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Everything posted by KeithStone53151
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I would tend to think more games is something owners could get behind. I personally love it as well, average more than a game a day. There's plenty more to work out, but if players are willing to do it...that will probably happen.
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Right, they'll start talking more seriously about an hour before the deadline. It's super important to posture for as long as possible.
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Protect your 15 Brewers for the 2021 Expansion Draft
KeithStone53151 replied to Matt Breen's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Yelich Hiura Woodruff Hader Burnes Peralta Houser Lauer Narvaez Lutz Ray Feliciano Ashby Rasmussen Urias -
Can you please share the source that says pregnant women and newborns are at high risk for developing serious illness? It's not on the CDC's list: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/index.html I think he's off on the specific choices he made in pregnant women and newborns, but there is no shortage of reasons players could either be at risk themselves...or have a loved one at risk that they'd need to isolate from. I believe any season would involve the players completely quarantining themselves outside of baseball activities. Which is a pretty big ask. One side note, I thought the players were being way more fair than they needed to be when they agreed to a prorated salary based on games played. These are guaranteed contracts. Once it's safe to play, the players should get their full salary to play whatever season there is to play. For owners to on top of that, ask them to take a greater paycut is just so ridiculous and greedy.
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I don't know that it's fair to blame Manfred. He's just a mouthpiece for what the owners want. I highly doubt he gets impacted in any way based on how $ is split up. If you side with players, then the owners are the enemy...not Manfred.
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As much as I'm 100% on the players side, I generally don't like this argument. At the end of the day, the owners are going to win this battle. Sure, the players may end up winning a short term battle here...and probably will...but there's a strong chance the owners will make that money back by cutting payroll in the next couple years. There will probably be a couple ice cold years of free agency and far less long term extensions than there have been(or at least far less dollars offered...much more Freddy Peralta offers than Luis Robert offers). At the end of the day, it's a business...and the owners aren't going to run a business that loses money. Like it or not, that's a fact.
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I'll add my 2 cents on this. I really don't take that much issue with certain players stance. It's certainly one of those things where it's better to hold your opinion and keep your mouth shut than open your mouth and inevitably upset people. Generally better for all that stuff to happen behind closed doors. Looking at Blake Snell's little 2 minute rant in particular, he makes a number of excellent points. If any of you haven't listened to it, I highly recommend it. And ignore the whiny aspects of his rant and focus on the substance of what he actually says. I almost always side with the owners on stuff like this, but I'm 100% on the players side here. I'll also add that regardless of how they slice up the $ when that inevitably happens, every player should have the option to sit out the season and not get paid or accrue service time. Some version of an exempt list. There are players with conditions that would make them high risk, and they should have the option to put their health first without a negative consequence...in my opinion.
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My workplace went through multiple contingency plans yesterday that involve a significant amount of work from home. The way things are looking, I'm expecting those plans to be put in motion pretty quickly as well.
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It's a really bad look now, how much media was complaining as few as 3-4 days ago about their access being limited. As if this whole coronavirus thing was actually all about them, and some grand plan to limit them from clubhouses.
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There is no reason to believe that moving from the pen to the rotation is bad for a pitchers arm, if anything this is the preferred way to break a starter in if you have the luxury to do it. I wouldn't want them to keep jerking them back and forth but if one is in the rotation half the season and them moves to the pen and the other is in the pen half the season and moves to the rotation that is called being smart. The situation you're referring to generally happens over multiple seasons. Kinda like Woodruff and Burnes were both initially broken in moving from AAA rotation to MLB bullpen...then to the rotation the following season. After a full offseason to rest/recover, and stretch out on a normal routine. Asking these guys to stretch out, then pitch short outings potentially everyday, and then stretch back out 2 months later. Aside from injury concerns, it also has been discussed at length how that may have contributed to Houser struggling in the rotation after being lights out in the pen for a month and a half last year. It's not an easy thing to do in a competitive environment. If Anderson has to stretch back out in May and blows out his arm...oh well, if it wasn't his arm it would be something else with that guy. We should take more care to protect these young arms, as we've clearly struggled to develop quality arms for a long time and finally have a few good ones.
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Facepalm... One bullpen and one starting seems like a safe bet for what will happen with those 2. If one of these guys blows out an arm and needs TJ when shifting from pen to rotation later in the season...you may as well just ban me because I will not stop being upset about it on here.
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I read that in this specific instance, the Mariners may play their opening series in Texas...and shift a future series from Texas to Seattle once this calms down a bit. I don't think this is a straight up cancellation from what I've seen.
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Brett Anderson from 2015-2019. 5.28 k/9(lowest in MLB), 2.21 k/bb, 4.38 ERA, 4.32 FIP, 501 innings, 4.8 WAR. None of that is above average. The only thing he does above average is generate ground balls(58.1%)...which is less valuable with between 1 and 3 questionable infield defenders on a given day.
