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  1. Thurston Fluff
    Overall I get what you're saying and agree to an extent. But I don't think it's realistic to get an upgrade at short or third for what would essentially be our leftovers. Ortiz's doesn't have to take a backseat to anyone at short. Certainly none that are available and a huge upgrade on offense. Giving the team a boost at short on offense would virtually guarantee a step back on defense. Third is a little harder to determine but so far Durbin seems to be doing far better than most of us thought he would in spring. It looks like our pitching was built around the fact we have a great defense. Giving up more runs to score more runs seems like a fools errand.
  2. Thurston Fluff
    I think their record is closer to their true talent than most of the preseason analytics were. Then again that's been true for several years now.
  3. Thurston Fluff
    I think it's more likely they want to see if Black can be a possible upgrade from Collins. Nothing against Collins but I think he's a better fit as a fourth outfielder while Black has to potential to be a starter. Key word being potential.
  4. Thurston Fluff
    That's how I took it. My counter argument would be if the Dodgers had to compete on a level playing field they'd be forced to become a better run franchise. It's not a coincidence the best run franchises on a dollar for win basis are the ones who cannot just throw money around to fix their shortcomings.
  5. Thurston Fluff
    Where did I assign blame to anyone? All I said was I don't view any of the ones who took over for an all-star as an all-star. I was expressing my personal opinion. It has nothing to do with who's fault it is. It has nothing to do with it being a problem that needs to be blamed on anyone at all for that matter.
  6. Thurston Fluff
    Unless I'm missing something from the last CBA he still needs 6 full years of service time. He won't have that for six years past this season.
  7. Thurston Fluff
    I'll take half a season of Miz and the extra year of control over a draft pick any day.
  8. Thurston Fluff
    The way I view it is the original picks are the all-stars. I view the replacements as playing in the all-star game not all-stars themselves. When all the replacements are made it feels like half the league is an all-star. Nothing against Mizz, I think he's going to be there on his own merits soon. I just think the idea of an all-star gets diluted when the replacement is considered the same as the original.
  9. Thurston Fluff
    One way means the rest of the league will do what we do thus what we do will no longer be the advantage is has been.
  10. Thurston Fluff
    Either that or other teams are starting to wise up to the Brewers strategy of drafting. Figuring out how to save money early to spend later probably won't work so well if all the teams start doing it.
  11. Thurston Fluff
    If they don't we have enough major league ready talent in the minors to deal with it. No need to stockpile veterans with expiring contracts just because they both might not hold up. I'd rather they keep Peralta but wouldn't be mad if they got a deal they couldn't refuse.
  12. Thurston Fluff
    I think some fans, in all sports and every team tend to be negative unless the team is clearly the top team in the league. Every season that doesn't end in a title is a waste and people need to lose their jobs. It's just the way some people deal with the ups and downs of season. That doesn't make them less of a fan. They still care about the team. They just let their emotions lead them to a negative place. While I can't see the enjoyment of that, there are enough who do to continue to follow the team they bag on continuously for their entire lives. I also think there are some who use forums like this purely to vent when they get frustrated with their team. That would tend to skew our perception of them.
  13. Thurston Fluff
    Isn't that Joey Wiemer?
  14. Thurston Fluff
    I think the Brewers magic power is finding ways to make the assets a player has valuable as much or more thanthe ability to find undervalued assets.
  15. Thurston Fluff
    The Brewers tend to sign two types of free agents. Guys recovering from an injury or once promising prospects who haven't put it all together for what ever reason. Why wouldn't they just keep the one they have who fits what they look for anyway?
  16. Thurston Fluff
    I have a feeling there will be a similar meltdown as his dad had on the way out.
  17. Thurston Fluff
    I think they'd switch the bullpen duty at some point before sending him down if innings is the concern. They've done that in the past with Woody and Burnes so it seems like something they'd try again. I get the idea of sending him down if he was not quite ready but it appears they think he is given they're making room for him in a crowded starting rotation and a 40 man spot.
  18. Thurston Fluff
    I think there's a difference between using the stats that support your belief and using all available ones to determine what to believe.
  19. Thurston Fluff
    I think that shows the limitations of FIP and fWAR more than ti does the lack of Preister's performance. FIP especially gets overused as a predictor of true talent. It's a tool to use in tandem with other tools to assess talent but often is used as a definition of it.
  20. Thurston Fluff
    Does anyone know what his projected innings limit is? I only ask because I'd rather see him stay up now that he's coming up. If he's able to go five innings over the season I'm good with it. If not he'd either be in the pen or back down. That I'm less enthused about.
  21. Thurston Fluff
    I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks our chances of making the playoffs are by winning the division. That seemed to be the standard belief earlier in the season and I never understood why. The argument seemed to be we are in the weakest division so only one team could make it. Yet the weakness was because none of the other teams were capable of winning 90+ games. Now that it appears there are, there is no reason two teams from the central can't make it.
  22. Thurston Fluff
    It's still early. I firmly believe they have a two game winning streak in them before the season ends.
  23. Thurston Fluff
    I think there are a few who can be close to league average overall. KeBryan Hayes and Maikel Garcia are good defenders with less than average offense. Eugenio Suárez is old but has been decent the last couple seasons and isn't bad now. Ernie Clement does a little of everything without doing much of anything great which is textbook average. None of them are eye popping but neither is half a season of Civale or Quintana. All of that is moot if Durbin can hold his own but my main point is not all the trades have to be for strictly the future. A stop gap for a spare part may help now and help bridge the gap until
  24. Thurston Fluff
    Instead of trading spare parts for the future maybe we can trade some for better fits now. A league average third baseman for a league average starting pitchers seems doable. If he has another season of control it would be perfect. We'll still have a need for next season as some of our infielders will be on the cusp by maybe not quite ready yet.
  25. Thurston Fluff
    I think the bullpen is managed like it has reinforcements on the way. Murph is overworking some because he knows they won't be needed later in the season. At least I hope that's why he's using them a few of them so much now.
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