Guardians (Messick) vs Brewers (Drohan): 6/18/26, 1:10pm

[adambr2]

Holy smokes is Sanchez slow. Perkins probably has a chance at a triple without Sanchez in front of him. 

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

Speed threat Gary Sanchez

[dlk9s]

I think Chourio should have his Player of the Week award rescinded and be DFA'd for being bad at robbing homers. Designated Hit the Showers.

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, BruisedCrew said:

I don’t know. He’s 22 years old and you can’t teach old dogs new tricks 

If it is correctable - & I believe it is - why has he made this same mistake several times. In addition to his speed, athleticism, & incredible talent, he doesn’t have good instincts in the OF - left or center primarily. 

[liveforoctober]

1 minute ago, BruisedCrew said:

I don’t know. He’s 22 years old and you can’t teach old dogs new tricks 

There is so much said in these threads everyday that is a shrug because people are emotional and reactive and that is fine. "Chourio is a DH" is one of those things that can't go unchecked because it makes our fan base look silly.

[edfunderburk]

Just now, dlk9s said:

I think Chourio should have his Player of the Week award rescinded and be DFA'd for being bad at robbing homers. Designated Hit the Showers.

Finally, someone with a more extreme post than me saying he should be a DH. Now everyone can share their opinions with you. 

[Brian]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Holy smokes is Sanchez slow. Perkins probably has a chance at a triple without Sanchez in front of him. 

LOL, 6 stolen bases in 12 years. 

[dlk9s]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Finally, someone with a more extreme post than me saying he should be a DH. Now everyone can share their opinions with you. 

Please don't do that to me.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Pratt's sacrifice fly was good to see. Didn't totally squander the run-scoring opportunity in the 4th inning.

But currently 1-for-9 with RISP through 4 innings. Game would feel a good bit different had a couple of those chances been cashed in earlier.

[edfunderburk]

4 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

There is so much said in these threads everyday that is a shrug because people are emotional and reactive and that is fine. "Chourio is a DH" is one of those things that can't go unchecked because it makes our fan base look silly.

Were you by chance a hall monitor in elementary school? 

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

Good snag on the bat throw CP

[adambr2]

11 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

If it is correctable - & I believe it is - why has he made this same mistake several times. In addition to his speed, athleticism, & incredible talent, he doesn’t have good instincts in the OF - left or center primarily. 

Because he’s 22 years old. He’s still getting used to the range he has to cover, the speed of the MLB game compared to the minors, the routes he has to take, the footage of the warning tracks, among many other things. He is still adjusting to the MLB game at an age when most of his counterparts are playing in AA.

Chourio graded out +6 DRS in 2024, +1 in 2025 and +1 so far in 2026, and +5, +3, and +1 respectively in OAA.

Even with his limitations that he needs to work on, he has still graded out as an above average outfielder every year in his career. This is his floor. And it’s not like his floor is bad. 

[wiguy94]

17 minutes ago, trwi7 said:

I'm not calling him a DH but it was one of the worst attempts at the wall I've ever seen and his attempts at the wall are always bad..  Like it's honestly baffling how unaware of the wall he is.

It's unfortunately not just been a Chourio thing. Mitchell had the same thing happen as well. Brewers OF defense has regressed quite a bit since Berry left for the Cubs.

[edfunderburk]

4 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Because he’s 22 years old. He’s still getting used to the range he has to cover, the speed of the MLB game compared to the minors, the routes he has to take, the footage of the warning tracks, among many other things. He is still adjusting to the MLB game at an age when most of his counterparts are playing in AA.

Chourio graded out +6 DRS in 2024, +1 in 2025 and +1 so far in 2026, and +5, +3, and +1 respectively in OAA.

Even with his limitations, he has still graded out as an above average outfielder every year in his career. This is his floor. And it’s not like his floor is bad. 

Those a great stats for a DH with poor instincts 😎

[Brian]

5 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Because he’s 22 years old. He’s still getting used to the range he has to cover, the speed of the MLB game compared to the minors, the routes he has to take, the footage of the warning tracks, among many other things. He is still adjusting to the MLB game at an age when most of his counterparts are playing in AA.

Jackson Chourio made his historic Major League Baseball debut on March 29, 2024.

Not saying he can't improve any more but it has been a slow ascent. 

[adambr2]

Has Turang ever challenged a pitch?

[TURBO]

54 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

I hate Brewers outs at home plate

We don't get as many of those this year with Erickson at 3B.  He's conservative sometimes to a fault.  Was even worse with the T-Rats.

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

Turang striking out way too much lately

[liveforoctober]

6 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Were you by chance a hall monitor in elementary school? 

Not that I know of but if I was I would feel obligated to offer help if I saw a kid who was navigating the hallways for the first time.

[TURBO]

47 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

For those of you who saw Pratt in the minors, does he always swing that hard.?

Seems like it might help him to dial it back a fraction.

 

No, not always that hard, at least not when he was in Appleton.

[cragi]

4 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Has Turang ever challenged a pitch?

think he is saving them up for Sanchez

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Jackson Chourio made his historic Major League Baseball debut on March 29, 2024.

Not saying he can't improve any more but it has a slow ascent. 

And he has averaged about 4 WAR per full season since then. Between the ages of 20-22. 

He is younger right now, today, than Turang, Contreras, and Frelick were on their debut days. 

If he is ascending slowly and not meeting expectations I have no idea what those expectations were. 

[adambr2]

Kuhnel is not aesthetically pleasing to watch pitch. Every pitch looks like he’s trying to throw a knuckleball with no idea where it’s headed, 

[edfunderburk]

Kuhnel doesn’t excite me. He’s giving up far too many HRs early in his Brewers career. I understand we have no options to take his place with so many bullpen injuries. So far, he’s no better than Woodford. 

[wiguy94]

Just now, adambr2 said:

Kuhnel is not aesthetically pleasing to watch pitch. Every pitch looks like he’s trying to throw a knuckleball with no idea where it’s headed, 

I really don't understand why he's surpassed Anderson on the RP depth chart