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Here's a roster question: why can't the Brewers simply release John Axford instead of moving him to the 60 day DL? He will not be able to pitch again this season, contract is guaranteed, he will be a free agent after 2021.
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The struggles of Yelich and Hiura - Let the numbers talk!
Jopal78 replied to jonescm128's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think you're being pretty subjective here. Yelich had arguably the two best seasons any player ever had for the Brewers. Second, unless someone knows an athlete off the field, it's all speculation who is "overly personable" or not. Athletes all say the same platitudes for the cameras and market their individual brands. For example, Trevor Bauer was really interactive with his fans, but when the stadium lights are off he could actually be a terrible person. And I wouldn't say it took Braun long to be a star. He won rookie of the year in the season that he made his MLB debut, starting with his first full season he made five consecutive all-star games (a popularity contest) and won the MVP in his 5th season. The guy was pretty much a superstar from May 25, 2007 forward. All I know is brand visibility is important to teams and Yelich's association with the Brewers helps their brand visibility. How that is quantified in terms of dollars is one for the accountants. -
Be careful what you wish for. Kolten Wong has a better slugging percentage Uh, ok? Maybe you’re not watching the game, he just doubled in a run. Look at the stat sheet homie; it’s true. And it was a single for Taylor
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Keep in mind Arrieta, has an era of 10 since May 31st
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Be careful what you wish for. Kolten Wong has a better slugging percentage
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This is the challenge; playing a garbage team and they have a player blow out his elbow, now Garcia potentially has a broken finger and now Tyrone Taylor and JBJ are splitting Avi’s at bats.
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Garcia while having a very nice year has a career OPS under .800, and he's 30. With four other outfielders on the roster for next year and two outfield first round picks on the way. There isn't much reason to re-sign/retain Garcia. Woodruff, Burnes, Hader and Adames are already in or heading to arbitration, the time to give them more money up front in exchange for additional team control is passed. Moreover, I'm sure if they explored an extension with Peralta it follows they likely engaged Burnes, Woodruff and Hader as well with and were rebuffed. If you want the success of the Tampa Bay Rays you have to also recognize the key to that success is the continuous cycling through of players as they get more expensive, not retaining a core of players on pricey contracts.
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The struggles of Yelich and Hiura - Let the numbers talk!
Jopal78 replied to jonescm128's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I agree, the Brewers pretty much got fair value for Braun's 2nd extension. I think simple research would show that its a 50-50 shot at best if a hitter who played well enough to earn the 100+ guarantee mega-contract lives up to it by the end. Some other hitters playing on huge contracts signed at or near the same time: Joey Votto hit .293/.413/.489 was paid $117 million dollars '16-'20 (was 10 year extension signed in 2012) Jason Heyward hit .252/.327/.383 was paid 119 million dollars '16-'20 Chris Davis hit .196/.291/.379 was paid $115 million dollars '16-'20 Yoenis Cespedes hit .277/.345/.523 and was paid $106 million dollars '16-'20 (including revisions to contract following horse farm accident). Justin Upton hit .250/.331/.477 and was paid $99 million dollars '16-'20 Miguel Cabrera hit .282/.359/.455 was paid $116 million dollars (part of 8 year extension in 2014; was already under contract through 2016) It's easy to look back and 2nd guess and wish the team would have used the money differently. Just as I'm sure the fans of every team above would complain what a boneheaded mistake it was to sign any of the above players. Same deal with Yelich, he's got time to make it right but he certainly earned the $100 million dollar contract and I'm sure the front office probably has even more information than the fans on how these type of deals turn out and what value they provide not only on the field but to the brand and in terms of revenue. -
I'm surprised Arrieta has not yet been designated for assignment, especially since the Cubs broke up their team. Arrieta was merely passable in April and May but since June 1st he essentially has handed the Cubs and automatic loss every time he takes the ball. 9 Starts, 31.1 innings, 51 Hits allowed, 17 walks, and 12 homeruns allowed. That's a WHIP of 2.18 and has an ERA of 9.54. Finally, hasn't gone longer than 5 innings since the middle of May. In his 9 starts since June 1st, he failed to last five innings in six of them.
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If he has blown out his elbow and needs TJ surgery, I wonder if the Brewers could make a stink over being sent damaged goods. I think they traded Pat Listach away in the 90s only to have him returned by the Yankees as damaged goods
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Topa can’t get here fast enough
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There's no reason for the Dodgers to consider it. Hiura sucks (.192/.279/.363) since the start of 2020. Yelich has a slightly higher OBP than Bellinger since the start of 2020 (both are slugging .393), but is owed 175 million dollars. Even if the prospect was a clone of Mickey Mantle the Dodgers would still say no.
