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  1. FVBrewerFan
    This season on 3-0 counts batters are getting hits 41.7% of the time and walking 90.8% of the time. Taking a 3-0 pitch more than doubles your chances of getting on base. There's no reason to swing the bat ever. Somewhere across America a small part of Chucky Carr just died.
  2. FVBrewerFan
    Was he making progress at 3b though? Who knows, maybe OF is best place for him after all. Then again, I still don't understand why Henson isn't playing at 1B
  3. FVBrewerFan
    Is on pace for southern league record for errors/passed balls by a catcher "okay?"
  4. FVBrewerFan
    Why in the world would the Dodgers (or anyone) want Garza? Especially since they would be stuck with him for next season as well. Plus giving up Puig to get him? I get he's not the player he was, but he's still only 25 and has some value. Just doesn't add up for me, unless I'm missing something.
  5. FVBrewerFan
    Nice post. Yea, my comments were in response to "having the #1/#2 pick for several years." They have already been bad for two years now, next year will be the third. I don't mind a couple more bad years either. But there's a difference between being bad, and being the worst team in MLB for several years in a row. To me, that's not worth doing for the purpose of trying to find an ace. If they are able to sell everyone before next season, and they end up being the worst team as a result, fine. I just don't see any reason to stay THAT bad for several more years.
  6. FVBrewerFan
    Maybe Gatewood gets bumped up to BC soon though?
  7. FVBrewerFan
    I don't think fans would stand for being the worst team in MLB for several years in a row. As much as I understand and agree with rebuilding, I think I would even have a problem with that. Drafting #1 for years certainly would give you the best chance to find an ace, but not the only way. Plus, I dismiss the premise that you even need a #1 starter, as in a true ace. Finally, if they feel the need to get one of those guys down the road, they can always trade for one as they did with Sabathia and Greinke. Not ideal, just saying they COULD. They have about 20-22 positions to fill before they compete again, so I'm not even worried about that right now.
  8. FVBrewerFan
    After watching Maker in the summer league, I don't think you have to look too far for a comp- it's Giannis. Maker is more of a perimeter player than Garnett on offense. He is a better ball handler and can shoot the 3. I can see him developing as more of a true center on defense, but not on offense. He's not an athletic freak like Giannis, and I'm not saying Maker will ever be that good. I just think his game is similar- especially on offense.
  9. FVBrewerFan
    I don't think that will have much impact on time frame. It's more about how good/ how fast Hader, Lopez, Diplan, and other starting pitchers can be. Ditto for hitters. Arcia, Phillips, Nottingham, Ray,etc. Lots of positions to he filled, and a couple more AA guys won't really change by a year or two.
  10. FVBrewerFan
    Agreed, but most stars are not top 5 picks. Yes, there are guys who project to be stars on draft day already. But very often it starts at the rookie and low A level for most. For example, I Brewers had #1 overall pick this year, nobody has star written all over him. And if you use the KC model, you don't even need a star. That's probably what gives me the most hope of all. Maybe the formula can be just have 25 really good baseball players. And that probably fits better with where this system is today, and where it's likely to be even after trades and a couple more 1st round picks.
  11. FVBrewerFan
    Hader gets rocked. Just seems there's no good news at all for any top prospects. Can top 25 have nobody in top 10, but then 40 guys in 20-25 range?
  12. FVBrewerFan
    I don't know who DA is, but one game playoff is fine. Those teams are lucky to even be in the playoffs. Win your division, if not just get on with it.
  13. FVBrewerFan
    Marlins were an expansion team first time around, built with young talent. Then they tore it down, rebuilt and won again.
  14. FVBrewerFan
    We can wait for that answer, but I know Briggs has addressed that elsewhere at length. I will tack on an additional question for him though. How do you control the present? I'm sure there are plenty of teams this year who thought they were "controlling the present" and are on the outside looking in. I bring this up because "trying to be competitive" every year blows up just as often as rebuilding for the future does. All I know is I can't name a small market team who has won the WS, and/or been a perennial contender without going through a major rebuild first.
