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The current middle infield combination keeps me on the edge of my seat even on routine ground balls and choppers hit up the middle. -
So far this series seems like a bunch of missed opportunities and mistakes. Also have to give the Marlins credit for barreling up a lot of Brewers pitches.
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Basically, O's want Burnes from MKE or Lux or May from LAD. Both teams balking. MKE prefers to build a package around Phillips & Ortiz. Probably the most insightful comment from the rest of the article that isn’t in the initial “free” passage is this: “For the Orioles, a deal that included Phillips and Ortiz — the Brewers’ Nos. 4 and 5 prospects — probably would draw solid reviews.”
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Luis Ortiz has now been added to the Futures Game roster for the U.S. team replacing Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley (Link).
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My understanding is he would be recognized as an American League All-Star, but ineligible to play in the game. A somewhat similar situation happened with Jeff Samardzija a few years ago I believe. Well, I guess Ken Rosenthal’s The Athletic article has a different take on this question. From Rosenthal... Baseball will have decisions to make if Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado and/or Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos get traded to a National League club after their respective elections to the AL All-star team. The situation is not the same as it was in 2014, when Jeff Samardzija wore an NL jersey and generic cap in introductions after the Cubs sent him to the A’s earlier in July. The game is again a pure exhibition, no longer determining home-field advantage for the World Series. Baseball has no hard rule on what it would do with a player who is traded to the other league, but MLB probably would want Machado, in particular, to play in the game, perhaps as an injury replacement on the NL side. How the Orioles would be represented under such circumstances is another question.
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[pre]Brewers Lineup Marlins Lineup 1. Eric Thames (L) RF 1. Derek Dietrich (L) LF 2. Christian Yelich (L) LF 2. Brian Anderson ® RF 3. Jesús Aguilar ® 1B 3. Starlin Castro ® 2B 4. Travis Shaw (L) 3B 4. Garrett Cooper ® 1B 5. Tyler Saladino ® SS 5. JT Riddle (L) SS 6. Brad Miller (L) 2B 6. Miguel Rojas ® 3B 7. Keon Broxton ® CF 7. Cameron Maybin ® CF 8. Erik Kratz ® C 8. Bryan Holaday ® C 9. Jhoulys Chacín ® P 9. Pablo Lopez (L) P[/pre]
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2018 Trade Deadline Prediction Thread
Eye Black replied to Eye Black's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Batting clean-up for the Rays, catcher Wilson Ramos went 2-for-5 with a home run in that game. His season line over 299 plate appearances is now .291 BA / .341 OBP / .471 SLG (.812 OPS) with a 126 wRC+. -
Do you just walk him and try to setup a double play?
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Knebel getting squeezed big time.
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I hope they get out of this inning (obviously), but it has an ominous feel to it so far.
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Knebel needs to find it in a hurry here.
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Well that was disappointing. Wow, frustrating.
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From Jeff Passan... Sources: Dodgers have stepped up pursuit of a position player and are looking beyond Manny Machado. Have had conversations with Reds about Scooter Gennett, Twins about Brian Dozier and Mets about Asdrubal Cabrera. Dodgers’ versatility allows them to pursue a number of positions.
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My understanding is he would be recognized as an American League All-Star, but ineligible to play in the game. A somewhat similar situation happened with Jeff Samardzija a few years ago I believe.
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Brewers Lineup RF Eric Thames (L) CF Lorenzo Cain ® LF C. Yelich (L) 1B Jesus Aguilar ® 3B Travis Shaw (L) 2B Brad Miller (L) SS Hernan Perez ® C J. Nottingham ® P Chase Anderson ® Marlins Lineup 2B Starlin Castro ® RF Brian Anderson ® 1B Justin Bour (L) 3B Martin Prado ® SS JT Riddle (L) LF Garrett Cooper ® CF Cameron Maybin ® C Bryan Holaday ® P Jose Urena ®
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No, he would be closer to a high risk, high reward top of the rotation starter. I think Garrett Richards is actually the exact opposite of an innings eating depth rotation piece. He has the ability to dominate at times, but has unfortunately had injuries rob him of much of the past two seasons (2016 & 2017) during his prime.
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The Angels aren’t going to make the playoffs this season. Oft-injured starting pitcher Garrett Richards is going to be a free agent after the season. He is currently back in the Angels rotation following a recent DL stint. Richards is seemingly an enormous injury risk, but when healthy he is a true top-of-the-rotation pitcher (in my opinion). With the news that Jimmy Nelson won’t likely be back until September (if at all), I think Garrett Richards could make sense as a Brewers trade target that would slot into the top of the rotation for the stretch run and playoffs. Let’s put it this way, if the Brewers end up in the Wild Card playoff game would Garrett Richards be a better starting option than any pitchers currently in the Brewers rotation? I don’t know what it would take to acquire Richards, but I imagine his injury history will cool off his trade value some.
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There is going to be a big push for Max Muncy in that vote. Time for Brewers fans to choose Jesús.
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One thing to keep in mind as we get these reports, the Orioles are notorious for having a quick hook when it comes to failing players based on medical records and/or physicals.
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Just came to post about that. I understand using the whole “at the goal line” analogy, but kind of funny we now have to envision the trade talks progressing to the point where a team is on the brink of field goal range.
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From Ken Rosenthal: #Dodgers, #Brewers most serious for #Orioles’ Machado, sources tell The Athletic. #Indians also in mix, though taking on rest of Machado’s $16M might be obstacle. Question remains: Will O’s ownership view offers practically or slow down process by asking for other players? From Jon Heyman: Brewers are in on Manny Machado. @Ken_Rosenthal suggested dodgers & brewers may be in lead. (but of course situation is fluid, and there is plenty of interest). here's our story from a few days ago on the brewers' interest and need.
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Stearns comments via Tom Haudricourt... #Brewers GM David Stearns said he still believes RHP Jimmy Nelson will pitch this season but probably not before September. Still hasn't thrown off mound and needs many of those sessions as well as minor-league rehab to return to MLB action.
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2018 Trade Deadline Prediction Thread
Eye Black replied to Eye Black's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
From this article... Orioles busy fielding offers from Dodgers, six other teams on Manny Machado That doesn't say a whole lot except that maybe the Brewers are third in the pecking order of teams vying for the guy. I haven't read anything that would suggest anyone but he Dodgers as the clear favorite with the best deal on the table and the ability to significantly improve on that. I actually haven’t seen anywhere that lists the Dodgers “as the clear favorite” and yesterday’s reports stemmed from that specific article. Also, it’s a random prediction thread which is really meant to be more fun than anything. I am “predicting” a Machado trade for the Brewers while I still believe the actual odds of such a trade happening are less than 20%. -
Adam McCalvy via Twitter... Brandon Woodruff’s last start on Monday was cut short, he hasn’t pitched since, and he was passed over for a promotion today. So I asked and was told there’s no injury — Brewers planned a break heading into this week’s Triple-A All-Star break in part to manage Woodruff’s innings.
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2018 Trade Deadline Prediction Thread
Eye Black replied to Eye Black's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Adam McCalvy just sent this message via Twitter... Brandon Woodruff’s last start on Monday was cut short, he hasn’t pitched since, and he was passed over for a promotion today. So I asked and was told there’s no injury — Brewers planned a break heading into this week’s Triple-A All-Star break in part to manage Woodruff’s innings.
