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  1. long ball
    I think the underrated issue with the current infield options is that we don't really know how well Turang or Ortiz will hit either. Even if they moved Frelick to the infield isn't going to provide an offensive boost. I'm all for letting the kids play. I don't want to just pigeon hole Turang or any of the other young guys into a platoon role, but it's not that hard to see a scenario where at least one of the young guys just never pans out with the bat. I still think they make a move to add a veteran infielder before opening day. Going off of memory, I think Iglesias and Rodgers are the only guys left in free agency that would fit that role. I'm starting to think a waiver claim/trade at the end of spring training may be how that veteran is acquired.
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    I think Jack and Spencer have discussed Dunn on the podcast with a little bit of optimism, but I just can’t see them not adding a veteran infielder by opening day. Dejong, Iglesias, and Rodgers are really the only guys left out there though.
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    There are really only 3-4 veteran infielders left. I think I’d rank them in this order as far as my desire for the brewers to add them: 1) Bregman, unlikely to happen 2) Dejong- good power bat, probably cheaper and more DFAable than Iglesias if he’s a total flop. Could probably play 2,3, or SS 3) Iglesias 4) Brendan Rodgers (biggest downside here is that I’m not sure if he can feasibly play any third base) not sure any other available free agent infielder warrants a major league contract
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    I had a different reaction to reading this article. I came away appreciating that Civale, Cortez, and Woodruff are all going to be free agents after 2025 and that we better develop some of these other guys into big league pitchers and figure out what kind of role they may have in 2026: Miz, Ashby, Hall, henderson, Patrick. I would prioritize developing these guys versus signing a veteran.
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    ya I think after seeing the deal Goldy got, there's no reason to try to dump Hoskins. We can at least dream on a bounce back season 1 year further out from the injury.
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    my first thought as well.
  7. long ball
    I'd be open to trading for Baty. He hasn't done much in the bigs, but did have some prospect pedigree. I don't think Carlos Rodriguez was really all that mlb ready, brewers were just desperate last year and had to give him a shot. Not sure on the value for either of these guys at this point, but I don't hate it.
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    Polanco is an interesting name to me. He isn't coming off his best offensive seasons, but put up plenty of good offensive seasons with Minnesota. I'm looking at just DRS here for his defensive numbers, but he has graded out about average defensively at 2b. Graded out very poorly at SS. Has very few innings at 3b, but maybe he could be average there? He's a switch hitter, but hits better as a lefty. I find him slightly more interesting than Moncado. I would imagine Gleybar Torres is well out of their price range unless they some how find a way to trade away Hoskin, but that just opens up another hole to fill.
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    I am intrigued by Black’s bat. I think the ship has sailed on him getting any meaningful playing time at 3rd or 2nd. I agree with many previous posters that Black can/should slot into that Bauers role from last year. First base, DH, some spots in a corner outfield. we go through this almost every season where there isn’t a clear space for a player. It almost always works out. A guy doesn’t perform or he gets injured. Or they make a trade. There will be plate appearances for Black and he will have a big impact on how many he gets.
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    We’ve seen the Brewers use a 6 man rotation with some frequency in recent seasons. With Woodruff coming back from a serious injury and DL Hall never putting up a starters workload before, I suspect the Brewers will use a 6 man rotation at times again this season. The depth behind the top 6 guys is basically Ashby plus a bunch of guys who have never pitched in the majors. I don’t think they should or need to trade a starter.
