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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The propensity to hack when you are Brewer is strong.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    One inning in, and 3 Ks from our offense. Good to have our Brewers back! Guess Winker and Contreras drank the K juice when they got here.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Hopefully both of them are current and future starters, so that is a hypothetical that will never happen. Both have the stuff to succeed as late-inning relievers, though. Lauer's ability to generate swings and misses with his four-seamer is close to elite-level.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Lauer sits at 93-94 mph on his four-seam fastball. Suter only has that kind of stuff in his dreams.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I guess I'm more comfortable with this scenario than what they've done fitting square pegs into round holes in the past playing guys like Moose and Shaw (and Hiura for that matter) at 2B. Taylor's injury really throws things out of whack. Of course, that injury is also probably directly resulting in Turang making his MLB debut today, so at least there is some silver lining excitement.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    For the last 20 years, my Opening Day tradition has been to watch Major League the night before the opener. Last night was extra special because by baseball-loving 14-year-old son and softball-obsessed 12-year-old daughter joined me. It's a little bit of a bummer that the opener this season is a day game while they are in school, but I'll certainly be watching ... provided the Bally's app is functional (big if).
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Exactly. For years now it has been quite evident that this is a team that values versatility. Brian Anderson's ability to play solid to above-average defense at both 3B and in the corner OF made him an ideal fit for this roster. In the little bit I saw of Owen Miller in the OF during spring, it appears that he took to CF quite well. Jesse Winker has never been a great defensive OF, but he has logged A LOT of innings out there, and if he is truly over his injury issues, he'll be serviceable out there. Brice Turang also saw time in the OF in Nashville last year specifically preparing for this scenario. Plus if a Brewers OF were to suffer an injury, Wiemer, Frelick and Perkins are only a phone call away. They are fine. Does anyone know if the taxi squads that have traveled with the big club are still a thing?
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  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't think Counsell would have given him game #3 of the season if he didn't believe those same things.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You are obviously a baseball guy, but I believe you are missing the mark here. Lauer his looked like a dumpster fire every Spring Training for the Brewers, but other than his first season with them in 2020, he's been very good. Two years of solid regular season results negates crappy Spraint Training numbers.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    3B WHOAHS SOLVD???
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Better get used to this face then
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    MVP: Christian Yelich - we won't quite see the 2018-19 version of Yelich, but the 2023 version will be much improved. 25-30 HRs, 30 SB, .280-.300 BA, and an OPS approaching .900. CY Young: Eric Lauer - I've always been bullish on the guy. This is the year that Lauer makes the jump to a top-flight MLB starter. Rookie of the Year: Joey Wiemer. He is going to mash in Nashville, and won't be down for long. Will be the regular RF once up, and isn't going to give that role back for awhile. BA Leader: Luis Urias (.310). Shot in the dark, and maybe overly optimistic, but I've always liked him too. HR Leader: Jesse Winker (40) ERA Leader: Eric Lauer (2.24) SO Leader: Corbin Burnes (230) WAR Leader: Yelich (5.9) Breakout(s): Luis Urias, Eric Lauer, Wiemer, Gus Varland Disappointment(s): Garrett Mitchell is going to be electric when in the lineup, but he's going to struggle to stay healthy. Brian Anderson is replacement level, and also struggles with injuries. Bold Prediction (s): The Brewers make a big swing at the deadline, acquiring a resurgent Anthony Rendon from the Angels to shore up 3B. Record: 92-70 Playoffs? Yes, win the NL Central easily. Rest of the division is going to suck, as the Cardinals come back down to earth after overachieving last year, and the Cubs and Reds and Pirates scrape the bottom of the NL barrell. Brewers make it to the World Series. Not going any further than that.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    There has been an adjustment league-wide. Teams are trending toward being strikeout-adverse again. Hiura's astronomical K rate, when combined with his lack of any defensive value, means that even bad teams can't afford to pencil him in as their primary DH.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I guess we shouldn't really be surprised. The league has figured him out, and he hasn't adjusted. I am fully expecting him to hit .350 with a bunch of HRs in Nashville. Who knows ... maybe that will get some team to bite on a minor trade?
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    He's had three seasons of chances to improve, and had he shown even the slightest growth as a player, he'd still be a Brewer. Sometimes, regardless of the hype, it just doesn't work out. He'll sign somewhere and continue to run into a HR here and there, but he's never going to be the "hit to all fields" professional that he was hyped as, unless he decides to go back and find the skill set that got him drafted high. Unfortunately it has become obvious that isn't going to happen with the Brewers.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm not even sure this should be in blue. Dude always says he doesn't follow the media stuff, but I guarantee he is Googling himself every day in an effort to find even the slightest slight to motivate himself He's just spun a little (OK a lot) different.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Mid 1st round picks are traded for players all the time. I don't understand how asking for the Jets #1 is such an enormous ask. Jets fans are treating that pick like it's Walter Payton's incarnate, though.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    What a dumpster fire this is turning into. Just trade him for anything at this point. Be done. This is turning into a he said/he said thing. I'm personally more inclined to believe Gute than I am Rodgers at this point. Rodgers is great at creating drama and skirting blame, though, so I'm sure he'll do that again in short order. His whole introductory presser with the Jets is going to be bashing the Packers organization. Just watch ...
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Big arm. Former top prospect (although it was with the Braves, so HUGE grain of salt with that proclamation). He does have 11 Ks in 12 2/3 innings this spring coming into today, so the swing-and-miss stuff is there. He was certainly worth a flyer.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    It's a good problem to have. I remember those years where Lauer would have been the #1 starter on this staff, and this fanbase would be considering him a star. I think he's a solid #3-4 starter. Probably nothing more, but most assuredly a legit MLB starting pitcher.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    IMO, Hh's a guy with a big enough track record of success in the majors that I think you can toss Spring Training stats out the window. If he's struggling come May, I'll be concerned.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Good point. I keep forgetting Brousseau is on the team for some reason LOL. So he'd play 3rd and Urias would shift to 2nd. Anderson stays in RF.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That may eventually be what they do, but probably not right away. The simpler answer against lefty pitching is likely simply swapping out Turang for Owen Miller.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think we will maybe see Winker in the lineup instead of Voit, and maybe a few guys get shuffled around a bit (Anderson hitting higher and Mitchell lower), but this is probably pretty close the lineup we'll see on opening day.
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