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  1. Playing Catch
    I know it's just my bias, but it sure seems like the Badgers don't enjoy home court officiating like it seems every opponent does.
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    It looks to me like Misiorowski has tightened up that delivery a bit. Great to have Ashby back. He's kind of an x-factor for this pitching staff.
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    WHA??? I really didn't see this happening.
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    This is my fear as well.
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    Iriarte seems to fit the Brewers style of prospect. Similar to Misiorowski, kinda (he's also Venezuelan). If the Padres are trying to make their 2024 team better, this would certainly help them. While I'm sure that a "proven" MLB player, in Frelick has a lot of trade value, I'm not sure that it wouldn't be a straight-up trade -- or nearly so. If the Brewers don't see Frelick as anything more than a platoon corner this season, than it may be worth it to them.
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    Ed O'bannon et. al ruined all that we love (not arguing the merits/demerits of athlete compensation). Can't wait for this. Of course, the first thing I'll do is change the Badgers back to a power-run/pro-style offense and the defense back to an attacking 3-4.
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    For all we know, the Yankees really wanted Andrews, the Brewers said "No, we really like Andrews, too," and then the Yankees said, "Yeah? Well what if we give you Quezada?" And the Brewers chuckled to themselves, "OMG, They willing to give us QUEZADA! WE HAVE TO DO THIS!" Edit: I'm dumb... I forgot the waivers part -- missed the total point of the thread. NM.
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    It seemed to me that Ohio State's defense was either going off-script from the scouting report, or their effort was so poor that they were always out of position, so that the Badgers were always expecting them to be where they weren't. Like the Badgers are thinking, "I know I'm supposed to go post entry here, but that defender isn't in the right spot to make that pass." I've noticed this phenomenon before in other sports, where you use ball movement to move the defenders to the spots the scouting report tells you they should be, in order to open up the play, but instead the defense just stands there.
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    I think that's correct. I just meant to say that there was no reason to roster him until necessary. His arm could fall off during Spring Training. No reason to use a 40-man spot + an option until the club is committed.
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    I don't buy any service time manipulation for Gasser, either. What I DO buy, however, is that there's no reason to put him on the 40-man until he's Rule 5 eligible in December, unless the brass are convinced he's decidedly better than what they already have.
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    I'm a little surprised that Clayton Andrews was interesting enough that the Yankees wanted him that bad.
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    Maybe it's to avoid the hottest months of the year?
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    What's exciting is that he turned 26 a couple of months ago. It is probably better than 50/50 that we have yet to see his best season with the bat. So there's no reason not to expect big things from our star catcher.
  14. Playing Catch
    Also former farmhand, Alex Binelas, on biggest losses to projections. His 35% K% in his 2nd go around in AA, probably the primary culprit.
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    I prefer the idea that he comes back this season and claims an everyday middle infield job improving in every facet of his game, hitting a decent 90 wRC+ (projected to hit 89 wRC+), and putting himself in position to win his first of many gold-gloves. I think there's enough strange-ness in his numbers from last season, to believe he will bounce back, and put to rest all of our concerns with his bat from last year's rookie season. A .268 BABIP? A guy with his speed? Even accounting for his lack of hard hit balls, that is bound to improve. Most of his hard hit numbers are in-line with guys that we hope he ends up becoming with the bat (Kwan, Arraez, Jeff McNeil). He was really bad last year, there's no doubt. And if he repeats that level of performance, well, he may never become anything but a bench specialist. But I, for one, believe that if the anecdotal reports of his professionalism and maturity can be believed, that he's going to become a mainstay on Brewer's scorecards for a long time.
