Diamondbacks (Soroka) vs Brewers (Woodruff): 4/30/26, 12:40pm

[yfinn6]

Sweet challenge.

[homer]

Every contract is a risk. They felt confident enough he'd return to form and he did (he was good last year) but then a different injury cropped up.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

10 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

The qualifying offer debacle probably cost this team a real chance at a playoff spot. Just insane use of limited resources. 

I don't buy this for a second. The idea that a team as smart as the Brewers are on the hook for the full amount doesn't hold water. I would bet every team is insuring every contract against long-term injury, and, even if not, Woody's contract definitely falls into the category of ones you'd insure.

The primary concern here is Woody himself. Obviously hope he's okay. Have to feel, like others, that he might be finished as a big-league pitcher, but you hope that's not the case.

Good news is the Brewers have depth for these moments. They'll need it.

[BruisedCrew]

18 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

He's had success, but he always seems to be overswinging. I wonder how he would do if he batted with a little more control.

Has he always had that back leg uppercut? I don’t remember it being that extreme when he first came up. That’s especially bad for someone who would have a better chance of success as a slap hitter. 

[Klantz27]

Everyone called me a ****** when I said woodruffs arm was gonna fall off when they resigned him 😂

[liveforoctober]

Where are we in terms of challenges won from our hitters vs. others teams? I cannot imagine we are not bottom 5.

[Brian]

Just now, yfinn6 said:

Sweet challenge.

Hamilton and Jones (yesterday) should not be challenging anymore, they do not know the strike zone. 

[Bulldogboy]

7 minutes ago, Team Canada said:

That's a bold statement when we're treading water without 3 of our best hitters. But can you expand on which player you would have signed with that $20M?

Well i wouldn't have traded Peralta for one. Would have found or traded for a third baseman and a shortstop. I think I could get that done for 20 million with Peralta 8 on the books.

[BruisedCrew]

I think the Brewers need to adopt a green light systen for batters using challenges.

Early in the game with no base runners on the red light should be on all the time.

In too many of these situations, there’s not that much to be gained by changing that one pitch

[liveforoctober]

1 minute ago, Klantz27 said:

Everyone called me a ****** when I said woodruffs arm was gonna fall off when they resigned him 😂

Come on man.

[folly412]

Jones getting the Seigler "why does this guy keep getting playing time?" treatment. 

[Bulldogboy]

2 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

I don't buy this for a second. The idea that a team as smart as the Brewers are on the hook for the full amount doesn't hold water. I would bet every team is insuring every contract against long-term injury, and, even if not, Woody's contract definitely falls into the category of ones you'd insure.

The primary concern here is Woody himself. Obviously hope he's okay. Have to feel, like others, that he might be finished as a big-league pitcher, but you hope that's not the case.

Good news is the Brewers have depth for these moments. They'll need it.

Do you think Mark A is going to say hey we got insurance. Arnold get on the phone and spend that money. It's relevant because it's tied up resources. Meanwhile you have no bullpen thirdbase or shortstop 

[Team Canada]

6 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Greg Jones is sincerely the worst baseball player I have seen in some time

Vinny Capra's offended you forgot him.

[RobertCrawley]

That's the kind of thing that should be fixed in spring training.

When the OF calls it, back off.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

13 minutes ago, nate82 said:

Are you thinking of Chris Young of the Padres?  The 2008 game against the Brewers?    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2008/09/07/young-four-outs-shy-of-perfection-as-padres-cruise-past-brewers/

Everything about this game lines up; later year than I thought, but wouldn't shock me. My Dad was with me, and it would have had to be a Sunday (which this game was), and I presume also a bobblehead day. I thought the guy was throwing even considerably slower than Young did, but even the score is about what I would have guessed. Like 90% certain this is the game.

[adambr2]

7 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

I don't buy this for a second. The idea that a team as smart as the Brewers are on the hook for the full amount doesn't hold water. I would bet every team is insuring every contract against long-term injury, and, even if not, Woody's contract definitely falls into the category of ones you'd insure.

The primary concern here is Woody himself. Obviously hope he's okay. Have to feel, like others, that he might be finished as a big-league pitcher, but you hope that's not the case.

Good news is the Brewers have depth for these moments. They'll need it.

Insurance in baseball is definitely a thing, but not to where every team is not insuring every contract against long-term injury. Some teams use it a lot, others hardly at all, and it’s not recouping the full value.

Impossible to say of course whether the Brewers have anything on Woodruff. Either way, the Brewers like any other MLB team are worth enough money where taking a hit on a $21M contract, as much as it might suck, isn’t crippling to the franchise.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Just now, adambr2 said:

Insurance in baseball is definitely a thing, but not to where every team is not insuring every contract against long-term injury. Some teams use it a lot, others hardly at all, and it’s not recouping the full value.

Impossible to say of course whether the Brewers have anything on Woodruff. Either way, the Brewers like any other MLB team are worth enough money where taking a hit on a $21M contract, as much as it might suck, isn’t crippling to the franchise.

What company would have insured Brandon Woodruff's contract? They'd lose their shirt on the premium.

[Brian]

Just now, adambr2 said:

Insurance in baseball is definitely a thing, but not to where every team is not insuring every contract against long-term injury. Some teams use it a lot, others hardly at all, and it’s not recouping the full value.

Impossible to say of course whether the Brewers have anything on Woodruff. Either way, the Brewers like any other MLB team are worth enough money where taking a hit on a $21M contract, as much as it might suck, isn’t crippling to the franchise.

Contreras insurance run. 

[Bulldogboy]

1 minute ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

What company would have insured Brandon Woodruff's contract? They'd lose their shirt on the premium.

Exactly. Brewers only ones not seeing him as a huge red flag. He was hurt when they gave it to him and they then traded the healthy guy making 12 million less. 

[liveforoctober]

Team home run.

[Brian]

Tyler Black = Rod Carew 😀

[Roderick]

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	TOT
Trevor Megill	0	26	0	0	0	26
Shane Drohan	0	0	0	10	0	10
Jake Woodford	0	0	0	35	0	35
Grant Anderson	4	0	0	0	25	29
DL Hall	0	0	0	0	42	42
Brian Fitzpatrick	0	0	0	0	24	24
Abner Uribe	8	13	0	0	0	21
Aaron Ashby	21	28	0	0	0	49

There is going to be alot of red after today I assume.

[Team Canada]

Props to Black for actually hitting this time around.

[ecjimg]

2 minutes ago, Roderick said:

There is going to be alot of red after today I assume.

Ashby is good for another 25 today no doubt  lol

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Please DFA this guy lol.