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  1. brewerfan82
    I like it, I thought he was one of the better fits available at this point and sounds like we didn't have to give up anything too regrettable to get him either. 2023 vs. RHP - .255/.337/.373/.710 103 wRC+ 2021-23 vs. RHP - .257/.371/.389/.759 123 wRC+ 2023 vs. LHP - .229/.347/.396/.743 111 wRC+ 2021-23 vs. LHP - .230/.335/.397/.733 111 wRC+ Should be an above average bat against both righties and lefties. Has positive DRS's at both corner outfield spots and has logged a decent amount of time at first base this year as well. Santana and Canha aren't exactly the sexiest moves, but they're exactly what we needed. Going from 79 wRC+ at 1B, 55 wRC+ at DH, and 75 wRC+ in RF to what should be right around 100 if not higher is a major boost. Now slam the cherry on top with a Hernandez/Jimenez/Candelario type guy and we're really talking :)
  2. brewerfan82
    Looking at the splits, any of Canha, Candelario, and/or Teoscar would be really nice additions. Throw Pham in there as well if you think his "personality issues" are being overblown (I'll assume they're not, but I really don't know much about it). I have less interest in DeJong, Duvall, and Verdugo, but they'd probably still be welcome additions.
  3. brewerfan82
    For reference, here are some splits for the players in the Rosenthal piece... 2023 vs. RHP: 2021-23 vs. RHP: 2023 vs. LHP: 2021-23 vs. LHP:
  4. brewerfan82
    No worries! It'd be easy to miss if you just start with the Brewers-specific paragraph as the list of players it references is actually in the previous paragraph.
  5. brewerfan82
    I have a subscription, I don't want to copy-paste the whole section, but he did list off Jeimer Candelario, Mark Canha, Tommy Pham, Teoscar Hernández, Paul DeJong, Adam Duvall, and possibly Alex Verdugo as remaining available hitters and that the Brewers "figure to grab one name off that list."
  6. brewerfan82
    Well the Braves haven't faced Burnes or Woodruff at all and Peralta only once in these 5 games. The Brewers' pixie dust may have run out a little with their hodge-podge back of the rotation recently and the Braves have been able to take advantage of that. Woody's going to have to return strong, Peralta's going to need to find consistency, and Burnes is going to need to be Burnes for this team to go on a run. But if those three perform (and the bats play up a little with the additions of Frelick, Santana, and hopefully one more still to come), the team the Braves potentially face in the playoffs could be pretty significantly different than the one they've seen in a couple mid-season series so far. The Braves definitely are impressive and the team to beat in the NL, but I wouldn't call a playoff series win against them an impossible feat just yet.
  7. brewerfan82
    I get what you're saying and I agree that ideally he's shifted to a more "traditionally" on-base spot or further down the order if we can pick up another legit bat that fits the 4/5 spot, but right now CC is playing the hot bats and Frelick is certainly handling it perfectly fine so far. Overall: Batting 4th: You've gotta love that the kid is playing like he belongs right out of the chute.
  8. brewerfan82
    Not to mention they're doing it with about half the payroll too.
  9. brewerfan82
    Has anyone heard any updates on Ruf? If he's ready to come back soon, he could fill the DH spot against LHP (99 wRC+ vs. LHP in '23, 116 in '22, 165 in '21). Then pretty much throw/rotate anyone in there against righties. Even if Santana/Ruf/whoever only put up 90+ wRC+ from 1B and DH, it'd be a huge improvement over what we've done thus far (78 and 55 wRC+ respectively), especially against lefties (54 and 17 wRC+ respectively). Of course I'd love to pick up a 3B and/or OF bat that could also rotate in at DH still, but Santana really was a nice pickup to start stabilizing this offense. Get Woody back in the rotation and let's do this thing!
  10. brewerfan82
    Nothing to get too crazy about, but I was worried we'd actually not address 1B/DH at all. So I like it! 👍 Veteran. Switch hitter. 99 wRC+ vs. RHP, 100 wRC+ vs. LHP. 158 wRC+ since the All-Star Break. Projected for a 95-103 wRC+ the rest of the season. And he's a legit 1B! Should certainly help stabilize/improve on the 78 wRC+ we've gotten at 1B this year (81 vs. RHP, 54 vs. LHP) and 55 wRC+ we've gotten at DH this year (66 vs. RHP, 17 vs. LHP).
