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  1. Tedaldtada
    Solid collection of skillsets here. Reinforcements on the way from Appleton if needed. I’m pulling incredibly hard for the downtrodden types. Eric Brown Jr. and Kay-Lan Nicasia have to be on their 9th lives, and they must be awesome humans. The Brewers clearly love having them around. How freakin’ incredible would it be if either one of them blows up this season? Similar to Peña, this may be Jesús Made’s last real opportunity to hold down the SS job without serious competition in the clubhouse. EBJ is surely the backup, and Dylan O’Rae is the emergency guy, I suppose. Going forward, he’ll have to contend with all the other really solid SS options above him. My bet is he’s firmly on the José Ramírez path at this point, an incredible outcome in and of itself. Almost as hard to find a guy like that (switch hitter, speed, power, hit, arm) at 3B as it is at SS. Reclamation years for Mike Boeve and Dylan O’Rae. Before each got hit with injuries and poor performance, they were high-average, ascending talents. If healthy, I’m expecting solid performances. Assuming the Southern League continues to play as a pitcher’s league, we could see some eye-popping baseball card stats from Bishop Letson, Tyson Hardin, or really anyone who’s on their game.
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    This is what I'd trot out there on opening day. It's an incredibly malleable set of offensive profiles. Luis Pena - SS Andrew Fischer - 3B Marco Dinges - C Josh Adamczewski - LF Eric Bitonti - 1B Daniel Dickinson - 2B Braylon Payne - CF DH Spot Josiah Ragsdale - RF Luis Peña may not find himself on another roster where he’s the primary shortstop after this, so this is a massive opportunity to prove he can truly handle the position. I’d expect they’ll mix in Guilarte, Dickinson, and maybe even Báez at times, but the door is wide open for Peña to claim it. I’m probably most surprised they couldn’t find a way to squeeze Adamczewski into that AA outfield. It feels like he belongs in that mix. On the offensive side, this has to be in the conversation for one of the best collections of prospect hitters anywhere in the minors. And the pitching staff is just as intriguing. An excellent group with a little bit of everything: true headliners like Dorchies, a wave of ascending arms in Torres, Meccage, Smith, Seppings, Johnson, and Flores, some helium guys like Fowler and Owens, and a handful of reclamation bets in Galindez, Woodward, and Low.
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    This feels like the ultimate litmus test - can you actually win ballgames with a lineup that, on paper, lacks real power? Maybe I’m off and a few of these guys have taken meaningful steps forward, but right now it’s a fair concern. A lot is going to hinge on whether Jose Anderson or Handelfry Encarnacion can emerge as legitimate offensive threats and provide the lineup with some thunder. If even one of them pops, the whole outlook changes. There’s at least some underlying power upside elsewhere too. Luis Corobo, Frederi Montero, and Brady Ebel have shown flashes of juice, but it’s going to take more than flashes. Ebel, in particular, is described as a more well-rounded offensive profile, but whispers from the backfields suggest he's underrated in the thump department. The pitching staff is chock full of sleeper and deep cut types. The first months' worth of pitching data will go a long way towards identifying the next wave of helium arms in the system. Plenty of solid candidates.
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    Brandon Woodruff certainly can still be effective; he's proven that by now. But I couldn't help but be jealous of where Shane McClanahan is at with his comeback. Different circumstances, etc. etc. He looks like a TOR playoff caliber arm to me.
  5. Tedaldtada
    Pitch Value Rankings per Baseball Savant through last night's games: Grant Anderson deserves some shine on his name for his early season performance. His pitches are working well Woodruff doesn't need 98 for his 4-Seam to eat up hitters Miz is a beast. Three extremely effective pitches. I would expect much better final season metrics on Woodruff's Sinker, Megill's 4-Seam, Sproat's Sweeper, Harrison's Kick Change-Up, and hopefully also Sproat's Cutter. All have been effective previously or have shown some quality characteristics that simply need polish
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    Tyler Black just made a really solid running catch on a medium foul pop. Went a long way for it.
  7. Tedaldtada
    Nice to see Logan Henderson getting some work tonight.
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    I thought the same thing. But I’m not seeing a ton of fodder either. It’s a roster with a lot of deep cuts. And a lot of outfielders. 😊
  9. Tedaldtada
    Lots to dissect here. Should be a fun squad.
