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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I like that you think outside the box as it brings in new, sometimes a little crazy, ideas. And I mean that with no disrespect. I just don't see a move to first base at the age of 25 when he has shows more athletic ability than most. I am in the camp of moving Gennett and allowing Villar to focus solely on playing second base. No reps anywhere else but at 2B. I think that part of his problem defensively has been he's been moved around so much and never had a chance to settle in anywhere. I don't think 3B is the best option for him and feel that getting him at 2B shortens that throw but still allows him to use his range up the middle like a shortstop. Villar's played a grand total of 6 major league innings at 2B, and played just 19 games there in the minor leagues (with 5 errors I might add). That's roughly 20 more games playing 2nd base in pro ball than I have. Where is everyone getting this idea that he's qualified to play 2B? You don't think he'll make errant throws pivoting to turn double plays when he's hardly ever done it? Did you watch Weeks' career? He's a defensive liability anywhere you put him. If you plan to move him, you better find some place in winter ball that will allow him to play there.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    Some have mentioned Roache as worth protecting. Really? What would motivate a team to draft a corner OF who's never posted an OPS over .800, will be 25 years old, and has never played an inning above AA? It's been over 4 years since he was a late first round pick. If they re-drafted the 2012 class, he wouldn't be in the top 10 rounds. I can understand not wanting to risk Taylor, though with all the CF in play now, losing him would not be a disaster and he'd probably not stick anyway. But he's younger and plays a premium position. Reed's status on the 40 man should be in doubt as well. Someone might claim him because he still has options despite his less than impressive AAA season. But again, other players Brewers have added have passed him on the depth chart.
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    Gambling that Villar is any better defensively at 2B, than he is at 3B or SS, is foolhardy. He's played less there as a pro than he has at 3B. If you don't trade him, then trade Carter, who'll bring back a lot more than Gennett, and put Villar at 1B. You just can't hide him anywhere else so you need to think out of the box. At least at 1B, he won't be throwing the ball all over the yard. The roster has to be adjusted to add a power LH bat from somewhere. Nieuwenhuis just doesn't quite cut it in that role. Whether that comes from dealing Carter or a low profile FA is the question. Santana is another guy who could be packaged in a deal. I'd like to believe they'll cut/trade Garza, but the only way he's dealt is if he's part of a package and Brewers pay 75% of his salary. Nelson figures to be traded. There's still teams out there that will see value there. Anderson is far from a rotation lock or even a roster spot in 2017. He needs a good September. That will leave spots open for competition between Hader, Wang, Jungmann, Burgos (who I see added to 40 man and not guys like Orf and Roache), and Suter. Hader is the favorite.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Interesting season totals for Jake Smith: 9 2/3 IP, 2 Hits, 3 ER, 12 BB, 18 K's. Nice clean 2 innings today though.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    Just start the regular season around March 20th with games the first 2 weeks played at: Tampa Bay Miami Atlanta Toronto Texas Houston Phoenix San Diego Los Angeles Anaheim Oakland San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Washington D.C. Miller Park is excluded because of the difficulty getting grass ready that early in spring though still a possible sight. Allow teams to use non-Olympian major leaguers on minor league rosters during the games to keep them fresh. That would be a nice boost to minor league franchises as well Note average Hi temp for St. Louis and Washington DC on March 20 is 58. You could probably rotate series in those places with Baltimore and Philly which are in that range as well. No need to cut back to 154 either. Unfortunately, MLB is run by owners more interested in their team's individual bottom lines than they are the overall good of the game.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    He is better than Braun at 3B. Way more range. Braun racked up errors and had little range. I know BA and Schroeder continue to praise Villar's defense (they see their job as boosters not reporters), but what games are you watching? Villar's committed more errors than anyone in baseball. He's got a worse FP at 3B than Braun had. Watch a game broadcast from the visiting team and the picture isn't so rosy. When setting the Brewer defense in the first inning, opposing team's broadcaster will invariably mention that Villar's leading the major league in errors. He was on pace for 25+ errors at SS and his FP at 3B is a putrid .875. Villar's never been a good defensive player. His first 2 years in Houston, he made 34 errors in 135 games at SS. Braun's range at 3B wasn't the problem. He was just a lousy fielder and erratic at times throwing. Villar's range? I don't see him as having great range. Assuming he'll be fine at 2B is a huge mistake. He's hardly ever played there and it's not his natural position. Villar's a fine offensive player, but he takes too many dumb chances on the bases, gets picked off too often and he's a terrible defensive player for a team who's pitching staff needs all the help it can get.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    His salary goes down to $19 million in 2019 and $17 million in 2020. Yes there's a $4 million buyout for 2021 too but he might still be productive enough that another year at $15 million would be reasonable. Brewers paid what But he'll be 35 in 2019 and 36 in 2020. It's not like he'll be 42. Brewers paid Aramis Ramirez $30 million over 2 years at age 36-37, less what they saved for two months.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    I'm not sure Villar's glove plays anywhere. He was barely passable at SS, and he's been worse than Braun was at 3B. I wouldn't trust him at 2B either. Stick Perez at 3B, deal Villar this winter to an AL team where he can DH and be done with it.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Good question, but I would say, much later. He's drawn plenty of walks in his minors career so I'd chalk the fact that he's not up to nothing more than a small sample , though you'd figure it would have happened by now after 50 some ABs. Teams will start pitching carefully to him and the walks will come naturally. For now, I'll take the aggressiveness. Big question is how in the heck was he only hitting .237 before the trade?
