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  1. tmwiese55
    Of course that's all good too. I'd think Acuna is the closer comp though since Soto never really had the speed combo and was such a more 'take the walk' type of guy. Maybe he just was more focused on the level and age moreso than play style
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    Yup. I remember posting a week or two back how he looks the part but the results need to start coming. But that really they didn't have any choice but to keep playing him and hope he improves not unlike Chourio did. And pretty much since around then the results have started coming like we needed
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    weird, I could've sworn the brewers were gonna be lucky to win another game this year since they had a couple bad games last week crazy how Chourio has just taken off.
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    The older guy they got instead and paying a bunch of money has a sub .700 ops this year while being hurt. TBF, he was perfectly good last year like they wanted. But that's why you generally prefer the 24 year old being paid league min instead of the 29 year old getting paid legit money. Braves are clearly one of the smartest teams out there but this one was a headscratcher
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    Yea I can't say for sure. But we're talking like he's been trash while he's sitting with an over 1000 OPS and raked all year in AAA too. He's basically performed almost every time he was given a start, he's just not being allowed to play right now. Which of course can break your rhythm. I of course don't know what other contenders need Cs or who would take him, but I'm sure there's several catchers on ML rosters performing worse than him. but does a bad team bother, who knows
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    Yea I'm fairly sure Civale is controlled for next year while Ross was a 1 year contract. So I'd agree. Give the coaches more time with Civale and maybe can get him fixed to be a solid backend starter next year.
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    Its to not lose him for depth in case of injury later. Pretty sure the team is just as aware as us that he's redundant right now, but they're just 3 weeks away from when a 3rd catcher is standard especially for a tam with a good hitting C who DHs a lot.
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    Have Cubs game on in background. Random stat put up regarding their bullpen. Mar-May it was like 25th in the league. Since June 1 its been #1. I forget for sure which stat it was but it was a basic one like ERA or runs against of some kind. I don't think it was a random weird one.
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    Have to think an IL stint is coming soon from one of the two Cs. You'll be really close to September when its over
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    In addition, Cards blow one last night and are down 4-0 today in the day. If that holds and MKE wins, the obvious impending collapse of the Brewers due to such horrible management is back to a 6.5 lead with like 50 games left. And I think they have tie breaker too ETA: now 5-0 and its off the headline deadline acquisition Fredde
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    I know I'm the "homer optimist type" in the recent conversation today. But as a lifelong WI sports fan where we're almost always the 'close but no cigar team' I'm actually perpetually worried about the collapse. Its tough not to be eternally pessimistic. If you have any relations with Bos people you get it, they've won like 20 titles in the last 20 years yet are constantly pessimistic/negative due to the Red Sox curse thing. I recall just a few days saying to friends something like 'blowing a 7 game lead with 60ish games to go is very hard to do, but if anyone can its the Brewers'. I 100% see the potential issues and possible route to blowing this lead. I think in one post I said one bad streak and all of a sudden its gone. That has nothing to do with merely pointing out that a couple balls going a few feet one way or the other in one game of 162 is not something to base grand judgments about, I really didn't think that would be a controversial statement at all.
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    Mitchell generally looks the part. Everything looks great physically, swing looks good, etc. But yea, the results haven't been coming. With the lead and really no other options available now I don't see any choice but to ride it out and hope he starts coming around not unlike how it took Chourio two months to improve. Obviously don't expect it to be that level but going from a negative to just an average hitter is all they need to help. When it comes down to it he's like a month into his career, some growing pains are expected. But two months left in a pennant race, at some point some results are needed. ETA: one of the reason OF help was so mentioned as a deadline need, just get a blah mid level 750 ops type helps since you can't bank anything from Perkins, Mithcell, Frelick besides good D
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    Glad we saved Bauers, one of the best PHs and LH to hit now down 4 instead of the bases loaded in place of our worst hitter
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    I think its quite easy to do so. That doesn't mean he did a good job or anything starting the way he did, but Reilly didn't do a good job either. He swung at ball 3, then hit a dribbler when he knew a FB was coming but got lucky it went to the right spot. The pitcher being generally good got it in there when he needed and throws upper 90s with movement on his FB and got the weak contact which is his job. Its baseball, you can't win every game and sometime just a few feet one way or the other make a big difference. Crap happens some times. Bad D play on a dribbler, a walk, then another dribbler through the crack. It happens, didn't go your way today. Its not anything to make a big deal or sweeping judgments about.
