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Anybody know what’s written/scratched in the dirt on the back side of the pitchers mound? It looks like “BUDS” I think. -
Stinks to strand two runners in scoring position, but after Avisail Garcia grounded out on the first pitch of the game, it’s a minor victory to score a run and make Bauer throw 23 pitches in the 1st inning.
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The double play turn by Urias was real nice. There was no room for error there. That’s one that isn’t going to be a double play if Keston’s at 2B tonight.
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I love Keston, but Bauer is definitely a bad matchup for him. Coming into tonight he has struck out in all three of his previous at bats against Bauer.
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From Joel Luckhaupt:
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Well that coincides with the same period of time that his spin rates first spiked significantly and consistently in games (and have remained high since), except for one time back in 2018 when he spiked his spin rates for one inning of an April outing to apparently “make a point”. He has previously been on the record as having experimented at Driveline with substances to improve spin rate, and acknowledged that increasing spin rate can’t be done without the use of foreign substances from research that’s been done (FiveThirtyEight article link). It’s pretty clear Bauer is using substances to increase his spin rate, but so are many other pitchers (including I’m sure several Brewers’ pitchers). The spin rate improvements alone likely don’t account for all of the success Bauer is having lately, but it does appear to be a contributing factor. For those interested, Ben Lindbergh wrote a good piece on this topic before the season began: MLB Is Trying to Get a Grip on Foreign Substances. What Does That Mean for Pitchers?
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Trevor Bauer has allowed just 2 earned runs over 26.1 innings pitched this year. He has gone 6+ IP in all four outings, and thrown over 100 pitches in 3 of the 4 (other was 97 pitches).
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Brett Anderson: Batter (Reds) vs Pitching Stats Trevor Bauer: Batter (Brewers) vs Pitching Stats
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If there was ever a game this year to have Hader pitch two innings, today was it. After four losses in a row and the Reds top three starting pitchers coming up, it’s a tough path to see how the Brewers get to the spot of being motivated to add any significant talent before next Monday’s trade deadline.
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Defensive metrics aren't worth much, but fangraphs has his as the best defensive center fielder in 2020 so far.. for what it's worth. He is getting great jumps. He isn’t necessarily your prototypical flashy center fielder that’s going to rob a ball at the wall or make insane diving catches, but he has been good in centerfield so far from what I’ve seen.
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Now THAT, I’ll believe when I see.
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Smoak has hit the ball very hard today (exit velocities of 105.8, 102.4, and 96.3 on that oppo HR).
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One thing Kenta Maeda and JT Brubaker now have in common... Both set their personal best for total pitches thrown in a MLB game versus the Brewers this week.
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I guess one positive takeaway from this series in Pittsburgh... Struggling hitters do sometimes break out of their funk. The Pirates have put that possibility on full display this weekend.
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With Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo, and Sonny Gray scheduled to face the Brewers Monday-Wednesday this week, today seems like best possible opportunity to see the offense break out.
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I‘ll bet people in Pittsburgh have impeccable lawns.
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Some tweets from Adam McCalvy on today’s presser with David Stearns...
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I think you’re onto something with a Renato Nunez type addition. I would be all for the Brewers taking a chance on acquiring some less heralded corner infielders right around the peak of the aging curve (age 26-28 range). Including Nunez, below is a list of similar players reaching their peak age that I’d be intrigued by: Renato Nunez (1B/3B, Orioles, Age 26) Ryan McBroom (1B/OF, Royals, Age 28) Jeimer Candelario (1B/3B, Tigers, Age 26) Johan Camargo (3B/2B, Braves, Age 26) I can’t quit on Carmargo. Jared Walsh (1B/LHP, Angels, Age 27) From Brookfield, two-way player, crushed Triple-A pitching last year. Sheldon Neuse (3B, A’s, Age 25) Probably the best prospect on this list, but about to turn 26 and hasn’t really been in A’s plans yet. Brent Rooker (OF/1B, Twins, Age 25) Rooker is a former 1st round pick that is all bat (including a great OBP in 2019), but little fielding ability. He’s about to turn 26 and doesn’t appear in the Twins current plans.
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Lineup has been added to the opening post. Sogard is out of the lineup for the second day in a row. I typically don’t get overly annoyed by the lineup order, but I really wish they would leadoff with Urias and give him a chance to flourish in that role. His single biggest skill is an ability to make contact and get on base. He isn’t going to get a ton of extra base hits, but there will be days when he’ll single teams to death. Why not put that guy at the top of your order and give yourself a higher percentage chance of the elite bats coming up with someone on base? That OBP ability looks completely wasted when the guy after him is currently sporting the Milwaukee area code as his OPS (.414). It remains baffling to me, unless they feel strongly there is some reason to proceed with extreme caution. Okay, rant over. Now hopefully the universe makes me look silly when Urias gets on base four times and Narvaez and Arcia bat him in all day long.
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I forgot he had that type of clause in his contract, so that likely torpedoes that idea.
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One additional thing worth mentioning is Grisham had a monster game yesterday, but prior to that he had a sub-.800 OPS through his first 28 games. He was still very good, but he had also been struggling for a couple of weeks. He started the season on fire (1.021 OPS from July 24 to August 4), then went on a cold streak from August 5th to 20th (.589 OPS, just 2 extra base hits), and now has had another offensive breakout performance the past two games. The one thing Grisham has done very well this season, even when he was struggling, is get on base. He has a .381 OBP on the season, and even when he was struggling he was still getting on base at >.350 clip. Like SeaBass mentioned, I would prefer to root for Grisham to do well while also hoping for the best from both Urias and Lauer. It simply too early to draw any meaningful conclusions from the trade.
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Corbin Burnes: Batter (Pirates) vs Pitching Stats
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Before this thread gets to far along I just want to caution against historical revisionism. A friendly reminder that less than 9 months ago we had a 16-page thread on the trade which was nearly unanimous in favor of the deal. I counted two posters that were opposed to it, and one was because they felt Zach Davies was the best player involved in the trade.
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Good stuff Nate. I agree that I think the Giants will likely value Mike Yastrzemski much greater than other organizations. Hard to believe he turns 30 years old tomorrow and won’t hit free agent until 2026. As noted, the Brewers and Mariners would really have to thread a needle to make the financials work, but if they did somehow pull it off Kyle Seager might be the best possible solution for fixing the production-less black hole at 3B for the next 1.5 years (albeit a risky one based on age and a proneness to performance fluctuation). I am a fan of Urias and think he’ll be a good contact hitter. The problem is he isn’t going to show a lot of power, so you lose a lot of his value by running him out there at an offensive oriented position like 3B as opposed to the middle infield.