  10. JohnBriggs12
    I think the term "buyer beware" applies. Jeffress' past gets figured into his value before he was traded.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Booked at 5:13 am? That's a detail that doesn't look good.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Is there any reason we don't think about giving Burgos a shot? To pick one scenario, which yes plays into a longtime bias of mine, wouldn't we get better potential value by giving Burgos five starts to see what he has than by dejectedly rolling Matt Garza out to numb our senses and dreams every five days? Couldn't agree more. Garza's a sunken cost. They will likely go to 6 man rotation after Sept. 1 to make room for Guerra. Why not stick Hiram in there and give him a look too?
  13. JohnBriggs12
    That Brinson is pretty good.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    After 2 PA's the Marlins have just DFA'd him.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    He does lose strikes for his pitchers. One way he does it is by coming out of his stance to throw as he does often. He also loses pitches when he sets up inside and the pitcher misses the spot but still hits the zone on the outer half. He'd be better off not setting up off the plate so much. All catchers do this to some extent but he does it more often it seems. Dropping pitches loses strikes too and he drops quite a few.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    He's improved his walk rate. Last year he walked 1.68% of the time. This year it's 4.39% of the time. That's still low, but it's not an insignificant improvement. With the added power and respect from opposing pitchers, I could see him boosting that further into the 8% range. He'll never be a walk machine but like Gennett this season, I could see a guy who'll walk more. His strikeout rate is up because last year he primarily started against LHP. I was the one guy on here saying last year that he had untapped power potential. The evidence was the 15 doubles in under 250 PA, some of which I recall banging off walls. Now they are flying over. As to his BABIP, it's high in part because he uses the entire field and he can't be shifted against. I see a .280 hitter, with 15-20 HR, and 30 steals getting 500 plate appearances next year. No reason he can't be a key contributor for next 3-4 years.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    I don't see trading Scooter. This team is woefully lacking LH bats. Perez will continue to be an every day player but not at a specific position. It falls in the category if it's not broke, why fix it? I could see Carter being traded at the deadline next year and Perez settling in at 1B for a while, but they love his versatility. Scooter's heir at 2B is Diaz and that's 2-3 years away. Also, I don't believe it's a given that Arcia starts next year in Milwaukee. A lot will depend on how he finishes the year. If he's still scuffling, having him in AAA for a month or 2 weeks to start 2017 might be beneficial. If he doesn't then Villar goes back to SS and Perez takes over 3B and that's another reason Gennett doesn't get dealt in the winter.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    This is turning into a fun team to watch. They get any kind of decent starting pitching and they can drive the opponent nuts. Sunday's 9th inning has energized this group.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    When you use him for an inning of relief after guys have been looking at mid 90's for a few ABs, he could be quite effective slowing bats down and inducing soft contact. I tend to agree that he'd have trouble against major league hitters trying to get through an order 3 times.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Keep him at rehab until the rosters expand then use him as PH off the bench in September. He can't be worse than Elmore. After the season, he'll be released anyway and be one of the countless guys who'll be looking around for a non-roster invite somewhere.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Stearns traded Sneed, Wagner, and Sardinas last offseason. I think it's a given he'll deal a prospect or two this winter. What I worry about is that Stearns sold low on two youngish controllable veterans, Segura and Davis. Between them, they are 6.3 wins above replacement. It might have been wiser for him to take some time to assess what they had in those two. As good as Villar's been, he's not been as good as Segura, and Davis is on pace for 40 HR and over 100 RBI. Old school stats or not, that's worth more than they got for him.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Santana has proven he has an awesome bat? He's a .224 hitter with 131Ks and a slugging percentage under .400 in 312 career ABs. That's awesome?? He has a ton to prove. He appears to have a decent eye at the plate but he needs to make more consistent contact and hit with more power than he's shown thus far. Brewers may get there, but I'm not seeing this glut of OF. They should have held on to Davis another year at least. His value is much higher now.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Selig has a boatload of money and more. His college pal was Herb Kohl, and UW has the Kohl Center. What better legacy for Bud than a baseball venue at his alma mater named after him? The need to get out a statement explaining a "misunderstanding", tells me that it's quite possible there is something going on behind the scenes that all parties want to keep under wraps for now.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Jamie Moyer went 16-7 with a 3.71 ERA in 2008 with similar stuff. He had games even that year where he was rocked much like Suter was Friday and if those were the only games you saw, you'd draw the conclusion no way could he survive with that stuff. But he also had 18 quality starts that year. Hitters are totally geared to facing 95 mph heat every night. Having to adjust to a guy like Suter isn't always that easy. Seattle has a very good lineup too and it was in an AL park with no pitchers hitting.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Great to see Hader post a lights out start worthy of a top of the rotation prospect that he is. A few more close to that and it'll be time, whether it's a start or two in September or early next season. There's hope for this current young core as soon as 2017 if they can get the rotation in order and Hader is certainly one of the the keys.
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