Ron Robinsons Beard
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Agreed. Wish such little depth in the middle infield in the upper minors, the move makes a ton of sense. Unfortunately, I don't know if the Brewers have ever made a move that the poster you were responding to was actually positive about. -
All good points that you make. Specific to the bold part, it is early however the offense in the first week appears to be eerily similar to what it was in 2020. Fair or not, we as fans are going to be upset given that the Brewers FINALLY appear to have two potential Aces in Woodruff & Burnes, with a third possible in Peralta, and now they cannot hit at all. With all the additions they've made to the lineup, this team's offensive success is still going to come down to Yelich being Yelich, and Hiura not being a black hole. It's not a coincidence that the offense hasn't done much yet with those two starting off a little cold. Yelich has at least started to pick it up in the last couple days.
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He signed a two time all-star with 4000 MLB PA's to a minor league deal. And your problem with this is....? LOL is that rhetorical?
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Why bother? Some scrub like Edman is just gonna break it up with a bunt single in the bottom of the 8th.
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He's a K machine. That's what he's just gonna be until he decides to change his approach. Or the Brewers decide to change it for him. Haines said it was changed ... I saw it recently on TV, anyway. Haines was confident that no teams could exploit any "vulnerabilities" in the strike zone for Hiura. LOL ... didn't say anything about those big vulnerabilities out of the strike zone, though.
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He's a K machine. That's what he's just gonna be until he decides to change his approach. Or the Brewers decide to change it for him.
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#IapoceMagic
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Wouldn't surprise me if Narvaez (or Pina) takes one in the ribs tomorrow. Or Yelich, if Ross is really feeling spiteful
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Narvaez fouled a ball off his upper shin. Looked like it hurt a little.
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I'd tend to agree with you. But no one other than Narvaez is hitting right now, and Vogelbach will at least give you a decent at-bat with some patience most of the time. The problem is, as long as Hiura continues to scuffle, and if Cain isn't playing, the Brewers have no real solution for the #2 hole in the lineup. I would put Narvaez in 2 hole then. It does make it easier for the Brewers to throw Hiura in as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement if the Cubs go to a lefty reliever later in the game, though.
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I'd tend to agree with you. But no one other than Narvaez is hitting right now, and Vogelbach will at least give you a decent at-bat with some patience most of the time. The problem is, as long as Hiura continues to scuffle, and if Cain isn't playing, the Brewers have no real solution for the #2 hole in the lineup.
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Sobotka is pretty much Ray Black-lite. He's a power arm that can run it up there at 98 mph, but doesn't always know where it's going. Maybe he ends up being useful ... maybe not. Weigel is substantially more intriguing. He's a guy who has put up solid minor league numbers, but was sidetracked by losing basically two seasons (2017 and 2018) to Tommy John surgery. He came back to make 18 starts between AA and AAA in 2019, and put up some very nice numbers. He's obviously quite a bit older for a prospect (will be 27 in July), but he's got a solid chance. He also has an option remaining. He was definitely the "get" in this deal, although any Braves pitching prospect scares the heck out of me. Any particular reasons why they scare you so much? I guess you can't give them total credit for Fried, but they did develop him for most of his professional career. Probably too early to anoint Soroka or Anderson, but they look like home runs so far. For sure they've had some misses but those will happen just from the sheer volume of pitching prospects they've got. Traditionally Braves pitching prospects are given a lot of hype, but despite the large number of hyped pitchers, very few it seems have actually worked out. That number gets pretty miniscule when you try to look for pitching prospects they have traded that ended up becoming major league contributors.
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yeah, I read somewhere on Twitter that he had multiple options, but it appears he was optioned in 2019, and again last year, so he's down to his last one now.
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Sobotka is pretty much Ray Black-lite. He's a power arm that can run it up there at 98 mph, but doesn't always know where it's going. Maybe he ends up being useful ... maybe not. Weigel is substantially more intriguing. He's a guy who has put up solid minor league numbers, but was sidetracked by losing basically two seasons (2017 and 2018) to Tommy John surgery. He came back to make 18 starts between AA and AAA in 2019, and put up some very nice numbers. He's obviously quite a bit older for a prospect (will be 27 in July), but he's got a solid chance. He also has an option remaining. He was definitely the "get" in this deal, although any Braves pitching prospect scares the heck out of me.
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Really? Wouldn't Orlando Arcia's removal from the 40-man take care of that? I suppose they could move Topa to the 60-day IL too.
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Brewers already announced they are adding Brad Boxberger to the 40- and 26-man roster, and he'll be active for tonight's game.
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he is also 26 for what its worth. i think its a better return than i expected. Both appear to be power arms that are major league ready. Weigel is the guy I'm intrigued by. Appears to profile as a back-end starter or long man with some control issues who has hit 99 on the gun in the past. The Brewers certainly have a type when it comes to the pitchers they pursue.
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Weigel is Atlanta's #12 prospect, for what it's worth.
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Hmm, two guys they'll have to put on the 40-man, though. That is interesting.
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Two Braves pitchers? Aww crap!
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Orlando Arcia - Bye Bye Time?
Ron Robinsons Beard replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Interesting! Absolutely no idea what the return would be, though. -
I agree with this completely. I don't think that Haines is really 100% at fault here, and I think those blaming him for the hitting struggles are somewhat missing the forest through the trees, but you are correct that there does come a point where the buck actually does need to stop with someone, and when multiple players continue to have the same failed approach, sometimes a shakeup is warranted. If it is Haines that needs to fall on the sword, so be it.
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If Hiura has another season like he did last year, it might be time to temper expectations. Perhaps he isn't going to be the .300 average, 35 HR guy that we have all been hoping for and/or expecting. Instead, perhaps he'll be another Chris Carter/Eric Thames type, who will hit his fair share of dingers, albeit with a ton of Ks and a low average. There is still value in that, but I think that would be decidedly underwhelming considering where the expectation level has been since he was drafted.
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American Family Field AKA Miller Park
Ron Robinsons Beard replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Of which I've always wondered "Why?" Is it some sort of schtick? As someone who works in editing, I'll admit it bothers me. -
Keston Hiura is wearing on me.
