Benintendi is hitting far better than he ever has (AVE .317, OBP .386). He'll likely regress. And since Taylor is back, Davis won't be playing that much. And Benintendi is pretty bad in CF; Taylor is significantly better.
There is a Benintendi thread only partway down the Transaction Rumor page.
He's a decent player, but unless you think he can play adequate CF (or McCutchen can), he's not a great fit.
Severino has such a small sample size, I think the only grade he deserves in Incomplete.
But I'd trade him for anything at this point. If we need a 3rd catcher after rosters expand, we have options at Nashville.
Obviously it would be good to have an improvement at any position. You could write an article like this about any of our players.
But it's more expensive to improve on a player who has been adequate than one who has been abysmal. And I don't even think Bell is a good option to replace Rowdy. He's not a good first baseman, and this year seems to be a fluke.
Lots of guys will be moving around across the system, I guess, once they sign the draftees. Some guys will get promoted, some guys will get demoted or put on ice, and some will be ending their affiliated baseball careers.
Was the draft always mid-July? I thought the short-season leagues didn't start until after the draft. Now they have to make room for ~25 guys, mostly on the AZ league teams, when they're signed
I looked at one top-400 list, and the only 1b in the top 50 was Jacob Berry (listed as OF/1B, but has played OF and 3B) from LSU. There are several tall OF who might eventually get moved to 1B.
Maybe one in the 2nd or 3rd?
No reason to bench Tellez vs. LHP.
No real reason for Mancini, other than he's a MLB starting-ability hitter. I get that he might be available, and I get that the brewers don't always fill a position of need when they acquire someone, but there's probably 1-2 guys on every one of the "selling" teams that might be more suitable.
No reason to bench Tellez vs. LHP.
No real reason for Mancini, other than he's a MLB starting-ability hitter. I get that he might be available, and I get that the brewers don't always fill a position of need when they acquire someone, but there's probably 1-2 guys on every one of the "selling" teams that might be more suitable.
You can't make a change unless you have someone to replace him. If Taylor isn't it, you have to look elsewhere, and there aren't a whole lot of CF in the majors who might be available at a reasonable cost and who are actually performing well. A rental (or with one more year of control) would be ideal since we have guys in the minors who should be promoted no later than the end of next season.
The guys in the minors are either AAAA guys (who could potentially stay hot in the majors for a while) or Wiemer, who would be playing outside his ideal position. But Wiemer will force his way onto the brewers sooner rather than later.
You can't make a change unless you have someone to replace him. If Taylor isn't it, you have to look elsewhere, and there aren't a whole lot of CF in the majors who might be available at a reasonable cost and who are actually performing well. A rental (or with one more year of control) would be ideal since we have guys in the minors who should be promoted no later than the end of next season.
The guys in the minors are either AAAA guys (who could potentially stay hot in the majors for a while) or Wiemer, who would be playing outside his ideal position. But Wiemer will force his way onto the brewers sooner rather than later.