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  1. Jopal78
    Dont bother to look at the career stats of those two pitchers especially against Milwaukee. Instead only consider what happened in the regular season a week ago and draw conclusion based on that… Makes total sense 🙄
  2. Jopal78
    Yes, Wheeler and Nola are every bit as good a Burnes and Woodruff, and the Phillies have a better hitter at almost every position.
  3. Jopal78
    Those late 90s early 00s Brewer teams were something else. Marquis Grissom was terrible for the Brewers (.687 OPS); they swap him for Devon White and Grissom immediately becomes a .746 OPS CFer for the rest of his career (584 games). White has close to a career year for the Brewers then retired.
  4. Jopal78
    Agreed, Counsell doesn’t have a hitter on his roster who other team’s fear, and he’s been saddled with mostly struggling rookies and mediocre or worse hitters, yet he’s had his squad in first place most of the year. Don’t lose the forest amongst the trees, Counsell has done an A+ job this year.
  5. Jopal78
    Nobody knows what the other FOs in baseball think of Hiura, but I think it’s safe to assume the answer is ‘not much’. Hiura doesn’t play MLB caliber defense, he doesn’t hit lefties, he struggles to make consistent contact against MLB pitching and he’s out of options. I’m sure the Brewers decision to move on from a guy who they controlled for multiple seasons yet, and used Top 10 draft pick on, was not one they took lightly. After all Hiura got 1000 PAs on teams that were all in a playoff chase, something I know wouldn’t have happened in New York, Houston, LAD etc. It would be interesting to learn why they didn’t just release him when he cleared waivers after the DFA which would have nipped all this in the Bud, but we’ll probably never know.
  6. Jopal78
    That response evades the question: do you honestly believe there’s been interest from another club and the Brewers have continued to hang on to him as some sort of cruelty or ignorance? Even the skin flint Oakland A’s you referenced signed then ate the contracts of Jesus Aguilar (3 million) and Shintaro Fujinami (3.2 million), so the argument that Hiura’s contract (2.2 million) is too rich for the blood of other teams has credibility issues. I think the simplest explanation is reality no team wants/wanted Hiura and the Brewers (a class organization) are letting him stay in game shape in AAA should an opportunity for him arise.
  7. Jopal78
    They let Brosseau go to Japan after he was DFA’d and outrighted to AAA. Do you honestly think there’s been interest from ANY other team in organized baseball and Hiura’s still in AAA for Milwaukee because of some form of cruelty by the Club? I don’t buy it for a second. (Hell, I’d buy that Japan wanted Hiura and Keston didn’t want to go so the Brewers refused to release him, before some form of cruelty or ignorance on behalf of the Brewers)
  8. Jopal78
    There’s a factual error—the Brewers did not miss the post-season in 2019. They were a wild card team under the old format and were eliminated in their post season game against Washington. Secondly, despite any polarity amongst fans I don’t think anyone would say Hiura struggled in 2019, that was the year he was awesome. Finally, how can an article about the “rise and fall” of a player omit that he was designated for assignment, removed from the 40 man roster and outrighted to AAA? #clickbait. I should’ve known better, shame on me.
  9. Jopal78
    Both TV and road Radio groups are just awful at what they do…. trying yo be funny and dropping cultural references
  10. Jopal78
    I don’t understand what difference it makes when a player was acquired; players do not develop at the same speed. After losing 88 games, they committed over 250 million dollars to free agents for the ‘23 season and onward and are likely going to see a 15-18 game improvement over ‘22. Obviously not all of those players have worked out but they’re clearly contending because if the season ended today they’d be in the playoffs, and has as good of a chance in the NL as Milwaukee or any other team outside LA or Atlanta. Second, they still have a wave of highly regarded prospects on the way, so whatever their floor is this year, where not too many folks have them a chance, it likely will only go higher and replacing the Hosmer, Mancini, Taillon, Smyly type players with homegrown cost controlled players will allow them to use that entertainment district and Marquee network revenue to add more premium talent via free agency should they deem it necessary.
