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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Boy there have been a lot over the years. Jeff D'Amico - I thought he and Eldred were going to be the two mainstays of a longtime playoff-caliber rotation. Brad Nelson - His minor league stats were terrific. I thought he'd at least be the next coming of Lyle Overbay, but it wasn't to be. Derrick May - Looked like Adonis, and could hit the ball out of the park in batting practice, but free swinging and injuries curtailed him. Lyle Mouton - Looked like he was built for 600-ft HRs, but nope. Marc Newfield - So, so much promise ... unfulfilled. Todd Dunn - 1st round draft pick that just didn't hit enough. Chris Saenz - One game, 6 shutout innings against the Cardinals. So much hope for an actual home-grown starting pitching prospect. Got hurt, and never heard from again. Probably the most "Brewers" career of all time. Oh, and how could I forget my boy Joey Meyer
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Most posters still think that of Arcia... You are 100% wrong.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Hey if Santana's peak is .280 with 30 HRs for the next 5 years, I'd take that. But he's only 25, and while I suppose it is possible he regresses, it would be extremely bad luck. Of course, as Brewer fans, I suppose pessimism is warranted.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Seeing a guy as the potential best trade chip in the organization for a possible high end rotation piece is not nearly the same thing as 'writing off' a player. Right on Adam. My reason to trade him has everything to do with his past history of being injured. He's never played a full season in his minor league career. He's been hurt for a good chunk of seasons the past four years in a row. To me, that is enough of a red flag that if you get a team that is drooling over him, you take their best prospects and move on with Phillips and Broxton. I like Brinson as a player and I get the high ranking. He should be a good player but the injuries really scare me for his future. Has nothing to do with writing him off. Prospect-for-prospect trades happen rarely, if ever. If Brinson is traded, I would think it will be as part of a package for an established #2 starter. If you are going to make a play for a pitcher like Nola, Jacob de Grom or Chris Archer, or to a lesser extent Jake Odorizzi, the conversation likely starts with Brinson. Obviously it would be a big package for Nola or de Grom, while the values of Brinson and Odorizzi may make a 1-1 swap attractive.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yes, absolutely. While I'd prefer players that are closer to MLB-ready, that package is intriguing.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Nottingham is more advanced than most of the catchers taken in the Rule 5 the last few years. And there have been a lot taken.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    RHP Wily Peralta declares as well, as of 10/3. The only one of those guys that I may want to see back is Blazek. Sure he was horrible in his one spot start for the big club, but he looked good in he few relief outings for the Brewers, and had a fine year for Colorado Springs. Best of luck to Goforth, Wily and Captain Kirk.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Anyone is tradable, but Knebel had a great year, comes cheap for the next several years, throws gas, and may rank in the top 5 closers in baseball. The offer would have to be a "knock your socks off" type. I'm thinking a player in the upper quarter of the Top 100, and probably two other pieces that are close to MLB-ready. Knebel has infinitely more value than Thornburg did last year.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I see no issue with (nor do I read anything into this) situation. Simply having them follow the idea "Hope for the best, plan for the worst" is a strategy well established and successful over time. To get through the year, you'll likely need at least eight starting pitchers if you're lucky, but probably more like 10. I'm thinking more and more they are either going to open up the wallet or make a big trade for a #2-type starter. That way there is still starting rotation depth, and if Nelson returns at any point next year, the results he gives you are gravy.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    that all changes if they add jacob nottingham to the 40-man roster before the rule 5 draft deadline. Nottingham didn't hit any better than Susac and was a level lower. And I believe he still needs work on his defense. I don't see him as the third catching option next year. Nottingham is also, what, 6 years younger than Susac? He needs to be added, or they risk losing him in the Rule 5. We aren't talking about him being up with the big club, but on the 40-man. If they leave him unprotected, there's a good chance that some other team would grab him as a developmental guy.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Tony Watson would be another option, especially if they plan on moving Hader into the rotation.