Cardinals (Liberatore) vs Brewers (Misiorowski): 5/25/26, 1:10pm

[willie key]

That last curve ball by Miz was ridiculous 

 

maybe Arnold doesn’t want our minor leaguers ti be exposed  so he can get good trade value?     

[edfunderburk]

4 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Xavier Edwards or Otto Lopez of the Marlins were rumored last year and either would still make a fantastic addition now.

Why wouldn’t we give our top prospects a chance rather than trade one or more for an “okay” MLB player like Edwards or Lopez?

[wiguy94]

This thread is kind of unbelievable. Brewers have a dominant win on the back of Misiorowski throwing another dominant start to extend the division lead to 2.5 and push the team to 11 games over .500 and like 40% of the comments are complaining about Perkins who even after an 0-4 day is still hitting way better against LHP than Frelick is this year which including Lockridge being injured are the only reasons he's on the roster. 

[edfunderburk]

39 minutes ago, yourout said:

Could he get a two inning save?

I believe the rule is three innings required for a save if the lead is less than three runs when pitcher enters game

[adambr2]

4 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Why wouldn’t we give our top prospects a chance rather than trade one or more for an “okay” MLB player like Edwards or Lopez?

Lopez has been worth 2.4 WAR this year, 9 WAR the last 2 1/3rd seasons, is hitting .337 and plays a high end SS, and he’s just “okay”? Tough crowd.

Lopez is basically what Ortiz would be if Ortiz could actually hit, too. He’s just a Marlin and not a Yankee or Dodger so he doesn’t get the press.

[edfunderburk]

5 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Lopez has been worth 2.4 WAR this year, 9 WAR the last 2 1/3rd seasons, is hitting .337 and plays a high end SS, and he’s just “okay”? Tough crowd.

Lopez is basically what Ortiz would be if Ortiz could actually hit, too. He’s just a Marlin and not a Yankee or Dodger so he doesn’t get the press.

I hadn’t checked their stats for 2026. Maybe Lopez would be a great addition after all. 💪

[hoosier]

46 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

This thread is kind of unbelievable. Brewers have a dominant win on the back of Misiorowski throwing another dominant start to extend the division lead to 2.5 and push the team to 11 games over .500 and like 40% of the comments are complaining about Perkins who even after an 0-4 day is still hitting way better against LHP than Frelick is this year which including Lockridge being injured are the only reasons he's on the roster. 

That is what fans do: gripe about stuff they cannot control! Personally I don't feel like Perkins is going anywhere until Lockridge gets back. I like Perkins as a person, at least as far as you can tell from his media persona. But it does mystify me how he can go in two years from a serviceable option against LHP to someone you probably wouldn't hesitate to have a healthy Woodruff pinch hit for. 

[yourout]

36 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

I hadn’t checked their stats for 2026. Maybe Lopez would be a great addition after all. 💪

I could get behind that for the right price.

[adambr2]

5 minutes ago, hoosier said:

That is what fans do: gripe about stuff they cannot control! Personally I don't feel like Perkins is going anywhere until Lockridge gets back. I like Perkins as a person, at least as far as you can tell from his media persona. But it does mystify me how he can go in two years from a serviceable option against LHP to someone you probably wouldn't hesitate to have a healthy Woodruff pinch hit for. 

He went on bereavement last summer and has not been the same since. It was like a switch flipped, 

So while I may not want him on the 26 anymore I just hope personally he’s going okay. 

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

He went on bereavement last summer and has not been the same since. It was like a switch flipped, 

So while I may not want him on the 26 anymore I just hope personally he’s going okay. 

Great person and I agree that I hope he’s ok, but playing on a mlb roster is not a participation trophy.

i’ve known some great talent that goes on and make $300 million, and some that never get more than a cup of coffee in their career.

fact is, at this point, he’s not a mlb worthy player 

[Opening Day]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

This thread is kind of unbelievable. Brewers have a dominant win on the back of Misiorowski throwing another dominant start to extend the division lead to 2.5 and push the team to 11 games over .500 and like 40% of the comments are complaining about Perkins who even after an 0-4 day is still hitting way better against LHP than Frelick is this year which including Lockridge being injured are the only reasons he's on the roster. 

I posted a couple times about Perkins, and Im thrilled at how well the Brewers have been playing.  It doesn't have to be one or the other.  For example, Misiorowski, Ashby, Harrison, etc. have been great and their pitching success has brought me joy as a fan.   And I also want Woodford replaced.   Just because they are in 1st doesn't mean they can't improve.

[igor67]

I thought it was 4 runs for a 2 inning save, and protecting any size lead for 3 or more innings

[rickh150]

2 hours ago, edfunderburk said:

I believe the rule is three innings required for a save if the lead is less than three runs when pitcher enters game

Any run lead….could be up 10…for pitching last 3 innings. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

2 hours ago, hoosier said:

That is what fans do: gripe about stuff they cannot control! Personally I don't feel like Perkins is going anywhere until Lockridge gets back. I like Perkins as a person, at least as far as you can tell from his media persona. But it does mystify me how he can go in two years from a serviceable option against LHP to someone you probably wouldn't hesitate to have a healthy Woodruff pinch hit for. 

I like Perkins a lot too. Honestly, I like all this forum's favorite scapegoats (other than maybe Rengifo, who hasn't really been around long enough for me to have a sense of him as a player or personality--I don't have a negative impression, just sort of a neutral one). More than that, I can understand why the Brewers want to give guys like Perk and Hamilton a chance. Both of them have valuable skillsets (I think Lockridge has a more valuable one, and I'm actually quite a big fan of Baddoo, who's shown some pop at Nashville in a limited sample since coming back, but I think individual mileage on all those guys may vary).

The issue is that it's just that we have about 2 or 3 of the same kind of infielder playing and about 2 or 3 of the same kind of outfielder. When you're dealing with replacement-level types, you start to wonder why, when one struggles, you don't just roll the dice with another.

I don't think the Brewers are wrong to keep Perk and Hamilton. Maybe they like their personalities or something (meant genuinely; I think Murph is big on that, and he might actually be good at evaluating it, given his track record). Maybe they just don't think it's worth messing with. I will say that they've given Hamilton a longer leash than I'd have expected. If Perk continues this level of production all the way up until Lockridge is activated in 3 or 4 weeks, that'll surprise me too. 

All in all, just interesting to parse the thought process because clearly this team is really fun in a lot of ways.

[BruisedCrew]

I don’t know if this has been posted anywhere, but I see that Henderson’s scheduled start on Wednesday is in question because of back tightness.