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Gasser 2.0 just hasnt been there and Brewers have too much depth to mess with it. Sproat is effective in early innings, so there is plenty of room on the team if he isnt a starter this year.

didnt see this posted here but Fangraphs has a Brewer as the #1 power rank in the minors and it wasnt who i expected to see (Made is #6 overall) https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/brewers

kind of ridiculous to call Sproat AAAA, when he can hit triple digits with crazy movement. At age 25, he just needs to harness it and has been very good the first time through the order, in general. Definitely can pitch at this level, even though you keep bashing him. In a normal year, he is coming in relief and not having to face lineups the second time.

Brewers dumped Durbin right after getting Jett Williams. When asked why they were willing to let go of Durbin, Arnold said at the time that its because they dont want to block their prospects. Both the Brewers and the Red Sox could have gotten Rengifro beforehand if they thought he was an upgrade. But he was always intended as a fill-in. Durbin's got a sub-500 OPS. What about that says he is an upgrade even over Rengifro, much less Williams? Durbin's 2025 season is looking like a flash in the pan and they dont need him (Pratt + Williams).

Sproat has a healthy line first time through the order against good competiton. There is plenty of room for that in the pen

We arent going to have those 7-9 hitters come playoffs, while their replacements are sitting at AAA. Not to say they wont hunt for a bigger player if they can find a bargain, but Dodgers also can trade away prospects if they want to. A few of these guys were temporary filler to start the season and Arnold said as much when they traded away Durbin. LF Leonard 980 OPS CF Lara 949 3B Williams 768 SS Pratt 733

Feels they trotted out the "Sunday lineups" with the staff this weekend (Henderson/Gasser/Sproat). Cooling the exuberance. Not giving the Dodgers any new film to work with on our starters, like they did to us last year. Gasser pitching to Sanchez doesnt strike fear in the opponents right now. If we eek out one or two, great. Come back down to earth and get back to work and youre not as good as you think.

with the surge of Harrison, its a bit less critical but it would be nice to get a veteran arm if neither of Priester and Woodruff are convincing by trade deadline. While the youth and longevity is a concern, one thing i like about the construction of the pitching staff is that so many can come in and dominate for stretches. We dont have the typical innings eater pitchers of the past like Quintana who offer nothing for us in the playoffs, where dominant pitching in short bursts is ideal. There are a lot of guys on the roster who could dominate for 2-3-4 innings, which is going to be fun in the postseason.

I dont see any chance of optioning Sproat. His first few innings each appearance prove he can beat good offenses. That makes him valuable to the pen, regardless of whether or not he is the odd man odd soon

Well, you gotta make the call. I feel like there is some kind of moral obligation to take his wallet if he just leaves it sitting there.

brewers are in great shape but there's just no reason to sacrifice for one shot in a year you cant say you're better than the Dodgers. The Dodgers not only have the allstar lineup, but they also have 7 top 100 prospects according to MLB pipeline. So they are also in great position to upgrade if necessary and healthy for their future.

i dont think it helps him or the club to be up here looking lost at the plate. he needs to recalibrate in the minors and give someone else (Lara/Black) some ABs

honestly im encouraged that QP was able to get through a number of batters and strike a couple guys out and has decent velocity right now. those are green flags for me that he will probably figure it out, when you consider how bad his other starts have been

If MLB were even, I think the Brewers would dominate. The scouting and development remains critical, but now they would also be able to compete on player price and hold onto their talent longer. Unless teams started throwing silly money at gutting our system. Imagine having the tradeable pipeline of talent, plus being able to hold onto Turang, Miz and Contreras for longer into their prime.

"PCA looks like he needs a hug" https://x.com/breedelio/status/2057289754152997333?s=20