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  1. 3and2Fastball
    Bad News Bears Breaking Training.... it is not "classic cinema" by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a favorite from my youth
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    yes, I like that a lot too. A player with the potential to be a .400+ OBP guy is great. The Brewers haven't had too many of those guys over the years
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    Exactly. That is what I was going to say: The San Francisco Giants wave "hello" Pitching & Defense are the most important components of winning baseball games
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    I'm certainly not a hitting guru, an ex pro or related to the Narron brothers but it sure looks like there is plenty that needs correction in his swing mechanics
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    Thanks so very much for your response. So where do you think he projects then? Strictly LF? 1B? DH? Just from the small sample of stats along with your report combined with the quotes from the article I linked it doesn't sound like he's going to just fly through the system or skip any levels. Think he'll be in A ball all season and AA ball next year? AAA in '15 and MLB in 2016 at the earliest? Or still to soon to say?
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    http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/sports/brewers_and_mlb/brewers-prospect-back-from-tough-injury "I do, at times, see some timidness,” said Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson. “That's just from not playing. He had a whole year off last year, didn't play at all. He's still learning the speed of the game." “Having to sit out year of baseball, it's kind of hard to get your timing back all the way,” said Roache. “It's just a day in and day out grind, trying to get back to that comfort zone.”
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    Currently batting .211 with a .697 OPS, 4 HR's in 95 At-Bats. Still a small sample, although the Brewers have to be pleased with the 17 walks as his OBP is at .339 a full 128 points higher than his BA.... he does have 3 errors in 47 chances in the Outfield. He's 21 years old. Has anyone seen him play yet? I'm planning on getting up to Appleton sometime soon to see him and the rest of the Timber Rattlers play. Here's some video
  8. 3and2Fastball
    Jack Z hasn't been fired yet in Seattle. We have a small window to trade Weeks to Seattle for pitching before Jack gets fired (!)
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    Another thing about Weeks is what we, the fans, don't see behind the scenes. By all accounts Weeks is a tireless worker, putting in long hours trying to get back on track, day after day without complaint. I think Roenicke sees that and knows how well Rickie did in the 2nd half of last year and is giving him time.
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    In the 2nd half of 2012 Weeks hit 13 HR's in 75 games with a .261 BA and .800 OPS (8 HR's in the month of Sept). That wasn't exactly ancient history and I'm sure Roenicke has that in mind with giving Weeks more time to get it sorted out. That said I would still give Bianchi a few starts a week vs the tougher RHP
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    Thinking RRR will give Bianchi the start at 3B, resting Aramis and have Weeks back at 2B personally I think Bianchi should get 2 starts a week
  12. 3and2Fastball
    Did we really just get through the 8th or was that just a mirage? RRR is looking for Mark Kotsay to pinch-hit in the 9th but Mark ain't there..... Here we go Logan, you got this!
  13. 3and2Fastball
    questioning not pinch-running for Ramirez right now, at 2nd base with 2 outs
  14. 3and2Fastball
    Year One: 2013 ---- Trade Gallardo, Hart, Ramirez, Axford, Aoki at the trade deadline. Hopefully that brings in at least some solid talent to the farm system. Extend Segura if at all possible. Give playing time at the MLB level to players like Morris, Gindl to see what they have in the 2nd half. Draft pitching. Fire Ron Roenicke. Hire as manager someone who really understands pitching, such as Mike Maddux or Dave Righetti. Fire Doug Melvin. Instruct the scouting department that from now on this franchise will built around pitching and defense. Get rid of the short porch in right field. Year Two: 2014 ---- Refrain from signing any aging vets. Hopefully Weeks had another solid 2nd half to 2013 and trade him in the off-season. Build around the younger players like Segura, Lucroy, Gomez (as well as of course Braun). Keep Kyle Lohse. Bring up Gennett to play 2B. Hopefully Green & Gamel contribute, too. Draft pitching
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    OK. Good. I was gonna say..... I mean hey I can take a look at some video in 30 minutes and at least get an idea if a prospect is a player. And I'm a Little League Baseball Coach. A pro like Counsell or anyone else in the scouting department could see a lot more than I ever will in 2-3 minutes
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    I cannot even fathom how that is possible. How can a scouting department not even put in 15-20 minutes of watching film of one of the best Japanese hitters? Crazy
  17. 3and2Fastball
    Lucroy is extremely valuable behind the plate. Would I like him to hit better? Yes, and I think he will. But even hitting .220 he is an extremely valuable player. As the article linked above states, outside of the Molina Brothers, Lucroy is one of the very best in MLB st framing pitches. Our pitching staff needs all the help they can get!
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    Mike Maddux. Dave Righetti.
  19. 3and2Fastball
    All the more reason to bring up Scooter!
  20. 3and2Fastball
    Love watching Gallardo at the plate. He always gets his hacks. He swings the way "Joe Average-Fan" (like myself) would if given a chance
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    Thanks for the reply. K-Rod has the advantage of proven MLB success and experience, that is a pretty big advantage. And Melvin & Roenicke aren't ready to just concede the season yet Jesus Sanchez is indeed playing very well and will probably get a call up at some point, maybe even soon especially if Axford continue to falter. He is 25. The interesting thing to me about Sanchez is he was a catcher up until 2009 (.213 career BA). The Brewers probably feel he needs more time to refine his pitching. Looking at his numbers, he's probably close Robert Wooten has pitched real well in the small sample of just 19 innings this season, but it is just 19 innings. He's 27, was a 13th round draft pick, and had a 3.93 ERA last year in AAA ball. So, to me those 19 innings this year don't scream out "better option than K-Rod" right now Donavan Hand: High(er) WHIP, lot of K's but a lot of Hits. Another 3.80+ ERA guy in AAA last year. Worse numbers than Wooten this year, doesn't scream out "ready for the show" to me I think K-Rod is the right move. Not particularly concerned with the $$$ either. It is Mark A's money, he should be spending it to try to produce a winner
  22. 3and2Fastball
    Direct reaction to Axford? Probably. Of those complaining I'm wondering what would be a better move? The "washed-up retread" (supposedly) is just 31 years old and pitched 4 scoreless innings in the Minors with a 15+ K/9 and a 1.000 WHIP
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    I think Ron Roenicke often gets blamed for stuff that should be blamed on Doug Melvin. He doesn't have a great bullpen to work with. He can't just pitch Axford in lopsided games, as much as he'd maybe prefer to (or as much as we the fans would like him to) And Melvin traded for Jean Segura and signed Braun longterm, so he's not evil incarnate either Do I want the Brewers to be better than they are? Yes. But I'm not convinced that there are very many MLB managers out there who would have handled yesterday much differently. It would be nice if Joe Torre or Bobby Valentine or guys like that posted on this forum and could put in their 2 cents, but that ain't gonna happen
  24. 3and2Fastball
    Offensively Segura looks to me to have the potential to be better than Castro and much more valuable on the bases
  25. 3and2Fastball
    To put it in context as to how good of a start Segura has had this season so far: He is on pace for 31 HR's, 57 SB's, 13 Triples a .359 BA and .994 OPS That is incredible! Is that sustainable? I doubt it, but there is no doubt that he is a very good player
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