JosephC

As I understand it, for other leagues, some minor revenue streams are exempt from being included in the sharing but they are minor. For example, in 2018 the Packers revenue was 455 million, the player's pay was 213 million. So, just using the rough number, the players got just under 47%. I want to say that the CBA called for 48% at the time when looking at all the non-exempt revenue, so there is a difference but it isn't huge. I don't know if baseball owners had any revenue exemptions carved out for a shortened 2020 season...it had been reported as a 50/50 split. Even if it wasn't a true 50/50 split, it probably would have been really close to that number. Please keep in mind that I have no interest in getting into an owners/players, who should win, argument with these last couple of posts. My point is, even after all the revenue losses, there will still likely be the opportunity for 3 billion in revenue and it's a complete failure by both sides if money ends up killing the season. And again, if players balk because of legitimate health concerns, that would be a completely different story.

The 50/50 revenue split seems like the most logical way to move forward considering the unknowns involved. It seemed like both side dismissed this idea in an awful hurry, which probably meant it would turn out to be a fair deal. It certainly seems to work for the other leagues. I'd still be surprised if the season was cancelled. We are dealing with what rates as two of the greediest groups of people on the face of the earth. To think that they would let what figures to be 3+ billion dollars slip through their fingers is somewhat absurd. If it's killed because of legitimate safety concerns from the players, that's one thing. But if the season is lost because Manfred and Clark can't get the money aspect figured out, then both the owners and the players should look for new leadership immediately.

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 27 - Giants 11, Brewers 6 Another horrible outing by Houser, 7 earned runs allowed and only 1 out recorded...against the worst offense in baseball. ERA is up to 9.91. It would be ridiculous if he got another start. The first few guys out of the bullpen didn't get the job done either. Devin Williams continues to scuffle along and Knebel gives up a home run to Brandon Belt. The bottom of the order performed admirably well. Kevin Gausman started for the Giants and had been lights out this year. He entered the game with a 2.03 ERA which was second best in the National League. Sogard with a 2 run home run in the 2nd and Braun hit a solo home run off Gausman in the 7th. Braun added a second solo home run in the 9th off of Dany Jimenez, the only run that Jimenez has allowed so far in 17 innings of work. Unfortunately the top of the order, Cain-Garcia-Yelich-Hiura, were a combined 0/15. Really easy to get down on the pitching staff at this point. Starters ERA = 13th in the NL. Bullpen ERA = 9th in the NL. Team ERA = 13th in the NL. Giants have the worst offense in baseball and the Brewers have allowed 18 runs in these two game. Also an update on Suter's injury situation. He now figures to be out for at least three more weeks. [attachment=2]5_27_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_27_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_27_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 26 - Brewers 9, Giants 7 An ugly, ugly day for the Brewer's pitching staff against the worst offense in baseball. But thanks to a big day by the bats, the Brewers managed to pull this one out. Jeff Samardzija entered this game with a very respectable 3.79 ERA but Brewer hitters had him figured out from the onset. Lorenzo Cain, Avisail Garcia, Omar Narvaez, Luis Urias and Brock Holt all with first inning singles that resulted in 3 runs. Samardzija was struggling badly and only managed to get out of the inning when Brandon Woodruff came to the plate (OOTP doesn't give Woodruff nearly enough credit for his hitting ability). Inning two started with a walk to Cain, a walk to Garcia, a single by Christian Yelich and then a bases clearing double by Keston Hiura and that was it for Samardzija (1 inning, 6 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 walks). At this point the Brewers held a commanding 6-2 lead. Logan Webb came into the ballgame for the Giants and shut down the Brewer bats for the next four innings. The Giants eventually took a 7-6 lead as Brewer pitching fell apart. But Eric Sogard had a big single in the 7th inning that scored Narvaez, putting the Brewers ahead for good. The Brewers got an insurance run in the 8th on a Narvaez single. Woodruff started the game and managed to make it through five innings but it wasn't pretty. 2 more home runs allowed (Mike Yastrzemski, Evan Longoria), bringing his total to 14 home runs allowed in only 63 2/3 innings. Feyereisen was the fresh arm and first out of the pen, and unsurprisingly gave up 2 runs and the Brewer's lead. Josh Hader came into the game in the ninth for the save, but walked two hitters and was replaced by Chris Lee who got the final out. Just another really ugly day for the pitching staff. David Phelps left this game with an arm injury. Report has already come in and he is out for at least one week with a dead arm. No word on a roster move yet, but something will probably happen because I don't think Counsell could function for a whole week with only 7 relievers. Could very well save Feyereisen from getting sent back down as a Feyereisen for Drew Rasmussen fresh arm swap was almost guaranteed to happen. [attachment=2]5_26_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_26_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_26_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

