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  1. Warning Track Power
    Why doesn't this team situational hit?! Please try and play smart baseball and move runners against elite SP.
  2. Warning Track Power
    Excellent point. I feel much more confident in Perdomo and Rasmussen not giving up runs than I do with Lindblom and they have some real control issues at times.
  3. Warning Track Power
    Lindblom is like watching K-Rod without the positive results.
  4. Warning Track Power
    I get the frustration when Urias has not performed to the levels he showed in the Minors but talent evaluation is obviously based somewhat on MiLB performance. Additionally, roster construction has to be taken into account. SD had Machado at 3B, Tatis at SS, Hosmer at 1B, and a super-utility guy like Croenenworth to play 2B. The Brewers had Yelich, Cain and Braun in the OF and Arcia at SS. They dealt from a strength similar to the Brewers. It has only been 212 ABs from Urias in a Brewer uniform and obviously Grisham has fared better in SD, but the immediate gratification needed to evaluate the trade to declare a winner and a loser is not warranted at this point. If in, say July 2022, Urias and Grisham appear to be the same, then yes it is likely a trade loss but it is still way too early to declare a winner/loser.
  5. Warning Track Power
    I just don't agree with this. I understand he is out of options but he is such a better option than Maile. The more prudent thing to do would have been to send Taylor down and let him get more ABs in Nashville. There is no reason for a 4th/5th OF if they are insistent on keeping McKinney as well.
  6. Warning Track Power
    Minor League Statistics: Trent Grisham 1929 PAs, 1590 ABs AVG/OBP/OPS: .255/.376/.791 2B: 75 3B: 22 HR: 45 RBI: 192 SB: 91 BB: 304 Luis Urias 2401 PAs, 2051 ABs AVG/OBP/OPS: .308/.397/.830 2B: 106 3B: 22 HR: 36 RBI: 219 SB: 42 BB: 256 At the time of the trade, when you have Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain, and Ryan Braun in the OF and Orlando Arcia at SS, a straight-up trade of Grisham for Urias would have made sense. Statistically speaking alone, the Brewers dealt power and speed from a position of strength (OF) for batting average at a position of weakness (SS). While it is FAR too early to call the trade a loss, sometimes they work out that way. I find it quite hard to fault Stearns for this move.
  7. Warning Track Power
    I think he tried his own version of Moneyball by bringing in players who have decent splits vs either RHP or LHP with the idea that they weren't every day players so were cheaper but the team could play them full-time in a platoon and the sum would be above average production. Players like Sogard, Gyorko, Holt, Smoak, Morrison, Thames all represent this mold but the production hasn't matched the concept. I wish his own version of Moneyball for offensive players valued OBP, situational awareness and players that put the ball in play. Guys like Wong, JBJ, Cain, Urias should all be focused more on situational hitting than they currently are. Last night in the 10th inning where Cain struck out on 3 pitches with 1st and 2nd with 1 out, was a perfect example of this team's lack of situational awareness. The last two swinging strikes were balls at the letters with uppercut swings. A single would have won the game.
  8. Warning Track Power
    Maile should be optioned. Nottingham DFA already bit the Brewers once and right now he's one of their best power PH options. I am also ready to end the Pablo Reyes experience for Hernan Perez (sadly).
  9. Warning Track Power
    This. But this goes back to the 2020 Brewers as well. Narvaez and Garcia were so bad in 2020 compared to their historic production and now JBJ seems to be going through it in his first season in Milwaukee as well. While 2020 was only 60 games, it has to be concerning that the trend for FAs coming to Milwaukee under Haines is god awful production to begin their Brewer careers.
  10. Warning Track Power
    The player that bothers me most of the available players the Brewers could have acquired is Nolan Arenado. Take away him going to the Cardinals, it isn't about him going to a rival. It is about the massive hole that was 3B in 2020, the lack of prospects at the position, and the relatively low cost it took for the Cardinals to acquire him. The prospects were easily matched by the Brewers and the Rockies threw in $51m. As a result, he is owed 7 years and $163m. That would have been money well spent and solved a massive organizational hole for the next half decade. Spending money on players such as this is a result of continual poor drafting of hitters and if the Brewers don't want to spend money like this start drafting better. The fans are going to eventually tire of seeing bargain shopping of Justin Smoak, Logan Morrison, Pablo Reyes, Jace Peterson, Eric Sogard, Luke Maile, Billy McKinney playing such significant roles on offense.
  11. Warning Track Power
    I am just curious if anybody thinks the good old change of scenery trades happen anymore? I was thinking about Keston Hiura and the off-the-field issues he is (likely) enduring with a sick mother impacting his on-the-field baseball abilities and if there is a solution to those challenges. While I can't remember a recent change of scenery trades, it would seem if there ever was a time for something like this, it might be now. Now I am in no way advocating for a bad baseball decision to ease the situation but if it would make sense from a baseball perspective, would the Brewers entertain it? For example, if the goal were to get Hiura to Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco, would the Brewers be interested in say Hiura + for Gavin Lux. Would the Dodgers have any interest in something like this? I understand Hiura looks lost but Lux hasn't lit the world on fire (save last night) and I have to believe the Brewers would love the hometown kid angle while getting Hiura back to Southern California. Would seem to solve a couple of non-baseball related issues. Hiura back to California, Lux back to Wisconsin. Be interesting to see how much the shine is off Hiura despite his outproducing Lux in his first ABs in MLB. Now I know this may be pie-in-the-sky thinking, but it would be interesting to hear if these angles are at least thought of by front offices.
