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  1. CheezWizHed
    I can see LIlliard being a late-career Ray Allen type (or Del Curry if you remember back that far). He wasn't great on defense the last two years and getting two years older with a serious foot injury... I can't imagine he is going to be a starter in the league. Sure he can score, but there is no way he will be able to play playoff-level defense for anyone.
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    Well, I'm not exactly young either, though my engineering and mathmatics education tends to help me adapt to metrics. 😉 Molly is still my favorite player and I'm so sorry that you missed 1987 and Team Streak. Still the most exciting team that never made the playoffs... (yes, I'm still bitter that they had a better record than the Twins and didn't get in the playoffs on a year the Twinkies won the WS). The funny thing is that metrics are all based on stats, so I'm not sure the comparison there. Now there are a TON and not all are cracked up to be what you'd expect and you need to understand their weaknesses. But they have gotten much better. They also help small market teams like the Brewers (that are very metrics-based) compete. The days of Sal Bando guessing badly on draft day are long gone (thank GOODNESS!!!). The funny thing is... watching baseball, I knew Yount was good, but he wasn't a big HR guy so I never quite understood why he won two MVPs. Likewise, I'd see Gumby hit 275, but still not look like he was contributing much. Then someone figured out OPS (and OPS+)and WAR.... suddenly you see all of Yount's value built in the 2B and 3Bs. While Gumby proves himself to be an empty singles hitter. Good metrics match what is seen... but also quantifies it so you can compare players more directly - even in different eras (i.e. ERA+, OPS+, etc...).
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    I think you get hung up on power too much. It is worth understanding those "new-fangled metrics" 😉 because they show a player's value that comes from multiple spots and not just power. Remember the Braun/Fielder era where our offense often sputtered because ALL we had was homers? If the wind blew in or they had a heavy sinker (or heavy K) pitcher, our offense was almost always silent. 6'4" Chris Carter was our starting 1B one year and hit 41 HRs... and was out of the MLB a year later. Why? Because he had zero other value offensively or defensively. His batting line of 222/321/499/821 looks great... but that year he produced 0.7 WAR in 644 plate appearances. By contrast, Collins has put up 1.2 WAR in 189 PAs. Yes, we all want to have every position on the team hit 20+ dingers per year... but that doesn't happen. There were 23 players that hit 30+ and 90 that hit 20+ HRs last year. So why not look for value in other ways - defense, steals, OBP.... Collins and Durbin's overall numbers are pretty ho-hum... but in the past month, all three (with Frelick) have been on a tear. That was the main point of my post. I expect Frelick to hit around 300 with a 750 OPS range. Not sure that Collins or Durbin will continue to be 800 OPS players. But if they can, that is perfectly acceptable (even wonderful) at the bottom of your batting order.
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    The OP was a bit of tongue-in-cheek, but also recognizing the oddity of having 3 short players who are playing well. No one is suggesting that we fill each position with short players, but if they are hitting close to 800 OPS, they are above-average starters in the league. I mean... would you really rather have Bauers out in LF instead of Collins just because he has more power? (413 vs 384 SLG). Plus feel free to differ without begging...that's just embarrassing. 😉
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    The comparison of Isaac and Caleb is kind of interesting too. Both are players that were "mostly" 2B and found defensive success elsewhere. Their career MiLB numbers are pretty close too: Caleb: 269/371/411/782 Isaac: 266/380/422/803
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    Sal, Isaac, and Caleb (actually 5'7") have become integral parts of our offense over the last month and keying our offensive turn-around. The last 30 days: Sal: 331/368/435/803 Isaac: 310/425/517/942 Caleb: 291/364/437/801 Sal has proven himself enough for this to not be a big surprise. High average, excellent OBP, ok SLG with excellent defense makes a nice starter. And that is exactly what his draft profile said he could be. Isaac came out as a surprise. Probably underrated due to his size, he has proven himself to be a legit MLB; especially with his strong defense - despite playing more 2B in the minors. Not sure his power will stay, but certainly a great find. Caleb: You could probably equate Collins and Durbin due to very similar MiLB hitting profiles...just one left the infield to prove to be excellent on D and the other is finding a home at 3B. I'll admit that I doubted he would translate success to the MLB level, but he is proving me wrong (and I'm happy about it).
