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  1. 82brewcrew82
    Who closes because Hader is far less effective pigeon holed into that role. That is not a good looking pen with Jeffress and Knebel out. It isn't horrible, but not great. First off, that's completely false. He's equally effective whether pitching in the 9th inning or 7th inning. CC likes using him in multi-inning stints as a virtually surefire bridge to one of our 9th inning guys. I think we see similar usage, except Hader will probably pitch the 8th and 9th inning instead of 2 innings between the 6th and 8th. And yes, that means we'll need to rely on other arms for saves in addition to Hader if we go that route since Hader can't pitch 2 innings every day. I'm guessing Claudio and Guerra get those chances initially depending on matchups. Disagree. I think limited when you use Hader is a hit to not only his effectiveness but the pen overall.
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    Who closes because Hader is far less effective pigeon holed into that role. That is not a good looking pen with Jeffress and Knebel out. It isn't horrible, but not great. They pitched really well without Knebel for quite some time last season. Big loss, but not insurmountable. We don't know what the deal is with JJ yet. If we're talking 2-3 weeks I'm not overly concerned about that. Losing both of them for a really long time changes everything. Agreed but until Jeffress gets back that is not a great pen. Kimbrel obviously mitigates some of that. I would go so far as to say 2019 Kimbrell would be better than 2018 Knebel.
  3. 82brewcrew82
    Who closes because Hader is far less effective pigeon holed into that role. That is not a good looking pen with Jeffress and Knebel out. It isn't horrible, but not great.
  4. 82brewcrew82
    They literally said they were concerned about Knebel's elbow. I'm worried until each has put some innings under their belt.
  5. 82brewcrew82
    If all it's going to take to derail this team is a couple of injured bullpen arms (even important ones) then this team is in big trouble.
  6. 82brewcrew82
    The "ignore" feature is a great thing.
  7. 82brewcrew82
    Interesting. Obviously a lot goes into he decision to bring a player stateside but given his numbers (and the fact that they traded for him) would suggest a stateside bump. I wonder if he gets DSL ABs and then gets bumped when the short season teams begin play.
  8. 82brewcrew82
    I think the season ending injuries to guys like Wahl and QTC eroded quite a bit of our perceived pen depth. Those injuries are probably a bigger factor than what is currently going on with Kimbrel...........whatever that is. We went through stretches without some of our pen arms last year.
  9. 82brewcrew82
    Is Valerio up as well or is he expected to be in the DSL again?
  10. 82brewcrew82
    Don't say his name three times.
  11. 82brewcrew82
    More to it than looking at the back of a baseball card. All but McIntyre were international signings.
  12. 82brewcrew82
    Given how tightly packed the NL is likely to be this year, I'd argue that even the smallest marginal improvements "move the needle" for the club. One or two wins are likely going to matter, a lot. And I'd say replacing Petricka (or whomever you consider the 12th/13th member of the staff to be) with Kimbrel is at least a small marginal improvement. Agreed. I don't see how going from a very good pen to an unquestionably elite pen is not a needle mover.
  13. 82brewcrew82
    A rising tide raises all ships. It's a pretty common philosophy that improving your strengths will take you further than improving your weaknesses.
  14. 82brewcrew82
    [sarcasm]But a 45% chance he may or may not sign with the Cubs?[/sarcasm]
  15. 82brewcrew82
    My thoughts exactly. I mean, when was the last time any sort of legit Brewer free agent or trade news leaked before it actually happened. I mean there's been speculation on players that they eventually acquired, but nothing real concrete even down to zero hour. I still have the sneaking suspicion that this is an attempt by Kimbrel's agent to get the Cubs ownership to put down the PBR and unzip that fanny pack. Quit hedging, live a little.
  16. 82brewcrew82
    If we get something done with him I would have to guess it would be somewhere in the 2/$30mil range. For us to be in on him his market had to of just fell through the floor. I don't see us spending $20mil a year or giving a deal 3+ years to improve something that is probably already the strength of the team. Maybe 3/$45mil, but jeez...I just don't us spending that kind of money on a bullpen arm. I think it really is a "move the needle" transaction though, no? Even if the pen is the strength of the team this still is a difference maker.
  17. 82brewcrew82
    Thanks for the report! I don't think this was a report.
  18. 82brewcrew82
    Yeah, but can he go multiple innings?
  19. 82brewcrew82
    No, I agree. I meant that everyone thought Miley was done as a pitcher but still wound up in the rotation to start the year. I don't want Tomlin anywhere near the rotation.
  20. 82brewcrew82
    Sounds like the Wade Miley talk from last year. Totally different years and different situations. Wade Miley was previously a solid starter. Tomlin has been nothing but pure trash and has only proven that in ST. No, I agree. I meant that everyone thought Miley was done as a pitcher but still wound up in the rotation to start the year. I don't want Tomlin anywhere near the rotation.
  21. 82brewcrew82
    Definitely encouraging. I'm not all that concerned with the results even, it's just good to see innings ramping up and seeing the velocity ramping up.
  22. 82brewcrew82
    Sounds like the Wade Miley talk from last year.
  23. 82brewcrew82
    That's not true. I think the prevailing opinion is that it isn't a given we will see 2017 Jimmy. It's also possible we will. Your stance seems to be that we will see 2017 Jimmy because he was really good two years ago.
  24. 82brewcrew82
    If only "stuff" and results were always 100% compatible ... This is what makes baseball great. We can all sit here in mid-March and try to predict outcomes, but no one really knows that's going to happen until the games are played. Yes, statistics and analysis can lead to some pretty educated guesses, but the games will tell the story. I think that we can all agree, though, that having an effective Jimmy Nelson, and even having an effective Chase Anderson, gives this team a much greater chance of success. Well said.
  25. 82brewcrew82
    If I remember correctly, about a year ago, you were on the front lines of "We don't need to add a pitcher because Chase Anderson has been pitching like an ace for his last 200 innings bandwagon", no? Actually, I think I was on the "Sign Cobb because he's the ace we need" bandwagon, so take that as you may LOL. But yeah, I had high hopes that the Chase we saw in 2017 was the real Chase. Chase wasn't horrible last year, but he was a far cry from what he did in 2017. He regressed to average. I have no qualms admitting I was wrong. It's not about being right or wrong. Everyone of has been both but in the end it's just guesses. It may not have been you but my point was that there were people who thought Anderson was an Ace because of an uptick in performance and they had all the tangible reasons to point to. In fact, someone in this thread has already pointed out the uptick in velocity that was sighted last year. In the end it was a blip. Nelson is in the same boat. We ALL hope he returns to form but there are legitimate reasons for being cautious. His injury is one and and only having one year at that level of success is another. I find that much more convincing than "He did it one year so that is who he is going forward". You all may be right.......or not.
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