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Your 2025 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
CheezWizHed replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Remember that they changed how they measured pitch speed (out of the pitcher's hand instead of 50 feet from the plate), so everyone went up a few ticks since Sheets' era. -
I don't remember it being advertised (so I'm hoping it isn't temporary), but my MLB.TV subscription also includes the MiLB games. And since I get my MLB.TV subscription for free from T-Mobile... double bonus.😏
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Especially the ones 3 feet above the 1B... 😏
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Brewers (Quintana) vs Giants (Hicks): 4/22/25, 8:45pm
CheezWizHed replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
He is one of those guys that is "more than his stats" and our clubhouse already feels a little "down" with him gone...which is obvious as he was such a big cheerleader of each player. But I agree that he won't justify the contract. Frankly... it wouldn't surprise me if he becomes a Jeffress or K-Rod type player that performed to his max because he just fit in better here. -
Dang it... you guys are getting my hopes up again. A happy, healthy, (or maybe just "content") Jaire is a big boost to the team.
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I think CB depth is a no-doubter need. It wouldn't surprise me on a double-dip draft at CB (as we often grab a 7th rounder) plus several UDFAs. I agree, but its horseshoes and hand grenades... without a better measure, it gets us in the ballpark. My eyes told me that Nixon was clearly better than Valentine last year, but PFF ranked them opposite (slightly). Hopefully they can continue to hone it to be a better metric.
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After he got that injection, it pretty much indicated a mid-year at best timeline. Looking at the other pitchers that got the same, June/July would've been the earliest they returned. I was actually going to predict Nester to the 60-man was the move they'd make when I saw Yoho coming up. He has a 9.0 ERA. DFA the bum!
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I'll succinctly state that it sounded like you were saying we had am immediate need at CB because all we have are slot CBs. And while they might not be high end CBs, I believe the Packers expect Nixon/Hobbs to be starters on the outside (not saying they can't flex around, but in general). We clearly have a depth need at CB and will draft at least one. If someone falls in our lap in the first round, then we should draft them. But I suspect we will be "going after" the WR and DL positions priority wise. Our offense suffered last year because Watson was the only WR to beat man coverage (Wicks can but couldn't hold onto the ball). Our defense suffered because QBs had all day to throw the ball...while coverage was actually solid. Not to say we should draft for need, but I'd assume that if the rankings are equal, we will be picking WR and DL positions early and look for CB depth later in the draft. I do find it a little odd that he isn't gone yet. I wish we'd hear from Jaire on his status, but he is wisely/oddly quiet on it so far. I really though the DC change last year would've "refreshed" him if the problems were truly attitude driven. It either has to be a case where Gute REALLY doesn't want JA to head to the Lions/Vikings/Bears or the media is blowing it up more than we expect. It is still probably 99-1 odds that he is traded or cut, but who knows...
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I actually knew Uecker on Mr. Belvedere before I knew anything about him in baseball. Then when I started listening to the Brewers regularly, I couldn't figure out why this B actor was calling baseball games... 😂😢 My wife was a huge fan of the Thorn Birds. This was more my style. Abrahams, Zucker, and Zucker genius (and Milwaukee natives). My daughter recently started swing dancing so I sent her the music video of Straighten the Rug and asked her if that was what it was like. I won't post the response here...
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Alas, I won't. I was tempted but then I remembered that I don't like huge crowds of people mashed into small areas that weren't intended for that many people. 😂 What will you be wearing so we can see you cheering/crying over our 1st round pick? 😏
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Could we find a better way to post all of these? Or at least keep it to the summaries (like this one)?
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I think Nixon was moved prior to "necessity". He and Alexander were meant to be the starting CBs last year... or at least Nixon and Valentine were competing for the starting CB spot with Nixon clearly winning it out. You could throw Stokes into that conversation too, but regardless, the move outside was intentional and planned; not out of necessity. Nixon's PFF rating matches what I saw last year... and average outside CB. People keep painting him as nickel only, but he played better outside. Valentine (per PFF rankings) actually did slightly better than Nixon. I thought he was a bit worse overall, but played passable especially for a 3rd CB. Hobbs gets knocked as a slot only player, but he played 2000 snaps in the slot and 800 outside in his career. He also has much better height and reach than Nixon... it certainly seems like he will be on outside CB (mostly). Doesn't really matter if we think the Packers have only slot CBs, they are clearly moving forward with these three players on the outside. That doesn't stop us from drafting another (even first rounder). But we shouldn't pretend they have no one out there either.
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This was my point. People chirping about them not doing much in FA, then when you get down to naming names, suddenly we understand why they didn't. So who should they have signed last year then (other than McKinney and Jacobs that worked out wonderfully)?
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Didn't realize this was an early game, but looks like I'm glad I missed it... 😬
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Who would you have signed this season?
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Quit nibbling Hudson!
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Like looking in the mirror. They even out that way.
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I've always thought "7" was kind of crooked...
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Well, if he'd just answer his phone...
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He is missing "the start of the playoffs"... so at least game one. There is little info on what basketball activities mean.. Shooting? Contact? I'd be happy if he can play against Indiana even just a little.
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Oliver Dunn optioned down.... Caleb Durbin gets the call
CheezWizHed replied to Jastro's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
That was a perfect sacrifice bunt...unless you expected the bunt to clear the fence. -
Agreed. In principle, Gute's approach is decent - young, highly athletic, raw players, but the result has been some good players that take a few years to produce (if they do). Having that happen occasionally isn't bad, but when we do it nearly every time it has been a killer. But he seems to make a living in the 2-4th round range. Pretty reminiscent of Ron Wolf honestly. The odd thing that I read in that article said that Gute was ranked around 12th in PFF WAR for his first round picks despite averaging pick location somewhere in the 20s. No booms, but no busts either I guess.
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Blink twice if you need help!... Nice job as always @LouisEly
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Patrick probably has a ceiling of a #4-5 starter long term and he has been in the system for a while, so the things he needs to work on is probably minimal. Seems like the type of guy you bounce back and forth as necessary and not worry about long term service time. For Priester, I'd guess it would be more on how much they want to evaluate and tweak in their pitching lab. I feel like he has a bit higher ceiling and if they want to make more major changes, having him work on them at AAA would be preferred.
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Metcalf does seem like the only realistic "needle mover" the Packers could've gotten this off season. In hindsight, Garrett being on the trade market seemed like a negotiation ploy as they were clearly talking about extensions. Godwin turned down an extra $20M from "somebody" to stay with Tampa. I think everyone wanted a bigger splash, but when looking at the options... I just don't see that there were many opportunities. For the whole draft, they used "awards" as their proof for whole drafts - Pro Bowls, All-Pro, SuperBowl Winners... SuperBowl Winners is a bit of an odd metric since most players drafted by KC become "Super Bowl Winners"...regardless if they sat on the bench or actually contributed. But the one thing it does show is that the Packers are not good at drafting big impact players. I think if you used PFF WAR (or other individual contribution metric) for the whole draft, it would probably show a different story. Just from the eyeball check, the Packers are good at drafting good to very good players. We are lacking the great ones but also rarely have any bad misses.