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    Even if a borderline error its still bad luck/breaks. Guy gets mediocre at best contact but it goes to a lucky spot making it a tough play. Just like the scoring one, mediocre contact just happens to go to the wrong spot.
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    Sure it was a bad AB by him since he started it 2-0 and was forced to throw a fastball over the plate. But it was a mediocre hit seeing eye single that happened to be in the perfect spot. Couple feet left or right and its an easy out. Combination of a bunch of things in a row at the wrong time. That's baseball. We get a kinda lucky bases loaded situation all after 2 outs, fail. They get the same, get a dribbler to squeak through the crack in the IF
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    For a team so into the L/R things I'm surprised a moment like that they decide to ignore to let your worst hitter hit. And vs slider heavy pitcher who I would assume is way tougher on righties because of it
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    This quick discussion made me do a run through IF free agents this offseason because they're going to need someone to replace Adames and I'd prefer them to be a competent hitter rather than a good D AAA callup who hits sub .700. Looking for a midlevel type guy that could fit us or a Hoskins type signing. I only spent a few minutes but nobody really stood out to me as good options so might have to dig up someone with a few years of control left or who's already signed. Maybe guys like Mcmahon from Col or Lowe in TB where we're taking money off their hands so don't have to give that much back.
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    Good post. I know I've seen IKF mentioned a lot but Amed Rosario might've been the better target. Seems all LAD gave up was a 27 year old blah reliver in AAA who I think they signed for nothing in the offseason. As we know here (and TB is smart too) guys like that can be turned into contributors, but I just mean it doesn't seem like it would've cost much to get him. I guess I didn't really look at what Pit gave up though. I'd generally think a low cost move to add one of those two guys could've helped, especially if an IF gets hurt and you're stuck with Monasterio starting a bunch. And it likely would've had 0 effect on the future.
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    Was thinking similarly on how it wasn't a fit for us. In addition, I also thought being 7 up made it where they also didn't need to buy/add significantly in that they are very very likely to win the division as is due to such a lead. Of course, one bad spell can kill it really quickly but it is very tough to blow that big of a lead with like 50 games. So, if you're already almost for sure winning the division what can you really add that significantly changes your playoff chances from the say 5% chance they have now, really nothing you can do would really move that percent. I suppose the only argument would be trying to get to the 2nd seed does move you a few % points but I'm sure any honest assessment of catching LAD as they add at the deadline and get their SPs back is very low. Now, say you were basically tied then some moves to really increase the division chances could be pushed.
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    One thing I thought it is they must have a fair amount of confidence in Yelich coming back this year
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    And well Phillips was traded multiple times as a youth at the deadline for some pretty good players
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    Well I said IDK how he checks out at D. But generally speaking, the guys we're acquiring are not gonna be perfect or else they wouldn't be available and/or affordable for us. Our O is at risk of crashing, and two of our starting IFs have actively been crashing lately. As fans we've seen the main issue of the team for about 5 years now being crappy O. Well, to get some O might have to accept lesser D, while knowing your now utility guy would be an elite D guy for filling in and late game subs. In addition, a guy like Burger is controlled for years and if you find another IF could be transitioned to 1B after Hoskins is gone.
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    Random guess (idea?) of an acquisition I haven't seen mentioned anywhere is Jake Burger. Controlled for a few years after this too. He was awful to start the year, but has been good again for the last month or so. Can start platooning a guy like Ortiz around giving guys days off and then you have depth if an injury happens. Ortiz/Turang have both been floundering lately so an improvement could help. In addition, Adames is gone next year so you need to add a starter to those 3 IF positions somewhere. IDK how is D checks out though
  25. tmwiese55
    Yea wouldn't be surprised by either and probably comes down to just who's the better player. I said it because Frelick, Mitchell, are lefties. And I think Perkins is better as lefty, but could be wrong. So essentially, of our 4 OFs 3 are lefty. And then the one on the DL hoping to come back is also lefty
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