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I am sure they’ve probably checked this already, but it’s getting to the point where I wonder if something is going on with Hiura’s vision. It’s pretty clear he isn’t seeing the ball well at all this year. -
Hiura could use a big moment in the worst way.
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I got mixed up thinking there was another ball as well.
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Regardless of what happens here, I’m a big believer in Feliciano for the long run.
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Heckuva situation for your major league debut.
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I think if they could just face each other on repeat it would probably be good for the confidence of both.
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This game is a good reminder that Hader is the ideal pitcher to throw in extra innings when you need mostly strikeouts.
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It was pretty clear that wasn’t going in a good direction. Unfortunately you’re not going to keep getting straight fastballs by major league hitters, especially when they know exactly what’s coming.
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That Barnes at bat was such a huge one for how this inning was likely to play out.
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I wouldn’t rule out a wild pitch winning this game for the Brewers.
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JBJ needed to put a ball in play. So disappointing.
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I feel like they could just create a sound board of all Rock’s “go to” takes and use that to co-announce these games with BA.
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Well Garcia has some good speed, so that could prove valuable in this scenario.
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Just realized Luis Urias has his wRC+ up to 115 with tonight’s performance. Pretty amazing he started the year as one of the biggest questions marks and 27 games in is one of the few offensive bright spots.
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Rasmussen had a 53% ground ball rate last season, but it has been just 23% so far this year.
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I thought Mookie got it. Whew.
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One thing they could do to improve replay from an entertainment and transparency standpoint is show the audience the exact same images the replay officials are looking at. Basically sync the replay review with the broadcast.
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I picture the dudes in New York watching the replays on 13” monitors. Anyone with a decent feed could see the bag move when Wong’s hand hit it, definitely before the tag.
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Replay completely blew the call. I’m shocked (not really).
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I won’t say that didn’t go through my mind! In all seriousness, I very much hope May’s “ok” for the long-term. Lamet who left early versus the Brewers in the Padres series is apparently on the brink of returning.
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This is the obvious downside for the Dodgers in having a scheduled bullpen day yesterday. It’s risky for this very reason.
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Omar Narváez to 10-day IL; Feliciano recalled from ATS
Eye Black replied to Eye Black's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Mario Feliciano scouting report via MLB.com: The Brewers have not hit big drafting and developing catchers. The last home-grown catcher to represent them at an All-Star Game was Jonathan Lucroy in 2014 and ‘16. Before that, it was Dave Nilsson in 1999, but Nilsson was already an established pro in Australia before he signed with the Brewers. But now the Brewers have a relatively deep crop of backstops led by Feliciano, the No. 75 overall pick in the 2016 Draft. After nagging injuries ruined his 2018, including a shoulder flare-up in the Arizona Fall League that required arthroscopic surgery in the offseason, Feliciano got back on track during a breakout 2019 at the advanced Class A level; he was Carolina League MVP after leading the circuit in home runs (19), RBIs (81), slugging (.477) and total bases (210) at age 20, and he was added to the 40-man roster this past offseason. Feliciano’s strength is his bat. His clean and compact right-handed swing yields consistently hard contact as well as above-average game power that plays from the left-center gap to the right-field line. There is great potential for more if Feliciano can bring down his 28.8 percent strikeout rate from 2019 and cut down one of the Minors’ highest swinging-strike rates (19.7 percent). Defensively, Feliciano has enough tools to be a catcher long-term, particularly his arm. He’ll be a bat-first guy, but should be able to stick behind the plate at the highest level. -
If the playoffs started today: National League (1) Giants vs. Winner of (4) Dodgers/(5) Padres (2) Brewers vs. (3) Phillies American League (1) Red Sox vs. Winner of (4) White Sox/(5) Mariners (2) Royals vs. (3) A’s
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Omar Narváez to 10-day IL; Feliciano recalled from ATS
Eye Black replied to Eye Black's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Feliciano age is currently 22.162 (years & days). Below are the ages at which some other prominent catchers made their debuts (just randomly selected): Willson Contreras - 24.035 Jonathan Lucroy - 23.342 Joey Bart - 23.249 Buster Posey - 22.168 J.T. Realmuto - 23.079 Salvador Perez - 21.092 Yasmani Grandal - 23.207 Wilson Ramos - 22.265 So Feliciano would be making his debut younger than everyone on that list except for Salvador Perez. I don’t know what the Brewers record for youngest catcher is, but B.J. Surhoff was 22.247 and Dave Nilsson was 22.156 when they made their debuts. -
Omar Narváez to 10-day IL; Feliciano recalled from ATS
Eye Black replied to Eye Black's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Hard to believe Mario Feliciano, who has played just 3 games at Double-A, is on the verge of making his major league debut. Feliciano is just 22-years old, a fairly young age for a catcher to make their MLB debut. Feliciano is considered a bat first catcher. Obviously you can’t put too much stock in Spring Training stats (especially just 15 plate appearances), but Feliciano did hold his own offensively this spring in major league camp (Spring Training stats below). [pre]Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 2021 22 14 15 14 2 6 2 2 0 5 1 2 .429 .467 .857 1.324[/pre]
