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  1. Jopal78
    It is fascinating to see the Cardinals continue to start Wainwright and his 8+ ERA every 5th day. Wainwright doesn’t have MLB caliber numbers but as a franchise icon they can’t release him. Then in an attempt salvage something from a terrible season, they’re trying to get him his 200th career win by keeping him in the rotation only for him to hand them an automatic loss most times out.
  2. Jopal78
    Seriously, read more carefully. Not once did suggest the author was nuts, or demean them in anyway. But thanks for mocking me, very adult of you. Rather, a PLAYER abandoning the swing that made them a millionaire and allowed their wildest dreams to come true, is kind of nuts.
  3. Jopal78
    I guess I don’t understand your point if there is one. They gave him 1000+ PAs and released the guy because their baseball people concluded he couldn’t play. That he’s been in AAA as a result of contractual reasons is irrelevant to him getting another shot in Milwaukee , that the Brewers struggled at DH has proven irrelevant, that he’s changed his swing maybe out of desperation or maybe not is irrelevant. Their baseball people decided back in March he’s not a player; to date that apparently hasn’t changed; and the Brewers haven’t been in panic mode yet where they’re willing to try anything to save the season. There’s the Hiura saga in a nutshell.
  4. Jopal78
    You’ve talked to him? You’ve seen him play in AAA? Reality… says you. These are guys that have been the best player on their team since they were kids, to change your swing completely after getting significant major league experience, suggests to me someone who is lost and doesn’t know how to get back to success.
  5. Jopal78
    This is all circular, they dropped him in n March- meaning they did not care if he left the organization or not. Frankly, Hiura is in AAA so he can get paid. There’s no question in my mind if he was willing to refuse his salary in order to leave, the Brewers would have released him. The Brewers have been bad at DH, the gambled on Winker and lost, Canha hasn’t been good, etc. But in spite of the DH struggles they remain in first place and have been there most of the year. Are they more in first place had they called Hiura up, nobody knows. With respect to the swing, making an adjustment is one thing, abandoning the swing that got scholarship, got drafted as a first round pick, and got 1000 PAs in the majors and trying to get back to the bigs with a different way of hitting is kind of nuts.
  6. Jopal78
    They could be, and he could tell them that his swing got him to the majors, and he’s convinced it works against any pitcher
  7. Jopal78
    Maybe as a desperation move, but despite their faults they’re in 1st and have been most the season; they’re not desperate yet.
  8. Jopal78
    Thats probably another reason he’s not in the majors: Hiura abandoned the very thing which got him to the major leagues in the first place. Implying he has no confidence n his ability to consistently hit mlb pitching
  9. Jopal78
    I agree I don’t want to see a big patch for Northwestern Mutual etc on the jersey. Then again they’ve already had Nike ads on the right clavicle for years, and it seems MLB and the NFL are the last major sports leagues to not have embraced ads on the shirts. So as much as I don’t like it, for a team like the Brewers it probably makes sense to embrace the ad, get the extra revenue before the ads become pervasive
  10. Jopal78
    The Brewers recent history is breaking in starters to the majors as relief pitchers, so Houser’s spot is nearly 100% safe. I could see Gasser as another lefty out of the pen especiallY if Chafin continues to be unreliable.
  11. Jopal78
    The Brewers failure to beat up on the doormats like Oakland, Detroit and Washington comes back to haunt them in a tight division race. They’re going to have to win their division by beating the likes of the Rangers, Twins, Phillies, etc. Outside head to head matchups with Milwaukee, the Cubs have six games left against winning teams (3 with Atl, 3 with SF).
  12. Jopal78
    I wouldn’t necessarily credit the Cubs getting better development staff or being smarter. Their prospects in the Top 100 came from breaking up their World Series team/selling and the losing that followed in the immediate aftermath. Crow-Armstrong for Baez Kevin Alcantara for Rizzo Ben Brown for David Robertson Owen Caissie for Darvish Cade Horton was the #7 pick in ‘22 following the sell-off of July of ‘21 when the Cubs went 20-36 afterward.
