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  1. Jopal78
    Brewers are a winning team but for the games Houser starts. 1-6 with a 5.40 era. Must really be down on Lauer etc to keep Houser in the rotation to flush their season
  2. Jopal78
    Also, Bauer has thrown twice before on 3 days rest and in neither start did he last long. 4 innings 2 ER in 2018, and 5 innings and 4 ER in 2019.
  3. Jopal78
    The Phillies lost twice to the Nationals yesterday so their intradivision record is now 20-19 with one division game left today against the Nationals. After the Brewers win yesterday their intradivision record is 17-17. Crazy to think in a tie situation, the Brewers inability to put away the Pirates (esp. that late August three game sweep) this year will keep them out of the playoffs. Pittsburgh went 8-19 against rest of the NL Central.
  4. Jopal78
    I guess this is exactly what they had in mind with the expanded playoffs. Brewers could wind up anywhere from the 5th seed to out of the picture all together. The Giants still very much alive and Philadelphia with a outside chance. Last weekend if the season and only 5 teams are playing out the string
  5. Jopal78
    Hiura has 77 strike outs in 55 games, and his OBP is barely above .300. Besides the homers he has only four other extra base hits (all doubles). What a tale of two seasons from the guy who sprayed the ball all over the park last year, to the guy who can't hit the high fastball yet can't lay off it. They should have given him a break earlier before the season was on the line.
  6. Jopal78
    I guess I am kind of on board with this, but I'm down more on Urias long term impact. I don't really care if Urias was young for AA or AAA or drew a fair share of walks in the minors. There are no Kyle Hendricks, Yu Darvish, Luis Castillo or Sonny Grays in the minor leagues. With the Brewers he's going to have to hit his way on board against these type of pitchers because they don't hand out a lot of walks to begin with. Moreover, his percent of line drive's so far is in line with Orlando Arcia's percentage. To me, it unfortunately seems like Urias is a younger version with maybe "potential" to be an average hitter. Not a terrible player to have on your club, but not necessarily one that an organization should be giving up equally young talent to acquire. Which brings us back to the trade, the main difference between Grisham and Urias is that Grisham had already experienced some success at the major league level at the time of the trade, while Urias had not. Grisham and Davies have proven they are the better players right now. Accordingly, there is no way to grade this trade in September of 2020 as anything other than a major gaffe for Milwaukee (which goes without mentioning players like Topa, Ray Black, Feyereisen have all since passed Lauer on the depth chart, and the lack of quality OF depth has lead to significant playing time in the OF being soaked up by Mathias, Sogard, Holt, Peterson etc). Could Urias and Lauer develop further and make this trade a huge win for the Brewers? Sure anything is possible, but its also likely what you see is what they got. Nobody knows.
  7. Jopal78
    I wouldn't say the panic meter necessarily started on 1. Outside of the PCL he had always been a middling hitter.
  8. Jopal78
    Dodgers don't want or need him and I think Braun wants to end his career where he started. Given his close relationship with the Owner and the Owner's son, if Braun plays next year (which is the Big IF) it will almost certainly be with the Brewers. 11 million dollars is nothing in today's game for a good hitter especially a one year deal.
  9. Jopal78
    You neglect to mention players have to be willing to change. Arcia has played in over 500 games in the minor leagues and another 500+ in the major leagues he's had pro coaches in his ear since he was a teenager. He's not going to suddenly morph into a .285/.345/.475 hitter with a little different tutelage.
  10. Jopal78
    He sucks. Can’t play D, has no strike zone judgment. Trade him before he’s Chris Carter
  11. Jopal78
    Haines probably has hitting philosophies/approaches he preaches which maybe the players adhere to. He’s supposed to notice bad hitting habits players get into, and he’s supposed to know what the opposing pitchers approach is and what they’re likely going to throw and be able to suggest tendencies to look for. However by the time these hitters get to the majors and have had some success, hardly any are breaking their swings down and changing it mid-season. They’re going to dance with the ones that brought them to the show. Moreover, to the extent Haines is blamed for Yelich and Hiura having down years he has to be given credit for Gyorko who is having a career triple slash line, and Vogelbach who is resuscitating his career as a major leaguer. As such a hitting coach likely has limited impact on what the players do. They’re hired to be fired and are usually the first level of insulation before the manager is on the hot seat. Craig isn’t going anywhere regardless of what happens in 2020, and Haines likely isn’t either.
  12. Jopal78
    He’s pitching hurt. The really good ones, like him, don’t typically lose it over night at 30 years old. Just last year he was a horse for a Giants. 34 starts averaging 6+ innings per start, 8.8 k/9 and a k:bb ratio of 4:1. That being said, given he got 5 years/85 million in also glad he’s not a brewer at that price.
