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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Wren's 2016 AAA line in 271 AB's: .339/.425/.432 Wren's 2017 AAA line in 74 AB's: .338/.402/.459 Cordell's a decent option to be sure too, but they have solid RH bats in Perez and Aguilar they can use (with Thames in LF when Aguilar plays). Their lone LH bench bat right now is Nick Franklin. It all comes down to who you trust more in a late inning PH role Cordell or Wren? Cordell has more pop and is RH. Wren can get on and steal a base. Pretty close call. Just so long as it's not Nieuwenhuis.
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    What Denver is doing is long, long overdue. People are benefiting financially because their grandfathers bought season tickets generations ago in Green Bay. There's something just not right about that. I've been attending Packer games with regularity since 1975 and I've never had season tickets because my dad didn't have the foresight or the interest to buy them when I was too young to do so. Now pre-internet that was fine, because people sold their unused tickets outside the stadium (we almost never missed a game at County Stadium) at or near face value. Now I have to go online and I'm lucky to find them at double the face value. I've often bought them from people who've moved to different parts of the country and never go to games. The least the team could do is make them pay taxes on the profits from the sale by reporting the info to the IRS.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Because Counsell's been trying to get Aguilar and Frankin more AB's and super sub Perez is around for just this type of short term need. That means whoever comes up will see limited action behind those guys. Let the prospects play regularly till a full time spot opens. Wren is the perfect fit for a limited role.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    But he would have options if he's added. The role of whoever is added to the active roster is likely going to be limited. That's precisely why you bring up a utility type OF like Wren who's proven he can produce even if not in there every day. It's not like Wren hasn't earned it after nearly duplicating his impressive 2016 numbers so far this year. By the way Cooper saw time in LF last year when the Skysox outfield was not as crowded. As for Phillips, he's coming off a very sub-par 2016 and despite his good start in 2017, he leads Colorado Springs in strikeouts by a fairly wide margin so he's probably the most likely to have the toughest adjustment to major league pitching. He needs to continue building confidence in AAA. If Brinson gets the call, it needs to be with the intent to play nearly every day. I don't see them doing that just yet. I think it comes down to Wren or Cordell.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    My gosh, by B-R calculations, Perez has the 3rd highest WAR on the Brewers through 34 games (1.0). Maybe they should lock him up for a few years.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Getting an MRI today on his knee. There's some concern it's ACL related. That would be a serious injury of course... They'll just stick Bellinger in LF when Gonzales returns. To whoever implied Braun isn't still an elite player, you're simply wrong. His bat in this Brewer lineup is critical. It's no accident Thames cooled off without Braun behind him. The Brewers have guys that can replace a Santana but nobody can match Braun's production now or for the next couple years. He's a bargain.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    They showed the Red Sox highlights from this game on their pregame on NESN last night.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Going back to August 31, the Brewers are 33-29. 62 games is not a small sample.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    For those like me out of state, it's been a blast hearing Jerry Remy reminiscing about the great battles between his Red Sox and great Brewer teams for whom he has great respect. It indeed was a special time Jerry for fans as well as players.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Add Trevor Cahill who's making $1.75 million this year to the list of guys who could be more attractive to teams than Garza.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Did the Padres strike gold with Trevor Cahill (3-2, 3.06 ERA, 44 K's in 35 1/3 innings over 6 starts)? He was signed away from the Cubs for a mere $1.75 million despite a solid 2016 with World Champs who apparently had no interest in bringing him back (they might be regretting that decision now). I brought up his name this winter because I was surprised how little interest he garnered. His one start last year, he shut the Brewers on 2 hits over 5 innings. Now the Pads might be able to cash in with a nice return in July.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    I have no recollection of Floyd Weaver or Marcelino Lopez. Lopez had success early in his career as a Angel so I'm guessing he was a power pitcher who had lost his command as a Brewer. Travers was a hard throwing lefty early in his career (before shoulder problems). Champion was also a typical power pitcher of the time. Eduardo Rodriguez was one of my favorites back then. He threw everything hard but had some command issues. He used a lot of different arm angles as I recall too. I remember Murphy well but don't recall much what his stuff was like. He's more memorable for the "Irish Jig" that organist Frank Charles used to play as he trotted in from the bullpen. Don't recall much about what Kobel featured either. I think he did throw pretty hard though too. Castro was finesse guy who needed pinpoint command to be effective. I doubt his fastball topped 89-90 but he'd mix in some decent breaking stuff. I'd term him crafty. A slider might have been his out pitch. Sorry I can't be more descriptive, but though I'd see 20-25 games live back then, there wasn't the daily TV access to see these guys and that was 43 years ago.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Franklin makes me long for the days of Logan Schafer. I get not bringing up legit prospects to be bench bats but why not give Wren or DeJesus a chance in that role?
