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  1. True Blue Brew Crew
    Yes, therein lies the problem. The Brewers clearly are adverse to running their pitchers out for 3 trips through a batting order unless the starter is dominating. And even then, the pitcher is removed at the first sign of trouble. The numbers say this is a smart thing. But the roster is still heavily dependent on pitchers geared to average around one inning per appearance. The solution right now is to shuttle players back and forth via San Antonio to supply fresh arms. But the more you tap into that well, the lesser the quality of arm you're tapping into. For the Brewers truly to be able to utilize the "limit exposure" model they're going to have to stack the roster with longer arms. Keep in mind the last few weeks has seen a loss of 3 long arms, Peralta, Burnes, and Guerra. And the replacements have been Houser, Wilkerson, and Petricka. Not exactly equal quality or length.
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    You overlook two very important things. First, a pitcher has to stay down for at least 10 days once he is sent down. Second; San Antonio also needs pitching for their games. They can't use guys who have just thrown a number of innings in the big league for at least two days. They too have a limited number of pitchers. Plus some of those guys in San Antonio just are not ready for the big leagues. Don't take this wrong way, but have you been paying attention to the Brewers transactions for the last 2 seasons?
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    Almost. 2010 Magic over Hawks was the only 4 game sweep with a higher point differential.
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    No different from present day when the team gets shelled and taps into the AAA roster using their shuttle system. You guys are way overthinking this. Eliminating the dependency on specialists and 1 inning guys actually makes it easier to have initial out getters go through the lineup 2 times max.
  5. True Blue Brew Crew
    What are those extreme solutions being thrown around? I'd love to hear them. Got a link?
  6. True Blue Brew Crew
    I'm not sure how you missed it but when people argue against non-traditional deployment of the pitching staff they repeatedly say that the way the Brewers utilized their staff in Sept and Oct is not sustainable. That's a reference to one batter and one inning starts. And I don't think anyone (myself included) has ever argued that was sustainable. Yet the retort to alternative approaches is constantly that Sept/Oct is unsustainable. It's a reply to something that's never been stated otherwise. The one batter thing happened one time not for two whole months. I believe they used a one out pitcher to start things off on at least 2 occasions and 1 innings starts as well. Regardless of how many times or even if it happened, it's getting attached to my argument and I'm not the one making it. Your posts this morning are proof of that. I'm not the one talking about or promoting 1 batter and 1 inning stints. It's actually quite the opposite. I'm promoting the elimination of 1 out and 1 inning specialists and decreasing the dependence on needing 5 guys to go 5-7 innings every five days.
  7. True Blue Brew Crew
    I'm not sure how you missed it but when people argue against non-traditional deployment of the pitching staff they repeatedly say that the way the Brewers utilized their staff in Sept and Oct is not sustainable. That's a reference to one batter and one inning starts. And I don't think anyone (myself included) has ever argued that was sustainable. Yet the retort to alternative approaches is constantly that Sept/Oct is unsustainable. It's a reply to something that's never been stated otherwise.
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    Yeah from what I can tell he's just really good at searching Twitter. In other words, finding mention of something before its widely known. It backfires on him often when he puts out something that turns out to be a false report.
  9. True Blue Brew Crew
    There could be any number of reasons why not and no matter how many times you post that you want him signed you still don't know any of them. None of us do. Maybe it will come out (what the hold up was) once he signs with the Brewers or another team.
  10. True Blue Brew Crew
    Umm, bring in one of the other 11-12 pitchers geared to go 2-4 innings on any given day? Hmm, some of them even throw 200 now? There's evidence to suggest shorter outings that don't require 4 days rest in between are better on the arm than throwing 100 pitches every 5 days. Just the same for 1 inning bursts two, sometimes 3 days in a row. Here's a summary of what I've posted earlier on this subject. Note: no mention of usage like what the Brewers deployed in Sept/Oct. No one out initial out getters. No one inning guys...
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    Assuming this is somewhat directed at me and that's fine I've brought it on, it's self-inflicted. But I never said that what we saw in September/October was sustainable, nor the plan going forward. Remember, they were using pitchers for one out, one inning, and one trip through the order. That's not at all what I envision going forward. I talked about pitching staffs with undefined roles where eventually everyone pitches an average of 2-4 innings every 2-3 days. No more 1 out guys, no more 1 inning guys, and no more reliance on someone to go 6-7 innings every 5 days. I also said it could take years, perhaps even a full decade to set in. The best way to combat someone you disagree with is to misrepresent what someone says. And there are a couple posters (not you JMB) who continually attach the Sept/Oct model to what I said. The entire objective is to limit pitchers from exposure to that 3rd trip through the order. There are ways to do that which look nothing like the Sept/Oct usage we saw. And if people look close enough, not only are the Brewers doing it now, they've been doing it for some time. They won't be able to fully implement this usage until they no longer have 1 inning specialists they're heavily relying on.
