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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't think there was anything to it but speculation. There was a time in the offseason last year where it was reported that the team was looking into signing Moustakas as a free agent. That would lead to the conclusion that they were shopping Shaw. Of course, they very well could have been considering the Shaw to 2B move way back in February too.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That is pretty damning. I think if he were a more important player on the team, Montgomery would be safe. But he's a 3rd string halfback who has failed to capitalize on the promise he showed his first two seasons both as a WR and as a RB. McCarthy knows that if he doesn't come down on someone who basically showed insubordination, it's going to make him look weak, and he'll lose the locker room even more. Because of that, I think Montgomery is gone today.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Look at the kind of money he'd be walking away from. I don't think there is any way the Brewers would be in the bidding. He's got Cubs written all over him.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I could see it going either way regarding Schoop, and I guess I wouldn't be too upset either way. I personally don't think his approach is a good fit for the lineup as its currently constructed, but he is still young and has obvious talent, so you kinda hate to just give that away, too. I think that Schoop is simply a very streaky, undisciplined hitter that because of that lack of discipline is going to be prone to long cold stretches. If he gets hot, though, he's got the capability of carrying the team on his back for week-long stretches. I kinda wish that Melvin had gotten the Mets GM job, because Schoop is the exact type of player that he salivates over. If we decided to non-tender him, it isn't like we gave up some sort of huge haul to get him. Ortiz has great stuff, but has conditioning and durability issues. Carmona is a lottery ticket. Villar was never going to get regular time as a Brewer, and would likely have been non-tendered anyway. I'd rather they just cut bait on Schoop, but I understand if they decide to hang onto him.
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    I would strongly bet against him being ranked in the top 100. He may be towards the bottom. Power and speed will be intriguing. His average defense and his low hit tool will mean he won’t be a MLB regular. I hope he is ranked because I’d classify him as a sell high candidate for a more useful asset. Stats don't lie. Ray put up a very good overall season in Biloxi this year ... good enough to beat out several solid candidates for the team's Player of the Year award. I would love to see that average a little higher, as I'm sure everyone would, but there just isn't a lot of guys who hit for a high average in that league. Just look at the seemingly average numbers Hiura put up there. It will be very interesting to see if he's used as trade currency, or if they stick with him, because if he's here, I fully expect him to rake in San Antonio next year. And yes, I think he makes it as a Top 100 guy.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    And that is totally their option as the manager and GM. If they didn't like him, I'm sure there's a reason. Was he a useful player? Maybe. But he wasn't going to be one as a Milwaukee Brewer. I liked Villar a lot, but I am more than willing to give Counsell and Stearns the benefit of the doubt on this one.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That's not fair. There's no way Ray won't be ranked in the Top 100 the next time it comes out. None. I do agree, though, that it would likely take more to get him. But no, the Royals won't hang up, because teams don't do that. This isn't Moneyball.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    What if Coles was already preaching these things but the hitters either weren't listening or were not skilled enough to execute them? That very well may be the case. Could be that frustration led to Darnell's resignation. I will say that it is rare to see a hitting coach replaced on a team that went to the championship series, and was a game away from the World Series.
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    This exact same thought has crossed my mind as well. I still kind of think that the philosophy was born more because of a general a lack of available top-end starter types available to them, rather than a total shift in philosophy. The idea that we are going to regularly start piggybacking starters like we're running some sort of rookie league team because of a philosophical change sounds really far fetched to me. I'm guessing that if we were pitching the guys the Mets have in their rotation, those guys would be going 7 innings pretty regularly. Still, if the offseason last year proved anything, its that Stearns isn't going to go out and pay the kind of bucks that the "top end guy used to throwing 7 innings" are demanding. Perhaps there are guys like Chacin and Miley out there who have that capability and can be acquired affordably, though.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I predict that Yelich and Cain will win Gold Gloves. Manny and Shaw stand no chance, though.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Coles resigned, he wasn't fired. The Brewers, it seems, would have brought him back. In this piece for The Athletic, there's a quote from a prospective candidate for the hitting coach position: “I don’t know, man,” said the potential candidate. “He’s a good hitting coach. Good hitting coaches don’t get up and leave without a legit reason.” Perhaps. I personally don't think it's entirely coincidental, though, that the hitting coach of a very offensively streaky team who had multiple hitters regress this year simply "resigned". But at this point, it's arguing over semantics. Coles is gone, and the team needs a solid replacement that will hopefully preach plate discipline and not giving up at bats. I've seen Paul Molitor mentioned in several places on Twitter, but I just don't know. I think it could be odd for Counsell to have someone who was undoubtedly an idol when he was a kid working under him on a coaching staff.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I get a few hitters regressing year to year, but someone had to pay for the sheer number that regressed substantially in 2018. Arcia, Shaw, Pina, Santana, Thames and Braun all went downhill to some degree after good 2017 seasons.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm guessing it may have something to do with Suter coming back and pitching with the forearm strain, then immediately being diagnosed with a torn UCL. Maybe Wright told the team he was good to go?
