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  1. Jopal78
    I would guess the 26th man isn’t in the organization yet. There’s no reason to keep Collins with the big league club, and no reason to keep Margot at all. With refusing to guarantee Canha a spot on the 26 man, it gives of the vibe that they’re waiting for a player to shake loose from another club
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    Technically “the House that Ruth built” in 1923, was torn down in 2008.
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    I don’t understand the Cubs predictions. They won 83 games last year and ostensibly traded 3 players (Bellinger, Paredes and Wesneski) from their major league roster for Kyle Tucker. That’s a lot of versatility and bullpen innings to give up for an increase in offensive production. While Tucker is terrific he’s also on an expiring contract. Will be interesting to see how the Cubs season plays out, if they are in 3rd place or worse in the Central do they keep Tucker and take the comp pick when he leaves, or do they try to recoup some of the talent they spent to get him, by swapping him off to a contender?
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    Bauers. They won’t have a rookie former first round pick sitting on the bench multiple days a week. Canha probably didn’t have enough left in the tank at 36, or they have a hunch another player they like more is going to come available
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    No, while a little wordy the point was the Brewers are being careful with their pitchers they intend to rely on in 2025. Thus instead fans of being upset about who initially makes the team and doesn’t; it’s better to zoom out and see the whole picture. Compared to the Pirates the Brewers have been luckier with this strategy because the Pirates already lost their #2 pitcher Jones to a significant elbow injury. If in your opinion, “couldn’t you have waited to post this” is a thought provoking response to the above which moves the discussion along, then I guess that’s your prerogative. However it’s no wonder then why the discourse on this board is bottoming out.
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    Couldn’t you contribute something positive to move the discussion along, or was your intent clicking on the thread to criticize the poster.
  7. Jopal78
    Right now on March 19 2025, Courio is 21 years old, and Pete Crow Armstrong is 22. He‘s not quite 2 whole years older. It’s factual. Sheesh. I’m not comparing Chourio to PCA either. I’m pointing out to those drawing conclusions that PCA won’t bet a good hitter that his minor league numbers were huge (like Chourio’s), PCA has less experience as a professional in both the majors and the minors than Chourio (who is a terrific player). Therefore realistically it’s early to draw conclusions on someone’s career who is that young, with so little experience and yet those similarities to a terrific MLB player. . But I get it, it’s the same site where there were 40+ pages worth of posts from folks convinced it was too early to write off Hiura as a bust after 1000 PAs despite what the facts said.
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    For real? PCA has 436 major league plate appearances, that’s almost 100 fewer than Chourio. He’s barely played. Just say you’re biased already. I have no idea if PCA is going to be a good player or not. I do know he was a monster in the minor leagues and out produced Chourio’s numbers albeit while slightly older. Next, make no mistake I hope he fails because as a Brewer fan the schadenfreude would be satisfying. However, if you’re willing to write of a 23 year old, with the stats and the pedigree after less than 450 PAs it simply means you’re biased and not looking at things realistically.
  9. Jopal78
    I don’t know about that PCA will be just 23 in a few days (a hair under two years older than Chourio). In 1120 minor league plate appearances PCA hit .296/.368/.515. In 1211 minor league PAs Chourio hit .286/.347/.490. Obviously, he’s struggled in the majors more than Chourio, but much to our chagrin it’s realistically too early to write off someone with that kind of minor league production. If he could manage to be 85% of what he was in the minor leagues he’ll play for a decade as a CFer
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    They need someone on the bench who can play 1B so probably Bauers or Canha will be in the 26 man roster. Unless someone is on the waiver wire they like better for that bench role
  11. Jopal78
    Canha is interesting, from his spring training stats it certainly looks like he’s washed up, would be interesting to know what their internal data says. Plus Canha likely has a multimillion dollar payday if he’s on the big league club.
  12. Jopal78
    Was a pitcher’s duel initially with the Cubs on top, then Imanaga ran out of steam in the 4th. Counsell went to one of his relievers who could give him length and it Ben Brown took a few hitters to find his command in the 5th but at that point three Dodger runs had crossed the plate and the game was essentially over. The professionalism of the Dodgers is kind of impressive. They didn’t have a hit against Imanaga, Ben Brown comes in seemingly blinks for a second and the Dodgers were all over him, scoring the decisive runs.
  13. Jopal78
    The New Bill James Baseball Abstract from the early 2000s had a two sentence summary of Cecil Fielder: A big fat guy who hit a bunch of home runs for a couple seasons. Take out the word “fat” and the same summary could apply to Gallo.
