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Braddock is in a sleep clinic somewhere. Parra's career as a Brewer may be over but he never could get lefties out anyway. Stetter is, well, Stetter. Perhaps the closest in house option is Dan Meadows who's off to a nice start at Huntsville. He had a fine year at Brevard last year. Anyone have a scouting report on him? Seems to me this team needs to go out and get themselves a lefty reliever somewhere. Anyone know who could be available?
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Quite a while in his case means never. At best he was the 12th-13th man. He won't be offered arbitration next winter. Will they do with Parra what they did with Capuano and keep bringing him back on minor league deals? I seriously doubt that. Capuano at least had a record of some success.
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Counsell definitely needs to be replaced. If he were on any team but his hometown team, his days would be numbered. Here he'll last the season even if he stays under .200 all year. But I don't see Lopez being that guy even if they were inclined to make a move.
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Who's more valuable: Boggs vs Green
JohnBriggs12 replied to monty57's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
In Stetter's role it's all about the LH/RH splits. Parra's relief stats include a lot of mop up work which I would tend to discount. Not saying they can't and shouldn't try to upgrade from Stetter too, but Parra usefulness out of the pen is that of a guy that can go more than an inning and they already have that. -
Reggie White also suffered from sarcoidosis which contributed greatly to his early death, not to mention being 300 pounds. That's the same ailment that contributed to the demise of Bernie Mac. Sarcoidosis of the lungs limits breathing capacity and combined with something like apnea when breathing patterns are disrupted, can be very dangerous. A lot of people suffer from various degrees of sleep disorders. It could very well be affecting his performance, though it seems odd that one would need a DL trip to treat it.
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Oh, I don't doubt that it's legitimate. It's just very WEIRD this season when the Brewers need a roster spot for a returning player, something really bizarre happens. Need a roster spot? Almonte gets hit in the face by a thrown ball. Need a roster spot? Braddock has a sleeping disorder. What's going to happen when Greinke's ready to come back tomorrow??? You forgot when Marcum had to grieve over his father having successful surgery. Now that was a sham, a mockery and a travesty. It was a traveshamockery. Seriously, this move weakens the pen so and not one you would think that is resolved all that quickly. They are woefully low on lefty bullpen arms, and no I don't count Parra when he returns because lefties have hammered him his entire career. We'll know this is legit or not if Braddock is put on a "rehab" assignment in the next couple weeks. Then it could be they wanted a way to send down Braddock for 4-6 weeks without using an option.
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Who's more valuable: Boggs vs Green
JohnBriggs12 replied to monty57's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
The only value at all I see in Parra is that he's lefthanded and both the lefties in the pen have options so they can in theory keep all 3 in the system all year. The problem is Parra doesn't get lefties out very well and for a guy replacing either Stetter or Braddock, that is a major problem. I'd let him go and wouldn't look back. He's 28 and has never established himself. That's long enough for me. -
Who's more valuable: Boggs vs Green
JohnBriggs12 replied to monty57's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Green is completely expendable. McClendon (0.00), James (2.70), DiFelice (0.00), give them plenty of RH relief depth. They don't really need Boggs either however once Morgan returns. I think both get DFA'd to make room for Grienke and Morgan. That is unless they decide to option out Gallardo. -
That's a discussion worth having. Discussing ad nauseum the pluses and minuses of Betancourt is burying the headline. The opening day starter has an ERA of over 6. He's allowed 26 earned runs in 26 1/3 innings over his last 5 starts. He leads the league in hits allowed. He's had the same shortstop as Marcum and Wolf who are among the league leaders in ERA. Can you say Jaime Navarro? If Estrada posts another quality start tonight, I think sending down Gallardo is an option that should be considered.
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Pre-Draft Minor League Transactions
JohnBriggs12 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Astute observation. Schroeder quoted Roenicke as them preferring to keep the 13th pitcher for now and with Morgan back, that's a likely scenario. Jordan Brown has hit at AAA. He might be a useful bench bat down the road. -
We were told by those "in the know" that Betancourt was the worst starting player in baseball. Maybe an argument could have been made that for a brief point in his career he was at or near the bottom. But so are a lot of guys if you look at the worst stretch of their careers. He's not at that point right now. He's a very serviceable player right now. He's being properly used in the 7th spot to negate his offensive weakness, and he's steady defensively. That doesn't make him an All Star. But it also doesn't merit a thread questioning his daily performance either.
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Why does everyone just assume Parra comes back? He's made 6 rehab appearances. If they really wanted him back, wouldn't he be back by now? My guess is he's mostly insurance but that the policy runs out pretty soon and it's between he and Green for one roster spot. Parra is notoriously poor vs left handed hitters. He's not the guy you want replacing Stetter in that role. I wouldn't assume they'd hold on to Green either rather than Estrada.
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Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder: Double Standard?
JohnBriggs12 replied to TexasAggieBrewer's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Prince drove in 83 runs after turning down 5 yrs/$100 million. For the most part, he still escaped much criticism and no doubt that's because most people see Boras as the one pulling the strings. If there's a difference, that's it. Braun took control of his situation, not his agent. -
Defense aside. if you think OBP is the one stat that defines a player's offensive contribution no matter where in the lineup he hits, then you won't like Betancourt. It's that simple. Personally, I've always believed the value of OBP as a measure varied greatly upon where a player hit in a lineup, and the 7th spot in an NL order is without question the ideal spot to bat for a low OBP guy like Betancourt. As long as he hits for a decent average which isn't all that easy to do with poor hitters behind you, in that spot he's going to pick up a respectable number of RBI. That is the essential job of the 7th hitter in a lineup. Walking with a runner on 2nd and two out, with the 8th hitter and 9th hitter behind you, generally doesn't do much good. Is Betancourt a great offensive player or even a great offensive shortstop? Of course not. But the key question is if this team can win with it's other parts and an average year from Betancourt. Absolutely they can.