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    I think that the team was ramped up going into Nebraska. They played great for 30 minutes, and lost focus. I think they recovered and ramped up to play Purdue really tough, but lost. I think they struggled to ramp up against last place Michigan, and paid for it. Now with 3 losses in tow, they are truly being tested mentally/emotionally, and have to go play against the dynamite defense of Steve Pikiell's Rutgers, who were clearly licking their chops to tear the Badgers apart from the tip. The Badgers couldn't recover and fight enough to overcome the other peaks and valleys of the game. I'm sure the coaches and players share our disappointment and frustration with the results of the last 4 games. But this team is too good to let this slide define their season. All they need is one win to recover their focus and go on a run to finish the season. There were MANY January/February stretches in Bo's career that left us gnashing teeth in a similar fashion. This team and this coaching staff will get the guys back up for OSU tomorrow. It's a huge opportunity for them to regain focus and confidence, and hopefully lead to a nice 7-game win streak to finish the regular season (that's right... all seven).
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    I'll be very interested to see if the Brewers can even come close to having another year like '23. If they do, then one has to believe they are doing something different scouting-wise than other teams.
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    OR... trade from their tremendous prospect-depth for no additional cost.
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    As prospect-profiles go, he'd probably have a better shot than a lot of rookies. If he were to get 600 ABs (he won't, but IF), he would walk a lot and probably steal some bases. The defensive concerns don't matter as much when considering ROY.
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    The only reason I am not a huge fan of the restrictions is because the Brewers have ramped up their player development to an impressive degree. If this were 2014, I'd probably think, "Well it's about time MLB did something to prevent the Dodgers, Yankees and Red Sox from vacuuming up all of the international talent!!" This being said, I think these restrictions have been a *major*consideration for the offseason transactions that subtracted Hendry Mendez, Robert Moore, Ryan Brady, Cam Devanney, Jace Avina, Brian Sanchez (he's the one that I'm actually the most curious about), Justin Chambers, and Ethan Small. Now of course, there were other considerations, such as 40-man crunch, etc. And in addition, they've clearly added a bunch of MiLB free agents as well. But I wonder if they were feeling like guys like Mendez, Moore, Devanney, Avina and Sanchez could get back some level of value, rather than just having to release guys later. There are plenty of guys that they can/will release w/o worrying about it too much, but I think they looked down the road a year or two, and thought they may as well try to get something of value now rather than inevitably losing them for nothing later. *edit to change - okay, you're right... probably not a MAJOR consideration.
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    This is awesome! Congratulations. I don't have an issue with having Trueblood offer articles. I'm sure he's doing the best he can to remain objective, especially if he's a "reporter". But if he's simply a columnist/editorialist, I think it would be fun if he actually wrote about the Brewers from the perspective of a Cubs fan. It would be a great way to generate conversation. Of course, he would need to develop thick[er] skin.
  22. Playing Catch
    I think its kind of funny how often we get into disagreements about ranking our young OFers. I don't have a problem with it, by all means argue away. I just think that if we did a Brewerfan ranking of the 4 of them on current value and future value, we'd get really even numbers across the board. I think it's especially interesting because they are all sure-fire big league CFers. I know I want to keep them just so that we can watch them all develop.
  23. Playing Catch
    The only reason Turang couldn't play 3rd, is because the Brewers don't start Omar Vizquel and Bill Mazeroski at SS and 2B, and that Turang's bat at 3rd would be silly. The only reason Ortiz isn't JUST a middle infielder, is because the expectation is that he's got the stick to play at 3rd. If the Brewers part with Adames, the Brewers are hoping Turang can hit well enough to be their everyday shortstop.
  24. Playing Catch
    This is my stance. The Brewers are well-equipped to handle the loss of Williams. They aren't well-equipped to handle the loss of Adames. Williams could net better quality (SP prospect?) than Adames. I'm more nervous about 2024 if they trade both, than just Williams. The return for Adames NOW rather than offering QO is negligible. The difference in the return for Williams NOW rather than waiting until one year from now is massive (I think).
  25. Playing Catch
    I think what this probably represents is that the Haase signing, much like the Bauers trade, were mitigating moves in case they were unable to sign a preferred player. They can let guys battle it out in Spring Training, and when there's an injury for the Brewers or some other team, they have some flexibility to trade from their depth. That's probably a pretty sound strategy, although I'd prefer they give up cash (Haase), to prospects (Bauers) for such maneuvering.
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