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  1. Jopal78
    We can disagree on viability and trajectory. They moved him to the pen so he could be a lefty relieve for the Brewers this year, and he couldn’t get it done. At AAA this year as a reliever he’s walking 6 batters per 9IP on average. He won’t pitch in the majors with that many walks. That’s why guys who didn’t even open the year with the organization like Sousa, Megill, etc, have been getting the call instead of Small When they drafted him, the front office said he was “advanced” and should move through the system quickly, so I think the trajectory has already plummeted. Like I said if he can cut his walks he could be a lefty reliever in the majors but right now he’s more an organizational soldier that has really only pedigree working for him.
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    Really? Small is walking 6 batters per 9 innings in AAA. That’s why the Brewers have been signing pitchers off the street and moving them directly to the majors ahead of Small. How many would he walk in MLB where the hitters are far more dynamic and selective? He’s never going to be a quality starter in the major leagues because he’s a deception artist who struggles with command (as evidenced as nearly a 5BB/9 ratio in the minors) and his low 90s swifty will get tattooed when hitters know it’s coming despite the deception. The bar is set so low for lefty relief pitchers, if he could get his walk ratio per 9 under 4.0, he’d probably have a 10 year career in the big leagues
  3. Jopal78
    Good post. Hiura is definitely a bust in my mind, but his draft year is looking like a really bad year for finding pro players, which diminishes the magnitude of otherwise missing on a top 10 pick.
  4. Jopal78
    Can we stop with the Small nonsense? Think about it, he pitched in the majors last year, so he’s on the 40 man roster. The reality is he’s a former first round pick from college: in other words a player they invested millions in and who they believed was close to MLB ready when drafted. They had him try to make the team as a lefty reliever this year and he could not do it. They thought so much of his ability as a SP they called up a journeymen Rea and Junk before Small, then signed Tehran to a major league deal before calling up Small. He’s another in seemingly long line of first round busts under David Stearns.
  5. Jopal78
    He was a somebody in the game once, which I guess is better than Rea, Junk etc.
  6. Jopal78
    That’d be pretty hard for Counsell to do and fill out a 9 batter lineup though: Adames Winker Taylor Turang Wiemer
  7. Jopal78
    Tyrone Taylor is an indicative of what’s wrong with the Brewers. Text book definition of mediocre, yet due to poor overall quality and depth of their position players he’s penciled in the lineup nearly every day.
  8. Jopal78
    Cutch has a .936 OPS against lefties this year, and a .781 against righties. That’s against major league pitching. If the Brewers are bringing in a retread; he’s get my vote.
  9. Jopal78
    Had winker not been coming off a terrible season two major surgeries he wouldn’t have been available for spare parts like Wong. They took a calculated gamble and so far it’s coming up snake eyes. If they had anyone better, we could probably already start losing time.
  10. Jopal78
    Like last year, the design is to win games by pitching and defense, so I dispute the notion they’re somehow “wasting” their starting pitching. The whole concept is to ride that pitching (and defense) to wins. That’s because the Brewers don’t have any great hitters on their 26 man roster or in AAA. The Brewers right now are winning more than they’re losing with Wiemer and Turang contributing as defenders. When Urias gets back he probably takes over at 2nd but there’s no reason to make a change now and big league at bats are valuable for development with young players.
  11. Jopal78
    It’s been less than 30 games. Secondly, not every young Brewers is Ryan Braun, in fact not many experts even predicted Turang would be much more than average with the bat. Rookies often struggle their first few seasons before coming around (Dansby Swanson for example had 1200 below average PAs before putting it together). The laughable part is to suggest Turnag be swapped on the major league roster for Abraham Toro! Toro is 3 years older and in nearly 1000 PAs in the majors hasn’t shown he’s any better than Turang is right now. It’s merely an argument to make a change for change’s sake.
  12. Jopal78
    Yep, a whopping 6,000 fans a night on average with a top ticket price of $25. I would imagine a fair number of those are probably comp tickets from the local hospitality industry as well. Since Las Vegas is a smaller media market than Oakland, to be a more viable business venture they’re really going to need to draw a crowd or remain a mostly hopeless bottom feeding small market club. I guess they navigate all that in Phoenix, it just seems like eliminating one problem (an out of date stadium) to create a whole host of new problems.
  13. Jopal78
    The median high in July is also 104. Most likely, folks are going to stay in the air conditioned cool casinos and gamble than go out to a game (unless the stadium is part of a casino). Further, it’d be some domed stadium to cool it inside 30 degrees more than outside with the desert sun pounding down on it all day. Probably a dumb idea to move there but that’s seemingly all baseball owners ever have .