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    He killed the rally by cleaning off the bases!
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    Please continue opening your mouth! 😂
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    Yet... so very different.
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    This looks familiar...
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    We just got back from Branson, MO. It felt like the love-child of Las Vegas and WI Dells... A smaller city, but with a lot of touristy stops with flashy signs. Sight and Sound Theater was excellent. The rest of Branson was meh. The Ozark mountains were nice though. Reminded me of the East Coast mountain ranges (i.e. tree covered and not as "rocky") and had some really nice views. We spend a good portion of time at Dogwood Canyon - a public park owned by Johnny Morris (i.e. Bass Pro Shops) that had a lot of waterfalls, Bison, Elk, and a beautifully manage trout stream (free fishing if you want, but catch and release).
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    Similar feedback from me... I've been given Omaha steaks, burgers, chicken, hot dogs. The steaks are normally good, but the price is always crazy compared to a local butcher. There is a butcher chain store around me that I hate and almost equally expensive. But if you get out to the rural ones (i.e. locally sourced beef), they tend to be reasonable price and good quality. However, my favorite is buying half a cow from someone I know. Hands down the best steaks I ever get and for about the price of store-bought hamburger (i.e. $4-5/lb after processing and packaging).
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    We need Hamilton and Toro back! Actually, Toro might not be a bad fit in the infield, but with Durbin doing well and Ortiz getting hot, that makes it a challenge to remove them.
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    Most of the list was redundant (or worse) from what we already have. Nothing looked interesting to me.
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    Nah, you just came full circle to the start of the discussion. 😂
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    You want another player for the forum to argue about, but never actually produces at the MLB level? I thought we had Tyler Black for that? *CWH ducks and runs for cover*
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    And then I merged in the other thread and broke it.... and edited the title again. 🤦‍♂️
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    More likely it means they won't sign him for more than the minimum. I'd guess someone else is going to offer him more than that... and now we can't match it. I don't like it personally. I think he has a bright future as a solid role player (the type of cheap players we need).
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    Dame getting released is his best-case scenario. He wasn't going to play next year, so he has no responsibilities. He gets all his money for the next two years from the Bucks, so he loses no money. Whatever contract he gets in 2027 (when he could've been still under contract with the Bucks) is add-on money. So congrats on getting a raise for being injured! As many said, Dame's offensive game just didn't work well with Giannis. It seems like it should've been the perfect complement... but just didn't. Then you have Dame's and Brook's defensive liabilities, and it just was a poor match. The best-looking Bucks team last year was: When Dame was injured and KPJ was going off. When Giannis or Dame played with the other on the bench. Now Dame is going to be 37 and coming off a serious injury.... his defense won't improve. His ability to drive and keep people out of his face (defending the 3) won't improve... Moving on was the best option. We might have some scoring questions with Giannis on the bench, but the defense should be much improved this year.
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    Giannis: Yeah, I'm really sad to see Damian go. Media: "Giannis not pleased with how the Bucks are handling things" Giannis: I want to play in Milwaukee Media: "Giannis considering his future" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds a lot like when Jrue or Khris were traded away.... a big nothing burger ultimately. I'll wait to actually hear Giannis' actual comments before worrying at all.
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    Unfortunately, the Bucks were mistaken in thinking that drafting Bogo actually got them another pick for free... Seems like a good development pick... now if they would actually develop one of these guys instead of trading them away. 😉
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    Here I thought this year was going to be a slow one to prepare for next year.
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    If you have a 3B that can hit 250-270 with 15 HRs and good defense, you have someone with an OPS around 750-820 (250/350/400 - 270/370/450). That is an above average starter... not a band aid.
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    I think the celebrations are a bit over the top, but I certainly don't want to go back to LaRussa's teams beaning people because someone smiled after hitting a HR. I like the team celebrations after every hit... You see it as narcissism, but I see it as team unity and rally energy it brings the team. I can do without the props though... they made sense when it was a team identity... but it has gotten way too silly. I'm still trying to figure out why the Twins use a Roman legionnaire helmet after a HR. At least the Brewers using a Cheesehead made sense given the team identity.
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