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(lets forget the fact that a good chunk of Madison are Cub fans) There are Cub fans everywhere including Fargo, Duluth, and Sioux Falls. And there are more Brewer fans than you realize in Chicago area too.
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Weeks doesn't put a lot of strikes thrown to him in play relative to most hitters. When you do that, you are going to get deeper in counts which means more walks but also more strikeouts. Whoever bats in front of Braun is likely to get thrown a fairly high percentage of strikes. The Brewers might actually be better off with the type of hitter that can do more consistent damage on those type pitches.
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coolstandings has the Brewer with a 0.4% shot at the playoffs. Last year through 129 games the Cardinals were 10.5 back in 3rd in the WC race. So I'm saying there's a chance Jim Carey.
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It will be quite a story if Burgos gets a September call up. Not many guys make it from A ball to the majors in one season and ever rarer in the Brewer organization. He certainly deserves it though. What makes it remarkable is that he wasn't on anyone's radar at the start of the season. He's already at 165 innings so not sure how much he'd pitch, but he deserves the honor for sure. There have been plenty of solid pitching performances in the Brewer system, but Burgos should easily win the Brewer Minor League Pitcher of the Year recognition too. Another Fiers? Now that would be something.
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The Madison (85th) and Green Bay-Appleton (69th) television markets both rank much higher than any secondary markets in Minnesota and the Dakotas. If you add Madison and Green Bay to Milwaukee it about equals Minneapolis/St. Paul alone.
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Why not have Brewers just go 27-6 the rest of the way? Unfortunately petition to play all remaining games vs. Cubs and Astros has been turned down.
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"Just getting some good starts out of Marcum for the fans to watch is better than getting someone who will never get out of A-Ball" Except that the million dollars or so saved goes right to the bottom line. They'd likely have to sell 30,000 or more tickets to match that. That's not insignificant for any business with revenues similar to a major league team. Letting a veteran like Marcum have the opportunity to get to the postseason also creates some goodwill, and other potential FA take notice of stuff like that.
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Finishing off a disappointing year with a good run can pay dividends. The 91 team closed out the year 40-19 in their last 59 games. It didn't save Trebelhorn's job but they did win 92 the next year with a young pitching staff. Getting to or even a little over .500 will help them regain their identity as a team to be reckoned with a bit. You still mix in the young guys here and there, which actually helps keep the veteran starter fresh.
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The Brewers aren't going to get a comp pick for Marcum under any circumstances. No way they'll make him a qualifying offer over $13 million. They are just doing him a favor by seeing if a contender will take him. I wouldn't expect much back other than 1/6 of his current salary, a little over a million dollars.
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Would the Brewers offer him the deal they offered in July? If so, yeah he could be back. I'm not so sure they will though. Gallardo is 6-0 since they dealt Greinke. He's clearly established himself as the ace. That money might be better put to use extending Yo.
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Still ahead of Morris is Sean Halton who's posted a .943 OPS since the break at a higher level. Halton has 1 HR every 21.25 AB, nearly matching Morris' 1 every 20.24. Whether or not Halton would be exposed to the rule 5 I'm not sure, and with Morris behind him it's not critical, but he's earned a call up. Halton also has a higher OBP than Morris.
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Link Report for Tue. 8/28 - Pitching the story
JohnBriggs12 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Halton goes deep again, his 4th in his last 7 games. Halton and Morris have now combined for 40. True Morris has 24, but Halton's 16 are in about 160 fewer ABs. -
Just to be clear, it's the Orioles correct?, not the Blue Jays or Cardinals. There's several birds in MLB.
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I think the major goal needs to be re-establishing confidence in the relievers that are likely to return next season and evaluating whether the guys who are arby eligible are worth bringing back. The other major goal is evaluation of the young/less experienced starters and their placement on the depth chart heading into spring. Offensively, the key position is shortstop and evaluating Segura's readiness to be starter out of the gate next year. If not, they need to get a long enough look at Bianchi and whether he can be the fall back guy. That evaluation process should only be taking place in games against major league opponents and neither the Cubs nor the Astros qualify at this juncture.
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You bring up a good point. The Brewers staff strikes out a lot of hitters, and that makes defense itself less critical. In fact strikeouts are so frequent these days in general compared to 30 or 40 years ago, that the value of having good defense, while still important, isn't what it once was.
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Eric Farris has earned a callup. His 2nd half line is impressive: .326/.362/.486 with 5HR. He's already on the 40 man too.
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When it comes down to who's in and who's out of the rotation as opening day approaches, options, or lack of them play a big role. Assuming everyone is healthy, and looked fine in Arizona, the guys with experience and/or no options remaining are going to get the nod over the guys who have options left. That doesn't mean the guys sent down won't spend a great deal of time in the rotation due to to poor performance, injuries, etc. With only Gallardo on a long term deal, they won't hesitate replacing any of the others if they struggle and the guys at AAA are performing well.
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You can't dismiss the tendency to give up the long ball. Especially the fact that most of them (13 of 16) occured from the 4th inning on. His OPS against goes from .588 in innings 1-3 to .828 in 4-6 and a whopping 1.444 from the 7th on. Thats a formula where games get turned suddenly and contributes to his win total being so low along with poor run support and shoddy relief. His stuff is different, but Dave Bush had a similar tendency. I like Estrada, but I think he'd more have more value coming out of the pen.
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This is who I think they'll have on opening day: 1. Gallardo 2. Fiers 3. Rogers (no options gives him edge on Peralta, Thornburg) 4. Joe Saunders (Melvin shops for another veteran lefty as insurance in case Narveson isn't ready. At least this time he doesn't pay much) 5. Narveson shows he's ready in Arizona, and he grabs 5th spot over Estrada who's needed in pen. In July, Brewers will be close enough, have the payroll room and prospects and will shop for big name starter to bolster the rotation down the stretch.
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You can't contend with young pitching? Somebody tell Oakland quick. We know the Brewers will have Gallardo who, ace or no ace, is 44-25 over the past 3 seasons. They also have Fiers and Estrada, who didn't just get their feet wet this season, but who got their ankles and knees wet too. Folks on here totally discount Narveson, but there's no reason to think he won't be ready by spring training. Then there's a plethora of talented young/less experienced guys who'll contend for one or two spots: Rogers, Thornburg, Peralta, and even Burgos. Then there is the relatively strong possibility that a veteran quality starter will be acquired in the off season via FA or trade. Melvin and Attanasio see the same lineup we see, and they aren't going to chuck a season with a lineup full of guys in their primes when there is money in the budget to add pieces.
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This year's collapse can be squarely blamed on the bullpen. The lineup, even with season ending injuries to 2 starters, produced at an acceptable level, though early struggles of Ramirez and especially Weeks made things tougher. The Brewers do have reliable cornerstone players. As such they go into every season with a chance. Every team has variables primarily in pitching. Nobody saw the bullpen collapse to the extent it did this year. We need to see what changes to the pitching staff are made.
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I wonder how long he's been taking ground balls at 3B? Hopefully he shows some ability there. It would certainly increase his chances of someday seeing big league time and they need room at 1b for Morris. edit: Wow, look what the move to 3B did! 2 HR and 4 RBI for big Sean tonight!
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Would the A's pick up the phone if Randy Wolf's agent called?
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Bianchi's been on fire at Nashville. Segura's the future but may not be quite ready. They need to give Bianchi some starts.
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I think the Brewers kept hoping Wolf would put together a string of 3 good starts so some team would bite. It never happened. He had one decent one vs. the Reds a couple weeks ago, but couldn't follow it up. Adios Randy!