vegasbrewcrew1993

hmm so it looks like davis is headed for the bench. not a bad pinch hitter to call on if parra is now the ''guy'' at LF.

The Braves? And who are the aces the Braves are going to trot out? What's more, their "medicore prospects," based on what? What makes Jimmy Nelson, the most dominant AAA pitcher mediocre? Or Arcia, Taylor or Coulter? The conjecture is just unreal though. Without any idea of how the actual trade talks went, it's Melvins fault for not turning off the filter on his video game so he could trade for whoever he wanted, regardless of the players availability, in the case of Morneau, or the 2 months of Lester. Again, because we identify players from other teams and think, "hey, they would fit well on the Brewers," doesn't mean those other teams are operating under the mandate that they need to trade those players in order to help the Brewers. The Braves own us. It doesn't matter what the circumstances are, the Braves OWN the Brewers. When was the last time this team won a series in Atlanta? Roster wise the Brewers are better than both the Nats and Braves, but they can't beat them. Dropped the home and away series to both teams. It is what it is. I have no valid reason to think this team can beat whoever the NL East champion will be. The Brewers prospects are mediocre. Not a single one of them except for Nelson had a high ranking. Even then Nelson's ranking wasn't that great. I get that everyone is obsessed with prospects, but these kids right now aren't projected to be anything more than average. Doesn't mean that they can't improve their status, but I don't have much hope. Besides none of those guys, except for Nelson, could have helped the Brewers win a world series within the 2 years. I don't care about 4 or 5 years down the line. Most of the guys currently on the roster will be in decline by the time the kids are ready to play. Brewers missed out on a chance to make major improvements right now. After what Price went for, there's no way Milwaukee couldn't have made a good offer for him.

It's quite possible that if Jose Fernandez wasn't hurt, Miami would be making a push for the division title right now. They're going to have a nice young team next year.

Can we skip the whole World Series loss thing?

(3) at Saint Louis (Wainwright, Masterson, Lackey) 1-2 (3) vs SanFrancisco (Lincecum, Vogelsong, Peavy) 2-1 (3) vs Los Angeles (Beckett, Greinke, Kershaw) 1-2 (4) at Chicago North (Arietta, Hendricks, Wata, Jackson) 3-1 (3) at Los Angeles (Kershaw, Haren, Ryu) 1-2 (2) vs Toronto (Happ, Dickey) 1-1 (3) vs Pittsburg (Locke, Volquez, Worley) 2-1 (3) at San Diego (Kennedy, Ross, Hahn) 2-1 (3) at SanFrancisco (Vogelsong, Peavy, Bumgarner) 2-1 15-12 Could see them winning one the Dodgers series.

The Brewers were never the NL favorites. The Dodgers have been all year. I think it was Bovada that had the Brewers as the fifth most likely team to win the NL, and this was a couple weeks ago. for a while at a local vegas casino the brewers were tied with the a's as favorites to win the world series. since then the brewers odds have gone from 3/1 to 9/2.

AL East-Orioles AL Central-Tigers AL West-A's NL East-Nationals NL Central-Brewers NL West-Dodgers WC-Angels over Blue Jays WC-Giants over Cardinals ALDS A's over Angels Tigers over Orioles NLDS Dodgers over Giants Nationals over Brewers ALCS A's over Tigers NLCS Dodgers over Nationals 2014 World Series A's over Dodgers

So you don't think DM did enough at the trade deadline. I agree 100%. Mark my words if we miss the playoffs due to this DM should be fired. We are the favorites up until this point and we should stay the favorites in the NL. Melvin dropped the ball. Lester or Price would have given the Brewers the push they needed. I still think they make the playoffs, but I think the Braves or Nationals will beat them easily. Damn shame they punked out of acquiring an ace just to keep mediocre prospects.

They soften the blow by picking up a solid player with great defense in Sam Fuld and a solid pinch hitter in Johnny Gomes. They still have Craig Gentry, who is pretty solid. Lester, Samardzija, Gray, Kazmir is scary.

Tough decision for the A's, but they were going to lose Cespedes anyways after 2015. He's getting a fat deal soon and Oakland wasn't going to be able to afford it. It was either hold on to Cespedes for 1 more year or trade him now and get an ace in return. Not a bad deal. This is why baseball is always going to trail the NFL. Poor teams develop players and end having to get rid of them since they can't afford to keep them. Brewers would still have Fielder if they weren't a small market team. I'm certain the A's would have kept Cespedes if they could afford to.

Don't know if Tigers are better than the A's. The Tiger pen is garbage. A's have a pretty good 'pen and a monster rotation. Lester is better than Price in the playoffs.

Why is his ceiling only a #3? He throws in the mid 90's, has a ton of movement and a very heavy fastball and a nasty slider. He has the ability to become at least a #2 and if he is the rare type of pitcher who's command, not just control, really improves, he absolutely could become an ace. And what rival is on the verge of "improving big time?" John Lackey and Justin Masterson don't scream "vast improvements," to me. In fact, I love that the Cards gave up Craig while dealing with his foot injury AND Joe Kelly for John Lackey. I don't believe either of the additions the Cardinals made are improvements over any of our 5 starters. More proven perhaps. But that's about it. Peralta's ceiling is that of an ace, and what does he have over Nelson? Another tick on his FB, but otherwise very similar pitchers. I get wanting the ace, but don't diminish the players we've got in order to do so. If you can put up a 8.5-9.0 K/9 ratio and rack up the GB's, you can be an ace IMO. He has nice stuff but lacks control. No scout has ever said this guy can be ace. Lackey and Masterson on paper don't seem like good pitchers. However, St. Louis has excellent coaching. It wouldn't surprise me if both end up working out for the Lards. Brewers sat on their @sses and failed to counter St. Louis's moves. Parra is nice, but I'm not sure if he's the difference maker this team needs. I'm glad Craig is gone. Guy murdered the Brewers pretty much every game. It's an insult to compare a great pitcher like Peralta to a nobody like Nelson.