Alvarez's game ratings (contact, gap power, home run power, discipline, avoid K) all make him look like he will be a future masher. It's worth noting that he was insanely good in March/April (OPS well over 1.200, 18 home runs in 139 plate appearances) but he hasn't been as good in May (.831 OPS, 4 home runs in 102 plate appearances). As far as a fantasy league, the guy did have 27 home runs and a 1.000+ OPS in what just barely over 1/2 a MLB season in 2019. He also pretty much hit everything on his trip through the minors.

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https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 25 - Scheduled day off Hard to believe MLB would come up with a schedule that has 8 teams not playing on Memorial Day. Roster move made- J.P. Feyereisen recalled from AAA, Drew Rasmussen optioned to AAA Current 26-man roster- Starting pitchers = Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Corbin Burnes, Adrian Houser, Josh Lindblom Relief pitchers = Josh Hader (closer), Corey Knebel (setup), Devin Williams (setup), Alex Claudio (middle), J.P. Feyereisen (middle), Ray Black (middle), David Phelps (middle), Chris Lee (long) Catchers = Omar Narvaez, Manny Pina Infielders = Ryan Braun, Keston Hiura, Eric Sogard, Luis Urias, Brock Holt, Jedd Gyorko Outfielders = Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain, Avisail Garcia, Ben Gamel, Keon Broxton Disabled List = Justin Smoak (on rehab assignment), Brent Suter (2-3 weeks), Logan Morrison (4 weeks) Other players on 40-man roster (36 players total)- Pitchers = Drew Rasmussen, Eric Yardley Catchers = David Freitas Infielders = Orlando Arcia, Ryon Healy, Ronny Rodriguez Outfielder = Tyrone Taylor Some other pretty significant news from around the league. Two trades made. Toronto gets: LF-J.D. Martinez (229 plate appearances, .256/.328/.420/.748, 8 HR, 27 RBI) Boston gets: 1B-Travis Shaw (66 plate appearances, .211/.318/.509/.827, 5 HR, 13 HR) RHP-Maverik Buffo - A ball (9 starts, 48 innings, 4.50 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 4.48 FIP, 4.3 BB/9, 7.1 K/9) Martinez is the big name here, but I found this to be a pretty questionable move for the Blue Jays. OOTP engines tend to not like older hitters, Martinez' production has slipped in the sim and he turns 33 before the year ends. He has two years left on his deal but also has an opt-out at the end of this year, so who knows how long that deal goes? The Blue Jays had Derek Fisher DH'ing and he had a .224/.344/.428/.782, 8 HR, 22 RBI...so fairly similar to what Martinez is doing. Travis Shaw had been hurt for most of the year which is why his plate appearances are down. He steps right into Boston's starting lineup at first base, which was previously held by Michael Chavis who has really struggled (.202/.262/.380/.642, 6 HR, 18 RBI). Buffo ranks just outside of Boston's top 30 prospects. Washington gets: RHP-Brandon Kintzler (19 1/3 innings, 6.98 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 3.89 FIP, 4.2 BB/9, 6.1 K/9) Miami gets: RHP-Jackson Tetreault - AA ball (8 starts, 41 2/3 innings, 6.91 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 5.21 FIP, 3.7 BB/9, 7.8 K/9) SS-Jose Sanchez - A ball (118 plate appearances, .240/.322/.250/.572, 0 HR, 4 RBI) RHP-Jacob Howell - A ball (8 starts, 37 2/3 innings, 4.06 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 4.19 FIP, 4.8 BB/9, 8.1 K/9) Kintzler is having a poor year, but the Nationals bullpen is awful (6.14 ERA, worst in the NL) so it's not surprising they would make an early move like this. None of the three prospects are anywhere near the Marlin's top 30 prospects (Tetreault is the top rated, only at #49). Mike Trout hit career home run #300. NL Standings [attachment=3]5_25_NL Standings.jpg[/attachment] AL Standings [attachment=2]5_25_AL Standings.jpg[/attachment] NL Wild Card [attachment=1]5_25_NL Wild Card.jpg[/attachment] AL Wild Card [attachment=0]5_25_AL Wild Card.jpg[/attachment]

