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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Could benefit getting out of Comerica. Nobody thought Collins would be key contributor last year.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    Durbin is arguably the fittest Brewer on the roster. I don't buy he needs rest. He had a .777 OPS in the postseason.
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    How valid is a 6 year old scouting report on a player after he's missed more games than he's played in the time since. Meanwhile most his contemporaries have been competing regularly at the highest levels of the game. In baseball, you are almost never stagnant. You are either getting better or you're getting worse. When you hardly ever play, chances are great that your skills are not at the level they once were. Mitchell looks like a super athlete, but hitting a baseball is a unique skill that takes constant work. Personally, I would have parted with him already but I understand they figure it's worth the gamble keeping him going into this season. But I sure hope they don't hesitate pulling the plug if he starts out 2026 like he started 2025
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Mitchell has barely played for four seasons. He's 27 and was terrible out of the gate last year. I have no faith that he'll ever be a regular in the big leagues, much less come close to the potential he had 5 years ago. Five years in baseball is an eternity. Playing at the highest level in the game takes skills that need to be honed and worked on constantly. He's not been able to do that for the majority of time he's been a Brewer. I'd wish him well and move on.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    Keller will be out of their price range. Not that I'm all that sold on Mears as a high leverage reliever either. But the Brewers have the guy who could be the closer in waiting. Who's that guy? Patrick. All I'm reading is that Patrick is a likely starter. I can't believe he's not being talked about as a future closer. With Woody back and presuming Peralta is too that leaves 3 rotation spots. Priester is the logical number 3. Misiorowski is penciled in as #4. That leaves a gaggle of young arms to compete for the 5th spot: Myers, Gasser, Henderson, Hall and one or two others. Patrick's stuff played up in relief in the postseason. Not only that he displayed the gutsiness to handle the pressure. Sure he could be a starter, and give you 5 innings of decent work, but he could be a star in the pen.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    How can anyone assume that Mitchell is healthy and if so, he can he play baseball at a level that he's not really ever established himself at? He's a guy you sign on a minor league deal and bring to camp and hope you get lucky. He's going to be 27 next year, beyond the developmental stage. His status as a former first rounder means next to nothing right now. He hasn't accomplished a thing in the big leagues and in 3 of the last 4 seasons, he's hardly played at all.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    I'd play Durbin more, not less. With a game on the line, I'm probably more confident that Durbin comes through than anybody. I don't think there's any reason to think he can't build on a very good rookie season yet he continues to have doubters apparently. I'm not one of them.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    I think it may be time to cut ties with Garrett Mitchell. All that potential, but sadly he can't stay on the field. I had high hopes that 2025 might be the year, but he got off to a very sluggish start and once again went down with a serious injury. How can someone who's played so little baseball the last 3-4 seasons be ready to compete at the highest level.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Let's be real here. The Brewers ran into a Dodgers team that gamed the system. Dodgers went into the season with what 10-11 quality starters, then preserved their best for October by abusing the IL. You going to tell me Snell couldn't pitch until August? Really? Or that Glasnow was only healthy enough to log 90 innings? They didn't have to use the IL for Ohtani of course, but they accomplished the same thing. They had one starter that was in their rotation for the entire season. That was Yamamoto. The Dodgers are so far ahead of the rest of baseball financially, they can do this and I haven't even mentioned Sasaki. Could the Brewers have done the same thing with their limited payroll? Absolutely not. The Brewers can rotate optionable arms back and forth, But guys like Henderson and Gasser were actually injured. The Brewers sold out to get a bye in the wild card round. Dodgers don't have to.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think you can lump Woodruff's situation in with any other player in the Brewer organization. There's not been a Brewer since #19, who's shown the loyalty to the organization that Woodruff has. The feeling has been mutual from the Brewers to Woodruff since the beginning. The way his last contract was constructed is proof of that. They offered him a $10 million buyout in the deal as a show of immense respect for what he's meant to the Brewers. If Woodruff showed any sign that he's still a quality starting pitcher (and he certainly did), paying him the extra $10 million is a no-brainer, and I can't believe Woodruff would walk away from his beloved Brewers at that price. The deal was put together as a win-win and it still is.