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  1. Playing Catch
    This is how I view it as well. Attanasio has re-built this franchise from the ground up. That takes a tremendous commitment to his vision of being a winner. And I don't think we have to stop at Stearns. I think that the work that Doug Melvin did as GM should also be lauded. He oversaw the original efforts to get back to being a winning club, and, presumably, aided in the search to (ultimately), sign Stearns.
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    I'm perfectly okay with the conventional wisdom within the statistical community believing that the Brewers are just lucky. Although, that article was written in George W Bush administration, so I'm not sure how conventional that wisdom is? Also, I'm confused by your takaways from the article. For me, I pulled out this quote: "Our [teams with the best productive] outmakers have a combined .531 winning percentage, with three 90-win teams and no 90-loss teams. The worst productive outmakers have a .457 winning percentage, one 90-win team, and five 90-loss teams." So the article acknowledges that there IS a corrolation with winning based on productive outs, which isn't that much of a surprise. But unless I'm mistaken (and I very well could be), it seems like their methodology presumes that each situation where a productive out can be made, is equal. That the batter or baserunner involved doesn't impact the value of the outmaking event. I acknowledge that I can quickly get over my head with statistical methodology, so I'm open to being educated on this.
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    The "score first" stat always makes me wonder what the winning % for any team would be if they were given one run to begin the game.
  4. Playing Catch
    The part about Jason Lane's relationship with Vaughn was new to me.
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    Same here. With that said, if it doesn't end up being as serious as we fear, I believe he will at least be paid like an active player rather than as a AAA player. But I'm never as good with roster rules as I think I am. One of the things that Brian Anderson mentioned in his interview on MLB Network today was how connected the whole 40-man roster felt to the success of the team this year, which made me think about those situations.
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    I had no issue with the debate. I just felt some of the posts were a bit heavy-handed, but whatever.
  7. Playing Catch
    I trust your information, but how do you reference this? I've longed for better transactional records on all of my favorite websites.
  8. Playing Catch
    Really good interview with BA on MLB Network this morning. He has certainly brushed up on his knowledge of the 2025 Brewer team.
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    That '92 Team was the one that really solidified my attachment to the Brewers for a lifetime. I was a bit too young to appreciate the previous good teams. I played an awful lot of backyard catch listening to Uecker on the radio that summer, and distinctly remember listening to the 31-hit performance, and falling asleep listening to west-coast road trips on school nights that season.
  10. Playing Catch
    "Vaughn isn’t making more contact, but he’s making higher-quality contact, perversely, by lowering his average launch angle." That was the money line for me, from that article. I maintain that the Brewers are deliberately countering FIP-based, launch-angle attack pitching. Short strike zones also mitigate those 4-seamers up in the zone.
  11. Playing Catch
    So, he hasn't! I could've sworn he played some mop-up there for a few innings-worth when they first brought him up. I guess I don't like his versatility as much as I have been imagining.
  12. Playing Catch
    This may have been talked about in other threads, but this statistic caught my eye... https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=5&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&sortcol=2&sortdir=desc&pagenum=1 Could PCA be on the verge of collapse? Chourio also high on the list. What could that mean?
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    Maybe like a rich-man's version of the Brewers? In nearly all of the same ratings that the Brewers have been great at this season, the Jays are right there with them, including bowing down to the Yankees at the beginning of the season, and ripping off impressive months afterwards.
  14. Playing Catch
    I don't think the impending roster crunch will have as much drama attached to it as we think on August 7th. They can option Monasterio, Siegler, and/or Lockridge. Even Durbin and Collins have options. In addition, on August 7th many of us wouldn't blink if they DFA'd Hoskins and Bauers (although I don't like the idea of Hoskins catching on somewhere in the National League and hurting the Brewers later). Tyler Black can backfill the Bauers bench-AAA-shuttle role decently enough. I think their playoff roster could feature Hoskins on the bench in place of either Monasterio or Seigler. I think it kind of depends on if the Brewers think Siegler can play shortstop near Monasterio-levels. As much as people rag on Seigler getting playing time, I think the Brewers want a lefty on the bench. For myself, I'd rather have him on the 26-man roster instead of Bauers or Black, who are so compromised by their inability to play 3rd.
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    The only other colors you'll need to worry about seeing in the stands are green and gold.
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    Waaaayy fewer Brewer fans would be willing to sell their seats.
  17. Playing Catch
    Alright, alright, you guys made your point. You have to acknowledge that most of the recent players they've brought up in the last couple of years feature the defensive slap-hitter profile*. Not everyone is as versed as our illustrious maestros of the minor league forum. *Excepting Chourio, and perhaps Mitchell, whom both excelled defensively as well as having power
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    I just allowed myself to imagine the cool night air and steady breeze coming in from the opened roof and panels in the NLCS against the Cubs.
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    So... I'm guessing McGee goes back down?
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    Yeah, I know I'm much more concerned about the Chourio hamstring than Misiorowski's shin, that's for sure. I would describe myself as, "cautiously concerned." Part of me just thinks the team believes so much in their squad depth that they really just want to get Chourio to get fresh for the playoff push, physically and mentally. Dude's still a kid and probably could use some encouragement to not try to rush back.
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    Also, Lauer threw a "zoom-ball". Priester just throws more cutters.
  22. Playing Catch
    And have Kyle Tucker sign with the White Sox.
  23. Playing Catch
    Perhaps one saw Zack walking down the street, and Spencer bicycling.
  24. Playing Catch
    Right. They need to see what they have in Seigler before the Cubs series and other playoff push games.
  25. Playing Catch
    I understand the rationale. But the White Sox are a business worth $1B+. That rationale barely makes sense for a fantasy GM.
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