Stearns going with pitchers in round one in back-to-back drafts? I'd still put my money on a hitter. Although, when looking at the field, the pitching at #20 probably does look a little better than the hitting. I wouldn't mind seeing them take a one-dimensional masher type. I think there will be a need for that type of bat in a couple years and they don't appear to have any "1B of the future" anywhere in the system. Stearns seems to prefer athletic types who could fit at more than one position, but obviously deviated from that a bit when he picked Hiura. I kind of like Austin Wells, the catcher out of Arizona, but would project him more as a first baseman than a catcher (or left fielder). His bat seems to profile well above the normal catcher, but will he hit enough to play 1B in MLB.....I don't know but it sounds like he could very well be the highest upside bat available at #20.

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 24 - Brewers 3, Cubs 1 (10 innings) Roster move before the game- Drew Rasmussen recalled from AAA, J.P. Freyereisen optioned to AAA A rarity today, a good old-fashioned pitching duel. Peralta was nothing short of masterful, tossing 6 shutout innings before being pulled (97 pitches, his highest total of the season). Jharel Cotton was just about as good for Chicago, only allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Drew Rasmussen gave up a home run to Albert Amora in the seventh to tie the game at 1. Counsell then played with fire by using Devin Williams and Corey Knebel in a tight game but both of them came through. Luis Urias hit an opposite field two run homer in the bottom of the 10th off of Craig Kimbrel to win it for the Brewers. Great moment for Urias as he has been slumping. Kimbrel looking like an awful move for the Cubs. 7.85 ERA, 2.02 WHIP, 4.03 FIP. In other league news, Cody Bellinger suffered a mild shoulder strain and is listed as day-to-day for a week. Normally day-to-day injuries do not make the headlines, but this is Bellinger. Bellinger currently has a .342/.479/.793/1.272 slash line with 23 home runs and 53 RBIs (on pace for a 73 HR, 168 RBI season). [attachment=2]5_24_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_24_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_24_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 23 - Cubs 17, Brewers 4 The one bit of good news today, Smoak was activated from the DL and is starting a rehab assignment. And from the "fresh arm" front- J.P. Feyereisen recalled from AAA, Drew Rasmussen sent to AAA Also worth nothing that Hernan Perez replaces the injured Kris Bryant on Chicago's roster. As far as the game, pitiful Brewer defense leads to TEN UNEARNED CHICAGO RUNS. Brewer pitching can hardly be excused, 13 hits, 9 walks, 4 home runs (3 of those to Ian Happ) and another game where they have to use the entire bullpen. Yelich smacked another home run and looks to finally be in one of those stretches where he can carry an entire offense. But lately the pitching has been so bad that it won't even matter. IMO it's time to bring up Eric Lauer and give Bowden Francis (1.82 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 2.69 FIP in AAA) a chance. So the Brewers fall to 26-26. But the Cardinals, Pirates and Reds all lose as well so the Brewers maintain their 1 1/2 game lead. In other league news, A's starting pitcher Chris Bassitt suffered a torn flexor tendon and is out for the year. Bassitt had a 4.44 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 4.50 FIP. [attachment=2]5_23_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_23_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_23_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 22 - Cubs 6, Brewers 4 (10 innings) Terrible loss for Milwaukee. The Brewers held a close 4-2 lead late, which has become somewhat of a rare occurrence, and had it setup for a Knebel 8th and Hader 9th. Knebel started the 8th and walked Rizzo, got Baez on a fielder's choice ground ball, walked Schwarber…and Counsell pulled him after the second walk which looked to be the right move given his recent struggles. Chris Lee came in and worked out of the jam, surrendering a walk to Caratini but then striking out Contreras and getting Almora on a weak fly ball. Hader then starts the 9th still with the 2 run lead. Descalso strikes out looking. Heyward strikes out, but a Narvaez passed ball allows him to reach first base. Happ flies out to right field on a very hard hit liner. Rizzo comes up...a lefty/lefty matchup one would figure would favor Hader...Rizzo has struggled this year with only 3 HRs and entered the game with a poor .636 OPS...and smashes a 3-2 pitch for a 405 foot home run to right-centerfield. Two unearned runs score as a result of a passed ball, leading to extra innings and a Brewer's loss. The big blow in the 10th inning was a Descalso double that knocked in Caratini and Almora. Burnes was the starter and looked alright, but was pulled early as the pitch count got a bit out of hand early (he threw 49 pitches in the first two innings). One of the runs he allowed scored on a balk...just another example of how the Brewers just flushed this game away. Yelich and Braun with back-to-back home runs in the 4th. Urias knocked in Yelich on a single in the sixth, and Gamel scored on a sac fly by Garcia in the 7th. Things