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Glad to see that. There really wasn't much competition but glad to philly fans melting on twitter. Thon and Brogdon was a heck of a draft.
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Man bun Hawes opts in for $6M. Solid trade chip with his expiring contract along with Monroes.
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This isn't the same Cub team as 2016 or even 2015. Just look at their starters ERAs: Lester 3.83; Lackey 4.74; Arrieta 4.36; Hendricks 4.09. Montgomery's given them a boost in the short term, but Lackey is 38, Lester is 33, and Arrieta is 31 and Hendricks is on the DL. Could they still pick things up some? Yeah but it's not a given at this point. Other than Davis and Edwards, the pen isn't that imposing. Their outfield mix of Jay, Heyward, and Almora is overall pretty weak with fewer HR combined (9) than Hernan Perez, especially now with Happ needed more in the IF with Zobrist hurt. Russell has a sore shoulder and hasn't hit much either. Baez has just been ok, nothing special and still strikes out a lot. Behind the plate, the league has caught up with Contreras to an extent. Their bench doesn't appear as strong as the Brewers either. Not that they can't get things going but they need a lot to happen that until now hasn't happened. I agree. Looking at the Cubs, that dynasty sure was short lived. For the moment. I am assuming they will trade for a starter or two and probably an OF who can hit. But the Brewers are hanging in there. CC is looking more and more like manager of the year.
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Brewers claim Stephen Vogt on waivers
Boomer5 replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
He's a 32 year old catcher. I doubt years of control matter. Not a bad pick up since Bandy has been horrendous and we needed a decent number 2 catcher and our payroll is so low we can take him on. -
I agree. Obviously I have no idea how old he is, but he wouldn't be the first foreign born athlete to lie about his age. The difference between his suggested age and possible reality is the difference between a third contracts value and no third contract. Much like I doubt anyone would fake a child's newspaper birth announcement in 1961 with the foresight that he would one day be Potus, I can't imagine someone made a fake HS yearbook just to mess with an 18 year old Thon Maker exclusively because they wanted to deny him a third contract. Kids do play pranks all the time but that would seem especially cruel and random. Anecdotally, his draft highlight tapes sure like one of two things; he was a 20-22 year old dominating 17 year olds or he was the sure fire first pick in the draft and the next Ralph Sampson. Ultimately I guess it doesn't matter if he turns out to be great, and I think he might.
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Top 5 I'd think.
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I would say Knebel and Shaw have to be locks to make the All Star Game.
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The Cards and Pirates are showing no signs of life and the Cubs still look mediocre.
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I wish we had a full time knuckleball instructor down in the minors. With today's super high velocity pitches, it would be so nice to have a guy who could go 230 innings per year and not worry about over working him.
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The continuing saga of Arcia's magnificent defense
Boomer5 replied to FVBrewerFan's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
To say the least. Arcia is the Brewers starting SS and that's that. And rightly so. -
Have we concluded that Maker is really 25 now? I've so so much on other sites that suggest there is no way he is 20. I guess for the short term it doesn't matter but I'd hate to give him a huge extension if he is 5 years older. As for DJ, meh. He was the 17th pick. That's what you get. A good but not great player. Seems like a good shooter. Can block some shots. Played well when it mattered. Not a bad pick but not a future All Star either.
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What's more amazing is how far in first they could be with a halfway competent bullpen. That's just it. If you look at the big picture, this is a terrible team that is somehow over 500 let alone in first. The poster children are Sogard and Shaw. Two journeyman scrap heap types who are playing like All Stars. I can't see how they can be consider contenders with the roster they have, but the reality is if they had any kind of real closer they would be a serious threat. Baseball is a crazy game because the analytics says our guys should be contending for last place with the Reds based on career norms, and the Cubs should be in front of this division by 10 games.
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Had we signed Holland instead of Feliz we'd be running away with the division. Even still, this is an incredible team performance so far. I'd think CC has to be the leader for manager of the year.
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If Mark A smells a playoff run we will bring in some help. There's nothing like September baseball when it matters.
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Once Melvin was allowed to trade for the future and not the present, he showed what a great GM he really was.
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Hold my beer
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I thought this was sarcasm.
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Maybe it's irrational but I have a bad feeling that Peralta will be an ace somewhere else. He is the one guy I worry about cutting. The rest of our guys I don't care about cutting.
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Give Stearns credit for cutting his loses on this mistake. That was $6M well spent. D'Oh.
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This team the last year and a half is just a bunch of cast offs and minor trade throw ins. They aren't supposed to be competitive. The teams surprising but not sustainable start lead to the rookies getting called up because we aren't going to trade for mid season help, first place or not. From now on, Milwaukee is the new Colorado Springs where our best prospects can develop and guys like Franklin and Bandy are just there to round out the roster so we can field a team.
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Well I can't speak for his specific injury but seeing how they have so many player movement rules for a double header is a statement on the lack of durability of today's player. It sure isn't like how it was in the 70s and 80s.
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They have machines in cricket for goodness sake. The technology is already there to end this inconsistency.
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2017 Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 1-5
Boomer5 replied to And That's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
Hiura can hit though you're right, he doesn't have a position at least until they can evaluate his injury and the proper medical evaluation. Lutz will sign. No way the Brewers draft him if they don't think he can sign. I agree about Lemons. Seems like a big project and we don't do well with those in the past. KJ is a hitter pure and simple. Much like Hiura, they are drafting bats and finding places to put them. You did note the blue, right? I actually have very little concern over whether he can handle second I am nearly certain Lutz will sign Lemons may be a project but we have plenty of candidates for the middle and back end of a rotation. I have no issue with going after what hey believe is a TOR arm in the future at that spot. Even if that means its a project. I have no issue with finding a position for a good bat. It wasn't blue when I responded. -
2017 Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 1-5
Boomer5 replied to And That's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
Hiura can hit though you're right, he doesn't have a position at least until they can evaluate his injury and the proper medical evaluation. Lutz will sign. No way the Brewers draft him if they don't think he can sign. I agree about Lemons. Seems like a big project and we don't do well with those in the past. KJ is a hitter pure and simple. Much like Hiura, they are drafting bats and finding places to put them. -
2017 Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 1-5
Boomer5 replied to And That's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
I read "Lutz is expected to be signable if drafted in the first couple of rounds." http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/6/5/15732616/tristen-lutz-of-arlington-texas-2017-mlb-draft How Sickels knows this, it doesn't say, but no reviews of Lutz seem to indicate he's going to be a tough sign. I'm guessing that he threw out a number - say $1M or $2M or whatever - and said to teams that was his price to skip college. There's no way the Brewers would have drafted him if they didn't know his number to sign and could afford it in the pool. He will sign.