Brock Beauchamp
-
Posts
6,895 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
47
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
News
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects Ranking
Milwaukee Brewers Videos
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
Milwaukee Brewers Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project
2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by Brock Beauchamp
-
Hiura is fourth? Pbbbbbtttt, what a slacker. -
I find that more of an indictment to how MVP ballots used to be cast than an endorsement of Fingers. The year he won MVP, Fingers had a WPA of 3.4. Mariano Rivera had a 4+ WPA five times in his career. Joe Nathan had a 4+ WPA three times in his career and cleared 5+ twice. Billy Wagner had a 5+ WPA season. Trevor Hoffman had two 5+ WPA seasons. Josh Hader had a 4.8 WPA season in 2021. MVP voters in the past simply weren't very good at discerning actual value provided on the field.
-
This is what we just rolled out at Twins Daily. Give it a read and if you have thoughts how to adapt this format to AmFam, please share! https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-guides-resources/the-ultimate-fan-guide-to-target-field-r3/
-
Ah, thank you. That was my fault. I breezed through the honorable mentions paragraph while editing because I had one foot out the door.
-
He is, it publishes early in the week.
-
New Reactions on Brewer Fanatic
Brock Beauchamp replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Brewer Fanatic Issues & Suggestions
There is always a section of the internet that wants a place like this to discuss a topic. It’s our core mission to provide that to those users, I just wish we didn’t have to spend so much effort keeping it that way. -
Just testing a comment here.
-
New Reactions on Brewer Fanatic
Brock Beauchamp replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Brewer Fanatic Issues & Suggestions
We'll definitely monitor the situation and if people start trolling with the reaction, it'll be removed. It's a fine line to walk. Most social communities have some way to "dissent" without lengthy commentary but if people can't resist abusing the feature, I won't hesitate to remove it. I wish people on the internet were capable of acting like grown-ass adults instead of middle schoolers. -
This is an oversimplification of the situation. Other sports have banned various defensive alignments multiple times. The NBA banned zone defense for a long time. In the NHL, for decades there were all sorts of rules involving players in the crease.
-
After some input I received, I shuffled some of the reactions a little. The heart icon for Like has been replaced by a thumbs up. The heart icon has been moved to a new reaction, Love. The Confused reaction has been changed to a Disagree with a thumbs down icon. That feels less confrontational than other neutral or negative reactions. Please give your input on what you think of these, they're absolutely not set in stone.
-
Could everyone answer two questions: What's your favorite pre-game food? What's your favorite in-game food? I know the food selection at AmFam isn't great but there has to be something some of you like. But also, why is the food selection so bad? I thought we were past that era of the baseball experience.
-
That makes sense. Wong is a capable fielder, gets his feet under him, and makes clean throws. Saying his arm is the worst at the position is definitely an over-simplification, I just didn't realize it graded out that weakly in StatCast. Overall, I'm hoping the shift reduction brings second base back to relevance in the game a bit more. Obviously, we won't see a flood of slap-hitters return to the game but seeing more athleticism at the position is a welcome return.
-
Outstanding research and analysis as always, Matt. I never even realized Wong's arm was that bad. I knew it wasn't good but woof.
-
I don't think that's really fair. Sheets is second in Brewers history in bWAR and I'm pretty sure he's way ahead in fWAR. The caveat being that historically, the "best" career Brewers starters list is pretty woof.
-
It's entirely possible it would take a massive guaranteed year. Maybe even that doesn't do it.
-
I'd probably have to go with Sheets over Woodruff, maybe even Burnes. Sheets had the single season of dominance that Burnes had but also combined that with a longer track record of very good pitching than Woody has, at least so far.
-
Oh, I think it's a long shot but it's the kind of outside-the-box thinking I'd like to see the Brewers at least try. If you guarantee Burnes a hefty payday in 2024 and 2025, it's insurance against arm/shoulder trouble. Maybe he brushes off the team immediately but it's not like it's an insulting offer. You're basically guaranteeing him over $30m with the team upside being you get him for $20-25m more for one season if he stays healthy.
-
It probably makes his path a bit harder simply because the coaching staff isn't watching him warm up, take BP, field, etc. for a few weeks. That's how teams do most of their evaluation during spring training and not being there is a disadvantage.
-
Yeah, an extension at this point in the game is really rare. The player is past the point of getting them for pennies on the dollar but still not close enough to free agency to demand a payday well in excess of $100m. The Brewers kinda screwed up by not getting one of the big three locked down last offseason before the stability of a new CBA sent MLB dollars into looney tunes land.
-
A week or two ago, I floated an entirely absurd idea about Burnes that IMO, is worth throwing at the wall to see if it sticks. Offer to buy out his remaining arb seasons at a fair guaranteed rate, then offer a one year $35-40m option with something like a $15m buyout. The team gets one more year of Burnes to offset the difficulty of losing Burnes, Adames, and Woodruff in a single season while Burnes gets a guaranteed payday should something go horrifically wrong in the next 24 months.
-
Christian Yelich: The Deep Dive
Brock Beauchamp commented on Jake McKibbin's blog entry in Jake's Blog
Welcome to Brewer Fanatic! -
To be fair to Taylor, he had a really nice 2022 season. I’m not a big fan of him being a starter but he accumulated 2.1 WAR in about 400 PAs.
-
Article: A Note from a New Guy
Brock Beauchamp replied to Matthew Trueblood's topic in Brewer Fanatic Front Page News
Let me be the first to welcome Matt to the site. You're all going to love his detailed, thoughtful analysis of baseball.
