Brewers (Sproat) vs Rockies (Feltner): 6/5/26, 7:40pm

[willie key]

Much needed win.   Crazy way to get it

 

lets play a more conventional game tomorrow 

[LouisEly]

Hey, we didn't lose 18-3 at home to a team that's 25-38!

[wallus]

Tough break

[sveumrules]

The Brewers are 16 W - 7 L (.696 W%) in games started by Misio and Harrison.

The Brewers are 0 W - 5 L (.000 W%) in games started by Gasser or Ashby/Hall openers.

The Brewers are 22 W - 11 L (.667 W%) in the games started by Sproat (6 W - 4 L), Patrick (5 W - 1 L), Woodruff (4 W - 2 L), Crow (3 W - 1 L), Henderson (3 W - 2 L), and Drohan (1 W - 1 L).

[brewmann04]

Damm another arm down

[brewmann04]

Brewers score 9 runs and Yeli churio and contras go 0-14

[Ro Mueller]

Grateful for the win. Hope Fitzpatrick’s injury is not a long one. Curious whether Koenig is ready or if we’ll have to bridge the gap with a righty (McGee, C-Rod, Knehr, Waguespack) until he is.

[valpocrewsader]

15 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Then LV, for the first time in MLB history. I can't even imagine what kind of a zoo that will be.

Google was no help trying to understand this one.

[da swedish german]

8 hours ago, cragi said:

With everyone here hitting on sprout, I’ll go on record now and say he ends up being a stud for us. Young with good stuff and hook will pull it out of him

it's unbelievable how soft and whiny people are these days. 

I always assume the mass posters on here do "journalism" for their local high school teams. you know, real insiders to the sport 

 

[Frisbee Slider]

6 hours ago, Opening Day said:

Or, you could wrap him and his shoulder in bubble wrap and open it in September.

Late September 🙂

[igor67]

Fair confession I went to bed once the Rockies tied it up, I remember looking at the clock going into the 9th inning and at least being thankful that the game was only going to be slightly over 2 hours long. 

[Jimbo]

Man of the Match: Sal Frelick (WPA = +0.50).

First win this season when the win probability was < 10%.  (1-23).

 

[adambr2]

7 hours ago, wallus said:

Tough break

Sorta, but from a non-baseball personal standpoint, he hit the jackpot. He’s now guaranteed MLB service time, pay, and accumulating benefits indefinitely when there was no guarantee he’d be long for here. 

If it happens one day sooner in Nashville, he’s SOL.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

2 hours ago, da swedish german said:

it's unbelievable how soft and whiny people are these days. 

I always assume the mass posters on here do "journalism" for their local high school teams. you know, real insiders to the sport 

 

Sproat is literally dead last in the majors for ERA after 10+ starts.  He is objectively terrible.  Yes he throws fast and could get better, but he is literally the worst starter in the majors with 10+  starts.

somebody brought up Peralta last night.  Freddy’s worst season with 10+ starts was an ERA of 4.25 and a WHIP of 1.14.

he had a rough season as a reliever in 2019, with a 5.29 ERA and 1.46 WHIP, but he got only 8 starts and mostly came in out of the pen.

sproat is a 6.17 era and a whip of 1.56. As soon as we have a better option, it’s common sense to replace him in the rotation.  Let him be the bullpen long man and pitch in blowouts where his learning curve doesn’t put us in a rough position to win.

i get we are 6-4 in his starts, but that has been primarily as a result of a strong offense.

for those who think Sproat is our next star, what exactly do you seen in his performance that makes you think that? Do you have any data that shows that someone can get rocked for their first 10 starts and then becomes solid?

 

[wallus]

27 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Sorta, but from a non-baseball personal standpoint, he hit the jackpot. He’s now guaranteed MLB service time, pay, and accumulating benefits indefinitely when there was no guarantee he’d be long for here. 

If it happens one day sooner in Nashville, he’s SOL.

True but I think he has a chance to be on the team long term.

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, wallus said:

True but I think he has a chance to be on the team long term.

I definitely hope he can make a full recovery and come back and contribute for us. 

[Frisbee Slider]

36 minutes ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

for those who think Sproat is our next star, what exactly do you seen in his performance that makes you think that?

His xERA is only 5.12 and xBA is .246 (nearly league average). He strikes out a fair amount of batters. .317 BABIP should improve, someday 🙂

No one expects Sproat to be Corbin Burnes. Corbin has had much worse ten game spans than Brandon. Source

[Brian]

53 minutes ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

for those who think Sproat is our next star, what exactly do you seen in his performance that makes you think that? Do you have any data that shows that someone can get rocked for their first 10 starts and then becomes solid?

Where have you been?  Its not that the Brewers think he's a star, it's these issues below. 

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This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Brewers injury news and transactions.