  12. Warning Track Power
    I think you’d need to see some, but not all, of those things happen in order for a Story rental to make sense. If Woodruff, Burnes, and Peralta continue to appear dominant most times out then adding an impact bat to the offense could be a needle mover towards competing for [and in] the post-season. I still think back to 2011 and wonder what could’ve been if the Brewers used someone like Tyler Thornburg to headline a trade for Jose Reyes. Although again in that case the Mets were a team that didn’t appear overly motivated to move Reyes despite his expiring contract (and ultimately did not trade him), so who knows if that was even within the realm of possibilities. With the pitching staff in place I think the Brewers at least need to do their due diligence in finding out what it would take for a top 5-6 that looked something like this: 1) Wong 2) Yelich 3) Story 4) Narvaez 5) Garcia 6) Shaw Oh, I agree with you about doing the due diligence about acquiring significant talent given the budding of three potential aces in Woodruff, Burnes and Peralta. That lineup, if it were to play to form, could be quite solid IF, as I posted, it reverts to something it was in the past. Especially with Cain in the 7 or 8 hole. It's just a lot of ifs!
  13. Warning Track Power
    There is just no way. If the Brewers offered Mitchell, I think the package gets beat by someone else. Even if it didn't, this team isn't a Story away from being serious World Series contenders. In order for them to be serious World Series contenders, they need offensive reversions from: -Yelich to healthy and 2018-2019 form -Cain to 2018 form -Hiura to 2019 form -JBJ to something other than 2021 form -Narvaez to healthy -Wong to...what he's been this year -Shaw to...what he's been this year -Garcia to....what he's been this year Seems like half the lineup is still questionable even with a Story rental.
  14. Warning Track Power
    I see this comment, or one similiar quite often. Not trying to be a jerk about it, but can you list the players that the larger market teams have taken from us once the team control was gone? I'm talking about players that it really hurt us to lose... Prince Fielder, who else? (that one turned out to be a blessing in disguise) I think it is a comment about MLB in general rather than Brewers specific. I feel this way as well but as you point out, the Brewers really haven't lost anyone they truly wanted to keep save Prince Fielder and maybe Zack Greinke. The next one may be Corbin Burnes, who will be reaching FA at his peak if he continues to be this dominant. When you dive deeper though, a majority of small markets are now trading their superstars prior to losing them to FA. Off the top of my head, Cleveland trading Lindor to New York, Pittsburgh trading Cole to Houston, Baltimore trading Machado to Los Angeles. I think the feeling of AAAA for large markets comes more from the idea that the Brewers aren't players for Gerrit Cole, Bryce Harper or players of that ilk when they reach free agency. Heck, the Brewers aren't even players for Yasmani Grandal ($18m per) or Mike Moustakas ($16m per) when they reach FA. Now, we can argue the merits of signing players like that but I don't think we can dispute there are players in the current financial structure of baseball the Brewers will never be able to sign.
  15. Warning Track Power
    This isn’t fun at all right now
  16. Warning Track Power
    I just hate this team’s approach. Stop with this launch angle crap and hit them where they are pitched and put the ball in play.
  17. Warning Track Power
    Whenever the first day he is eligible after going through the COVID intake process. I'd rather have him playing than Pablo Reyes.
  18. Warning Track Power
    What is this garbage?!
  19. Warning Track Power
    Brewers miss Buehler and Kershaw but still have: Thursday: Lauer-Bauer Friday: Peralta-TBD Saturday: Woodruff-May Sunday: Burnes-Urias Have to think they have to be happy with a split given how hurt the Brewers are and how much the offense is scuffling other than Wong and Narvaez.
  20. Warning Track Power
    Hiura straight up for Aguilar
  21. Warning Track Power
    Looking like Pete Vuckovich to me.
  22. Warning Track Power
    Godley looks like he throws one pitch over and over again. Slider low and away and outside to RH. Very much makes you appreciate what this rotation has been so far to date.
  23. Warning Track Power
    I have no idea how Counsell doesn't put up any fight there but it didn't look like any player said a word either. They were probably too dumb founded at what happened to know what to say. Absolutely. If there ever was a time to absolutely lose it, that was it. Probably the worst call I have ever seen.
  24. Warning Track Power
    This has all the makings of a disaster game. Awful call. Terrible catching gives up the second run. Feels gross.
  25. Warning Track Power
    Great article. Have to give the Rays credit for the 30th in payroll and 5th most wins.
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