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For me it's less about hating depth, I don't think anyone hates depth. My issue is I want the best guys pitching if possible. We can still maintain depth with the best guys starting. Prior to the Lauer injury, my preference was one of Lindblom/Anderson in the pen and Lauer and Peralta starting. With the Lauer injury and now Burnes/Peralta competing for the last spot...that changes things. I'll say I 100% want Peralta in the rotation to open the year. I don't want him opening in the pen and getting shifted to a starter during the year. I don't want to bounce a young arm that we are definitely keeping long term from the pen to rotation. I won't mind if we bounce him to the pen later on to limit his innings(if needed) and as a multi-inning playoff weapon, I just don't want to re-stretch him out again in May or June. I care much less if we do that with Lindblom or Anderson...especially Anderson considering he's a 1 year commitment. So if the Brewers decide Burnes has turned a corner and bump him to the opening day rotation, I would then want one of Lindblom/Anderson to the pen. It's probably smartest at this point to let Burnes open in AAA for a month and see how that goes...but we'll see. Protecting and developing Burnes/Peralta must be a priority, as they are the future of the rotation...and it's tough to imagine us legit contending for a WS this year without one or both of them breaking out in a big way. A playoff rotation of Woodruff, Houser, Anderson, Lindblom scares nobody...not even the Pirates.
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Wait, I don't understand. Didn't Counsel say the 5th spot would be either Peralta or Lauer? But now all of a sudden Burnes is in the running? Weird... Maybe CC shouldn't be so dismissive of other options so early in spring training.....
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This more or less solves the rotation "problem". Peralta likely takes 5th spot. When Lauer is ready, he probably gets sent on a rehab assignment unless there's an immediate need...and bides time to see how things shake out.
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Just a reminder that CC has said Peralta won't open in AAA. He'll be at the MLB level whether in the bullpen or rotation.
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How do you get outs consistently as starters if not given the chance to start? Based on that argument, why are you so accepting of Lindblom in the rotation? Sure he carved up AA caliber hitters in a starting role in Korea. Maybe his stuff plays here, maybe not. I've made clear I don't think it will, but that's just my opinion. Despite what went wrong with those 2 guys last year, they are the future and I'm sure they took quite a bit from their lumps last year...and are better for it.
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So I'm confused? You don't consider Burnes one of the 5 best arms then? Or do? For me, I need to see Burnes be good for an extended stretch in the minors before I trust him to pitch in the major league rotation. I'd go Woodruff, Houser, Anderson, Lindblom, Lauer, with Peralta getting the first shot after an injury and then if Burnes keeps this up he can have the second shot either due to injury or poor play by another SP Burnes is one of the best 5, but I can understand holding him back for a bit just to see how his stuff plays in AAA for 4-6 full starts. Burnes had the best stuff last year too, but it wasn't used effectively and didn't get results. It makes sense to me to have him work his way up instead of just giving him the spot. I tend to form my opinions in spring training on pitchers based on their stuff, their command, and how hitters are reacting to their stuff. That's why I'm so meh on Lindblom, I don't think he's going to be effective in a starting role. I think Anderson is more likely to be mediocre based on his track record, but I'm not really impressed by him either. I'll generally find it annoying if we open with Peralta in the pen to give these 2 guys a shot, and when one fails and 4-5 weeks into the season we bump one to the pen and let Peralta start...we have to go through a transition of stretching him back out and straining the bullpen with short starts for a few weeks. Not to mention it's tough to make that transition, especially for a younger pitcher. Better to make the right decision now.
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I doubt he's solely talking about his ST stats. Especially with pitching, you need to look past the stats to his stuff...and how hitters are reacting to his stuff. Burnes is downright filthy and it shows when you watch him pitch. If you want the best 5 arms to open in the rotation, you'd have to pick Burnes. I would be slightly less annoyed by Burnes opening in AAA than Peralta, only because he was so incredibly lost in 2019. I could get behind him starting in AAA for a few weeks to make sure his stuff plays well against AAA hitters on a regular basis. One of Lindblom/Anderson should open in the pen. Woodruff, Houser, Lauer, Peralta, and one of Lindblom/Anderson in the rotation please.
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So he'll be getting 2 million or more per year until he's 50. That's pretty awesome for him. Even if he goes all Terrell Owens, he won't go broke until at least 50
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Former/Current Brewers with a shot at the HOF?
KeithStone53151 replied to TexasCheesehead's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It took me way too long to realize you were talking about Sabathia...at first I thought you were talking about Counsel and was wondering where I could get some of whatever you were having... -
Are you basing the Lindblom take on the 10 innings he's thrown this spring? 10 innings that if you take away some bad defense have been really high quality. I have been very impressed with Lindblom so far, his control seems great, his stuff looks like it plays. He's had some really rotten defense in his few innings of work. I don't see what about his outings was high quality. He doesn't throw hard, he didn't get a lot of swings and misses. Him and Anderson rely heavily on weak contact and good defense with their mediocre at best stuff to get outs. Now both guys will be pitching in a very hitter friendly park with a few very questionable defenders behind them. Its hard to imagine lindbloms stuff significant improving from what I've seen. You have woodruff, Burnes, Peralta all already in the mid-upper 90s ripping off good breaking pitches already. Even if lindblom shows something like 60-70 grade control, i don't have a ton of faith in his stuff playing well against mlb hitters. I think he's better off as a multi inning guy in the pen. Let's see the best 5 in the rotation.
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I agree there's a strong chance this is what it is...and I find it gross. I've found lindbloms stuff to be very underwhelming, and hitters seem to find it very hittable. And I've made my stance on Anderson extremely known. I hope those 2 find their way to the bullpen by mid may
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Get out your Joseph Bat-light