Brock Beauchamp

Most of this is wildly untrue, sorry. First an EV thrives in a traffic jam. The lack of wind resistance and regenerative braking increases range by a lot. If you were to drive 100 miles in traffic, it'd take a lot less juice than driving that same 100 miles at 75mph. Second, pretty much any dedicated public charger will charge an EV up to 80% in less than half an hour. I have a Chevy Volt - 55 miles range electric, then uses a gas generator - and I really regret not moving to the full-EV Chevy Bolt because I was worried about range. It's simply not a problem 95% of the time and for that other 5%, we have another car to use in those situations. I put gas in the Volt about once every two months. It'd be nice to be able to just skip over the filling station entirely instead.

And that’s fair, I probably should have been more clear with my language. When looking at prospects, I tend to clump them in small groups, I rarely go 1/2/3/4/…

And that’s fair, I probably should have been more clear with my language. When looking at prospects, I tend to clump them in small groups, I rarely go 1/2/3/4/…

That's just my personal take. It's not a dig on Quero, I just value closeness to MLB quite a bit. I'd put Chourio as #1, Frelick as #1b, then Wiemer and maybe Small in the second tier. After that, mainly due to proximity to the big leagues, are guys like Quero. And Brewer Fanatic users are pretty close to that thinking, too. After all, Quero is #8 on our prospect list. while all the other guys I mentioned are top four.

That's just my personal take. It's not a dig on Quero, I just value closeness to MLB quite a bit. I'd put Chourio as #1, Frelick as #1b, then Wiemer and maybe Small in the second tier. After that, mainly due to proximity to the big leagues, are guys like Quero. And Brewer Fanatic users are pretty close to that thinking, too. After all, Quero is #8 on our prospect list. while all the other guys I mentioned are top four.

I do not and will never understand the thinking that kept O'Neill out of Cooperstown this long.

Agreed on Chourio and Frelick unless the return was massive. And I'm hesitant to give up any top ten prospect for a rental, the return on that kind of move rarely pays off. It's basically "World Series or bust" if a front office makes that kind of move.

Agreed on Chourio and Frelick unless the return was massive. And I'm hesitant to give up any top ten prospect for a rental, the return on that kind of move rarely pays off. It's basically "World Series or bust" if a front office makes that kind of move.

Will Sammon of The Athletic takes a look at the players the Brewers might be willing to offer in trade to shore up the big league club before the August 2nd trade deadline. While we all know Jackson Chourio is the shining light of the farm system, I don't see the Brewers offering him unless the return is massive and under team control for several more seasons. Sammon points out that Milwaukee's third-tier prospects are more likely to be moved, such as Hendry Mendez or Jeferson Quero. Sitting just below Chourio the Brewers also have the likes of Joey Wiemer and Sal Frelick, the latter having a very strong season in AA Biloxi. Like Chourio, I can't see the Brewers moving either without bringing back a starting player with multiple cost-controlled seasons remaining. And, of course, there's always the enigmatic Keston Hiura. Who are you most willing to part with in the farm system and which MLB players would you target to bolster a Brewers lineup that hits well but lacks top-end hitting talent? View full trade rumor

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You’re totally right. How have I been under the impression he’s an FA after 2023 for all this time?

Okay, this isn’t good. The Brewers can’t afford to lose Peterson for an extended period.

The Brewers locked up the young left-hander through his arbitration seasons with team options in 2028 and 2029 while utility IF Jace Peterson has been retroactively sent to the 10-Day Injured List. The Brewers announced today they have agreed to terms to LHP Aaron Ashby, extending him through the 2027 season with team options for 2028 and 2029. Reports are coming in that only $20,500,000 is guaranteed through his free agency years with escalators and options bringing the potential amount to $46,000,000. For a pitcher with the upside of Ashby, it’s hard to view this as anything but a great deal for the Brewers with very little assumed risk by the club. Ashby has spent the 2022 season in a flex role for the Brewers, making 12 starts and 18 total appearances. While the 24-year-old's 4.57 ERA looks unimpressive, he has swing-and-miss stuff but has been held back by control issues early in his MLB career. Never considered an elite prospect, Ashby moved through the organization in a very Brewers-esque way, displaying flashes of potential before breaking out post-Covid in AAA Nashville, posting an elite 14.2 K/9 rate in the 2021 season and later earning himself a promotion to Milwaukee. In 100.2 career MLB innings pitched, Ashby has a pedestrian 4.56 ERA - which translates to a 91 ERA+ - but has a much better-looking 3.83 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching), which bodes well for his future. There is obviously talent in that left arm for the Brewers to develop at the major league level, now Ashby just needs to take the next step and solidify himself in the Milwaukee rotation, which will need to make some difficult decisions this offseason with Corbin Burnes and his pending free agency after the 2024 season. Peterson to the 10-Day Injured List In less-good news, the Brewers announced that Jace Peterson has been placed on the 10-Day Injured List with a left elbow strain, retroactive to July 20th. Peterson has been instrumental to the Brewers first-place status this season, playing all over the field competently while posting his best offensive season with a 115 OPS+ and and 112 wRC+. Hopefully, this is a minor setback and due to the All-Star break, Peterson may only lose a week of play before being eligible to return to the Milwaukee lineup. View full article

Great entry, thanks for the read! Also, I had no idea Tony Gwynn Jr had five career WAR. I didn't realize he was that productive in his career.

Agreed on Peterson, would give Hiura a lower grade due to the strikeouts, his reverse splits making him less valuable to the team than one would expect, and the fact he doesn't play any position even adequately.

I just don’t see how this makes sense for New York given their odds of facing the Jays in the second round. And besides, how badly do the Yankees really need another bat?

Honestly, it doesn’t matter if we have multiple threads on the same person. Descriptive titles work better and old threads tend to turn to wallpaper within just a few weeks. People want to talk about this stuff, as evidenced by the number of replies in just a few hours. As for Benintendi, I agree he’s not a perfect fit but his offensive profile looks really good on this team, even if his defensive profile isn’t a great fit. The Brewers could fit him into a lineup easier than they could another first baseman.

I don't think Stearns would hesitate to "clog" centerfield but I think the price of doing so is probably more than the Brewers are willing to pay, particularly from the A's given the rumors of what they were asking for Montas in the offseason (and I was personally quite satisfied how badly that bit them in the ass).

One thing to keep in mind about grades is "objective vs subjective". Yelich and Tellez are great examples of the differences between those two values. Objectively, Yelich is the better player and it's not particularly close. He's a pretty good MLB starter in LF. Tellez is just a hair above replacement level. Subjectively, it's a wildly different story. Yelich is paid a boatload of money and has the expectations that go along with that paycheck. Inversely, my expectations of Tellez were quite low; the mere fact he is treading water as an every day first baseman is a pleasant surprise and might warrant a B- grade under a subjective system. So how do you want to grade each of these players, objectively or subjectively? Neither is wrong depending on perspective.

I wish I knew more about Benintendi in CF. He hasn't played there in quite some time but if he's even playable there, I'd pursue him pretty aggressively. I don't think I'll like the iron price the A's ask for Laureano.

He doesn’t have a lot of power but this lineup doesn’t need power. What it needs is Benintendi’s near-.400 OBP.

He bats lefty so he could replace Renfroe and/or McCutchen regularly.