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The Brewers are short of starting pitching right now with Anderson, Davies and Miley on the shelf, but geesh, add those 3 plus Nelson to go with Chacin, Guerra, Suter and Peralta, I don't see starting pitching as the weakness that it's made out to be.
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Link Report for Sunday 5/13 - Happy Mothers Day!
JohnBriggs12 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Nice to see a good start for Wilkerson. With the Brewers starters roulette, it's only a matter of time when it'll be his turn. -
Cano broke his hand yesterday and Mariners don't have an obvious replacement unless they take Gordon out of CF and move him back to 2B. Either way, Stearns should be on the phone discussing Villar or Broxton or both to the Ms. Not that the return would be great, but just to clear the logjam. Combined they could bring back more than each individually.
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Struggling is struggling. It can, and often does, carry over regardless of level. When he came up and hit well last year it was after he was hitting in AAA. Good news is Saladino is looking like a nice pickup. He was really pretty good in 2016 for the White Sox, but never got it going last year. If they get the 2016 version, he's a factor and he can pick it too.
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Good gosh I would certainly hope so. Never know with the endless revolving door DS & CC operate with. Here today, gone tomorrow, repeat in few weeks lol As someone who witnessed Chris Saenz one and only major league start, nothing would surprise me.
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Don't rule out seeing Asher again, maybe even as a starter. He did just what was asked last night.
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Woodruff has to command his fastball better to get major league hitters out. That's key for almost all pitchers though and that's ultimately what did in Wily Peralta too. He also lacks a wipe out changeup or splitter. After a little adversity he seems to just lose command and throw it. the fastball doesn't move much so it has to be located well. He should watch how Chacin gets hitters moving his fastball around but staying out of the middle of the plate out or develop a third pitch and use it.
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Barnes optioned to AAA; Asher's contract purchased
JohnBriggs12 replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
There's plenty worse drawing major league paychecks. His resume is a lot stronger than was Guerra's. He was pretty good in 5 starts for the Phillies in 2016 and though his ERA was over 5 with the O's last year, his WHIP wasn't terrible and his BAA of .263 in the AL East isn't all that bad either. Guys like him get chances all the time around the league. At 26, he's still a guy who could be a back end starter in the right situation. -
We're not privy to all that goes on behind the scenes. It could be they just want Villar to make an adjustment and he's resisting it. There could be a deal in the works. Maybe they think Villar has not been a good influence on Arcia. It could simply be that behind the scenes Perez is the leader of the Venezuelan players and they want the team leaders on the field.
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Perez is stepping up. Yeah he'll never be a walk machine but he puts the ball in play, is steady in the field, and will show occasional power.
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He's got nothing. Miley and Davies out is at least one too many.
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No way - he's played 2B the last two games...he's been pulled after 6 and 7 innings after what appears to be a plan to phase him back onto the field. The 2B solution for 2018 needs to be getting rid of the pile of MIF roster fodder currently on the 40-man roster and replacing at least one of them with a quality veteran rental at the trade deadline (Lowrie, Dozier could be attractive options should either the A's or Twins be out of it in 2 months) Hiura's the 2B solution to the MLB roster longterm - with all the angst about his arm to me it was a positive that he basically made it through an entire MLB spring training without missing time throwing during drills/practice/games. Even if Hiura needs surgery later this year and 2019 winds up being mostly rehab for him, the Brewers have gotta give him every opportunity to play 2B everyday in Milwaukee sometime between now and 2021. I still think Hiura is on target to be brought up to play 2B in Milwaukee around Memorial Day next year and stay there. He's on the same fast track Braun was back in the day. They knew about the shoulder when they drafted him. It hasn't prevented him from hitting and the latest issue was just a minor setback. He's not only the only premium bat in the system, he's the first one they've had since Braun. No way he gets traded.
