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I think Shane Peterson is the guy they go with. Peterson isn't the defender Schafer is, and isn't the power bat Clark is but he's versatile and can hit a bit. I'm not as down on Schafer as most though. Look around the league and you'll see plenty of 5th OF that put up lousy offensive numbers in this era where pitching is dominating. It's just a very hard job especially for a defense first type player like Schafer to see a handful of AB's a week and be productive. If Schafer played everyday (and by no means would that be a good thing), he'd probably produce respectable results, just not the kind you want from a starter in the OF. Long is just a guy. Brewers retooled their entire AAA outfield in the offseason and Long was part of that. For whatever reason, they just let Kentrail Davis and Sean Halton go via minor league draft, and picked up scraps elsewhere. Both Davis and Halton were scheduled to be minor league FA anyway after this year, but I just think they could have used a RH bat in the mix as all the guys they signed are LH hitters.
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All this does is confirm that Melvin will get fired first. How many managers does a GM get before the owner realizes it's not the manager but the guy picking him? Melvin's on what his 4th manager, counting Sveum? How many GM's out there get 5?
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If it were me, I'd add him to the roster and see what he has over a month and half. Might have to DL Henderson, and let Thornburg start in AAA, but anytime you can get a guy with his track record albeit a few seasons ago, at such a bargain basement price, you owe it to yourself to see if he's rediscovered it. After all, he's just 29 and if he's throwing well, lots of teams could be calling later on him.
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Opening Day - 25 Man Roster Predictions
JohnBriggs12 replied to Jenkins5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
This isn't the roster I'd go with (though it's close) but here's what it will look like: OF Braun, Gomez, Davis, Parra, S. Peterson Comment: Shane Peterson gets the nod over Schafer with a slightly more potent bat, and ability to play some 1B. IF Lind, Gennett, Segura, Ramirez, H. Gomez, Jimenez Comment: Jimenez gets the nod over Jason Rogers only because Rogers has options and Jimenez doesn't and Jimenez has played some 2B. Rogers is making it very tough on them but can use the extra work at 3B defensively and is a real threat to be Ramirez' heir there. This 3B/1B/RH bench bat swing guy is a key man on the roster. If Jimenez isn't performing, Rogers needs to be ready. C: Lucroy, Maldonado SP: Lohse, Peralta, Garza, Fiers, Nelson RP: K-Rod, Smith, Broxton, Jeffress, Kintzler, Perez, Cotts. Henderson starts the year on DL working in extended spring. Thornburg is optioned to start in AAA. Cotts is hanging by a thread. Deal near the end of spring is not out of the question. -
It's about that time in spring training where pitchers go through the dead arm period, so bad starts shouldn't alarm anyone. I'm not sure of the value of sending Nelson down to start the year either. Why use up an option if you don't have to and the extra rest for the remaining starters will pay off later in the year. Thornburg missed more than half of last season and he was stellar starting in 2013. Let him work back into a starting role in AAA. If he's needed in the bullpen later, fine, but he might be more valuable replacing a starter. Besides, unless Cotts picks it up, it looks like they'll have to relegate him to long relief/mop up. Wooten's been good this spring as has Kintzler, and Perez is still in the mix so there's no need to panic.
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Looks like the Mets are the Rangers of the NL. They can't catch a break. Harvey in 2014, now Wheeler in 2015. deGrom in 2016?
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Why would this be a 3 way deal? In your scenario, it's Maldonado for Cecchini straight up isn't it? Would open up a spot for Centeno if they really liked him. Problem is that if you want to play Lucroy vs. lefties at 1B, it makes little sense for a LH backup catcher. I'd make a play for Navarro, whose bat is good enough to play enough to allow Lucroy to move to 1B against all lefties.
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I said when they signed him that they overpaid for Cotts. I still don't get it. He's had one good year since 2005. He's got history of injuries. Is his $3 million guaranteed or can they cut him at some point and save some of that?
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One bad start in spring can be attributed to dead arm period that pitchers go through. Not sure Neal Cotts can use that excuse though.
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It's not close, but right near Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg they have Wrigley Field express buses that take drop you right off in front of the park for $4. Lots of good hotels in and around Woodfield for under $200. Also suggest Rosemont area (near O'Hare). Again lots of hotels, and Rosemont entertainment district is second to none. Hop on Blue line train from there, and get off at Addison and then take Addison street bus to Wrigley.
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There's a Wrigley Field express bus for $4 that leaves from Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg right next to Woodfield Mall. Drops you off on 3rd base side of Wrigley, and you hop on the return bus right at that spot.
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Scooter bashing is a popular item that's being mixed in to all sorts of threads, but why don't we just wait and see how he does? Almost all of Sccoter's AB's vs. lefties in the big leagues have been against late inning lefty bullpen specialists who tend to dominate all lefty hitters and who a hitter may see once or twice in an entire season. Now he's going to be seeing lefty starters, some of whom aren't particularly good vs. lefty hitters and he'll be seeing them more than once in a game. I'm sure in game situations late, that Roenicke won't hesitate to PH for Gennett against a tough lefty. But if Gennett is going to reach his full potential as a hitter, he needs to see more than just RHP.
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Record 84-78, no playoffs. It's a better team overall than last year but in a brutal division. Surprises: Matt Clark earns platoon with Davis in LF, and they combine for 34 HR. Mike Fiers finishes 8th in CY Young voting after going 17-7 with an ERA of 2.58. Scooter Gennett is selected as reserve on All Star team. Disappointments: Ramirez scuffles along at .230/.285/.340, is replaced in mid July by Jimenez and except for occasional pinch hitting assignments, is relegated to the bench in an ignominious end to a great career, much like the final year for the great Cecil Cooper. K-Rod surrenders closer role back to Jim Henderson in June. Lind spends 45-50 days on DL.