  14. JohnBriggs12
    I'd be thrilled with 3-4 million in salary relief and the opening in the rotation for the starters knocking on the door. Expecting more is dreaming.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    May: .150/.190/.300 with 7 K's in 20 ABs. Overall: .197/.255/.323 and a -0.6 WAR with an OPS+ of 51. Yet he's in the lineup every day leading off.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Flexibility is one thing but replacing Braun in LF with a Nick Franklin when you have 4-5 better options combined between your own roster and AAA is quite another.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Cooper is turning himself into a legit prospect albeit a late blooming one. He's posted a 1.060 OPS on the road so far this year. He played a little OF last year but with this years stacked OF he's been limited to 1B. He appears to be blocked at this point, but if he keeps hitting, he should have some value. If he's not added to the 40 man after this year, he could be a goner in Rule 5.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Luckily for Brewers that Nelson now won't face Cards in this series.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Cal Eldred made his first start of 1992 on July 19, and the Brewers went on to win in 12 of his 14 starts en route to 92 wins. If one of the rookie starters comes up and has close to that kind of impact, all bets are off. BTW, every season is special. A complete rebuild guarantees nothing in 3, 5 or any number of years you choose down the road. Winning is hard to do especially for a small market team. When things break your way, you can't just assume better chances will be just around the corner.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Schwarber missed nearly all of last year. He was very good in a the World Series but that was a mere 20 plate appearances. He still has fewer than 400 major league plate appearances. Eventually he'll get it going but it might take a bit longer. Contreras is still basically a rookie and the league has caught up with him somewhat. Zobrist is still dangerous but he's on the down side. Baez made strides but lacks plate discipline. Russell's good but he's been over-hyped too. Don't get me wrong, it's still a formidable lineup, but they were made to seem invincible by the year they had in 2016. The Wild Card is wide, wide open. The 2nd place finisher in the East between Washington and Mets figured to be a lock but the Mets have fallen on hard times. Nats could be this year's Cubs which might eliminate the rest of that division.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    The Cubs are still very good but they had a lot of luck with their pitching the last couple years. Lackey is old and is about done. Arietta has fallen back to earth. Lester has a lot of mileage too. Hitters are catching up to Hendricks. There is no reason the Brewers can't be in the WC picture though. They made the most impactful acquisitions of anybody and other guys are just emerging.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    If the season ended today, Brewers would be facing Dodgers with the winner getting Arizona in the NL wild card game. Kershaw and Greinke back to back? No problem.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Technically their winning percentage is .001 behind the Cubs, but even with that they are tied with Dodgers for 2nd Wild Card too. What's more impressive with this team is offensively they are getting contributions from up and down the lineup. The guys that started poorly have picked it up which is making up for the normal regressions for the hot starters. If Guerra is close to the Guerra of 2016, it could be a fun summer. Oh they are going to blow leads late and that will hurt in meaningful games, but just having meaningful games is refreshing.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Counsell may want to consider moving Barnes out of late inning role temporarily. He runs hot and cold so it should be a fluid situation all year. We could see Blazek back at some point too
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Milone had one good start in Wrigley against the Cubs. The pen blew that one. It's more about getting a capable major league bullpen arm to bolster the pen than it is an indictment of Milone. Scahill was right. I think we will even see him in some high leverage situations. Nelson better turn things around or he'll find himself in Colorado Springs when Guerra returns.
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