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  1. Ro Mueller
    Welcome @Francisco Castro!! Great to have you on board!!
  2. Ro Mueller
    Two more comments on the Singleton selection: Somewhat similarly, we curiously signed 30-year old RHP Deolis Guerra to the active roster on October 18, 2019, even though we’d kept him in AAA that entire season (save for 2/3s of an inning in MLB). And then we DFA’d him by January 30, 2020. As such, I don’t consider the selection of Singleton as a guarantee of an Opening Day 2023 roster spot. Perhaps he’s a placeholder that we want to keep on hand whilst we figure out what other moves to make offensively. From July 27 through August 26 last year, OF Jonathan Davis was active for 26 MLB games, registering just 16 plate appearances in that time. To me, this goes to show how the 13th bat on MLB rosters can essentially just be a stashed player, especially with the designated hitter materially reducing the number of pinch hitters that get used. So would we rather stash a player like Mario Feliciano as the 13th MLB bat, rarely playing him but preserving his last minor league option OR use that spot for a guy like Jon Singleton who had the highest walk rate (20.1% of PAs) in the 20-team International League last year and can also hit dingers?
  3. Ro Mueller
    Two more comments on the Singleton selection: Somewhat similarly, we curiously signed 30-year old RHP Deolis Guerra to the active roster on October 18, 2019, even though we’d kept him in AAA that entire season (save for 2/3s of an inning in MLB). And then we DFA’d him by January 30, 2020. As such, I don’t consider the selection of Singleton as a guarantee of an Opening Day 2023 roster spot. Perhaps he’s a placeholder that we want to keep on hand whilst we figure out what other moves to make offensively. From July 27 through August 26 last year, OF Jonathan Davis was active for 26 MLB games, registering just 16 plate appearances in that time. To me, this goes to show how the 13th bat on MLB rosters can essentially just be a stashed player, especially with the designated hitter materially reducing the number of pinch hitters that get used. So would we rather stash a player like Mario Feliciano as the 13th MLB bat, rarely playing him but preserving his last minor league option OR use that spot for a guy like Jon Singleton who had the highest walk rate (20.1% of PAs) in the 20-team International League last year and can also hit dingers?
  4. Ro Mueller
    Winter League Action from Tuesday, November 15 RF Jackson Chourio – 1-for-3 – in Aguilas’ 5-3 loss to Tigres 1B Jesus Chirinos (welcome to Winter League Ball!) – 1-for-4 – in Aguilas’ loss 2B Andruw Monasterio – 2-for-4, RBI – in Caribes’ 4-3 victory over Leones RHP Luis Contreras (credited with the win) – 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K – in Cardenales’ 14-5 win over Bravos CF Esteury Ruiz – 0-for-2, walk – in Toros’ 3-1 loss to Gigantes 1B Mario Feliciano – 0-for-3, walk – in Carolina’s 1-0 loss to Mayaguez C Brian Navarreto – 2-for-4 – in Carolina’s loss
  5. Ro Mueller
    I expect to see more hitters selected in the Rule 5 Draft than usual this year, as 26-man active rosters, the 13-pitcher cap and the universal DH have all contributed to a situation where teams carry a 13th position player who rarely plays (image: Jonathan Davis glued to Brewers' bench in 2022).
  6. Ro Mueller
    I expect to see more hitters selected in the Rule 5 Draft than usual this year, as 26-man active rosters, the 13-pitcher cap and the universal DH have all contributed to a situation where teams carry a 13th position player who rarely plays (image: Jonathan Davis glued to Brewers' bench in 2022).
  7. Ro Mueller
    SS Brice Turang and RHP Abner Uribe appear to be the only Brewer minor leaguers to have their contracts selected to join the 40-man MLB roster and thus be protected from next month’s Rule 5 Draft
  8. Ro Mueller
    SS Brice Turang and RHP Abner Uribe appear to be the only Brewer minor leaguers to have their contracts selected to join the 40-man MLB roster and thus be protected from next month’s Rule 5 Draft
  9. Ro Mueller
    Winter League Action from Monday, November 14 C Mario Feliciano – 1-for-6 – as Carolina split a doubleheader of 1-0 games C Brian Navaretto – 1-for-5, double – for the same Carolina team in Puerto Rico RHP Matt Hardy – 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks – in Caguas 4-1 defeat to RA12 (Roberto Alomar’s club) in Puerto Rico OF Esteury Ruiz entered as a pinch runner in the 8th inning, stole two bases and scored an important insurance run in Toros’ 6-5 win over Gigantes in the Dominican Republic RHP Luis Perdomo – 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K – pitched in defeat for Gigantes RHP JC Mejia – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K – in Tigres’ 3-1 victory over Estrellas in the Dominican Republic
  10. Ro Mueller
    Jakson Reetz Named Southern League Most Valuable Player He may have moved on to the Royals’ system, but let’s still appreciate Jakson Reetz’ time in 2022 with the Biloxi Shuckers, culminating in being named the league’s Most Valuable Player. The Biloxi catcher hit 22 home runs with a 1.028 OPS for the Shuckers. https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/jakson-reetz-named-southern-league-mvp
  11. Ro Mueller
    Brewers sign 18-year old Cuban outfielder Yunior Santiesteban. More from Francys Romero: “Excellent body (6´3, 185 lbs) with room for more development, left-handed contact hitter, speed and plus arm, above average. 320 AVG, 5 XBH, 11 SB in 12 attempts and 16 BB in the last National U18 in Cuba.”
