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  1. Playing Catch
    Contreras, Yelich, and Adames go 0-12, Meanwhile, Perkins, and Bauers go 3-5 with a BB. Wilson gives up 3 to the Phillies through 5.2 IP. But somehow, this loss was all on Wilson, Bauers', and the FO refusal to start Chourio against Cy Wheeler.
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    One of you needs to consider a different name.
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    In the other thread I said only Misiorowski and Quero, but no one else. I still like that offer. There's so much development risk with Misiorowski, that the 2.5 seasons of Luzardo would make up for it. Quero, too, has a lot of risk that I'd be okay with selling. If it's Black instead of Quero, that would be awesome, as I'm worried he's a LF-only. I don't want to give up Wilken. I think he has a higher floor than Mis, Quero, and Black.
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    In a way, Chourio has less pressure in MLB batting ninth, and getting to watch a couple days a week than he would playing in AAA. I mean, if he starts struggling down there, that would not be good. Every player is different. I'm sure Willy and Willy have a good sense as to how Chourio is handling things, and I'm guessing Murphy has a good pulse on that stuff, too. As long as the team is winning, having Chourio as the 4th OFer is kind of a nice way to enter the big leagues w/o tons of pressure to perform.
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    That's a reasonable position. Do you feel like the closer position is really important? Do you feel like Hader's current deal is a good way for a franchise to spend their available budget? Did you just really like Hader, the fan-favorite?
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    Dude's just starting his MLB career, and posters want to cut him off at the knees. There's too many examples to bother citing that started their careers slowly, and out of the bullpen. Just let the kid breathe.
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    On the broader topic of MLB splitting their streaming rights all over the place --- I agree with Ghostbear. Now obviously, smarter people than me made the decision, but it's really hard for me to believe that doing this is better for their product. Is the idea that because some dude in Mississippi has AppleTV+ he's going to choose to tune in and watch a random baseball game every Friday, and MLB is trying to expand it's audience? That's hard for me to believe. Instead, this feels like a short-term money grab by MLB. Apple gives them a bunch of money in the hopes of gaining more subscribers. Sports franchises have been abusing their golden gooses (fans) for a long time because they have us addicted. I guess it's our own fault for going back for more. Instead of Golden Eggs, we're making them Golden fois gras.
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    I think there are two parts of the debate... One, if it is a good idea to disrupt a playoff run by trading an important piece for future assets, and two, whether or not posters value the closer position. I think many people that disliked the trade, or felt like it was a bad idea at the time, believe that closers are instrumental to successful teams, and others that believe that closers and saves are similar to RBI, and is really just a matter of circumstance. I don't think the closer position is that important. I think that the reason that great teams often have really good closers is simply because they have really good bullpens, and often the best guy in the bullpen pitches at the end of games and racks up a lot of saves. With that said, the trade made me pretty nervous at the time. Precisely because of what rick150 points out above. And not just the affect of irritating the other players, but by irritating the fanbase. What is easy to forget as time moves on, though, is that Hader's bad spell prior to the trade was REALLY bad. I'm sure management was worried about his torpedoing any trade value he had. At the time, I didn't like the trade, but was hopeful that Rodgers would be good enough, and that the prospects ended up working out. In hindsight, I think the trade still hinges on the success of Gasser. The Brewers didn't know they'd be able to turn Ruiz into Contreras+ at the time.
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    I wonder who the next social media whipping boy will serve to satisfy the public's need for blood whenever umps make a bad call? FTR, Angel Hernandez seemed like a "bad" umpire to me, too.
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    You guys should make an umpiring thread.
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    Yeah, back in the days of (what was it called?? Toby's Top 50 or something like that?). the Brewers would have one or two legitimate prospects, and a bunch of guys that would never sniff a big-league roster. This system has future MLB contributors all over the place.
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    I think so. They paid a lot of Di Turi, too. Scouting reports suggest he projects to stay at short, great peripherals. He will of course need to show it at A-ball before we go too wild, but it looks promising.