  13. Jopal78
    Nice name calling. If you post something that’s goofy at least own it (“Don’t drink alcohol abroad if you’re under 21 it’s a Federal offense”) and not act like you’re 12 and calling people names (unless of course you are, in that case shame on you naughty boy).
  14. Jopal78
    That’s far narrower than your original premise. That particular Citizens Guide claims the US has jurisdiction over “certain” sex crimes committed abroad involving children. My point is still correct, without the ability to compel participation from foreign witnesses or access to proofs of the crime from a foreign country, nobody is even getting charged unless it’s Jeffrey Epstein and they can leverage a bunch Americans to testify. That’s because the US government doesn’t not typically bring charges unless it’s nearly certain they’ll get a conviction.
  15. Jopal78
    Oh yeah? That’s simply something you made up. Thousands of people buy and smoke Cuban cigars abroad with no fear of being arrested upon return to America, same deal with Amsterdam and prostitutes in the red light district How could a prosecutor charge somebody with a crime in America with no access or way to compel access to proof of the crime. Total baloney. Back on topic Franco is uber rich, even if allegations end up true these things have a way of working out where the victim refuses to cooperate/testify $$$.
  16. Jopal78
    The Padres are 3 games better than the Pirates and Nationals, two teams who weren’t even trying to compete this year. The Padres are a train wreck and everybody running the team could get fired after the season, which is also your answer on usage.
  17. Jopal78
    Presumably, they’ll be trying to sew up a division title so I’d guess Rea for depth (maybe Megill or Lauer) in the pen, and someone to pinch hit, pinch run, be a defensive replacement— so Miller, Jones, Perkins (if healthy). Wouldn’t rule out a 3rd catcher either (but that creates a 40 man roster issue)
  18. Jopal78
    … or they gave him more than 1000 PAs on playoff contending teams to show them something and he failed, so they moved on. The only thing I really dispute in this whole thread is the implication that Hiura’s performance in ‘23 matters in getting another shot with the Brewers. The team moved on, and let every other team in the league have a chance to claim him. Hiura could hit .400 in AAA I don’t think it makes getting another shot in Milwaukee more likely at this point.
  19. Jopal78
    Preller has got some magic fairy dust just like Ken Williams in Chicago. The Padres haven’t won much at all the entire time he was there, been through a handful of managers yet he survives year after year.
  20. Jopal78
    Im not an expert on the CBA but short of adding him to the 40 man roster tendering him a contract as an arbitration eligible player, Hiura would be a free agent at seasons end.
  21. Jopal78
    Sure a team could need a warm body and get Hiura for “past considerations”. Otherwise, his trade value at this point is non-existent: he makes 3x the minimum salary, he can’t be optioned and after the 50 games left this season any team who has him, either has to tender him for ‘24 or let him go. Most likely as has been the case all year, if the Brewers could facilitate his return to the majors with another team by releasing him they would have done so.
  22. Jopal78
    That would be a great question for one of the “journalists” who cover the team to ask. Put this thing to bed once and for all.
  23. Jopal78
    It should be painfully obvious at this point: there is something about his game that is unacceptable to the Brewers, and Hiura has been unable to correct or change it and it trumps whatever the metrics say. The Brewers didn’t DFA, Hiura hoping he stuck around so they could call him back up again later after putting up some good AAA numbers. The Brewers moved on would have been fine with him leaving, but he needs to report to AAA to get that 2 million dollars. Simple stuff.
  24. Jopal78
    Other than the first few years with Ozzie that’s how it is on the south side with Jerry Manuel, Ventura, LaRussa: less wins with more talent
  25. Jopal78
    With a game and an half over the Reds and Cubs it’s ostensibly 49 game season, how long do you suggest to give him to see if he’s one of their 26 best guys? (Which I’m not advocating they cut him, rather a question: a guy who they’re not paying, won’t be there next year, and has kind of been a disappointment this season, how long of a rope do you give someone like that?)
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