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Looks like TJ Shook (5 IP | 2 ER | 4 H | 2 BB | 7 K) turned in another solid start for the Shuckers while Sam Gardner went Zero Clubbing for two innings with 1 H | 1 BB | 3 K.

Why would Arnold be planning for closer to 175 IP when the last time Miley hit that mark was in 2015? He's hasn't even topped 160 IP since 2021.

Narrator: “He could not.”

Nashville down 9-3 top of eight. Bright spots have been Eric Haase at 2-3 with a double and two RBI. Kevin Herget threw three scoreless with 1 H | 2 BB | 4 K. Box also has Tyler Black with an error, his 4th of the young season.

Biloxi trailing 4-2 at the stretch. In addition to the two Boeve triples there has been a Zavier Warren bomb, an Ernesto Martinez double and a Darrien Miller RBI single. Tyler Woessner racked up eight strikeouts over 5.1 IP, but also surrendered all four runs (three earned). Shane Smith K’d the last two batters bottom of six in relief of Woessner and has given up a lead off double to open bottom of seven.

Wisco leading 3-1 top of five. Three runs scored on an Eduarqui Fernandez single, Ben Metzinger walk, Terence Doston single, Dylan O’Rae strikeout, Luis Lara HBP, Gregory Barrios groundout, WILD PITCH, Luke Adams strikeout sequence. Will Rudy has 3 H | 5 K to go along with his 1 ER (surrendered via HR) through 4 IP.

Carolina trailing 3-1 after six. Yophery doubled home Miguel Briceno (who had walked) for the lone run. Cooper Pratt, Tayden Hall, Daniel Guilarte, and Kay-Lan Nicasia have each singled so far. Jesus Rivero K’d six over 4.1 IP but also gave up a three run bomb. Jeferson Figueroa K’d five of the seven batters he faced (1 H | 1 BB) while Morris Austin just wrapped up a 1-2-3 seventh with 2 Ks.

Yes, somebody will sign him. Most recently it was the Diablos Rojos de Mexico, before that it was the Yokohama Bay Stars. I would guess he's pitching for the Gary Southshore Railcats before either of the Yankees or Braves (or any other MLB club).

THANX AGAIN OAKLAND!!

It would appear as though they believe in themselves considerably more than a decent sized portion of the fanbase does.

There is no such thing as a can’t miss prospect, that’s the whole reason the Brewers have placed so much emphasis on building and maintaining organizational depth since Stearns/Arnold arrived. But ultimately, yes, it’s too early to tell because the samples are still so small. Even with that said, all three have mostly lived up to their scouting reports in their brief taste of MLB thus far. Mitchell has flashed the excitement with a 119 wRC+ in his 141 PAs, but questions linger about how sustainable that is with a 38.3 K% and .441 BABIP under the hood plus all the injuries. Hopefully we’ll have another two tree hundred PAs to go off by the time the season’s over, but I’m definitely not counting on it. Frelick has 315 PAs now with better than average plate discipline (128 BB%+ | 83 K%+) and an affinity for singles (104 AVG+) but a paucity of pop (49 ISO+). The high likelihood of Sal being an average player was what carried his profile and so far that’s what he’s delivered. Wiemer always was considered the most boom or bust of the three and so far it’s been mostly bust. But even with as bad as the bat has been, he’s still notched 1.0 WAR in his 421 PAs on account of defense and base running so his overall impact is in the red. All told the three of them have totaled 3.1 WAR over their first 877 PA and counting which is pretty cromulent production for guys just getting acclimated to MLB. Meanwhile, our best non-Yelich OF the last two years has been the guy a vocal segment of the internet was up in arms about even being put on the 40 Man two winters ago just because they’d never heard of him.

Murphy managed the Padres for 96 games in 2015. He is a second time manager. The Brewers lack of pitching has produced a 3.37 ERA (7th in MLB) before giving up only two runs tonight.

Yeah, have a feeling YOHO might be grabbing one of the vacated spots on the next BF Top 20.

The Rookie Exception in the CBA allows teams to sign their 1st round picks even if they are over the cap.

Yeah, Fisher has already gone full scorched earth in Oakland. That not even they have signed Bauer to further thumb their nose at the what's left of the fanbase speaks volumes.

