Robert Gasser Sent Back To Triple-A By Brewers After Wild Start

[Steve Drumwright]

 

Walks will get you a ticket back to the minors.

The Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday optioned left-handed starter Robert Gasser back to Triple-A Nashville and called up right-hander Carlos Rodriguez. Gasser walked four in 4⅓ innings in an 11-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

In fact, Gasser's line was littered with fours: 4⅓ IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K. This was his second start since being called up May 17, when he started against the Minnesota Twins. In that game, Gasser went four innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits, two walks and three hit batters while striking out three.

Rodriguez is up for the second time. He made two relief appearances in April, allowing one run (a homer) in four innings on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

With Gasser not in the rotation, the Brewers will need a starter, likely to come next weekend against the Houston Astros. Right-hander Coleman Crow is a likely choice.

 

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[thebruce44]

I assume it was always the plan to send him back down even if he threw a no hitter through 6.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

3 hours ago, Steve Drumwright said:

 

Walks will get you a ticket back to the minors.

The Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday optioned left-handed starter Robert Gasser back to Triple-A Nashville and called up right-hander Carlos Rodriguez. Gasser walked four in 4⅓ innings in an 11-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

In fact, Gasser's line was littered with fours: 4⅓ IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K. This was his second start since being called up May 17, when he started against the Minnesota Twins. In that game, Gasser went four innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits, two walks and three hit batters while striking out three.

Rodriguez is up for the second time. He made two relief appearances in April, allowing one run (a homer) in four innings on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

With Gasser not in the rotation, the Brewers will need a starter, likely to come next weekend against the Houston Astros. Right-hander Coleman Crow is a likely choice.

 

 

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Excellent.  Sproat next please.

is there anyone that wouldn’t “undo” the Freddy trade right now?   At the time, we didn’t know that Woody & QP would be injured, but we could sure use Freddy right now.

[patrickgpe]

I would imagine Crow will get the next start. Never understood sending him down for Gasser.

[cragi]

Sproat has a healthy line first time through the order against good competiton. There is plenty of room for that in the pen

[wallus]

3 hours ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

Excellent.  Sproat next please.

is there anyone that wouldn’t “undo” the Freddy trade right now?   At the time, we didn’t know that Woody & QP would be injured, but we could sure use Freddy right now.

I wouldn't undo the Freddy trade right now. Jett Williams will hopefully make an impact yet this season and Freddy would be our #3 starter on this team, maybe #4.

[liveforoctober]

9 hours ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

Excellent.  Sproat next please.

is there anyone that wouldn’t “undo” the Freddy trade right now?   At the time, we didn’t know that Woody & QP would be injured, but we could sure use Freddy right now.

I think if you put this to a poll you would be shocked at the results.

Also, kind of funny that this article is talking about walks being an issue for a starting pitcher and you are wanting Peralta back.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

You’d have Freddy behind Henderson?  I generally got sick of “big game Freddy” as well, but he was clutch for us last year and would be the only starter on our roster with sustained success at this point.

if we’re throwing AAAA players like Sproat and Gasser, we’d definitely have room for Freddy.

i get your point though.  If Jett can take over and free us from the Hamilton/Rengifo experiment… that would help.

[wallus]

Henderson has been absolutely dominant. Health is his only question mark at this point. 

[liveforoctober]

5 hours ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

You’d have Freddy behind Henderson?  I generally got sick of “big game Freddy” as well, but he was clutch for us last year and would be the only starter on our roster with sustained success at this point.

if we’re throwing AAAA players like Sproat and Gasser, we’d definitely have room for Freddy.

i get your point though.  If Jett can take over and free us from the Hamilton/Rengifo experiment… that would help.

Henderson has 11 career starts between last year and this year and has yet to give up more than two runs in any of them. 

Freddy has 11 starts this season and has given up more than two runs in 5 of them. 

Just data points to consider.

[BrewerFan]

5 hours ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

Excellent.  Sproat next please.

is there anyone that wouldn’t “undo” the Freddy trade right now?   At the time, we didn’t know that Woody & QP would be injured, but we could sure use Freddy right now.

100% Me. I wouldn't undo it and I think it'll turn out a wildly successful trade. 

[cragi]

1 hour ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

if we’re throwing AAAA players like Sproat and Gasser, we’d definitely have room for Freddy.

kind of ridiculous to call Sproat AAAA, when he can hit triple digits with crazy movement. At age 25, he just needs to harness it and has been very good the first time through the order, in general. Definitely can pitch at this level, even though you keep bashing him. In a normal year, he is coming in relief and not having to face lineups the second time.