were looking good for Milwaukee at that point. But overall a frustrating game for Brewer hitters as there were many blown chances...11 hits, 5 walks, errors by Bryant and Rizzo that allowed two more baserunners...and the Brewers could only manage 4 runs even with all that action on the bases. However, the biggest news from this game is that Corbin Burnes hit Kris Bryant in the foot with a pitch in the fifth inning that resulted in a fracture. Bryant is expected to miss 3 weeks of action. The Cardinals lost again so the Brewers maintain a 1 1/2 game lead. The Pirates are now on a 7-3 stretch which has elevated their record to a really mediocre 22-26, but that's still good enough for 3rd place in the division, only 2 1/2 games behind the Brewers. [attachment=2]5_22_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_22_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_22_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 21 - Yankees 6, Brewers 3 Roster move before the game- Drew Rasmussen recalled from AAA, J.P. Feyereisen optioned to AAA Frankly a boring game for Brewer fans. New York takes an early 2 run lead, builds it to a 5-1 by the middle of the fourth and cruised to victory. Chris Archer makes his Yankees debut and is solid over 6 1/3 innings. Adrian Houser is terrible once again. I was hoping Houser would have been skipped as Burnes hasn't pitched since the 15th (5 days rest) and Lindblom hasn't pitched since the 12th (8 days rest). I haven't heard many boo-birds so far but they were out in full force after Houser gave up back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning. Houser is up to an 8.61 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, 6.62 FIP and opponents have a .345/.405/.655/1.059 line against him. He needs to be sent to the bullpen immediately. Ryan Braun hit a solo home run in the fourth. That was easily the #1 highlight for Brewer fans. Cardinals win and are now 1 1/2 behind the Brewers. There should be some wins in the near future as their next two series are home series against the Cubs (17-31) and the Giants (19-29). In other league news, Mariners catcher Tom Murphy broke his ankle and will miss four months. [attachment=2]5_21_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_21_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_21_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 20 - Brewers 12, Yankees 3 The game was tied 3-3 after 5 innings and looked like it was a potential nail-biter. But the Brewer bats hammered the Yankee's bullpen, 7 earned runs in 3 innings, to turn this one into a laugher. This is the worst loss the Yankees have suffered all year, prior to this the worst loss they had was a game against the Rangers on April 14 where they lost 10-4. Christian Yelich with a two home run game, his first multi-home run game so far this season. Brock Holt replaces an injured Luis Urias and hits a two-run home run in the sixth. Ryan Braun puts the final three runs on the board with a three-run home run in the eighth inning. Also a nice game for Avisail Garcia with a double, single and a walk. Lorenzo Cain again starred on defense. In the first inning he threw out Brett Gardner when he tried to go from first to third on a Gleyber Torres single. In the eighth inning, with the bases loaded, Miguel Andujar hit a hard sinking liner that looked like it would fall in, but Cain made a diving catch and then threw out Gio Urshela who wandered way too far off of first base. Brewer pitching allowed quite a few baserunners in this game, but the Yankees could only manage three runs and all were courtesy of Gleyber Torres. Torres hit a two-run home run in the third and a solo shot in the fifth. The home run in the fifth was a 463 blast to straight-away center field. Luis Urias and Brett Gardner both left this game due to injury. Urias has already been listed with a strained triceps with a day-to-day status for two weeks. The extent of Gardner's injury is still unknown. [attachment=2]5_20_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_20_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_20_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 19 - Yankees 6, Brewers 1 Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and limited the Brewers to 1 run over 7 innings (a home run by Eric Sogard). The Brewers did have their chances though. In the sixth inning, down 3-1, Ben Gamel and Lorenzo Cain led off the inning with singles, followed by a Avisail Garcia fly out (Keon Broxton, pinch-running for Gamel, advanced to third), then a Keston Hiura strikeout, then a medium length fly out to center by Christian Yelich. In the seventh inning, still down 3-1, Ryan Braun led off the inning with a single, Omar Narnaez walked, followed by a Luis Urias fly out, an Eric Sogard strikeout and a Brock Holt strikeout. So back to back innings with 2 on, 0 out and the Brewers could not score a run. Corey Knebel pitched in the 8th and gave up 3 runs without recording an out. Brett Gardner walk, Gleyber Torres single, 3-run home run by Giancarlo Stanton. Knebel's ERA up to 6.55. Aaron Judge hit a 2-run home run off of Freddy Peralta in the 2nd. [attachment=2]5_19_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_19_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_19_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