Well, I did say "it appears as though". There is no need to talk to all 30 owners, the reality is he that isn't currently employed by an MLB team. He can't pitch in MLB until someone decides to hire him. Even with all the injuries hitting just about every team, no one has as of yet. Don't need a magnifying glass to read between those lines.

It appears as though the owners of the 30 MLB teams have thus far decided he can’t pitch at the game’s highest level,

Best pitcher in the California Penal League since Ricky Vaughn.

Bob Uecker Harry Doyle bobblehead is probably the culprit for higher demand pricing on that one.

What games are you looking at? I'm seeing $69 (sec 215 row 5) or $56 (sec 215 row 9) for Friday against the Yankees. For Monday against the Rays its $54 (sec 215 row 2) or $43 (sec 215 row 10). Thursday May 9 vs Cardinals its $55 (sec 215 row 2) or $45 (sec 215 row 13). Saturday STL game is a little pricier at $65 (sec 215 row 4) or $54 (sec 215 row 8). Tuesday May 14 vs PIT is $54 (sec 215 row 2) or $43 (sec 215 row 10).

Elvis has the most shutdown appearances and the second highest WPA on the team out of the bullpen. Among relievers to this point, only Hudson has had more positive impact on the team’s winning percentage.

Looks like it’s three guys holding them back from the very top currently… Hoskins at 1B (expected), Contreras at C (should hopefully improve based on last year) and Frelick in LF (likely small sample noise).

Peguero (+0.53 WPA | 6 shutdowns) has been one of our best relievers along with Hudson (+0.77 WPA | 4 shutdowns) in the early going. Elvis’s 3.27 ERA is a little inflated by that BABIP you mentioned, but his 2.48 FIP is bettered only by Payamps (2.28) among RP that have gotten regular work so far. As far as the sustainability goes the bullpen is likely due for some regression as a group with a 3.09 ERA vs a 3.94 FIP, but the good news is Brewers bullpens have a recent history of beating their FIPs… 2023 (-0.62 | 1st) 3.40 ERA vs 4.02 FIP 2022 (-0.11 | 15th) 3.94 ERA vs 4.05 FIP 2021 (-0.32 | 6th) 4.02 ERA vs 4.34 FIP 2021-23 (-0.35 | 4th) 3.79 ERA vs 4.14 FIP

Good summation. Obviously 20 games is still a tiny sample, but there are already some Brewers hallmarks showing up on the stat sheet... Defense. Brewers are currently 5th in the DEF column on FanGraphs. DRS (+2) has them closer to middle of the pack, but they are tops by OAA (+9). Framing is still in the red (-1.2), so should likely see positive regression there. Speed. 27 SB is 3rd in MLB while only 4 CS gives them a nice 87% success rate vs a 78.5% league average. Currently 5th in the BSR column on FanGraphs which also includes extra bases taken and outs on the bases with balls in play. Bullpen. Not quite on last years historic level, but currently at +1.79 WPA and 1.6 rWAR, which are both 3rd in MLB. They haven’t shown overwhelming stuff (98 FIP- | 13th), but have kept runs off the board (74 ERA- | 4th). Rotation. Similar story to the bullpen where they haven’t had the best stuff (103 FIP- | 16th), but are still keeping runs off the board (93 ERA- | 7th). A scooch ahead of the 2018 (97 ERA- | 107 FIP-) and 2019 (99 ERA- | 103 FIP-) rotations on a rate basis to this point. Lineup. Here’s where the Brewers have broken character. Currently sporting a 120 wRC+ and 5.7 R/G, both 3rd in MLB. I don’t think anyone honestly believes they are as good as the 82 Brew Crew (who also sported a 120 wRC+ at the plate) but barring major injury they should be much improved over last year (92 wRC+) and even with regression incoming have a shot at topping 2018 (105 wRC+) for the best hitting group of the Stearns/Arnold era.

Nine days and one sweep of the Cardinals later, here is how FG sees the NLC shaking out… APRIL 22nd MIL (14-6) 84.9 Wins | 34.3% WinDiv CHI (13-9) 84.6 Wins | 31.7% WinDiv STL (9-13) 81.0 Wins | 13.6% WinDiv CIN (12-9) 80.9 Wins | 13.0% WinDiv PIT (11-11) 78.7 Wins | 7.3% WinDiv