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  1. cragi
    yeah seems the talent barely stops in Appleton, but nice for us to get to see some young stars for a change
  2. cragi
    I think its more about the increasing trust Mark has in Arnold and maybe the staff has in their own evals. You just dont make a move that sets the market like this as a small market team without his approval. Who knows on Turang. Maybe they were weighing an early offer but chose prudence until he was priced out of the market. Could have been a few guys who they hesitated on blew up and now they trust their evals a lot more than waiting for them to justify it. They've been slow to go all in on anyone under Arnold, and its prevented any kind of big hit to the org that would set the franchise back years.
  3. cragi
    Lockridge, the punisher. Wonder if there's ever been a single AB where the batter took out the pitcher, catcher and ump
  4. cragi
    I can recommend in appleton. Wellspring at the Cross
  5. cragi
    how does it work in terms of years of player control when you sign someone that young?
  6. cragi
    will the brewers go wire to wire in run differential this year?
  7. cragi
    when you consider their lineup should be even or a net positive over last year, that borders on criminal
  8. cragi
    at what point do we start adding stats to hitters and catchers for challenge succcess
  9. cragi
    probably posted somewhere, but anyone know offhand which ST games are on brewers.tv?
  10. cragi
    that seems crazy to force teams to utilize the same technology, killing any competitive edge they might find in a sport that already favors the rich. Way for MLB to find ways to kill competition
  11. cragi
    i dont think its fair to say they plateaued, either. frustrating they cant get over the big market hump in the playoffs, but I dont think they've ever been in the position of having both the best record in the leage AND the undisputed #1 minor league system at the same time. That is very rare territory for any team. The major league talent is improving while at the same time, the minor talent is improving. If they cash their chips in now, a lot can go wrong and they sacrifice their future for one swing at this. On the current path, they will get a lot more kicks at the can. When they feel confident they are on par with the dodgers halfway through the season and healthy, then may want to take a bigger shot. But they are in position to win for many years right now.
  12. cragi
    i just cant see Dodgers being that much better having been swept 6-0. Which is crazy itself and should give the Brewers some swagger relative to previous years. Some of our pitchers made them look silly. Dodgers have to prove they are worth the money and anything less than the WS win is a fail given the disparity. Brewers played the good teams well and had an incredible run differential after the Yankees Series. Brewers are sneaky talented. No reason to believe they shouldnt win this, but they are so far above expectations that it shouldnt be as much pressure.
  13. cragi
    yeah i loved the idea of upgrading a bat before the deadline but not in the offseason, unless its a club-friendly trade. Just not necessary. 2026 is a year they could save a ton in salary and still expect to be highly competitive. Then be in position for any midseason adjustment that require money. They just have a lot of very good arms and bats at several positions that are close to the majors. No need to block them but if a good deal at SS or 3B comes our way, sure. If they save on salary, they will be in better position to adjust down the road.
  14. cragi
    They played the long game here and it paid off and now they are sitting pretty for the postseason. Miz looked like a non factor to end the year and couldn’t be trusted. but with woody out, they felt they needed one more guy for an extended run. They know more on his progress in the simulations than we do and they felt this was a place they could roll the dice and see if he can help us That move also pulled Busch. I’m sure Pat knows how CC thinks. Others have covered the benefit of QP at Wrigley Our entire arsenal of pitchers including Peralta is available game 3.
  15. cragi
    It’s only 5 games but the early returns for Chourio are pretty crazy. 10 hits including 3 HR
  16. cragi
    I say put him in for 2 and if the brewers start the game with another 9 spot, you move to quintana or someone else. One can hope :) But seriously, its a solid strategy. They want to give Ashby the work regardless, so he gets to face the heart of the order at a critical juncture. Having some mystery around the actual starting pitcher perhaps forces Cubs to play the lineup card straight. Gives the Brewers options in case of crooked numbers in either direction, but also kinds of goes for the jugular in Game 2.
  17. cragi
    i have also seen a much less aggressive approach at CF since his return and figured that was an intentional staff decision. We already saw and heard Frelick was changing his approach after coming back in order to protect his health for the playoff run. So i figured they told Chourio the same.
  18. cragi
    ahh the virtue of obsessing over anything and everything that can divide us in hopes of some moral high ground
  19. cragi
    Not understanding Perkins here with Contreras and Hoskins and Monte on the bench and RISP
  20. cragi
    any chance they offload Yeli's contract? He's a solid member of the roster but the largest chunk of salary for a player who doesnt have a position. He becomes somewhat redundant and blocking other talented upcoming players going forward. That would give the team flexibility to lower payroll and allow them to capitalize on other opportunities they find to "go big", especially anything in-season.
  21. cragi
    34 over .500, has to be one of their best marks ever
  22. cragi
    nice 1-2-3 for Yoho. maybe he will give us some needed depth
  23. cragi
    pitch 100 at 100 mph
  24. cragi
    Head to head with Skenes and Kershaw and the allstar controversy in the first month-plus during the heat of the playoff battle. He didnt need the lead to dominate.
  25. cragi
    I think in a season where mgmt seemed to make all the right moves, their kid gloves approach to the starters has taken a toll on the bullpen which is why we find ourselves "unlucky" with bullpen injuries right now. As for Miz being soft and needing to pitch with a lead, im not buying it. This kid was put in many high pressure situations and handled it well. The staff tried to find ways to cut innings to prep him for postseason so the IL stint was convenient. When he came back, he hasnt found his dominance but also didnt pitch long enough to find his groove. I would attribute much of today to not just the lead, but rather, to the time he was given to find his groove. Expecting to see more of this going forward and the Brewers lengthening his starts again in prep for postseason play.
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