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NL Central Discussion 2026
Fear The Chorizo replied to Frisbee Slider's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think a big differentiator is the Reds' defense stinks...and that's being generous. They've got some young talent with pop, but they struggle with keeping teams off the scoreboard and many of their young position players aren't going to win gold gloves. They remind me of the Fielder/Weeks/Braun brewers teams when they all came up together - it took a few seasons of tweaking pitching staffs to turn those teams into playoff contenders. I agree that their core is better positioned for success in future years than the Cubs....but both organizations are way behind the Brewers in that regard. -
The Dodgers are cheating financially
Fear The Chorizo replied to MadScientist's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Blame it on Ohtani's interpreter and act like it's all good otherwise -
NL Central Discussion 2026
Fear The Chorizo replied to Frisbee Slider's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
PCA is on some kind of power hitting heater for himself the last month...but with the HR binge has come a notable increase in Ks and no discernable, even a decrease, in his walk rate. I don't know why teams throw him strikes until he proves he can be ok with taking 2-3 walks a game while waiting for pitches he can do damage with. Been a bit since the Brewers faced him, but they have 6 games against him this season and PCA has a 0.248 OPS against them, by far the lowest in MLB opponents this season. 12 ks in 25 plate appearances with 4 walks and 1 hit. 7 more games left for PCA to improve on that obviously....but maybe the White Sox should go to school on how Milwaukee has pitched him (PCA's OPS against the pale hose is 1.573!!) -
You send him from 3rd no matter what when you know Yelich is up next with zero shot to drive him in from 3rd Everyone in the stadium knows it - even Yelich
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They've got the best record in MLB by 1.5 games in late August - I'd say whatever dynamic there is going on in the clubhouse, it's working. Any sort of perceived clubhouse angst likely stems from its highest paid player being it's worst on-the-field producer at the moment, and other key vets slumping a bit (Contreras) or dealing with nagging injuries (Turang). Also, plenty of youth still finding its way at the big league level (Pratt, Lara, young arms everywhere)
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Lockridge is headed down the same road as Perkins was - once Sal has proven he can throw, Lockridge will either go down to AAA or get DFA'd.
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A white hot Chourio is fun towards the top of this order
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Neither did the dodgers Ryan is not young and Smith is not anywhere close to MLB reqdy
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Garbage article i could have written with all my "insider" knowledge, too. Nothing about the fact the package the dodgers sent Detroit was far less valuable than anything else offered, because the article doesnt cite the other teams offers specifically. Reads like the Tigers needed to get the Skubal deal done early so they had more time to work out a Mize trade before the deadline - lmao.
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I am not convinced that if pitchers just didnt throw Armstrong strikes, he wouldnt just revert back to being a liability offensively for half a season. He has been much better at drawing walks this season compared to being awful at it, but there's still a ton of swing and miss in his game. He also has a very, very punchable face.
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Probably - give it another 3 or so games effectively playing shorthanded before the Brewers retroactively IL him for most of August
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I'm officially done with mlbtv, unless baseball gets its crap together and stops having 75 streaming services and cable networks siphon off games i can't watch as an out of market brewers fan... Half their games I cant see - it's infuriating.
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Snell and Glasnow are probably having chicken fights in a private Vegas swimming pool, just counting down the days until they have to actually get on the mound to make their $$$$$$$$. It is truly sickening knowing the next time through the rotation, Lauer will be replaced by Snell for his Annual August Spring Training ramp-up to October. They're fine letting PCA pimp around the bases against an arm that won't even see the playoff roster now - just as it was equally as meaningless for the Brewers to go 6-0 against the Dodgers last regular season.
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I think one prospect this article doesn' t mention who, despite Ragsdale's hot streak lately, is already ahead of him in the OF pecking order is Braylon Payne. 19 yr old tearing up A+ this year with better tools across the board than Ragsdale. Crazy to think that despite Ragsdale's well-earned prospect helium this year, his playing time for continued development truly was getting squeezed on both sides by other Brewer prospects and young OFers already in Milwaukee.
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That's not how the trade deadline works in baseball - this isn't the NBA. With 3 wild cards and 3 division titles in each league, almost half MLB makes the postseason - there's a muddle of 10-12 teams with light chances to sneak into a wildcard and potentially make a postseason run, but they also aren't going to give up MLB or prospect pieces for other prospects in some multi-team trade during the season. Then the true sellers often don't have much of anything great to offer besides bounceback veteran relievers or a bench/utility bat that wouldn't instantly deserve to fit into the middle of a contender's existing lineup. There's a growing list of MLB teams that aren't buyers or sellers at the trade deadline - and I think the CBA uncertainty after this season reinforced that this time around, too.