  14. Jopal78
    Depending what the intel is on Woodruff, I could see the Brewers moving Civale before the season starts. Several teams have a dire need for starting pitchers, and the Brewers reportedly tried to move Civale’s 8 million dollar contract once before. As for the deadline it’s been a long time (2018) since your could say the Brewers were aggressive at the deadline. Like most years, I’d expect them to be bargain shoppers again if contending and a fire sale (Woodruff, Cortes, Quintana, Civale, Hoskins, etc.) if they’re not
  15. Jopal78
    What’s the point here? Yeah the Sox were bad last year. That certainly doesn’t mean they will simply stick with poor performing players because they were bad last year. Moreover, walking 4.5 in Spring Training isn’t good. Presumably Smith’s not out there disengaged from results while trying out new pitches; rather with a huge opportunity in front of him he’s trying to perform to make the team. This has been beaten to death. The Brewers left an older minor league middle relief/swing man unprotected in the Rule 5 draft and he got selected. If Smith put up his stat line across 25 starts in the minors; yeah I’d say performance in ‘25 is irrelevant and the Sox keep him at all costs. But a reliever? Even the lowly White Sox are a major league team and subject to anti-tanking measures, so Smith is gonna have to deliver to some extent or they’ll send him back. Simple as that.
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    I would assume some degree of competition still matters. They can only roster 26 players at a time and injury and performance always factor into who those 26 players will be unless competition is wholly irrelevant.
  17. Jopal78
    Smith is currently walking 4.5 batters per 9 in Spring Training. At that rate he probably comes back to the Brewers.
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    I know it’s blue font, but I was in my early 20s when “Hot In Herre” was big. I’m just curious about the market research that shows this is going to make them extra revenue. Nelly is the kind of act you would expect to see at a Tribal Casino or the State Fair or something like that; so there probably would be some fans that would stick around but I’m not sure how many extra tickets they will sell for people to come out to see Nelly. And is the cost to book Nelly less than it would be for other promos that they know bring fans out like t-shirts and bobble heads? I get Shaq Diesel probably doesn’t have a huge booking fee; but other than the most ardent fans or people with not much else to do, I don’t see much of a draw at all for a DJ Set by Shaquille O’Neal.
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    What age group is that? Nelly and Shaquille O’Neal are both over 50 years old and haven’t been relevant musically in years if ever. What do you really expect for a post-game concert that’s free for those who bought tickets to a game?
  20. Jopal78
    Mistake about what? Protecting a 25 year old relief pitcher who’s never played in the majors? I’ve always conceded the fact Smith could make it, but the indisputable reality is the probabilities of him doing so aren’t great. Next, people can throw out metrics all they want, but reality is if Smith was anything why haven’t the pundits who write for a living acknowledged it? On MLB Pipeline Smith is not ranked as one of the Sox’s Top 25 prospects, Keith Law doesn’t have him amongst his Top 20 on the Sox, yet more than one poster here has clamored that Smith is one of the best pitchers in the minor leagues. Somebody has to be wrong….. . As for Milwaukee they’ve got relievers coming out their ears. It’s simply not a spot they’re going to invest an extra 40 man roster spot right now, especially when there’s fair odds Smith gets returned to them anyhow before the end of 2025.
  21. Jopal78
    I don’t much care what a player’s metrics are. The data can be filtered to support any argument one wishes to make. You leave out Smith is a reliever/swingman. If he was a bonus baby as you suggest and pitched as a swingman/reliever in the minors, he’d already be considered a disappointment not the #1 prospect. Sheesh. There’s a reason the Brewers didn’t add him to the 40 man roster. He’s got arm talent but he’s too inexperienced to predict where he winds up in the future, and 40 man spots in Milwaukee are at a premium. Equally important there’s a significant chance he is returned to the Brewers organization anyways. For the 2024 season, 11 pitchers were taken in the Rule 5 draft and 7 were returned to their original organization. For the 2023 season 13 pitchers were selected in the Rule 5 draft and 9 were returned. Over the last two years the odds of any random Rule 5 pitcher sticking in the big leagues are about 33%.
  22. Jopal78
    One of the best pitchers in the minor leagues? Be serious. Smith wasn’t even the best in his own organization last year. He’s not even in the White Sox’s Top 25 prospects, and he’s a swing man/reliever. One of the best pitchers in the minor leagues, ha! Your anecdotal evidence about Erceg also omits he was a position player (3B) in the Brewers organization for YEARS before turning to pitching. Plus, Erceg was never on the 40 man roster and was Rule 5 eligible in 2021 and 2022 and went unselected. It’s a straw man argument and not a particularly good one
  23. Jopal78
    You’re right, if the leash is in fact long. Can a pitcher who hasn’t pitched all that much since high school make the jump from AA to the majors? Even the lowly White Sox won’t keep someone around who can’t perform at the major league level.
  24. Jopal78
    Like I said, time will tell. My guess is a 25 year old man with under 200 total innings pitched since he finished high school won’t be able to keep pace in the major leagues, but it will be a great story if he does
  25. Jopal78
    Of course it is. Just like your opinion he’s a “stud” or was a mistake to leave him unprotected. I do know that Gus Varland had twice as much experience at the same age as Smith, and Varland flopped as a Rule 5. Like I said, maybe Smith has enough sheer talent to get by on a club that was historically bad last year, but the track record for inexperienced Rule 5 pitchers sticking in the big leagues an entire year isn’t great.
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