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  1. JohnBriggs12
    yet, he failed to tell us how he envisioned opening up two roster spots for boxberger and zimmermann. and he implied that it's super easy to adjust the roster after day 1 (as mentioned previously in this thread, it's not). So all the guys with options get optioned and they keep all the guys without? Sure they have a plethora of players particularly pitchers they can bring up, but it's not like they can swap out out guys at the end of the pen when that group is made up of veterans like Boxberger and Zimmermann. Is the strategy just to let those guys pitch themselves off the roster? Who have been the most dominant guys out of the pen this spring? It's all the guys who McCalvy has not making the opening day roster: Feyereisen, Bickford, Rasmussen. One of those guys or Topa has to make the roster right? I just don't see what Zimmermann offers them other than a guy they can throw out there when they are hopelessly behind. It's not like he can be part of the revolving back end of the staff. Maybe they want Rasmussen starting at AAA? That's one rational reason for him not making the roster. While I understand it, the guy I feel bad for is Tyrone Taylor. He's toiled in the system for almost a decade, finally gets an opportunity in 2020 and shows he's a major leaguer, then comes to spring training this year, hits the ball all over the yard, fields flawlessly, and loses his roster spot to a guy another organization gave up on because he still has an option.
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    If the Brewers are going to add a player currently not on the 40 man which is not all that likely, it will be one of the lefty relievers, either Blaine Hardy or Hoby Milner. Milner's been very impressive in 6 outings and Hardy has a significant major league track record. Hardy is coming off TJ surgery so they may keep him at the alternate site to be sure he's healthy.
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    I'm trying to see where that much higher ceiling is for Zimmermann. IMO Feyerisen has a much higher ceiling than a washed-up 35 year old who has absolutely stunk the last 5 years. Give the younger guys a shot and let Zimmermann retire or just DFA him. My point was that Zimmermann has hit heights that Feyereisen can only dream of. The problem, as I noted (albeit perhaps with unclear wording), is that his "ceiling" may be fully behind him. But there's something about pedigree that may mean something (which means it also may mean nothing anymore, which seems to be your focus). If they were to keep him at the start of the season, he'd have to deliver reasonably well to keep his spot. Stearns' history would indicate he likes to start out with good depth. To that point, for as much as it was driving many here batty before the Wong & Bradley signings, the sheer volume of minor signings (40-man or MiLB/NRI) has proved fortuitous since Lopes, Mathias, & Fisher are all out with injuries. The Brewers gave Zimmermann a spot to audition for 30 teams this spring. The chances the Brewers add him their roster have always been remote. Nothing has really changed.
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    Since he joined the Brewers, Vogelbach has been far from a 3TO hitter. He's going to the opposite field, making contact (only 2 K's all spring), and provides a good AB every time up. I'd keep him this year and then hope the DH is back in 2022. I see times where Hiura is struggling a bit and needing some days off and having a bat like Vogelbach means they won't miss a beat.
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    Illinois Governor just announced today that when 70% of seniors have had at least one dose of the vaccine, the state will move to a bridge stage where sporting events can have up to 60% capacity with those with proof of two doses of the pfizer and moderna or one of the J and J not counting toward the 60%. It remains to be seen if Mayor Lightfoot will allow the Cubs and Sox to abide by it or hold them to their current limits which are much less than that. I wish Brewers would adopt a policy for any fans who are fully vaccinated to be able walk up on day of game and buy tickets that are in addition to the 25% that were presold.
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    Between File's injury and Bettinger and Brown needing to be shut down at various times, the starting pitching depth has taken a beating as well. don't forget thomas jankins has been shut down with a flexor strain. because there likely won't be any exhibition games in april, the alternate training site roster will just have to get intrasquad work in. i'm hoping that the brewers and white sox alternate training site teams will be able to play an exhibition series or two at american family field while the brewers are on the road. milwaukee is nearly equidistant from grand chute and schaumburg. I hope they play in both Schaumburg and Grand Chute. I'm 10 minutes from Wintrust Field in Schaumburg. Illinois Gov just announced that state is on verge of allowing up to 60% of capacity for sporting events with anyone with proof he or she has had both doses or the one dose of the J and J not counting toward the 60%. Supposed to take effect once 70% of seniors have had at least one dose. That should happen in next couple weeks.
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    Here's some perspective. Zach Green is 6 months older than Corey Ray. Green has a career .942 OPS in AAA and .907 at AA. Ray has a AAA OPS of .589 and a AA OPS of .792. Ray plays a position where the Brewers have 4 players each making above $10 million this season and some promising players behind them. Green plays the position of greatest uncertainty. Yet Brewers continue to protect Ray on the 40 man and give a guy who hasn't produced starter quality offense since 2018 the nominal starting job at 3B.
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    Augustine has a face for radio. I'm sure he prefers it over some of the silliness of the pre and postgame stuff too like trips to the Dells. Augie is my age so I relate to him. In fact I knew guys who faced him in high school. He knows his stuff and he'll be fine on the radio and not have to worry about his appearance. At 68 there's not much you can do.
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    I predict Green will be Brewers starting 3B by midseason after Shaw "rebounds" and puts up Justin Smoak 2020 type numbers. All Green has done this spring so far is have all 5 of this hits go for extra bases. He's primed for a monster year in AAA.