  11. brewerfan82
    Agree, it's kind of amazing. People give the Packers a hard time for only winning two Super Bowls in 30 years of Favre/Rodgers. The Angels are like if the Packers only made the playoffs once in those 30 years.
  12. brewerfan82
    I like Wiemer, love his defense, and am intrigued by the bat when he's on, but we're getting to the point of the season where the big league club needs to do what's best for their playoff hopes, which won't necessarily align with putting a player's development first for the next couple months. It's been difficult to sit Wiemer or send him down to this point due to our lack of outfield alternatives, but bringing Frelick up may be the start of that turning. I'd like to see us still grab a bat that solidifies the outfield a bit (maybe a Bellinger or Pham type) at which point letting Wiemer "take a break", re-group, and earn that extra year down at AAA might be a good move for a couple weeks, especially if they're going to start limiting his role on the big league club anyways.
  13. brewerfan82
    I think so? But he's been pretty much the same as Tellez/Winker last year and this year, but is 5 years older and has worse projections for the rest of the season: Hosmer: Tellez: Winker:
  14. brewerfan82
    Yeli and Contreras are showing how big a difference a couple batters in the lineup can make. If we can pickup a couple more dependable bats at the deadline and/or a couple of our underperforming guys can play closer to their projections, this team could be fun to watch the rest of the season.
  15. brewerfan82
    Keston Hiura had a 166 wRC+ in 96 PAs as a DH last year... 😬
  16. brewerfan82
    With us playing the Phillies and the Reds playing the Giants, every win in this series will gain a game on at least two of our closest competitors while every loss will lose a game on at least two of our closest competitors. Would be nice for the standings to get at least two out of three here!
  17. brewerfan82
    Not to mention each of them are actually trending even better than that the last 30 days: Tellez: 18.2 K% Adames: 19.6 K% Turang: 13.2 K% Wiemer: 22.4 K% Not sure where "at or close to a 40% clip" came from...
  18. brewerfan82
    I'm surprised no one has brought up their dislike for Winker yet.
  19. brewerfan82
    I'm all game for adding Hiura back into the mix. But he's gotta play everyday. With Tellez and Winker both LHH, it's just too tempting for CC to sit Hiura against righties and play him only against lefties. For it to work, he has to play Hiura everyday and then choose which of Tellez/Winker sits. If we could do that over the next month it could really clear up the 1B/DH situation so we can decide at that point if we need to go outside the organization to find a 1B, a DH, or both before the deadline.
  20. brewerfan82
    I put together a comparison of the Brewer's year-to-date wRC+ at each position with NL and MLB ranks vs. current players' projected rest-of-season wRC+: There's a LOT of room for improvement and the biggest source of that is going to have to be just players playing closer to their projected abilities. Tellez, Urias, Adames, and Winker all have projected wRC+ that are 25+ higher than what their position has produced so far this year. Frelick and Hiura are a couple wildcards to throw into the mix as well, but we need at least a couple of those underperforming guys to start showing some life over the next month and then swing a trade for a couple bats to fill in the other holes to have a chance at seeing some consistent improvement on offense. Other than that, get Woody back in the rotation, throw Ashby into the mix, and ride it out on the strength of this team's pitching and defense. Put that all together and I think we still have a shot at watching some fun Brewers baseball down the stretch!
  21. brewerfan82
    Murphy and Smith have been clearly the best catchers in the NL thus far, but wanted to give Contreras a little more love than he's getting in our poll so far. 2023 NL Qualifying Catchers:
  22. brewerfan82
    Fixed for thread
  23. brewerfan82
    So are the Blue Jays, Yankees, Rangers, Rays, Diamondbacks, and Padres even worse batters according to this?
  24. brewerfan82
    Burnes (Age 28, $10M in '23, Arb3 in '24) vs. Bieber (Age 28, $10M in '23, Arb3 in '24) vs. Wheeler (Age 33, $24.5M in '23, $23.5M in '24) is interesting. 2023: Past 2 Seasons: Past 3 Seasons:
  25. brewerfan82
    This seems to do the trick: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/injured-list/cumulative-team/
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