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LOOGY. That is Suter's path to staying in MLB and having any sort of career. Not sure what his splits look like, but doesn't matter because he needs more strike-outs anyhow. Inducing groundballs is nice, but when you call for your LOOGY you usually want him to come in a strike-out a batter or two. He needs to figure out how to do that consistently, or I just don't see how else he fits. Sure, give him more starts this season, why not. I'm talking more long term.
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My guess would be he needs the money. I know he was/is involved with various ventures, and it doesn't take much to blow through your money. Robin-Ade for example, was just horrible. I don't know how you screw up lemonade, but that stuff was awful.
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Which is why being competitive in 2018 is pretty much a pipe-dream at this point. You can dig down even further and see Medeiros, D Williams, and Ponce all struggling. Plus Diplan and Peralta are struggling ever since they were brought up to A+. A far cry from this time last year when Hader, Lopez, and Wagner had outstanding AA seasons. We really need to catch a break soon with starting pitching.
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Elmore has 17% more grittiness.
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Terry is insurance. No idea how many minutes Vaughn is ready to play, and move could be traded.
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Link Report for Thursday 8/18
FVBrewerFan replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Bickford...not so cool -
Not sure if I'm happier for Suter or Clancy
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Due to the Double-header
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Depends how quickly you need/want the money. Easiest way is to link the account to a bank account. Then you can just transfer the funds from your Scottrade account into your bank account. I'm not familiar with that brokerage, so I don't know if you can just go to the local office and they'll give you a check. But I would think they would.
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Lochte: Gold Medal in Stupidity Bronze Medal in Freestyle Backpeddling
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Sorry MKE81, we must have posted simultaneously above. Great minds think alike, and such. Yea Briggs, I don't know what you mean by this "same sentence" thing. In no way did I even imply Santana is (or will ever be) as talented as Braun. It's about playing time, and Santana is young enough and put up big numbers last year to warrant playing every day this year once his rehab is complete. Briggs, you called for Tyrone Taylor earlier this year- when he was really struggling I might add. Probably asked for Reed too, I can't recall to be fair. Now it's Wren and Gindl. Who's next? Krynzel?
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No, Elmore hasn't had hardly any starts outside of emergency role. Braun and Santana will both be back very soon, it seems. So what do you want to do? Bring Wren or Reed up for 2 games and then sit them on the bench or send them back down? Doesn't make any sense. THAT'S why guys like Elmore, Wilkins, and other assorted yuck have been on the roster. Any player with potential is better off getting regular playing time in AAA. You can keep call it tanking, that's cute, but it's not what they're doing at all.
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Link Report for Wednesday 8/17
FVBrewerFan replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Sometimes throwing strikes is a mental thing but it's mostly a mechanical thing. You keep pitchers, even ones the organization sees as relievers, in the rotation as long as possible so they get regular bullpen sessions and have as many innings as possible to work on their craft. It's fine if you don't subscribe to it but regardless from a development standpoint that's what makes the most sense. Especially if mechanics, or repeating proper mechanics is the issue- which it sounds like it is with Kodi. Much harder to work on consistent mechanics when you're only doing it an inning at a time, vs 5-6. -
Sounds promising! Definitely in the running for my next Top 25 list.
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It wasn't a given he would be called up. He had a pretty poor year in AAA and that shouldn't be ignored because of one hot month. With the year he was having in AAA I wouldn't have been surprised if he had been sent back to AAA again next year. He could start out at AAA next year, wouldn't surprise me at all. All depends how he does for the remainder of this season. If he's still struggling like this, it's a good learning experience for Orlando. He can go back and work on things in AAA, not the end of the world. I've said before, he is a very confident player and may be reluctant to change, as most players are. Worst case, this will show him maybe he does need to change certain things in order to hit at the MLB level.
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For every Scott Podsednik, there are probably 10 Tony Gwynn Jrs, if not more. And I'm just talking at the plate. TGJ is/was a much better defender than Wren. I agree with that, history proves it. I do have a feeling one of Wren, Reed, Cooper, Rivera, Cecchini, Orf could be the exception. Problem is, just no way you can give all those guys an extended look at the MLB level. Almost all of them are surely AAAA players, but like I said I do think one of them could be an average MLB player- which is a compliment. Really, the thing they have in common is lack of power. If any of them could maintain a high OBP and add some more power they would be a very good player. My gut tells me Cooper probably has the best chance of adding more pop. Rivera I still believe could be a UT guy, he's still young enough.
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He was/is the Brewers #1 prospect. That's why people expect him to be better than MLB average OPS, no matter how good his defense is. I don't have those expectations, just pointing out why many fans expect more. If he was the 18th ranked prospect, it wouldn't be an issue.
