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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Good question. God forbid they bring up Jimmy Nelson to make a start. Speaking of relievers starting, isn't Gorzelanny no worse than the 4th most accomplished starter on the roster? And didn't the pen hold up fine in his absence? Wasn't there talk when he signed that he gave them some rotation depth in case of an emergency? If this rotation isn't an emergency I don't know what is. They had a perfect opportunity to stretch him out on a rehab assignment.
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    its an excuse to rest a player without having to send them to AAA There's no reason he couldn't have just been optioned out and rested. My guess is he was hurting as he wasn't the same guy that was mowing down hitters in the WBC and who was sharp in his first couple Brewer starts. Hopefully, he'll be fine with some rest.
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    Braun, Gomez, Segura and Lucroy are cornerstone players and all under 30 and under team control. Not many teams have better cores than that. This team has grossly underachieved. It is not grossly under talented. You don't blow up a core like that. A guy like Aoki would have tremendous value to a team like the Rays, who are challenged offensively but have plenty of young major league ready starting pitching and can't take on much in salary. He's a unique player, but they are better positioned to replace him with a Schafer or another OF from somewhere for 2014 than they are a Ramirez, who has value but even that is diminished by his age. I'm not sure what they'd get back for a diminished Gallardo at this point. There are going to be plenty of arms available at the trade deadline. A team needing him isn't likely to have any pitcher close to the majors that's ready, so you are looking at class A type pitching prospects. All well and good but we get back to the track record of developing young arms. If they are going to deal pitching, perhaps someone out there would covet a reliever.
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    I don't see the Brewers dealing any of those guys as I don't think they are willing to concede next year too. They have too many quality player in their prime at reasonable cost to just do a Cub type overhaul. Now Aoki has trade value too, and is near the end of his prime. He could bring something back of value that they are missing without signaling a drastic overhaul.
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    People forget that back in 82, the Brewers were 22-24 at the end of May, 7.5 games back and going nowhere under Buck Rodgers. We all thought back then that the team wasn't playing to its talent level just as we do today. People weren't happy with Rodgers, but most figured after reaching the playoffs the year before albeit in a strike shortened mess of a season with the stupid two halves, that he was safe. That proved to be wrong. The rest is history. This team needs a major shakeup on top. Melvin's been here a decade. He's made some shrewd moves and some bad moves with the roster but his managerial hires have left a lot to be desired. It's time. Roenicke is uninspiring Firing Kranitz looks like a repeat of last year's firing of Kyles. They need to look to the top. Narron is the obvious choice as interim but how about Ed Sedar? I think that would bring about the same kind of clubhouse boost that Kuenn's surprise hiring did back in the day.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    That's possible. Last year the sacrificing of Stan Kyles was followed by better play. I really think the responsibilty is higher up than that though.
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    Melvin has to be gone also. Melvin's had 3 managerial hires already in his tenure. Why would he be trusted to hire a 4th? I could see a scenario where Gord Ash takes over as interim GM and Jerry Narron takes over as interim manager then a whole new management team takes over after this season.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    I couldn't agree more. He's still awful. His only attribute is a nice vocal tone. That's it. Put a script in front of him and he'd be fine. His delivery is choppy and he doesn't verbalize the action as it's happening very well. It's to the point, I have trouble following the action. He's not the least bit interesting in his asides either and those aren't delivered very well either. With television, there's always the mute button when the conversation in the booth gets annoying. If you are forced to listen to a game on radio to follow it, you are out of luck.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    In the next update of the top 50, I'll be very interested to see where Jason Rogers is listed.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    What do we have in this guy? He's hit at every level but hasn't put up the huge power numbers until this year. Is it possible that the Brewers stumbled on a guy with a major league future in the 32nd round? Granted at 25, he's a bit old, but he's really been raking. 39 RBI in 45 games?
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Bianchi has slugged .411 in his minor league career. That's certainly a respectable number for a middle infielder. When was it mandatory that every hitter in a lineup be capable of 25 HR? He'll hit a few. He hit 3 last year in under 100 AB. His walk rate in the minors wasn't all that bad. Where he'll hit in this order, a high walk rate isn't that valuable anyway. He won't be 27 till October. He missed all of 2010 with Tommy John surgery. Prior to that he was KC's SS of the future. Mark Loretta's a great comparison. Bianchi fits that mold. Whether he'd be as successful remains to be seen, but those guys have value.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Don't confuse activity with accomplishments. Hard work when it's not producing results is empty work. Weeks was always a guy who relied on amazing talent and a quick bat. His bat isn't so quick any more. A lot may be due to the wrist injuries he's endured. Frankly I think he's a little out of shape too. He could stand to drop 15-20 pounds. Roenicke is Pollyanna.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    I think Gonzalez will be released to make room for Hart. Barton makes some sense if they go back to 12 pitchers. Gonzalez range isn't close to what it was pre injury so the edge he has on Yuni now is minimal. Yuni is actally better at 3B than Gonzalez. Segura is an everyday player, so it doesn't matter anyway unless he gets hurt. If that happened, Bianchi would play. Even with his recent slump, Yuni has the edge offensively too.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Houston might be bad, but they do have a backup catcher with a .931 OPS. Someone named Carlos Corporan. Hmmm, sounds a bit familiar.