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  1. Jopal78
    It’s funny though, because it demonstrates the tight rope Burnes has to walk every time he takes the ball. Last night Flaherty gave up 5 runs in the first two innings but then rebounded and pitched into the 7th, the bats bailed him out and he got the W. Burnes gave up six in the first innings then rebounded but it was already game over .
  2. Jopal78
    ERA + Montgomery 110, Mikolas 99, Flaherty 93. Gallegos 111, Hicks 105, Stratton 101, VerHagen 100. For contrast Freddy Peralta has an ERA+ of 93… cue the “But ERA+ isn’t accurate, doesn’t account for X,etc etc”
  3. Jopal78
    I don’t think or believe Cardinals will turn it around. However, I do think it’s silly to completely close the door on the possibility of a team with Arenado, Goldschmidt, Gorman and Walker, plus an above average bullpen and 3 average starting pitchers making a comeback where their Division leader hovers around a game or two above .500 in the third week of June.
  4. Jopal78
    Their team OPS is .690, there’s believing and then there’s blind faith.
  5. Jopal78
    Seriously, this Division is trash. By Thursday the First place Brewers will likely be 1-2 games over .500. Given the above, they someone is willing to write the epitaph on any team in the Division in June is kind of silly.
  6. Jopal78
    No, Braun, even after the roids. was in a different class as a hitter than Yelich is at this point. To assume they are close, I think is an example of how far the team’s offense has fallen off. Even after his salad days, Ryan Braun ‘13-‘20 put up a slash line of .278/.341/.493
  7. Jopal78
    My point is: until one of the four teams ahead of them knocks them out; they’re still a hot streak away from being in the thick of it. The Brewers and Pirates have been playing losing baseball since mid-April, The Cubs can’t ever seem to get over .500, and the Reds nice young hitters are doomed by their pitching which allows more runs than anyone in the division. Don’t get me wrong the Cardinals have been bad, but the rest of the NL Central is letting them hang around and there’s a lot of talented hitters in St. Louis, and they have the prospect capital to greatly improve their roster via trade.
  8. Jopal78
    Why? They’re a hot streak away from first place. Do you have that much confidence n the Reds, Pirates, Brewers and Cubs?
  9. Jopal78
    Miley is listed as the probable starter Saturday night (June 17th). You could be right about Rea but then again seems like they’re going 6 man rotation
  10. Jopal78
    Got it. Ace = mostly Hall of Famers.
  11. Jopal78
    What’s your definition of an Ace then? If you want to dump on a record of 25-9 with a 1.20 whip and a 4.5:1 K:BB ratio as not Ace material then I guess you live in a fantasyland and there’s no reason to talk about it further.
  12. Jopal78
    Ha, Greinke, a Hall of Fame pitcher, wasn’t really an Ace? Ben Sheets wasn’t really an Ace? Even spotting you Gallardo, your argument already lost all its credibility. Nonetheless, it’s quite possible ‘20-‘21 were the career years for Corbin Burnes. Happens all the time a player has two incredible years and never reaches those heights again (Yelich). Fact of the matter is there are 20+ clubs that would take Burnes right now, put him at the top of the rotation, and be over the moon with his production so far.
  13. Jopal78
    “Journey back to the land of Aces”? This is why the articles on this site are mostly garbage. Take a dose of perspective: Corbin Burnes is having one of the best seasons a Brewers starting pitcher ever had. Better than any that Yovanni Gallardo put up, on pace to be better than those Zack Greinke put up as a Brewer, and better than many of the seasons from Ben Sheets. Yet, people are dogging him for having a bad year. “Journey back to the land of Aces”…. Sheesh.
