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Everything posted by PrinceFielderx1
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I'm still not expecting much and not very hopeful, and 1 start isn't enough to change that.
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I wouldn't trade Segura for anybody. Not even Trout. A 23 year old SS with power to is a hitting machine who plays plus defense. There's no one I'd trade him for.
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I'm not very hopeful about hands start and I'm not really expecting much at all.
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General thoughts on the franchise.
PrinceFielderx1 replied to logan82's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Should the Brewers fire anybody it needs to be a top to bottom approach. I actually believe this organization needs a complete overhaul. I'm not really talking players, but upper management, front office, GM, scouting director, more or different scouts. A new GM would signal Mark A agrees with me. I want a new GM that knows the flaws of the Brewers system (there's clearly big ones involving pitching), and who knows or could persuade a really good scouting director to work for the Brewers, an established one. I don't want a promotion of some new guy aka Bruce Seid. -
Baldkin, The pitcher has more time to react and usually the pitcher who's pitching properly catches a ball hit right at him. If he fails to catch it he will be more than able to knock it down. I'm sure all of us has seen a pitcher catch or knock down a line drive hit at him way more times than we have seen a pitcher get hit in the head or chest. It's all because the pitcher has more time to react. The whole point about all of this is that it's preventable and a helmet has nothing to do with it. There's nothing more to discuss here. I'm done discussing this and I've made my point.
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After this horrible series to the Astros you got to see that we are big time sellers at the deadline.
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Gallardo/Aoki to Texas?
PrinceFielderx1 replied to 3and2Fastball's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
If we are trading Gallardo, no matter what, Doug Melvin and the Brewers will be looking for as close to a sure thing as you can get. Remember we are talking 2 years of Gallardo control. You add one of the best leadoff hitters in the game to that package who is only likely to make at most 2.5 million for the forceeble future, and who has like 5 years of control I'd want a top 10-15 prospect in MLB (not on a team, but in all of MLB) and something additional in return otherwise it's a steal for the other team. -
I'm going to repeat this question to you, as for the second time you've said "two step process" and ignored my question. Yes, it is a two step process, but when the SECOND PART of the process requires the randomness of the first part to finish, the steps are independent of one another. You do not know where the batted ball is going until the ball is hit. In your "two step process" explanation, is the pitcher is supposed to react to where the ball is going before the batter hits it? It an irrelevant question and I see no point in answering it when the pitcher if pitching properly can block or catch a ball coming back at him like that.
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A text book follow through will help 98-99% of the time. Even if you fail to catch it you can block it with your glove should you follow through the correct way. There's time for that. Just look at all of the balls over the years that were heading towards the pitchers heads or body's at high speeds and how many times the pitcher was able to block or catch it with their glove. It's more of a freak accident than anything. Not enough to warrant the use of pitching helmets.
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So, the pitcher is supposed to react to where the ball is going before the batter hits it? Or is he just supposed to hold his glove in front of his face as soon as he's done throwing? Again, .3 seconds. Go here: http://steriley.com/index.php?/speed/ Try that test. That's just you reacting to a dot and moving your index finger. Now do it again, this time with your hands on your keyboard, or desktop not moving them til you see the dot. Yes, hitters get hit way more often in the head, there are also about 100x more pitches than batted balls up the middle. If my kid ever became a pitcher, I'd want him, at the very least, wearing a soft helmet on the mound. A little extra sweat is worth reducing the risk of a brain injury by 1000%. Wrong. The pitcher will have enough time to be in a position to react to a ball hit at him if he is pitching properly. More time than a batter would. The ball will have to travel back the way it came. 2 step process. Now the batter's momentum is actually heading toward the ball being thrown at him (1 step process), so it's way less probable to expect him to get out of the way. It's comparing apples to oranges. You really should just quit while your ahead. The pitcher obviously has more time than the batter to react that's been established. We wouldn't eve be having this discussion had the pitchers glove been where it was supposed to be after his delivery.
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I hear Hellweg is inducing more groundball's, which explain his low K rate and his success in AAA. I'm not worried about him as much as others are and that's why I have him above Nelson in my personal rankings. When his K rate starts to increase even a little, and I believe it will, he will hands down be the best starting pitching prospect we've had in a long time. His arm is just that good.
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Speculation only out of Detroit - Axford
PrinceFielderx1 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Do the Tigers need an upgrade at CF? How about Gomez and either Henderson or Axford to Detroit for Castellanos? -
Speculation only out of Detroit - Axford
PrinceFielderx1 replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Axford has clearly turn around his season extremely nicely and is back to old form. He hasn't given up a run since May 14th. His value to anybody looking for a closer in my opinion is sky high. I'd first try to do a packaged deal involving Axord + going to the Tigers for Castellanos. If that just won't happen, then go after Porcello. Also in my view it's inevitable that the Brewers trade Axford because of the money he's making while not even being a closer, and the fact that they have a cheap better alternative in Henderson. It's not a matter of if, but when. -
Sean Halton: Call Him Up?
