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  1. Fear The Chorizo
    i find this almost comical since Wood was mentioned as the frontrunner to be the Cubs' closer, and this was supposed to be the first time in spring training that he was going to pitch in back-to-back games. sometimes people forget, but Wood still has all kinds of shoulder issues (not to mention a chronically bad lower back). he was on the verge of retiring last season until he realized he could get by throwing every so often out of the bullpen with his arm...he's good for an inning every third day or so, but it's asking alot of a guy teetering on the edge of completely fraying his shoulder to pitch as a closer, with how demanding it is during the course of a season (pitching on consecutive days, warming up many others)
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    Every established MLB pitcher works almost exclusively on their pitches in ST - not getting guys out. That's not a new thing, either. Well, hopefully all the hard work Suppan's been putting in actually makes his pitches less hittable. I don't know if it's "working on pitches" as much as it is that veteran pitchers not in a roster battle don't give a crap about spring training, as long as they avoid injuries...I'm thinking that to this point in spring training, Suppan's probably more worried about his golf handicap than his ERA. It does get very annoying to listen to postgame comments from Yost, talking about how "close he is to being really good"....hopefully he proves to be a prophet, because there are pitchers/hitters all over the place who are "close" - they're called bad mlb pitchers/hitters.
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    Is it wrong for me to hope that Suppan finds himself on the DL once Gallardo is ready to go? For all the talk of struggling veteran starters 'battling' it out for rotation spots, it irks me that Soup's guaranteed a spot because Mr. Melvin shelled out a pile of cash to sign him last offseason. He's done nothing so far this spring that's impressive at all. That contract the next two years is going to be difficult to trade, and even more difficult to resign key young players around - it's basically ruled out the possibility of resigning Sheets if he has a good season already.
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    Before he started pitching poorly, Capuano was routinely 88-90 mph with his fastball. Dropping to the mid 80's may not seem that significant, but he relies on the difference in velocity between his heater and his changeup - the smaller that gap gets, the easier it is for hitters to adjust to different pitches. it's not that he could just rare back and blow people away, but 90 complementing a mid 70's changeup is alot quicker to a hitter's perspective than 85. of course it didn't help when he wasn't locating his fastball well, no matter how hard he was throwing it.
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    This helps to explain his lack of velocity - I was getting nervous that the Brewers were seriously considering keeping Capuano in the rotation because he was a veteran. Hopefully this clarifies the rotation situation a bit. Part of me thinks he might be given the Elmer Dessens treatment this season - have a minor injury that allows the Brewers to put him on the shelf (DL) for an extended period of time, then see if the team needs him during the season once he's 100% healthy...if he gets himself healthy and the rest of the rotation is performing, give him a spot start or two in the minors as rehab assignments or even a spot start/long relief role in Milwaukee as a trade showcase, and then trade him at the deadline for whatever you can get for him. Honestly, an injury to one of the scuffling veteran starters was probably the best thing that could have happened for roster management - as long as the veteran starter wasn't sheets, that is.
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    Mota picking up the poor D...looks like he's got a pretty good changeup, and hitting mid-90s with the fastball....fastball was catching a ton of the plate, though.
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    Fielder with a poor attempt at a scoop to save Hall from an error, immediately followed by Hall playing too far back and giving up a bunt basehit - runners 1st and 2nd no outs... ...welcome to Brewer defense, Mr. Mota!
  8. Fear The Chorizo
    Either Cappy's not in good condition due to his offseason shoulder surgery (non-throwing), or he just isn't good enough to get guys out a 2nd and 3rd time through the order. The fact is at this point in the spring, he needs to be going 5-6 innings and he's not even close. with all the pitching "issues", I think we might be overreacting to anything that's not going well so far this spring...last I checked, the Brewers were winning alot more than losing to this point.
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    gonna suck to not have Cameron to start the season - he seems to be seeing the ball really well. Villy with not too bad an outing - the sox big inning was really helped by a high-sky flyout to the track that Gross turned into a double.
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    The Brewers just played a 10-inning game intentionally so that both of their starters could get 5 innings of work. There are very few opportunities for relievers to even pitch in spring training games. I'd be more concerned if Gagne wasn't pitching at all, in any game situation...where's the ranting and raving about Torres not having thrown a single spring training inning? This is typically the point in spring training where pitchers go through their dead arm phase as they build up arm strength for the regular season (as evidenced by Sheets scuffling to get the radar gun up to 90 during his last 2 outings). If pitchers are still on their regular throwing schedules at this point in spring training, there's not really an injury concern. For a reliever, their throwing schedule doesn't have to include coming in every MLB spring training game to close, either.
