Fear The Chorizo
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Aside from 2021, the Brewers' starting pitching production has been the definition of average despite the perception it's generationally great...their bullpen and specifically late inning relief in close/winnable games has been the X-factor that has given this team an extended competitive window. That has coupled with decent offensive teams in 2018 and 2021, which to date have been their best shots at winning a WS. 2018 they really didn't even have a starting rotation to speak of - they just leaned on a slew of multi inning relievers that actually included young Burnes, Woody, and Peralta...Chacin was their "horse", and their rotation was made up of journeyman who could at least get them through batting orders twice.
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I think it's pretty ironic the same people mentioning "needle moving" players apparently being traded, shopped, or at minimum made available for trade on the Mets this deadline fail to also acknowledge the fact that the Mets basically followed their approach to going "all in" last offseason for the sake of winning a title...and they were the largest trade deadline sellers.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm all for clearing the deck and putting Chourio on the opening day roster next year if he proves he's ready - generational talent shouldn't sit in milb longer than it needs to. But I do think calling up Jackson from AA after having a white hot 1.5 months hitting is probably a little soon in the heat if a division race - I'd actually be more open to it if the Brewers weren't contending and planned on him being in MLB to start 2024, similar to what the dbacks did with Carroll last September to get his MLB feet wet.
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I mean, Chourio and his agent would probably be a pretty big hurdle to instantly extend him for most of his MLB career before it starts. Those Acuna extensions aren't handed out like candy. I just don't think Chourio would be ready to make an impact that would push this team into the playoffs this year, because putting that on a 19 yr old isnt a good baseball decision even without factoring in service time concerns...and if I'm not mistaken players have to be on the 40 man roster before September callups to be eligible for postseason rosters. Doing that with Chourio may have longterm roster control impacts there isn't a reason to have to worry about right now.
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Also, this tends to happen to younger teams leaning on inexperienced players to win ballgames. And, their schedule has been pretty brutal since the AS break
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Keston Hiura has a .984 OPS in Nashville
Fear The Chorizo replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
While all true, using a couple week stretch of ABs from last season, prior to the offseason adjustments Hiura made to his swing/approach in large part to try and get his K rate dropped, is not a good reason why Hiura has had 0 MLB at bats this year for this year's roster. Hiura was very good in August 2022, also very good in limited July action and in May...but that didn't stop the team from sending him down to Nashville multiple times during the 1st half of the 2022 season. The low 0.500's OPS he put up over 20 September games is a bad stretch of offense, no doubt (42% K rate over that time, not the 50% you mentioned, btw) - but many players go through extended bad stretches similar or worse than that at the plate while teams patiently wait for the hot streaks to come back that can carry them offensively. My problem with Hiura's usage the last 2+ seasons has always been that at the first weeklong or moderately extended stretch of struggles, he would get optioned back down to the minors - and even when he was hitting well enough to continue getting sporadic at bats in Milwaukee there were times he'd get optioned due to maintaining roster flexibility and/or not giving him an everyday spot in the lineup as the team's DH once it was implemented in the NL. Slumping with a high k rate sticks out alot more than putting the ball in play weakly 90% of your ABs when you do make contact, but the end results actually look very similar in terms of offensive production. -
I also think that, despite his obvious talent level, Chourio isn't ready to be a steady MLB contributor at this stage and does need more time to develop....not necessarily more MiLB games, frankly just more time on the calendar for him to grow up physically and work on his current weaknesses that would be exploited at the MLB level if he were be called up in a few weeks. Namely, pitch recognition. Arozarena was 25 when he was called up by the Rays during that 2020 run, and had actually gotten a cup of coffee as a late season callup for the Cardinals in 2019 the season prior after 3+ minor league seasons of development. That's a an enormous age and experience difference compared to Chourio, who is essentially completing his 2nd MiLB season. It would be a mistake to call up Chourio in September, even if it would be an exciting one.
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Carroll also would have just turned 22 when he came up last year, after already being held down in the minors a bit longer than his MLB readiness dictated for service time/ROY draft pick incentive reasons. Chourio will still be 19 and the Brewers will likely value that 40 man roster spot over the offseason to use on protecting other prospects from the Rule V draft. The day Chourio gets added to the 40 man is the day he makes his MLB debut, potentially sometime next season as a 20 yr old. This just isn't going to happen.
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Boeve definitely has that type of polish to his hitting approach - I always try to refrain from making overly optimistic projections for a collegiate hitter getting his pro career started at the low minor league levels....but dominating those levels is a far better way to get started than middling to disappointing production.
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With Misiorowski, to me it's all about just getting him work no matter where he's at as the minor league season winds down. I didn't ever think there was a shot at him winding up in Milwaukee this season no matter how he was pitching after the promotion to AA....he just needs continued work refining command, and it wouldn't surprise me if his recent struggles with location have as much to do with the schedule of pitching over the course of a 6ish month season for the first time in his life. As long as he's healthy, he's becoming a better pitcher after making every start no matter what the results.
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Props to Lorenzen for his CG no-no last night....the beauty of being a baseball fan is there are so many games nightly that any given night has a decent chance of watching something special happen on the diamond.
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Keystone cops win...I'll take it but yeesh, lol
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#$%##$#$#%
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If I'm the Rockies, Adames doesn't get a strike this whole AB to see if he chases...that 1st pitch was in the zone though
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This is where you bunt...but I guess Frelick is that good he can swinging bunt the man over
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That's a way to redeem yourself!
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run prevention fail there in a big way...get the ball in for cripes sakes
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You can't ask for much more than the AB Santana just gave them - worked a count full and then hit a laser that's probably a leadoff double 95% of the time. He's hit into some bad luck a few times, or your post would likely just include Canha in it.
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probably pretty expected since it was a similar pitch that shattered his kneecap on a foul ball
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swinging at everything all of a sudden
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damnit that's bad luck there !
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Lets get a run!
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Let's scratch a couple across this inning, please
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That hop came right as the baserunner going to 2nd ran by him...Turang would say he needs to make that play, but it definitely wasn't a can of corn
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Turang is seeing the ball so much better...making the pitcher throw strikes to get him out and putting good swings on strikes