  14. Jopal78
    It’s not really an issue of money, it’s the decision making in allocating that money. 65 million dollars or so goes to just 5 players: Yelich, Burnes, Woodruff, Adames and Winker. Of those x Adames has been bad at the plate, Winker has been bad period, Woodruff has been injured. Burnes is fine, and Yelich hits like a CFer but plays left. Next, another 11 million or so is going to deferments or salary for players no longer with the Brewers: Kolten Wong (salary and deferments), Braun, Cain, Voit, Hiura. Thats half the payroll, and all they have is Burnes and a mediocre Yelich as valuable contributors.
  15. Jopal78
    He has 8 walks and in 12 innings, and isn’t even 2:1 in K:BB ratio. Let’s cool it a minute, before anointing him as one that got away.
  16. Jopal78
    Sell, Sell, Sell! Get young and hungry, more exciting to watch lose than these stiffs.
  17. Jopal78
    It’s more than that. It’s the raised expectations given their play from ‘18-‘21, and maybe denial, based on a big year or two from a player, that most of their regular hitters are nothing more than mediocre pros.
  18. Jopal78
    1. Burnes 2. Woodruff 3. Caratini 4. Adames 5. Anderson 6. Teheran 7. Tellez 8. Miley … oh wait, not which Brewer players would be on other teams’ shopping lists, you meant if the Brewers are buyers!! Hahaha… Would they trade really anything of value to add to this group? Like the year they added Scott Linebrink. I bet they mostly stand Pat if not sell.
  19. Jopal78
    The Brewers high water mark was April 19th when they were nine games over. The last month and a half they’ve played losing baseball. Is this group as currently constructed going to suddenly start playing better than .500 baseball? I doubt it. Maybe if Woodruff, Adames and Miley return healthy and productive. Further, if you’re the GM, come July do you burn prospects to add talent to this group in July? Like last year, maybe some players on the periphery but it’s probably not worth the cost to add difference makers, so who the Brewers have now is most likely who is going to need to shoulder the load. Otherwise if they improve their level of play to go .500 from here on out they’d end up with 83 wins. Pittsburgh is in the exact same boat as the Brewers and obviously the Cubs, Reds and Cardinals would have to elevate their game even further. Thus I do think it’s possible a team with a losing record could win the NL Central this year.
  20. Jopal78
    Who’s going to trade for a 4th outfielder with a significant elbow injury to his throwing arm?
  21. Jopal78
    With Taylor, he tore a ligament in his elbow at least partially last season. No doubt considering his roster status and future monies as pro baseball player. He elected, over surgery, to get a platelet rich plasma injection and try to rehab his elbow. Apparently he wasn’t able to do it, and reinjured/aggravated it. Most players get TJ when the injection/rehab doesn’t work. Tyler Thornburg, for example, was one where he tore an elbow ligament and was able to come back with just an injection and rehab. Every person is different, I don’t think it’s on the Brewers medical staff.
  22. Jopal78
    But that’s the point, he tore a ligament in his elbow, tried to rehab it with a PRP injection, then reinjured it. It doesn’t look like he’ll be able to throw the ball for over a year from now. Why keep a 4th outfielder, one who is in arbitration, that you can’t use in the field? Not to mention the presence of Yelich, Wiemer, Frelick and Garrett
  23. Jopal78
    Too bad for Tyrone Taylor, but probably the end of the road for him in Milwaukee. If he needs Tommy John surgery he’ll be done this year, and heading into arbitration. If he has TJ surgery, even if projects to be ready to hit by early ‘24, he likely won’t be able to throw (like Bryce Harper) which negates nearly all his value and makes it difficult to justify rendering him a contract. If it is the end of his time with the Brewers; still a great story of perseverance and beating the odds.
  24. Jopal78
    When you get a PRP injection for a torn ligament and that doesn’t solve the problem, it usually means Tommy John surgery.
  25. Jopal78
    Really, trading Burnes would be similar to when the Royals traded Zack Greinke. Both in their 20s, no injury history, with a recent Cy Young award, and while not as dominate as their Cy Young year, quite productive. Burnes with a half season less of team control obviously, but those type of players don’t come available often and a worth’s king’s ransom.
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