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Seriously?? McKinney is not a huge prospect. He's still young (turns 22 next month) but he's "slugging" .322 at AA and carrying an OPS of .677. Warren is 5th starter material who'll turn 28 next month. Crawford is a non-entity. Torres is the lone gem here and he's not in the class of Adam Russell or Baez. A comparable Brewer package would be Isan Diaz (Torres comp), Tyrone Taylor (McKinney), Wily Peralta (Warren), and Elvis Rubio (Crawford). That's not a great haul for one of the premier relievers in the game. Cubs have nice prospects but they get over-hyped. To get a guy who's likely to get key outs in the postseason, it's not an overpay by any means.
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Wishful thinking on your part. What future did they mortgage? Their current SS is 22. They also still have Baez who's 23. McKinney's doesn't project to be a core player if he makes any impact whatsoever at the big league level. Warren's 4-5 starter material that can't crack their present rotation. Crawford's just a warm body. They have plenty of money to fill in any gaps. Continue to mortgage the future. Are you implying trading Vogelbach was mortgaging the future? Rizzo's under control through 2021. Even if they wanted to keep Vogelbach, he will have exhausted all his minor league options long before Rizzo would be gone. I think the Cubs got off light here.
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Understand this. Maddon has a quick hook that gets quicker in the postseason. This deal is all about the postseason. He's got enough top quality arms in the pen to get him from the 5th to the 9th. The Royals won a World Series in large part because of a lock down bullpen.
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Lucroy Trades/Proposals (part 4)
JohnBriggs12 replied to wildcat2237's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
He's been playing now for over a month so his concussion issue is no more than Lucroy's. He's had success working with young talented arms and he's not a terrible hitter. Brewers are going to need someone to work with guys like Hader, Woodruff, Davies etc. -
Lucroy Trades/Proposals (part 4)
JohnBriggs12 replied to wildcat2237's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Given the fast rising of Woodruff, and the ability of Hader, Ponce and others, I'm not sure starting pitching is a bigger priority than a slugging 1B who could be a core player in a couple years. That's something completely missing in the Brewer system. I see Smith, d'Arnoud and a lower level arm as a nice return. d'Arnoud would give them a relatively young catcher with proven success working with young pitching and he'll have plenty of trade value himself in a couple years should Nottingham develop. -
Cubs have a 22 year old SS who started the major league All Star game. Torres isn't in that class. McKinney is a guy who's "slugging" .322 at AA. Seems like a guy with a high prospect rating based on who drafted him more than anything. He's shown little power other than a stint in Cal League, and no SB ability. I'm not sure they are giving up anything that will come back and haunt them down the road. Chapman gives them the kind of lock down bullpen where Maddon can pull his starter after 5 innings of a playoff game and lock the opponent down.
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All excuses for what was a miserable performance by a guy you want to get top value for. Sure, the error was costly but he put himself in a tough spot by hanging a breaking ball to a LH hitter who's hitting around .200. Furthermore his velocity has been down this year and the heat has nothing to do with it. He didn't look all that good Saturday night either allowing an inherited runner to score. Cub relievers weren't bothered by the heat. Perhaps Smith had the "Sid Roberson" effect. Who could forget Sid's issues gripping the baseball during a toasty night in 1995? (July 13th to be exact when the game time temp was 104). But won't contenders be playing in heat the rest of the year too?
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Smith's lousy weekend in front of a boatload of scouts put the damper on his value. Notable that Jeffress didn't pitch this weekend. Maybe they don't want to scuttle a deal on the table for him. Reports are Cubs are giving back top 50 shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres along with Adam Warren and two others. I'm betting the Cubs are confident they can extend Chapman and why not? That's where their rebuild and what the Brewers are trying to replicate falls apart.
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Link Report for Sunday 7/24
JohnBriggs12 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Weekend was very encouraging for Brewer pitching prospects. Hader finally had a nice outing in Colorado Springs and Woodruff was dominating. Even Suter and Burgos registered nice starts. Now if Peralta can follow up on his 11 K performance with another strong one, maybe the rotation in Milwaukee will look a bit different a week from now. -
That awful performance against the Cubs Sunday with tons of scouts in attendance might chill the market for Smith. His fastball is sitting at a very hittable 92, and his breaking ball command is spotty. That's not going to impress scouts. I don't think he's going anywhere and if he does, the return won't be much.
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Boyer has almost no value. Either Jeffress or Smith but probably not both and Torres are almost sure bets. Torres has picked an excellent time to be shining with all the scouts I'm sure that are looking at him.
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Erceg is climbing my Brewer prospect chart. I can see him skipping high A altogether and starting next year in AA. Would they test him in AFL this fall?
