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  1. Playing Catch
    I think a lot of the negativity is actually boredom. Fans are bored with the trajectory of the team. They want something fresh. This version of the Brewers is a bit stale, due in large part to the injuries. The team needs a jolt. I'm not sure trading Burnes is the jolt they're looking for. This team really needed one of the rookies to take off, one of the starters to be Cy-worthy, one of the DHs to hit some walkoffs, One of the stars to sign an extension. Something. ANYTHING that is remotely exciting. Heck, I think it would be less boring if the Brewers were currently slotted where the Cardinals are. Then everyone would already be excited about bottom-ing out and getting fresh-faced stars-of-the-future. I mentioned this in another thread, but I'm not convinced that the Brewers best option isn't to just let Woody/Burnes walk after 2024. Get one more crack at a playoff run with them leading the charge. It is VERY difficult to get actual, fair value back for 5+ WAR players. Teams sometimes are just better off getting another season from them.
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    Taylor seems to fit the org's recent profile for top picks. It seems like there are a bunch of high schoolers slotted around the Brewers' pick. There don't seem to be many athletic hitters in the college class (rather, it seems there is an abundance of average athlete sluggers). Makes me think they'll end up with college pitching this year.
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    Firstly, I disagree with the notion that Trueblood's article was introducing a political topic. As I read through it, I kept looking for decided bents or otherwise opinionated theses, but in my humble opinion, they did a great job of steering clear of such obvious (and terrifying) hurdles to still address a very real, baseball topic. Kudos. In essence, all buildings and infrastructure within the state belong to the state. We are all but stewards to whatever property exists within legal boundaries. The only question is whether or not the state wishes to have Attanasio, and more correctly, MLB, as stewards of the AmFamClam? Attanasio and MLB really do have ultimate power here, as, at the end of the lease, they are able to go steward a stadium elsewhere. Sell the stadium to the Brewers? Why on earth would the Brewers want to own a property with nothing but diminishing returns, when they can just move elsewhere at the end of the lease? To a municipality that will fund the construction of a $1B facility? I am not advocating, morally, for the state to finance stadium repairs and upgrades, nor do I appreciate Manfred, Attanasio, and MLB to issue vague relocation threats to what has been nothing short of a fantastic, loyal fanbase. But to suggest that the state/municipality has some kind of bargaining stance here is, in my opinion, naive. MLB in MKE can move and play baseball elsewhere. The AmFamClam isn't going anywhere.
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    I think it was the correct decision to move the draft back until after the college season, but I definitely get impatient this time of year.
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    Do foul balls count toward exit velocity?
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    Does Small still mess with hitters' timing with his windup(s), or did the Brewers eliminate that part of his game?
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    I have all but given up on Small as a significant contributor for the Brewers, but in looking at his numbers, he's probably not that far away from being able to stay on a big league roster for a few years. I mean, he'd probably slot in as a starter for the A's. As Sveum's post above basically lays out, any draft pick that accrues WAR in the big leagues was a successful draft pick.
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    I agree that it's unlikely Mitchell returns. I think, though, that we would all agree having his skillset on a playoff roster would be beneficial to a playoff run. That would be fun.
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    I'm not sure the calculated value vs. subjective value are mutually exclusive. It seems to me that if we imagine likely positive career paths for Joey Wiemer, he would be an extension candidate. I like to believe that good will negotiations can play a role in making that happen (perhaps that's naive). The goal of deriving an additional year of control would be mitigated by a long-term extension, which, presumably would be aided by not playing service time games.
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    Relievers are notoriously inconsistent, both month-to-month and season-to-season, so I like that they have the ability to simply call up a hot hand, and bench the cold one. They can use the IL as well with minor "injuries" like blisters or fatigue.