PrinceFielderx1 replied to Rock hard Brouhard's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
If Halton keeps performing the way he's performing and the MLB options are still really this bad, you can bet heavily that the Brewers will find room for him at 1B. Sometimes the hotter batter even at AAA is a better alternative and enough of a reason to call him up to try someone new. -
He wasn't. Your glove shouldn't be hanging off to the side like his was. It should be at your chest or your arm pit. So, you're not supposed to follow through with your non pitching hand? Come on. He was squared up, facing home plate, ready to field the ball. The same position every 1B is in after coming off the bag. I don't mean to sound mean, but you are wrong Baldkin. jerichoholicninja, is 100% correct. After your delivery practically every pitching coach will tell you to tuck your glove by your arm pit. It should never be dangling by your side. To answer your other question, When you throw the ball to home plate that is one step, so there is less time to react to a ball coming your way. However, when you throw the ball to home plate the pitcher has time to react, because the ball will have to change directions and come back the way it just came, which is a 2 step process. This is just common sense stuff and I don't really know why I had to just say that, but hopefully you understand now..
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Then they weren't taught to throw properly, falling away to either base makes it exponentially harder to be accurate with your pitches. I don't want to get into the whole discussion of muscles of having to adjust for arms, shoulder, and body all working in different planes of motion but throwing that way is also the most inefficient from a movement standpoint. In baseball there's way too much, "if it's not broke don't fix it" mentality. Thank you TheCrew! You couldn't be more right. Finally, someone gets it.
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Is has nothing to do with not being in proper fielding position. It has everything to do with not having enough time to react to a Ryan Braun line drive at your skull. When the ball is coming back at you at 110+ MPH, and you are now ~50 feet from the batter, that gives you about .3 seconds to react and protect yourself. The NBA says that .3 seconds is barely enough time to flick your wrist to shoot a basketball. Let alone move your hand 2-3 feet to protect your head. It has everything to do with being in the proper fielding position. By the time the ball gets in to home plate you should already be square to home plate ready to catch a ball hit your way. Many and I mean many pitchers don't pitch the proper way and it's their fault or the pitching coaches fault for telling them to pitch that way even if they are effective at it or not. Pitchers and pitching coaches have no basis to complain.
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You aren't the only one.
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I'm sorry, but one of the basics of pitching is being able to land properly after the delivery to be able to field a ball hit at you. If you don't want to be hit change the way you pitch. Don't make other pitchers uncomfortable by having to wear a helmet just because you don't pitch properly.
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I'm going to disagree with many here's top 2. I believe it's a very close call on who the top pitcher is in the minors between Nelson and Hellweg, but I'm going to give it to Hellweg over Nelson. I just believe he has more nasty stuff. He throws upper 90's compared to Nelson mid-90's, and has hit triple digits in the past. He has the better arm. The 1 main factor of why I'm giving it to Hellweg is because it looks like he's found his control and has been going deep into games (7th inning lately last 3 starts and had gone 6IP quite a bit) while throwing only about 93 pitches. Nelson has been struggling with his control some (so far) in his short stint with Nashville. I do think he will turn it around pretty soon, but when it comes to experience at the highest level of the system Hellweg has him beat and that means a lot to me. Nelson in a couple months will in my opinion make even more strides and will likely be in Milwaukee with Hellweg.
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General thoughts on the franchise.
PrinceFielderx1 replied to logan82's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Considering how many of the Brewers regular starters over the last 5-6 years have needed to be sent down for development or to work their issues out in the minors option years are vital. The Brewers in my opinion are terrible with how they develop their prospects when it comes to fixing things at the Major league level and even with how they draft, because they can't really fix defensive or offensive issues very well in the Major or Minors. Examples are Weeks, Hardy, Hall, I believe Corey Hart was sent down as well. Weeks has worked hard on defense, but it's still not good. Perhaps he's just not a good natural defender, so it's hard to blame the organization. He was drafted for his bat... Option years are vital when talking the Brewers organization. -
Braun, Biogenesis and the Whole Crazy Thing
PrinceFielderx1 replied to splitterpfj's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Is there a clause in his contract that says he doesn't get paid if he get's suspended for a banned substance? -
Scooter Gennett gets called up to MLB
PrinceFielderx1 replied to Invader3K's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
No one is saying Gennett fits in the Brewers long term plans at 2B. However, when someone else comes along that's better then things will change. -
Stache, I might have you beat in the most laid back friendliest person debate.
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When I was calling for Scooter to come up earlier in the season, it wasn't with the hopes that Gennett would provide drastically improved performance at second, but more that it might provide some competition that might break Rickie out of whatever torpor he's been in all season. Even if Rickie does turn it around, which I hope he does so we can trade him, I'd still limit his AB's to prevent that vesting option. Rickies major slumps each year are enough to make it not worth the risk no matter what he does from here on out.