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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Brewer OF plays exceptionally deep by design. It's an average defense. Perez is pretty solid. Santana and Braun are OK. Broxton misplays some balls but has the speed to close gaps. .
  2. JohnBriggs12
    Again, the Brewers should be targeting shorter term bullpen help much like they did in 2011 when the dealt for K-Rod the first time, because otherwise they will need to give up too much in return. With the Brewer payroll as low as it is, taking on short term salary with nothing committed beyond 2018 makes sense. Feliz failed and they need to replace him with more than they have now or hope Hader is that guy in the short term. Adding a veteran who's still capable in high leverage, high intensity games would be a huge plus.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Barraclough will command a pretty steep return because he's a minimum salary guy. I'd rather take on salary for Ramos and give back less in prospects. Plus he can close on days when Knebel isn't available. Otherwise, I'd slide him into 8th inning and use Barnes/Hader in 7th. Think 2011 when Axford was the man and they acquired K-Rod to set up for 2 obscure players to be named later.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Only thing you can knock Knebel for is inefficiency. When it takes 25 or so pitches to save a game he can't be used a lot. They could really use another reliable vet to close games 2 or 3 times a month.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    It shows for 32 innings, balls have been hit to defenders about 5% more than you’d expect resulting from random variability and a pretty strong defense behind him. Wang’s career BABIP in the minors is over .300. Please tell me what about Wang’s arsenal would led you to believe he has the skill set to generate consistent weak contact against MLB hitters. Wang's arsenal was thought to be good enough for the previous regime to keep him as a Rule 5 draftee before he had any minor league development time whatsoever. Since then, he's had around 320 innings in the minors developing and getting stronger and is now a more mentally and physically mature 25 year old who's put up solid if not spectacular results at each level since 2015. He's now producing in a tough environment. On the road this year, he's allowed 1 ER in 15 IP and a .170 BAA. He's earned a look given the failures of the back end of the pen and the dearth of lefties in the pen. He might fail. He might not. That's all I'm saying. BTW, he made 5 starts last year for Colorado Springs covering 26 innings. He was ok with a WHIP of 1.30. So he now has 58 AAA innings.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Robertson's contract severely limits the his value in the market unless they pick up significant salary. A Ryan Cordell and Cody Ponce/Angel Ventura type package would be about what they could expect if the Brewers picked up the entire salary. It might not even take that much. Given that Cordell is blocked and Brewers have other arms that have passed Ponce, that isn't a very steep price. Maybe a Freddie Peralta alone (low level arm with an upside) might get it done.
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    And I still haven't seen any metrics with strong predictive value that show this is the case. So he has maintained a sub 2 era driven by a .250 BABIP, a HR/FB rate 35% below MLB average, and a ridiculous 90% strand rate? None of those things are likely to continue upon a MLB call-up. A .250 BABIP shows he's able to induce weak contact. He has a 0.79 WHIP vs. LHB who are hitting .159 off him. As has been pointed out, the bar isn't that high for him in Milwaukee. He needs to be better than Drake.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Sad for Wily, but it's time. All the good work he did late last year didn't carry over. It's all about command in the big leagues whether you throw 97 or 87. As hard as he throws, he'll get other chances when he has stretches of good command, but it's not going to be here.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Pads are reportedly looking for a Will Smith return for Hand. I'd give them the exact deal, Bickford and Susac.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Wang will likely be on major league roster in the next month. Cooper figures to be a September call up as his bat will be useful as PH option. Some guys will be removed off the,40 man. So predicting now who will be exposed is pure guesswork.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    No matter how many guys they have in the pen, Counsell ignores 2 of them using them only when they are hopelessly behind which this year is not all that often. For some reason he trusts Drake and Torres will come around as Hughes has lately but they simply cannot afford to wait on guys to get it together who are being used in high leverage situations. Believe it or not but this is a playoff caliber team who if they don't make it, it will largely because of a short bullpen. If they went out and picked up a veteran with the chops to handle the pressure of big time games, it could be the difference between wasting a magical offensive year or making a postseason, something that's happened just twice in 35 years. With the payroll as low as it is, they can afford to take on a salary especially one without a long term commitment. That's why Robertson makes the most sense to me. Acquiring him won't cost top line prospects, just some money which they have plenty of as fans start showing up in droves.