  13. Jopal78
    Drawing walks is actually the only thing he's been good at this year (7 in 29 plate appearances) which results in his .414 OBP. Stearns has a history of signing versatile infielders who were first round picks who never lived up to the potential: Brad Miller, Spangenberg, Peterson, etc. Yet with Jace P., it doesn't make any sense. He's with his fifth organization in the last 6 years, he's never been an average hitter and won't be in the team's long term plans. If the team is seriously about chasing the playoffs they are not maximizing their roster as they have a glut of versatile no-hit middle infielders: Urias, Sogard, Peterson, Arcia and Mathias recently optioned. In this instance they would have been better off keeping Smoak or Morrison around on the bench as they at least have a shot at parking one every now and then. If the Brewers aren't going to make a serious run at the postseason, why not call up Mathias, McKinney, Healy etc. and see if they can demonstrate any reason they should be in the team's future plans.
  14. Jopal78
    Drawing walks is actually the only thing he's been good at this year (7 in 29 plate appearances) which results in his .414 OBP. Stearns has a history of signing versatile infielders who were first round picks who never lived up to the potential: Brad Miller, Spangenberg, Peterson, etc. Yet with Jace P., it doesn't make any sense. He's with his fifth organization in the last 6 years, he's never been an average hitter and won't be in the team's long term plans. If the team is seriously about chasing the playoffs they are not maximizing their roster as they have a glut of versatile no-hit middle infielders: Urias, Sogard, Peterson, Arcia and Mathias recently optioned. In this instance they would have been better off keeping Smoak or Morrison around on the bench as they at least have a shot at parking one every now and then. If the Brewers aren't going to make a serious run at the postseason, why not call up Mathias, McKinney, Healy etc. and see if they can demonstrate any reason they should be in the team's future plans.
  15. Jopal78
    Drawing walks is actually the only thing he's been good at this year (7 in 29 plate appearances) which results in his .414 OBP. Stearns has a history of signing versatile infielders who were first round picks who never lived up to the potential: Brad Miller, Spangenberg, Peterson, etc. Yet with Jace P., it doesn't make any sense. He's with his fifth organization in the last 6 years, he's never been an average hitter and won't be in the team's long term plans. If the team is seriously about chasing the playoffs they are not maximizing their roster as they have a glut of versatile no-hit middle infielders: Urias, Sogard, Peterson, Arcia and Mathias recently optioned. In this instance they would have been better off keeping Smoak or Morrison around on the bench as they at least have a shot at parking one every now and then. If the Brewers aren't going to make a serious run at the postseason, why not call up Mathias, McKinney, Healy etc. and see if they can demonstrate any reason they should be in the team's future plans.
  16. Jopal78
    With Urias, had their not been legitimate questions about his bat he wouldn’t have been available in a trade to begin with
  17. Jopal78
    With Urias, had their not been legitimate questions about his bat he wouldn’t have been available in a trade to begin with
  18. Jopal78
    With Urias, had their not been legitimate questions about his bat he wouldn’t have been available in a trade to begin with
  19. Jopal78
    Because we are technically in a playoff race even though we know this team is not good at all In the race with Yelich and Hiura doing their finest Chris Davis impressions no less. If you told me before the season started that both those guys would be toeing the Mendoza line and be in the top 10 in MLB in Ks, I would have told you this team would be in the running for the top pick in the 2021 draft. Hiura had a ton of swing and miss in his game last year. So it’s not surprising he hasn’t figured out how to consistently beat the adjustments the league made for him. Yelich on the other hand, who knows but he looks lost
  20. Jopal78
    Because we are technically in a playoff race even though we know this team is not good at all In the race with Yelich and Hiura doing their finest Chris Davis impressions no less. If you told me before the season started that both those guys would be toeing the Mendoza line and be in the top 10 in MLB in Ks, I would have told you this team would be in the running for the top pick in the 2021 draft. Hiura had a ton of swing and miss in his game last year. So it’s not surprising he hasn’t figured out how to consistently beat the adjustments the league made for him. Yelich on the other hand, who knows but he looks lost
  21. Jopal78
    Because we are technically in a playoff race even though we know this team is not good at all In the race with Yelich and Hiura doing their finest Chris Davis impressions no less. If you told me before the season started that both those guys would be toeing the Mendoza line and be in the top 10 in MLB in Ks, I would have told you this team would be in the running for the top pick in the 2021 draft. Hiura had a ton of swing and miss in his game last year. So it’s not surprising he hasn’t figured out how to consistently beat the adjustments the league made for him. Yelich on the other hand, who knows but he looks lost
  22. Jopal78
    Last three innings, Brewers had 7ks and double play and one base hit. Pathetic
  23. Jopal78
    Last three innings, Brewers had 7ks and double play and one base hit. Pathetic
  24. Jopal78
    Last three innings, Brewers had 7ks and double play and one base hit. Pathetic
  25. Jopal78
    Then bring in Rasmussen with zero margin for error. Counsel managed this game away.
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