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Defensive shifts are smart baseball. If hitters don't like them, they should be working on hitting to all fields.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yelich is a legit Gold Glove-level defender in LF. He is miscast in RF, though, do to a lack of arm strength. He's likely to continue seeing time in RF, though, as long as Braun is on this team.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    As long as they are replaced with old-school Coach Cooper youth baseball tales
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I totally get that frustration can lead to negativity. I've been there. It's the over the top stuff that I think rubs a lot of people wrong. One poster in the Game 2 NLCS thread declared that the series was over after the Brewers lost. I mean, come on?!? Another poster in the Game 7 IGT wrote a long, thought-out post basically about how Jeffress should be immediately cut after he gave up the HR to Puig, then doubled down after he was called on his hot take with an extremely vulgar, childish response. I mean, perhaps in hindsight I should have listed reasons why getting rid of Jeffress was an ill-advised move, but I thought it would be a waste of time, as those reasons are pretty obvious. I guess what I'm saying is that I totally get where you'd be annoyed by people telling you to be positive or to can the negativity. It's a two-way street, though. In my opinion, the over-the-top negativity is just as annoying. I know, I know, "just ignore it!" right? Well, sometimes that's easier said than done.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I don't think this is the issue. For me, it's posters having the game lost before it begins or us having a 1-0 deficit in the first and claiming that the game is over and Counsell should be fired. But just like turborickey said, IGT's are mainly a fun thing. It is easy to let yourself get heated there and we all probably need work on it at times but for the most part, it is hot takes that really mean pretty little in the grand scheme of things. IMO, if you throw out hot take after hot take, you are asking for a debate. Isn't that the whole point? I know I threw out plenty of them, and totally expected to be challenged on every one. The IGTs are very "heat of the moment", but that doesn't mean the opinions of those who are overly negative, or those who are overly positive, are exempt from being challenged or even criticized.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Pretty sure Ziegler announced his retirement.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I disagree. You don't give away stuff like that. He was sitting at an easy 97-98 in his stints with the big club. He brings a similar body type and pitch types to what Woodruff brings. I think if they are serious about putting Woodruff and Burnes in the rotation, Houser is one of the top candidates to fill the role of multi-inning reliever. The problem is, we only have so many spots and they really like their guys with flexibility. If you are going to go into 2019 with Houser, there is no sending him down to work on anything, you just have to live with the growing pains. It makes no sense to me if they intended on him being a part of the 2019 team, why he didn't at least get a long look in September. That I cannot answer ... it was one of the big mysteries in September. Houser was starting at Colorado Springs, though, so it could have been in an effort to keep him on a throwing program and keep track of his innings. Perhaps pitching once every week or week and a half isn't good for a guy coming off TJ surgery? But they left Woodruff down there all of August while the pitching was really struggling at the big league level, and he obviously has the stuff to get guys out, so it isn't like they haven't made odd or even wrong decisions before. Houser will definitely be an interesting case. He has terrific stuff and multi-inning capability, so if they are serious about doing the bullpenning thing again in 2019, you hate to lose guys like that who fit so well into that plan. The same goes for Jordan Lyles.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I disagree. You don't give away stuff like that. He was sitting at an easy 97-98 in his stints with the big club. He brings a similar body type and pitch types to what Woodruff brings. I think if they are serious about putting Woodruff and Burnes in the rotation, Houser is one of the top candidates to fill the role of multi-inning reliever.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep. Keston will be lucky to see Milwaukee at all next year I think. He really tailed off in AA the last month. I wonder if the grind just got to him? Disagree, Keston I think is virtually certain to be a summer callup unless he really struggles. He is tearing up the Arizona Fall League right now. We could use his bat in the lineup sooner rather than later and I think it'll play up just fine at this level for his position. Woild you like to see video game numbers, of course, but you have to look at Southern League numbers differently than the PCL. I would heavily bet that he'll have better numbers in San Antonio next season than he did in Biloxi. That post is from Sept. 18, when he was struggling mightily. Now I think his arrival depends a lot on what the team does at 2B this offseason. He does have the ability to be a difference maker in the future, but I still think handing the 2B job on a title contender to an unproven rookie is asking for trouble.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Schoop is basically Jesus Aguilar with the athleticism to play 2B. I have no doubt that he is capable of getting hot and carrying the team on his back for stretches, but as we saw, when he slumps, it's a hard, hard slump. He just doesn't have the OBP skill to sustain himself as a solid player through cold stretches. If the Brewers had a few better OBP-type players, I wouldn't have a problem bringing back Schoop. But right now, Shaw (or Moose), Aguilar, Pina, Santana and Braun all bring similar streaky "all-or-nothing" offensive profiles, and I just don't think you can fill the lineup with those types and still have any consistency. It would be another year of a feast or famine offense.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That would be my fear. Is pitching a guy like Corbin Burnes three innings every three days sustainable long term, or is that going to cause more wear and tear on an arm? There may be something that points to shorter starts being feasible, but I just simply think the Brewers played to their strength, which was a deep bullpen full of stud power pitchers. If they had those sort of horses in the starting rotation, we would have saw longer starts. My hope is that Burnes and Woodruff can be that type of starter that regularly goes 7 innings. We saw several times during the season where the pen was burned out, and I'd argue that Game 7 of the NLCS was there as well.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm skeptical that this is actually going to happen, but I guess we'll see. I don't think any of us know anything about what the plan actually is. It's all speculation at this point.
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