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Bingo. I'm guessing he really enjoys mentoring young men as well. He could be a coach if this is the case, but it's one thing to get kids to do what you tell them to do and quite another to get them to do what you show them to do. The latter is hard enough. If he enjoys it and gets paid more than coach then more power to him. -
That's because Moneyball undervalues grit.
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He's a man playing a boy's game and getting paid extremely well for it. There aren't many athlete's who realize that. It just so happens that the reason Plush doesn't realize it is because he never grew up! (I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing...)
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I agree with Briggs in that I don't think he should be worrying about pulling it or hitting it the other way or his hands or his hips or anything like that. I think he should sit on fastballs and hit them square with the barrel of the bat. Ridiculously simple, but after hearing some comments by Roenicke about how he is a "grinder" and that he continuously works in the cage it is pretty obvious that he is pressing too hard. See fastball, hit fastball.
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Is the college pitching overrated?
Oxy replied to Never Outhustled's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
I agree, but I think the difference would be too minimal over the course of one college season to really have an effect, especially since it isn't something that would just "happen" but pitchers would have to consciously change the way they pitch in order for the numbers to change (i.e. since they know they are less likely to give up a homer, they attack more hitters). I really don't think this would happen until the last several games of the year once statistics for the year were established, and even then it would only lead to a very small difference. -
Cappy may end up with better raw numbers since he plays at Citi Field. I think Narveson was easily the better option though since he is younger and cheap and could conceivably still improve.
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I do to, but that was a frustrating first inning with two walks and 27 pitches. Let's hope for some quick innings for him. I love it that we've gotten to the point of being frustrated over throwing too many pitches in one inning rather than giving up too many runs in one inning http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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I am just surprised at how few "average" players we've taken in the first round. Almost everybody there is either an All-Star/HOFer or a total flame-out. The only guys on that list who actually played more than 4 years in the League and didn't make an All-Star team were Alex Fernandez, Bill Spiers, Jeff D'Amico, Dion James, Cal Eldred, and Dale Sveum. And that is since 1969!
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Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 1-5
Oxy replied to battlekow's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
Heck no. Is there a front of the rotation pitcher in the MLB who neither has a plus changeup nor a plus plus fastball? A dominating fastball is basically innate athletic ability; thus if you do not have that innate ability yet you'd like to have real Major League success it seems to me that you better learn how to throw a good changeup. -
I love it. I am guessing that the only reason that the guy is a 410th rated player is because he is a SS. If he were an OF, the rest of his skills probably wouldn't get him drafted. From a grand scheme of things, I feel like the league is moving heavily toward pitching and defense, which means that bat first OF types are undervalued, i.e. the best players on the board. At this point, I highly, highly doubt we'd be able to find our MI of the future, but I bet it is still possible to find a diamond in the rough in the OF which will generally require fewer tools to end up being a successful MLB player. I am totally new to this prospect game though, so I'm just spewing from the cuff here and could be way off base.
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Of course you maximize value by having the best players. I am of the opinion that the best catchers ARE the best defensive catchers. I think it's that important. A lot of people here and around the rest of the internet may disagree, but that is only because there isn't a good statistical way of determining who the best defensive catchers are. We have to trust coaches and scouts instead of sabermetrics and Fangraphs. Imagine that. This statement is only applicable at the catcher position, because that is the only position that is SURE to affect EVERY single game on defense. Offensively, guys only come up to bat 1/9 times and rarer still in high leverage situations. Thus, I think it is imperative that in order to consistently win close games you need a good defensive catcher. It was slightly less important 5-10 years ago since home runs were such a huge part of the game then, but right now I think that taking extra bases and limiting the other team from taking extra bases is a gigantic part of winning close games.
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It only seems like they have a favorable pitching matchup every night because they do have a favorable pitching matchup every night. As hoped, only the Phillies, Braves and Giants have a starting rotation that can match the Brewers 1-5. Of those teams, only the Braves and Phillies have a lineup that can match the Brewers lineup. Even that is questionable, however, when Utley and Chipper are perpetually day-to-day, Heyward is out and Uggla stinks.
