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  1. Jopal78
    What’s the problem, no doubt it’s early, but Williams is under .200 without a XBH in 10 games and Sproat’s lack of command is loosening his grip on a roster spot. So spot on, factual statement: tough start for those two guys.
  2. Jopal78
    It seems obvious they are trying to “connect” with the entire state, because that is essentially their market boundaries. But really, rolling out new alternate unis every few seasons is more than anything a tool by MLB and Nike to sell more merch.
  3. Jopal78
    Williams with a .147/.293/.147 line in AAA. Tough stat for the players they got for Peralta
  4. Jopal78
    Sure but they’re not strictly platoon guys. So while the performance against LHP may improve, somebody currently in the lineup goes to the bench against RHP
  5. Jopal78
    I think you’re attaching too much weight to Chourio and Vaughn. Chourio’s OPS+ last year (113) would put him ahead of only Lockridge (111) and Bauers (94) and Ortiz (69) on this year’s squad. And nobody knows if Vaughn truly broke out last year or merely had an extended hot streak. But you did hit on the Brewers biggest weakness, with apologies to Yelich’s fast start, they don’t have that middle of the order hitter with the .500+ slugging percentage protecting the bats in front of him.
  6. Jopal78
    You’re right. With a pitcher walking nearly 6 batters per 9innings in AAA (across 141 innings), probably should temper expectations regardless of where his name appears on some prospect list.
  7. Jopal78
    Been awhile since a Brewers starter laid an egg in their MLB debut
  8. Jopal78
    Call it what you want. The first paragraph of my post was from the rule book. (Slide before reaching the base, into the base, hang on to the base, and spikes below the fielders knees). Contreras did all those things. Murphy didn’t have an issue with it either…. So maybe it’s your fandom bias that says an aggressive play must be dirty because one of your guys got his pants torn BELOW the knee
  9. Jopal78
    Contreras went into his slide before getting to the bag, went directly into the bag, didn’t slide through the bag, kept his back foot on the base, and didn’t have his spikes up above the fielder’s knees. The TV guys are right, Contreras has nowhere else to go within the rules, so Hamilton should’ve not been in front of the bag. Aggressive play, but hardly dirty or one that he would get called out for under the rules.
  10. Jopal78
    Woah. Dig the optimism but it’s been 9 games. After the dust clears, these trades tend to be a wash as far as which player provided more value. Heck Adames was a 14 WAR player in his time with the Brewers and that was said to be such a win for the Brewers yet Rasmussen is at 11.6 WAR for the Rays and isn’t a free agent until 2028.
  11. Jopal78
    A UCL sprain is a tear of the ligament. A 2nd opinion is likely on severity of tear/treatment options. Too bad for Koenig. If he can’t rehab it, he’ll be 34 and would’ve gone through arbitration before he pitches again.
  12. Jopal78
    Drohan recalled
  13. Jopal78
    DL Hall, followed by Johnny Wholestaff
  14. Jopal78
    Granted!
  15. Jopal78
    Guess Mitchell needed some ABs in AAA! 😃
  16. Jopal78
    Crow pitched last night for Nashville, McGee on the 2nd Rodriguez on the 1st. Gasser and Henderson on full rest. Probably one of those 2
  17. Jopal78
    What if Made and Pena already turned down their overtures? In fact, entirely plausible, how would that cut against your theory? You have also overlooked the relevant fact that the Brewers intentionally seek out up the middle players because of their versatility to move to other spots. For example Turang mostly played SS in the minors but has appeared there just 25 times in the majors out of 400+ games.
  18. Jopal78
    Max Kepler got 10 million dollars last winter, and Carlos Santana got 12 million dollars. Adolis Garcia got 10 million this winter. When non-difference making free agents are making 10-12 million per year, is there a downside to a team paying more up front to secure a couple of club option years on a player they really like and have high expectations for?
  19. Jopal78
    Yeah you might be right. There is probably not enough information to be more than anecdotal if you come out ahead going year to year and without getting a mega-deal. For example, Pratt with his draft bonus and the numbers in the proposed extension will have nearly as much guaranteed money as Rhys Hoskins has made to date without having taken a swing.
  20. Jopal78
    It’s not about being driven by ego or hitting massive cash. Rather it is opportunity that is fleeting. If you had a physical skill that you could use to earn obscene amounts of money but said physical skill will almost certainly and permanently erode somewhere before 40, wouldn’t you seize the opportunities to make as much as possible before that day arrives? I am more surprised there are American born players who already got one major payday when they were drafted who are willing to potentially leave some money on the table by taking these early extensions.
  21. Jopal78
    That’s really built on a lot of assumptions. First of all, I think it’s part of the GM’s core job duties to identify what premium players they have where there is potential surplus value in extending them. Some players, like Contreras, aren’t interested in delaying their free agency and likewise the Brewers aren’t interested in market rate extensions where there is no surplus value. Frelick is not eligible for free agency until he is going to be 30. With his profile is there going to be surplus value in his age 30, 31 seasons to make an extension worthwhile? I think it’s also more likely that major league players like Joey Ortiz are motivated to play hard to keep those guaranteed contracts coming in the future and the club they perform for is largely irrelevant. It’s one of the main cliches players use “If I play well these things take care of themselves”. Made and Pena likely will look at Chourio and Pratt and be motivated to position themselves to get that kind of guarantee for themselves. or even look at Contreras and be motivated to get to the majors as soon as possible then mark their free agency date on their calendars. The final reality is the players are a pretty large brotherhood, and there may be private jealousies, but they all recognize that an increasing number of players who have yet to debut in the majors signing guarantees for 50+ million dollars is good for the brotherhood.
  22. Jopal78
    Fine. But if you think the Brewers gave up too early on Joey Wiemer or he is likely to be more than a journeyman over 20% of the league disagrees with you.
  23. Jopal78
    A Joey Wiemer reference? Holy cow. You realize he’s on his 5th different organization since the Brewers “ran him out of town”? Thats more telling than 3 big games in late March.
  24. Jopal78
    I think I would say his game is his game at this point (27+ years old, 6 years pro experience and 4+ years service time). The swing and miss in his game isn’t likely to be corrected with more experience against minor league pitching. And yes he is running out of time. Had he been an unheralded draft pick instead of a first round bonus baby they likely would have cut him loose already due to his inability to stay healthy.
  25. Jopal78
    Ha! When will he be a finished product then? When he’s 30?, 31? after he reaches free agency? Sheesh. Injuries damaged his career, no doubt about it. Tough break for him and the Brewers. However already turning 28 this season, and in his arbitration years, Mitchell is in no way shape or form any sort of prospect with things yet to learn in the minor leagues. Viewed from that context he absolutely is what he is at this point. That being said, the bar is set quite low offensively in CF. Play the guy who was a first round pick and may still have some upside. Who knows, maybe they’ll get lucky and he’ll cut his K rate down to something close to 25% and they’ll have a serviceable player for a couple years.
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