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  1. Joseph Zarr
    Hard to disagree. Tho, one could make an argument for Areinamo.
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    File in the 'Well How About That': Baseball 'Merica's 'MLB Prospects Who Added the Most Fastball Velocity in 2024' (Paid Subscription) lists RHP Brett Wichrowski as the second highest gainer (over 3 mph jump on average) and RHP Ryan Middendorf (2 mph jump) as the 24th highest gainer in the 4-Seamer department. The Crew did not have anyone in the 2-seamer category.
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    - RHP Kevin Herget has been optioned to the Nashville Sounds by the Milwaukee Brewers
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    Yeah, hard to say. It was one of those classic mildly aggressive promotions of a draft pick the Brewers obviously covet but there was very little in terms of in-season performance to back it up. I personally saw very similar 'issues' (I say this extremely lightly - none of us know what is going on in terms of what these young men are working on or playing with/through) to things we'd seen from both RHP Will Childers (in 2023 when he first appeared) and in bullpen RHP Mitch White. Flat. Flat. Flat. Came off the hand flat. Entered the zone flat. Back to Birchard: I would opine he really needs to avoid the walk issues but I think the walk issues are related to how hittable his stuff was when in the zone. Very much a work in progress. Let's hope he experiences improvements in Arizona.
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    A true Twins Zen Master. A man who has seen some things. A man's man, as it twere. A proverbial fox in the hen house of predictable playoff fandom hand wringing.
  7. Joseph Zarr
    I'm not One to make the Packers Game Threads but I saw this this morning and wanted to ensure it was up top front and center. In honor of the one hour we had a Josh Jacobs and Aaron Jones backfield, I share the piece Jonesy published in the Players Tribune ahead of Sunday's game. Man, just a class act. Some Packers remain Packers forever. Jones is definitely one of those Packers for me. Just a class act. This being said, have a great rest of your season Jonesy. Sunday, I hope you cough it up.🤭
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    Very surprised re: Wilken. Very excited about Crow (tho, if we go off of Henderson's AFL back when we shouldn't expect a ton of PT - any exposure is good exposure, however). Big opportunities for Lara and Baez. Hopefully, Manfredi continues to get high-leverage relief moments. Big opportunities for Merkel and Childers to build on their bullpen resumes. Assuming, of course, the starter coverage for Biloxi was emergency fill-in. I don't know how to feel about Birchard's season at present given how much of a literal struggle it has been. I simply hope he improves and walks less batters in his opportunities. I feel we are baby stepping here. Has to un-level his heater and find more meaningful ride. Has to find accuracy in and around the zone. Very surprised Hedbert isn't getting an opportunity but given the numerous defensive lapses we witnessed late at Wisconsin he may have forced the pivot. I had heard he was a near shoe-in a month ago - and, as we know, things change.. Now, I wonder if he doesn't go to Australia - a step down in competition but much needed PT regardless.
  9. Joseph Zarr
    I just left my Brewers hideout to scope that 'Merican League Wild Card race. One word: Yikes. What an absolutely brutal finish for the Royals and Twinkies.
  10. Joseph Zarr
    Man, that is a really poor look by the Bucs FO and ownership. Like, come on now.
  11. Joseph Zarr
    Do the right thing, Brewers. This is not hard.
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    Precisely why I added it here and not the Minor League FA thread😅. They've invested 8 years into this trajectory. There is no world I live in as a Brewers fan where Ernesto isn't simply a Bauers-level roster experiment next season on the 40-Man. And, it truly does feel like he is just scratching the surface and coming into his own. He has already proven he has the plate discipline evolving at a very admirable rate. Just put him on the 40-Man and let's be done with it.
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    Ummmm. Yeah. Just going to leave this here:
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    Spencer has given us some more goods on these higher ranked signings mentioned by Hogg:
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    As Daniel mentions above, stay current in our Winter League Threads (Aussie-Land, Dominican, Venezuela etc.), the AFL, the Rule Five Protections (and unprotected decisions), Minor League Free Agent signings, and the International Free Agent Market (January 2025). I just made a new thread pinned atop the 'MLB Draft & International Signings' Forum HERE featuring this lil juicy nugget from JSOnline Brewers Beat Curt Hogg: Our Link Reports stop but the season never really ends. 😅
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    No time better than the present to get this going. We have some early rumors of possible Top 50 signings imminent for the Crew:
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    - RHP Enoli Paredes, who had been DFA'd by the Brewers last week in a roster shuffling sequence, has been claimed by the Chicago Cubs
  20. Joseph Zarr
    I thought Quay played a very solid game yesterday. I know Cooper got some pressure knifing through that Line (man, he's a missile) but behind all that action toward their backfield, Quay really handled the action quite well - passing off crossers and guarding the check downs in the flat. Can he carry that over to a much tougher test next week? Also, Tucker Kraft is such an exciting player. So grateful they grabbed him. What a complete TE.
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    Ballpark factors meant very very little in EBJ's 2024 offensive struggles. By my eyes, I saw three swing changes in-season. The second being the most egregious as it had nuanced moving parts needing to synch like a finely tuned Swiss watch to simply put a barrel on the ball. Before he had moved to the 7-Day at season's end he had completely simplified his pre-swing load to a basic bat on shoulders-like approach - 'See ball. Hit ball'. Off the top of my head, this happened over the final 2 weeks (?) This is likely where he will want to continue working and tweaking his mechanics. This is all a long-winded way of saying: his old swing didn't work at Double-A. His new swing definitely didn't work at Double-A. I have hopes his simplified swing will, in the least, give him a chance to find some success. I don't have the data in front of me, but I recall EBJ hitting far too many pop-ups with fairly weak exit velo throughout his second half (I'm too old n wearied to think back to the Shuckers first half - OR maybe I conscientiously chose to forget that half entirely <shivers uncontrollably>😅).
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    What. A. Season. I mean this is literallly a historic showing in his first year as a Brewer.
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    Wes Clarke solo Johnson. His 18th as a Sound in 2024! 11-0 Sounds.
  25. Joseph Zarr
    2/3 IP and 2 K for LHP Bryan Hudson. Does he pitch another frame?
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