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  1. TooLiveBrew
    Preaching to the choir. Counsell is going to die on the "Knebel is the closer" hill which seems odd because he has shown the ability to manage the pen creatively. Counsell doesn't have to commit to anything at this point, but I don't believe it's a coincidence that the reliever Stearns wound up adding is one who is very familiar with & has had a lot of success in the closer role. Knebel hasn't been very consistent this year. But I think the more prudent move, as Counsell, is to back Knebel at this time. And hope he regains his mojo. If he does, you have Soria as a lockdown fireman to stack in addition to Jeffress & Hader. If Knebel struggles, you have Soria to plug in as closer. And yes, my ideal scenario would be to never manage based around the closer role, ever.
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    Composted some posts. Enjoy the game without bickering please
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    Winner winner
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    YELLLLICCHHHHHH!!!!!
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    This smells like speculation based on Shaw taking grounders at 2B in practice a while back (that Counsell later clarified was for defensive shifting purposes)
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    If you keep in mind that Santana's great 2017 was his age-24 season, and then compare to how he produced through the minors, it doesn't really look like an outlier. It looked like a young talented bat hitting his stride at the big league level. He carried a good AVG, OBP, & SLG (& lots of Ks) through his minor league development, & that's exactly the type of line he posted in 2017. Yes his partial MLB seasons at ages 21-23 didn't show big power numbers, but that's pretty normal for a young player just cutting his teeth at the top level. Hope Domingo can rediscover his mojo... we need him. Btw, genuinely welcome to the board -- love to see fans from other clubs that want to jump in & have good baseball discussions!
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    Oof. Awful for Brent & the Brewers. Hang in there, Brent.
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    Syndergaard just went on the 10-day DL with Hand Foot & Mouth disease. No I'm not joking. He apparently picked it up at a baseball camp for kids. Does nice gesture, gets random disease & more DL time. Mets are cursed!
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    For what it’s worth I think Walker performed admirably last year during his brief stint with the Brewers. Wish we had him back actually. Me too. He'd be better than what we have presently. It's hard to believe, but Walker has a .570 OPS with NYY
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    Love to see Ray making big strides. Since June, he's slashed .256/.347/.541/.888. July so far is .295/.375/.705/1.080. And neither stretch is inflated by a crazy BABIP. I agree with others here - hoping he can develop into a .270-ish hitter in MLB. He'd be extremely valuable at that rate. Anything better would just be awesome. Definitely 30-30 potential talent here.
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    Who has made that claim?
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    Yep. And it's not that I want to preach about streakiness, because all hitters are, at least to an extent. My concern with Escobar is that he's never been more that a so-so bat, & so far this career season is two red hot months & two underwhelming ones. I don't know if we'd be paying for good production, or if he'd be back to a low to mid .700s OPS the rest of the way. If we'd be getting his career slash line of about a .300 OBP & low .400s SLG, then when you factor in defense, I'm not sure he's an upgrade over Saladino
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    I'm pretty leery on Escobar. Beyond this being his best offensive season by a country mile so far, he looks like a very streaky hitter (even this season). And I'm not sure if he can hold his own defensively at SS. I'd like to see how close Villar for Dozier would be as a starting point. If the Twins wanted more, I'd be willing to add as long as Escobar was included. But I wouldn't give up an Ortiz -- and I'm fine with selling off Ortiz in the right deal.
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    Dozier starting off his second half looking productive. .892 OPS so far in July, & that includes back-to-back 0-4 games. If the buyer's market isn't going to be hot for second basemen as has been speculated, I'd like to see us go get him. Maybe we're not one hitter away from being the best team in the NL, but if we get production like his past two second halves, that's a significant addition to the lineup. I'd sure like to see what another .850-.950 OPS bat would mean for our offense.
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    Wow, *that* Rich Hill, huh? I had no idea he was still active.
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    I wouldn't add much to Villar for Schoop, & certainly not Ortiz. Villar has another year of salary control, and both guys have had one seemingly breakout year surrounded by mediocre years.
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    This is my new favorite post in the Machado discussion. Well done.
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    Like the article I shared states, the folks who are experts in running these types of numbers consistently find that the economic impact of sports teams is surprisingly (at least to me) not very much. The general alternative I recall seeing in various articles over the years is that consumers still pump about the same $ into the economy, it just goes to other businesses/entertainment sources. “A baseball team has about the same impact on a community as a midsize department store.” That seems an incredible line, but this was from an economist who specifically studied Chicago & their teams. Part of what I think is at play here is the seasonality, & fact that there are only 81 (or slightly more for playoffs) games that take place in any given 365-day year.
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    I believe there is an economic impact, but it's impossible to prove the amount. So I don't bother using that as an argument. It's just something I want. I don't care about art museums, libraries, or parks but acknowledge Milwaukee is a better place having them. Yes, Owners should pay for stadiums. But, like with the Bucks arena there is competition for these teams, so these days it's usually a combination. But a referendum? Yea, there would be no Miller Park or Milwaukee Brewers if there had been a referendum. Agreed, I feel like one of the biggest overlooked factors is the massive negative economic impact from losing a team. Not just the positive impact of the new stadium. The data when studied about pro sports economic impact does not support either of these notions. https://www.marketplace.org/2015/03/19/business/are-pro-sports-teams-economic-winners-cities
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    That is so freakin awesome!!!
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    #JJ2DC!!!
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    Machado has been more consistently good (hitting) than Escobar as well
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    It is too bad we won't be getting Manny Machado then Yes. I'm hoping this is all just paper talk getting lathered up with no other deadline hot topics to report on. Moving Peralta, Burnes, or even a Nottingham for a rental seems 100% something Stearns would not do.
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    That was my word, not his. I just write what comes to mind sometimes, especially late at night. Oh, sorry! No offense meant.
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