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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Brewers got their "Neshek". Now they need Wilson, who would idiot-proof the pen from our manager.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    Maybe all these questions that are arising about Counsell's competence should be under the umbrella of one thread? I thought of starting one but was stumped at coming up with a title that wasn't so harsh on him.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    When you are winning, you don't mess with things. They've been winning pretty much all season. He's made adjustments to the lineup as needed. Good managers adjust even when you are winning. They weren't winning because of what the leadoff hitter was doing, they were winning in spite of what he was doing.
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    My first reaction was a confidence booster which, if it works, goes basically unnoticed. All i know is the pen will be tested with Blazek and Suter starting the next two games. Hader will need to pitch multiple innings of one game. This was about as close to a must win game as there is. Won't matter tomorrow. There won't be a lead to protect. They'll likely be down from the get-go and will be lucky to score more than a run off Scherzer. Hader doesn't need a confidence booster. He's got the best stuff on the team. He knows it. We know it. His teammates know it. Opposing hitters know it. Unfortunately the manager doesn't know it.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think any thought the manager was this inept. Counsell's been exposed. Only way to idiot-proof a manager that doesn't have a clue how to juggle a bullpen is to have enough lock down relievers that even bad moves work out (see Ned Yost led Royals teams). Brewers aren't to that point yet.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Swarzak has one strike against him in my book. He's was traded for because the Brewers need him now, not tomorrow. Show up to work for goodness, you're not playing for a last place team now.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    He's got the best stuff on the team and he's also shown that the bigger the situation, the better he is. He dominated the Yankees before the break in Yankee Stadium and dominated arguably the best hitter in the NL in a game situation. He should be closing if not starting.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Counsell keeps this thread active again. Counsell can't see the forest before the trees. Hader's​ stuff was electric against Harper. Apparently Counsell wasn't watching.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Amen. Hader's stuff is electric so he takes him out. Unreal.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Still time to deal for Verlander to replace Guerra as Saturday starter. Heard his 119th and last pitch Monday was clocked at 98. Blazek is fine as sacrificial lamb against Scherzer tomorrow.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    That absolutely could be true. If no move is made though, I'm curious what makes the start tomorrow. I doubt a new acquisition would be able to make it to DC to make the start so quickly if a trade happened tonight. Minor league options that line up best are Espino and Burnes. It's almost certainly Espino, but a guy can dream right? Wouldn't Suter make the start tomorrow? He'd be on regular rest. The problem is the weekend series vs. the Cubs. Do they really want to go with Guerra and some rookie in the first two games of the biggest series in 3 years?
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Jungmann pitched this afternoon (well I might add)
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Assuming Suter makes the start tomorrow​, that leaves the rotation for what is the biggest series in 3 years:. Guerra, undetermined, Davies. Really? Verlander would be on his regular rest for Saturday. Hmmm.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Your premise is right on the money. The Cubs are pretty well set through 2021. The Brewers need a lot to go right in any particular year between now and then just to get to the position they are in now.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    It's been pretty obvious that since the break, the biggest weakness on this roster is the bullpen. How many close games has this team lost late? Swarzak likely came cheaper than Neshek. As for controllable assets the Brewers have a roster full of them. Whether they still make a move for a starter is anyone's guess but it might depend on how close Anderson is to returning. Getting him back will be like making a deal. I still have a bunch Wilson is in play too and taking on Kinsler's salary​ is part of it.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Let me add some fuel to the fire. I think Villar is part of a deal to Detroit for Wilson/Kinlser meaning Perez is needed to play 2B vs. lefties and isn't available to platoon in CF with Phillips. In the short term both Peralta and Torres or even Blazek are gone and they go with 12 pitchers too.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Bing Bing Bing
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Swarzak has a nasty slider.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Ahem. I brought up Swarzak's name yesterday in a trade rumors forum after he,shut down the Cubs for his first career save.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    It's possible the Brewers go 4-2. Nats have Edwin Jackson going tonight and Brewers have Nelson going against Gonzales on Wednesday. Both appear to be winnable though the Thursday matchup doesn't look good. Cubs figure to have Hendricks and Lackey going the last two games of that series. Not sure the White Sox can muster enough to take another game much less two from the Cubs though. Sox have been decimated and are in full fledged tank mode.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    You can't have it both ways. Your initial post talks about how they're all hitting in the .230s and strike out a lot, now you say trade them when value is high. If they're so bad, how can their value be so high? Or maybe you think GMs look at BA prospect list when determining player value? With one or two of those guys, we're likely seeing their floor. One or two others, they may never improve much. Which ones are they? I'm sure the player development people have an idea, but simple answer is nobody knows for sure. So the risk is you trade away the guy that ends up being an All-Star. That's not to say you never trade top prospects, and I don't think anyone has said that. I think the point he makes is these guys still have value despite less than stellar results this season, but that value can disappear quickly as it did with the likes of Coulter when they don't produce in the minors over a couple of seasons. Even promising guys doing well at A ball are far from sure things. So is Brinson for that matter. If Brinson was a sure thing, he'd be in the big leagues right now patrolling CF for the Brewers. He's 23, an age where the top guys are big league contributors if not yet stars. See Arcia. Not to say Brinson won't be a huge contributor at the big league level fairly soon, but his value is undetermined at this point.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    With all the guys getting shots at one point or another, why not take a look at Barbosa or Wang? Barbosa's ERA belies some pretty solid peripherals and his work against LH hitters has been very impressive: .176/.232/.353. His last two games: 6 1/3 IP, no hits, no walks, 10 K's.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    When they let the Cubs grab Quintana for no prospect above A ball during the break when the Brewers were 5.5 games up led to a self-fulfilling prophecy as it discouraged the current roster and gave a huge boost to the Cubs coming out of the break. So it's easy now to look back and say oh that first half was a mirage...blah, blah, blah. Fact is Stearns could have boosted the Brewer roster and discouraged the Cubs by getting Quintana. If you didn't think being 5.5 games up at the break was the time to part with any prospects, well I suggest it'll be a long time before the Brewers are 5.5 games up on the Cubs.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    I'm not surprised in the least...As I had assumed all along. Being mentioned with everyone, but not acquiring anyone. Oh well, looks like Brewers aren't going to do anything. I have a feeling that Stearns is the type of GM that WAY overvalues his prospects, and thinks most of them are worth a lot more than they really are. So no matter what, he is always going to feel like acquiring someone is an overpay, when in reality it's likely not. I think he has no problems giving up "fringe" prospects or guys that are blocked (Cooper), but when it actually comes down to trading away(what he thinks is) a higher level prospect...He just can't bring himself to do it. I think no matter what, he would always feel like he didn't get a very good deal, and he can't stomach that. I just hope his rebuild works, but it's a long shot I'd say. Agreed. Not going after Gray and letting the Cubs jump up and grab Quintana is a clear message to the current roster: "You guys aren't good enough". Now wonder they're tanking badly since the break. Management doesn't believe in them, why should they?
  25. JohnBriggs12
    The value of a good arm in LF is minimal and the downside of a bad arm is minimal too. Davis has hit 90 HR since August 1, 2015. All I ever said is the Brewers traded away one of the premier sluggers in the game (which he is) who was under control and didn't get enough in return. I stand by that, though Derby has certainly taken a huge step forward this year.
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