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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Those were some pretty impressive numbers he was putting up in the Frontier League where the talent is pretty comparable to the Midwest League. He should be able to continue having success in Midwest League. Played at top program in college too.
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    Happened to catch a Schaumburg Boomers (Frontier League) game the other night and saw 2015 15th rounder Zach Taylor catching for the Boomers. In just his second game of the year he went 3 for 4 with a couple RBI and a walk. That may have been his best game ever as a pro. His time in Brewer organization lasted all of 40 games. The indy leagues like the Frontier League serve a great purpose giving guys who wash out of affiliated ball quickly second chances. A guy hit 2 HR for Schaumburg that night so I looked up his resume. So happens he had been drafted by the White Sox just last year and got released this spring after hitting a combined .298 combined in 2 rookie leagues last year. He had played a grand total of 37 games in the White Sox system. Imagine yourself drafted by a major league organization and getting essentially a quarter of a minor league season of action to prove yourself worthy of staying. It's a tough tough business.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    This isn't a computer game and these aren't robots. Sending Hiura down was akin to tapping the breaks on a race car. It's like the play the other night when after taking the lead on Grandal's dramatic 7th inning HR, they failed to turn a sure out into an out when various players didn't take charge on a popup. It wasn't that they gave an extra out which is bad enough, but it erased the good feeling after just taking the lead. Two days before he was sent down, Hiura had won an emotional game with a huge home run. That's the kind of win that teams turn into winning streaks. Timing is everything in sports. Players know better than anyone, sometimes including management, who belongs on the field. The rest of the team saw Hiura going down as an extra burden on them.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    I expect Hiura to be called up before the next series, and if so then there is just no question that it was all about Super 2 status. But if the unexpected happens, and Hiura is still in AAA on July 1, then it's questionable if it was about Super 2 status or something else (defense), because Super 2 status really doesn't play into the equation at all once we get into very late June/early July. It's one thing to be conscious of Super 2 status, it's quite another to mess with a lineup on a contending team that's clicking with Hiura as a key member. As we now are seeing, once a team loses it's mojo, getting it back is a big problem. They could have always waited for Hiura to go through a bit of a slump, but they sent him down when he was on fire to bring up a guy who's been lost since day one. The season can be lost in June.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    If there's one thing Stearns deserves criticism for, it's that he's underrated some guys who were already here when he got here. The 2017 team in Colorado was supposed to be all about Brinson and Phillips, who were both among top 5 prospects in the system. But who was putting up the best offensive numbers on that team? Yup it was Garrett Cooper and it wasn't all that close. Sure they had Aguilar at the time, but Cooper had already proven he could play corner OF as well as 1B. They ended up with a guy for a someone who's set in Miami now. Cooper wasn't even getting invites to major league training camp. That's how little Stearns thought of him. And he might not have liked Davis' OF defense but the results of that deal are in and he got fleeced by Oakland. Then of course, there's Scooter Gennett. His underrating of him in favor of Jonathon Villar might go down as an historic blunder.
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    The old adage was that left handed pitchers take longer to develop. I don't know how true that is. I think it goes back to the days of Sandy Koufax. Boyd's WHIP went from 1.556 in 2017 to 1.157 in 2018. So it's not like his 2019 came out of nowhere. Detroit's still a few years away at best. If Tigers want to take a Shaw or Aguilar or both thinking if they turn it around, plus an arm like Anderson to fill in they could be added to prospect package. I think Brewers would have to include a Supak or Peralta, Ray and at least one or two lower level prospects with upside.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    What so maddening is that the excuse for sending out Hiura and bringing back Shaw was that they wanted to maintain organizational depth? Since when does organizational depth trump lineup depth at the major league level for a contending team? Shaw's having a lost season. Maybe he'll come back and be the guy he was for a couple seasons. Maybe he's Chris Davis and he's done. Either way, Hiura's the future not just at 2B, but in the middle of the lineup. Maintain depth by using some of that money the fans are pouring into the coffers and extend Moose and Grandal for a couple more seasons.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Why not both in regards to Hiura? I guess they could trade Shaw as well but wouldn't mind if he stayed on the team still or at least option him and work on things. A left handed bat like Shaw's can still be very important down the stretch/playoffs. Point is Castellanos is a selfish player. Tigers wanted to increase his trade value by playing him at 1B. He refused and tried to use that refusal as leverage for a multi year deal? He's a horrible outfielder. I'd take my chances that Aguilar gets it together.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Hiura's the best RH bat in the system right now, regardless of level including the major leagues. That he's at AAA is dumbfounding.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    From what I understand the Tigers wanted him to play some 1B and he refused unless they gave him a multiyear deal. Why not just bring up Hiura and deal Shaw who still has some value despite his terrible season?
