MrTPlush

He gets the $2mil buyout regardless of who declines it….so he would only need $10mil to match what he would get accepting (and the Brewers also accepted). Guessing he’s probably takes that risk with the chance to get a multi year contract.

I’m not speaking for past seasons or the potential future, but if you have been watching the playoffs there is no denying Giannis has shot way worse on the road (FTs) and has certainly looked uncomfortable at times shooting due to the crowd. It’s seems about as obvious as can be minus Giannis literally coming out and saying it.

I'd like clarification on the enjoyment aspect because it doesn't sound like you particularly have an enjoyment benefit from a long extra innings game either. Which would you say gave you more enjoyment? I just wonder if people cling to the "extra innings to infinity" side of the argument only because that's how it's always been. I understand that change is hard but I find it difficult to accept that the traditional way is the only way crowd is right. I'm more receptive to the criticism of the runner on 2nd rule because it's too easy to score. How can a balance be struck that allows for a shorter experience while still feeling like the end result is earned and satisfying? I don't really enjoy long games, but the whole runner on second makes it not feel earned. It is just not a great way to see a game end when I invested 3+ hours in a night to watch it. So I don't enjoy either, but I really don't like the runner on 2nd. In reality I rarely even watch entire games. Either because I am busy or go to bed before 9 innings can even finish. 12+ inning games by year: 2019: 6 2018: 3 2017: 2 (both 12 innings) 2016: 3 2015: 2 What exactly are we trying to avoid? There are 162 games a year and we average, what, 4 of these longer games? Even with the rule in place we still see quite a few 11 inning games and an occasional 12 inning one. There is no middle ground to be struck. If you start the guy at 1st the rule becomes really pointless. I mean how many games does the average fan sit down and watch to the end very end? 1/3, maybe? So that fan is likely to encounter one long extra inning game a year. You would be surprised how many extra inning games went 10 or 11 innings before this rule: 2019: 9/15 2018: 13/16 2017: 14/16 2016: 10/13 2015: 7/9

Id be interested to see the breakdown of viewership for extra inning games the last few years compared to 2019 and before. Do people actually cling on to watching any longer and if they do...is it really that meaningful or matter that much? The fact it was assured to end in an inning or two certainly made me cling to games a bit longer...but I can't say my enjoyment really benefited from it. Though I still check out sometimes after 9 and if a game doesn't end in 11 innings I am definitely going to bed. I guess I never found the super long games to really be a detriment to peoples enjoyment as they don't happen frequently enough. Most people probably don't even watch 9 innings let alone 10+. Never once have I been annoyed or angry for a game taking too long in extras.

I was pretty neutral on the prior...helps we have three pitchers and an elite pen arm to mow down other teams. The runner on second I never really liked. The wins didn't even feel that exciting. More like a joke.

But was his missing the rim by 3 feet before? The funny thing is, many of the misses are bad enough they actually get some favorable offensive rebounds. I think it was the Nets series where they grabbed like three of his in a game.

Nothing. Really ironic that a guy that sits around trashing people for being ignorant on similar topics decided to do exactly that himself. Don't forget his comments about the Nigerian basketball team. I guess if your show is a clown show its okay to degrade people from other countries.

My definition of taking over a game isn't generically attached to how many points you score. More the ability to put the entire team on your back and do it all, notably late in a game. Giannis can't shoot threes that well, definitely not a guy who is going to drop a few in a short amount of time if you need it. You don't even want him trying it. He also misses a good chunk of FTs and its gotten pretty bad on the road in the playoffs. I would look at things a lot different if he was hitting 75%+ of his FTs. Instead it almost feels like Hack-A-Giannis many times. Not trying to knock Giannis or say he is necessarily worse than a Kevin Durant, but he is not the kind of player that can do everything and you want him to have the ball in any situation. If the Bucks need scoring late in a game and need a guy to go look like Michael Jordan people are probably looking Middleton's way. Middleton is a more complete player who can do it all on the floor really well.

One guy people wanted was Luiz Gohara (I think people wanted him other than just this trade). Gohara ended up a Top 25 prospect years later, but never became a MLB asset. The other guy quite a few mentioned before the players were announced hasn't seen AAA.

Jrue (and Bledsoe prior) catches a lot of flak he probably shouldn't. The problem he has, that many other championship quality teams don't, is the fact the #1 and #2 guys really don't take over games. If Jrue has a horrid game in the playoffs Giannis/Middleton aren't going to make us not notice. We are either losing or it is probably really close. When you are led by James/Durant your #3 could go 0-10 and you might not even realize/care. Some of it is justified though. His shooting is down around 10% when comparing regular season to playoffs and his defense can be inconsistent at times. Yes, he brings defensive value when he isn't hitting buckets...but unfortunately for him the Bucks need him to score. Maybe somewhat of an unreasonable expectation for him to do that every single finals game...but that's what they need and what fans want.

Milwaukee’s favorite guy Stephen A. Smith said this when asked if Ohtani should be the face of MLB: “When you talk about an audience gravitating to the tube or to the ballpark to actually watch you, I don’t think it helps that the number one face is a dude that needs an interpreter so you can understand what the hell he’s saying,” On the same show he was criticizing Team USA for losing to Nigeria. Citing all the good players Team USA has and then made a joke of the Nigerian team by butchering all their names intentionally. Yikes

Maybe trying to save a bit of pool money with Ethan Murray. They took a similar infielder years ago that had little to no actual MLB outlook pretty high, 2017 Devin Hairston.