Decent deal. Another reliever please?

Or you could win the World Series like the Giants with a loaded rotation. At the end of the day the team with the better pitching wins. Having 5 guys that can consistently keep the opponent to less than 3 runs is going to increase your odds of winning. The Brewers lost to the Cards in the 2011 NLCS because the pitchers let them down. It didn't matter that the Brewer offense was loaded with great hitters. It doesn't matter if a guy hits .300, he's still failing 3 out of 10 times. Baseball is a pitcher's game. The Giants won 2 World Series because their pitchers shut down the opposition long enough for the Giants hitters to take advantage. Hitters are streaky by nature anyways. This team's lineup was pretty streaky during their peak years anyways. It's the approach that matters. Too many hitters on this team are overaggressive. Pitchers know this. What kills the Brewers? Breaking balls low and away. Braun still swings at the low stuff as if he was just starting out in the minors. Heck even Gomez does it. Lucroy might be the only hitter that doesn't fall for it. The talent is there. It's the approach that is screwed up. If these guys were to become a little more patient I'm willing to bet the averages would climb up and consistency would improve. Can't keep depending on the long ball to bail them out. The Brewers should have swept the Mets and taken 2 out of 3 in Tampa. That awful plate approach is killer.

Why do that? For that just leave the rotation alone and go trade for a hitter. The whole point of trading for Lester or Price is to have a monster rotation. Just for the sake of conversation though, what do you think the Brewers could get for him at this point?

At this point he's a 5. There are hundreds of guys in baseball that are making league minimum for several years. Nelson has the potential to be a #3, but he hasn't reached it yet. For me that's not good enough. If the Brewers have a chance to pick up an elite and proven SP than do it. This is the important part of the year. The team's rivals are on the verge of improving big time. Brew Crew can't get left behind... Hundreds of SPs in MLB that will give you a 4-ish ERA or better at league mininum? Not even close. Not literally hundreds, but there are a lot of guys in MLB that can give you an era around 4.

1. I think he can be better than a 3. 2. Can he be easily replaced by someone else making the league minimum for 3 years? At this point he's a 5. There are hundreds of guys in baseball that are making league minimum for several years. Nelson has the potential to be a #3, but he hasn't reached it yet. For me that's not good enough. If the Brewers have a chance to pick up an elite and proven SP than do it. This is the important part of the year. The team's rivals are on the verge of improving big time. Brew Crew can't get left behind...

I don't understand what the big deal is with Jimmy Nelson. He's a nice prospect, but that's it. He doesn't project to be an ace. At best he's a #3 pitcher. Those can be replaced easily. It's not like the Brewers would be giving up the next Kershaw or Scherzer. Nelson isn't going to win a World Series for the Brewers. David Price and Jon Lester on the other hand can win a World Series for the Brewers. Nelson is 25 and has control issues. He spent several years in minors and still hasn't been able to master his control at a level efficient enough to make me think he could be an ace. Anyways with the exception of Gallardo and Sheets, when was the last time a Brewers pitching prospect panned out? Melvin hasn't been very good with pitchers. What if Nelson ends up being a flop and the Brewers missed out on Price or Lester just because they held on to Nelson? I'm not worried about what the team will look like in 3 or 4 years. For all we know a plague could strike the clubhouse and wipe out the entire team. The team needs to worry about right now. Right now they are in 1st place and they have a good shot at making the playoffs and making a deep run. Do what is necessary to push this team over the edge whether it means trading for an ace or a good hitter like Napoli. The Nelsons, Thornburgs, and Coulters of the world can be replaced. David Prices and Jon Lesters don't grow on trees.

Price can be traded for good prospects and it is likely that the Brewers will retain at least one of Lohse and Gallardo. Peralta and Garza will still be here. One of Lohse and Gallardo will likely be here. It's not going to be that bad.

This team has a legit shot at winning the World Series this year. If Price is added then I think the Brewers could legitimately be considered the favorites to win the NL. With the exception of maybe next year, I don't see this team having this good of a shot to win for quite a while. The Cubs soon will have a nasty offense and they have the financial means to buy a good rotation. St. Louis will always be at the top. They are weakened this year and the Brewers need to take advantage of that. Now is the moment to strike. Brewers can easily find another Thornburg and Nelson. I like Nelson, but let's face it the guy isn't going to be an ace. It's not like we are getting rid of a Jameson Taillon or Michael Wacha. I don't care about Coulter either. The Brewers have been pretty good at finding hitting prospects. They can replace him too. It's not he's projected to be a star either. Look what trading for Sabathia did for this team. All of the prospects we got rid of in that deal suck except for Brantley. Who says all these prospects we have now are going to be good? Pull the trigger. Price is a proven ace. 1. Price 2. Lohse 3. Peralta 4. Gallardo 5. Garza Yikes that's a scary rotation.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/07/giants-acquire-jake-peavy.html

I'd be so happy if the Brewers traded for him. I don't care what it would cost. Brewers IMO would be favorites to win the NL pennant if they trade for Lester. He's a proven clutch pitcher in the playoffs.

teams go through slumps all the time. brewers have been due for a nice little hot streak. baseball season is really long and full of several ups and downs. don't be surprised if two or three weeks from now we go on another cold spell and then get hot again. that's baseball for you. hopefully we build a big enough lead in the division before the next cold streak hits.

so nice having a magic number again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0O_pnSe_f0 haha they should do this in the big leagues. it would make the game so much more entertaining.