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  1. True Blue Brew Crew
    Largely due to the specialization and changed use of pitchers. You actually just showed how well limited repeat looks is working.
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    This was never looked at as a finished product in 2018 so I'm very confident you'll get your wish. Last night saw too many guys swinging for the fences once they fell behind 5-1. There's was plenty of time to take better, patient approaches. Stearns aggressively added Cain and Yelich because they fit the mold of the players he's looking for. The in-season acquisitions were patchwork and outside the box. People can safely count on Schoop and Moustakas heading elsewhere. A 2B who makes enough contact, plays defense, and has infield versatility will be brought in to placehold until Huira comes up midseason. I think their #1 target to fill that role will be Eduardo Escobar. He'd be a stud defensively at 2B. And he's very capable at SS and 3b once Huira is up. The way the Brewers platoon, Escobar would get plenty of run playing all over the infield. Shaw, Arcia, Huira, Aguilar, and Escobar is 5 starters for 4 infield spots so everyone will get the right amount of ABs and days off. Escobar had an OPS over .800 last year with on decent on base skills. If they're going to be aggressive at all it would probably be at catcher. But no one wants to part with a true difference maker there. Realmuto would probably require too much further emptying of the farm. I think they'll make smart, budget acquisitions that will likely underwhelm the masses.
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    People here still way underestimating Peralta. Odd because so many want to stick with the traditional model with a rotation and relievers and Peralta is the one out of he, Burnes, and Woodruff that actually holds up multiple times through. I saw someone call Woodruff an "ACE". Might want to wait and see if he can fool hitters with more offerings beyond one trip through the order before you make that leap. Lots to be excited about, but most of these suggestions are way off imo. Lots of false assumptions and extrapolations that aren't realistic.
  4. True Blue Brew Crew
    Buehler doesn't offer much in his splits to try and exploit. Statistically, the Brewers should be taking the first pitch, RHB should be staying back, thinking up the middle or opposite field, LHB should be trying to pull, all batters should be trying to elevate, and we should hope Barnes gets the nod at catcher.
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    There are better options than LeMahieu to bridge the gap to Hiura, but that's for another day. Today is about having a good plan going in against Walker Buehler and executing it. Go Brewers.
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    FTFY
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    The entire scouting department and video staff should be burning the midnight oil tonight watching tape of Walker Buehler. He might be the only thing that stands between the Brewers and a trip to the World Series. Write a program and run every pitch of his career through it. Find any tendency you can. Find a tell on his pitches, anything.
  8. True Blue Brew Crew
    3 hits to right for Jesus tonight. He's getting it back at the right time.
  9. True Blue Brew Crew
    Ideally the Brewers win tonight and Urias pitches long enough to be unavailable tomorrow.
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    Shaping up well with Cain set to lead off 3 of the first 4 innings. Runs scored both times so far, hopefully soon to be 3 out of 3.
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    Schoop was acquired because they needed a middle infielder (2B and SS), he was hot at the plate, and he was available. Simple as that. They can find much better ways to spend 10 million, and they will. Even if they win the World Series, they're going to try and improve the roster for 2019.
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    I don't think it is at all that cut and dry. Yes it is, he's gone.
  14. True Blue Brew Crew
    Good company
  15. True Blue Brew Crew
    Manny wanted it up. Peralta's pitches move so much that he'll miss often. He just needs to miss in the zone. With that much movement it's tough for the hitters to square up.
  16. True Blue Brew Crew
    Movement was definitely there, command wasn't for Freddy. Hopefully starting the next inning clean will get him settled in. He put up the zero.
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    I'm thinking your suspicion is Peralta. I think that is HIGHLY unlikely. But many of the pitching moves they've made have completely flummoxed me, and they have worked for the team much more than not, so who knows? Let's hope Freddy is up to the challenge. He's really hard to hit, command just has to be there. He's a weapon and given the circumstances - he's needed.
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    That's the point, they don't and the pursuit of one is foolhardy. You'll never be able to keep them long-term. And once they leave you can't just flip-flop back overnight to the model Tampa is pursuing. The math of not giving teams multiple looks at a pitcher is too enticing to ignore. Many of the best pitchers in the game become mediocre and downright bad their 2nd and 3rd times through. The ones whose numbers hold up are true unicorns. Too scarce to continue to model around. And too valuable to only impact 30-35 games. The Brewers are almost assuredly going to have a traditional 5 man rotation to start 2019. This is a process that will take time. But you can already see they way they are lining guys up that the phasing in has begun.
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    Has the FOX crew yet even criticized Dave Roberts for anything? The guy whose team is actually down in the series? They've questioned CC plenty. If Dave Roberts has escaped criticism, then it becomes clear that the coverage is off base. For instance, Fangraphs showed that leaving Buehler in to hit was a mistake no matter how well he was performing, and even if he wouldn't have given up additional runs. But that's too new world for some people.
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    Under the current model of limiting most of our pitchers to one trip through the order, Gio is ranked 12th out of 12 on the current staff. His biggest use is his left-handedness and dictating the Dodgers starting lineup. So yes, Gio is likely capped at 2-3 innings. Doubt they'll want to tempt fate and push him. He had a very short leash last time and there's no reason to give him a longer one now. The big question is, who follows Gio? It sounds like Woodruff will be the guy but I'm not so sure. The score after 3 might dictate who follows. I have a sneaking suspicion we might be surprised by the second out getter for the Brewers tonight.
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    Aces won't go away because they're no longer wanted. They'll go away because they'll no longer be developed in the current sense. This is not going to happen overnight. I give it 5 years for the smaller markets to implement and perfect and another 5 years for the bigger markets to follow suit. The future Max Scherzer's of the world won't be developed to go 200+ innings. The best of the best will still have a distinct role. They'll be the guys who lead the team in innings AND potentially appearances. The future workhorses, or aces, will be relief aces topping out at 150 innings and around 60 appearances. It will probably be harder for some teams to abandon the idea of a 1 inning closer than it will be to stop designating 5 guys to be expected to go 6 innings to start a game.
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    Thank goodness JJ has mental toughness. More than most.
  23. True Blue Brew Crew
    You're usually pretty level-headed, bummer.
  24. True Blue Brew Crew
    Lol, people in an uproar about using up Hader. People in an uproar making a change.
  25. True Blue Brew Crew
    Stuck in the past.
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