The stache

Getting ready to watch the game replay on the Roku. I guess Brauny's solved the thumb problem for now. His last six games, he's 11 for 24 (.458 AVG) with 7 runs scored, a triple, 3 home runs and 10 RBI. A nice 1.397 OPS over that span.

If you look at what Wily Peralta has done since June 21st of last year, going back over his last 19 starts, surprisingly, he's been one of the best pitchers in baseball. No kidding. His 8-7 record is misleading. His 2.97 ERA, 1.214 WHIP, 94 K in 115 1/3 IP are not. Wily is becoming the pitcher we all hoped he would be. http://imageshack.com/a/img197/9558/rewr.jpg I like my seat on the Big Wily train!

Hello, win column! 6-2, nice!

Apparently, Roenicke is only going to use his Wang in a tight spot. Or Roenicke is saving his Wang for hairy situations.

Lyle is still hitting .071, which isn't really surprising, and IMO shouldn't have any role on this team except to PH and an occasional day for Reynolds. Well I don't think he should have a role on this team at ALL, but seeing as he does, I don't think it should be any more extensive than that. Oh, I know. But for one night, I wanted to feel good about our first base situation.

First base concerns? What first base concerns? Lyle gives one a ride, only to have a triple, er a double, taken away. Reynolds comes up, learns from Lyle's mistake, and decides to just hit it out.

Wow, Revere channeling his inner Willie Mays!

Woof! Thorny with the heat! What, no boos, Philly fans?

Thank you!!!!!! And yes, I quoted myself You are allowed! God, this is so much fun. I don't know what the rest of the season holds, but if we hold on here, 6-2 sounds really sweet!

Phillies plunk Segura twice in two games. Karma? Braun hits a three run home run the first time, and a two run triple the second. Eat it, Philly fans!

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img706/2579/thornburg1.png Finish them!

Ah hahahaha! Keep booing, you idiots. Brauny owns your arses!

Shut these idiots up again, Brauny!

God damnit, how many times are they going to hit Segura?

Agreed! And Logan's run (batted in) gives the Crew the lead!!!

Mark Reynolds with a walk AND a steal? Just how strong were the drugs my anesthesiologist gave me this morning? Wow, and a beautiful bunt by Gennett! Close play, but I do think he's out.

2014: the year that Jonathan Lucroy breaks through, and finally gets the All Star nod he deserves.

Oh, thank God. The MLB.tv issues appear to be resolved. Full 1080p. I am in freaking heaven over here! (imagine that sounding like a Milwaukee-born Brewer fan, living in Texas, trying to sound like somebody from Jersey).

Agreed.

Braun secretly called Rodgers right after he called Kemp, Tulo and Joey Votto, and told him, too that Dino Laurenzi Jr was an anti-semitic Cubs fan who kicked dogs, and stole lollipops from babies. Haven't you heard?

I need a hug. I drafted Ryan Braun in the first round of my fantasy team, and when it looked like he might be going on the DL, I benched him last night. 3 home runs. 7 RBI. Ya, that might have been nice to have, lol. /face palm I'm happy, though, that this will shut up all the haters talking about how his power his gone without the PEDs. Uh huh.

MLB.tv is unwatchable for me right now. The game is skipping all over the place, freezing up, sound dropping out. $130 bucks I paid and these clowns can't do anything right. Oh yeah, and I'm watching a tape of the game. Not even live. Roku 2 XS on Verizon FIOS with 100 MBPS download speed.

