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Lineup just released ... flip Arcia and Bandy and you nailed it. Well done. I’m just impressed that he put Arcia up a peg and just didn’t fill the 7th spit with whoever is catching that day. He did last time Bandy caught too
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Sogard is a LHB crappy infielder-so CC sees himself in him. Thames should get the day off instead of Braun because of what you said and Thanes was Chris Carter outside of April last year so he doesnt need to start against all righties
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Why does Arcia need so many days off? Apparently more so than Villar.
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Good thing CC made it easy to bring in a lefty reliever against Shaw and Thames back to back
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I don’t get why he wouldn’t
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If they wouldn’t do the obvious upgrade for the obvious value in Neil Walker, then they’re committed to the trio of poor production at 2B.
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Yes but then Thames faces a lefty, which he actually did well so oops If you had Aguilar hit for Thames, you’d still need Perez or someone to bat for the pitcher. Having Aguilar hit 9th and then stay in to play 1B (which they didn’t) would actually move the pitcher spot back one.
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Why, with a day off tomorrow, do 3 starters need a day off 3 days into the season? I had a feeling CC couldn’t help but do a lineup like his. Still shocked at the Thames at leadoff and Cain at 3 stupidity though
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They don’t even take advantage of the slow FA market when it would be a direct upgrade for some reason so they won’t now
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There is a definite top 5 and huge drop off for the bottom.
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Exactly right
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I don't buy the Walker would rather play in New York angle, so he took less money. About 7-10 days ago i read an article somewhere talking about the camp where free agents were at to get in baseball shape and Walker was a big focus of it. He sounded like a guy resigned to the fact that his dream of a big multi-year deal was gone and he just wanted a job somewhere. After last season he had nothing but good things to say about his time in Milwaukee and that he'd love to be back. My guess is Stearns simply is banking on Villar bouncing back this year, mixed in with he boxed himself in roster crunch wise by resigning Sogard. Can't have four guys on the roster who play second base, (Villar/Sogard/Perez/Walker), playing time at 1st base for Walker like last year is out the window, and Perez likely won't see nearly as much time in the outfield. Only so much room on a 25 man roster with an 8 man bullpen. Keeping what they have instead of Walker because it would make a 25 man roster decision hard (even though they had no issues doing it at 1B/OF) would be like not buying a new couch because you can’t find a spot from your old college futon
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Yeah no one thought that in November, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t have done it in March.
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Good lord. 5 million for a clear improvement at 2B. Even if it took 7-8 to get him to Milwaukee it would have been worth it. This and Lynn are such good deals that it will be depressing to see the team just miss the playoffs due to relying on easily upgrade able players like Villar, Perez, Miley, Guerra, etc this year. Even if they wise up and make a deadline trade, the damage migh already be done in the form of early season losses.
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100% agree on all of this post
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If Lynn’s this cheap the Brewers better end up with one of the other 2. Otherwise it was a waste not offering Lynn just a bit more than 12 million
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Hangs them up means retiring
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Do I expect Villar to be a perennial all-star? Absolutely not. I also don’t expect him to have a repeat of last year. Again, I like the idea of Walker but he could fall off the map at any point because of age. You hammer Villar for being a terrible base-runner and defender while glossing over the fact Walker offers zero on the basepaths and also is a below averge defender. Villar is also, already, very cheap. It’s not all roses with Villar but Walker isn’t exactly a knight in shining armor in comparison. You make a good point that Walker isn’t a + baserunner or defender either. But Walker overall hits enough to provide value. Outside of 2016, there isn’t much evidence to think Villar could hit enough to be a valuable starter, especially with his overall game
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1. Walker is past his prime. Let's not have another Weeks, Hart, Ramirez, Marcum, Wolf, Lohse, or Garza decline candidate. They had unexpected success last year precisely because they stopped making personnel decisions like that (pretty ironic that "giving up" can actually make you win more because of the benefits of youth). 2. Villar is not yet in his prime and has the equivalent of only 3 full seasons. 3. Villar's first full season was better than any of Walker's 8. He doesn't have to repeat that to be the right choice. 4. Range matters; I bet you can make roughly twice as many errors and still be more valuable on defense than a slower guy. 5. Base-running mistakes are irritating, but it's similar to range on defense; you can make up for it and then some with speed. 6. Villar could be a valuable trade asset with a bounce-back year. 7. Sogard is a better defender and a legit backup SS. 8. The money could be utilized better in other ways, either on a starter now or at the trade deadline. 9. If Villar fails, guys like Perez and maybe Dubon probably deserve a shot. Bottom line, Villar doesn't have to be 2016 Villar to be a better option than Walker. Asset management is what got you here, so just keep going with that. Villars range and speeed didn’t nearly make up for his mistakes. The metrics show that.
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Why Walker over Villar? -based on history and BABIP, villages 2016 was a fluke -Villars defense and base running will always suck -Walkers consistenty solid -Walker will probably be signed to a relatively cheap contract -the bottom of the order as is-C,2B, Arcia, P-could be bad -clearly they hope to contend his year, so it’s not the time to hope for lightning to strike the same place twice.
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Domingo Santana - round 2
Devinep replied to KeithStone53151's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
10% I have to think his contract would be pretty minimal based on team fits and FA in general. I can’t believe Stearns wouldn’t jump on a cheap way to upgrade what could be a weak bottom of order -
Domingo Santana - round 2
Devinep replied to KeithStone53151's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Happy for you! Well Yelich and Cain will occupy 2 of the OF spots... Last time I checked, there's 3 spot in the OF... Counsell said Braun will not be playing RF. So............. LF - Yelich CF - Cain RF - Santana 1B - Braun But I know, I'm jumping to a conclusion. You had to check on how many OF there are? -
Domingo Santana - round 2
Devinep replied to KeithStone53151's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Why would Cleveland do that? Knebel isn't that proven of a reliever and he is about to get more expensive. You think Cleveland would have a problem with that? I’d trade Santana+ for Mejia, but Not as much as Knebel -
Domingo Santana - round 2
Devinep replied to KeithStone53151's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I feel Santana’s projections would be a lot better if he was a cub -he’s proven a lot more and isn’t as fat as Schwarber. Santana has hit all the way through his minor and major league career. Yes other players may have lower hitting but just as high of a WAR, but that’s because WAR goes crazy over corner OF defense. I’ll take Santana over Jarrod Dyson (close in WAR last year) any day -
Nats. He’s better than Wieters