thebruce44

I don't think anyone is suggesting killing him. I just would have him batting 7th or 8th at this point and give him days off against tough pitchers.

Yelich should hold a roster spot for as long as he can produce within the other 25 guys on the roster. As it stands currently, I get the idea of letting him hit his way out of it, but does he have to bat at the top of the order and play so often when there are better options on both?

Can anyone remind me what the typical % of Free Agency price the 4,5,6 years are typically at? I seem to remember something like 30/60/80, so while a team is definitely saving money and not having to commit long term, there is still a cost there.

Brewers prospects must be eating good this year with all the rehab assignments!

I like to show my kids the walk offs the next day since they like seeing the celebration and Gatorade bath, but don't have the attention span otherwise to watch more than an inning when Bluey could be on instead. I won't show them this one though, because I had to drill it into the 5 year old this last t-ball season to not throw his bat when he swings. Other than that, I don't really care.

I think we essentially have a soft piggyback system where our depth can be best utilized by having 3 starters in the pen that can frequently throw 2-3 innings. I would also guess that we do openers more often than other teams. That could skew the data assuming it is not somehow factored in to Sveum's data.

It would seem to be in his best interest to rehab with the Brewers. I hope they can do another 2 year contract with performance escalators for year 2. It actually might work out decently if there is a work stopage next season.

Devastated. I hope he can take some time to be a father in the short term and remains in the organization long term.

Kind of crazy to think that Sterns has been so negatively impacted by one player over the past 5 years between the wall punch prior to the playoffs and then giving him way too much money.

Wasn't it like 100 degrees and humid there? What is he thinking? As for the Seinfeld reference, this is who he reminds me of:

I feel like that has to be because of infusion of young talent within the season and our tendency to let "established" guys stink it up a bit too long in the first half. This year, I think we will see improvements with the offense and RP, but not as confident on the SP.

Speculation, got it.

You say this with a lot of authority. I've seen this argument made online by lots of fans and reporters, but can you find an instance of anyone in the organization actually saying this? Otherwise, its just speculation.

This just feels like the mother of all bubbles is going to pop after the midterms.

I'm not sure which side I fall on, but the logic is you are less likely to see hittable pitches with an elite pitcher and there is always the chance you can walk into one. With less changes, a HR has more value than normal against a regular base hit because rallys are unlikely.