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  1. Playing Catch
    I think I mused on this mid-season, but I could definitely see a Black/Clarke 1B platoon coming to Milwaukee sooner than later.
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    It IS interesting to me just how much the Woodruff injury impacts what they do this offseason.
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    I think I change my mind on this offseason every other day, so I reserve the right to change my mind yet again, but today I'm thinking that the Brewers bring up all the kids to start the season, Chourio, Black, Gasser, maybe even Misiorowski as a long-man out of the pen, but keep Burnes and Williams. This would allow the Brewers to better understand where the kids are at (including our 2nd year guys) before the trade deadline. I don't mind the idea of trading Burnes and/or Williams in the offseason, but the issue is that I don't know what I want in return. Will the Brewers continue to produce arms with their alchemy, or should they trade for SPs? Will Chourio and Black be middle-of-the-order hitters, or merely decent starting players? If the kids are alright, and the Brewers are contending, great! Roll with it! If the kids struggle in the first half, the Brewers won't be contending anyway, so trading Burnes and Williams at the deadline will still net big returns. I believe it was Doug Melvin that used to say that the returns for pitching were better at the deadline, and the returns for hitters is better in the off-season. I am just nervous about how long they can rely on elite pitching and defense when we may run dry of elite pitching, and I'm nervous that if Chourio and Black end up just being okay, that the Brewers will want to trade Burnes/Williams for a middle-of-the-order bat.
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    I remember a Twins game back in the day where Gary Gaetti started two bases-loaded 5-4-3 triple plays in the same game.
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    I needed to take a break from BF after the playoff losses. Glad to see nothing has changed😁
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    I'd be curious if there are certain "usage" rules attached to some contracts, in terms of number of days after a 4+ out outings, or things like that. The "you guys want me to do everything," certainly suggests that there is more to the story.
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    Reading people's ideas and mulling things over in my own head, I keep coming back to the same thing... The Brewers are currently in a really good spot with the talent in the organization. They should be able to compete for years to come. I'm not naive to the prospective loss of Burnes/Woodruff, and the impact that would have on being able to win division titles, but there isn't a true re-build in the foreseeable future, either. A re-fitting, perhaps, but they should remain competitive.
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    Fun thread, even if I don't play every day.
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    I've sensed other examples where the Brewers seem to keep reflecting and evolving. Just when we think we've pegged the front office as stubbornly choosing a prescribed strategy, whatever the results, they do things that we don't expect (e.g. drafting a bunch of corner-power prospects). Maybe they are more flexible in their thinking and planning than fans give them credit for?
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    That's my point. Those big-spending teams you just listed are NOT analytically driven... yet. Those teams are still, "sign 30 year-old stars," driven, regardless of how you support the team through scouting/analytics/pitching lab/defense/etc. Atlanta, after extending all of their young guys, chose to NOT re-sign a 33-year-old Freddie Freeman (happy birthday, BTW), choosing instead to extend a then, 28-year-old Matt Olson. We all know that the Dodgers like to re-make/recycle relievers to make them something special with what I would assume is their OWN pitching lab. What happens to baseball when all of the big spenders choose not to pay 30+ year old FAs and choose instead to use analytics to drive their winning operations? The fun part is that the MLBPA will riot... Both sides will, (fingers crossed), decide that revenue-sharing and competitive balance is better than what college football is choosing to do... kill the golden goose.
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    I realize that big-markets have gone all analytical before (Astros), but I do fear that the days of the Rays (and Brewers) being competitive by these means are numbered. Baseball really needs to figure out if they want to be the NFL, European (and Saudi) soccer, or a pleasant mesh in-between in terms of competitive balance. I hope we are able to keep most (all?) of the scouting staff.
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    I don't see why people close to the team couldn't be targets. I would presume that Dim Tillard would be ideal -- but I'd doubt the team would let him contribute. This isn't meant as a blanket endorsement of Dillard's work/Twitter or whatever, I often find him inane, and harmless. But I still would rather listen to ANY Brewers "personality" yammer compared to the Twins' patented "broadcasts of boredom". My gosh do Twins broadcasts make my ears bleed. Having a Brewers employee contribute would certainly be beneficial to the site, even if they're not directly relating to fans. But again, I'm guessing any sort of content from Brewers employees is contracted to go through the team site.