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https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 18 - No game scheduled One good piece of news today. Justin Smoak's recovery time had been listed as unknown, but it has just been updated to 6 days. So with no setbacks and a short rehab assignment, he could be back within 2 weeks. Current roster situation- Rotation = Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Adrian Houser, Corbin Burnes, Josh Lindblom Bullpen = Josh Hader (closer), Corey Knebel (setup), Devin Williams (setup), Alex Claudio (middle), J.P. Feyereisen (middle), Ray Black (middle), David Phelps (middle), Chris Lee (middle) Catchers = Omar Narvaez, Manny Pina Infielders = Ryan Braun, Keston Hiura, Eric Sogard, Luis Urias, Brock Holt, Jedd Gyorko Outfielders = Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain, Avisail Garcia, Ben Gamel, Keon Broxton DL = Justin Smoak (6 days), Brent Suter (3-4 weeks), Logan Morrison (5-6 weeks) Other players on 40-man roster (currently 36 players on 40-man roster)- Pitchers = Drew Rasmussen, Eric Yardley Catchers = David Freitas Infielders = Ryon Healy, Orlando Arcia, Ronny Rodriguez Outfielders = Tyrone Taylor NL Standings [attachment=3]5_18_NL Standings.jpg[/attachment] AL Standings [attachment=2]5_18_AL Standings.jpg[/attachment] NL Wild Card [attachment=1]5_18_NL Wild Card.jpg[/attachment] AL Wild Card [attachment=0]5_18_AL Wild Card.jpg[/attachment]