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    Wait so people don't think a change in swing to create launch angle has any effect on contact rates or chase percentage? If he changed his hand position it can even change how quickly he reacts to pitches. And if it affected his loading it can lead to chasing more out of the zone. It's as if people think changing his launch angle simply means more fly balls. Lol, there can be many more negative consequences. His line drive percentage is down to 12.5% from 23% last year. I hope tonight's HR is a sign of things to come but let's not act like there's no chance that this swing change was a bad idea.
  13. True Blue Brew Crew
    There we go!
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    Braun's exit velocity was great last year. He was hitting into a lot of bad luck. I'd like to see him scrap whatever change he made. If not hopefully the tinkering he did shows positive results soon. I was leery from the start though. Still think the best adjustment he could make is a shorter, lighter bat.
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    Personally, I think this is a mistake. Hitting the ball hard is the most important thing. Bad luck shouldn't be a reason to make changes. Hopefully this doesn't backfire like it did for Harper. So far not so good. Maybe it will turn around for Ryan soon.
  16. True Blue Brew Crew
    This would be a home run draft in my eyes. Those first 3 selections especially. Well done. I hope it works out this way. They really NEED a safety like Thornhill. I hope he's on the board at #44.
  17. True Blue Brew Crew
    I have the same gut feeling with a lean to the Brewers landing Kimbrel.
  18. True Blue Brew Crew
    Proof that if there isn't a concrete statistic for an aspect of a player's game, some just won't fully recognize the total value of an individual player to team wins. Sure, we all can tell when a batter puts up gaudy numbers or a pitcher has a sparkling ERA. It's harder to tell when a player at a team's most important defensive position gets to balls routinely that others wouldn't even be in position to dive for. A good amount of what makes Arcia so special happens in the split second when the batter is making contact with ball. By the time the camera switches to Arcia the difference has already been made. To the viewer it looks like Arcia is just fielding a ball within his vicinity. I'll give everyone one example that even TV catches. How often do you see Arcia make a bad throw? Arcia flat out makes the Brewers pitchers perform better.
  19. True Blue Brew Crew
    A reminder about spring training and rehab stints. Don't make any assumptions about statistics. Often the player is working on one specific thing and the team even tells them the results don't matter. JJ could have been working on location for all we know.
  20. True Blue Brew Crew
    Let me get this straight... I post essentially what amounts to "small sample alert" in response to people saying Peralta needs to go back to AAA after 1 start, and I'm the one playing the "told you so" game. I simply cited the folly of making sweeping judgements from one game and directed it at no one specifically. I didn't say anything demonstrative like "Peralta is going to win Cy Young". Then start #3 happens and YOU'RE the one who decides to stir the pot referencing one person specifically (ME). Your post reeks of someone trying to start something. But I'm the problem, got it. I saw your first post directed at me and did the right thing which was to ignore it. You felt the need to double down.
  21. True Blue Brew Crew
    Come August they'll no doubt add a couple useful arms via trade if need be. Relievers on expiring deals are a dime a dozen at the deadline. They also have Zack Brown that they can deploy the way they did with the young 3 currently in the rotation. Not to mention, one of said 3 could very well find themselves back in the pen if Jimmy Nelson ever returns to the rotation. And they could get some quality innings out of guys like Sanchez, Olczak, Derby, Houser, etc. They key will be getting to August.
  22. True Blue Brew Crew
    I don't think I've seen it stated any better anywhere on the web with regard to this debate.
  23. True Blue Brew Crew
    Could wind up that way. But Giannis is a legit DPOTY candidate on top of being a dominant force offensively. That's a tough comp for Harden who is hardly known for his effort on defense.
  24. True Blue Brew Crew
    The actual voters who have shared their choice publicly so far have Giannis outpolling Harden 3 to 1.
  25. True Blue Brew Crew
    Heck yeah. The next time the sky isn't falling after a loss will be the first time. In defense of those who have raised legitimate concerns like CHL, that doesn't mean the team is smoking cigars and popping champagne in the executive offices. Some of the numbers they are no doubt looking at aren't pretty. I trust that they're constantly keeping on an eye on various sources of talent infusion.
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