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True, but that hasn't stopped them from bringing up Rivera and Wilkins, neither of whom earned a promotion. Reed's on the 40 man. Might as well take a look along with Wren. It could be argued that Middlebrooks didn't either if you consider his weak road splits. Lets see if Santana returns and/or they get a major league ready OF back in a deal. Wren deserves the first shot though. Either way, it's time to end the Nieuwenhuis era.
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I would have thought that was crazy a month ago but he has actually looked decent in the outfield especially considering he had no previous time there professionally. The Brewers must have seen something in him to even try the outfield and they gave Santana time there last year so why not. Of course third is rather weak right now. Not that I'm comparing Perez to Yount, but both entered pro ball as SS. Yount had zero OF experience to but moved to OF (first LF, then CF) out of necessity to protect a bum shoulder that would prevent him from ever returning to the infield. Guys start out at SS because they are generally good athletes. That's the main requirement to play CF too. In Perez' case the Brewers have a need at both 3B and CF. We know he can handle 3B defensively, but they also have a guy in Villar who could move there as soon as Arcia takes over SS. Maybe you look at Villar eventually in CF, and leave Perez at 3B, or vice versa? As the team is presently constituted (and of course a lot could change fairly quickly), both Villar and Perez need to be in the lineup on a regular basis even after the return of Santana and/or the arrival of Arcia.
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Like there aren't a half dozen guys that they could DFA to make room now?
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How about trying Hernan Perez in CF when Santana returns? He's athletic, can run, and has a strong arm, and for a guy with little OF experience, has handled RF pretty well. It's not like infielders haven't successfully transitioned into CF. Robin Yount comes to mind.
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Lucroy Trades/Proposals (part 3)
JohnBriggs12 replied to A Swing and A Drive's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Very true. Branyan never made it as an everyday player because during his epic slumps, it was like having 2 pitchers in the lineup and one didn't bunt. -
Garza's woes really accelerated at the end of 2015. In his last 11 starts (4 in 15, and 7 in 16), he's allowed 47 earned runs in 54 1/3 innings (7.80 ERA). He's had one quality start in those 11, and averaged just 5 innings per start.
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Carter's OPS in June and July were both over .800 so don't get the "cooling off" comment. I've been pleasantly surprised by Carter. I can live with the strikeouts if a guy has enormous power and doesn't get into deep slumps where he does nothing. Carter's avoided Russell Branyan type slumps. His OPS by month: .922, .686, .848, .822. Considering lack of options and control, I'd hold on to him.
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Montgomery/Pries to Cubs, Vogelbach/Blackburn to Mariners
JohnBriggs12 replied to And That's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Vogelbach's likely no worse than Carter defensively and he's got a nice upside as a hitter with power that also makes decent contact and has a good eye at the plate. He's a better hitting prospect than say Mat Gamel was and the Brewers have nothing on the horizon at 1B. I'd have taken him for Smith in a flash. -
Wren's earned a shot. Hopefully he can get on base at a decent rate and play an acceptable CF for a year or two, and Phillips or even Ray (who they appear to want to make a quick rise) can take over by 2018. Maybe they can find a professional CF in the bargain FA bin this winter too (Gomez?) who'll be a stopgap. If Broxton flopped like he did and was 23, sure give him another shot. But he's 26 and I just don't see it.
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Remember the stories in spring about there being 8 CF candidates? Translation:. They didn't have any. It was totally predictable.
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Just release him already. Since the start of 2015 he's been arguably the worst starting pitcher in baseball. Amazing how Anderson and Schroeder always talk like we haven't seen this in what, 90% of his starts the last couple years?
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Thames 2016 update in Korea: Through 73 games: .337/.458/.718, 25 HR, 71 RBI. Thames will be available this offseason. Given the futility of Brewer OF, I still think he's worth a bid regardless of the rebuild that's in progress. If he shows anything, he's a viable trade chip. He's primarily a LF but has played some RF.
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No word on the length. WTMJ has been flagship of Brewers for all but 2 of their 47 seasons (1981 and 82). On a personal level, I'll never forget those 2 years on WISN. I was living in Wheeling, IL, a north suburb of Chicago, and WISN would power down at sunset. One minute I was listening to the game and the next all I got was static. Wasn't too bad when they played out East, but when they were home, I actually got in my car and drove about 15 miles north to hear the last few innings of some games. There were a lot of big games those years too. I got so frustrated that one day I decided to call the Brewers to complain. Expecting some secretary to take my complaint, I was shocked when she put me through to Bud Selig himself. Imagine an owner taking a call from a fan complaining about the radio signal for his team's game? Bud must have spent a good 10-15 minutes on the phone with me discussing the issue and other things with the team. I was always an admirer of Selig for bringing baseball back but chatting with him that one time made me a fan for life. I don't know what if any affect my call had, but once that agreement with WISN expired, they've been on WTMJ ever since.