Have to say that if they don't get real games going by July 4th, then I really have no interest in watching. I'm betting almost all "lukewarm" baseball fans would feel the same. If they can't get started until August, most sports fans will already be looking forward to football and probably won't want to invest the time in paying attention to any abbreviated, gimmicky baseball season. There already seems to be a big drop in the attention paid to baseball when September arrives...and that's with fans/media having invested April, May, June, July into baseball and that give them incentive to keep watching. They start 4 weeks before football, everyone but the diehards are probably going to say "who cares" at that point. It's dicey business anyway one looks at it because ticket sales and concessions make up 30-40% of total revenue. While the World Series and playoff money would likely stay the same, they could end up losing 50% of all the regular season TV money that they normally receive. They can put all the safety protocols they want in place. Players would be extremely low risk for death, and could very well be very low risk to even show symptoms, but the fact remains that if one day the team arrives at the ballpark and Yelich, Hiura, Woodruff and about 6 other players all test positive then they probably have to be isolated for 2 weeks and teams could lose 1/3 of their best players for what amounts to 15-20% of the season. IMO MLB/MLBPA are now up against it and have about 2 weeks to get this all hammered out. That puts us at June 1. Then it would take 1-2 weeks to get the "structure" in place to start playing the "getting in shape" games and then those game probably have to go 2-3 weeks....so looking at that it takes them a month to get to games that count. If they can't get this hammered out in the next two weeks, then why even bother at that point.

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https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 17 - Game Rained Out Doubleheader scheduled for August 27. Roster move made: J.P. Feyereisen recalled from AA, Drew Rasmussen optioned to AAA Monday is a scheduled day off, so I will post the Brewer stats and MLB standings then. Next post will be the current AAA and AA player stats, and the post after that will be the A+ and A player stats.

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 16 - Reds 9, Brewers 3 Due to the rainout on Monday and double-header on Tuesday, the Brewers didn't have any starter with 4-days rest. Houser was listed as the starter going in, and even though he would have been pitching on 3-days rest, he had only thrown 49 pitches in his last appearance. So I really thought Houser would start this ballgame. Instead, this turned into a bullpen game for Milwaukee and it led to another thrashing by the Reds. Rasmussen got the start, gave up a home run to Nick Senzel on the very first pitch, walked the next three batters, got Joey Votto to fly out on a weak ball to center....then David "master of allowing the inherited runner to score" Phelps came in the game and gave up a grand slam home run on the very first pitch to Nick Castellanos. Pretty much game over from that point forward. Sonny Gray gave up 10 hits in 7 innings but was masterful as it was seemingly weak ground ball after weak ground ball. Cain and Hiura for sure had weakly hit, infield singles and there may have been one or two more mixed in there. Cardinals lost again, dropping them to a game under .500, so the Brewers maintain their 2 game lead in the division. With these three wins the Reds are up to 21-25 and despite the mediocre record are only 3 1/2 games behind the Brewers. In other league news, Dodger shortstop Corey Seager was involved in a collision on the bases and is expected to miss three weeks with a separated shoulder. [attachment=2]5_16_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_16_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_16_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 15 - Reds 8, Brewers 6 Roster move before the game- Drew Rasmussen recalled from AAA, J.P. Feyereisen optioned to Biloxi (AA) Brewer pitching hammered in today's game. Box score says it all. 14 hits and 6 walks for the Reds...20 baserunners in 8 innings. A seemingly endless stream of baserunners for Cincinnati and the Brewers seemed fortunate to only allow 8 runs. A quick glance at the box score shows Burnes allowed 2 unearned runs, but Burnes committed the error that led to those two runs (little tapper back to him that he couldn't field). The Reds offense was even able to get to Ray Black (allowed 2 runs), which has been a rare occurrence. Yelich's home run was a 457 foot blast. The Brewers now hold a two-game lead in the division as the Cardinals also lose. St. Louis are only 3-7 in their last 10 games. In other league news, the injury that Kyle Hendricks suffered in the recent game against Milwaukee turned out to be a torn labrum and he is out for the year. Tremendous blow to the Cubs who already sit in last place in what, so far, has been the worst division in baseball. [attachment=2]5_15_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_15_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_15_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 14 - Reds 11, Brewers 4 Nothing but bad news for Brewer fans today. Logan Morrison has a torn groin and is expected to miss the next 6 weeks. Ryan Braun moves into the starting lineup at first base. Keon Broxton is put on the 26-man roster and the 40-man roster. The 40-man roster now up to 36 players. The Brewers were in a four run hole after the fifth inning, were able to claw back within one run, but a complete bullpen collapse in the eighth innning by Devin Williams, J.P. Feyereisen and Chris Lee ended the ballgame. Williams allowed a single, a walk and got one out. Feyereisen walked two batters, hit a batter and got a strikeout (one run scored on a walk, another run scored on the hit batsman). Lee came in and gave up a grand slam home run to Nick Castellanos. Castellanos did about a weeks worth of production in this one game. 4 hits, 3 home runs, 7 RBIs. He is looking like a great signing for the Reds as his OPS is up to 1.011. A rough outing for Brandon Woodruff pushes his ERA to 4.02. The rotation has emerged as the weakest part of the team. The Brewers now have a starters ERA of 4.80, which ranks 11th in the NL. Multi-hit games for Cain, Yelich and Holt. Omar Narvaez hit a 2-run home run in the eighth which looked big at the time as it pulled the Brewers to within one run. And looking at other league news, we have a pretty significant trade- Yankees get RHP-Chris Archer Pirates get CF-Kevin Alcantara and LHP-Dalton Lehnen Archer's 2020 stats: 46 1/3 innings, 4.47 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 4.27 FIP, 3.9 BB/9, 8.5 K/9. Alcantara is a high upside 17 year old assigned to rookie ball so he doesn't have any 2020 stats. Lehnen was pitching in A+ ball where he had thrown 16 1/3 innings in relief and had a 2.20 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 3.69 FIP, 2.8 BB/9, 7/2 K/9. Can't talk about this trade without taking a look at how the players the Pirates traded to get Archer are doing in the simulation- Austin Meadows = 203 plate appearances, .294/.360/.600/.960, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 8 SB, 2.0 WAR Tyler Glasnow = 9 starts, 49 2/3 innings, 2.90 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 4.53 FIP, 4.5 BB/9, 10.5 K/9 Shane Baz = at A+ = 7 starts, 34 1/3 innings, 4.98 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 4.84 FIP, 5.5 BB/9, 7.1 K/9 (currently rated as the #117 prospect in baseball) [attachment=2]5_14_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_14_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_14_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]

