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  1. JohnBriggs12
    If the Capuano situation is any indication, I would expect the Brewers to non-tender Narveson, and bring him back for a nominal major league contract as technically a FA. The Brewers tend to show a lot of loyalty to guys that have been productive and are good citizens and he certainly falls into that category. Then they'll evaluate where he's at from there. He's not a hard thrower per se, but his fastball is decent enough to set up his out pitches and get on hitters if they are looking for something off speed. He could make it all the way back. As for next season, there is one lock and that's Gallardo. Estrada's status will depend on how he does the rest of the year. I have a sneaking suspicion one guy not often mentioned who will be prominently in the mix is Fiers. Then they'll either re-sign one of their guys or sign another FA and one spot will go to any of several guys, Peralta, Thornburg, Bradley, Jungmann or some other young guy. One thing we do know, it will look a lot different and that's not necessarily bad.
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    Some of the pitching woes can be traced to a hangover effect from last season. That being said, many of these guys got substantial raises and they need them to pitch to their investment. Gallardo worked 21% more innings in 2011 than he had in any previous season. Marcum wore down with a month to go last year. Greinke hasn't pitched like a true ace (ie: Cy Young contender) since 09. Wolf turns 36 in August and it's a bit much to expect another sub 4 ERA season. The rotation and middle relief is where the concern should be. I had read that Melvin wanted another veteran arm to bolster starting depth but couldn't get one at his price. That may come back to haunt them. K-Rod and Axford will be fine. K-Rod is a tightrope walker even when he's at the top of his game. He's gotten burned some early but he's throwing it fine. When Axford's really needed it, he's been bringing it and then some. I see both of those guys pacing themselves a bit early. Veras' performance is a concern 79 appearances last year might have taken a toll.
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    The jury is still out on Gamel. He's certainly shown flashes but he needs to do it day in and day out. The next 6 weeks are pretty critical for him. If his OPS is still lingering under .700 and his power numbers continue very modest in mid June, there will be calls for the Brewers to scour the trade market, or move Hart to first and Aoki to RF.
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    Good point that gets forgotten. Since April 6th his OPS is .645 and his OBP is .264. That's more than a week and a half. I find it hilarious that after 2 pretty good weeks (not spectacular by any means), everyone is declaring Ramirez as back to his prime self. I don't think anyone that thinks the ARAM signing was bad was predicting an under .220 BA and an OPS of around .600. Of course he's going to have some decent stretches. But he's not going to be a .900+ OPS guy over the course of a season. As for Braun, Molitor's career OBP is also .369 and Yount's was .342.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    The last play doesn't happen if Axford doesn't literally blow Freese and Yadi away. Those guys have been killing the Brewers. I'm pretty confident he blows away the next hitter too. When Axford needs to have it, he finds it and he's nearly unhittable. Mentally, he's as tough as they come too.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Rivas, Fiers, Peralta again, Meadows, Perez. We'll likely see all of those guys at some point. Parra isn't all that secure either.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    I'd like to see Yo backing guys off the plate more. He's hit one batter since the beginning of 2011. Cardinal hitters have seen him enough to know they can just dig in and if they can lay off his in the dirt curveball, they can get him. Obviously as a team they've studied him more than some other opponents and they've picked up on something. If Yo can't find a way to make them uncomfortable or find more late movement, they will continue to own him.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Plus he's 35 years old. I read where Hall recently said he'd be open to playing in AAA. He just didn't want to play for Yanks team because they have weird schedule due to stadium renovations. I suppose signing either Inge or Hall to play at AAA initially would be low risk moves. I don't think the bench imbalance has hurt the team though to this point.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    From July 6 through Sept. 5, the team was 39-15. McGehee raised his OPS from .582 to .659 and had 8 HR and 32 RBI in those 54 games. If you prorate that production over 162 games, its 24 HR, 96 RBI. He fell off after that, driving in just 2 runs the rest of the season, but one could understand why a manager wouldn't make a change until he finally did.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    I'll bet Mike Rivera is wondering what happened to that Yost strategy when he was backup. Wasn't Yost the guy that let Jason Kendall go weeks at a time without a rest?
