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  1. nate82
    I have heard that this is rather good and also fun for young players. http://www.usbaseballacademy.com/baseball/register/index.aspx#WI
  2. nate82
    Was watching some of the E3 press conferences. Really excited about this game Watch Dogs. Some bad language in this one. http://youtu.be/bmwyW-Q960M
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    This might be something where he needs to throw a little less harder and be around 95-98 MPH to get some more movement on his fastball. But adding a secondary pitch or pitches is always a good idea.
  4. nate82
    I would say a majority of players who are labeled as great athletes have this designation. I am actually encouraged to see the Brewers selecting more athletic players.
  5. nate82
    Tyrone Taylor has also played for the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2011 Area Code Games. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7093639
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    Why do you want to have Maldonado over Kottaras? Why do you want an all defense and no offense backup catcher? Do you really want another Chad Moeller on the team again offensively? I do not see why some have this fascination with Maldonado as being the primary back-up catcher for the Brewers. We have someone that can actually give us some offense off the bench when the bench is clearly lacking any kind of offensive punch. Yet some here want to get rid of that offensive punch and play a career .237/.294/.274/.568 in AAA catcher? WHY?
  7. nate82
    Not really comparing Roache to Lawrie in a player sense only how their draft stock kind of went downhill on draft day.
  8. nate82
    Roache kind of feels like when Lawrie fell to the Brewers. I feel this is kind of a gift that has been given to the Brewers.
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    What interest is there going to be out there for a backup catcher? You will be lucky to get a Cuttery Dykstra type prospect back in return for Kottaras which isn't even worth even discussing a trade with a team for a return like that. What is wrong with Maldonado going back to AAA once Lucroy is healthy? Offensively Kottaras is better than Maldonado by a lot. I would rather have Kottaras on the bench and playing once every five games as the offensive drop off from Lucroy to Kottaras is not all that much compared to the offensive drop off from Lucroy to Maldonado. The only thing that you are gaining is some defense behind the plate. The offensive loss is like going from Damian Miller to Chad Moeller (with just a little bit better defense behind the plate for Maldonado). I really do not see why there would be anything bad of Maldonado going back to AAA once Lucroy is back.
  10. nate82
    Not perfect but I'll take the sac fly.
  11. nate82
    I wish the Brewers would DFA Conrad and bring in Hall or heck anyone but Conrad!
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    Colby do you think Matthew Smoral would be available for the Brewers to take at the 27th pick? Smoral is very much the prototypical pitcher that the Brewers have been drafting the past couple of years big bodied pitchers. I know at one point Smoral was considered the top high school pitcher in the country. I would be really excited over the Brewers taking Smoral than any other player in this draft. There is a lot to like about Smoral and I think he maybe one of the better pitchers in the draft in my opinion. I know he broke his foot this year but is that enough of a concern to have him drop out of the first round?
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    I don't think the Red Sox are looking for a minor league player in return for Youkilis. I think they are looking for a player that is already in the majors or could be brought to the majors the day of the trade. K-Rod makes the most sense for the Brewers to trade with the Red Sox though that is going to create another hole and I am not sure the Brewers have someone that could fill the hole K-Rod leaving will make.
  14. nate82
    My dream draft would look like this: 27 Addison Russel, 28 Joey Gallo, 38 Matthew Smoral
  15. nate82
    Ditto that, a week of staying up until midnight has worn me down... I'm going to watch the brewers hit one more time and call it a night. Can't wait until they get back in my time zone... I love it when the Brewers play on the West coast. That means I get to watch a game and not miss the first three innings.
  16. nate82
    They might be coming up your pipes or coming up from your basement through the plumbing area or through your AC vents.
  17. nate82
    Hey that is two wins in a row. You know what happens when you win three in a row?
  18. nate82
    Yeah a WIN! Now to lose the next 2!
  19. nate82
    1. Thornburg 2. Gennett 3. Bradley 4. Jungmann 5. Schafer 6. Peralta 7. Green 8. Lopez 9. Gindl 10. Nelson 11. Manzanillo 12. Arcia 13. K. Davis 14. Ozuna 15. Heckathorn 16. Fiers 17. Bucci 18. Hall 19. Morris 20. Rivera 21. Perez 22. Ramirez 23. Ke. Davis 24. Scarpetta 25. D'Vo My favorite line so far comes from Hunter Morris: 19 doubles! with a line of .298/.352/.478. I know it is just AA but Morris is putting together a nice year so far. Gennett, K. Davis, and Morris look to be having a rather nice year in AA. Speaking of K. Davis he has a nice slash line of .328/.451/.448 in only 25 games! Morris is having a rather surprising good year.