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He made the Marlins roster to start the season, but was injured and hasn't come off the DL. He was their opening day RF after a strong spring, got hit by a pitch in the wrist in the opening series against the Cubs (he's currently on the 60 day DL to make roster space) and is expected back at the end of May. Orf update: He's now 22 for 45 in his last 10 games and is hitting .364 on the road. I don't care what level or where he's playing, those would be good numbers off a batting practice pitcher. Here's my favorite Orf stat: With RISP, he's 15 for 27 (.556) and has a line of .556/.588/.852 for an OPS of 1.4440, It's incredible that with the big club struggling to score runs almost every night that they can dismiss numbers like that.
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Wellington Castillo is a target worth considering. Good arm. Has always been a solid hitter. He's not cheap as he's just into a 2 year $15 million deal with a $500K buyout but he's performed to his contract (.790 OPS) to this point.
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Keston Hiura [Promoted to AA 5/31/18]
JohnBriggs12 replied to markedman5's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
I'm not sure he's not capable offensively of being better right now that what they have not named Nate Orf. As Del Crandall said when he announced 18 year old Robin Yount would start the 1974 season as his starting shortstop: "Well we looked around at what we had in Arizona, and he was the best of them all". Yount was less than a year out of high school and his only pro experience was in the rookie NY/Penn league. -
My prediction is just like last year with Garrett Cooper, a team in contention is going go value Orf and offer Stearns an arm that will make 4 or 5 forgetful appearances in a Brewer uniform and never be heard from again. Meanwhile Orf will go on to become a useful player in the big leagues for the next 4 or 5 seasons.
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It's time to relegate Santana to bench role, send down Phillips, let Aguilar start 4-5 times a week, and bring up Choi for one or two starts a week at first and keep Braun in OF.
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What a pathetic offense. Yet another shutout looming.
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Saladino is a better option than Franklin but still not the best option.
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Only if the Cubs try to sneak him through waivers to free a roster spot but I don't see that happening. Sometimes of us think Brewers have right handed version of La Stella. His name is Nate Orf.
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Yeah he didn't work as assistant GM of the Astros. Assistants are yes men. Oh he learned how to operate a team no doubt, but there's something to be said for a guy who can draw on more than the last 8 or so years in the game. He was hired because he's a bright young guy with an Ivy League education, which is the current trend as teams look for the next Theo Epstein. Not to say that's bad, just ironic given his aversion to overlooked guys playing their way to the big leagues by producing numbers in the minors. He did the same thing basically with Garrett Cooper last year, who did well in his brief trial with Yankees and had earned the starting RF job this spring for the Marlins before getting hurt. Brewers pigeonholed him as a AAA first baseman even though he was the best hitter at CS last year.
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No matter how bad their results were in the big leagues, Stearns values major league experience over anything. Kind of ironic, since he was hired with virtually nothing more than an ivy league education.
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By the way, Orf is 2 for 3 tonight so far. Against a RHP of all things, in Nashville.
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Now maybe Orf?? I was out on the golf course this afternoon, and turned on to hear Counsell talking about Nick this and Nick that. My first thought was do they call Orf Nick instead of Nate? Took me a few minutes for it to register it was Franklin. He was maybe the third best middle infielder at Biloxi? What's he doing back in the big leagues.
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I agree with Nottingham. It was only a year ago he was fading, now that he's hitting and defense is improving he needs to play every day. Bethancourt is not the future, so I have no problem bringing him up. Can't imagine he would be worse than Bandy, but worth taking the risk to find out at this point. That move should be done today, who knows when or if Voght will ever be back. Bethancourt is just 26 and was much higher rated as a prospect than Nottingham. He's simply better than Nottingham and he's not old. It's great that Nottingham has started to hit in a small sample but he hit just .209/.326/.369 at AA last year. When Bethancourt was in AA at age 21, he hit .277/.305/.436. Both have all the tools defensively and meet the eye test. They both look the part of starting catchers in the big leagues. Nottingham has fanned 20 times in 72 PA this season, while Bethancourt has fanned 15 times in 100 PA. That's an indication of which would fare better vs. major league pitching.