LATEST INJURIES

LHP Brian Fitzpatrick
Injury: Left elbow injury
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited June 5 appearance warming up between innings. Manager Pat Murphy said Fitzpatrick “felt like it popped” and the club was “wishing for the best, but it doesn’t look good.” MRI scheduled for June 6. (last updated: June 5) More >>

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Brian Fitzpatrick exits the game after injury

LHP DL Hall
Injury: Left pectoral strain
IL date: June 5
Expected return: Mid-to-late-July
Status: Exited Brewers' June 4 game against the Giants. Manager Pat Murphy said Hall has a “return to play” timeline of four to six weeks. (last updated: June 5)

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RHP Grant Anderson
Injury: Right forearm contusion
Expected return: Day to day
Status: Struck on the pitching arm by a comebacker in Brewers' June 4 loss to the Giants. X-rays were negative, and Anderson played catch on June 5. He will be reassessed. (last updated: June 5)

LHP Rob Zastryzny
Injury: Left upper trap strain
IL date: June 3 (retroactive to May 31)
Expected return: Late June/early July
Status: Returned from the IL on May 31 only to feel discomfort during a pregame throwing session and land back on the IL. MRI scan showed trap strain. Will see a specialist to further pinpoint a diagnosis. (last updated: June 3)

RHP Brandon Woodruff
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 1 (15-day IL)
Expected return: June
Status: Threw 42 pitches while simulating three innings in a live batting practice session on June 3. The Brewers planned to discuss next steps with Woodruff following the outing. (last updated: June 3)

RHP Quinn Priester
Injury: Right neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: June
Status: Threw 3 2/3 innings "without issue" in his first start in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on June 2. The Brewers moved him to the ACL to take advantage of the league's re-entry rule if needed. (last updated: June 3)

RHP Logan Henderson
Injury: Low back strain
IL date: April 26 (15-day, retroactive to May 23)
Expected return: Late June/early July
Status: Received a facet injection in his back on June 2 to relieve inflammation. (last updated: June 3)

LHP Jared Koenig
Injury: Left UCL sprain
IL date: April 6 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 5)
Expected return: Early- to mid-June
Status: Threw eight of 10 pitches for strikes for Triple-A Nashville on May 29 in the first of what was expected to be a multi-outing rehab assignment. (last updated: May 30)

LHP Angel Zerpa
Injury: Left forearm tightness
IL date: April 29, retroactive to April 26 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Early to mid-2027
Status: Underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery in Dallas on May 11. (last updated: May 12)

 

[Frisbee Slider]

51 minutes ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

Sproat is literally dead last in the majors for ERA after 10+ starts

Colorado’s starter tomorrow feels unseen. His ERA is nearly identical home and away. Seven starts away from Coors and four at home. Source 

[folly412]

It's got to be rough for Fitzpatrick to go from a bright spot and contributor in the bullpen to (if it's as bad as it looked) an ambitious goal of trying to get back in time to be the September pitching call-up next year.  Not worth the few extra dollars gained because he may have been optioned a couple times given he's a rookie bullpen arm. 

[adambr2]

13 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

His xERA is only 5.12 and xBA is .246 (nearly league average). He strikes out a fair amount of batters. .317 BABIP should improve, someday 🙂

No one expects Sproat to be Corbin Burnes. Corbin has had much worse ten game spans than Brandon. Source

People keep saying this, and truthfully, you can use Burnes’ 2019 season as a measuring stick to make just about anything else look good. 

Thing is with Burnes, despite that, we already knew he was good. He pitched exceptionally well out of the pen in 2018, particularly in the playoffs. The mechanics got really messed up in 2018, but there was little doubt of what was there, long-term.

Sproat has no proof of concept. 

[adambr2]

8 minutes ago, folly412 said:

It's got to be rough for Fitzpatrick to go from a bright spot and contributor in the bullpen to (if it's as bad as it looked) an ambitious goal of trying to get back in time to be the September pitching call-up next year.  Not worth the few extra dollars gained because he may have been optioned a couple times given he's a rookie bullpen arm. 

A few extra dollars gained? His salary increased about 6 times over from $127,100 to $780,000 annually the day he was called up and that will continue for the duration of his injury and rehab now. 

Just as importantly, the major league service time that will accrue all throughout this time means that he will end up receiving an MLB pension which players are vested in after 43 days of service time. 

I’m obviously not trying to say that he should be glad that he blew out his elbow, but for a 26 year old at AAA who only got a call because of injuries and had an uncertain future in MLB, the things I listed above are important things.

[StearnsFTW]

10 hours ago, duewizard said:

I get the negativity is a bit much but then again no one forces anyone to read it

No one is forced to read it, but it's hilarious.

 

Relentless mopery.

 

[Samurai Bucky]

9 hours ago, wallus said:

Tough break

We were at the game and my son-in-law actually “saw“ it pop. If you do some searching on YouTube, you will see similar videos. He described it like his elbow, went the wrong way.  

[cragi]

38 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

People keep saying this, and truthfully, you can use Burnes’ 2019 season as a measuring stick to make just about anything else look good. 

Burnes put up a -2.2 WAR at about the same age Sproat is now, putting up a -.6 at about the 1/3 point of his first year in this org. He also doenst have the advantage of workign with the staff year after year but is being pressed to learn on the job and the team needs to use him because of the injuries.  

Given that, I think its reasonable to trust our eyes with the pitch movement and velocity, combined with his age. Patrick has been given the flexibility to work his issues out in the pen more carefully, but he has 2 years in age and several in the org on Sproat.

So, whether or not Sproat has a meaningful turnaround yet this year, im going to trust my eyes and that the staff has a reason to like him.