. 
That seems historically low.

Sure as hell barreled one up against the Mets in the playoffs!

[sveumrules]

12 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

MLB.com just mentioned Frelick had only three barrels in 400 batted balls this year. 
That seems historically low.

Out of 324 players with at least 500 PAs the last two years, Sal’s 1.3 Barrel% ranks 323rd.

Definitely ugly, but Steven Kwan is 318th at 1.7% and Luis Arraez is 310th at 2.5% so it isn’t necessarily a death sentence.

[TURBO]

I refuse to believe (even though I am probably wrong) that the Brewers are entertaining the idea of Frelick as our starting, normal, everyday 3B.

It seems like a really bad idea.

[Playing Catch]

14 hours ago, TURBO said:

I refuse to believe (even though I am probably wrong) that the Brewers are entertaining the idea of Frelick as our starting, normal, everyday 3B.

It seems like a really bad idea.

I hope he wins a gold glove there. Then we can complain how Frelick just doesn't have enough pop for a corner infield spot.

[Underachiever]

2 hours ago, Playing Catch said:

I hope he wins a gold glove there. Then we can complain how Frelick just doesn't have enough pop for a corner infield spot.

Why wait? I'll start. He just doesn't have enough pop for a corner infield spot, gold glove or not.

[Frisbee Slider]

6 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

Why wait? I'll start. He just doesn't have enough pop for a corner infield spot, gold glove or not.

Jim Gantner and his 2,600 innings at 3B would like a word. 🙂

[endaround]

43 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Jim Gantner and his 2,600 innings at 3B would like a word. 🙂

And that word would be stinks

[Underachiever]

45 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Jim Gantner and his 2,600 innings at 3B would like a word. 🙂

You're right. They won a lot of playoff games with Gantner. I forgot.