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    It's just so frustrating. The DH position, perhaps more than any other spot on the roster has been a huge problem. Admittedly, I thought Winker would bounce back. I thought Voit was fine as a PH/part-time bat. I thought Yelich and Contreras would be there to fill in for Winker/Voit. The injuries hurt too, as not having Urias, Mitchell, Taylor and Frelick forced Yelich to LF. The Brewers depth has been tested, and has failed, at least for the DH position. And for the posters that believe that this was all predictable, I would respectfully disagree. It isn't that the roster plan going into the season was expecting the DH platoon to produce All-Star level performance (like the Aguilar/Thames platoon at 1B did for one season). It was just expected to be around league-average; expected to allow Counsell to mix-and-match, play matchups, get everyone involved and stay fresh. I do wonder how much of an impact playing a tough schedule has had. Even now, Adames, Yelich, Winker, Voit, and even Wiemer are ALL performing below their rest-of-season projections on fangraphs.
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    Sorry to have missed your response. Just like being patient with our rookies on the field, perhaps I need to be patient with myself as a rookie to the new and improved Brewerfan, and get used to how to best contribute and benefit from the community here. Let's table this for the time being. Many of us (including yourself), need to let the new site breathe a little before we start making tons of changes, or creating unnecessary challenges for yourself. Thank you for your efforts!
  13. Playing Catch
    I think this article pertains to the conversation... Mexico City Series: Why the Mexican capital faces an uphill climb toward landing a Major League Baseball franchise - ESPN With that linked, I'm kinda shocked they didn't mention the elevation, I mean... https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/04/29/mexico-city-baseball-an-explosion-colors-and-home-runs-for-giants-padres/ I think Montreal is in the driver's seat for any expansion.
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    Thank you for providing some pathos to the board! Torts would be proud!
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    I disagree with the article. Many have raised the same points as follows: 1 - Rookies need time to adjust. A month isn't very much time. 2 - Turang is not merely "good" defensively, he is excellent. Using the eye-test he's been outstanding, using advanced metrics, he's a top-5 defender at 2B in MLB. 3 - I disagree that there are significant upgrades available on the 40-man, aside from probably Urias, who is still injured. In a few more weeks, and when there are probably better options available, I'd be willing to send him down.
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    Bingo. What's also true with pitch selection is the situational nature of things. The pitcher may use swing-and-miss pitches in higher leverage situations, and weak-contact pitches in lower leverage situations. Perhaps the Brewers simply have been in a lot of lower-leverage situations (e.g. big lead/deficit, no runners on base, looking for double-play, etc.)
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    Luke Voit saved runs in this game, scooping two tough throws from Willy late.
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    All of the minor league sticks are pretty cold to start the year
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    Only 3 teams, the Yankees (7-5), Blue Jays (4-2), Brewers (6-3) have winning records vs. teams above .500. Meanwhile, the darlings of baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays are 1-2 in such contests, and the Atlanta Braves have yet to play a game against a team currently over .500.
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    Another great win. Kudos to Trueblood. This series is well-conceived and features excellent writing. Granted, I look forward to it more when the Third Bucket Winning Percentage is 1.000.
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    That's my belief as well. I have no doubt that changing up his timing and weight shift could make him more consistent as a power threat, but I agree that I'm not sure it will change his strikeouts. He can't catch up to high heat.
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    I haven't seen any video, but I really hope that he makes some significant changes that will keep a more-level bat in the zone for longer, because I just can't accept that he doesn't have the talent to hit .300.
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    Not sure about Devanney, but I'm not worried about Chourio's strikeouts... yet. I read some scouting thing somewhere that really has stuck with me. They mentioned that good young hitters are rewarded for swinging a lot, and that they don't necessarily learn swing discipline because they've never needed to. Even in last night's game after twice striking out on Perez's breaking balls, he comes back and homers on a hanger. I expect that as he climbs the ladder, he will learn that he can't swing at breaking balls in MLB because they rarely hang them... or I certainly hope so. In addition, he covers the outside of the zone amazingly.
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    I'm on Brewerfan(atic) all the time. I know everyone has different thresholds of what they are willing or able to pay, but the ad-free experience is awesome. Now that the minor league seasons have started, I'm feeling the article-overload again, just as an observation. With that said, I LIKE the articles, I think they are well-written most of the time, but yeah, I'm not always sure which thread has the conversations going.
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    Is there a "pitching efficiency," metric of which I'm unaware? Something that attempts to qualify low pitch counts?
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