Brewers vs Pirates Doubleheader, 7/11/26: Game 1 (Sproat vs Ashcraft, 11:05am) | Game 2 (Drohan vs Chandler, 3:05pm)

[Yaz19]

Is Yelich's back bugging him again and he isn't complaining?  He just looks lost.

[willie key]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Getting Lara plenty of ABs has not been a problem early on, as some were worried about. 

I know of a certain leadoff hitter/DH who could stand to give up some ABs to help…👀

I would love to see Lara show that he can handle it every day and make frelick a 4th outfielder

Plus Murphy can then use frelick to pinch hit for Vaughn when he comes up with the bases loaded over and over again

 

 

[owbc]

Just now, HarryDoyle said:

It's like when I was living in California and watching the Packers play at 10:00 in the morning.

I’m watching this game on a plane, it started at 9 am and is giving me something to do. Landing soon so will miss the end.

[Bulldogboy]

Just now, StearnsFTW said:

What are you on about?

 

You said it was a no-win situation.

 

I'll ask again:  you sure about that?

Three innings later he's gone. Yep I'm sure he was bad.

[Bulldogboy]

Chourio as a dh doesn't excite me but....

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, Yaz19 said:

Is Yelich's back bugging him again and he isn't complaining?  He just looks lost.

The OPS has officially fallen into the 600s. 
 

No matter how much he wants to help (and I’m sure he does) , that is really rough for a bat only player.

I think there’s a little bit of collective denial going on right now both with Yeli and Murphy that Father Time has arrived. 

[baseball101]

1 minute ago, Bulldogboy said:

Three innings later he's gone. Yep I'm sure he was bad.

I think maybe his point was if you believe Ashcraft is a stud and Sproat is bad, you are better off running your worst against their best since it’s “likely “ a loss in your eyes either way.. yes Sproat was bad today.

[edfunderburk]

Yelich batting lead off is simply stubbornness by Murphy that is costing his team early outs. This is the one thing that irritated me about Greg when he was our manager. Apparently, Yelich is chummy with the manager & their friendship clouds their reality that he is no longer a good MLB hitter. He will dip under .700 OPS today. He should play every other day based on his current performance. There are more deserving bench bats available to DH. I’m grateful for his history & contributions over the years but he’s no longer a great hitter. He’s not even a good hitter. He’s a below average hitter. He’s certainly not a lead off hitter. 

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

The OPS has officially fallen into the 600s. 
 

No matter how much he wants to help (and I’m sure he does) , that is really rough for a bat only player.

I think there’s a little bit of collective denial going on right now both with Yeli and Murphy that Father Time has arrived. 

That talk Murphy had with Yelich made me wonder if Murphy still thinks it's 2019.

[eli.durie30]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

The OPS has officially fallen into the 600s. 
 

No matter how much he wants to help (and I’m sure he does) , that is really rough for a bat only player.

I think there’s a little bit of collective denial going on right now both with Yeli and Murphy that Father Time has arrived. 

It's unfortunate too because we have other options to use as a DH... At this point I'm not expecting him to ever sit much so I'm just hoping for the best with him. Maybe at least get his numbers back to .270 

[edfunderburk]

 

[Bulldogboy]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

The OPS has officially fallen into the 600s. 
 

No matter how much he wants to help (and I’m sure he does) , that is really rough for a bat only player.

I think there’s a little bit of collective denial going on right now both with Yeli and Murphy that Father Time has arrived. 

Yes. He's undefeated. It's time. Part time and pinch hitter he works. Imagine a big pinch hit spot in the playoffs. Crowd would go nuts.

[owbc]

Overall the offense gets high marks today for running a good starter out after 5. 
 

I didn’t think Sproat was that bad today. Wild and inefficient, yes, but he mostly kept the ball away from the barrel and we have a good shot at winning the game. Would I trust him in the postseason? Absolutely not. 

[Bulldogboy]

2 minutes ago, baseball101 said:

I think maybe his point was if you believe Ashcraft is a stud and Sproat is bad, you are better off running your worst against their best since it’s “likely “ a loss in your eyes either way.. yes Sproat was bad today.

Fair

[Opening Day]

This is a big spot for Yoho.  Its an opportunity to put himself closer to permanent roster status if he can give them sone innings.

[Bulldogboy]

Insane challenge again 

[owbc]

The Yelich situation is like the Rengifo one. We have the luxury of being patient because we are winning but everyone knows the clock is ticking. 

[Bulldogboy]

1 minute ago, Opening Day said:

This is a big spot for Yoho.  Its an opportunity to put himself closer to permanent roster status if he can give them sone innings.

He's looked much better of late. I'm excited. 

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, owbc said:

Overall the offense gets high marks today for running a good starter out after 5. 
 

I didn’t think Sproat was that bad today. Wild and inefficient, yes, but he mostly kept the ball away from the barrel and we have a good shot at winning the game. Would I trust him in the postseason? Absolutely not. 

I mean yes when you can’t find the strike zone and hit a batter every inning the ball is not going to hit too many barrels.

[eli.durie30]

Just now, owbc said:

The Yelich situation is like the Rengifo one. We have the luxury of being patient because we are winning but everyone knows the clock is ticking. 

It is nothing like Rengifo. Yelich is on a contract with a no trade clause and nobody is going to take on that contract

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Yelich has been bad for a while now. 30 games of really bad numbers. The 30 before that, though, are pretty good. 

I have to think at least some of this is injury-related, but it's a tough spot for a guy that certainly looks like he's in the twilight of his career. I don't think I'd run him out there at leadoff. He needs to go bottom-of-the-order and sit more, especially since we have other options. He can still be a valuable contributor as a veteran, and maybe he just goes back to being something like the guy he was early in his career--a contact hitter who put together good ABs.

[edfunderburk]

3 minutes ago, owbc said:

Overall the offense gets high marks today for running a good starter out after 5. 
 

I didn’t think Sproat was that bad today. Wild and inefficient, yes, but he mostly kept the ball away from the barrel and we have a good shot at winning the game. Would I trust him in the postseason? Absolutely not. 

It was definitely away from the barrel … Sproat hit 3 batters in 3 innings pitched. Many of his pitches were a foot outside the strike zone. He was constantly behind in the count. He threw far too many pitches (83) for 9 outs. He was terrible today. 

[BruisedCrew]

7 minutes ago, Yaz19 said:

Is Yelich's back bugging him again and he isn't complaining?  He just looks lost.

I can’t believe that he doesn’t have some physical problem, with a bad back being the most likely. His numbers are bad, but he looks worse than his numbers. 

I wish he would go on the IL just to rest and rehab if nothing else without having to deal with the games and swinging over breaking balls at his feet.

Maybe after a month or so he can come back refreshed. He is one of my favorite Brewers ever and it hurts ME to watch him like this. This must be what it was like for Yankee fans in 1939 watching Lou Gehrig before anybody knew what was wrong with him. 

[owbc]

1 minute ago, eli.durie30 said:

It is nothing like Rengifo. Yelich is on a contract with a no trade clause and nobody is going to take on that contract

Sunk cost on a contract with frontloaded production. 
 

He isn’t going anywhere, what I’m saying is that they can ride him in the leadoff spot a little longer but he’ll lose playing time if this continues. 

[edfunderburk]

8 minutes ago, eli.durie30 said:

It is nothing like Rengifo. Yelich is on a contract with a no trade clause and nobody is going to take on that contract

I’m sure it won’t happen but one option would be to release him in the offseason & eat the contract … similar to what the Bucks did with Dame Lillard. 

I believe there are several bats on our 40-man roster that would add greater value over the next two years.