I can't wait. Neither Lucroy or Weeks should be batting 4th and I hope that is something we can all agree on. i just want the Brewers to stay a couple of games above .500 until they can get to full strength, offensively. Five weeks is a long time, however. AGREED!
Wow, I didn't realize Harold Reynolds posted here. An IBB with 2 outs is almost never the right choice unless you have the pitcher or maybe Alex Gonzalez coming up next. Didn't know Dobbs and Polanco played FOR the Brewers. Good call, Ennder.
From Yahoo Fantasy: Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Aramis Ramirez's (knee) status should become clearer in the next couple day. Advice: Ramirez hasn't felt any soreness during workouts, but the club will push him harder over the next few days. It sounds like he could begin a rehab assignment soon if his knee responds well to the ramped up workouts. The Brewers will continue to go with Alex Gonzalez and Yuniesky Betancourt at the hot corner until A-Ram is ready. Thanks. Sounds like we are still talking about a couple of weeks though? I would think so. He has a rehab assignment in there waiting for him as well.
Ask Giancarlo Stanton how it's working out for him in Miami..... You have to realize how weak of an argument you are making by providing evidence in the form of one player struggling over 57 PA. Swing rate is one of the fastest measurements to stabilize with a small sample size. Simply put, he isn't getting anything to hit. If you don't think pitchers approach him differently with world beaters Greg Dobbs and Placido Polanco batting behind him, I don't know what to tell you.
From Yahoo Fantasy: Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Aramis Ramirez's (knee) status should become clearer in the next couple day. Advice: Ramirez hasn't felt any soreness during workouts, but the club will push him harder over the next few days. It sounds like he could begin a rehab assignment soon if his knee responds well to the ramped up workouts. The Brewers will continue to go with Alex Gonzalez and Yuniesky Betancourt at the hot corner until A-Ram is ready.
I do not believe that having Lucroy bat behind Braun is going to result in pitchers pitching to him much differently, if at all. I don't think there is much evidence that protection plays much of a role at all. And despite Weeks' bad start and Lucroy's great 2012, they project pretty close to each other. Ask Giancarlo Stanton how it's working out for him in Miami.....