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Luis Jimenez has a Fan
JohnBriggs12 replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
My bold prediction of the spring: Jimenez will end up starting more games at 3B this year than Ramirez. All he's going to need to do is hit in the .260-.270 range with a little pop know and then. -
If he's one of the best power options on the team, they need him in the lineup somewhere. He's an athlete isn't he? Are you telling me he can't learn the footwork to play 3B? This isn't "Dancing with the Stars". I'll buy that his arm is lacking strength or isn't accurate and his range is limited but footwork? A professional athlete can learn that through repetition. I'm not saying it's a realistic option but compared to the suggestion of putting a left handed throwing Parra there, it's at least feasible.
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Meanwhile nobody in camp is raking more than Matt Clark so far. That's not surprising considering what he did at Nashville in half a season last year. If you want to experiment with positions, why not put Clark at 3B? At least he throws RH. There's been guys who've played there that didn't have cannons for arms. At least see if he can make accurate throws.
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I totally agree. Start him some in LF against RHP to keep him sharp. Maybe give Braun a rest here and there without loss of power threat too. Also wouldn't hurt to stick him in there at 1B one day when they are facing a long string of RHP. DH him in AL parks. There's 3 series in AL parks in the first 3 months. If it's a given that Parra's the 4th OF, then the 5th OF spot is between Schafer, Shane Peterson and Clark, all lefty swingers. Because Parra's such a good defender at all 3 positions, why not select the best bat for the other spot? That guy is Clark. I'm guessing he doesn't make the team though. Interestingly, he's a right handed thrower, but he's never gotten a look at 3B, so I'm guessing his arm isn't very strong. It would be great to have a power lefty bat to share time at 3B.
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Herrara has about the same chance as I do of making the opening day roster thankfully barring serious injuries to Jimenez or Hector Gomez.
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He's a guy that could fill a long man spot and provide starter depth (Gorzelanny's replacement). One of several vets in various camps worth keeping an eye on should the need arise and they are available at the end of spring.
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1. Orlando Arcia 2. Clint Coulter 3. Tyrone Taylor 4. Taylor Williams 5. Monte Harrison 6. Kodi Mederios 7. Tyler Wagner 8. Devin Williams 9. Wei-Chung Wang 10. Taylor Jungmann 11. Gilbert Lara 12. Kyle Wren 13. Jorge Lopez 14. Joantgel Segovia 15. Hobbs Johnson 16. Jason Rogers 17. Corey Knebel 18. Tyler Cravy 19. Brandon Diaz 20. Yadiel Rivera 21. Michael Reed 22. Matt Clark 23. Gian Rizzo 24. Jed Bradley 25. Taylor Smith-Brennan
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I'm sure the Brewers are monitoring veteran starters in camps on minor league deals who could be available at the end of spring in case of injury to any of the guys penciled in the rotation. Those guys hook up with teams as much to showcase themselves around the league as to make the team they are pitching for in spring. Braves got pretty good production out of Harang last year in just such a late spring addition.
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Khris Davis vs Gerardo Parra - A Platoon Brewing in LF?
JohnBriggs12 replied to Bombers's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
"Giving 300-400 PAs to Schafer instead of Parra could eliminate that shot." Why is Schafer the only alternative? Clark has played LF in the minors and profiles more as a corner OF type bat than either Parra or Schafer. Same case could be made for Shane Peterson, who's a bit more like Parra and can play some CF. Any prolonged absence by Gomez would be fatal no matter who replaced him. -
I predicted 5 total wins post trade. Anytime this franchise gets any kind of good vibe going, you just know that the front office will mess it up. Before the long term benefits of this deal kick in, I have no doubt that management will have screwed up elsewhere.
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Ramirez slugged .376 from July 1 on last year and only walked 10 times in that stretch. I'm in the camp that he slumped badly in large part because he's hit the wall. I expect a major dip not a minor one. Very well could be right. I'm just in the camp of he had a lot of leg injuries that hindered his performance. My faith is in it that he worked his tail off in the off season to get in the best shape possible to continue his career. If he didn't, it will show up right away and no one will be signing him a year from now. Ramirez is just as vulnerable if not more to the muscle pulls that he battled last year. No amount of conditioning changes that. It's what happens when you get older. He can stay healthy but that requires him to refrain from running all out on the bases. That's what he was doing most of last year. It wasn't because he was still hurt, it was because either consciously or sub-consciously he wanted to prevent another pull. Any lineup where he's got gap hitters like Lind and Davis behind him is ill-conceived because Ramirez can't get from first to home on balls hit in the gaps.
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Khris Davis vs Gerardo Parra - A Platoon Brewing in LF?
JohnBriggs12 replied to Bombers's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Parra is fine insurance against injury to any one of the 3 OF, and if Davis were to stumble badly, sure he can take over a larger role in LF. But if you are relying on a guy who hasn't driven in more than 48 runs since his rookie year to be an everyday guy at what normally is the #1 or #2 run producing spot on the field you are in trouble. Davis may not be a premier bat, but he's a power bat in an era when power is down, and while he has some holes in his swing perhaps, his K rate isn't extraordinarily out of line with typical power bats in today's game. Defensively, Davis covers ground well enough in LF. His arm strength is the big issue but even that's minimized in LF.