jerichoholicninja

Except he was traded to Miami a couple months ago. And I guess they got him back now. Didn't even notice.

Except he was traded to Miami a couple months ago.

Just looked at his BRef page, done at 23. Either he didn't want to play anymore or no one wanted to deal with him.

Unless he goes on a CC-like run and throws complete game shutouts every 4 days I don't think he makes a huge difference in the division race. The playoffs is where he will matter.

Just glad this removes any chance of us giving up the farm for Quintana.

I'll wait until Humans Need Water gives us his thoughts before I form an opinion.

So you're basically just saying you're right about this and to trust you because you're a smarter baseball person than the rest of us. I think you'll find that most posters here quite frankly, with no disrespect intended to the 'average person', are quite a bit more knowledgeable than the conventional casual fan the you'll find at the ballpark or posting on Facebook. To think you're simply on a different level than all of us is incredibly arrogant and narcissistic. David Stearns and Craig Counsell themselves don't know if Brinson will come in and immediately outproduce Broxton. Have you personally asked Stearns and Counsell if they don't know if Brinson will come in and outproduce Broxton? If not, please explain to me how my point is invalid while yours is valid? Should I send a note to one of my ex-coworkers, who's best friends with Counsell, and have him ask him his thoughts on Brinson (even though Counsell won't respond in detail because that's the type of person he is in general - I know - I've had drinks with him and lunch with his wife)? Should we get a rival NL Central Manager's opinion since these guys all know and have seen the top prospects? A guy I've worked with for 8yrs who I'm close with happens to be best friends with Bryan Price (who also leaves tix for me for spring training games and when they're in town if I want them), should I have him shoot Price a text right now? My co-worker was also drafted 6th rd and won a AA championship throwing to Steinbach with McGwire and Weiss in his IF. He also happens to know an absurd amount about the game. Obviously we talk baseball. I haven't had a facebook account in 2.5yrs and just because people like you believe the majority on this board are quite a bit more knowledgeable than the casual fan doesn't make it true. And to answer your question. No. Me saying I have a different baseball background than the average person, which is why I see things the "average" fan doesn't, is the truth. If Kershaw said he's the best pitcher in the game and understands various aspects of pitching better than "average" pitchers as a result does that make him arrogant and a narcissist? Just applying your basic logic here... There's an absurd amount of players that were better than me and even more people who know more about the game than I do (from both baseball and business sides - and I've also sat down with Schlesinger multiple times in his office and suite discussing the business side and have also sat down with Bob Quinn in the suite as well). I started learning the intricacies of the game in grade school (and through HS) at camps and such led by ex/current MLB players and coaches learning about each position on the field and, more importantly, why to do one thing vs another - one of the instructors I recall was Bill Almon, who I'll never forget because he introduced himself as "the guy who lost his starting SS job to Ozzie Smith". He turned into a utility player and was the first person I learned all IF positions from at a young age. I was recruited by Bando Jr to walk-on D2 (long-story short I ended up going there but decided not play because I was transferring back home, ended up playing a year of D3 then just focused on school because I had no professional career coming nor cared about continuing to play "just to say I played 4yrs of college"). I was an Asst Varsity HS coach at 18. Up until 25/26yrs old or so I played (and ran the team) with and against guys ranging from AAA down to just finishing their HS careers (Jason Jaramillo/Ryan Rohlinger - who both ended up in MLB eventually - and Mike Mueller who went to Auburn then drafted again). I go to spring training every year and actually talk to Brewers minor league coaches as well as scouts. We always sit behind home plate near the top and are surrounded by scouts. This past year we were directly in front of MLB scouts for the Dbacks (also Special Asst to the GM and scout of the year a few years ago) and Os (ex-MLB catcher who made 1 AS game). I spent 6 innings talking baseball with both of them - discussing their thoughts on certain players and why they think that, what they see/what they're looking at. They gave me the gun for 3-4 innings and I reported what the numbers were while we continued our conversations and while they also played with my 1.5yr old daughter. The Dbacks scout gave me his card - said I know what I'm talking about and lets get a drink when he's in town a couple times annually scouting the Brewers. The Os scout also made it known that he wasn't a fan of acquiring Gerardo Parra because he was playing out of his a$$ and is a bad clubhouse guy. I don't just "watch" games. Every pitch I'm watching both the pitchers and hitters mechanics looking for potential inconsistencies, reasons why they were late/early/fouled it off/etc, discussing pitch selection every pitch with friends and why, strategies based on each situation, where players are lined up and why in conjunction with the pitches/locations being called, etc. I never just "watch" a game because I literally can't. That's not how my mind and eyes work. (side note: in 2016 spring training Lucroy held my daughter for a pic and he killed it and was an AS. this year Knebel held my daughter for a pic and he's killing it and is an AS. while we stood right next to the opening of the dugout at minor league field for a AAA game talking to their coaches before the game and during the first couple innings my daughter grabbed both of Cooper's bats and started dragging them away. then she was playing with Dubon's shoes putting rocks in and out of them - they both sat there laughing. Cooper is an AS and having a career year and Dubon was already promoted to AAA. the moral of the story is you can thank my daughter for their success!!) Those are my experiences. What are yours? Good lord just go away.

