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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I hate to beat the dead horse...but ever heard of something called Spring Training? He's in a few different threads with the basic theme of "Thames sucks". Just ignore. Read my posts before commenting on them. I observed Thames not running well this spring. I did not question his ability other than the implication that AB's are at a premium at his position and it would help if he looked athletic. That was an observation.
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    I was out there this week and frankly was appalled at Thames jogging instead of running. Whether it's a conscious decision on his part to preserve his legs, the fact is he simply isn't running faster than a jog is alarming. If it is a conscious decision to preserve his legs, then his leg issues must be pretty severe. He hit a ball up the middle the other day against the White Sox that ended up being fielded after about 10 bounces in medium center field by the 2B who threw him out easily. In another AB, he ball got by the catcher on a third strike and again he jogged down to first, only making it because the catcher slipped trying to pick up the ball at the screen and dropped it. If choosing the roster was based on spring performance, Choi sure looks like the better option at 1B, knowing that won't happen because of Thames' contract. Also I've been hammered for mentioning Santana's K rate this year. He's fanned 19 times in 34 AB's. Last spring he fanned 20 times in 60 AB's so that's pretty significant regression.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Thames can't run. LIterally. He jogs. If they thought he'd be claimed I think they would be tempted to put him into waivers
  4. JohnBriggs12
    After watching Ponce throw a couple of innings on one of the back fields yesterday I see a huge breakout year for him. Wouldn't shock me at all to see him in a Brewer uniform in September, maybe earlier. He's got major league stuff.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    I'm out here in Arizona this week. The guy I'm concerned about is Thames. He's got the legs of a 60 year old. I think Braun can handle 1B well enough to play there 2-3 times per week but personally I'd rather see Aguilar out there with Braun in LF and Santana sitting all but 2-3 games a week. Braun is still clearly a better hitter than Santana will ever be and I think Aguilar is a better hitter than Santana too though it's close.
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    Santana has been terrible this spring. My guess is opening day Braun will be in LF and Santana will be sitting.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Santana's done nothing this spring to make himself more attractive in a deal. 17 K's in 29 ABs? He's making Counsel's job easy.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    With Phllips having a tough spring and Broxton having an option, it looks more like last roster spot is between Aguilar and Villar.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    I agree. Strong defender, and has actually looked decent with the bat. Younger than Bandy too. He hit an absolute bomb yesterday. Easily 430 feet. Handles himself well behind the plate too.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Don't dismiss Bethancourt as an option.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    I was at the game today. Choi impressive. Aguilar no slouch either with ringing double off Kershaw.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Just witnessed win over Dodgers. Arcia with 3 rockets including a double off Kershaw. Can't wait to see what Choi does at CS. Guerra all over the place in the first but should have gotten through with just one run due to a botched DO ball. He settled down nicely. FB generally 93 range. Barnes shaky.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    The problem isn't starting pitching depth. They have numbers and the quality to fill the 4-5 spots in a rotation adequately but in comparison with what the Cubs have in those two spots, they are short by a fairly wide margin especially when you consider the 1 through 3 spots are decent but not special. They desperately need a Guerra to return to his 2016 form and Nelson to return sooner rather than later with something close to his 2017 version. Those are pretty substantial questions but that's the best case scenario. With what they invested to land Cain and Yelich, and the market for starting pitching depressed, it seems a no-brainer to add not sit on your hands. As for the OF and 1B gluts, Stearns kind of painted himself in a corner much the same way as he did a year ago when they annointed Villar as the 2B for the next 5+ years leaving no room for Gennett who for whatever some think of him, really wasn't a bad player in his time in Milwaukee, and sometimes was pretty good. They had to let him go for nothing, much as it appears they will have to do with Aguilar and maybe more guys later this spring. That might just be the game today as teams rarely make multi player deals using major league players as secondary pieces like Arizona did when they acquired Richie Sexson and included guys like Counsell, Spivey and Mueller who were no longer in their plans.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    We won't know that until the season plays out but I'm fairly certain there will be innings pitched by guys who in hindsight were total rejects. Every team has them, tanking or not. Even the Cubs had Brett Anderson. Guys on that list like Guerra, Peralta, Feliz, and Marinez were all thought to be capable pitchers a year ago.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Who can forget the pivotal Friday night game in the final series vs. the Cubs where Jay worked Woodruff for a ridiculously long AB that led to his demise a few batters later. Nobody talks about his loss impacting the Cubs but it will.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    I get a chuckle when players "retire" when it's been clear for a year that nobody wanted their services. It's like the old saying "they'll have to rip the shirt off me before I retire". Capuano's been shirtless a while.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    I think Hoover makes the big club over Drake. He's been a much more accomplished reliever an LH hitters actually have a lower OPS against than RH hitters. It's not nearly as extreme as Drake but he can get hitters out from both sides.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    His option adds to his trade value. With Cain and Phillips the Brewers are pretty well covered in CF. Yelich could play there in a pinch too as can Perez. The corner OF market has been glutted all off season depressing demand for Santana.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Steve Adams in his MLBTR chat today wasn't very high on Lynn: "Lynn had like a 4.60-4.80 FIP/xFIP/SIERA last year and largely posted the ERA he did because of an elevated strand rate and tiny BABIP. His K/BB numbers tanked last year."