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    It's not Weeks' offense that has me concerned, it's his defense this spring training...unless he's working on how to boot a groundball, he's not doing much right in the field
  12. Fear The Chorizo
    Since John Lackey's on the shelf for an extended amount of time, and the Angels appear to have all kinds of extra outfielders/prospects, are they a potential trade partner for some of the Brewer starters? I know Reggie Willits and Chone Figgins have been mentioned in quite a few trade rumors - not sure why the Angels would do it, but Gwynn + Brewer starter (cappy, bush, or vargas) would make sense if they wanted to add a pitcher, send Gwynn to AAA, and clean up their OF logjam a bit. It would make great sense for the Brewers - I'd even be open to including an additional minor leaguer in a trade.
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    Correct - and if Cappy or Bush would be claimed by a team (either one would easily be claimed by several teams), the Brewers would have to revoke the option and keep them on their 25-man roster for the rest of the year to keep from losing them and getting nothing in return. So, their situation really doesn't leave them with minor league options. The only thing the Brewers can do to clean up their roster logjam of starting pitchers is to trade a couple of them (at least one before the season, and probably another one once Gallardo is making regular starts).
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    Schilling just got placed on the 60 day DL - not expected to return until the All-star break. Beckett's got a balky back, and while he was dynamite last season, hasn't exactly had a pristine injury history - he threw a ton of innings compared to his career averages last season. Bucholz and Lester have been scuffling this spring. Boston's looking more and more like a potential trade partner
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    Bush is probably a different pitcher from the stretch because he can't really vary his delivery to the plate with runners on base...his wind-up is unique because he is somewhat deliberate with his leg kick and throws hitters' timing off by using that to compliment his stuff. I think he commands his pitches better from the windup, too - especially his breaking ball. Once he's in the stretch, he has to rely more on his stuff without any deception in his delivery...since his stuff isn't overpowering, i think he's going to get hit harder when he can't use his windup to gain an additional advantage. His 1st inning problems may be a combination of him facing the opposition's best hitters and pitching from the stretch if runners are on base for the meat of an order. Regarding Bush's closer status in college, does anyone know whether he threw primarily from the windup, or was he always in the stretch like most mlb relievers? I think Milwaukee may need to make a trade/personnel decision with their pitching sooner than the end of camp - we're rapidly approaching a point in spring training games where not all of the starting pitchers are going to be able to get enough work in the games to get stretched out...the key Brewer relievers are already having to throw in B games and batting practice to get enough work in.
  16. Fear The Chorizo
    He's coming in after villenueva finishes his outing.
  17. Fear The Chorizo
    I'm trying to figure out why the endless discussion of W-L record relevance in valuing starting pitchers seems to surface in basically every single thread on this board, including spring training game threads...it's like if "W", "L", and "starting pitcher" all are written in the same post, Ender's (and others) McAfee software sounds the alarm and the thread morphs into what reads like a parent scolding a kid over something they don't want to care about. To make this post game thread-specific, Parra has Fukudome stepping in the bucket again with another K.
  18. Fear The Chorizo
    At 3rd, Corey Hart deeked Aram to holding the ball too long and not throwing Gwynn out in time on a grounder...Brewers have a very noticeable team speed increase on their roster.
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    Mr. Escobar is really fast - he runs like people are chasing him
  20. Fear The Chorizo
    Good to see Bush get through innings 2-4 very well. Also good to see Parra continue making hitters look really bad - his changeup is just dirty.
  21. Fear The Chorizo
    Dave Bush looking very hitterish...draws a walk with a keen eye!
  22. Fear The Chorizo
    Fukudome k - looked almost like he was walking to first, then realized the pitch was a strike and had to swing at it. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes before teams know where his "happy zone" is - there are times when he looks really bad at pitches tailing away from him. He steps in the bucket at the plate on pitches that appear to be coming inside.
  23. Fear The Chorizo
    It'd be nice for Bush to cruise through the middle of the Cubs' order this inning
  24. Fear The Chorizo
    To be fair to Mr. Bush, Hill appearing very dead-armed as well (83-86 mph)...that or comcast sportsnet has a bad gun on its broadcast
  25. Fear The Chorizo
    Bush with the RBI single - Weeks with an RBI double...looks like Hill's trying to throw some sort of cutter that's not cutting enough
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