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  1. Thurston Fluff
    Neither are on the 40 man roster and there's not much reason to put them on now. I expect they'll both make their debut sometime next season but there's no reason to do it now. They must be close to the innings limit set for them as it is. Let them finish in a controlled setting with zero pressure and get set for next year.
  2. Thurston Fluff
    There has never been a player that played any position to do that. There has always been a few DH's who didn't fit the big, slow, power hitter mold. Paul Molitor is a prime example. Not having to play the field probably doesn't hurt either.
  3. Thurston Fluff
    I think it has more to do with needing space on the 40 man roster next season. I don't think they'll just let him go but I think he going to get traded.
  4. Thurston Fluff
    I have a feeling we've seen the last of Peguero in a Brewer uniform.
  5. Thurston Fluff
    How long did it take jimmy Nelson to come all the way back? From everything I've read or heard is coming back from shoulder surgery is far less predicable than elbows. Even pitchers who have the same shoulder surgery have less predicable outcomes than Tommy John surgery. I'm not saying he can't. I'm just saying A- how Ashby is doing is no indication of how well Woodruff will do, and B- counting on it is not wise. I have confidence that they felt $15 million was not so much to spend that it would hamstring them if he's jimmy Nelson and not Ashby. I used Montas as an example of what $15 million gets you in free agency. People are reading way too much into $15 million for one season meaning they think him being able to come back is a foregone conclusion.
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    I don't care what the team expects. Nor would I read too much into that salary as them expecting him to perform at an above league average level. I'm saying I don't think we should be counting on him being anything close to what he was. It would be far better to plan on him being closer to Jimmy Nelson and be pleasantly surprised than count on him being the late August early September version of Ashby and having to figure out an alternative during the season if he isn't. That some are thinking he could do that as a starter no less is a recipe for disappointment.
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    Ashby also isn't starting and has put in an entire season of facing live batters in games. Shoulders are not elbows. Just assuming he's going to be anywhere near what he was without seeing him pitch to a single batter sounds like a recipe for disaster. Counting on his returning to even average is not the best way to build a starting staff. I think it's best to view anything he gives us as a bonus not something we should be relying on.
  9. Thurston Fluff
    Given what we just saw Ashby go through I'm not expecting Woodruff to provide us with anything close to what he gave us in the past. If he can give us some late season relief help I'd be more than happy. He may come back to something resembling himself at some point but I doubt it will be next season as a starter.
  10. Thurston Fluff
    You have to put it in Jedi mode.
  11. Thurston Fluff
    All they sees is this is not the droid you're looking for.
  12. Thurston Fluff
    Ancient Recipes with Sohla does a wonderful job of satisfying both the foodie and history buff in me.
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    For the visually impaired.
  14. Thurston Fluff
    Had a colonoscopy yesterday. When I woke up the doctor was wearing scuba gear. It may be time to switch doctors.
  15. Thurston Fluff
    There's someone more optimistic than the guy who predicted 162 wins? My kind of guy.
  16. Thurston Fluff
    I get the sentiment. I also think there's an argument to be made some teams match up better against certain teams. I think timing is key to that. Getting the worst match up right away might actually be better. It's easier to beat a better team in a three game series than seven. That might be why the worst team win more often than they should on paper.
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    TOLL ALERT, TOLL ALERT? Mod squad active.
  18. Thurston Fluff
    I don't think that's exclusive to us. Given relief pitching is the most volatile position in baseball combined with by definition small sample sizes to determine success it should come as no surprise.
  19. Thurston Fluff
    That assumes the Brewers would be as good without Ortiz and with Burnes. Obviously Burnes would be better than whomever replaced him but given how productive our pitching has been is the difference between them as significant as the difference between who the Brewers would have playing third if we didn't have Ortiz? Sometimes the fit matters more than the individual.
  20. Thurston Fluff
    If it isn't a big cost then it's also not much luxury tax relief.
  21. Thurston Fluff
    Somebody would have to claim them off waivers to save the money. Why would anyone do that if they can wait and get them for league minimum?
  22. Thurston Fluff
    On the Fox post game show Saturday they mentioned how little talk the Brewers were getting for how good they've been. It lasted about ten seconds then they moved on to talk about something else. They are one of the most overlooked great stories in baseball and have been all year. Hell they could win the World Series this season and all people would talk about is how the Dodgers and Yankees blew it.
  23. Thurston Fluff
    It might technically be full but given Yelich is out for the year it's not really full. If there's one bright spot in Yelich's injury is it saves a DFA.
  24. Thurston Fluff
    I heard the radio today that the Braves pitching staff have (maybe had now?) the best ERA in the NL. Sweeping them by 3-2, 1-0, 2-1 would have been great. To take beat down a respectable staff like that is down right impressive.
  25. Thurston Fluff
    They have that several times a year every year. It's called a White Sox v. A's game.
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