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  1. Never Outhustled
    Matuella was shut down for the rest of the season because of a sprained elbow. That's serious stuff. Not worth the risk at all. It doesn't matter that he was once considered a potential top pick. Top pick pitchers bust all the time. Matuella will be a reliever, if he ever advances past the low minors.his elbow just won't allow him to work a full workload. I think it's going to be Mendez. Totally makes sense since supposedly Stearns is locked in on one guy, but as Stearns said he's letting Texas take the injury risk. Mendez has had past minor elbow issues, and has never been stretched out to a full seasons workload. That's what makes him available. However, unlike Matuella, he's never had surgery and has been healthy 2 years straight.
  2. Never Outhustled
    I like the idea. He's a better hitter than anyone on our bench. Maybe the motivation of playing with his brother leads him to lose a much needed 15 pounds in the offseason which could give his poor defense a boost. He still just 25 years old, yet another Twins prospect who was hurt by being brought up too young.
  3. Never Outhustled
    Not even close to the same. Those guys are AAAA 25th man roster filler who almost certainly will not be Brewers next year. The guy has certainly been productive no doubt. I am willing to give him a break since he pitched in CS. Still, the guy will be 27 on August 29th. Brent hopefully is the lefthanded version of Mike Fiers. There's reasons to believe he is. If he is we've mined a very nice asset.
  4. Never Outhustled
    Huh? In the last 30 days he's hit .314, how is that ice cold? I will say though that he definitely has a bump in stats due to playing in Colorado Springs as his splits suggest so. 596 OPS in August.
  5. Never Outhustled
    Wren has gone ice cold after his hot AAA start. He's actually a year older than Flores, and I'm not a Flores fan either. Depth is just so hard to find throughout MLB right now. I'd definitely like to see Ben Rowen up, he's been outstanding in AAA for 2 years. He's the only interesting reliever close right now. I'd like to see Jungmann back up starting too. Hope they go to a 6 man rotation for September. Calling up Brinson was a no-brainer before the injury, but now its doubtful.
  6. Never Outhustled
    Gideon was a 3 year player. In fact, he's very inexperienced. He logged just 256 at-bats. By comparison, Corey Ray had 610. I think the Brewers will take it slow with Gideon because of this. Also interesting is that Gideon barely played 1B in college. Most starts were at 3B, with a few in LF.
  7. Never Outhustled
    While I agree Vegas isn't perfect, is easily better than Colorado Springs. CS is extreme elevations where breaking balls don't break. That's what's ruining the pitchers. Pitchers will have a high ERA in Vegas, but they won't get so out of whack mechanically. Players will like the Vegas location, making it easier to sign minor league free agents.
  8. Never Outhustled
    The title of bullpen coach is very misleading. Tunnel really is the assistant pitching coach. He helps Johnson coach both starters and relievers. The Brewers pitching has been much better since mid-season. Johnson will prove to be the organization's best coaching hire possibly ever.
  9. Never Outhustled
    Seems like Rochester is setting themselves up to align with the Mets, which makes too much sense. I'll predict the Brewers end up beating the Twins out for Vegas, and the Twins get stuck in Colorado Springs.
  10. Never Outhustled
    Arcia didn't hit in AAA, and won't hit in the bigs anytime soon. I'm guessing they want Darnel Coles to work with him for awhile. Still seems like this could have waited. The team needed to continue to look at Hernan Perez at 3rd. This is going to cause all kinds of problems.
  11. Never Outhustled
    I don't want to think about it. I just want to hear a report he was actually never in the deal so I can sleep again. Mejia's character concerns could cause him to drift off his present path, much like Brett Lawrie. Way too much risk there.
  12. Never Outhustled
    What a relief. Terrible deal it would have been.
  13. Never Outhustled
    That's a bold move, its been a while since the Brewers took a college bat so highly in the draft, I'm not used to seeing a kid jump right to A+. Braun didn't go to A+ until his 2nd pro season, and that was after having an OPS 250 points higher in college. This is as poor of placement as putting Medeiros at A+ this season. After Rays pedestrian collegiate production, it would be doubtful he'd hit well in A ball, much less A+.
