Sun. 5/11 - Do it for All the Mom's, Woody!

[Terry]

There's still some slight whiff concerns in there, so straightly ship him to major league probably isn't a wise decision. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

33 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

I don't think so, no. I think, especially after last season's woes, the plan is to pray he stays healthy; builds confidence; and builds reps. Then I would imagine the org wants to see him build on a hot streak by ending the season with Nashville in hopes he is knocking on the door. If he can keep up some semblance of this form (he's inevitably going to cool off some) through the season I think he's knocking on the door early next year or in spring training. As is, the Brewers will likely tinker around with Durbin/Ortiz/Black/Dalbec etc. or a trade deadline acquisition before they force the Wilken issue. Last year's season was essentially a lost season with that HBP to the face. I think patience here and seeing where the dust settles in a couple months is the best initial approach. Super excited he's having this success and is attacking the baseball again. Do I want him to just play like this all the time and get the opportunity to play for everyday duties in Milwaukee? Absolutely. I just don't see that route happening even with another torrid month. Next stop...Nashville.

I don't see him in Milwaukee this year either, but I wonder if a Nashville promotion comes relatively soon. What I love is that his hot streak isn't coming in A ball, or vs some AAAA wannabes or never-quite-were arms in AAA. Some of the pitching talent in AA is no joke. As an add-on, it would open up a position for Boeve when he's ready to slip on the glove (he's only DH'ed since coming back).

Of course, if he DOES move to Nashville & puts up a solid June & July.................I mean, he handles 3B pretty well. I agree Milwaukee in '25 is unlikely, but wouldn't totally rule it out.

[Jake McKibbin]

3 hours ago, Terry said:

There's still some slight whiff concerns in there, so straightly ship him to major league probably isn't a wise decision. 

Really like how you've broken this down! Two fascinating things stand out. First of all, Wilken is both incredibly passive before two strikes with just a 32.2% swing rate, an a high whiff rate in those counts, swinging and missing almost a third of the time.

He also seems to be very comfortable backing his two strike approach, cutting down the swing and miss to an 81.5% contact rate overall even with the increased swing rate

[Terry]

Yeah that's the idea, although it would be better if the sample size is larger like half a season.