Oh, and here's one more thing that is frustrating. The rankings I've been using are from MLB.com, as I can just pull it up on my laptop, and not have to dig (I could used BBA's website, but I'm more familiar with MLB.com, and I certainly don't want to dig through all my magazines). That being said, MLB.com uses the following numerical grades on the typical 20-80 scouting scale. 40 is below average 50 is league average 60 is above average 70-80 is well above average Milwaukee's top rated prospect is Jimmy Nelson. His overall grade is a 55, slightly above average (I think this is low, and should be a 60). The remainder of our top 5? 2. Tyrone Taylor 50 3. Devin Williams 50 4. Orlando Arcia 50 5. Mitch Haniger 45 That's right, the 5th best prospect in our organization projects to be a below-average Major Leaguer, as do Nick Delmonico, Johnny Hellweg, Victor Roache, Taylor Jungmann and Hunter Morris. The Astros? Overall grades: 1. Carlos Correa 65 2. Mark Appel 65 3. George Springer 60 4. Jon Singleton 55 5. Lance McCullers 55 6. Mike Foltynewicz 55 7. DeLino Deshields 55 8. Domingo Santana 55 9. Vicente Velasquez 55

I would agree, but it's much closer than you might think. If you look at who the Astros have in the minors, they have 4 top 50 prospects in Carlos Correa, Mark Appell, George Springer and Jonathan Singleton. They have another, Lance McCullers at #52, Mike Foltynewicz at #54, and DeLino DeShields at #66. Jarred Cosart, who got the win for them today, was the #31 prospect in 2011. He's 23. They also have a third baseman prospect I would KILL to have in Milwaukee named Matt Dominguez. He might only be a career .250-.260 hitter, and he needs to work on drawing more walks. But his bat is live, and he'll hit 25 to 30 home runs a year. And he's spectacular defensively. He won't be 25 until August. He was the #35 prospect in 2011, and the #1 ranked third baseman in all the minors. So, here's their future positional players and a comp to what we have now: C Jason Castro (advantage Milwaukee, Lucroy will be an All Star this year or next) 1B Jonathan Singleton (advantage Houston. Singleton likes the ganja, which could be a problem. If he can manage that, he's the #1 1B prospect in baseball) 2B Jose Altuve (Altuve has been an All Star. He has speed and can hit .280-.290 + Can Gennett match him in a full season?) SS Carlos Correa (edge Milwaukee for now. Correa is going to be a stud. He has real power, and a gun for an arm.) 3B Matt Dominguez (edge Milwaukee for now. But how long can Ramirez hang on?) OF George Springer (Braun is an MVP. Springer hit 37 HR and stole 45 bases last year. He's a top 10 prospect in baseball. Edge Milwaukee) OF Dexter Fowler (edge Milwaukee. Big edge Gomez) OF Delino DeShields (edge Milwaukee. But Khris Davis needs to show he can do it over a full season. DeShields will be an average + hitter, and an average + fielder. He'll also steal 60 + bases each year.) Their rotation is promising, too. SP Jared Cosart SP Mark Appel SP Lance McCullers SP Mike Foltynewicz Now, not all of those guys will live up to their billing. But none of these guys are over 26. And Singleton and Dominguez blow away any bookend young talent we have in the entire organization right now. The Brewers could win right now, but it's a smaller window than it used to be. The Astros have the young talent that we wish we had.

I just got the new Baseball America in the mail yesterday. They ranked organizational talent 25 and under. 1. Braves 2. Marlins 3. Cardinals 4. Royals 5. Cubs 6. Astros 7. Rangers 8. Red Sox 9. White Sox 10. Mets 11. Pirates 12. Rockies 13. Mariners 14. Nationals 15. Twins 16. Diamondbacks 17. Orioles 18. Padres 19. Tigers 20. Angels 21. Rays 22. Giants 23. Athletics 24. Dodgers 25. Phillies 26. Blue Jays 27. Reds 28. Indians 29. Brewers 30. Yankees Certainly, various forms of this discussion have been held here on BrewerFan before. But while we struggle to find a first baseman with some staying power, this latest list puts emphasis on just how poor we've been drafting for a while now. There's no guarantee, obviously, that young talent will pan out. For every Mike Trout, there will be 10 Jesus Monteros. But we're not adding the young talent a franchise like the Brewers with their limited financial resources needs to continually be competitive.