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  1. TooLiveBrew
    I could actually see why they brought Zagurski up. Mid-90s velocity on his FB, with a serviceable breaking ball. It looked like he (or the coaching staff) weren't as confident in his breakkaball, since he barely threw it. If he's strictly a FB machine, with a pretty straight FB, he probably won't last. But if he can mix in the breakkaball, he could fill a LOOGY role for at least a while. It's not like he was awful today, more unlucky. That doesn't mean he's an awesome player -- but for me, his outing today isn't enough to send him back down. He doesn't look the part of an athlete, but he can fling it.
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    Then your thread title should be "Is Aguilar the Brewers' best hitter?" Because when you ask people to discuss who is most valuable, there is more to the equation than offense alone. I agree that it's awesome that we have so many good players to celebrate though!
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    Thanks - didn’t see this thread! No worries, it'd fallen back to page 5. I just remembered it for some reason. Hope the earlier posts give you some useful info, & that more discussion spins up now too.
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    Merged BB61's thread with this prior topic discussing Merrifield, since there was some good discussion in this thread.
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    A hit & 3 walks tonight. Maybe the medical staff has evaluated him correctly.
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    Winner winner
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    That's incorrect
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    In posts that've differed from yours, people have clearly explained their rationale - which centers primarily around defense. No one is discounting Aguilar's offense or success.
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    I couldn't believe Andrus was still only 29 either. Seems like he's been around forever. There are several interesting wrinkles to his contract, including the ability to opt out after both 2018 & 2019. If he continues to be an ~.800 OPS bat, you might not need to worry about being burdened with the entirety of his remaining deal. He might be able to do better than 5/$73M as a free agent this offseason. After Machado, there aren't many attractive SS options available in FA. The 2023 option year also vests, if he hits certain PA thresholds. From Cot's:
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    Another Marlins bat that looks like it'd play up nicely away from Marlins Park. His road numbers are pretty attractive. I agree with others that whether or not he's a competent 2B & 3B defender would determine my level of interest. If he's ok, having him on the roster over a Sogard would add some really nice depth. If he's really only a corner OF/1B bat, then probably not worth adding.
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    I was just looking into this. He jumped from 82 IP in 2016 to 120 IP last season. 150 IP is about what would be likely for this year's target. He's at about 82 IP after tonight's outing. For a quick & dirty guesstimate, if a typical SP averages about 5 starts per month & let's say 5 innings per start on average, that'd see Freddy hitting the 150 innings mark in September. Seems like you could skip him a few times, especially with Davies & hopefully Nelson coming back, & keep him under a healthy innings increase. And maybe even keep him available for use in the bullpen in the postseason if we make it there.
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    Yes, the short bench is what I'm calling pretty minimal downside. If they felt this was more than a wait-&-see situation, he'd have been DL'd right away. They're not just "reyling on how it feels", they're medical professionals who want to reevaluate the wrist after another day or two of treatment & rest. Sounds pretty logical to me. As it stands, they feel there's a reasonable chance Shaw could be good after a couple more days off. If they're right, then you should be happy, since the downgrade at 3B will have been for less than half the time of a 10-day stint. The depth behind him isn't particularly good, so it's not like there's a serviceable bat that's being blocked from contributing by not DL-ing Shaw.
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    Sounds like a very short-sighted plan.... if we are in the Playoffs, this sounds like a good plan. Skip Game 1 and 2 and shoot for playing him in Game 3. There is no net if Shaw is out for the majority of the season. Playing with fire here. Or, it's a plan with very little downside. "If can't go [Thursday], time for a different plan." They can always back-date a DL stint. The only thing we know right now is that the Brewers' medical staff feel this is minor enough to take a wait-&-see approach with. If he can't go Thurs., then send him to the 10-day DL.