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Gamel's "bad luck" was exasperated by his going all out in a ballpark he wasn't familiar with toward a wall for a foul ball then having to put the brakes on too late. Part of becoming an everyday player at the major league level is knowing when it's wise not to go all out and live to fight another day. Giving up your body to catch a foul ball might be admirable, but not always smart. Two years off have put his major league career in serious jeopardy. He might be useful off the bench, but it might be to his benefit to land an everyday AAA job somewhere, and force his way on a roster that way.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Roenicke was the guy that fell in love with idea that Alex Gonzalez, a SS his entire career and coming off a major injury at age 36, was somehow a suitable option to play 1B. He is also the guy that save one game, has continued to put Weeks in the lineup day after day, often batting in key middle of the order spots. The Brewers have talent, but they lack in some key areas. Situational hitting is one of them. That is killing them right now. If they aren't hitting HR, they don't score. The starting pitching has been underwhelming. The supposed ace has made more news off the field than on it. The guy they surrendered their number 1 pick for looks very average. Estrada's been up and down. Peralta's throwing it well but the results don't quite reflect it. Narveson has been on the shelf. Burgos has been ok, save for one start as the 5th starter.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    I thought Overbay (.266/.301/.500) was washed up but in hindsight it was a mistake not to bring him in once Hart and then Gamel went down. It was also a mistake not claiming Mike Carp (.342/.390/.737 with Boston). Even Travis Ishikawa (.298/.380/.458 at AAA) would be better now that what they are playing at 1B now that Yuni has gone ice cold. Brewers got fooled again this spring by another career minor leaguer, Blake Lalli who once the lights came on, gave them nothing.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    A guy who could have real value at the deadline is Aoki. Contenders out there with trouble in the leadoff spot might value him very highly. Now I love what he brings to the Brewers, but for the right deal, they should listen. Aoki is a guy they might be able to bundle Weeks with too. Suppose a team covets Aoki but is reluctant to give up much in return. Well see if they'll also take Weeks and his contract in the deal.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    He's obviously not the same player (keep in mind he's a former MVP so that's a pretty high bar) nor would he cost anywhere near what he used to command, but he's hitting .302 and already has 28 RBI (more than Ryan Braun). His HR numbers are down though he did hit 19 last year (12 away from Target), and this year the Twins have played a lot of games in very cold weather. Mat Gamel is not a viable option at this point. He will not have played for almost 2 full seasons and has virtually no major league track record. Who knows whether Hart will be the same player when he gets back or what he would command in FA. His injury issues (bad knees) might trump Morneau's post concussion which he seems to have conquered. Plus the difference in age is minimal (10 months) Morris has done little so far at AAA so unless he picks it up, he doesn't seem to yet be an option either. The Brewers are predominantly RH and could use a LH hitter in the middle of the lineup. Morneau could be a nice value. I still think he's a tough, tough out and has a little left. Now if Hart agrees to come back at a reasonable price and is productive over the 2nd half, fine, bring him back, but I think Morneau makes sense.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Ok, he's a year older than Corey Hart and he's not the threat he was in his MVP season, but he is eligible for FA after this year and he appears to be healthy again. Plus he's a lefty bat (a need on this roster), and there is the Brewer Canadian connection.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    I'm a lone voice I realize, but I still think this rotation will end up being average, and that means there are going to be stretches where they are very good. Pitchers get in slumps and sometimes it becomes contagious. They may have to tweak things a bit and shuffle guys in and out of a spot a few times, but it's a long season. They've gotten nothing out of Narveson yet but before it's over I think he will contribute. Lohse is about where I expected. Gallardo needs to pick it up. Peralta is throwing the ball a lot better than his ERA suggests. Estrada seemed to figure some things out with a little break. Judging Burgos off a 10 day layoff isn't realistic. Fiers could re-emerge too.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Weeks was hitting just .190 as late as July 24 last year. He closed out the last 65 games or so putting up numbers more in line with his career, but it wasn't like he tore it up. Plus that was done hitting in front of Braun. With Aoki and Segura hitting 1-2, that is not going to happen now. Basically for more than 5 of the 7 1/2 months played since the start of 2012, he's sat below the Mendoza line. That's pretty strong evidence that he might indeed be done. On any sign of little resurgence, they need to shop him, even if it means getting little back or picking up a substantial portion of his salary. They should not be fooled by a decent month or two. Maybe Baltimore would be willing to take a chance. Whether it's Gennett, Yuni, or Bianchi, or some combination, I believe they are better options than Weeks at this point. As they say, enough is enough. The only difference between Weeks and Hall of several years ago is that Rickie has more on his deal than Hall did. Both got plenty of chances.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    I don't see him as a 25 to 30 HR guy, but even at around 20, with his speed and ability, that's one heck of a player. It's not "one of Melvin's better moves", it's his best without equivocation and he's part of the reason I'm not ready to throw in the towel on this season. He and Aoki at the top of the order is an awesome combo, that can create havoc.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Well Fiers was down at Brevard to be near his sick mom, but your point is a good one as he was still starting and stretched out. What does Sanchez have to do to get a call up? He threw 3 perfect innings his last time out with 5K's. Now if they were going to send Burgos back down after his rocky start, then it would make some sense.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Gennett has slugged over .400 in his pro career, so to call him simply a singles hitter isn't quite right. Chris Getz and Darwin Barney are singles hitters. Gennett has a little pop, especially vs. RH pitching. Against RH pitching, he's hitting .373/.439/.492 this season, his first in AAA. I don't have his splits from previous years, but my guess is he handles RH pitching better. I think those advocating his call up see a platoon as the immediate answer. Weeks has been demonstrably worse vs. RH pitching.
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