The stache
-
Posts
3,724 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors & Analysis
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospect Rankings
Milwaukee Brewers Videos
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
Milwaukee Brewers Trade & Free Agent Rumors
Milwaukee Brewers Fan Guides & Resources
2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project
2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by The stache
-
That Was The Coolest Trade Deadline I've Ever Seen
The stache replied to splitterpfj's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It shows us all David Stearns is not afraid to make moves that will improve the team, all the while maintaining the future. The team right now is light years better than it was a year ago. The additions of Yelich and Cain gave the top of the order an incredible amount of versatility. Two guys that could seriously hit, get on base, and run. That both were All Stars reinforced he was on the right track. We got another great bullpen arm in Soria, a power hitting first baseman in "the Moose", and now a power hitting second baseman. Both Moustakas and Schoop were All Stars last year. Schoop was 12th in the AL MVP, hitting .293 with 35 doubles, 32 home runs, and 102 RBI. And, he's solid defensively, with a 1.5 dWAR since the start of 2016. Most importantly, all these upgrades came without costing us Burnes or Hiura. And now that black hole in the bottom third of the order has vanished. We have all sorts of interesting lineup possibilities, and a greatly improved bench. Thank you, Mr. Stearns. The road to greatness takes several small steps. We're headed in the right direction. -
We can all watch him in next year's Major League All Star Game with Jean Segura and Scooter Gennett. And Mitch Haniger! (Yes, I know we can’t blame Stearns for Haniger). Throw Haniger on that pile. Well, one thing's for sure. We can't say our GM doesn't have brass balls. Not many other GMs in the league would make this kind of a move. We needed an offensive spark, and he went and got us a bat that's hit 58 home runs in the last 246 games. And Moustakas isn't a defensive liability by any means. I don't know if it will be a good or bad move yet, but we're 60-46, and the last 56 games of the season just got a hell of a lot more interesting.
-
We can all watch him in next year's Major League All Star Game with Jean Segura and Scooter Gennett.
-
More like..... 3B Moustakas CF Cain LF Yelich RF Thames 1B Aguilar 2B Shaw SS Braun C Santana P Kratz Craig Counsell is excited to have a new leadoff hitter.
-
I've never seen a 6'4" 230 lb second baseman before. This will be interesting.
-
Big win tonight! Making up a game against the Cubs when facing Bumgarner....I like it! Some good production from sources we need to step up. Hopefully, this is a foreshadowing of things to come.
-
The 15 million a team or player option, or is he under contract? Listed as a mutual option with a $1 M buyout. If we deal Shaw, we have to keep Moustakas. We have nobody else in the system ready for 3B.
-
That's the only way this makes sense. My first thought was that Shaw would be moved. But why? Shaw in 2018: .246, 19 HR, .344/.468/.812 2.8 WAR. 2018 salary $567,400. Moustakas: .249, 20 HR, .309/.468/.778 2.1 WAR 2018 salary $5.5 million; $15 million in 2019.
-
Phillips and Lopez? What the actual ----? I don't get this move. One, we don't need a third baseman, especially with one struggling to keep his OBP over .300, no matter how much power he has. Two, this is a rental, as his salary accelerates from $5.5 to $15 million in 2019. Baffled. What am I not seeing?
-
LOL crazy story. Who tells that, especially on camera? And I love how he immediately transitions immediately to “who’s pitching?” The only pro athlete I could see telling that kind of a story on camera would be Brett Favre.
-
One thing I notice tonight-only 5 strike outs against a guy that historically been a very strong strikeout pitcher. He's only at 7.7 K/9 IP this season (down from 8.8 entering the 2018 season). I would like to see this team show more patience at the plate. Good things happen when you make an opposing pitcher, even one as good as Bumgarner, work. With the success Yelich has been having, I have to wonder if his approach doesn't start to rub off on his teammates.
-
Christian Yelich is Bo Jackson "excellent" in Tecmo Super Bowl right now.
-
Yelich is inserting himself into the MVP discussion now. Holy crap.
-
Both great players, but if I were a manager, I'd rather have Brett. I think he could just do more. Boggs was the better glove man, but I don't think the gap is as big as these metrics make it. I always thought Brett was pretty good defensively (I've given up trying to understand defensive historical metrics). Brett had better power, and had speed that Boggs could never touch.
-
If Longoria doesn't show up to the park tomorrow, Mad Bum will be the first one questioned. I didn't really realize until last night how somewhat sneaky good of a career that Longoria has had. Like, possibly HOF good. I looked at him about five minutes ago. 50 + WAR, almost 300 HR. He's certainly got a chance if he can finish strong.
-
Going by BBR, I'm a bit surprised as well. Five seasons with an 8+ WAR (high of 9.1). Another of 7.8. I knew his AVG was insanely high, but I didn't know how many walks he took. Those first eight years, he won five batting titles, and led the league in OBP six times. Hit .352 with a .444 OBP. Not a lot of power, but he was a doubles machine, and very good defensively.
-
Ground ball outs leading to two runs scored. Bumgarner's head might explode.
-
I'm sitting here smiling thinking how pissed Mad Bum is right now. Pitches a gem a through six, and right now, he's in line for a no decision because the Giants can't get any runners across.
-
Braun should ask Aguilar about launch angles. Chicks dig launch angles?
-
Yelich's OPS a hair under .900 now for the season.. 23 for 44 over his 11 game hitting streak. .523 AVG, slashing .543/.955/1.498 over that span. http://williamgregory.net/images/laughing.gif He's seeing a beach ball coming out of the pitcher's hand right now. My God.
-
That would explain it. Honestly, sometimes I look up at a team playing, and something in the uni feels just...off to me. Little changes over time that I don't instantly recognize. Progress can be a double-edged sword. Sometimes it works. Sometimes, you don't mess with perfection.
-
No white in the Mets cap.
-
Come on, Christian, do it again!
-
Orioles have a full white background. And, white in the eyes.