  14. Never Outhustled
    Yup, and the Brewers have pretty good leverage in these negotiations. They can simply point out that Ray has a historically low OPS for a top 5 collegiate drafted hitter. The type that produces fringe MLB players, if they make it at all. You'd think his signing would have been announced yesterday. I'm starting to wonder if there's a medical issue here?
  15. Never Outhustled
    College stats don't directly correlate with pro stats. If they did, Rickie Weeks would have been a multiple MVP winner, which people still thought he would be when he was in the minors. Yes, some high OPS hitters don't pan out, but that's not the discussion here. I'm looking for an OF who didn't have a high OPS who did become an impact player. Can you name one? Please, help me out!
  16. Never Outhustled
    Erceg hit well in the California summer wood bat league before his junior year. It's always a relief when your guy has shown he can hit with wood.
  17. Never Outhustled
    Erceg. Didn't hit that well at Cal, but that's a really tough place to hit. He'll stay at 3rd.
  18. Never Outhustled
    Yah don't compare them. There are not any questions about Corey Ray's bat. Yup. He cannot, without question, hit. Mediocre, average, obp, slugging. Even worse with wood bats. He is high energy, and a base stealer. Tiny Felder for those who remember him.
  19. Never Outhustled
    This isn't the first time the Brewers picked a shorter OF with with a top 10 pick because he was an electrifying base stealer... In the 90s the Brewers selected Chad Green out of Kentucky in spite of questions about his bat. Green flamed out badly. However, don't compare Green to Ray. Green had a much higher OPS.
  20. Never Outhustled
    That the exact response I received a few years ago when I said the same things about Jed Bradley. I continue to "pretend" to act like I know what I'm talking about, because I do. Rather than being condescending, simply show me a college player who hit like Ray and then became successful. People will tell me those mediocre collegiate results don't matter, just like they said about Bradley. They also said Bradley was a good pick because these same so-called experts who also like Ray said so.
  21. Never Outhustled
    Ray was out OPS'd by recent Brewers draft picks Logan Schafer, Cole Gillespie, and Kentrail Davis. His rate of improvement was also very low. Terrible pick. Worst pick since Jed Bradley. If he has fans here, please name me another OF with a college OPS as low as Rays who became an All-Star. Please! Help me be happy again!
  22. Never Outhustled
    Lewis, Rutherford, or Collins for me. Pint is super interesting not just because of his velocity but because of his overall athleticism and change-up. However, too much risk to take when theres middle of the order bats available. I'm very against Ray, you just can't ignore his uninspiring production. He'd be a Jed Bradley type pick. Ray is somewhat similar to Kentrail Davis.
  23. Never Outhustled
    High 900's is low compared to the top guys. It's over 300 points lower than Craig. Most recent news has Ray dropping as draft day approaches. Appropriate for him, as he's just not in the same class as the top guys. How do we know the Brewers want OPS performers? I'm assuming they want good players. The greatest part off a players value is tied to their bat.
  24. Never Outhustled
    I wondered about the Zack Collins possibility the other day. It could be somewhat similar to when the Cubs blindsided everyone two years ago by taking Kyle Schwarber at the #4 overall selection and then signing him for $1.5 million less than slot value. They were able to use the pool savings to sign some pitchers (including Dylan Cease) for significantly overslot. In this draft which has some good high school players (especially arms) further down the draft board I wonder if that is something the Brewers are considering trying to emulate. One thing that could be tricky however is it seems like there are enough teams that are going to be playing with extra pool money (i.e. Atlanta, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, San Diego) that it may make counting on overslot signings a risky proposition. In a sense they may be able to keep each other somewhat honest because they all have extra money to allocate as needed on an elite player that falls down the board. Even without the savings Collins could be a great selection. He compares perfectly with Schwarber (maybe even a little better as he plays in a better conference with slightly better production ). Who wouldn't want a middle of the order hitter? The Brewers system is devoid of a single impact bat. Teams have been extremely successful picking top collegiate hitters since the change in bats allowed at that level. Collins is a low risk selection with All-Star upside because of his bat.
  25. Never Outhustled
    Well said Austin Tatious. Perez has been compared to Correa way too much simply because theyre both from PR. Perez is way too raw with the bat to go top 5 in this draft.
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