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Of the players on the 40-man, I'd say these guys are probably toast: Oliver Drake - I imagine there will be better relief options signed this year. Perhaps he ends up in Colorado Springs as a depth guy. Matt Garza - He'll be in some team's camp next year on a minor league deal. That camp will not be the Brewers'. Carlos Torres - Same as Drake. The team has guys that can serve as functional relievers who are close to MLB ready as well. Wei-Chung Wang - He'll be jettisoned off the 40-man before free agency and the Rule 5. Aaron Wilkerson - I actually hope he does make it, and is given an opportunity to compete for the #5 starter role, but I would think he's in the bottom 3 for expendable 40-man roster guys. Jett Bandy/Andrew Susac - One of these guys is gone, with the other likely coming back as a 3rd catcher behind Pina and Vogt. Quentin Berry - No need for a guy who's only value is as a pinch runner. Keon Broxton - This saddens me, as I really like Broxton's upside, and he seems like a genuinely good dude who is well liked in the clubhouse. But with Phillips' emergence as a potential everyday CF, and Brinson waiting in the wings, something's gotta give. Hopefully there's a GM out there who is enamored with Broxton's 20/20 season, highlight-worthy defensive gems, low salary and solid clubhouse presence, and gives up some decent value for him.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Garza will sign with someone on a minor league deal before spring traning. I predict that team will be the Cardinals, and he'll be their #3 starter by the middle of May.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If you aren't getting at least two of an organization's Top 5 prospects for either one of those guys, forget it. Knebel has much more value than Thornburg did at this stage last season. Santana is only 24, and controllable for a long time yet. Santana and Knebel are the types of players you build around, so if you are going to trade them, the return better be enormous.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You slam a baseball off the top of your foot point blank at 100+ MPH and tell me how you handle it. Sheesh, seriously? Hopefully less dramatic than I’ve seen Thames over the past week. Heck they are even hitting his plastic pad and he’s hopping around like he was shot. You ever stub your toe stumbling around in the middle of the night? Multiply that by about 50, and you know what it's like slamming a baseball off the top of your foot. Hurts like heck.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Yep, good riddance. Better off spending that $5 million on Swarzak or another high-end reliever, and let Burnes/Jungman/Guerra battle it out for a spot in Spring Training.
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You slam a baseball off the top of your foot point blank at 100+ MPH and tell me how you handle it. Sheesh, seriously?
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Raul Mondesi I think won it and umm ... didn't Hollandsworth win. Boy he was a flash in the pan.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Getting shut out by Homer Bailey is probably the most 2017 Brewers thing that could have happened. The inconsistency of this offense over the last month likely cost them a playoff birth.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Noodle arm Billy Hamilton? Was that supposed to be in blue? Yeah, it's not fair that he's fast and has a gun.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Noodle arm Hamilton gets a runner at the plate? Wow, just not the Brewers' night I guess.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Makes zero sense, none, zip, nada. Anyone but Tores and Drake... Ha, you didn't rule out Garza. Now you're stuck with him.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I mean it seems that way but he's got an .835 OPS over the last 30 days. Not Braun level but well above average. I would venture to say that very few of those hits have been extra bases, and none have been in clutch situations.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I can honestly say that I'm ready to be done with Ryan Braun. This team's offense needed their supposed bast player to step up over the last month, and he's failed miserably.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The Reds have the worst pitching staff in the league, and you want to blow your closer in the 3rd inning? Or should that have been in blue? If Knebel gets 3 outs at any point of the game then he is not being "blown", just randomly saving your best pitcher until the 9th inning is not a good strategy. If we had a bases loaded situation with a pitcher due up in the 4th inning, should we use our best pinch hitter or someone else so we can save our best one for later? There is no better possible scenario to use your best pinch hitter than bases loaded, and there is no better time to use your best pitcher than with the bases loaded, needing a strikeout with the season on the line. In addition, it is better to use Knebel earlier because if he has a quick inning he can be used to face more hitters than only 3 if was saved for the 9th. I get the logic of what you're saying, but no major league team operates that way. None. It just isn't on anyone's radar.
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