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    I didn't get to watch yesterday's game (unusual!) but it looks like a "getaway" game boxscore, which makes me think the umps' zone was big. I also think a lot of us are irritated by losing 2 of 3 to the Marlins. I also agree with Underachiever. When I only watch Brewer games, I don't realize the offensive challenges that most teams have, or go through at different points in the season. For example, the Yankees got shut out 5 times in April.
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    I would probably be willing to give up Quero AND Misiorowski. Luzardo is really, really good. 3 seasons (including 2024) of control.
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    I would do that deal. I think it's "fair," but I also think that some other team will be willing to go bigger. Probably the Cubs.
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    I'm genuinely curious what the Brewers can do with cast-offs like Davies. If the Brewers get him, then they must think that they can improve his results, and I would trust the move, but I don't really care one way or the other.
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    Hmmm... Brent Suter? Seems like an average soft-tossing control artist. Looks like his FB plays up. I like those players on this Brewers team. Maybe one of our Latin IFers? Areinamo?
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    Totally. Turang's current profile wouldn't hack it before 2023. But now, he not only has a chance of getting on base with line drives and ground balls, but his premium defense and baserunning acumen suddenly make that style of player really valuable, and I suspect those players will begin getting paid, thus incentivizing more players to play to their natural ability rather than try to become sluggers.
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    Jacob MisiorowskiBrock WilkenRobert GasserJeferson QueroTyler BlackMike BoeveCooper PrattLuis LaraYophery RodriguezTyler WoessnerJosh KnothGregory BarriosCarlos F RodriguezEric Brown JrBrett WichrowskiYujanyer HerreraManuel RodriguezLogan HendersonTobias MyersFilippo Di Turi As others have said, this is a really difficult undertaking. Lots of good players that I believe will one day earn WAR in the big leagues. It's hard to parse out the criteria. Age, floor, ceiling, personal-preference/scouts/rankings. I tried to not make it about my "favorite" prospects, as many of them I left out. I also had a hard time with guys that are or were recently injured (e.g. Quero/Blalock/Henderson) or guys with limited defensive utility (e.g. Black/Clarke), or guys that just don't seem to have much physical projection (e.g. most of the Latin infielders). In addition, I don't watch these guys, I only follow boxscores/stats/scouting reports, so I, unlike a guy like Zarr, can't justify strong opinions on the vagaries of scouting, such as infielder's arms/gloves/feet. The young pitchers coming up were also really difficult. There is some serious pitching depth throughout the system, both SPs and RPs.
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    Oh knock it off with the lame free-speech stuff... Freedom of speech is also being free to tell people to stop posting the same stuff over and over... We're not censoring anything, as a non-moderator, I'm just saying we're tired of it. Take it to the Debate Board.
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    Having a resident scout on this site is sooooo awesome. Thanks for all of your contributions!!
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    I want a 6-man rotation. I think it is only a matter of time before most teams have six-man rotations with multiple long relievers. I also suspect that MLB will increase the rosters again to 27 to help make it happen. What's true, however, is that the league wants more offense AND star SPs. Probably not the thread to once again discuss it, but I still love the idea of losing the DH once your starter is out of the game. It increases that chance that managers will roll the dice with their starters, leading to bigger innings, which would off-set the loss of offense from losing the DH. AND reintroduces the drama of late-inning matchups and having good pinch-hitters.
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    Do we have any kind of scouting report on Galindez? Dude likes the strikeout.
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    The depth in the minors is remarkable as well. Hopefully all of the org's depth allows the Brewers to avoid having to trade valuable prospects for bad relievers at the deadline (e.g. Daniel Norris trade).
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    The pitching staffs in Wisconsin and Carolina are loaded. Really pushes out a bunch of decent hitting prospects. Just my opinion, of course. With the overall lack of offense at those levels, though, I wonder if I am being too harsh on the bats and artificially bumping up the arms.
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