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    Is there anything besides the amount of game difference that you think adds to the workload on his arm? I kind of feel like they would be able to monitor and keep track of his arm best at the major league level. More built in off days with Villar and Hernan to keep him going further into the season. Having access to the big league staff on a daily basis would only help in his arm rehab/strengthening program too. There are a lot of factors that play into all this but I'm of the opinion we are going to be seeing Hiura starting at 2B very soon. Fair points from you & FVBrewerFan. My thinking was more games, higher stress games, better opposition. In AA if he doesn't make a play because he's cautious with his arm, it's not a big deal. But with the weight of each game in a big-league pennant race, my worry is he'd be pushing himself to the limit each & every start. He hasn't even played 40 pro games at 2B yet. But very true he'd be under the close watch of the training staff, & have guys like Villar/Sogard/Saladino to give him days off. It's less that I expect him to cave to the physical grind, it's more that we haven't even seen if his elbow can hold up to playing 2B everyday in the minors yet. Then there's the mental adjustment he'd need to make as well. I acknowledge that I might be way wrong, but I just see a healthy amount of risk in calling him up to play everyday this season. I'm not happy with the black hole of offense from our MIF, but I'd rather find another Neil Walker than push all my chips in with Hiura so soon.
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    [pre]Royals Lineup Brewers Lineup 1. Whit Merrifield ® CF 1. Eric Thames (L) RF 2. Rosell Herrera (S) RF 2. Ryan Braun ® LF 3. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B 3. Christian Yelich (L) CF 4. Salvador Pérez ® C 4. Jesús Aguilar ® 1B 5. Lucas Duda (L) 1B 5. Brad Miller (L) SS 6. Alex Gordon (L) LF 6. Hernán Pérez ® 3B 7. Alcides Escobar ® SS 7. Jonathan Villar (S) 2B 8. Adalberto Mondesi (S) 2B 8. Manny Piña ® C 9. Jakob Junis ® P 9. Freddy Peralta ® P[/pre]
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    If we called up Braun earlier in 2007, we make the playoffs. His stats those 4 and a half months were nuts. If this is the next Braun like bat, call him up. Braun also had four minor league seasons and over 800 plate appearances. Keston has about 500. Just for comparison. And to clarify my point about the physical grind, Hiura only played 3 games as a defender in 2017, & only has 33 so far this season. His bat might be ready, but there's no way for me that I risk ruining his elbow by throwing him into the daily grind of defending at a middle infield position in the bigs. He's 21 & this is his first real season as a pro. It's awesome that he's raking & living up to the most glowing scouting reports, but I think he needs more time to be ready for the full workload of MLB.
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    http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/allw.gif ... because it's going to be hilarious
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    FYI, I moved the Josh Harrison discussion to the 'What should be DS targets' thread
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    I agree that I'd like more guys on base in front of Thames, but Harrison & his .315-.320 OBP is not a good way to accomplish that.
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    I'd like to see him get through the physical grind of full-season ball in the minors before handing him a starting MLB role. And I agree a May or June callup in 2019 is the most likely path to him taking over as the full time guy at 2B. I do think his hit tool is just about ready, & I'd love to see him called up in September if we're still contending. He'd be a great weapon for PH situations.
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    Agreed. No more on this discussion path, please.
  24. TooLiveBrew
    Realmuto's career line is .283/.327/.442/.769. Granted that's excellent for such a good defensive catcher, but I wouldn't bat him third. (For what it's worth, last year Pina hit .279/.327/.424/.751, and he is an equally good defensive catcher) I'll lead with the statement that I don't think I want to pay what it takes to get Realmuto. ... But in terms of his offensive ability, his career home line is 245/.289/.380/.669, contrasted with his career road line of .315/.359/.494/.853. His road OPS so far this season is .931, compared to a home OPS of .842. It does seem like getting him away from Marlins Park would result in greater offensive production.
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    First place again http://mlb.mlb.com/images/6/8/8/226489688/ThamesMed_pwvvpwyv.gif
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