  11. Jopal78
    Arguably one could say the Cubs are rebuilding. They just took a different approach than the small market teams do, and used their spending power to assemble a higher floor than typical rebuilding teams: Happ, Hoerner, Suzuki, Swanson, Steele, Alzolay, Morel. Next the quality prospects they acquired from selling off Rizzo, Bryant, Baez etc. are about to start breaking into the majors which should raise that floor even higher. Then they still have the financial wherewithal to add a couple of starters like Blake Snell and Aaron Nola this off season to make their squad quite formidable going forward.
  12. Jopal78
    You left out Suzuki (OPS +114) and Dansby Swanson (4.1 bWAR) as two other recent signees with hefty contracts. I also think you maybe underestimating some of the other players they had in house. Kyle Hendricks had a shoulder injury last year but now healthy has returned to his career norms and is a terrific middle rotation starter. Hoerner and Happ are a couple of 1st round picks in ‘18 and ‘15 respectively and have been quality players for a few seasons. Christopher Morel has come on this year, and shouldn’t be unexpected given the Cubs gave him $800,000 as a 16 year old in the DR. Justin Steele really developed for them into a #1 starter and Alzolay went from a highly touted pitching prospect who struggled as a starter to a very fine closer. Perhaps the cupboards weren’t as bare as the pundits thought they were.
  13. Jopal78
    In the 419 innings Taylor has played in the field this year only 40 of have come in CF, down from over 660 innings last year; and he’s played CF 3 times since May. Maybe it’s the Brewers trying to keep him off the IL again with that torn ligament in his elbow, or maybe they just prefer other players in CF now, so it’s one explanation Wiemer is on the roster.
  14. Jopal78
    How about 36 year old Yan Gomes having his best season in a decade…. Just like 36 year old David Ross in ‘16.
  15. Jopal78
    They’re a terrible defensive team, and misplayed at least 4 balls in the game with the Cubs tonight. Man, the Cubs hitters are firing on all cylinders lately: beat out a couple infield hits then someone knocks a mistake pitch over the fence.
  16. Jopal78
    Greinke has allowed too many homers, 24 in 123 innings pitched. His other stats aren’t far off his marks from the last 2 seasons. Hard to rack Ws when you’re prone to giving up homers and play for a bad offensive team.
  17. Jopal78
    The Brewers pitchers have allowed 28 fewer runs, but there likely is not a poster here who had the Cubs as a playoff team. Part of their success is better than expected results from Hendricks, Stroman, Steele, Assad
  18. Jopal78
    Exactly, Donaldson already said this is likely his last season and now he’s joining a pennant race. Other than the dust up with Tim Anderson I don’t recall any team having a problem with Donaldson besides injuries. So with such a short period of time with Milwaukee and the circumstances, I’m sure there will be no issues.
  19. Jopal78
    Aaron Nola is maybe ahead of Wainwright as the #1 Brewer killer: 6-1 life time with a 2.30 ERA in 11 starts, 66 career innings with 76 strike outs, and just 4 homeruns allowed. The Brewers have a career .286 OBP against Nola.
  20. Jopal78
    Hell yes! Get a few ABs under his belt and let her rip for September!
  21. Jopal78
    Donaldson is a former MVP who’s still a good defender at 3B. Whether the bat has gone cold due to injuries or diminishing skills at 37 is anyone’s guess but, given Montaserio/Anderson or Donaldson, I’m taking him every single time.
  22. Jopal78
    What winning team has had chemistry issues? To the contrary, winning consistently in a pennant chase tends to cure chemistry issues.
  23. Jopal78
    The bar is set so low at 3B it would be virtually impossible for Donaldson to not be an improvement. There really isn’t a downside, especially if they simply release Anderson and replace him with Donaldson.
  24. Jopal78
    Lucas Giolito bWAR 2.1 Corbin Burnes bWAR 2.8 Mike Clevinger bWAR 2.9 I’d say those are impact starting pitchers who most assuredly will be joining a contending team this afternoon. Elvis Peguero bWAR 0.8 Reynaldo Lopez bWAR 1.2 Matt Moore bWAR 1.7 Likewise a couple of quality bullpen arms will be on the move today. I agree with you on the hitters: Bader and Renfroe are mediocre ball players to begin with and are having bad years.
  25. Jopal78
    Well, no. I don’t think those teams have any intention of pulling the player back, they can’t trade them. Teams at the bottom of the group of contenders like the twins or reds could conceivably get an entire new look to their pitching staff by claiming Clevenger and Giolito.
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