[True Blue Brew Crew]

17 hours ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

Excellent.  Sproat next please.

is there anyone that wouldn’t “undo” the Freddy trade right now?   At the time, we didn’t know that Woody & QP would be injured, but we could sure use Freddy right now.

Huh?

What an extreme lack of foresight and patience. Jett hasn't even arrived yet and Sproat has made one of the biggest velocity leaps in baseball this year, throwing an easy 99. Mowing down lineups two times through and potentially just some strength and stamina build up away from from being a top of the rotation type starter.

Meanwhile Mets fans are ready to send out Peralta for whatever they can salvage.

[adambr2]

The amount of disrespect here for a guy who won us 17 games and almost 180 innings and finished in the top 5 for Cy Young voting is absolutely wild. 

Peralta’s numbers are all near his career averages, so if Met fans want to ship him out for whatever they can salvage, that’s their problem. He’s hardly been a liability; they have a lot bigger problems on that roster than Freddy Peralta. 

If you like Sproat and Jett, that’s fine. Nothing wrong with that, But acting like we could barely find room in our rotation right now for Peralta is comical.

[liveforoctober]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

The amount of disrespect here for a guy who won us 17 games and almost 180 innings and finished in the top 5 for Cy Young voting is absolutely wild. 

Peralta’s numbers are all near his career averages, so if Met fans want to ship him out for whatever they can salvage, that’s their problem. He’s hardly been a liability; they have a lot bigger problems on that roster than Freddy Peralta. 

If you like Sproat and Jett, that’s fine. Nothing wrong with that, But acting like we could barely find room in our rotation right now for Peralta is comical.

Both things can be true. Peralta would be a great fit for our rotation currently and that trade hold tremendous potential value on the Brewers end.

Someone in this thread (who is trying to trade Sproat or Gasser for Durbin elsewhere) is the concerning stance unfortunately.

[Jopal78]

53 minutes ago, True Blue Brew Crew said:

Huh?

What an extreme lack of foresight and patience. Jett hasn't even arrived yet and Sproat has made one of the biggest velocity leaps in baseball this year, throwing an easy 99. Mowing down lineups two times through and potentially just some strength and stamina build up away from from being a top of the rotation type starter.

Meanwhile Mets fans are ready to send out Peralta for whatever they can salvage.

The OP is right, the Mets have received more from Peralta here and now than Milwaukee has from their pieces. But they have 5 more years to get something out of Williams and Sproat.
 

More importantly, I wouldn’t say Sproat “mows down” lineups, in fact clean innings with him seem  few and far between. MLB is littered with guys who throw 99 and have no idea where it’s going. That’s Sproat right now (He striking out nearly 10 batters per 9 innings but has a K:BB ratio of less than 2:1). I doubt they’re going to move him to the pen as another long man; they’ll want him to continue to work as a starter. When (if) Woodruff comes of the IL, they’ll ship him off to AAA

[Brian]

Looking at the Nashville pitching staff,  Brian Fitzpatrick looks very promising as a one or two inning guy but we need pitchers that can handle some length. 

https://www.milb.com/player/brian-fitzpatrick-702153

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, liveforoctober said:

Both things can be true. Peralta would be a great fit for our rotation currently and that trade hold tremendous potential value on the Brewers end.

Someone in this thread (who is trying to trade Sproat or Gasser for Durbin elsewhere) is the concerning stance unfortunately.

Potential value, yes. 

I'm holding out hope for Sproat, and I understand the optimism.

However, too many are penciling him into the top of the Brewer rotation for the next 6 years.

Not everyone who touches 99 is just a tweak or two from becoming a TOR starter. In fact I would say the vast majority do not. 

 

[Jopal78]

12 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

The amount of disrespect here for a guy who won us 17 games and almost 180 innings and finished in the top 5 for Cy Young voting is absolutely wild. 

Peralta’s numbers are all near his career averages, so if Met fans want to ship him out for whatever they can salvage, that’s their problem. He’s hardly been a liability; they have a lot bigger problems on that roster than Freddy Peralta. 

If you like Sproat and Jett, that’s fine. Nothing wrong with that, But acting like we could barely find room in our rotation right now for Peralta is comical.

I’d add that it’s not Peralta’s fault the Mets stumbled out of the gate and are looking up in their division. Moreover, with 13 games left head to head with the Braves the Mets certainly aren’t finished just yet in their division, likewise talks of selling are mostly sport writer fantasy