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  1. Eye Black
    Not to mention: 1B Thames 128 wRC+ vs. RHP What an insane lineup. Now if they can just stretch that payroll a little further for Keuchel... SRB, thanks for posting the lineups with three year wRC+ splits. I think this is a fine baseball move, and I don’t think the Brewers have ever had a better lineup against left handed pitchers. It is going to be a sight to behold. I tend to think chemistry can be overblown at times, but I am a believer this move will enhance the clubhouse environment in 2019. It seems like part of this decision on the Brewers end was likely driven by the fact Moose fit so perfectly with his teammates in Milwaukee (and befriended Mark Attanasio’s son, apparently). It’s not like they overpaid to make it happen, but it seems like they were willing to go slightly against the grain of conventional thinking in order to make it work. I have a feeling if the Brewers go on to have a dream season, a lot of the credit when all is said and done is going to be given to this move.
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    From the Journal Sentinel article of Brewers Spring Training notes that includes more information about Hernán Pérez‘s injury: I guess another question on this situation is if he really was limited by the issue and never told the medical staff? I would think it would be a red flag to have a player avoiding the disclosure of an injury at the possible detriment of his (and the team’s) performance. Seems like a bad precedent to praise this situation. Another possibility is the injury is being overstated and this is just a strange variation to the “best shape of his life” themes that flood Spring Training storylines.
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    I think some of this has been out there for awhile, but sharing some notes on Aaron Ashby in the recently released Baseball America Prospect Handbook. It mentions that while his curveball stood out, “the Brewers actually prefer a power slider that has impressive depth and two-plane break.” It still lists his curveball as his best pitch, but notes it is a, “sharp-breaking curveball he can spin harder to morph into a slider.” It sounds like Ashby developing his changeup is likely an emphasis moving forward.
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    MLB.com’s Mike Petriello has a long Twitter thread showing stories and photos of teams using Rapsodo and Edgertronic high speed cameras to capture information such as spin rate. The Brewers are one of the teams who haven’t yet appeared to have the cameras out in plain sight during early pitcher throwing sessions, but when questioned about their existence below was Adam McCalvy’s response:
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    Earlier this week Ben Lindbergh wrote a piece titled, There’s (Almost) No Such Thing As a Top Pitching Prospect I found this entry from the article particularly interesting: Looking at the last few drafts it doesn’t seem far fetched to think the Brewers may have done well with identifying pitchers in rounds 3-5 that have possessed underrated attributes.
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    Baseball America’s Talent Rankings by Organization (via Prospect Handbook): Reds are 7th (ranked 10th last year) Cardinals are 11th (ranked 13th last year) Pirates are 18th (ranked 16th last year) Brewers are 26th (ranked 6th last year) Cubs are 29th (ranked 28th last year)
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    As others have detailed it certainly doesn’t appear last year was an outlier at the plate for Perez. I guess the question could be when did the alleged issues occur, but July and August were arguably his best months. His performance dropped off significantly in September, but that was a small sample size. Also, if the injury was something he only dealt with late in the year it seems like that would/should have been specified in the tweet.
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    First entry... Per Tom Haudricourt: ”There was good reason #Brewers Hernan Perez wasn't same at plate last year. Just revealed played much of season with bone chip in left wrist. Had surgery in offseason.”
  9. Eye Black
    Starting a thread for Brewers related news, notes and random tidbits that come out during Spring Training that aren’t necessarily worth starting a new thread.
  10. Eye Black
    That seems like a strange theory. I don’t think many people are actually saying Hiura is incapable of playing second base. I think he will be a serviceable defensive 2B, and haven’t come across much sentiment to the contrary. Regarding the “made up alternate narrative”, I actually think the opposite sometimes occurs. I think the arm injury has masked the fact that he has a below average arm when perfectly healthy. I don’t think it will have a profound impact since 2B isn’t a position where you need to rifle the ball across the diamond in the high-80’s very often. He will be fine, but he also won’t likely be competing for Gold Gloves.
  11. Eye Black
    Yes, it says the Brewers are expected to sign Luis Medina, a 6’2” left handed outfielder from Venezuela. They mention he has big power projection and a chance to stick in centerfield. That article also includes a few international prospects that aren’t tied to any specific team currently.
  12. Eye Black
    No offense but is this a joke? Hiura is not at all a first baseman. He’s like 5’10 and thin. Sure, we had Prince there at about 5’11..but he played there his entire career and frankly couldn’t possibly play any other position at his size. I’m not always a fan of Keith Law’s commentary, but I believe he was correct when he said if Hiura has to move off of 2B his next option is playing 1B. I’ve heard the possibility of ending up in the outfield corners mentioned by others, but I don’t think his arm will play in the OF. All that being said, I think he will be okay at 2B for the foreseeable future. I don’t actually think Hiura’s past arm issues are the culprit as much as the fact he has always had a below average arm and his range appears somewhat limited. I couldn’t be more excited for Hiura’s bat, but defensively I’m just rooting for him to be able to play a passable 2B.