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Would the Indians take Peralta, Shaw and a low level lottery pick or two for Hand?
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Yeah they need to move on from Taylor Williams. He's gotten repeated chances and just doesn't command at the major league level.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Shaw looks totally lost to me and despite his protestations I don't think he's close. Aguilar's issue is he let his weight get a little out of hand and it's affecting his swing, but his timing looks okay to me. He's just a fraction away from barreling balls up. Hiura needs to be up now, not in a month. Shaw needs to be given the same treatment given Santana last year. Send him down and forget he's there for a while and then move him for something of value in the winter. Let another team take a risk that he'll return to his 17-18 form. They have LH thunder in their lineup without Shaw. If need be they can always go out and pick up Neil Walker.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    The O's rebuild by all accounts is going to be more than a 3 year process. So for the right package, I think he could be had. But it's going to take a lot. Probably at least 2 very good arms including one at or near the major league level (Peralta?) and a couple everyday players, though those could be more low level guys and you could toss in an Aguilar or Shaw that they could try and build value for a future deal.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    But the contrast between Shaw and the duo if Moustakas and Yelich is stark. So he's drawn a few walks? After 2 hits his first night back, he's got one since and one RBI. With an opportunity this week to use a 9th hitter, somehow it doesn't make sense to have the 13th arm instead of arguably no worse than the 5th best bat in the system at AAA.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Too bad Stearns gave up on Garrett Cooper. Two years ago Brewers had Thames, Aguilar in the majors and Cooper raking at AAA. Right now of those three, I'm not sure Cooper isn't the best bet going forward.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    The guy's earned a shot, and not just a few mopup innings to save the bullpen. Nelson sure looked like he needed more work. Some of that might have been nerves, but if doesn't improve off that in his next start, then they should make room for a guy with a 0.40 ERA in AAA.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    It's understandable that the Brewers fell in love with Shaw and Aguilar as they were huge parts of a division championship but history tells us that guys flame out at the highest level of baseball. Chris Davis had 53 HR and 138 RBI and a 1.004 OPS in 2013. Now look at him. Hiura is a once in a decade type offensive talent who the Brewers invested a high pick in. Aguilar was a waiver pick up. Shaw was had for a solid but expendable reliever. Hiura hits pitching from either side. Shaw's nearly useless vs. LHP. Aguilar's a RH platoon hitter at best now.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    How will this sit with Hiura and his agent down the road? Things like this tend to be remembered by players as a sign of disrespect.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Because he has an 850 OPS. Him and Shaw cancel each other out. The question is if Shaw has to play would you rather have Hirua or the Thames /Aguillar platoon. Sign me up for Hirua every day. Right now, I'd rather Perez be in the platoon at 1B than Aguilar, be it with Thames or Shaw. The big reason Aguilar slumping was hurting the team so much was that other than Braun, what RH punch did they have? Hiura, Arcia, and Perez have all helped balance things out by swinging a good bat. Hence not as much critical need for Aguilar, unless he turns back into his early 2018 version. Now no Hiura for the time being and still a lost Aguilar and Shaw.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    I would have bitten the bullet and DFA'd the guy hitting .190/.301/.307. Sure he had an All Star 2018, but he's soon to be 29, and frankly there's veteran 1B/DH types with similar backgrounds of inconsistency on the market every year.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Chacin to the IL? Who didn't see that coming? The curveball was Gio also going to the IL.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    The 2019 rookie class in MLB has been incredibly productive. Hiura is part of the strongest class I can remember. I still think Brewers will have to unload one of Thames, Aguilar or Shaw. Ironically it might be the one that gets hot who'll be in demand.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Perez had 2 doubles and a walk in 4 PA. Can't really nitpick one AB. Perez is having a fine season.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I can easily see Chacin coming up with a phantom injury (shoulder tightness for instance) and being replaced by Nelson. Don't the Dodgers do that all the time with their 8 or 9 starters? I don't see Jhoulys going to the pen.
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