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I have a feeling you better get out and see Ross soon because he's not long for the Midwest League if he keeps this up.
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From the looks of the swings against Gallardo in recent games, it's almost as if hitters are picking something up, be it glove angle, how he sets his hands or what. Maybe he should try the Ryan Dempster glove waggle.
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COBrewerfan, You need to keep in mind that believers in stats like WAR see these as the "be all and end all" of rating players with what amounts to almost a religious ferver. It's as if those that don't aren't "enlightened" and live in the dark ages. The focus offensively of these ratings is almost entirely on OBP. That makes Betancourt almost the "anti-Christ". You've watched the games. I've watched the games. Betancourt has fielded his position smoothly and efficiently all year. He looks nothing like the guy he was described to be in all the dire threads. We're told fielding percentage is a useless stat though generally the great fielders in history had fine fielding percentages too. I didn't see much of Betancourt as a Mariner or a Royal. I don't doubt that at times, he may have had lapses defensively (as do all players), but once he got labeled by someone, every mistake he made got magnified as "proof of his badness".
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Hart activated; Almonte to 7-day DL (concussion)
JohnBriggs12 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It's always a nice story when a career minor leaguer like Almonte fights his way into the majors in his 30's. The success rate for such guys isn't all that good (see Jim Rushford). Part of that is they don't have any margin for error. If they don't hit right away, they become expendable. But they can take pride in having made it though. -
It's still very early, but this is a terrific stretch he's on. Triple crowns are rare because there are usually several outstanding players that have good seasons at the same time. The fact that Pujols has never won one speaks to the difficulty. Injuries may or may not be a factor, but conventional baseball thought is that it's a game of adjustments. Pitchers adjusted to Braun after his incredible rookie season and his 08 through 10 numbers, while good, weren't in the stratosphere. It appears as if Braun has adjusted this time and the pitchers are paying for it. It's certainly questionable whether anyone can win a Triple Crown, but certainly Braun belongs in the discussion of possibilities. He's certainly capable of taking any of the 3 components in a given year.
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I totally disagree. Braun's 2007 RBI totals pro rated over 162 games was 139 which would have led the league. His prorated HR total that year would have been 49, second by one to Fielder's 50. That was batting behind Weeks and Hardy who had a modest .322 OBP. Hardy you may recall, couldn't run at all, and was no sure thing to score from second on a single. He also had a hard time scoring from first on a double. Gomez on the other hand has the ability to get in scoring position at will any time he's on, including via fielder's choices, will almost always score from second on singles and from first on doubles. Same goes with Morgan who figures to hit second too on days he's in CF. I still think they'll bat Hart 6th. If Braun continues to keep his strikeout rate low, he's going to get more cheap RBI too.
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Some people need to say they are sorry to RRR
JohnBriggs12 replied to RobDeer 45's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
He's going to get more pitches to hit batting there than he would in the 7 or 8 spot. That's going to allow him to maximize his numbers and allows them eventually to add pop to the 6 hole when Hart returns.. Right now, he's on pace to score 108 runs. While his OBP will not ever be great, he causes enough havoc when he is on to distract opposing pitchers when they have enough to worry about facing Braun and Fielder. The difference between a .350 OBP and a .300 OBP, is 5 extra times on every 100 PA, or about one a week. He's also tough to double up so when Weeks reaches, his groundballs at worst end up as fielders choices, leaving a huge threat still on. -
His defense has still been bad on the year, BIZ has him negative now as does UZR. He just has no range and that is going to make him a bad defensive player no matter what he does. The best they can hope for is that they can hide it some with the shifts. Brewer defense in general has been outstanding and Betancourt is part of it. You can spin it any way you want with various models (all of which are very close to average at this point), but he's been very solid and a far cry from what the doomsayers predicted.
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I doubt it. There's really no place for him once Saito and Parra come back. We'll have a full pen of Ax, Loe, Saito, Hawkins, Mitre, Braddock/Stetter, and Parra.There's really no room for Parra either. There's still a mindset, expressed by Schroeder the other day that Parra would be snapped up quickly if put on waivers. Maybe, but if he was in such great demand, why not trade him? They certainly should not sweat exposing Green to waivers with DiFelice still around and two serviceable relievers already on the 40 man that can be called up any time in Kintzler and McClendon.
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Betancourt is currently leading the league in sacrifice flys with 3. Walks are certainly foreign to him, and he's certainly not a great hitter, but there is an upside to being able to get wood on the ball when there's a runner on 3rd and less than 2 out.
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McClendon is a better option.An argument could easily be made that so are DiFelice, Dillard and James. Honestly, I couldn't understand why Green had an inside track on a roster spot starting spring training. His career numbers were below average for a reliever, he was hurt most of 2010, and they had other guys in the system with promise. McClendon was very good in August and September and he was getting work in close games. Of course I don't understand either how Kintzler has passed McClendon either. Sure Kintzler has a power arm, but he's still a work in progress and McClendon's had more success in the majors. What's funny is that last night Schroeder was no sooner discussing how difficult it was going to be to find room for guys, and Kintzler and Green both surrendered multiple runs. Personally, the decision isn't that tough is it?