  15. FVBrewerFan
    Yea, I honestly don't know what they're doing anymore. Seems like the Kohl days to me, just keep signing mediocre guys, trade some of them every year for other mediocre guys, repeat. I really thought they were going to clear a bunch of cap space so they could acquire a star, but maybe they think Plumley and Dellavedova are stars. I don't get the road map here, hopefully the plan is better than what it appears.
  16. FVBrewerFan
    This. It's why predicting a timeframe is impossible. Rebuilding is not linear, there are jumps forward, and jumps backwards. Look at the past off-season as an example. You have Santana, Arcia, Phillips who all looked like they could be big time bats. Starting pitching? Jungmann, Peralta, Lopez, Wagner, Houser were all guys from the high minors up through MLB who looked like they COULD be part of the future. So, quite honestly, it's not even star power that is missing. You can go a step beyond that, and say we really have no idea who can/will even be a major league player within the next 3 years, let alone a star. That all sounds very depressing, but these things can change very quickly. All you can in the meantime is keep acquiring the best talent you can. I really don't know what a viable alternative is? Sign a couple Supans and Linds and tell the fans you're shooting for .500 every year?
  17. FVBrewerFan
    Couldn't setting your asking price way too high be setting an awful precedent too? Who wants to negotiate with someone who completely overvalues their players and refuses to acknowledge doing so? I have no problem with him lowering his price if it becomes clear nobody is going to meet it. As I've said before getting a comp pick for Lucroy would be a disaster. Asking price shouldn't be unreasonably high, or too low. Teams know he's worth a lot, and that's why this will take a while before someone pulls the trigger. Would be a shame if he's not traded at the deadline, but you simply can't give him away for a mediocre return.
  18. FVBrewerFan
    Nice to see his arm has found the fountain of youth again.
  19. FVBrewerFan
    To me, this is just a baseball cliché that doesn't have a lot of meaning. Sounds like he was right around the plate, making it difficult for the batters to know if it's a ball or strike. That's exactly what you want your pitchers to do isn't it?
  20. FVBrewerFan
    But like you said, Nottingham is more than two younger younger than Lucroy at this stage. Nottingham just turned 21, pretty aggressive assignment to start the season in AA. Hopefully it will pay off both offensively and defensively next season.
  21. FVBrewerFan
    First of all, it's Stearns. ; ) I don't see any signs of teams not willing to work with him, heck he just got a deal done with the Red Sox. Several others during the off-season. The fact he asked for more for Jeffress is a good sign in my opinion. He should be worth more than Rodney. I've said it several times, but I don't believe Stearns is too stubborn to take a good deal. It doesn't have to be perfect, just fair enough to pull the trigger. And that's how it's supposed to work. Like it or not, these deals usually go down at the deadline. We ask for your patience.
  22. FVBrewerFan
    He has movement on everything. Numbers are much better than that even if you take away an outing where he got absolutely hammered. Could be on my next 25 list.
  23. FVBrewerFan
    So, because they didn't things a certain way 22 years ago they won't do it now?
  24. FVBrewerFan
    Except the Indians haven't been in this position the past 10 years. This season they have three reasons to make a major deal. 1) A legit contender. 2) Loaded system. 3) Fan base that needs desperately to be won over. I don't think they're most likely trade partner for Lucroy. But to compare it to winning the lottery is beyond hyperbole.
  25. FVBrewerFan
    It makes perfect sense. Indians attendance has been horrific, to the point where the franchise can't last much longer there if that continues. They need to show the fans they're really going all-out to win it all this year. Even if they don't succeed in winning the WS, or even make it there, at least they have created a major buzz. That will be huge for attendance the rest of this year and next year. If that means trading their top prospect it's worth it, given the situation they're in.
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