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  1. Jopal78
    The Mets will go on a tear at some point. They’re not going to play .318 baseball all year. Nor does being 8 games out in April mean much. There’d have to be an unprecedented crash for Stearns to get fired in year 3.
  2. Jopal78
    Maybe, Perkins was a gold glove finalist two years ago. That’s his claim to fame, he’s fungible goods other than that footnote IMO.
  3. Jopal78
    No. Burnes and comp pick for Hall, Ortiz and competitive balance pick (which historically have low rates of producing quality major leaguers)
  4. Jopal78
    My point is they could DFA all 3 of them tomorrow and it’s solid odds none of them get claimed, so what’s the point of a pecking order?
  5. Jopal78
    Orioles additionally got a comp pick for Burnes rejecting QO. Currently their #4 prospect for what that’s worth.
  6. Jopal78
    Whatever. They’re both little guys who hit the ball on the ground too much. It’s silly to assume to assume one is going through a rough patch and the other is just bad at hitting. Especially when Ortiz has a significantly higher hard hit percentage
  7. Jopal78
    It’s like discussing pecking order for players who didn’t make the team out of ST and Perkins hasn’t done anything to change that with his play. As Chourio, Vaughn and Yelich return to health he’ll be shipped back to AAA along with Matos and Jones.
  8. Jopal78
    But maybe fans should be more lenient towards a batter who is closer to passable at his position, and direct their fury towards a player who is miscast as a corner OFer.
  9. Jopal78
    Tough crowd. Realize Ortiz is the better hitter than Frelick right now, and there’s no equal outrage or calls for Sal to be demoted, benched, etc. The Brewers at least have options in the OF besides wasting outs on Frelick right now. Which isn’t to defend Ortiz but difference between him washing out of the majors and having a lengthy career as a defensive SS/utility player is a much smaller step (Orlando Arcia 10 years .239/.292/.369, Alcides Escobar 14 years .258/.295/.345) than Sal Frelick continuing long term as a starting OFer with a .698 career OPS and scuffling mightily at the plate.
  10. Jopal78
    They really need his bat for now enough to overlook he is striking out at Hiura level proportions (39%)
  11. Jopal78
    Maybe, but even with last year his career OPS is .699 in 1400+ career PAs
  12. Jopal78
    Maybe Sal Frelick has maxed out his talent and he’s just not big and strong enough
  13. Jopal78
    Maybe there was an indemnity theft at the WBC
  14. Jopal78
    Timid approaching the wall.
  15. Jopal78
    Junk reminds me of Hunter Renfroe who reminds me of JBJ which was maybe the worst contract handed up by the Brewers in the Stearns era.
  16. Jopal78
    Wow, that’s some real hoops to bend through to support your point! Less playing time than Taylor? It’s like 40 PAs difference (660+ to 700+), that’s like 8 games difference.
  17. Jopal78
    I remember listening to that game. Remarkably, there may not have been a game with more appearances by players who played 15+ seasons in the major leagues: Molitor, Yount, Gantner, Greg Vaughn, Surhoff, Scott Fletcher, Mike Fetters, Roberto Alomar, Dave Winfield, Joe Carter, Pat Borders, John Olerud, Jimmy Key, David Wells.
  18. Jopal78
    On pace for 30 wins!
  19. Jopal78
    Suppan
  20. Jopal78
    He has not been even at replacement level in a half decade.
  21. Jopal78
    On pace for 24 wins
  22. Jopal78
    Hamilton is in the game at 3rd. They pinch hit for Ortiz they don’t have any infielders left on the bench for Jones. They have other options in the OF
  23. Jopal78
    You’re right, and most of that WAR is from Ortiz in ‘24. But hard not to be underwhelmed when you get an oft-injured long reliever and a all glove no hit SS for one of the ten best pitchers in the game at the time Orioles also got Ike Irish with the comp pick when Burnes left as a free agent. He’s the orioles #4 prospect
  24. Jopal78
    With Hall and Ortiz on the field at the same time, can’t help but think sort of an underwhelming return for Corbin Burnes + comp pick, even if it was just one year of Burnes.
  25. Jopal78
    Does Tyler Black need an extended chance in the majors? With nearly 1,000 AAA PAs his line is .264/.383/.423. He’s limited to corner outfield and first base: positions where is pop-gun bat with good plate discipline do not different skills than the players currently on the roster, and he was unable to beat those same players out in ST. Although I will admit the Brewers have an unacceptable number of regulars (Frelick, Ortiz, Rengifo, and Hamilton) with sub .300 SLG%. I would imagine if the Brewers believe they have someone who can out slug those players (Black?) while playing comparable defense some of those names above could find themselves in AAA or released (depending on contract status).
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