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He's 34 and has over 400 innings in AAA. Going 5-6 innings with one earned run in AAA isn't all that impressive because Arenado, Castellanos, Joey Votto etc., don't play in AAA. Lindblom is what he is: a fringe major league pitcher with a career 1.39 WHIP and 5.00 ERA. They might have no choice to use him against the Cubs for a spot start, but I imagine they would immediately DFA him again when the players on the COVID-IL are activated.
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Excusable to drop the flyball by Garcia, but also to use three pitchers to get six outs when they’re thin in the bullpen to begin with.
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I knew Romano was bad but oh boy
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Not a surprise, Tim O’Driscoll proves himself to be amongst the worst scorers in the game each year
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Pretty sure we get to bat in the 9th inning. Yup, the bottom of the order against the Giants high leverage relievers
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Here come extra innings with Sal Romano
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Sometimes a team just happens to have a handful of players that all have career years at the same time: Crawford, Posey, Belt. I'm not so sure something has to give, and certainly that Crawford is a free agent after 2021 and Posey and Belt have expensive club options for 22 which are likely to be declined probably has a little bit to do with it. As for their pitching, I think it was probably underrated when the year began. DeSclafani, Alex Wood and Johnny Cueto all have long track records of being good starting pitchers, but injury prone. To date, they've been able to stay healthy. Gausman could have some regression in him, but he's been really good since his disastrous half season with Atlanta in 2019 (214 IP, 265 K, 4:1 K:B ratio, and a WHIP of 1.01) and also will get real paid after the season.
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Hiura has one more minor league option remaining, so there’s no reason to trade him this offseason or during the 2022 season. Further, there’s no reason to waste anymore service time having him on the roster in 2021, he’s played his way off the major league team 3 times this year. They should have him finish the AAA season and report to their Arizona complex to start remodeling his swing to eliminate the double toe tap
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That’s the million dollar question, and so far the answer is “No” he hasn’t made the necessary adjustments. Hiura tore apart MLB pitching in 2019 until advance scouting and video caught up with him and since then it’s been his turn to make a counter adjustment. It is the ability to make that adjustment which will keep him in the major leagues; the guy he is now isn’t a major league player and certainly not for a team like the Brewers that is not going to develop players in the major leagues while losses pile up.
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I wouldn't be so sure. I think avoiding the Wild Card Game is very important, but once they manage to win their Division the smartest play would be to rest Woodruff, Burnes and Peralta not only for the playoffs but for the future and avoid unnecessarily taxing their arms.
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It certainly looks better than it did a year ago at this time. As is typical with these trades there's a lot of other moving parts influenced by it as referenced by the Padres moving Davies to Chicago as part of the deal for Yu Darvish. Likewise, if the Brewers still had Grisham they probably wouldn't have guaranteed JBJ 24 million dollars across two years and could have signed someone else instead. Moreover, with Wong and Adames on the roster for multiple seasons, Urias won't be playing his natural middle infield positions for the Brewers, and at 3B his bat is merely ordinary. Whereas a gold glove CFer with a .782 OPS like Grisham will start every day for a decade in the major leagues. To your original point, I don't think it's a disaster anymore and if the Lauer of 2021 is a real deal it is probably a push at best all things considered.
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When Milwaukee will miss the two best pitchers (DeSclafani just went on the DL this week) on a team that is #1 in fewest runs allowed, certainly is a nice stroke of luck. Probably will get Alex Wood, Logan Webb, and Johnny Cueto. Edit: Nope, Alex Wood pitching today, Gausman pitched Wednesday, DeScalafani on DL. Webb, Cueto and bullpen day?
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Doesn't Stearns get some serious consideration for Executive of the Year in 2021? Look at this trade, he initially acquired Feyereisen from the Yankees for a 16 year old kid, and cash. They originally selected Drew Rasmussen in the 6th round of 2018. Coming back from TJ surgery but was collegiate former first round pick in 2017 (with a 1.8 million dollar slot). Those two players are flipped for Adames who has been the catalyst of the team this year. Not to mention flipping the other pitcher they received, Trevor Richards along with Bowden Francis, for Rowdy Tellez. It's almost unheard of for a team to acquire two productive major league regulars with future team control, in-season while retaining all of the team's blue chip prospects (although I will say Rasmussen probably should have been higher on their prospects lists).
