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Brett Anderson gets the ball tomorrow. Austin Gomber going for the Cardinals. Well OK, what's the scouting report on Gomber? Per Adam Wainwright: “Austin has got great stuff,” Wainwright said. “He's got a good heater, he's got a very good change-up that he showed last time out, and he's got a great curveball — I mean a great curveball. And he's got a nasty slider, so he’s got four big league quality pitches from the left side. He’s tall, throws across his body, he's got a lot of deception there. So I like a lot of the stuff that Austin brings to the table.” And a little more: The 26-year-old Gomber has a 1.80 ERA this season in 25 innings. He’s made three starts, but has been building his arm up, since he was a reliever for much of the season. His most recent start, last Tuesday against Mike Matheny’s Kansas City Royals, featured six scoreless and walk-less innings. He struck out three, allowing four hits in his first win of 2020 — a big win, considering they’re all big in the final push here. On Saturday, Mike Shildt was asked about Gomber’s curveball, but the skipper made sure to point out the change-up, too — used rarely, it was a weapon in the Royals game. But as for the curve, Shildt remembers the first time he saw it. It was March 2, 2016. Gomber, then 22, was the Cardinals' youngest pitcher in big-league camp. They gave him the start in the first spring training game of the year — sure enough, against Florida Atlantic, Gomber’s alma mater. “He started that spring training game, and I didn't have any history of Austin, outside of hearing his name in organizational meetings,” Shildt recalled. “And you went, ‘Whoa, that's a weapon.’ That’s a big nice curveball that you don't see every day. And the other thing that struck me — this guy's got a weapon that you can use.”

Trent Grisham 0-5 with 4k's...ouch....

I'd rather spend the 10 million on him than Garcia... I'm good with a salary dump trade on Garcia. Give the spot to Taylor. Braun could still play out there sparingly. We'll be leading the charge on keeping the DH considering Vogelbach is also under team control. I'd be absolutely thrilled with this. I doubt anyone would take him. Even a salary dump.

I'm very okay we didnt have to watch another 102 games of this...

I would think pick up the option and then trade him if they want to go with Taylor. He wouldnt bring back much, but I would think they could get something.

IMHO a pretty smooth move by Stearns. That said, Supak is basically AAAA fodder at this point.

That was the killer. Flip 2 of those games and this a completely different season.

I agree with SomewhereInTime. Lets talk June 1, 2021. If he's hitting .230 or less on that date, the franchise may have a big issue.

I agree with SomewhereInTime. Lets talk June 1, 2021. If he's hitting .230 or less on that date, the franchise may have a big issue.

I agree with SomewhereInTime. Lets talk June 1, 2021. If he's hitting .230 or less on that date, the franchise may have a big issue.

Fixed the run differential in one game.

The worst umpires in baseball: 1. CB Buckner 2. Joe West 3. Angel Hernandez

The worst umpires in baseball: 1. CB Buckner 2. Joe West 3. Angel Hernandez

Is a hitter coming off the DL soon? I wouldn't be surprised if Vogelbach is gone by the end of next week. Like I posted before, this seems like a claim just to have a guy on the roster they can easily dump when they need to. +1. I anticipate being very done with Vogelback after about 10 at bats.

I cant remember the last time the Brewers called up a player I have never heard of....maybe Dave Pember. But prior to today, I had never heard of this Topa guy. I have no idea how someone who throws 99 ends up in indy ball. I played all the way through college and the only oppenent I ever encountered who threw that hard was Ken Giles. His mechanics were terrible but he was picked in the 7th round.

I would take 3 young lottery tickets ala the Adam Lind trade.

Generally +1 on all of this. I didnt like the Garcia signing, and would have just preferred keeping Grisham, who I expected to be an OBP machine. If Grisham starts hitting for power, my god. We wont know the final word on this deal for a while, but its not looking good.

Its really terrible. This team could really use Moustakas.

If the Brewers are going to make a run, this is where they do it....

He's still only 26 and got rushed a bit by the Marlins, so I'm still pulling for him and hope he turns it around. But yeah, it hasn't been pretty. I was curious so I looked on Fangraphs: among non-pitchers with at least 700+ PA in their career, Brinson currently has the fifth lowest wOBA of the post-1900 era. Right ahead of fellow top-prospect-bust Brandon Wood. We won the trade no matter what though. Two MVP-caliber seasons for Yelich that carried us to the playoffs? Unless I'm forgetting something obvious, easily the best trade in franchise history. The Sabathia trade is probably the only one that is close. However, Brantley turned out to be a stud, so right now I would put the Yelich trade at #1.

Pass. Chavis is basically Moustakas without the power.

What don't you like about Garcia? Why would you trade your only really decent starter? 1. He's expensive at about $10 million/year. 2. If you remove his All-Star year in 2017, he's generally a low-OBP hitter. 3. He offers pretty average power for a low-obp corner outfielder. I would rather have kept Grisham and his likely high OBP

I have not lost confidence in Stearns, but I am losing confidence. I'm not a fan of many moves he made this offseason: 1. I don't think I can take another Sogard AB. 2. Holt stinks. 3. Smoak stinks. 4. I'm not a Garcia fan. 5. Narvaez stinks. 6. Gyorko stinks. I think in the end a Hader trade is inevitable. Might also have to trade Woodruff to bring in the influx of talent needed to avoiding signing more journey bums like Sogard and Holt.

It would be his choice, but it would be a huge detriment to the team. I'm not so sure. He's aging, expensive, and will not have played in 1.5 years... I think I'd be okay with that salary coming off the books....

Two runs. That should hold up versus this Brewers offense.