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It is exactly how they handled Pratt and Lara. Pratt had 261 PAs in AAA and Lara had 346 PAs.

He's almost certainly with the team in case of injury

Yeah by EPA/play the Lion's defense is bad. Cowboys bad.

1. The offseason can end up being very short. Short as in 3 weeks from signing the labor agreement to opening day. That makes very little time to get players in and going. This is likely a large factor in changing catchers and pitchers. The less turnover you have to deal with getting ready for a condensed season the likely better off you are. 2. Megill likely would only bring back a Cameron Crow type. He will only have about $7-8 million in excess value which is a 40+ grade prospect. Not something that will change much of anything. 3. The short time frame makes moving on from Contreras next year also difficult since the currently signed catchers are not viable (Naylor) or ready (Quero, Dinges). This also might mean Sanchez might be brought back. 4. The Brewers will hopefully be done paying Woodruff to not pitch freeing up a bit of money. 5. Given the short turn around I also don't see other larger trades getting done. I could be wrong but I feel teams will be scrambling to get FA deals done in a very short period of time that trades may languish.

Patrick was almost certainly being saved for blow outs and extra innings for length. Harrison not even getting an inning to face Dodger left handers at some point is telling.

Only reason to keep it Ashby is to avoid De Paula which I get but getting past 30 pitches is dangerous.

No that doesn't matter. That's just the Brewers saying Bauers wasn't good enough to guarantee a roster spot to (so yes the Brewers weren't that high on Bauers at that point). Service time is all that matters for free agency.

Turang bunt vs LHP?

Phillips is just a guy. Really should have made a move here to have him face a LH bat that isn't Lara.

Amazing we have a ton of lefties in the pen and still Ohatni and Muncy get to hit vs RHP

Likely wants Uribe for the middle bats here, Ashby for 7 and 8 and Megill for the 9th. Not sure that plan is best but there is some sense there.

It is a factor because you don't want to over-expose your bullpen. You don't want the Dodgers to see Ashby mutliple games in a row for example.

Most of Woodruff's experience is spending times in different trainer's rooms and rehabbing.

Another 5th inning where Matsui was brought in to face Turang with men on base and would have had to face Vaughn pinch hitting and another time where the Brewers say, nah we're good.

Yep part of the reason he looks so bad. Swear half his ABs have been against Matsui who dominates LHB.