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Right down the middle looking at strike three.
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Nice swing Robertson.
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All these Colorado relievers have WHIPS that are very high yet they are going right through our lineup.
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So other than the guys that you don't count, Stearns batted .500 on his offseason signings, then? Kolten Wong was not nearly enough of an upgrade for what was a terrible offense last season.
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You've stated this numerous times, and I'm really not sure I think you're right on this- the two up-the-middle signings this year were Wong, who has worked out exceptionally well thus far both offensively and defensively, and JBJ who flopped. The rest were guys like Vogelbach, Robertson, and Shaw, who aren't athletic up the middle guys in any sense of the word. Look at how many high draft picks we have used on up the middle athletes most of whom don't bring much with the bat. As for free agency the two big signings were Wong and Bradley two up the middle athletes who are both known as superior defenders. Wong was a good signing even if he didn't hit with the huge upgrade defensively over Hiura and so far he has been a nice addition offensively as well. As for Bradley the signing made no sense. While I understand wanting insurance for Cain we could have just gone the cheap route with Pillar, Marisnick, or Almora who are all fine defensively with little upside offensively. Vogelbach, Robertson, and Shaw were all pretty much scrap heap additions with the hope that maybe Shaw would perform again with the organization that he had prior success in but none of those signings were for any real substantial financial obligation.
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Wow a 2 out RBI hit.
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At least Yelich can draw walks. He has no power but he can give us a decent OBP for all the money he's going to get.
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This lineup is just begging for some right handed pop.
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Peterson has to be taken away from Counsell. Its pretty clear that Counsell sees himself in Jace and just can't keep him out of the lineup. Its pretty embarrassing that he would ever be an option to play first base.
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The batting averages of .143,.154,.136,and .153 don't excite you.
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The team deserves full credit for doing what they needed to and thats beating up on the absolute worst teams in the league. Still without Pittsburgh and Arizona walking tons of hitters we likely don't score enough to win a few of those games. As we face pitchers that can throw strikes the hitters are going to actually have to get hits. I think its completely unsustainable to contend with a team batting average this low so something must be done. I think Haines flat out has to go and Stearns has to readjust and start focusing on acquiring guys that can hit not just athletic players with the ability to field. Stearns focuses way too much on up the middle athletes both in his signings as well as the players we have been drafting. Athleticism is great but if the guy can't hit he has limited value. Something is wrong when we are consistently having our lineups not include any homegrown talent as is the case with Hiura struggling as much as he has.
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Considering that even following the current losing streak they’re still six games over .500 and one game out of first, clearly they can. This team will not finish above .500 if the offense doesn't dramatically improve.
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After last season where the lineup was pitiful Stearns had to do more to improve the lineup and he flat out didn't do nearly enough. He should start by firing Haines then take a look in the mirror and change how this organization evaluates hitters. Its great that we have focused on pitching and defense but you flat out can't win with a team BA near .200.
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League average batting average was .256 for position players in 1910, so the White Sox position players ended up with an 85 AVG+. League average batting average for position players is down to .242 so far this year, so the Brewers position players currently have an AVG+ of 89. Over the last twenty full seasons (2000-2019) only three out of 600 teams seasons have come in with an AVG+ of 90. None have been lower. In the sixty game 2020 schedule there were four teams between an 86-89 AVG+, this year there are two so far at an 89. There are multiple factors at work here. One is it's literally never been harder to get a hit, another is we're comparing results over a 68 game sample with results from 154/162 game samples & the third would be the team batting average is currently dragged down by players like Hiura/Shaw/McKinney (67 for 378, .177 combined) who figure to get considerably fewer opportunities moving forward. You keep finding a way to defend this lineup when its been terrible last season as well as this season. There is no sugarcoating the fact that we barely get any hits much less runs. As teams stop issuing 10 walks like the Pirates and Diamondbacks did consistently we just can't score because the players just don't hit.
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Funny 10 years ago this comment would be made about drafting and developing pitchers. The Brewers then draft a ton of pitching and advance them to the majors and they’re getting roasted for failing to develop hitters. Is there a rule of some kind that a team can only develop one or the other. So now that we have developed some pitching we get a pass on no homegrown position players on the team. Good organizations should be able to draft and develop both pitchers and position players.
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Stearns needs to take a hit for how poorly he has done in putting together a decent lineup. We struggled big time last season and he did little to improve the offense in the offseason. Pitching and defense is important to have but you just can't have a team batting average hovering near .200 and expect to win.
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The only way this team scores is if the opponent walks a ton of guys. This team flat out can't hit and someone needs to be held accountable. Maybe firing Haines solves nothing but there is absolutely no downside to firing him as he is clearly incompetent.
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100 percent. I'd almost rather sell than just play it out with such a mediocre offense. We can only dream that our offense is mediocre.
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This roster has about 10 guys that don’t belong anywhere near the majors.
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So what exactly will it take for Haines to be replaced or is the guy completely untouchable.
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Unless Stearns makes a dramatic move to improve the offense this team is going nowhere.
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Counsell likes players like Peterson that remind him of himself as a player.
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We currently don't have one homegrown position player playing everyday. Until we start drafting and developing better we will continue to pay big money to bad players like Bradley and going through the trash heap for the Petersons of the world.
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Something just doesn't add up here. All these above average players don't lead to the worst BA in baseball, second worst slugging, and the third worst OPS in baseball. Sure we have had injuries but not enough to explain being one of the worst offenses in the league.
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Prospective trade deadline targets?
brewers888 replied to adambr2's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I would be into acquiring Moose. However, it would have to include money on the Reds end, as well as being a lesser type prospect. Moose is owed $34m in 2022 and 2023, and has a $4m buyout in 2024. 2 years, $38m...I would want $10m-$14m back and would be willing to send a prospect like Lutz or Joe Gray Jr. That would be about the extent of my interest. No thanks on Moustakas and definitely no way should we trade Gray for him.