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This could get ugly quick...

Geez Chase...everything is over the heart of the plate...

He had a hit Saturday...he had a hit Sunday...if he gets a hit today, that's called a hitting streak...it has happened before. .264 OBP this year. 370 at-bats. Case closed. We all appreciate your expert analysis. Thank you.

Quite literally had hits in each of his last 2 games. He had a hit Saturday...he had a hit Sunday...if he gets a hit today, that's called a hitting streak...it has happened before.

Seems to be producing where he is.. Seems that Jonathan Schoop has done nothing of value offensively for us since we got him. Can we stop ripping the guy every time he doesn't get a hit? C'mon we scored 4 runs in the 1st inning and you still have to find something to complain about?

Seems to be producing where he is..

I doubt he pitches meaningful innings with the big club. This is probably a guy you hope finds his command to turn into an impactful reliever. He is only 25.

You ain't kidding...24.1 IP, 14 H, 6 HRs, 22 BB, 29 Ks Good guy to take a flier on if the Brewers can find something in his mechanics to get some more consistency

Yes and making our bench much deeper. For how many defensive switches and lineup manipulation occurs with a team relying on its bullpen, it is crucial to have a deep bench.

This part is true. I think people thought that because they were in our top ten that they could have returned something like Machado, but the reality is, our farm system cannot compare to that of others. I never thought those guys had much of a chance to make a big impact at the MLB level so I am 100% on board with the trade. Regardless, a combination of Shaw/Moose/Schoop/Arcia is much better than a combination of Shaw/Arcia/Perez/Villar/Saladino/etc. so that is why the trade was made. If anything is evident from Stearns moves over the last couple years, its that he really values depth.

Price of doing business. And if the Brewers make the playoffs and make a run, it is payment well spent. None of those guys was a "must hold". Oh I absolutely suggested we go for the playoffs. Our system isn’t and wasn’t strong enough to worry about giving away guys if we can make the playoffs. It’s not like we have a system like Atlanta. I’m just saying without question we paid a super premium for what we received back. Soria is a guy all playoff teams need down the stretch but let’s be honest, Schoop and Moose arent really impressive. It felt like they were moves just to get rid of rule 5 guys and decent ones at that. A super premium? Which top tier prospect did we give up? It wasn't Burnes, Hiura, or Peralta so I don't think "super premium" would be the words to describe giving up some mid-tier prospects for MLB talent. What about Schoop and Moose do you not like? And please do not use a 5 game sample for Schoop to prove your point...

- Phillips was blocked and would never see regular playing time - Ortiz was stuck in AA purgatory and we have plenty of young pitching depth - Meideros was, at his ceiling, a bullpen arm...those are a dime a dozen - Carmona was an athletic upside piece still 4 or 5 years away from the majors All these guys helped bring in two very good major league players to help the Brewers make the playoffs. Also, none of these prospects were having very good years so I don't think they are valued as highly as some people on this forum tend to think. I guarantee that's what Stearns saw when he tried trading putting them in trades.

Schoop will not slash .095/.095/.095 the rest of the season. He will get hits, home runs, and RBIs!

I think maybe we can hold off on making a judgement after 20 at bats. Yes, he has been pretty terrible through the first few games with the Brewers and it makes it worse to stomach since Villar has started hot with the Orioles but it was still a goodmove. Villar's days with the Brewers were numbered. Aside from 2016 he has not been a very good player. With Hiura making a play at 2B for 2019, there was no spot for Villar on this team. Ortiz seemed to have been stuck in purgatory as this was his third straight year in AA and we have a bunch of young pitching prospects, so he was expendable. Carmona could very well be the key to this piece but he was at least 4 years away from contributing at a major league level. Schoop, despite his recent struggles, is a very good baseball player. You don't put together a .293/.338/.503 slash line with 32 home runs without being a good player. Even the year before his breakout, his OPS was .752 and had a wRC+ of 99. He started the year slow and was dealing with an oblique injury but was tearing the cover off the ball in July. We don't need a high OBP guy in the 6 or 7 hole, we need a guy who can drive in runs and that's what Schoop does. Getting a guy like Schoop that is controllable for another year is well worth it. Good baseball players don't just become bad baseball players overnight. Aguilar is hitting .140 after and slugging .300 after the all-star break. Guys go through rough stretches. I think people forget that these guys are human beings. Schoop was an international signee and all he has ever known in the US is the Baltimore Orioles organization. It may take some time for him to get comfortable with a new city, new teammates, and a new organization. I still think this was a good move and will hold off judgement for a while. He will turn it around.

If Shaw hustles down the line he is easily safe.

If Shaw hustles down the line he is easily safe.

They need to take Schoop out for a beer tonight

Thames seems like a dude I wanna have a beer with

the only pitch he doesnt swing at was a fastball right down the middle...and shocker, he is in an 0-2 count again

Then when they do come in they’re rusty. As we get later in the year I wonder if they’ll start using a Hader a little more. He’s had too many weeks with just 2 innings pitched and then when he comes in after a week off he doesn’t have good command. Seriously...gotta stop babying these guys. Hader threw 100 innings last year between AAA and MLB and is only at 53 right now with 50 games left.

Nope its gonna be Schoop because we will need a 3-run home run because CC doesn't want to use his good relievers in a close game and we will give up a run in the top of the 9th

I have zero confidence in anyone other than Yelich and Cain right now. Maybe Moustakas too he seems to put good at bats together.

Cain is about due for a HR...its been almost two months.

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