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I never understood this. Why exactly do we need our backup catcher to be a defensive specialist?Because we already have enough offense to win low scoring games, but we NEED a good defensive catcher in order to win low scoring games. Obviously you have to balance the two of them in order to maximize your chances (Nieves' average to slightly below average defense ISN'T good enough to offset the atrociousness of his bat), but I just don't trust a guy like Kottaras at all behind the dish to win close games down the stretch.
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I really don't think that Kotsay, Counsell, and Gomez/Morgan is a bad 3/5 of a bench, although Counsell is pretty shaky. I'm willing to ride Wilson for another month or so to see what he's got as well, but he'd really have to be outstanding to consider keeping him as part of the playoff roster. There isn't anything more to add about Nieves, or perhaps there isn't anything more to take away from Nieves would be more appropriate. Ideally, we need a good defensive backup catcher who can hit at least as well as our best hitting pitcher, and a utility player with some pop in his bat (Juan Uribe like), or a utility player who is a defensive whiz since Bentacourt could be considered a utility player with pop in his bat.
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Anything we could use from the Twins?
Oxy replied to NYChez's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I'd take Cuddyer. He's kind of pricey though at $10.5 mil. That works two ways though, as the Crew really wouldn't have to give up very much to get him; or else the Twins would probably have to send some cash along with the trade. I didn't realize that Minnesota's payroll is up to $113 million this year. That's a lot. Cuddyer, Nathan, and Capps will be $28 million off the books next year though, which likely won't be replaced by pricey free agents. -
Logic has very little place in this sort of thing. I honestly thing Roenicke would rather have Lucroy hitting 8th in order to set the table for Weeks than move Weeks from the leadoff spot. At the same time, the team is winning games, so I wouldn't worry about switching anything up until we go through another inevitable cold stretch with the bats.
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I have never understood this at all. Why does a guy need to take a pitch when a guy is stealing? I hear it all the time, but it just never computes for me. The only way it makes sense at all is if the hitter is just distracted by the runner so he doesn't think he can put a good swing on the pitch, otherwise it doesn't make sense. The odds of hitting a line drive right at somebody for the double play is pretty miniscule. Not nearly worth taking a good pitch to hit, and giving the catcher an opportunity to throw out the baserunner. I must be missing something--can somebody fill me in?
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I defended the Nieves over Kottaras decision earlier in the year, but that is getting awfully hard to stand behind right now. I still think that Kottaras' hitting is overrated around here, but I didn't expect Nieves' bat to be THIS bad. Not only are the results terrible, but the eye test doesn't look good either. As others have said, I would honestly feel more comfortable with Gallardo hitting in an important situation than Nieves. What would it take to get Pudge Rodriguez on this team? The Nats are going nowhere. The $3 million he is getting this year is probably a little bit much for a backup catcher, but it would only be for a couple of months. If we need a poor hitting veteran catcher who is a good example for Lucroy I can't imagine there is a better one than Pudge. I bet he would enjoy coming to a winning team to try and get another ring before he hangs them up as well.
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Honestly, what is the point of bringing that up in this thread? We're all Brewers fans here, c'mon man. But seriously, we'll surpass them don't worry. I'm all about celebrating the team's successes. I guess I just didn't really think that winning an average of 75 games per year for 13.4 years was something to celebrate.
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Sorry to be a downer, but the expansion franchise that entered the NL at the same time as the Brewers now has 1068 NL victories, 4 playoff appearances and a WS championship http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif.
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So, with the draft today, having already won the first 3 games of the series and 4/6 so far on the road trip this game may be the most ho-hum victory of the season. 7-2 is also about the least interesting score in baseball as well. Neither a dominating pitching performance nor a big 6 run rally inning, nor a close game with any tense moments. Hopefully there are many more of these to come http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif.
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Buck is trying to give is a run here and Yuni is trying to take it away.
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Excellent timing there by junior since he isn't available today anyway. Nice when things work out like that.
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2011 General Draft Discussion
Oxy replied to colbyjack's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
It would be neat to get Vanderbilt's Son Gray in the first round and Vanderbilt's Grayson in the second round. -
He's been REALLY bad if this were 2001. In 2011, I'd say he's merely been below average. As others have said, when combined with his already poor defense and lack of speed he turns into a bad player overall.