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    He's in the same situation Gallardo was a few years ago when the Brewers brought him to spring training. He'd have to look very solid and there would have to be an injury to open up a spot. Otherwise it's an audition for the other 29 teams.
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    By the time it worked for Taylor, he was at an age where unless there's a major injury, he's not going to get the opportunity to be an everyday player. I think Garrett Cooper was another guy. He was a terrific hitter at Auburn but for a guy 6'5" 230, his power numbers were modest to say the least. Brewers never regarded him as a top prospect because despite hitting for average, and showing patience at the plate, he didn't have big HR numbers. They were skeptical when his power emerged at Colorado Springs in 2017 (.652 slugging) and they dealt him for just another bullpen arm. He's still not a big HR guy for the Marlins but he's a quality big league hitter. I'd leave Mitchell alone. He can hit.
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    We can all agree that Peralta's stuff is nasty. If he's a reliever, his stuff plays as a closer or a setup guy. I don't think you want an arm like that in middle relief especially on a team that has uncertainty behind it's top two starters. Let's look ahead to 2022. Anyone else looking forward to a rotation of Woodruff, Burnes, Peralta, Ashby and Small?
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    On eyeball test alone, Zach Green sure looks the part of the classic 3B. I'm intrigued by his slugging percentage rising as he went up the levels. And he's never exceeded 129 K's in any one season. By today's standards, that's good contact for a guy with power.
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    Agreed. There was a lot to like about Arcia offensively in 2020 too. He had the highest BA on the team last year of anyone with at least 100 PA. Only Yelich, Braun and Gyroko had higher OPS. He slugged .416, the highest of his career and better than Hiura's .410. He was also the toughest to strike out of anyone with 100 or more PA. He only had two fewer RBI than Yelich in fewer PA. He had 16 extra base hits to Hiura's 17 in 57 fewer PA. Arcia has also shown to not being an easy out against the best pitchers in baseball. He's hit 4 postseason home runs including accounting for the only two runs scored by the Brewers in their two games against the World Series Champion Dodgers with a two run blast of their ace Walker Buehler. I personally don't get the Arcia hate. Maybe he hasn't lived up to his prospect status, but he's been the starting SS on three straight teams that made it to the postseason. He's got immense talent and always has. He's been inconsistent as he's gotten into some bad habits from time to time, but there were signs he's getting past that in 2020. He's just two years away from FA, so I get they need to find an alternative, but he's got all the incentive he needs to perform and it's Turang, not Urias that's the SS of the future and he's 1-2 years away. Besides if they wish to move on from Arcia sooner, isn't it better to roll the dice and see if he can improve his trade value?
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    I think we'll see Garcia in the lineup against LHP. That doesn't mean he'll end the game. But his career OPS vs. LHP is .812. Bradley's is .685. The guy who nobody mentions as having a shot at the opening day roster, Pablo Reyes, has worn out LH pitching in a small major league sample of 80 ABs. He's hit .288/.337/.538 with 4 of his 5 career HR against lefties.
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    What's the deal with out of option players on the 40 man? Can they be kept on the 40 man until the minor league season starts at the alternate facilities or at least on the 5 man taxi squad?
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    Nobody has brought up Pablo Reyes as a longshot candidate at 3B. He's seen action there this spring and has swung the bat pretty well. His AAA numbers in the Pirate organization have been pretty solid. I think Bradley's signing doesn't help Shaw's chances. Bradley gives them their 4th LH bat in their everyday lineup without Shaw. Yes the Shaw of 2017-2018 would be a great piece, and it's likely he makes the team, but if he struggles out of the gate, his stay may be temporary.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    He’s not opting out.....can we please stop bringing it up in every thread about Cain? He wasn't opting out last year either until he did 5 games into the season. Fair or not, he has a history.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    They signed two players for what Braun made last year, and a handful of other free agents with multi-million dollar deals walked. Haudricourt still isn’t wrong. Speaking of Braun, am I the only one with a tinge of sadness that this closes the book on any chance that Braun returns?
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    Brewers certainly have a lot invested in their outfield. Maybe they have offers out there for Cain and they're willing to eat about what they're paying Bradley?
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    Taylor's slugged .486 with 34 HR in 211 games at AAA, well above what he did in the lower levels where he was more of a doubles machine. He was flat out raking in the month leading up to his being called up in September of 2019. I think he's a 20-22 HR guy if he got regular AB's in the majors. I think you're underestimating his bat.
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    Taylor's slugged .486 with 34 HR in 211 games at AAA, well above what he did in the lower levels where he was more of a doubles machine. He was flat out raking in the month leading up to his being called up in September of 2019. I think he's a 20-22 HR guy if he got regular AB's in the majors. I think you're underestimating his bat.
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    Was interesting that Rasmussen was first Brewer to go 2 innings. Could he be in the mix to start? He was primarily a starter in college and Brewers used him in the starter role albeit for 3-4 innings in his one minor league season.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Was interesting that Rasmussen was first Brewer to go 2 innings. Could he be in the mix to start? He was primarily a starter in college and Brewers used him in the starter role albeit for 3-4 innings in his one minor league season.
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    I think the point is that relatively speaking, a young SP with ace potential has far more value than we think he does. Then why aren't we talking about trading Burnes?
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