Binelas has such stupid good power (and shows it in game) that he doesn't necessarily have to hit much to be a good player. I mean he could hit like .240 and if he has power with the ability to take his walks he will be a starting 1B/DH for years. Seems like Schwarber would be a decent comp. Schwarbs had a .870 OPS in 2018 and has a .910 OPS this year...barely hitting .250. I don't want an entire line up of .250 30% strikeout hitters, but I won't complain about one guy. Especially if when he hits it, it goes into orbit around the sun.

Take it for what it’s worth, but Frelick was the best hitter two years in a row in the wood bat summer league he played in. Looks like he also hit 10 home runs in 265 plate appearances (229 at bats) in that league. Those results are pretty huge when teams start building their boards. If only we would have considered that when picking Corey Ray....who was absolute dog poop in the summer league.

My initial thought was a guy who hits .280/.360/.400/.760...as far as expected ceiling if all works out. Adam Eaton is disturbingly close to that....so personally, I would say that is a fantastic comp. haha

Somewhat relevant. But Urias was an unknown that climbed through the minors to earn that designation with a wood bat. It'll be interesting to see how quickly Sal adjusts to the wooden bat plus professional pitching. Correct, but even despite that Urias still doesn't look to be ending up near what was once thought. Not sure he will ever be near a 70 hit tool, his power certainly seems to be more than 45, and his 60 field was probably a bit to bullish (though that was based more on him playing 2nd).

Here is a fun comp between two 5'9" guys, Urias grades are post 2018 when he was a top prospect. Hit: Luis Urias 70 / Sal Frelick 60 Power: 45 / 45 Run: 50 / 70 Arm: 55 / 50 Field: 60 / 55 Overall: 55 / 55

A guy we traded Marco Estrada to get. The year prior to the trade Estrada had an ERA of 5 as a starter before getting sent to the bullpen. Then after acquiring Lind he did worse than he did the few years before with Toronto. He wasn't valuable when we got him, got worse/older/less controllable....and then we didn't trade him for Top 100 prospects. That never seemed too shocking to me.

You could honestly say the same about a guy with power but questionable hit tool. Power is worthless if a guy can't hit enough to make much use of it. Just ask Hiura. The difference is Frelick doesn't have questionable power, he literally doesn't have any power. His batting style doesn't really allow for there to be any future potential either. We will see how his bat translates to pro ball and the MLB. Maybe he can rack up some doubles down the road to have a good slugging percentage. We will also see how his speed translates to base stealing at the next level, another big part of how good he could be. I don't hate the pick, but I can certainly see why someone would be disappointed we took a 'low ceiling' guy in the Top 15 and being our first pick. I don't get too hung up who we draft because its easy to be a pessimist when most fail and many of the others get traded before they ever debut with us. I will start caring more a few years from now when he is valuable trade bait or close to the MLB level. I have found that freaking out good or bad is almost always comical in the end. The most impactful draft picks seem to more often be guys no one cares about one way or the other because they weren't drafted in the first round. The people everyone hypes up and wanted become absolutely nothing. The scouting reports in retrospect are usually about as accurate as a mock drafts are .Of the guys we draft this year 9/10 probably A) Suck or B) Never actually play for us. This ain't the NBA/NFL where they might help us win the championship next year.

The whole innings thing is overrated and outdated. Outside of a 20 year old or a guy coming off tommy john it really isn't a really concern any more. The Brewers might go with the 6 man rotation to hopefully keep guys a bit more fresh, but we are trying to win a division. These guys are going to pitch...pretty sure they would rather go down in September on a tired Peralta/Woodruff/Burnes versus losing with Lauer taking the mound. As for not having all three pitch in a row...not sure why that matters. Last I checked all wins count that same. I will take the extra start one of those guys might make versus giving it to Houser/Lauer just to separate the aces.

The only thing I dislike about the selection is the 'perceived' ceiling of him. If things start going wrong or he develops a hole in their bat it won't take much for him to be AAAA fodder at best. It isn't much different from someone like Rickie Weeks. Difference is Weeks had power to make up for the loss of his high contact ability. Frelick is a one trick pony. He needs to hit and he needs to get walks...he has no power potential if he isn't above average hitting/getting on base. Don't get me wrong, I love a guy like Frelick IF he can actually be an elite contact hitter at the MLB level and not strike out much. He would be a great guy at the top of the order. He just doesn't have much room for error with the lack of power (and really unlikely he magically finds some at the venture/his size).

I would say there is zero chance of this happening because one of Chris Paul or Devin Booker would play too well to not get it on the winning team. Sure, Giannis could win if Booker/Paul play like they did last night, but then the Suns aren't winning this series. I will admit though, I am not overly familiar on the history of the losing team having the player win MVP when it comes to the NBA. If one wanted to make bold predictions for that award I would say Chris Paul winning it with worse stats (but still somewhat close) than Devin Booker would be the true darkhorse scenario, if the Suns won it all of course. That isn't to take anything away from what Giannis is doing, especially with his recent injury scare.

You were correct YES!! Just don't go digging up my thoughts on signing Lance Lynn prior to 2018...it won't be as good.

Well they are college bats, so they have a way higher floor than any high school guy. I’m not sure, compared to other college guys, if they are really high floor (less risk).