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  1. The Truth
    I love reading stories about career minor leaguers like Arlis. Toom bad they didn't touch on his 2 pitching appearances at Huntsville last year. He pitched 1.1 innings and gave up a solo HR ... 6.75 ERA
  2. The Truth
    I feel the same way about Parra, though maybe he hasn't "excelled" there, Parra does seem much better out of the bullpen than as a starter
  3. The Truth
    Peralta's WHIP is scary high, 1.419 in 2010 and that was in AA and A+ ball (with a K/9 of only 6.4)... although at first glance it looks like his problem isn't Walks (3.9 BB/9 which is similar to Gallardo's career MLB numbers) his walk numbers did skyrocket in the 8 games he pitched in AA ball last year... Did his control magically improve over the winter? He gives up alot of hits, too
  4. The Truth
    His defense is a lot worse than the others when someone is on base. Good thing Adan Dunn is in the American League now, because even he could steal a base on George
  5. The Truth
    Yes! I remain ever optimistic
  6. The Truth
    For some perspective: Carlos Gomez had a better OBP in both '10, and '09 than Betancourt
  7. The Truth
    Personally, I'd rather have Gomez than Cameron. Cameron is just about done. Gomez is a much much better fielder & base-runner at this point and I'd rather take a gamble on Gomez getting his hitting together than hope and wish that Cameron can staty healthy for a season... Cameron as a #4 OF is a good value (not taking into account salary, just in terms of a roster) and Boston values him there
  8. The Truth
    There is certainly reason to be concerned, when pitchers like Amaury Rivas or Cody Scarpetta don't have anywhere close to the stats that Yovani Gallardo put up in the minors, especially as it pertains to WHIP but also ERA. I am all for "going for it" for a couple of years as the Brewers are, but systematically the franchise needs to start developing top-flight pitching and fast or its going to be a long decade after Marcum & Greinke leave
  9. The Truth
    Amaury Rivas. I think he will be a dominant pitcher in the minors this season
  10. The Truth
    Beginning next season, Braun should be moved to 1B in order to minimize injury potential and miximize hitting potential
  11. The Truth
    With Counsell backing up at SS/2B, they really don't need Cruz and his extremely light-weight bat.... Almonte hasn't shown much power at all in the Minors. He did hit .320 in AAA though... I've read that a big part of the problem with Katin is strike-outs, at an almost Russell Branyan pace, without the 3TO amount of walks... I think Boggs is ahead of all of them, but as others have said, Boggs may end up being the 4th OF with Dickerson in Nashville, leaving open a spot... Cruz had better be a gold glove fielder because that bat might not hit .200 (which brings me to Kottaras: why the fascination with a catcher who can't throw and can barely hit .200? "Chicks dig the long ball" does not compute)
  12. The Truth
    In contrast with Katin's .962 OPS & 26 HR's, Almonte had 2 HR's and a .792 OPS in about the same amount of at-bats in AAA ball (he did bat .320, OBP of .377). Why exactly is Almonte getting more props than Katin again?
  13. The Truth
    26 HR's and a .962 OPS in 336 AB's last season in AAA ... plus a .382 OBP ... the guy rakes against lefties, he'd be great to have in a platoon role in RF if Hart's injury goes longer than expected. For whatever reason the Brewers don't seem high on him though
  14. The Truth
    Almonte with his 3rd HR of the spring today, currently batting over .400 in an extremely small sample
  15. The Truth
    Wasn't there some pitcher who ended up on the Disabled list after sneezing? And then there's Milton Bradley, messing up his knee arguing with an Umpire
  16. The Truth
    definitely a freak injury. I grew up part of the time on the East Coast playing basketball, and the kids from the Bronx would literally throw me around on the court and I never hurt my ribs let alone broke one
  17. The Truth
    Rosenthal seems to be losing credibility by the minute. The Brewers have so much more offensive fire-power than the Mariners could dream of....
  18. The Truth
    No 80's Flashbacks when he goes to the pitching mound has to equal a WAR of +1
  19. The Truth
    I like Boggs as the 25th man way more than Cruz, too
  20. The Truth
    Forgive me as this was probably covered elsewhere but does Boggs have any options left? Can he be sent to Nashville?. I like Boggs better than Kotsay on so many levels...
  21. The Truth
    Brandon Boggs hit .290 in AAA last year with a .876 OPS. I think he has potential. Plus he's switch-hitter
  22. The Truth
    I'm not at all convinced that Cruz is better than Betancourt
  23. The Truth
    Oh, meant to add these links http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=maldon001mar "Maldonado's a great defensive catcher," said Roenicke. "I'd rather see him maybe get more playing time (at Nashville), but I'm not going to say (making the club) is out of the question. When we come down to the end, we'll see where we are." http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/117444808.html
  24. The Truth
    Roenicke said today that Maldonado is the best defensive catcher of the bunch in spring training, and while he'd like to see Maldonado getting regular time in AAA, he wouldn't count Maldonado out of the current race... A quick look at Baseball-Reference shows that Martin hit .253 with a .735 OPS in about 50 games in AAA ball last year... not awe inspiring offensively (and a small sample) but then Kottaras and Nieves are generally below average hitters and Kottaras is truly a liability defensively... I find this an interesting development, Maldonado is only 24... personally I'm rooting for Mike Rivera but wouldn't mind seeing Maldonado as the back-up catcher in MLB until Lucroy gets back...
  25. The Truth
    Not that I think Mat Gamel will be near what Ryan Howard is, but Howard was 25 in his rookie year. Gamel is 25 this year. There is some advantage to not burning service time early on prospects
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