  12. Ro Mueller
    In addition to OF Jackson Chourio being named the MVP of the Carolina League's 2022 season, OF Jace Avina collected the 2022 MVP award for the Arizona Complex League. That's quite an achievement in the 18-team league. Congrats Jace!!
  13. Ro Mueller
    Jackson Chourio Named Carolina League MVP Before leaving the Mudcats, Chourio led the Carolina League in both batting average (.324) and extra-base hits (40). He also ranked second in the league in slugging (.600), second in OPS (.973), third in doubles (23), tied for seventh in home runs (12). https://www.milb.com/carolina-mudcats/news/jackson-chourio-named-2022-carolina-league-mvp
  14. Ro Mueller
    Serious plaudits for C Jeferson Quero's defensive performance in the Arizona Fall League:
  15. Ro Mueller
    Here's a nice defensive highlight for OF Esteury Ruiz in the Dominican Republic:
  16. Ro Mueller
    Summation of Thursday (11/10) – Sunday (11/13) Results I'll try to post these Winter League updates daily, but here's a catch-up covering 4 days of action (well, mainly inaction for our stud position player prospects). At least C Jason Lopez is mashing and our pitchers are performing well: C Jason Lopez – 4-for-7, HR, double, RBI 2B Andrew Monasterio – 2-for-11, HR, double, 2 walks, 2 RBIs C Brian Navarreto – 1-for-8, double C Mario Feliciano – 1-for-14 OF Esteury Ruiz – 0-for-5, walk OF Jackson Chourio – 0-for-7, walk RHP Arnaldo Hernandez – 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks RHP Luis Perdomo – 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks RHP Matt Hardy – 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks RHP Luis Contreras – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K RHP JC Mejia – 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
  17. Ro Mueller
    The Brisbane Bandits take the season-opening series 3-1 over Auckland with a 5-2 victory: 2B/SS Robert Moore - 0-for-2, 2 walks RHP Brannon Jordan (credited with his 2nd win): 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K RHP James Meeker (first save): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
  18. Ro Mueller
    26-year old RHP Luis Contreras joined the Arizona Fall League late (injury filler for RHP Logan Henderson) and left early, as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning (and was credited with a win) for Cardenales de Lara in Venezuela yesterday. Ah, and the C Jason Lopez Winter Sensation experience continues: 3-for-3 yesterday, now 10-for-13 (.769 average) as the 24-year old helped lift Bravos de Margarita to a win.
  19. Ro Mueller
    Solid showing by Warren and Middendorf in the finale, in addition to Uribe’s work in Friday’s playoff game. Too bad Quero didn’t get to show off his defense in either game, as they probably felt a need to allow the White Sox to have one position player in the lineup.
  20. Ro Mueller
    Brisbane improves to 2-1 with an 11-5 defeat of Auckland: 2B Robert Moore - 1-4, HR, walk, 2 RBIs C Darrien Miller (is he catching every game?) - 1-for-4, walk, RBI
  21. Ro Mueller
    More Moore!
  22. Ro Mueller
    I’d say the man did pretty well: .797 career OPS vs. lefties. Overall numbers bogged down a bit by the Brewers giving him 410 PAs against righties in 1989. OPS+ of 123, 108 and 106 in Cincinnati from 1990-92, and then was easily the best hitter in Japan for two seasons. On the surface, the trade to the Reds made sense (Brewers were a top scoring team but last in run prevention) and worked out for both teams (Robinson 12-5, 2.91 ERA after trade), but that was a defensively-challenged team (led AL in errors in 1989 and 1990). Imagine having a top offense, slightly better than league-average FIP, but going 74-88 (e.g. see 4.08 team ERA vs. league-worst 4.69 runs allowed/game) As Sheffield (25 errors in 1990 at 3B) had not yet played outfield and would likely have sulked at such a switch anyway, I think the right move was to trade the then 21-year old in mid-1990 for a massive haul (pitching, prospects).
  23. Ro Mueller
    I’d say the man did pretty well: .797 career OPS vs. lefties. Overall numbers bogged down a bit by the Brewers giving him 410 PAs against righties in 1989. OPS+ of 123, 108 and 106 in Cincinnati from 1990-92, and then was easily the best hitter in Japan for two seasons. On the surface, the trade to the Reds made sense (Brewers were a top scoring team but last in run prevention) and worked out for both teams (Robinson 12-5, 2.91 ERA after trade), but that was a defensively-challenged team (led AL in errors in 1989 and 1990). Imagine having a top offense, slightly better than league-average FIP, but going 74-88 (e.g. see 4.08 team ERA vs. league-worst 4.69 runs allowed/game) As Sheffield (25 errors in 1990 at 3B) had not yet played outfield and would likely have sulked at such a switch anyway, I think the right move was to trade the then 21-year old in mid-1990 for a massive haul (pitching, prospects).
  24. Ro Mueller
    It looks like they’re getting crowds of 400-1,500. They’re not calling this season “winter” (it’s just how I think of the time of year generally) - temps in Australia will actually peak in January.
  25. Ro Mueller
    It feels like we’re losing more upper level relief innings than usual this year. Boxberger, Hader-Rogers, Harris, Brown, Walters, Sanchez, etc.
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