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    His performance in 2025, is certainly worthy of a top 5 spot in the Cy Young vote and he was unquestioned ace on a 97 win team. He's coming off 3 straight seasons of 30+ starts and 200 K's. Sure there's a handful of teams out there where he's not the ace, but that number isn't as large as you suggest. The Dodgers don't count because they operate under a different set of criteria altogether.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Patrick was awfully good out of the pen in the postseason. I get that starters are harder to find and he's been a starter, but he might be cut out to be an outstanding reliever.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    I don't see a scenario where Anderson makes any sense on a playoff roster. I'd take both Myers and Patrick over him
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Position player? Hoskins. His role will be greatly diminished from what it was, but he could DH against lefties, and occasionally spell Vaughn Pitchers? I'm assuming Gasser will take Fedde's roster spot, leaving the extra man spot open for Patrick.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Ortiz is the shortstop period. Yes Monastario is capable of the random great play, but day in and day out Ortiz is at the upper limit of defensive reliability at the most important defensive position outside of catcher on the field. As for offense, Ortiz' season totals are still negatively affected by his April and May performance. Me personally, I consider Ortiz one of the most important players on the team and he's a huge reason this team has been so dominant since late May. Monastario is a fine utility player, but that's what he is.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    He's 26, has played 442 games in the minors where he's hit .227. His one offensive talent appears to be his ability to swing at strikes and lay off balls outside the zone. He's an ideal leadoff hitter at the AAA level. Seigler has some attributes that make him a decent last man on the bench. But he should not be taking AB's from Durbin in critical games.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Get Chourio up now. The AB's at AAA are to get his timing down, but they are getting nothing offensively from Perkins right now and while Lockbridge has gotten some hits, he brings no power to the table. Even a Chourio who's a little off is still a threat and can put some fear in the opposition.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    I just have to go to the rest of his games. I've seen 3 Brewer games total this season all started by Freddy: 4/2 vs. Royals 8 IP, 2 Hits, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8K 6/8 vs. Padres 6 IP, 1 Hit, O Runs, 2 BB, 3K 8/18 vs. Cubs 6 IP, 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 3 BB, 6K So I've seen him allow just 4 hits in 20 innings, allow 1 run, walk 5 and strike out 17 Are there really other candidates out there?
  19. JohnBriggs12
    They've been getting great performances by enough guys in his absences, but don't kid yourselves, they are going to need Chourio to finish the job. His skill level is off the charts.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    It wasn't just pulling Myers. He was throwing it well, and objectively, Myers is a much better pitcher than Anderson. Myers has had success starting in the big leagues. Anderson is just a guy.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    The game was lost when Murphy took out Myers in favor of Anderson. It was Myers game to win or lose.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    I could've lived with Suarez taking AB's away from Durbin for a couple of months, but not a raw rookie like Seigler.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    I remember Baldwin. He was solid for the expansion Brewers. I couldn't understand why they let him go after his solid 1970 season. The Brewers GM, Frank "Trader" Lane was always making deals. Could it be possible Selig needed the cash and the AAA Hawaii team was trying anyway to accumulate major league talent? Who knows?
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Haase is a backup. Jansen is a lower level starting big league catcher but a starting big league catcher nonetheless. I suspect his role with the Brewers will be to split time with Contreras, the hope being that Contreras will be more productive playing 3-4 games a week and that Jansen provides power to the lineup 3-4 games a week. The days of Contreras being in the lineup as DH when he's not catching are likely over for the remainder of this season also. Brewers feel confident they have enough middle infield prospects that Jadher was expendable. They have earned a level of trust on their evaluation.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Ryan O'Hearn is not exactly going "all in". The guy has 39 RBI this year which has never been more than a platoon bat, and an average one at that. His career WAR on B-R is 2.6. That's right, 2.6. I'd rather have Laureano from the O's than O'Hearn. I think the price for Suarez is more like Patrick and Pratt. Given the Brewers top couple draft picks I think they've already factored in using Pratt as a headliner in a deal.
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