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    For cash? Outstanding. I’m all for the Brewers making TONZ of trades. And that’s exactly what they’ve been doing. Keep working the fringes. The very act dims complacency and stokes competition. And the Brewers track record is admirable. Not many complete stinkers. Plenty of win-wins. And plenty of fleecing.
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    Absurd, in a good way, defense and speed.
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    This looks to be a worthy reclamation project. Matos doesn’t whiff and he doesn’t K. He has a cannon. Everything else is meh. I’m guessing they are hoping for some swing decision improvement. His comps on Savant are the following list of useful players. Similar Batters to Luis Matos: 2024 - Brooks Lee 2023 - Nico Hoerner 2023 - Tommy Edman 2023 - Jose Trevino 2023 - Tony Kemp
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    Pratt’s defense and baserunning are both truly exceptional. So smart. And he has a good eye at the plate. If he hits, it’s a 5+ WAR profile. I’m on the fence only because his EV’s are so pedestrian, but a strong case can be made that we should expect him to be useful in the batters box.
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    It’s pretty fascinating, the disconnect. We are told the Brewers cannot possibly keep forcing defensive mistakes at the rate from last year. Sure, maybe. Yet, there was Sean Burke yesterday, making an ill-advised errant throw which led to the Brewers taking control of the game. I saw a desperate pitcher, ground down by tough at-bats, aggressive base-running, and hustle, taking a chance on a long shot out. One can claim that was random luck but it’s also by design.
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    2-out walk started things for Norfolk in the 2nd. After 3 more hits allowed, Crow managed to escape only letting in 2 runs.
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    Baseball is so much deeper than the box score. A few things worth mentioning here in the early parts of the game: 46 degrees - so a cold weather game Tyler Black (1B) and Freddy Zamora (2B) robbed 1st inning hits to the joy of Coleman Crow Coleman Crow struck out the 3rd hitter but no love from the umpire. Instead, a BB. He blew away the next guy, so no harm, but I'd argue he had two K's, no BB's, and recorded 4 outs in that inning
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    This team can blaze (Chourio is missing but he is about 29 ft/s as well) Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com
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    The International League is absolutely loaded with premium hitting talent.
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    His name rings out in these run prevention streetz
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    Excited to see what they have here. But I’m not enamored with the Quero’s offensive profile. It’s okay for a catcher. Things get much more exciting if he improves his chase rate.
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    It's a play you want. But this was not your typical pop fly. It was reminiscent of Jake Bauer's homer yesterday as far as height. And announcers claim it's pretty windy. But what do I know? Tyler Black should have had it. It's a proper error. I'm probably coaching Luis Lara to call for anything he can get to with Black in left. No harm, as Gasser blew away Enrique Bradford Jr. and Jackson Holliday to get out of the jam.
  22. Tedaldtada
    Luke Adams keeps steadily climbing the ladder.
  23. Tedaldtada
    Cruz pitched well this Spring. Stuff looked ticked up a tad in relief. No surprise.
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    I’ll be tuning in tonight! I expect a much sexier batting line from Cooper Pratt this season.
  25. Tedaldtada
    Sproat and Harrison both looked the part yesterday. I’m still fascinated by these games where one guy gives you 9–15 outs, then another gives you 9–15, and someone else finishes the last 1–6. The Brewers are one of the few teams actually built to do this. Their entire staff—yes, even Megill and Uribe—has shown the ability to handle more than a single inning. One way to win on the margins is by being the team that keeps its pitchers the healthiest. And “healthy” isn’t just avoiding the IL or surgery; it’s making sure your best arms are primed for peak performance after six months of wear and tear. The things that really stress pitchers—working deep into games, pitching on back‑to‑back days, grinding through long innings, taking the ball on short rest—should be reserved for October, when the risk/reward calculus finally tilts in your favor. During the season, teams often break those rules just to scratch out wins. But if you build enough depth, maybe you don’t have to. A positionless pitching staff—one that extends beyond the 13 guys on the MLB roster to include another 10+ arms in AA/AAA who can be optioned, shuttled, or acquired as needed—opens the door to some genuinely interesting regular‑season load‑management strategies. It’s a different way of thinking about pitching, but the Brewers might be one of the few clubs actually equipped to pull it off.
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