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    Because he has some thoughts that are much different than many others. Because there are nuggets here and there that I find interesting, even though I think they may be wrong. It's fresh. I like Ghostbear every once in awhile. Maybe, once a month.
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    I like the idea of a 10-game IL stint, even if he's healthy-ish. See what Donaldson has in the tank, give some ABs to the bench guys (who haven't been seeing many ABs lately, and I'd like to keep them in form), get Christian ship-shape for the stretch run.
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    No Yelich today. I have a feeling he's gunna do a short IL stint. I'm a little surprised that Anderson is going down the same Brewerfanatic-respect rabbit hole as the Jesse Winkers and Luke Voits of the world. Anderson is an awesome guy to have available with his excellent IF/OF defense. I swear something must've happened the week I was out of touch with the internet/baseball this summer. I think most of his "struggles," are really just the result of losing his job to Monasterio.
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    I am a believer that the kids need to be exposed to winning baseball, and important September baseball. It gets beaten into their heads that the season is a marathon, not a sprint, but EVERY team in the chase sprints through the finish. I suspect that the Cubs want him to experience that.
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    I appreciate the nod to historical feats, but until the Brewers score a run, the manager's job is to win the game. If it were 3-0, 4-0, perhaps there is an argument. But I think he absolutely made the correct decision to bring in Williams after Burnes left it all on the field with 109 pitches in 8 no-hit innings. It stinks, but the Brewers are in a playoff chase, and personal feats, regardless of their rarity, cannot be placed in front of team goals. Also, part of the team goals is keeping Burnes healthy. He's fundamental to the team's chances in reaching a world championship.
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    The Canha thread seems like a great place to ask this question: Is there a "consistency metric" somewhere? I've found over the years, that I LOVE the players that are consistent. Guys that can contribute in nearly all the ways a ballplayer can contribute, and nearly in every game, but never quite WOWs you into having a strong impression? I've loved Canha for years. I'm so glad he plays for my team.
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    Probably the wrong thread, but what Edwin Jimenez is doing this year seems pretty unusual to me. I can't remember the last time a 21-year-old or younger went 7 innings in back-to-back starts, let alone 4 of 6. His ERA and ERA+/FIP/xFIP etc. look pedestrian, but to have this many innings, and long starts with a season's WHIP under 1.20 is special.
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    So why don't the Angels REALLY convince Ohtani to stay and release him, too?! Give him a chance! He'll almost certainly return the goodwill in the offseason.
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    If that's the case, I'd love to be a fly on the wall in one of those borderline WC teams' front offices... Assistant to the assistant GM: "Passan reporting that the Angels just released a bunch of regulars." GM to Assistant GM: "So how many 40-man spots are open for waiver-wire pickups?"
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    What do realists and wet blankets say when their team wins a World Series? I mean, c'mon... we're all baseball fans here. If there were such thing as a definition for a team that "no one wants to run into in October," doesn't this Brewer team meet said definition?
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    The immaculate grid game is fun. It's fun to do while watching/listening to baseball. Anybody else comfortable just saying that the Padres hitched their wagon to Machado and Tatis Jr., and the baseball gods are punishing them for it? I don't like calling people bad names, but I can think of a few for those two.
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    I think this thread is a proxy for the larger argument between posters that want to criticize an organizational decision, but feel like the "defenders" of the organizational decision put too much trust in the decision-makers, and that bothers them. As one of the "defenders" of management's decisions, I feel like the Hiura situation comes down to my believing that there are "known unknowns," about why Hiura hasn't been promoted. If the Front Office was able to candidly explain what their criteria were, then perhaps all of us would have stronger arguments. Who knows? If I were privy to that privileged information, perhaps I would totally disagree with management.
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    I think the thread should simply be renamed "BREWERS DH WOAH SOLVDD"
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