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  1. Harold Hutchison
    Braun getting hot at just the right time...
  2. Harold Hutchison
    Devin Williams, Jorge Ortega, and Nathan Kirby do bear watching, IMO. Williams and Kirby are both averaging more than a strikeout per inning is a good sign, and Ortega's had a grand total of two walks. The first two may become very valuable bullpen assets. If Ortega can shake off the rust and return to his 2015 form...
  3. Harold Hutchison
    If it's fastball movement, it's probably something that can be tweaked by Derek Johnson in the off-season...
  4. Harold Hutchison
    I wonder if moving him back behind the plate is an option. Couldn't hurt...
  5. Harold Hutchison
    Not worried about Jennings. Yes, he gave up that gopher ball to Gennett, but he held LH batters to a sub-.220 average before that.
  6. Harold Hutchison
    Troy Stokes and Corey Ray both go yard today for Biloxi!
  7. Harold Hutchison
    If it comes down to a few games he definitely flopped pretty hard midseason. Now is that good or bad? Well, maybe it is good because we didn’t mortgage too much of the future. The only losses that I think really hurt are Carmona and Meideros.
  8. Harold Hutchison
    While he tops out around 89 MPH with his fastball, Payton Henry mentioned he has one of the best changeups he's ever seen (75 MPH). Reminds me of a Suter type of pitcher. Probably one of the most humble guys on the team this year. The 5'6" he's listed at is very generous, which makes him even more impressive. I wonder if Andrews isn't a candidate to stretch out as a starter... either that or a Hader-esque relief ace...
  9. Harold Hutchison
    The injuries to Davies and Suter, plus Anderson was on the DL for a bit, IIRC, really did make a hash of the rotation. The team's depth did carry it through - even with the lack of an ace. For the 2019 rotation, I see Peralta, Burnes, Chacin, Guerra, and Anderson as a decent top five, with Nelson, Davies, and Miley also on the list. Roegner will likely be in Colorado Springs, and could be one option. So is Wilkerson. I see Woodruff being put in play as a right-handed version of Hader for 2019, both to avoid early over-use and to give options for the close games. Taylor Williams, Hader, Jeffress, Knebel, Woodruff, Jennings, and Soria is a shut-down bullpen. Give then a lead after five, and these Nasty Boys will shut things down. Then there is Barnes, Torres-Costa, Griep, and Derby to top the AAA backup. Maybe on the bench, you have Hernan Perez, Kratz, and Nick Ramirez for those blow-out games
  10. Harold Hutchison
    The second through 10th rounds are where the Brewers really need to get hits. They've struggled there over the years, but the last six years have some promise or the Brewers were able to turn those prospects into help. 2016 looks quite promising in that regard: Corbin Burnes is already in the majors. Zach Brown and Braden Webb both look very solid Erceg looks like a good 3B option, and Henry's got a good bat at catcher. After that, Weston Wilson's a versatile Hernan Perez type, Gabriel Garcia's slumped n his first full-season, but had two good years prior to that, Cam Roegner's dominated, and Cooper Hummel may be another option behind the plate.
  11. Harold Hutchison
    Taylor has a .203 batting average and a .604 OPS on the road this year. His Colorado Springs numbers are huge - .337 BA and a 1.018 OPS. I think he's the classic example of how mediocre batters can really get a boost from the thin Colorado air. Yikes - if that's not a red flag on a guy, then I'm not sure what is? Was hoping TT was regaining some of that prospect status this year, but those road/home splits are pretty alarming. More inclined to give Troy Stokes the 40-man spot. Use Taylor to get some lower-level lottery tickets.
  12. Harold Hutchison
    Joe Thatcher? For the second time in as many days, come on man. You're adding questionable supporting documentation to support a point yet again. Thatcher had a CAREER WAR of 2.6 over NINE SEASONS. He was the definition of an uber-replacable LHR. Calling him any kind of a loss is a major stretch. And you're always going to have Ishikawa-type bats on the team, regardless of whether Mitch Haniger is in the system or not. The back end of a bench is often filled with MLB veterans rather than prospects for any number of reasons And, for the record, Ishikawa was actually ABOVE replacement level in his Milwaukee season. Also worth noting that Jeffress hasn't had a single 1+ WAR season in any city other than Milwaukee. This all just seems like putting names into a post without looking at the actual data to see whether the point is even accurate. Of the players listed above, I'll buy Brantey, Lawrie, Cain and Odorizzi. But all of those players were used to acquire players who were actually successful in getting the Brewers to the playoffs, so I think many would agree that the mission was acomplished in those three trades. Jeffress twice helped the Crew get good returns. Grienke once, and then with Lucroy to Texas in that trade that brought Ortiz, Brinson, and Cordell. Since then, he's also been a valuable bullpen asset. Granted, some may have hoped for more from a 1st-round pick, but I think he's been a success.