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    The White Sox were reportedly holding out for a premier prospect for Robertson. Now, is that true? Is it still true? He's making $12M this year and is due $13M next year. And while we have a low payroll, it's still a lot of money. I think I would rather take that money and get a couple of decent bullpen arms. With Robertson, you're paying a 'closer' premium. For Milwaukee, I think a pair of solid bullpen pitchers would be more valuable than one 'closer' guy. Solid as in Feliz? Solid would be fine but if their cost is reasonable the seller can demand a lot. The White Sox can't unless they pick up a lot of salary.. No doubt Robertson is overpaid but he's not a huge performance risk and they won't have a worse value on the books next year.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    How about spending some of the unexpected bump in revenue (34,000 to see the Padres?) and go after a vastly overpaid but still very effective David Robertson? If you pick up most if not all of his salary, the Sox won't demand much value in players in return. Nats have showed interest but with their big lead they aren't rushing in on Robertson and the salary is a big reason. But who's got more salary flexibility than the Brewers? A back end that includes Knebel and Robertson? Count me in.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    What will be the answer to the latest failures of Torres and Drake? Peralta will likely join Feliz and Scahill as ex-Brewers. That's how they roll. Drake and Torres are immune from any repercussions. Who did the Padres rather see in extra innings? An overworked career minor leaguer like Drake or one of the top lefty prospects in baseball? Why on earth isn't Wang being brought up? Of course Counsell wouldn't use him either.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    The lineup Counsell puts out there every night compares with any around the league and that's without Braun. This was not a bad team at the end of 2016 and they've added top line offense in Shaw, Thames and Aguilar. With improving Arcia and some help from prospects arriving, if you're not on the bandwagon, where are you?
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Don't forget he claimed Perez off waivers too.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Knebel has 58 K's in 32 1/3 innings, that's 16.1 K's per 9 innings. That ranks 3rd in the majors for all guys with at least 20 IP. His WHIP is under one and his ERA is barely above 1. He blew of few saves, but didn't lose any of those games. My comment was IF the team were chosen today, he'd be a lock and I stand by that. If the Brewers only get one representative, Knebel's the guy hands down.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Deserving: Knebel, Anderson, Shaw Locks if chosen today: Knebel Shaw has very imposing competition in Arenado, Bryant, Lamb and Rendon. It's a loaded position. So he's a long shot at best. Anderson needs to finish June strong in what is always a tough competition between starting pitchers. Even that might not be enough on lack of reputation alone.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    I hope they give Espino a shot at the pen and remove some of the dead weight. It certainly doesn't look like Espino is an option to start at the big league level so might as well see if he can be a piece of the bullpen. If not then he isn't long for the 40 man roster. Let Espino keep starting at AAA and give Wang a shot in the pen. Having two lefties would give Counsell a little more ability to maneuver and free Hader up for more than one batter situations.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Counsell has his work cut out for him when Braun returns. He's got to find a way to get Aguilar and Perez in the lineup much as possible. Thames is going to find his playing time reduced.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    If Woodruff is really good, I could see them keeping Garza on the DL a bit longer so he'll get another start. Scahill being DFA'd does insure the Hader sticks around in the pen even after Garza is activated though and hopefully means Torres is kept away from high leverage situations for a while.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    It was predictable that Phillips would look overmatched though to be fair the sample size was extremely small. Strikeout rates in the minors matter and as good as his year in AAA has been, he still strikes out too much and does not possess the kind of plus power that it can be dismissed. That's why for an OF bench option, Kyle Wren is a better option despite his minimal power. On the other hand, Brinson's K rate in the minors has improved every year. That's very encouraging looking forward.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Those guys can't be too far behind... With even somewhat better arms than those guys we might be 10-12 games over .500 right now. Scahill came into tie games twice and surrendered the go ahead runs. All of the rest of the guys in the pen had similar results or worse. Agree that Scahill didn't distinguish himself but he's far from alone. Would he have shut down the Dodgers in the game Torres blew up? He didn't get the chance. His departure will have little effect positive or negative because Counsell never used him as anything other than the last resort.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    He was often able to get quick outs though. A BAA against of .254 means not all of the contact was hard. Not saying he's worth keeping but his sample size was smaller than the other struggling relievers and his 2016 numbers as a Brewer were pretty good. Drake is no better, is the same age, and has even less of a success record at this level. Next move should be DFA'ing Drake and bringing up Wang.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Advanced bat. I like.
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