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  1. TooLiveBrew
    PIT has done a fine job of ignoring the casuals worrying that 65th win, but I don't see why they need to bump Delwyn Young (or Andy LaRoche) off 2B. Maybe they've gotten interest/inquiries on one or both of those two, and like whatever's being offered.
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    Wow, Arnett's stuff as you described it really reminds me of 'good Turnbow', right down to the wonky almost-slider to complement the big freaking wicked one. Similar velocity & break on the fastball, unless I misread anything.
  3. TooLiveBrew
    Watching Howard this postseason has made me appreciate Prince even more. Fielder just doesn't have the holes in his swing that Howard does, and he has every bit of his power. Put Prince in Citizens Bank Park for half of his games, and he's an MVP candidate every season.
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    As long as they didn't give up too much for him, he's not a bad pickup. His value was down iirc due to his knee injury, but when healthy he's been passable at both 3B & 2B, and provided a decent bit of OBP at bat. If nothing else, the Bucs have a shot at buying relatively low on Iwamura & potentially upgrading a prospect if they can flip him during 2010. Would Iwamura even be blocking anyone for Pittsburgh (assuming he starts), or would he just be a placeholder?
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    Great work as always, cj. I'm really looking forward to seeing Arnett pitch next season. I realize he's probably still ~2 seasons from reaching the bigs, but he probably has the chance to rise rapidly in 2010. -- Davis, Walla, Richardson, Davis, Gennett -- It's exciting to see such a talented group of hitters amassed early in the draft. You have to think at least one of these guys will turn into an impact prospect, and given the scouting reports, I'd bet on Davis if I had to pick just one. Walla should be fun to watch, since the scouting reports seem almost in awe of his bat speed. I like Richardson as well, but don't know much about Gennett. The fact that cj likes him is enough for me, though. In fact, I'd like to get your thoughts, Patrick, on a question. If you had to pick one or two guys from the "Rouding out the bats" segment of your review that have the best chance to blossom beyond organizational soldiers and/or role players, who would they be, and why? I know you remind us to temper enthusiasm about college vets having success in rookie ball, but it's hard to ignore the numbers Halton, Sizemore, & Ellington (& even Brownstein & Krieger) were able to post. Does that at least indicate they're ready to try their hands at Wisconsin or even Brevard County?
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    If Washburn does that again in a hitters park which the NL Central has a lot of Reds, Astros, and Cubs all have hitter friendly ballparks with the Brewers having a neutral and St. Louis and Pittsburgh having a pitchers friendly park. Not to mention that, while overall neutral, Miller Park plays to the HR more than most parks. I think your analysis is right-on, Nate. Washburn would be a terrible target if he's one of the 'main targets'. I have enough faith in Melvin that Washburn will not be a main target.
  7. TooLiveBrew
    Salome projected with a .787 OPS I don't think it's even possible to overstate the excitement about this. Even with the caveat that James's projections are always the most optimistic, that is simply awesome. Thanks to BrewerBrent's post #79 in the Salome/Lucroy thread in the minor league forum, we know the full line for that projection: .296/.345/.442 And as BB said in that post, "yes please". Even if you randomly dock 10 points from each category (not sound mathematically, but just a crude toning down of the projection), you get roughly .285/.335/.435/.770. And again... yes please. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  8. TooLiveBrew
    If Wang is available, I'd like to see the Brewers go after him. Not because he's a name that I recognize, but because his problems this past season were almost exclusively due to not keeping his sinker down. It would seem that's entirely mechanical, and something I'd personally feel very confident that Peterson could iron out. Wang is a perfect example of why you hire someone like Peterson.
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    He's also going to work with an Olympic and a World Record holder in sprints and hurdles who both work with my team, his footwork will improve dramatically and maybe get back or close to his 6.7 sixty from his high school days. It's too bad you don't have access to awesome resources, Coach. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Yes, please do send our best to Angel. I think he can take comfort in knowing that he's very close to being a big-league catcher, whether it winds up being in Milwaukee or elsewhere. It must be exciting to be on the cusp of realizing your life-long dream http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  10. TooLiveBrew
    While CC didn't pitch poorly last night, I really think Girardi's three-man rotation will start to show its negative effects in this series. CC can handle it for the most part, but sometimes you're left with a scenario like tonight where a shaky A.J. Burnett is starting and you used 5 relievers the night before. It'd be like the Brewers needing Dave Bush to go 6 or 7 strong with only a couple available relievers -- you know the potential for a great start is there, but you can't be sure you're going to get it. I've read/'heard' that the Yanks are going with a foursome of Sabathia/Burnett/Pettitte/Gaudin if they win G.3 tonight. If they lose, I think they'll stick with the 3-man.
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    I'm going to keep my hopes up that this deal happens. That would be amazing.
  12. TooLiveBrew
    I'm guessing that a lot of the guys there are suffering with fatigue. I'm not an expert, but when I read your statement I immediately thought that "this is the longest season that they have ever pitched". Just my opinion though...Not making a point that hasn't been made before by others, but the thin & warm AZ air certainly isn't helping things, either.
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    Thanks as always for your insights, Coach.
  14. TooLiveBrew
    Josh also mentioned that in his blog: "One other thing that i am working on is my change-up. I need to develop that pitch into a pitch that i can throw at anytime to keep hitters from jumping on my fastball and at this time right now I just dont feel comfortable enough to throw it in any count."
  15. TooLiveBrew
    Chuck needs to challenge Scott Bartell to a fight.
  16. TooLiveBrew
    It's not like he was a catcher. Or an analyst. Or anything.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    The methodology is available, but no one has yet to show me HOW ITS ACTUALLY CALCULATED. This might be the thread Russ was referring to... Link. You'll have to read the comments, too. It took me doing a google search for "WAR calculation baseball" to find this.
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    It will be interesting to see what the fans thought when tangotiger.net publishes the fan scouting report (maybe he did already?) Not yet. Fwiw, the '08 version was posted on Nov. 25th
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    One day, I'm going to dress up as Chewbacca if he played for the Brewers. One day. Pictures. They will be required.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    How much of the problems stem from just using small samples (aka one season) of UZR data? Iirc 3 or 4 seasons of UZR data is roughly as reliable as one season of hitting data.
  21. TooLiveBrew
    Well, now they don't even need to play the games http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  22. TooLiveBrew
    I just blacked out for a second... that can't be a projected line for a Brewers catcher, can it?
  23. TooLiveBrew
    The name of the game in baseball is to get on base, & hit the ball hard. Those are the two most important skills a batter can possess. I get what you're saying about Big Mac perhaps needing to create his power via the chemical route, but he was highly regarded enough out of college to get drafted at #10 overall (& in the 8th round by the Expos out of H.S. in 1981), so it's not like he didn't show promise as a hitter prior to said chemicals. The Brewers' hitting coach posted a career MLB batting line of .236/.298/.378/.676 -- Sveum didn't get on base well, hit for average, and certainly didn't hit for power. I would imagine McGwire can at least be a useful resource for guys that need to improve pitch selection. Of course, both of us know this hire really isn't about how good or bad of a hitting coach McGwire will be. It's more of a PR play, since hitting coaches just don't make much of a tangible impact anyway at the big-league level.
  24. TooLiveBrew
    Dave Cameron (of USS Mariner) gives his two cents over at FanGraphs.
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Coach, I'd love to get your take on Casey McGehee (offense/defense/whatever), if you feel you've seen enough of him to comment.
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