Brewers (Sproat) vs Reds (Lodolo): 6/23/26, 6:10pm

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

Before today I saw people say Sproat would be out of the rotation once Henderson is back and they go back to a 5 man rotation, I disagree even before today.

Miz, Harrison, Woody, Sproat, Henderson

Drohan returns to the pen, Gasser optioned even though both have done well lately

[RobertCrawley]

47 minutes ago, JoeyWiemerTruther said:

Before today I saw people say Sproat would be out of the rotation once Henderson is back and they go back to a 5 man rotation, I disagree even before today.

Miz, Harrison, Woody, Sproat, Henderson

Drohan returns to the pen, Gasser optioned even though both have done well lately

People on here said Sproat has a AAA arm and had little business in the major league, The organization was incompetent for trading for him. Murph was brainless for saying he had good stuff.

Sproat is a work in progress. I don't know if we can say yet whether he'll be really good. Maybe he will. Maybe he won't. But for now he's getting plenty of opportunity to learn and succeed. Let's hope for the best.

[Frisbee Slider]

This could be an interesting comparison after the all star break

[formerlybis]

If you accept 1) that the top 4 starters when healthy are Miz, Harrison, Woodruff, and Henderson, and 2) there will be a 5-man rotation, then you have Sproat, Gasser, and Drohan (and I guess Crow), as the contenders for that final spot (and had Priester been able to go, it’d have been him). Of those options, Sproat might have both the highest ceiling and lowest floor - as others have said, a work in progress. Last night was great, but has the light come on for consistency? My choice of those options is Gasser, but it is not a strongly held belief. 

[Brian]

11 hours ago, rccola42 said:

This offense is not good enough to win a World Series.

But this offense is #3 in all baseball, NL and AL. 

That is #3 out of all 30 teams. 

[Brian]

1 hour ago, Frisbee Slider said:

This could be an interesting comparison after the all star break

Or we could get him back as executives and scouts weighed in on what the Mets could get for Freddy Peralta at the MLB trade deadline.  Also, do not forget we got SS Jett Williams in the deal. 

[Jake McKibbin]

11 hours ago, edfunderburk said:

I seldom laugh out loud, but I am unable to stop laughing. This reply is hilarious. My wife of 40 years is concerned. I truly melted down in laughter. My eyes are watering. 

I grew up in the UK (ish, NI is fun!). Every Saturday evening at 10.30 I watched match of the day with my dad with highlights of all the games played that day, and occasionally full games on a Sunday. I really enjoyed the sport. That being said, I haven't watched more than 2-3 games in the last year purely because it's really difficult to appreciate the intricacies and tactical nuances of the sport in the middle of the park.

It's the biggest sport in the world for a reason. But an 8-10 minute highlight video does me just fine. The action is great, the middle bit, a little chewier to really get into.

[Jake McKibbin]

6 hours ago, RobertCrawley said:

People on here said Sproat has a AAA arm and had little business in the major league, The organization was incompetent for trading for him. Murph was brainless for saying he had good stuff.

Sproat is a work in progress. I don't know if we can say yet whether he'll be really good. Maybe he will. Maybe he won't. But for now he's getting plenty of opportunity to learn and succeed. Let's hope for the best.

With a full off-season of physical development and mechanical work with H&H car wash, there's a chance Sproat is the definitive number 2 on this team next year. Just needs a little work on his engine and grooving a more consistent delivery

[Outlander]

There may be some that think that Sproat doesn't amount to anything but I don't think that is the majority. In my opinion he has performed the worst out of Gasser/Drohan/Sproat. I'm all for a six man rotation but Murphy said it is going to 5 and even after last night I would have Sproat as the odd man out for now. It is time to see what we have in Gasser.

[adambr2]

7 hours ago, RobertCrawley said:

People on here said Sproat has a AAA arm and had little business in the major league, The organization was incompetent for trading for him. Murph was brainless for saying he had good stuff.

Maybe that first sentence. You know that not one person ever said that second sentence and I doubt the third.

[Jimbo]

Man of the Match: Brandon Sproat (WPA = +0.38).