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  1. Playing Catch
    I'm hoping for Black. We need to know what he is capable of before next year.
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    Turbo with some great stuff today, although I respectfully disagree with some of your takes. Firstly, I agree that Peralta is now a JAG. But, if Hoskins finishes strong (as his recent hitting streak may suggest), I'm not sure he doesn't opt-out. I want him back even at that price. Secondly, I'm not so sure the Brewers are going to be investing in any starters -- either in prospect-capital or budget-capital. They're on a 92-win pace with this ridiculous rotation this season. Why not keep that going? I don't disagree that guys like Woodruff, Misiorowski, Gasser, Ashby and/or the minors guys can't be relied upon for squat. But the sheer depth available tells me [them?] that they can pull out another division title and another Tobias Myers. That [they] believe that at least one or two of those options hits. I totally agree with your Adames opinion. One, he'll outprice the Brewers, and two, the contract will age quickly and poorly. I predict that the Brewers are going to treat this off-season like the 2024 season was gravy, and that they'll lean into the youth movement.
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    The reason ESPN plays the big-market game in baseball is because baseball fans only pay attention to their favorite team, unlike the NFL, or NBA, where fans from New York will often tune into Bucks or Packers games. There's zero financial gain to be had from highlighting the exploits of the smaller markets in baseball.
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    Yep. I agree. I wasn't clear in my post, but I think you are correct. I was trying to acknowledge that my take was lazy.
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    They HAVE to be looking at these guys as callups, right??
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    This is being magnanimous. I was going to say he's being lazy. Either way, he should sit.
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    I was scanning, and I thought for sure he was getting promoted... Uff da... With THAT said, this could be a way to cut back on his innings. He's had a prodigious workload (92 IP) for a 19-year-old A-baller... By the way, Manuel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
  8. Playing Catch
    It's gunna be fun this winter. Each set of rankings will feature 4-6 Brewers... but each one will feature a total of like, 10 different players.
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    I think some of those lists pride themselves on "fixing" what they think they got wrong. It's not so different from our own rankings. Made may make the top 10 after the season, but if he's batting .210 in June next year, playing in AZ, that could change really quickly.
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    Yeah, I'm probably misremembering, but I thought he was playing 3rd and landed hard on his tailbone trying to catch a soft pop up over his head.
  11. Playing Catch
    Better get those bets in... That line WILL change after today.
  12. Playing Catch
    Perhaps it's the off-center camera, but what is he throwing? It looks like a nasty cutter and a changeup?
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    Based on last night's ABs, I get the sense that he has poor pitch recognition, so he just doesn't swing at many pitches, hopes to run into enough of them, and walk enough to piece together an AB. That 91 mph right down the middle in a hitters count (I think), seemed like a problem to me, along with the whiff on the back-foot sweeper.
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    Oh for sure. Especially interesting to see what the Brewers do. This contributes to the roster crunch of guys coming off the IL. I suspect, too that the recent promotions of Misiorowski and now Henderson spells some cuts to the AAAA staff. Depending on how it shakes out, this could be the lack of a couple of small-time trades from our bullpen depth mildly frustrating. Although, I suppose this is the challenge for all the teams. AAAA-level pitchers probably weren't in very high demand.
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    Certainly, pitchers are able to improve their offerings as they climb the ladder, but I suspect the improvements to control and command are the real difference-makers. I imagine that there are lots of A-ballers and high draft picks with MLB-caliber stuff. Once they gain some control, they can pitch in A+/AA. Once they harness command, they can be AAA/MLB guys. I think this is usually the comparison between a guy like Misiorowski, and a guy like Chad Patrick. Patrick has control/command, but the stuff needed to get outs in the bigs is iffy. We see a guy like Carlos Rodriguez have good enough stuff with control, but really needs to be able to command that stuff in order to get big-league hitters out. Logan Henderson has been lauded for having stuff since he was drafted.
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    Those clips of Pratt and Bitoni, though... whoa. 4 Extra base hits between the two of them... 3 of them opposite field. The two Pratt doubles will be homers in another year or two. That Bitoni bomb will fly 420 feet in a year or two. They just will not stop impressing.
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    I've been meaning to ask lately... Have the recent successes of Luis Castillo (only 20), and to a lesser degree, Eduardo Garcia (only 22(!)), given our collective any hope that they can rekindle their borderline top 20 prospect status? Castillo, I believe, received a big bonus, and Garcia, I think, has a big-league body and plays big-league defense at short.
  18. Playing Catch
    Roughly that many players drafted in the top 10 rounds of the draft, and none of them are going TO the DSL. While it is weird to witness, it was predictable.
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    I'm not sure Bristol Motor Speedway would be the first venue I would envision, if I were tasked with finding new and unique locales (that can make money and draw eyeballs). However, in the article, it states that if it sold out, it would be the largest crowd in MLB history. Austin Riley compares it to SEC football. I dunno. It sounds stupid on the surface, but after thinking about it, I can see why they're doing it.
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    I could be wrong, but for some reason, I thought someone here said it was simply due to Carlos' turn in the rotation matched up with the need in MLB.
  21. Playing Catch
    So much of the chatter is driven by journalists and agents. Teams do their due diligence and the agent can't wait for Joel Sherman to write that the Yankees and Mets are talking about getting Skubal.
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    Would they be less frustrated if he just hung up the phone?
  23. Playing Catch
    I was hopeful a handful of appearances ago... Now? There's no way.
  24. Playing Catch
    That's a good point on Dinges working on defense in AZ. I'm low-key excited about him.
  25. Playing Catch
    This is not to say that the discussion in May about whether he should be demoted or not wasn't legitimate, but I disagree with the Tweeter's comment that his performance at that time proves that he shouldn't have been in MLB. Obviously, it's hindsight, but I think that his recent performance demonstrates that the Brewers sticking with him ended up being the correct decision. Oodles of players NEED a few months, or longer, to adjust to the level of play regardless of how much seasoning they've had in the minors.
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