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  1. NYChez
    I attended the Badger/Husker game last year and thought the PA announcer was very good and looked up his name afterwards. Wisconsin and Nebraska are similar states, and I think a voice and personality from that state will fit in well in Wisconsin.
  2. NYChez
    http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-some-mlb-teams-tanking-now-for-future-returns/article_795cd5e3-4c4a-5803-836c-79c0fdc4c8c0.html St. Louis newspaper weighing in that lack of ambition is the Brewer's problem and it is making baseball less enjoyable for them. No mention that the Cardinals try to win every season because the talent the organization has accumulated projects to win between 85-100 games. I miss the good ol' days of base ball when every team won 70-90 games, none of the teams stunk, and no team would consider trading their best players for prospects. I think those good ol' days end in around '93 ... 1893.
  3. NYChez
    The downside of Carter hitting .180 is offset by the fact the Brewers would lose extra games and with another top 5 draft pick would get a first baseman to replace him. I think this is what Stearns meant when he said Carter had been part of a rebuilding process before.
  4. NYChez
    I'd be interested to find out what percentage of MLB pitchers were top 30 prospects within their organization at ages 17-19.
  5. NYChez
    Another person with small market success. It seems like the Brewers have a clear plan and direction. If we could only remove the Cubs, Cards, and Pirates from the division!
  6. NYChez
    Please let this be the end of the Logan Schafer era.
  7. NYChez
    Interesting upcoming decisions: whether to try at all to compete in '16 and whether to bring up Arcia in '16. Houston getting very high draft picks for multiple years is paying off. Moves could easily be made for the Brewers to get a second top-5 pick on top of the one resulting from this year. Would Mark A let that happen? Could the owner and GM be at odds on this issue from the start, or has this already been discussed and worked out?
  8. NYChez
    The Cubs have now aligned themselves with the Brewers and Reds on the "don't have a stick up their ***" group of NL Central teams. The Cards and Pirates (and their announcers) are on the other side.
  9. NYChez
    When Arcia takes over, instead of trading Segura for likely low return, wouldn't a better plan be to convert him into a Mark Loretta-type utility player? If Gennett stays, Jean can be a platoon player at 2nd base and also give Arcia and the future 3rd baseman a day off per week (as well as being a pinch hitting option vs. lefties). The Brewers have been looking for this type of player since Counsell became ineffective. Segura seems to be a perfect candidate for this valuable role.
  10. NYChez
    I disagree that the Twins wouldn't trade Mauer. They'd give him away if someone offered to pay half his salary. Lucroy (and his contract) and to a lesser extent Braun (and his contract) are assets. This trade for the biggest liability in baseball would be horrible for the Brewers.
  11. NYChez
    Twins are only 2 games out of the wildcard.
  12. NYChez
    The 1/13/2006 Power 50 contained 7 future MLB all stars. The 2010 Power 50's contained several future impact players (mainly for other teams). If those groups were a 10 and 9 on a 1-10 scale and 2002 and 2011 were a 1 and 2, the current prospect list feels like an 8. A pitching ace at advanced levels, corner infielders, and another catcher would move this group into 2006 and 2010 territory.
  13. NYChez
    Michael Reed has a 3.333 OPS in AAA.
  14. NYChez
    After not receiving future catching help from the trades, and also because the Brewers will likely (hopefully) not need to open the checkbook for starting pitchers in upcoming years, I became convinced that Lucroy will be kept around beyond his current deal. Am I correct that his current deal runs through 2017 (including the team option)?
  15. NYChez
    Trading a guy with 4 years of control left vs. 2 years of control probably doesn't materially impact the return. I wouldn't be in a rush to unload any decent player with that much control time left.
  16. NYChez
    I similar situation occurred in 1996. Brewers' GM traded lefty reliever Graeme Lloyd to the Yankees for Bob Wickman (and others). The Yankees then had cold feet, tried to get out of the deal, and in doing so accused Bando of sending damaged goods. Everyone came to Bando's defense (regarding his integrity, not his competence). Lloyd then had an incredible postseason and was a key piece in the first Yankee world championship on that era.
  17. NYChez
    I'll throw in 2005 and Prince's first home run, against the Twins on a Saturday night I believe. There was also a game against the Phillies where Prince I believe hit an 8th inning home run against Cole Hamels to take the lead - that was super electric.
  18. NYChez
    Lohse's signing cost the Brewers a first round pick, but it will also result in the Brewers having a much better 2016 first round pick.
  19. NYChez
    The Tigers may be in the market for bullpen help.
  20. NYChez
    The Twins got Tommy Milone for Sam Fuld last year around this time, and Parra is much better than Fuld. However, since the Brewers are in long-term rebuilding mode, perhaps a high-end A player makes more sense than immediate help.
  21. NYChez
    If this was 2 weeks ago and the transaction was a trade of Wang for Dominguez, everyone would be saying what a great deal it is.
  22. NYChez
    Here's a theory, based on personal experience and observations: with increased studying by hitters of pitchers (through video and scouting), a pitcher needs to disguise his pitches to be successful. This has led to less throwing of pitches such as curveballs where the elbow is cushioned (and less disguise) and more throwing cutters where the elbow is not cushioned (and more disguise). I've noticed (in general) MLB'ers returning from TJ surgery are more susceptible to tipping pitches, whereas others have the same violent snap look on fastballs and breaking pitches. Mike Pelfrey is an example of a post-TJ pitcher, where I can tell if he's throwing a fastball or offspeed based on his motion. Perhaps this is how most pitchers threw before micro-analysis of every aspect of the game.
  23. NYChez
    The Greinke trade by KC led them to the World Series in a few years. The CC trade by Cleveland led them to additional years of heartbreak. That's the nature of these types of deals.
  24. NYChez
    If Ramirez isn't working out at 4, it would be easy to move around 4, 5, and 6.
  25. NYChez
    Re: "This just has a feeling of hoping for too many things to go right." At least there's hope.
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