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Aoki has the ability to foul off one tough pitch after another. Against the better pitchers in the league, that's a nice asset to have.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    The OF situation is very interesting. The highest ceiling guy is Gomez and he's been on fire. It's tempting to see what he can do playing a little more. Aoki and Morgan are very serviceable players and pretty interchangeable with Aoki's ability to also hit LH pitching perhaps giving him an edge. Hart's hitting like an All Star. We knew the OF was stacked but it's been even better than anticipated. That's good news with a pitching staff that's been less than advertised. They may need to come up with a pitcher somehow and they can deal from strength with the OF.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Ramirez is a notorious first ball, fast ball hitter. He doesn't work the count as much as he's forced to by the opposing team's game plan. Last year Ramirez saw just 3.32 pitches per AB, which is about a half a pitch below the league average. It's up some this year so far. But as Bob Brenly said about once a game: "I don't know why any pitcher would throw Ramirez a fast ball on the first pitch". That wasn't so much a knock but that he often did damage on the first pitch.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    That's a pretty big club. But you have to be concerned with the short starts. The bullpen has been shaky already. A steady diet of Loe and Parra is not real appetizing.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think Roenicke was too happy about Gamel's play the other night but I'm guessing he was more upset with Sedar than Gamel. He knew they dodged a bullet that it's only a bruise. I would hope he's stressed to Sedar that when you are up by 4 runs in April, you don't risk players you are counting on to add an insurance run.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Ramirez got doubled off of 2nd base a number of times with the Cubs. In fact I remember him doing it at least once against the Brewers. There's reasons the Cub fans weren't sorry to see him go and plays like that are one of them.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    pedbager nailed it. The union has basically abandoned Braun in this case. His interests and the union's interests are at odds. It's as simple as that.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    HA, HA, HA. That's so funny. Maybe you should be doing comedy. I'm entitled to an opinion. If you disagree, then say so. I don't attack you personally because you make a point I might not agree with. The ball off the wall was hit hard no question and was fielded well. It wasn't a laser though. I followed the ball and once it hit off the wall, I was surprised Gamel was pulling up. I've seen a lot of games, and I though it was a sure double. I didn't have the benefit of replay. He may have not gotten out of the box that well.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    I thought it was unnecessary given the game situation. He drove his shoulder into his head area. How many guys are suing the NFL over hits like that? Gamel put himself at risk to turn a 4 run lead into a 5 run lead in April? Bad decision by Sedar in this type of game too. Gamel will take one in the ribs. No question.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    I wouldn't make a move on Oswalt just yet. Narveson's going down gives them an opportunity to see what they have in Estrada as a starting pitcher. As has been pointed out, they are going to have openings in the rotation next year. If they signed Greinke, that's going to take up a huge financial commitment. They are going to need to have starters around him and Gallardo making pre arby salaries in order to properly balance the payroll. Hopefully, at least one of the young guys is ready and then you can have Estrada, and Narveson if he recovers, hold the spots for the Bradleys, Thornburgs, that won't be far behind.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    If I had a million dollars for every time I read the Brewers wouldn't miss Fielder (for various reasons), I'd almost be as rich as Prince. Newsflash: They miss Fielder. Badly. I miss him to. It's hard to explain, but I don't get as involved in the games. I see Aramis Ramirez and I think, ex-Cub, what's Prince doing? Oldtimers might relate to the feeling watching Rick Manning. No offense to Manning, but he replaced Stormin Gorman. It just wasn't the same.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    If it requires surgery, it's a very tough break for Narveson and the Brewers. He's arby eligible next year and unless you count Wolf's option (which based on how he's performed so far this year isn't going to get picked up), the only other current starter under control is Yo. With McClendon already up, I imagine he'll stick around when Loe returns.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    There's really no hard and fast rule. Based on his track record everyone thought Adam Dunn would eventually hit but last year he never did and he recorded one of the worst seasons in MLB history. Had he not had an extensive record, he would not have continued to play. The old bromide that a player will perform to the numbers on the back of his bubble gum card over the course of a season usually works but not always. I think most rookies and first time starters though have to do something in their first 150 or so plate appearances to justify staying at the big league level. Some, like Hardy in his rookie year, were given more time.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Scooter isn't hot. It's just Scooter being Scooter. It's going to be a real interesting question if Scooter bangs the ball like this. Do you trade Weeks after 2013 season (or even sooner)? Will there be any takers for a 31 year old 2nd baseman due to make $11 million in 2014?
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I'm saddened by the passing of Andy Replogle, a member of my favorite all time Brewer team, the team that became known as Bambi's Bombers. He passed away way too soon. Replogle was basically a career minor league type that manned the 5th starter position for most of that season as the result of an injury to Moose Haas and the offseason trade that sent Jim Slaton to the Tigers for Ben Oglivie. When he pitched you just hoped the offense did it's thing. Still despite allowing 177 hits in 149 innings, and striking out only 41 hitters, he not only managed a winning record (9-5), but an ERA under 4 and he threw 2 complete game shutouts. Considering that success with very limited stuff, one wonders what the Crew might have done that year with a healthy Haas.
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