  20. nate82
    I believe the Rangers will and because they already have a great SS in Andrus. Andrus and Castro right now are the best SS's in the majors. I don't care how good or how great Profar maybe he could be a bust once he hits the majors if he ever does (injuries can and may happen). If you already have someone that is great in Andrus why not deal for something that can help you now? The Rangers will not lose much sleep over losing Profar it is all nice that he is a highly ranked prospect but he can become a bust as much as he can become a superstar. Baseball is weird like that and Smoak was ranked as high as Profar was at one time even Gamel was ranked almost as high as Profar is currently ranked. That doesn't mean they are the same though I understand the talent is different between Profar and those two players. The Brewers getting Profar and a B level prospect is very much fair in asking for a return of Greinke. To me Nelson isn't even a B level prospect he is a B-/C+ level prospect. The player I mentioned earlier is more along the lines of a B-/C+ level prospect who is very similar to Taylor Green prospect wise probably more along the lines of a C+ level prospect with a ceiling that he could reach of your typical B level prospect.
  21. nate82
    Jackson had an OPS+ of 147 or higher 9 times. Konerko has done that once. (twice, if you're counting this year) Jackson led the AL in OPS+ 4 times. He's also a 5 time top 5 MVP finisher. B-R may see them as similar, but they're not all THAT similar. I think you are reading that wrong. It doesn't mean that Konerko has had a career similar to Jackson but that at this age they are similar players.
  22. nate82
    I think you are under valuing Greinke by a lot. The Brewers would definitely get Profar for Greinke without adding a B type prospect. Just look at what the Rangers gave up to get Lee for one season and no the idea of getting draft picks wasn't really on the Rangers minds when they traded for Lee. I could see the Brewers getting the same type of players that the Mariners got back in return for trading Lee. I believe Ryan is going to be very aggressive this year and get someone that will be the #2 behind Darvish and there will be no other pitcher that is going to be on the market that is going to fit that bill. Garza comes to mind but the Cubs seem to have this fascination that they are going to get two A type prospects in return for Garza and I believe the Cubs are going to ask for Perez and Profar for Garza and I see the Rangers turning that down and going with Greinke if the Brewers accept Profar and a B type prospect for Greinkie.
  23. nate82
    I do see the Rangers doing this as Profar is expendable. Andrus is going to get locked up by the Rangers and will make Profar very much available. Plus the Rangers already have Kinzler locked up at 2B so Profar can't really move there either and it doesn't really make sense to move him to 3B. So if I were the Rangers I would definitely look at adding Greinke for about 14 starts as that is going to make them stronger in a push for the playoffs and beyond.
  24. nate82
    1st Weeks is not going to be traded and second if he does get traded it is not going to be worth trading him, at best you are looking at a Hardy trade where you get a Gomez like player back in return if you are lucky. Green is not that great of a prospect he is not an all star caliber player at best he is a platoon player he is not an everyday MLB player especially at the position he has been playing at (1B and 3B). If Green could play SS or even 2B his offensive production would be OK but he doesn't so his offense is below average to poor at 1B and 3B. I am definitely not passing up any prospect to take over for Green or to take playing time from Green. To put it in perspective Gamel's floor is what Green's ceiling is as an MLB player. The players that have value that will bring back value for the Brewers are Axford, Greinke, Hart, and Marcum. Every other player is going to bring back a C or lower level grade prospects. I wonder if the Brewers could swing a trade with the Orioles where the Orioles can basically do a salary dump of Markakis along with prospects Nicky Delmonico, and Parker Bridwell for Hart and Marcum. The Orioles get a productive RF in Hart and a #3 starter. Markakis's contract is very ugly though and after Machado, Bundy, and Schoop the Orioles are rather thin with prospects. I still believe the best deal the Brewers are going to get for Greinke is going to come from the Rangers.
  25. nate82
    OK Debbie Downer.
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