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Link Report for Wednesday 8/17
FVBrewerFan replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Medeiros yet another guy promoted too early. Ortiz low on the ks early in his Brewers career, but getting outs so I'll take it for now. 2015 Ortega had a nice season doing that, but it can't last. -
I don't see him out on his front foot too early consistently. He's no different than any other hitter, when he's guessing fastball he's early. Biggest issue is laying off pitches out of the zone. Sliders down and away, fastballs up, etc. In the minors, you can get away with that and wait for a mistake to hit. In MLB, those mistakes are fewer and far between. There's been plenty of hitters better than him that never could make the adjustment. He's a very confident player, and I hope he can figure it out. I don't get caught up in the forecasting business, comps, etc. Frankly it's just guessing more than anything else, because with most players you just don't know. All you can do with players like Arcia (who are CAPABLE of being a productive MLB player,) is give them the opportunity at the right time and see what they can do. He could be Tulo, he could be Yadiel Rivera.
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Link Report for Tuesday 8/16
FVBrewerFan replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Long answer: When he was pitching with the big club I thought he had the makings of above average off speed, and if he added a tick or 2 velocity wise he could be something worth getting excited about. His problem at that time was he was pitching with A ball control in MLB so he got behind in counts and his FB got crushed because it didn't have much run. The only pitching prospect above WI who I've watched pitch this year was Hader, and it wasn't much, maybe 9 innings total, so I haven't taken the opportunity to see if Wang's stuff and/or velocity have improved. From an analysis and research standpoint his control really hasn't improved all that much as he was trying throw perfect pitches and ended up nibbling around off the corners getting himself in trouble. He's been much better since Hook got him to challenge hitters instead of pitching against the strike zone, you don't really have to hit spots if you can keep the ball down and keep hitters off balance, so in that respect he's more effectively wild like a Gallardo rather painting corners like a Fiers. I hope that description makes sense because normally when I'm talking "effectively wild" I'm talking about pitchers like Diplan who are missing spots by feet, not inches, and still having success. Short answer: I think the jury is still out on how legitimate he really is, he's looking like a back of the rotation guy right now. So you haven't seen him pitch since he pitched for the Brewers, but you go on to describe in detail how he's pitching this year? Not sure I follow. Or were you talking about Hader? -
Link Report for Tuesday 8/16
FVBrewerFan replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
As far as LHP goes, more legit than Medeiros or Suter. He's 24, so still right on track after bouncing up and down. I see him as a guy that may get the chance to start at some point next season, and we'll see how that goes. If he can't hang as a SP, good candidate for BP. .541 OPS this season vs LHB, so that seems to translate well to the BP if it comes to that. -
Arcia is a good reminder that this rebuild will most likely take longer than people want and expect. So is Santana, look at the great season he had last year in AAA and the end of the year in Milwaukee. This is not a fantasy league where you plug a new player in, boom he hits .775 OPS. There are injuries, there is time to adjust to MLB, and some top prospects won't make it, or last long If they do. Very simply, the Brewers don't have any "can't miss" prospects like a Braun. I believe Arcia will eventually be an average MLB SS offensively, and superior defensively. But that may take a while, and yes there's a chance it will never happen.
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Gut tells me Gideon, Erceg, and Gatewood should all start next season in WI. They have the DH too, so plenty of ABs to go around. They've been aggressive with assignments, which sounds like a good thing. Sort of like being "aggressive on the basepaths" which has come to mean aggressive = stupid. They know these players better than any of us, so if they feel any/all of the three are ready for A+ ball, wherever that may be, fine. But I remain concerned that they're pushing some of these guys up before they're ready. Diplan/Peralta looked really good, and I can see why they got bumped up. But they're both very young and I really wanted them to just finish the full season in WI. Well, now they're struggling. Collymore was sent to BC and seemingly forgotten about, and now he's hitting .105 or whatever it is. Sometimes you don't have a choice. Only so many positions on the field, sp something has to give. Other times, you have older college guys who have to keep moving up or move on. Or, some guys just need to be challenged. I get all that, just seems the organization may have been a little too aggressive this season.
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Stearns has said many times it's not a good idea to put a time frame on the rebuild, and I agree with him. For example, what if their 2018 W/L record is every bit as bad as this year- with the following other factors. One or two SP come up late in the year and are effective, or maybe they were in rotation all year, but really started coming on strong at the end. Same for a couple position players. Then, you look at the top 10 prospect list and they're all in AAA/AA AND performing at a high level. Would that scenario be acceptable to you? There are just way too many unknown factors to say this will even be a .500ish team in 2018. That's ok with me though, as long as you can see real evidence the plan is working by then.
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New arena naming rights WOAA SOLVVD. Obamacare Center. Although locals will refer to it as the "Big O"