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No, it's not necessarily worse. It's different. I agree it's a hard bat to find (hence why the Brewers haven't been able to), but no one is suggesting we go all Guillen/Baker & throw Carlos Gomez or Alcides Escobar out there just so Weeks can bat #3.
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The future of Jeremy Jeffress
TooLiveBrew replied to twobrewers's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Excellent. I guess it was a little sky-is-falling to think otherwise, but it's just good to see confirmed. -
Well, if you think players are robots & that the way Gamel was handled last season didn't relate somewhat to him falling off the cliff after (finally) being sent back down to AAA, then yeah I guess it's accurate. But let's not get all preachy like this is so cut-and-dried -- Gamel was Branyan-ing AAA pitching before he got the call, and then was treated like a regular old backup player instead of a 23-yo top prospect that annihilated AAA ball & deserved to get handed the keys. McGehee is what he is: a decent option at a corner IF spot, without any more realistic room for growth. This is a business, not a old boy's club. Which is ironic, because McGehee got a better shot at everyday playing time (which he absolutely did a wonderful job with) because Macha liked him more. The sole reason Gamel didn't play is because he didn't qualify for Macha's "old boy's club". If you go cold, hard business decision, it's Gamel ten times out of ten. I'll stop this debate from my end of things though, I've argued this 'til I'm blue in the face and then some. The sides have made their decisions, and obviously no more discussion will change anyone's mind.
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No one is saying get a worse player, that's absurd. People are saying that, ideally, the Brewers would be able to find/produce a bat worthy of hitting leadoff so Rickie could bat in a position where his good power would produce more runs.
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Fortunately the Brewers' medical staff has an impeccable track record
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You might be the only one with *no* faith in them, but I'm certainly one that is starting to have very little faith in them.
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During both 2009 and 2010 Casey McGehee has performed better in the Major Leagues than Mat Gamel has performed in the Minor Leagues, so I am a little baffled by this discussion. Unless this is some sort of personal interpretation and/or scaling of production, it just really isn't accurate.
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Right, but Sabean isn't a complete dolt, like Phillips. If you were looking at dealing with an organization that has a completely inept GM, I could understand making that comparison. I have to agree with 804Sox & others -- Bumgarner for Hart is stand-up material, not reality.
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With all the average to poor defensive players the Brewers have at this point, I'm starting to think I want to see them find a team that thinks Lawrie will stick at 2B & get as much good pitching as they can in return for him.
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Geoff Jenkins to officially retire as a Milwaukee Brewer.
TooLiveBrew replied to Invader3K's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think it's great he wants to retire a Brewer. I still love ya, Geoff. Make sure to incorporate a gigantic leg-kick into your first pitch delivery. -
Honestly this might be as simple as: Braun has a really long swing, got beaned on the elbow, & just isn't healthy & able to generate his normal bat speed.
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He was horrible as a pinch hitter. (.570 OPS) He was horrible as a DH. (.546 OPS) He struck out 54 times in 128 at bats!! And yet, his overall OPS production was league-average for 3Bmen... as a rookie. That's fantastic, especially since it appeared that if he would have had regular playing time, he would have been above-avg. as a rookie.
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But defense should remain kind of a constant. My guess is that big-leaguers consistently hit the ball harder than minor-leaguers. I'd have to think that would make defending more challenging.
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Everything that I have read seems to indicate that there should be 6-8 weeks of downtime for this injury to heal. Furthermore, pitching through an oblique strain can lead to rotator problems as well. You're missing the two most important points, though: 1) The Brewers' impeccable accuracy in medical diagnoses, & 2) Gallardo is of no importance to the club long-term
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The only reason Gomez alone isn't outproducing JJ if you go by WAR is that Gomez's UZR/150 in CF this season is at -0.8 ... for a guy whose career rate there is a +14.0. Hardy has sucked this season, just like last year. I'll gladly suffer through a developmental season in the bigs with Escobar than watch Hardy's value plummet to the point where the Brewers couldn't have even gotten a player with upside like Gomez in return for him.
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The Brewers aren't dead yet in the NL Central as they are just 8 1/2 games out. "just" 8.5 games out. Yeah. Reminds me of that Uecker classic, "a couple of grannies & we're right back in this thing"
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Blueballs
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The clearly superior J.J. Hardy of the .600 OPS this season? Yes, he's been hurt this year, but he's also stunk on ice for a season and a half now. To put this in perspective, Carlos Gomez -- a "throw-away caliber player" is out-producing J.J.
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He seems to be either stupid or lazy I'm not sure which. I have a huge issue with this. You have no way of knowing this, yet you're prepared to jump on board with it. This is "Manny Parra is mentally weak" but worse. The Brewers clearly didn't like something about Gamel. Unfortunately this isn't 'Hey let's all be friends and have fun playing baseball' -- this is professional baseball, and the Brewers imho let something that belongs in little league block the development of one of the best prospects in baseball, who produced more than acceptably, even while being jerked around. Honestly, the stupidity in Gamel's situation (imo) clearly came from the organization, and not Mat.
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Good news for Lo Cain personally, but now he gets to rot on Ken Macha's bench. Not good news overall imo.
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The trade value of Prince Fielder (part 1)
TooLiveBrew replied to Bombers's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Don't get your hopes up on that. I seriously doubt Fielder brings that much in return. The Brewers would do far better to make sure they get at least one top-flight arm (regardless of MiLB level) than demand quantity. -
I can't figure out how to embed the video, but here's the link to a replay of Carpenter getting hit in the right forearm by a line drive from Kelly Johnson to lead off the game last Monday. Carpenter went on to throw 7 innings, striking out 5, walking 4, and surrendering 3 earned runs on 6 hits (109 pitches).
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Brewers "listening" on Villanueva, Coffey Offers
TooLiveBrew replied to crewcrazy's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I agree that this isn't about selling, its about managing the roster Me too, but it's just a phrase. A bit of overreaction on semantics, if you ask me. Whether anyone individually likes it or not, it's what's widely accepted & used. Since that's the case, it's completely confusing & really a waste of time to try to re-label the Brewers "buyers". Most fans will see that the team is trading away a supposedly known commodity for these "unknown" prospects, so it's obvious why it gets labeled "selling" imo. But the larger point you guys make is absolutely true. Hart, Villanueva, Coffey, even Fielder to an extent, are all guys that can be almost immediately replaced from within. Since their values will probably never be higher than they are right now, the team should absolutely be actively shopping them around. I'd hope that, between at least these four guys, the Brewers would be able to bring in some good pitching prospects & help reload the organization on that front. -
What an amazing game between Paraguay & Spain. Of course it was David Villa that finally found the net. He's played so well all tournament. But the thing I'll remember is the awesome display of sportsmanship, both from Paraguayan & Spanish players, after the match in consoling Paraguay's striker Óscar Cardozo (who'd had both his penalty kick around the 60th minute, and another shot on goal in roughly the 89th minute, blocked by Spain's goalie Casillas). The penalty would've meant a 1-0 lead, the other shot would've tied things up. He looked beyond devastated after the game.
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FanGraphs has him at 0.8 for 2008.