  14. Jopal78
    So far the pundits haven’t been wrong about Mitchell. Has potential to be a good player but is seemingly hurt all the time. Between COVID and injuries he’s played in 160 games since leaving UCLA 3 years ago. Great opportunity for Wiemer though, will get to learn on the job as there aren’t many other CF options right now.
  15. Jopal78
    If Hiura was claimed off waivers the claiming team assumes his contract. I believe if he goes unclaimed he could be outrighted off the 40 man roster to AAA, where he would collect his 2.2 million dollars.
  16. Jopal78
    The salaries for players in arbitration are not fully guaranteed until they make the team. They’ll owe Hiura some termination pay but not 2.2 million. Maybe somebody claims him.
  17. Jopal78
    The league year has started and the Packers are under the cap and carrying Rodgers salary. Strange money things have happened before in the NFL. The Texans carried Watson’s salary for an entire year never considered releasing him yet never played him once. You’re right it could get ugly, but Rodgers does t have a no trade clause. The Packers could ship him to Washington tomorrow for a conditional pick/s in ‘24 if Rodgers reports and plays. Then the ball would be in Rodgers’ court to put up and walk away from 58 million dollars or shut up and report.
  18. Jopal78
    I didn't hear him say he only wants to play for the Jets. Rodgers is not a dumb guy, and is aware these deals can and frequently do go sideways. That is why he said he intends to play in '23 and intends to play for the Jets. I doubted he was ever going to walk away from 58+ million dollars in '23 for just showing up. Thus, the Packers could trade him to any QB needy team (Commanders, Falcons, Titans, etc.) with virtually no risk. Acquiring team gives the Packers conditional picks if they can convince Rodgers to show up. If they can't they're not out anything, nor are the Packers as Rodgers would be retired.
  19. Jopal78
    When the 49ers moved on to Steve Young from Joe Montana he had 4 Super Bowl rings and 2 MVP trophies. Nobody really remembers that it caused a rift with Montana and ultimately resulted in him demanding a trade. It'll be no different with Rodgers. With the passing of time nobody will care about the "he said/she said" or that Rodgers spent a year or two in New York before calling it quits.
  20. Jopal78
    Sure they do, now that Rodgers stated he intends to play in '23 they can trade him to whatever team they want for conditional picks if he shows up and plays. They ostensibly hold nearly all the cards.
  21. Jopal78
    Yep, and all the players he mentioned were washed up when the Packers moved on: Nelson, Hawk, Matthews, Cobb. Brett Goode never got another contract after the Packers moved on. Peppers maybe wasn't completely washed up but went to being a situational pass rusher after leaving the Packers. What are the Packers supposed to do, offer counseling to these players on what life will be like after they're not good enough for the NFL anymore?
  22. Jopal78
    Look at the comps of recently traded QBs: Colts traded a 3rd rounder (88 overall) for Matt Ryan. Colts traded a 3rd rounder (84 overall) then a 1st (16th overall) for Carson Wentz The Commanders traded a 2nd (42nd overall) a 3rd (74th overall) then another 3rd (79th overall) for Wentz, a 2nd (47 overall) and a 7th (240 overall). Russell Wilson and a 4th got a 1st (9th overall), 2nd (40th overall), 5th (152 overall), then a 1st (5th), 2nd (37th) and three players. Given the above, you'd think the Packers would likely get at least a 1st for Rodgers this year maybe a player or later round picks plus conditional picks should he play beyond '23.
  23. Jopal78
    Ok, well at least that's anecdotal, you had some good times watching Rodgers play for the Packers and are sad those times are, seemingly, over. I watched a lot of episodes of Letterman and was bummed after watching his final show, but less than a week later I was over it, I'm sure it will be the same for you.
  24. Jopal78
    What? Favre getting knocked out cold against the Bears up in Minnesota and never playing again, or tossing a pick to single handedly lose a Championship game at home? Be bummed out I guess, but this is how it nearly always ends.
  25. Jopal78
    Sure I remember Randy Wright playing QB for the Packers and how low the bar was set prior to Favre taking over. So in a way I agree the devil you know (Rodgers) is better than the one you don’t. I disagree that, other than a small minority, fans a cheering Rodgers potentially leaving. Reality is it’s just time. Even with Rodgers nobody is going to say the Packers are a contender even in the NFC based on their current talent level and he’s going to be 40 by the time it gets cold again. Practically nobody remembers Reggie White’s last game at home, Chad Clifton’s, Driver’s etc. Victory laps don’t happen much in pro sports and don’t really matter in terms of legacy anyhow.
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