  11. long ball
    The return on this trade was initially a bit of a shock to me. After sitting on it for a day, I have come around to it. We really did need another starting pitcher. We now have a more reasonable shot at running with a 6 man rotation : Freddy, Cortes, Myers, Civale, Woodruff, and Hall seem to be the top of that group. We essentially 60 elite, high leverage innings for 160 mid rotation innings with top of the rotation upside. We have seen the Brewers crank out quality relief pitching and the 40 man roster easily has 9 big league relievers on it right now and a couple other potential options there too. Then there are guys like Mis and Yoho who aren't on the 40 man yet who will likely factor in at some point, I fear that we are already maxed on out payroll though, We need to find someway to add a bat on the infield, That Adames hole is huge right now and I don't think its a hole they can fix with money,
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    I'm been thinking about this a lot lately so I'll put pen to paper. I had to double check, but the 13 pitcher limit still applies to the post season roster. I lean toward rolling with 13 pitchers because our starters aren't likely to go deep and we dont have great position player depth. C: Contreras, Sanchez, Haase 1b: Hoskins, Bauers 2b: turang SS: Adames: 3b: Ortiz Inf: Monasterio OF: Chourio, Mitchell, Frelick, Perkins Nothing really controversial here. I like Haase over Black because Sanchez is more useful as a PH/DH than a back up catcher once it gets to the post season. SP: Freddy, Rea, Myers RP: Williams, Megill, Hudson, Payamps, Koenig I see these guys as locks Hall, Misiorowski, Ashby, Parades, Montas. Truthfully not confident about this group as well. Could be a lot of mixing and matching depending on who is healthy come October. I'm hoping to see Yoho and Mis in September, but it will be tough to get them both on the active roster. I could see them making decisions to cut ties with Wilson and Ross midway through September to get all of Hall, Parades, Yoho, and Mis on the active roster.
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    Sounds like Bryan Hudson’s return is imminent since he’s already back with the team… barring another phantom IL move… do we see DL Hall optioned to make space for Hudson? I don’t even think he would burn an option since we could call him back up 9/1 and it will be fewer than 20 days. I think we’d all be interested in seeing Mis and/or Yoho at some point this season too. This is a good reminder of how much I hate the new September roster restrictions.
  14. long ball
    It looks like they got the call correct. It definitely is a bad break though. a) the back swing contact didn't cause the ball to get by the catcher b) the bat making contact with the catcher didn't benefit any of the 3 runners. they all would have easily advanced without the contact c) the catcher lunged forward to field the ball in the dirt and contributed to the contact with the back swing. In the true spirit of the rule, there was no interference with the catchers ability to make the play. Side note... I kinda hate when guys let go of the bat with their top hand.
  15. long ball
    Are they truly trying to win? They cut payroll by like 15%. Then they replaced Burnes and Woodruff with a guy who hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2021 and 2 relievers. The Brewers may very well stay in contention all year and even make the playoffs, I hope they do. I just hope they do it while letting the young guys play.
  16. long ball
    thank you. this is the pertinent video to show to prove that the slide yesterday was not his natural sliding motion. not the 2 other videos posted in this thread. ultimately the umps admitted they blew the call. it happens. however that inning cascaded on uribe between the ump telling him he blew the call on the judge walk to begin with, the missed call on the interference, and then getting squeezed on strike 3. he recorded 5 outs (judge twice) and only got credited for 2. it sucks, move onto the next one,
  17. long ball
    I know the Brewers are off to a nice start this season, but most of us thought this was probably a .500 team or worse. I still think is a transition season where it's more important to develop our young players at the big league level rather than chasing marginally production by replacing Chourio with someone else. Let the kid learn at the big league level and keep trotting him out there 5-6 games per week.
  18. long ball
    Goes to show how expectations factor into how fun things are. Basically the same record as last year at the same point in the season but the vibes around this fanbase are way higher than I remember last years being.
  19. long ball
    I’m looking forward to this one. Some hype around this series nationally due to the Jackson’s. (well as much hype as April baseball can drum up). Hopefully ours outshines theirs.
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    Man, I don't know if I've ever seen a first baseman in the MLB whiff on a throw like that.
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    I love that about half of the Brewers position players are a threat to steal bases/take extra bases. (hitting homer would be fun too, but if we can't have that, stolen bases are at least a plus)
  22. long ball
    Interesting to see Peguero go 2 full IP. He only recorded 6 outs 2 times last season. I wonder what his role will be out of the pen this season. Obviously we saw Megill get the 7th yesterday when that was Peguero's main role for much of last season,
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    this is great and what I was expecting. thank you. i'll keep playing around with it to see if I can find my way here too,
  24. long ball
    I was hoping to filter out just the called strikes
  25. long ball
    I'm playing around on baseball savant and cant find the called strike chart. anyone know where to find it? brooks baseball isn't loading for me.
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