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  1. Eye Black
    And 39-18 would be a Scorigami.
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    I think because the safety rolled down anticipating the run and got in his way on the Davante motion which jammed him up.
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    Good points. I’ll also add that the primary problem with chasing power in the amateur draft is the guys that “look the part” very often turn out to have just been physically maxed out at an early age. Often it’s the athletic players that aren’t power hitters at that age, but develop the power later, that turn out to be true impact hitters. Christian Yelich is a good example of how difficult power is to project. At the time of his draft he was being projected to develop into a James Loney or Casey Kotchman type hitter. Ultimately his athleticism combined with his development in professional baseball helped him far exceed those early comparisons.
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    You didn’t answer the question. I think you’re overestimating the supply of that profile being available in the early rounds of the draft. And if you think they never do it in any round you might want to go read up on Joey Wiemer from this year’s draft.
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    Take a look at the mlb.com top 30 international prospects for this year. Every infielder is listed as a shortstop. The positions seem to have more to do with the “best player on the high school team plays shortstop” phenomenon than any selection by the Brewers outside the norm. Exactly, when you’re signing 16 year old kids to 6- and 7-figure deals you’re going to give that money to the best and most athletic players which are often going to be playing shortstop at that age. Miguel Sano was a shortstop at 16 years old. Many international players move positions as they develop in professional baseball.
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    Which power hitting 1B or 3B (that was available at the Brewers selection) do you think they missed out on in the 1st round the past five years? Your hot take sounds great until you actually take 5 minutes to look at the 1st rounds the past several years.
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    Any game day predictions (score or otherwise)? I’ll go with the Packers, but won’t be shocked to see the Rams significantly slow down the Packers offense. I think it’ll be low scoring and the team that breaks 20 first ends up winning it. As far as official score predictions, I’ll say the Packers 24-16. I think the Rams get a huge INT at some point, but outside of a modest game from Akers they don’t due much offensively.
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    Corey Kluber reportedly working on a free agent deal with the Yankees. Edit: Deal appears to be done pending a physical.
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    Per Mark Feinsand: Mets and Dominic Smith settle at $2.55 million to avoid arbitration, per source. If the Mets are considering moving Smith in any deals it is probably helpful to now have cost certainty for 2021.
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    According to Jon Morosi: DJ LeMahieu is finalizing an agreement to return to the Yankees. The deal could be completed as soon as today.
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    Giants signed LHP Alex Wood to a one-year, $3 million deal.
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    According to Ken Rosenthal: Free-agent reliever Archie Bradley in agreement with Phillies on one-year, $6M contract, pending physical.
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    Wendle is a good mention for Tampa to trade. I don't know if he has any options, surprised he's 30yrs old already. Arbitration this year 1st time. Looks like moved down the pecking order and is more a LH bat to be platooned vs RHP. Has experience at 2b and 3b even a little SS. Lowe on the other hand, looks like a fixture for the future for Tampa at 1b. You might wonder on Ji-Man Choi reunion as a 1b fix for Milw. I don't know what the ask would be but being Tampa it'd probably hurt. Another Rays infielder that I think could have a Jake Cronenworth-type breakout in 2021 is Mike Brosseau. He isn’t currently penciled in as a starter for the Rays, and he’ll be turning 27 before the start of the baseball season. It would no doubt be a risky play, but he is the type of infielder that could potentially become a solid everyday third baseman if given an opportunity to prove himself. After trading Nate Lowe earlier this offseason it’s also possible the Rays don’t have interest in moving another infielder.
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    Twitter Video of Ken Rosenthal expressing his belief that the DH will be universal for 2021 and beyond.
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    And from this cheesy beef loving Twitter user who goes on to claim in a follow-up post the teams are discussing a starting pitcher. If there was any merit to the speculation (which there most likely is not), I would love to see them think they’re getting Woodruff or Burnes and instead end up with Hauser.
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    One other thing that I think is sometimes forgotten is Urias spent nearly the entire month of July in quarantine with COVID. He had a series of positive tests and was basically confined to his apartment without baseball activities for more than three weeks. He missed Summer Camp and showed up later than others to Camp Appleton. That’s a difficult stretch for a professional baseball player to go without hitting, fielding, throwing, etc. Especially with so little time to then ramp up for the season coming off the mentioned hamate bone injury.
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    I am a believer that we haven’t seen anywhere near Urias’ ceiling yet. Clay Davenport’s Projections have Urias as the 2nd most valuable player on the Brewers in 2021 behind only Christian Yelich. They have him projected for a 4.0 WARP season over 145 games played. A lot of his value is on the strength of his defense, but they are also projecting more power than we saw last season (17 home runs). His projected slash line is .249/.339/.414. I would probably take the under on those power projections, but if he’s able to slug over .400 combined with the rest of his skill set he’ll be a valuable starter for the Brewers next season.
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    They can’t quit Jace Peterson. Agreed that this is hopefully a move to solidify the Nashville roster (which is something they still very much need to do).
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    Their fans have been speculating the White Sox are trying to get Woodruff since the trade deadline this past season. The funny part is they are grossly underestimating what an opening offer would need to be just to get the conversation started. I won’t say they wouldn’t listen on offers for him, but the Brewers certainly aren’t trading Woodruff for a Madrigal caliber headliner.
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    Robertson's ZiPS projection is .235 BA / .333 OBP / .336 SLG with a 1.0 WAR projected over 289 at bats. His Davenport projection is .238 BA / .344 OBP / .359 SLG with a 1.6 WARP projected over 375 at bats. I assume this signing makes Mark Mathias' path to a spot on the 25-man roster more difficult.
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    One thing Robertson is not, is fast. He ranked in just the 20th percentile in speed speed last year. He sort of fits in with the rest of the Brewers' infielders in that regard.
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    This is a good point. Instead of going after cheap guys who have proven that they can be productive major leaguers, but either fell on hard times or are one-dimensional, he's going after a bunch of "pedigree" types who have big tools, for for some reason or another have never hit it big. Interesting theory. It is the better approach in my opinion. The most likely window for a player to have a breakout career season is between ages 26-to-28. I know it would be preferred if they didn't have to rely on the "throw stuff against a wall" approach, but if you are going to employ such a strategy then finding guys that still have hope to boost the top of their career arc would be my choice every time.
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    Although he can't be optioned, so he misses on one box.
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    From Jeff Passan... The details on Liam Hendriks' fascinating deal with the Chicago White Sox: It is a three-year deal that will pay Hendriks $39M in those first three years. But both the buyout and fourth-year option salary are $15M, so Hendriks will receive $54M regardless of what White Sox do. If the White Sox decline the option, they will be able to pay the $15 million buyout over the course of multiple years. But the incentive certainly is there for the team to pick it up. And by going that big, the White Sox get the best closer in baseball the last two seasons
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    Best reliever on the free agent market, but will turn 32 next month. It’s reportedly a three-year deal with a fourth year club option. Deal is worth $54 million.
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