The Brewers had an operating loss last year according to the owner.

https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ May 13 - Brewers 8, Cubs 3 Roster move before the game- J.P. Feyereisen recalled from the minors, Drew Rasmussen optioned to AAA Brewers win a laugher today, as the stumbling & bumbling Cubs cannot get out of their own way. Kris Bryant thrown out on the bases twice (once by Cain, once by Yelich) to kill potential rallies, and starting pitcher Jharel Cotton with a big error leading to a grand slam by Lorenzo Cain. The Cubs have now lost 9 of their last 10, are in last place in the NL Central and have the 5th worst winning percentage in MLB. The Brewers move to 25-19 and are 2 1/2 games ahead of the Cardinals. Home runs by Cain, Urias and Hiura were the big blows. But the most notable accomplishment may be that Garcia had a 3-hit game which was badly needed. The Brewers offense could be a real juggernaut if his bat gets going. Peralta with a solid outing, the 6 1/3 innings is his second longest start of the year (7 innings on April 16 against the Phillies). About the only negative in this game was Corey Knebel gave up a home run to Albert Amora. The game was obviously well in hand, but it would be nice to see Knebel return to dominating fashion as the Brewers could use another reliable bullpen arm. Knebel currently has a 5.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 5.23 FIP. The Brewers got a bit of a scare as Eric Sogard had to leave the ballgame when going from first to third on a single. Fortunately, the injury is already being described as knee tendinitis and he's listed as day-to-day for 2 days, so he might not miss any time at all. [attachment=2]5_13_game summary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]5_13_batters.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]5_13_pitchers.jpg[/attachment]