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Yeah - I'm hoping more information continues coming out from this, as I'm also certain there were far more teams than just the Dodgers and Brewers in the running for Skubal to at least make offers. I know GMs always shy away from specifics, but there's no way the Skubal trade sweepstakes was as cut and dry and the Tigers picking the Dodgers' offer because it was the best value for the Tigers to accept. There always was the assumption that Skubal would get dealt to LA - the shock is the rest of baseball looking at the return the Tigers got. A rental is a rental, but there weren't enough other premier pitchers/hitters on the trade block this year for the Tigers to not at least force the Dodgers to pony up more valuable pieces in their system to match what other teams likely offered. Talking heads just parroting that the Brewers were "cheap" or "didn't want to buy" hard enough ticks me off. Based on how aggressive the Cubs were, you don't think they would've traded everyone they wound up sending away for just Skubal? We're ticked at the value sent to the Cardinals for May and Romero rentals after losing out on Skubal, showing that Arnold was willing to pony up more than perceived value from the farm system, too.
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The Brewers have the best record IN THE LEAGUE....not just in their division - the entire damn league. But just because if the Cubs go on a week-long winning streak at the same time the Brewers lose 6 straight they will tie them in the standings, people are once again freaking out about not gaining more ground to them because the Brewers arent scoring 8 runs a game and winning by 6 every night. I believe the Cubs trail the Brewers by the exact same amount of games in the loss column as they did at the AS break 3 weeks ago. Around 17-18 games played, zero ground made up. Until the Cubs actually do win the division, or win a playoff series against this Brewers team, we should revel in them being this division's 2nd fiddle and mock them for not being good enough, not freak out every time they win a game regardless of what the Brewers do on that particular day. This Brewers team shows no signs of winning fewer than 95 games this season since that would be them going just 0.500 the rest of the way, meaning the Cubs would need to finish 30-18 to just tie them in the standings.
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The Brewers have really been scuffling on offense for awhile - what's amazing is regardless of their competition, theyre tied for the 4th best record in baseball since the AS break despite those scuffles. Get some key bats like chourio and contreras hot, and the other angst over bottom of the order bats slumping again goes away. They have to get the DH spot figured out before the playoffs - and unfortunately Yelich has shown zero signs of being the answer. That position/roster spot has long been the weakness for this organization that prioritizes positional versatility and defense over a bat-first player that can hit both RH and LH pitching well. People assumed Yelich would shift at least OK into the full time DH role as he aged and became useless defensively in the OF while his contract stayed $$$$. That appears to be wrong. The Brewers need 1 more good LH hitter in their lineup - that weakness is the perfect role for what Yelich should still be at this point in his career...so damn frustrating.
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The Braves are on fire lately....and are tied with the Dodgers in the loss column for the 2 seed. This is going to be a barnburner race down the stretch - one where it would be sweet to see the Dodgers get the 3 seed.
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Yelich needs an IL stint, everyone knows it...even Murph - almost think he keeps putting in the lineup hoping he tweaks something to force him onto it He has been the worst hitter on this roster for way, way too long - and he is their primary DH option. I'd rather have Black on the roster than Yelich right now.
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Well, wouldve helped if the Dodger offense showed up, too.
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Mitchell is pissed rn...Lara has to back off and get behind him
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Chourio has dealt with his share of injuries that have hampered his counting stats - he has still been pretty darn good for a guy who is 22 yrs old. He is definitely streaky - you'd hope he limits the slumps a bit as he actually starts reaching his prime...which is thankfully still a few seasons away from even happening.
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Bauers scratched and Yelich back up to 5th in the order. Angst and complaining can commence!
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Oil is dropping a bit again, too - so the "appears" related to inflation is definitely subjective assuming gas prices find a way to start receding....probably will be back up another $15 a barrel next week for all I know, though. It's going to be impossible to predict when a sustained, true market drop happens, especially when every down day from all time highs is going to swing quite a bit. So, I'm just happy I opted not to put everything under a mattress and spend the next 6 months to a year waiting for the right opportunity for a market plunge to get back in and act like I'm an expert, when nobody really is. Been blissfully ignorant maintaining the DCA approach to try and capture as much of the gains as possible, at least for now.