You are correct that it doesn't count against the draft bonus pool. Without knowing the exact details of the failed physical it is difficult to assess his value. It is interesting that the Orioles didn't make the minimum 40% offer which would have prevented Jack Conlon from becoming a free agent, but they weren't going to get the 4th round pick back regardless since it is unprotected. They did the kid a huge favor as he is now possibly looking at a deal in the millions. I am really curious to see how this plays out. Also agree that it would be great to see the Brewers take a shot if they have less concerns about the medicals. Makes you wonder if in the future some guys might find ways to fudge their health to get out the draft pool and become free agents.

They do, but it would pretty much ruin the system. And I feel Bumgarner's close to going full on Verlander anyway. He's been ridden hard his career with long post season runs and those innings are going to catch up eventually. Maybe his bike accident and time off due to it bought him another year of effectiveness but I wouldn't expect many more years of ace level work from him. They do not. What player, in your opinion, could the Brewers offer as a headliner to a deal for Madison Bumgarner? Brinson and Hader? Not a chance. Arcia? Nope. They aren't going to trade their franchise ace and postseason hero for about 8 solid regulars/prospects that we'd be able to offer. They would be almost certainly looking for quality over quantity. It may be a different story if they were starting a full rebuild, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Any 1 player, no. But no way they can turn down 3 top 100 prospects. The only thing preventing them from making a trade would be emotions and fear of fan reaction.

I assumed by the end of the weekend it should be gone. Going on 10 days now and, while I feel better than a week ago, I still don't feel great.

If Brinson is coming up this year he needs to play every day. No point in wasting service and development time for him as a bench 4th outfielder. Even with Broxton's total feast or famine play, I'd prefer to stick with him and hope the feasts become more common.

They do, but it would pretty much ruin the system. And I feel Bumgarner's close to going full on Verlander anyway. He's been ridden hard his career with long post season runs and those innings are going to catch up eventually. Maybe his bike accident and time off due to it bought him another year of effectiveness but I wouldn't expect many more years of ace level work from him.

He shouldn't be a buy low. Everything except for ERA is great. The Giants don't seem to be on the cutting edge of anything so maybe he'll come cheap though.

I think two probably should be replaced, not necessarily acquired. I'm assuming either Hader or Woodruff takes one spot, most likely Woodruff. I'm not expecting a #1 or 2 to be acquired, it's just not worth the prospects right now, but I think Stearns will go and get a SP that surprises us all and costs very little because that's what he does.

The rotation as a whole has been average-ish at best. Davies is lucky the offense scores a lot runs when he pitches, otherwise I think he'd be in Colorado right now. Guerra isn't anywhere near backing up what he did last year. Garza and Nelson have been throwing well but I think we're all waiting for the wheels to fall off of Garza. Getting Chase back will help but this rotation is no where near playoff caliber. Maybe Woodruff is ready to hold his own but that doesn't make this a playoff winning rotation. And unlike that Cardinals team that had a bad rotation that won the World Series, our bullpen isn't going to win games on its own.

When ESPN lost NASCAR broadcasting rights their NASCAR coverage basically went to 30 seconds a week the night of whenever there was a race. MLB has a lot more to cover with games every night but it'll be interesting to see what they do if they stop doing MLB games completely. It really makes no sense for them to get into any sort of bidding war for the rights to show the Yankees, Red Sox, or Cubs every Sunday night and then random midweek games.

I understand concern about Hader's walks but let's not get caught up in his high BB/9 after only 12 innings. And 12 sporadic innings. He's been up just under a month so he's throwing about 3 innings a week. Tough to stay sharp throwing so infrequently.

I didn't think it was possible for their baseball coverage to get worse.

Didn't they change it so fan voting isn't weighted that heavily in the overall voting, or was that another league? Either way I really don't care about the Brewers being "disrespected" for some stupid, pointless game.

Yes, that's why everyone freaked out when he came here but I don't remember much complaining after.

I came here just to read the last two pages. Didn't watch any of the game but know Knebel blew it. Not at all surprised by the comments. I understand the in game threads are mainly in the moment thoughts but seriously, some of the stuff posted about Corey is ridiculous. He's been the best pitcher on the team all year, he blows one game and he's a bum that sucks and shouldn't be closing anymore? PA-LEASE.

I don't remember any complaining about a 3B coach until Eddy was put there. I remember concern when Sveum was there but nobody really seemed to think he did a bad job.

Summer colds. I generally get one a summer that lasts a couple days but this one is going on a week now. It's not bad enough to shut me completely down but bad enough that being in the sun for a few minutes is too much. I wait 9 months to be able to be outside and I've lost a week of it because of this stupid thing.

The Orioles told Arrieta to stop throwing his cutter, which was his best pitch. The Cubs told him he could throw it and he got a lot better.

I think he is just pitching a lot because our starter had a short start due to rain. It's not like this was planned. He simply is a guy who has been stretched out this year ready to do the job tonight. Ya, I'm not saying this was planned. That had to be his longest outing of the year and he looked better than Guerra has looked all year.