  13. Harold Hutchison
    I wonder if the DSL may be a better venue to get pitchers. The earlier you start the development, the less chance bad habits get ingrained...
  14. Harold Hutchison
    The key, of course, is to put as much resources into scouting as possible so that the Crew hits far more often than they miss. I feel confident about some of the system in recent years, especially looking at the last four drafts prior to this one. 2014: Meideros brought Soria, Harrison and Yamamoto helped bring Yelich. Gatewood was putting it together until his injury, Sneed brought Villar who helped bring Schoop. Woodruff has been a top rotation prospect for the Crew, and Troy Stokes has become a very good OF prospect who I think could be great. 2015: Grisham, Orimoloye, and Kirby are all in a wait-and-see mode right now. Drake Owenby looked good, I thought, but he's dropped off the face of the earth this year. A real Suter-esque steal could be Quintin Torres-Costa - a 35th round pick who looks like a solid bullpen arm. 2016: Corbin Burnes has been a big contributor this season. Ray and Erceg both look very solid. Zack Brown has exploded on the scene, Braden Webb looks intriguing, Gabriel Garcia has flashed very interesting stuff. So has Weston Wilson. Cooper Hummel is moving up my list as a catcher. Payton Henry and Chad McClanahan also look to be very interesting as well. Cameron Roegner may be the real surprise of this draft. 2017: Hiura, Lutz, and KJ Harrison all look good, and Dallas Carroll quietly has emerged as a walks and doubles type of hitter. Je'Von Ward looks very exciting, and Cody Beckman could be another Hader. And in 2018, I think both Bello and Turang are looking very good as OBP/speed guys. I LOVE David Fry and Ashby.
  15. Harold Hutchison
    My thoughts on the 2019 Brewers: CF: Cain LF: Yelich 1B: Aguilar 2B: Shaw/Schoop RF: Braun/Thames 3B: Moustaklis C: Pina/Nottingham SS: Schoop/Arcia Bench: Nottingham/Pina, Braun/Thames, Arcia/Schoop/Shaw, Perez, Broxton Rotation: Anderson, Chacin, Peralta, Burnes, Guerra Bullpen: Knebel, Soria, Hader, T. Williams, Jennings, Woodruff, Wilkerson Wild Cards: Nelson, Davies This assumes that Miley, Santana, and Kratz are gone. Hopefully, the Crew can retain Miley and that Santana heats up enough someone will take a chance on him, as opposed to the Brewers cutting him loose.
  16. Harold Hutchison
    Ortega needs to get the rust off. This is the year for that. 2019 will truly tell the tale for him. EDIT: I'll add the control still seems to be there - no walks.
  17. Harold Hutchison
    1. I would say the team is ahead of schedule on the rebuild - thanks to some EXTREMELY good acquisitions prior to 2017 (Thames and Shaw in particular) and some big help (Suter emerged as a solid rotation piece from a 31st-round pick prior to needing a Tommy John) that wasn't exactly expected. 2. My sense is that the schedule is/was 2020. 3. No. Could happen in 2019 if we have a bad collapse. Injuries to Davies/Suter/Anderson warrant a mulligan. 4. He could go this year, with the slumps Villar, Arcia, and Santana have suffered this year.
  18. Harold Hutchison
    Now to make Hendricks fall apart...
  19. Harold Hutchison
    Hummel is one of those guys I have liked on the stat lines. I've proposed dealing Nottingham before, and this guy is one of the big reasons: Switch-hitting catcher, good bat.
  20. Harold Hutchison
    Since this was a non-throwing injury, perhaps the smart move might be to try to lock Nelson up to a longer deal - say, five years, $30 million?
  21. Harold Hutchison
    The misery of the Cubs is music to my ears...
  22. Harold Hutchison
    Dozier left the last Dodgers game with dizziness and has a funky EKG.
  23. Harold Hutchison
    The Braves have a good farm system and always have - it's a quality system the Crew is close to matching, but not yet. The Cubs and Dodgers have money to throw at their problems. The Phillies have a decent system, but Philly is still a big city.
  24. Harold Hutchison
    Yeah, he can get hot, and when he does... he's very good. That and his versatility make him a keeper.
  25. Harold Hutchison
    Shaw, though, is a step up from Villar and company at second.
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