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Villar is signed for $2.55 million. Sogard is signed for $2.4 million. Perez is signed for $1.98 million. There is no way they keep all 3 if they can get Walker for around $5 million which will be likely only a net $3 million to this year's payroll. The competition in camp is to determine who among those 3 get eliminated. I've said all along I believe Villar will be odd man out, and with a week to go in camp he'll be gone and Walker will be signed. We'll see.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    With the Brewers? Honestly, this drawn out process has tried my patience. Hope it's with someone else! You'd rather the Brewers bid against themselves? I'm guessing as of now the Brewer offer is either tho only one still on the table or clearly the best and that Cobb is hesitating in hopes another suitor bids up the price due to injury between then and now. I would guess Brewer offer has expiration date that's pretty much in line with the timing of the signing of Lohse about 5-6 years ago. If he signs that late, he'd likely miss the first two times through the rotation which would extend the #5 battle into the season.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    You joke but the better guys like Miley, Suter, Guerra etc. look in Arizona the more it helps the Brewers bargaining position. That could be the sole purpose for signing Miley. For all we know, the Brewers are his preferred destination and have the best offer out there but both sides are waiting this out to see who cracks first. If Cobb starts to think the Brewers will pull an offer, he might jump in at their price.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Where does this notion that the default move at 2B is to stick Villar there to "re-establish" his value come from? What value? Even if he comes close to his 2016 numbers (highly unlikely given his .373 BABip that year and his propensity to strike out once every 3 ABs) his value isn't going to be all that high, and the lack of a market for quality 2B guys like Walker and Phillips proves it. He'd double his salary and still be considered a defensive liability and a hitter with a record of inconsistency who struggles with contact. If any current Brewer can up his value by playing more it's Perez, not Villar. Perez is highly respected around the league for his versatility and generally heads up style of play. If he can prove he also can be a productive everyday player, he adds more value than Villar can because teams looking for either a super utility type or a regular 2B, would have interest, keeping in mind there is no softer position in demand than 2B.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Walker is having a hard time accepting that the market for players in their 30's is weak in general but very weak for 2B. He's in much the same situation as Lucroy. It's not collusion but teams have gotten smart. I would offer both Lucroy and Walker a base of $5-6 million with incentives that can bring it up to $10 million, with options for 2019. Walker can play 1B but other than that, and a handful of games at 3B, he's strictly a 2B. Teams want versatility with 13 man pitching staffs and if you aren't one of the core 3-5 players on a team who play everyday, you need to be able to move around. Now all the teams out their have positions filled. They can play the waiting game and hope for injuries to create a demand, but they don't have a great deal of bargaining leverage.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I really don't see any reason why anyone would think he would be a high 4's ERA for a season as a starter. He's never performed at that level at any point in his entire career. He's a 3.5 ERA in the majors through 16 starts, granted limited innings in some. If he's the 4/5 starter they aren't expecting him to go past 5 more than maybe 1/3 of the time, which he does. There's no evidence at all to back up projecting a high 4's ERA. I honestly think he's going to be a bright spot this year. I tend to agree with you. The game has changed. Teams are fairly routinely carrying 13 pitchers. Other than the Cubs or the Nats, there aren't many teams with more than a couple of starters that go deep in games. Dodgers are a prime example. Kershaw's the stud, and the rest of the starters had nice ERA's but often were pulled after 5. It appears the Brewer approach is to have one or two "starters" sitting in their pen to handle middle inning duties for their 4th and 5th starters.
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