  13. Eye Black
    I do like Stearns slowly adding back everyone that the front office dealt away before the 2011 season.
  14. Eye Black
    This is the last article I have read that was written on his absence: The sad story of Brett Lawrie Some strange comments from Lawrie in that radio interview. I guessed Brett Lawrie last year in the Mystery 3B signing thread, I guess I was a year ahead of myself!
  15. Eye Black
    Using the ZiPS graphics here are the projected WAR shown for each team in the NL Central (Cubs haven’t been released yet): Cardinals (41.3 WAR) Starters 12.9 Bullpen 4.2 Position Players 24.2 Brewers (39.4 WAR) Starters 11.4 Bullpen 5.8 Position Players 22.2 Reds (37.4 WAR) Starters 10.3 Bullpen 4.3 Position Players 22.8 Pirates (35.3 WAR) Starters 11.3 Bullpen 4.7 Position Players 19.3 These projected WAR totals only take into account players shown on the ZiPS graphics above, so it doesn’t account for positional role players such as Ben Gamel and Eric Thames.
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    Brewers ZiPS Projections are being released today at Fangraphs: As expected ZiPS is higher on the Brewers than STEAMER. Eventually they will be rolled into the Fangraphs depth charts and the Brewers projected win total on the site will improve. EDIT: Here is the link, 2019 ZiPS Projections – Milwaukee Brewers
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    Photo and article clipping via Chris Zantow Tweet. Robinson was only with the Brewers for a few weeks to finish out the 1984 season.
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    NL Central predictions according to PECOTA hosted on Baseball Prospectus...
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    AUDIO via the MLB Statcast Podcast: Ryan Braun changing his swing "Brewers slugger Ryan Braun is attempting to change his swing for better results. Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers discuss Braun's decision to make a switch and the type of results he could see in 2019. Plus, they look at the type of impact Bryce Harper could have on his future team's postseason chase." Here is the LINK to the library of Statcast Podcasts. I won’t spoil the stats they share behind their reasoning, but Mike Petriello is seemingly buying into the possibility of Ryan Braun’s swing changes leading to improved results.
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    Not sure if you’re asking or meant to include “not”, but for those wondering the article covers 10 International players, all of which apparently have agreements in place. None of the players profiled are connected to the Brewers.
  21. Eye Black
    The Marlins have done an impressive job of disassembling a roster with several homegrown impact offensive players (Stanton, Ozuna, Yelich, Realmuto) with the distinct possibility of receiving what ultimately turns out to be zero true impact talent in return.
  22. Eye Black
    I would be shocked if the DH was actually added for the 2019 season. If the change is ever made I would imagine that for roster construction purposes the teams would need to start the offseason knowing the DH is being added. One thing that would be frustrating from the Brewers standpoint is Domingo Santana may have made more sense to keep on the roster if the DH was actually being implemented in 2019. I am sure many other NL teams have similar “what if” scenarios as well.
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    Bumping this thread from last offseason, because guess what... From an article written by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic yesterday: The Cubs centric blog Bleacher Nation broke down the possible impact on each NL Central team in this article, REPORT: Players Association Has Proposed Adding DH to the NL for *THIS* Season. The Cardinals would seemingly be the team with the most to gain among the NL Central.
  24. Eye Black
    One thing I hadn’t realized previously, Cory Spangenberg had the 17th best average home to first sprint speed in MLB last season with 3.78 seconds to 1B. That would have ranked 1st on the Brewers. Christian Yelich ranked #22 in MLB last year at 3.81 seconds and Lorenzo Cain was tied for #68 at 3.88 seconds. EDIT: Ben Gamel ranked 42nd in MLB last season at an average of 3.84 seconds from home to first base.
  25. Eye Black
    If the Brewers did add either Gonzalez or Moustakas I would be sort of into the possibility of occasionally running out a lineup versus RHP that consists of six straight lefty hitters... Possible lineup with Marwin Gonzalez versus RHP: Cain ® Yelich (L) Gonzalez (S) Shaw (L) Grandal (S) Thames (L) Gamel (L) Arcia ® Possible lineup with Mike Moustakas versus RHP: Cain ® Yelich (L) Grandal (S) Shaw (L) Moustakas (L) Thames (L) Gamel (L) Arcia ® *Yes I know these aren’t the optimal lineups (i.e. missing Aguilar and Braun), just an observation of the handedness possibilities.
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