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Jacob MisiorowskiJesus MadeLuis PenaCooper PrattJeferson QueroLogan HendersonRobert GasserCraig YohoMarco DingesBraylon PayneBishop LetsonLuke AdamsEric BitontiLuis LaraBrock WilkenMike BoeveJadher AreinamoColeman CrowBryce MeccageJosh Adamczewski For all of their remarkable success in recent seasons, this might be the "best" minor league season I can remember, in terms of prospect performance. Guys are earning their rankings, and pushing for promotion, outside of injury-related performance. Not many guys are struggling. Even a guy like Bitonti (with that tall, angular frame) who is off to a slow start, has a wRC+ of 111. I'll predict that Yoho and Boeve are the biggest fallers. Dinges and Adamczewski the biggest risers.
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I dunno. The leap that Misiorowski has taken in recent weeks has been pretty impressive. I'm not sure passivity is the answer for beating The Miz that we saw in the debut. The thing is, is that the Miz we saw in the debut is the same guy that has been dominating AAA so far this year, so I'm not sure why we would expect a big drop-off, in terms of stuff or for that matter, control. I'm sure teams (especially a Counsell-led Cubs offense) will gameplan with the idea of just getting ONE guy on, and then trying to do damage while Les Miz is working out of the stretch. That could mean seeking contact early in the count. -
Ortiz has yet to shift out of 3rd gear in the big leagues. Brock Wilken's line in June... .308/.419/.808 for an OPS of 1.227. We're getting closer to prospect promotion time. I'm sure Wilken will get bumped to AAA soon, but will it be a short layover before getting the call? He's not my kind of prospect, but he's certainly played well enough to warrant consideration. I think replacing Monasterio with Wilken would be something to consider. If the Brewers can replace 2 or 3 PAs a game from the left side of our infield with Wilken, it could provide the team with just a little punch. In terms of his development, having a part-time role may not be ideal, but there's something to be said about not having a ton of pressure to perform, either.
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Jacob Misiorowski gets the call to the show!!!
Playing Catch replied to Jastro's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I had blended Mike Jones with Mark Rogers in my memory. -
Just a little censorship (swearing, trolling, name calling/insults, grammar) often goes a long way in helping civil discourse. This thread is a great example. I hate the idea of censorship, of course, which is why I try to censor myself.
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Also this quote from an unnamed executive at the end of the article... “What the general public never factors into their knee-jerk trade reactions is what the teams trading away the large contract can now go do with those dollars,” an NL executive said. “Boston should go trade for someone like [Brewers first baseman] Rhys Hoskins right now. Then the deal takes on a whole new dimension.”
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I can't help but feel Alex Cora deserves some heat on all this. Isn't he supposed to be awesome at clubhouse stuff? On a young team, doesn't leadership have to come from the manager? I guess I have always been confused why people think he's awesome. His career in the dugout isn't exactly how "great managers" careers go (with the obvious exception of his first season in 2018 when they were loaded). I always just presumed that he's just so great in the clubhouse that people are willing to ignore his ignominious background.
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Brewers trade for RHP Quinn Priester
Playing Catch replied to Ron Robinsons Beard's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I appreciate Hogg's contributions. But I quibble with the last line about the Brewers "turning lemons into lemonade". I think if Priester were to continue to perform really well over the next couple of seasons, it would demonstrate that the Brewers don't acquire lemons in the first place, but rather trade in uncut gems. -
I think we can all agree that the Brewers fans are just... better?
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I think that while it is important for the league to be on top of how they procure a consistently performing baseball, and as such, may recommend changes to the baseball, or the manufacturing of the baseballs, I don't believe that anyone in the league office has put their thumb on the production in such a way to manipulate how the game is played, or enjoyed by fans. Everything that I've read over the years seems to demonstrate that the league wasn't any more educated on ball-flight patterns over time than the public. Or, at least, not any more capable of affecting a change to the ball with foreknowledge of that change's impact on ball-flight, excepting generalities. I'm not sure why people constantly presume conspiratorial malintent with the league office, or for that matter, any administrative oversight by organizations/institutions.
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For the kids...
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Vaughn's xwOBA is higher in 2025 than in '23 or '24. Surprising.
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(I'm dumb. For some reason my mind went straight to the Severino contract --- which is dumb because he doesn't even strike a lot of guys out these days).
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Sacramento was willing to pay for Ks. Civale only makes sense on certain teams.
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Martinez has to go through Bauers for a roster spot. Vaughn has to go through Hoskins.
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Now, the Brewers can trade Hoskins to the Red Sox.
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Exactly. He needs innings, and GOOD innings. But if he performs, that could mean millions and millions of dollars.
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Dude swings fine. It's his "take" that needs a lot of work.
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Who knows if he'll improve, which he'll need to do to be a 26-man consideration. But it HAS to feel good to get out of that franchise for the first time, no? He's just got to feel amazing.
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I think him getting more than Quintana did (1 year $4M), is hard for me to envision. But his getting $2.5M instead of $800,000 is a real scenario.
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I think this is a great trade for the White Sox. SOMEONE has to eat innings for them. I wouldn't be completely shocked if they just kept him, tried to re-sign him. He's a good veteran to have around for the next few years, and he has made it obvious that he doesn't care about winning; his demanding [edit: requesting] a trade, off of a contending team, in June.
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This is about a like-for-like trade as you can get, in terms of on-field roster value. I was NOT expecting this kind of return. I was expecting salary relief and/or a 20-year old kid playing in the Florida Complex League.
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I just said it in the other thread, but I do think Civale is right to worry. I don't think he earns more money in FA if he pitches out of the pen for the Brewers. I also agree with the sentiment that he shouldn't have come out quite so quickly with his request. With that said, he has also created for people a narrative in the event he struggles out of the pen. If in his first relief appearance he gives up a broken-bat single, a 12-pitch walk, 3-run HR... "see! I told you I shouldn't pitch out of the pen!"
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I think the only "obvious" one is Coleman Crow, and perhaps I'm the only one that thinks he should be protected. I guess I kind of disagree, but mostly just because he needs innings to bring his numbers back down. He needs 5 innings at a time in order to bring down his BB and HR rates. He needs innings so that he can pitch around guys, and get through an order a couple of times. Lots of soft contact, trying to minimize damage. He's ONLY valuable to a team if he's going 5.2 innings. Bringing him out of the pen in the 6th inning in a one-run game isn't ideal for him or the team. His stuff simply doesn't allow me to envision him being successful in any relief role, other than the mop-up role. I think he and his agent know that if he goes into free agency as a "swingman," it will cost him millions of dollars, or at least $1M. Not insignificant. He's simply not that valuable out of the pen, particularly with his elevated walk and HR rates in the last couple of seasons. Throw in the fact that his body doesn't scream "well-conditioned athlete," and I would be concerned about his ability to bounce back on short rest --- again, for the first time since he was 20 years old. I think Civale and his agent are correct to "panic". His upcoming free agency could be very boom/bust for him. If he were to re-set his value with a strong summer in the Brewers rotation, teams may be willing to get to 4 or 5 million AAV. If he remains as more of a depth starter, he's looking at 1-2 million AAV.
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Between hating the Cardinals, where they are in the division, and the juice that comes with Misiorowski, I expect the boys will be ready to go tonight.
