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  1. Robocaller
    You have a choice. Either batters and hitting coaches have gotten more stupid or more stubborn by eschewing "shortening up" and other such things over the last 20-50 years, or they came to realize that it's not conducive to positive results. They can bunt more to move runners, but most batters suck at it (Mitchell and Ruiz are exceptions, and I hope they continue to do so when they play in the majors). They can steal more bases, though you have to be a pretty good base stealer to make it worth the risk. With so much swing and miss, I think hit-an-runs are rightfully avoided. What your little league coach told you doesn't apply in MLB.
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    You really need to look at Sveumrules' post. For most hitters, attempting to do so leads to worse results. Analytics has changed the way batters hit. Turning back the clock will result in worse production. But yeah, I'd like to roll a 7 too.
  3. Robocaller
    You really need to look at Sveumrules' post. For most hitters, attempting to do so leads to worse results. Analytics has changed the way batters hit. Turning back the clock will result in worse production. But yeah, I'd like to roll a 7 too.
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    Let's think about this. I know it seems that hitting with RISP is hugely important, and it is. And it's uncontrollable, except by one way: replace bad hitters with good hitters, irrespective of the situation. Refer to Sveumrules post (in a different thread?). 1) The Brewers did not hit badly with RISP compared to how they hit overall. In fact they hit better. 2) The Brewers did not hit badly with RISP compared to other teams. In fact they did better than most teams. 3) Hitting with RISP (relative to all situations) is mostly a random event; few players are consistently bad or consistently good from year to year (and probability suggests that there should be a small number of such "lucky" and "unlucky" players) . 4) Saying, "We need to improve our hitting with RISP," is like a Craps player saying, "I need to roll more sevens."
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    Let's think about this. I know it seems that hitting with RISP is hugely important, and it is. And it's uncontrollable, except by one way: replace bad hitters with good hitters, irrespective of the situation. Refer to Sveumrules post (in a different thread?). 1) The Brewers did not hit badly with RISP compared to how they hit overall. In fact they hit better. 2) The Brewers did not hit badly with RISP compared to other teams. In fact they did better than most teams. 3) Hitting with RISP (relative to all situations) is mostly a random event; few players are consistently bad or consistently good from year to year (and probability suggests that there should be a small number of such "lucky" and "unlucky" players) . 4) Saying, "We need to improve our hitting with RISP," is like a Craps player saying, "I need to roll more sevens."
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    we differ about what's reasonable. I don't think it's reasonable to complain about how the brewers are bad at something after it's proven they aren't.
  7. Robocaller
    we differ about what's reasonable. I don't think it's reasonable to complain about how the brewers are bad at something after it's proven they aren't.
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    I was all for promoting Frelick rather than Mitchell, but I don't think Frelick would have done better than Mitchell has done.
  9. Robocaller
    I was all for promoting Frelick rather than Mitchell, but I don't think Frelick would have done better than Mitchell has done.
  10. Robocaller
    You're right. I'm going to keep pimping bringing back Ryan Braun as our savior at 3B because: FREEDOM! ? Did you see Sveum's post on the brewers hitting with RISP? It went beyond batting average and the Brewers look even better relative to other teams. What is a reasonable thing to say is the Brewers need to hit better*. Period, end of discussion. There is nothing about RISP that needs to be discussed. *Though really they didn't hit that badly relative to other teams.
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    You're right. I'm going to keep pimping bringing back Ryan Braun as our savior at 3B because: FREEDOM! ? Did you see Sveum's post on the brewers hitting with RISP? It went beyond batting average and the Brewers look even better relative to other teams. What is a reasonable thing to say is the Brewers need to hit better*. Period, end of discussion. There is nothing about RISP that needs to be discussed. *Though really they didn't hit that badly relative to other teams.
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    People need to stop bringing up hitting with RISP, because that wasn't the problem. They hit .235 overall and .246 with RISP. So they hit BETTER with RISP.
  13. Robocaller
    People need to stop bringing up hitting with RISP, because that wasn't the problem. They hit .235 overall and .246 with RISP. So they hit BETTER with RISP.
  14. Robocaller
    It wasn't a mistake to sign McCutchen, it was a mistake to play him so much. Compared to the results from other guys they could have signed, McCutchen did fine. It wasn't a mistake to rely on Ethan Small, because they didn't. He was stashed in Nashville as the potential 7th reliever. They had a couple of AAAA SP who could fill in at need. It wasn't a mistake bringing up Jason Alexander, it was a mistake to not have an alternative, which forced him to start 11 games, when AAAA really shouldn't get more than 4 starts. At or before the trade deadline, they should have acquired some mediocre, old SP to fill in the rotation--they foresaw Lauer, Houser, and Peralta returning, but some of them returned later than they hoped, and were on short pitch counts. The deadline deals didn't work out in retrospect, but I'm guessing they didn't have any great opportunities they passed on. If the Hader deal ruined the clubhouse, that's on the players. They're getting paid lots of money to play a game and they shouldn't let that affect them.
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    It wasn't a mistake to sign McCutchen, it was a mistake to play him so much. Compared to the results from other guys they could have signed, McCutchen did fine. It wasn't a mistake to rely on Ethan Small, because they didn't. He was stashed in Nashville as the potential 7th reliever. They had a couple of AAAA SP who could fill in at need. It wasn't a mistake bringing up Jason Alexander, it was a mistake to not have an alternative, which forced him to start 11 games, when AAAA really shouldn't get more than 4 starts. At or before the trade deadline, they should have acquired some mediocre, old SP to fill in the rotation--they foresaw Lauer, Houser, and Peralta returning, but some of them returned later than they hoped, and were on short pitch counts. The deadline deals didn't work out in retrospect, but I'm guessing they didn't have any great opportunities they passed on. If the Hader deal ruined the clubhouse, that's on the players. They're getting paid lots of money to play a game and they shouldn't let that affect them.
  16. Robocaller
    Wong has hit pretty well this season after a slow start. What do you think we could get for him if we pick up his option (assuming there's no no-trade clause tied with that option)?
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    I might put it off until a desperate team needs a CF because of an injury just before the season starts.
  18. Robocaller
    The Dodgers are probably not prioritizing $ per win. They don't have a bottomless well of money, but it's close.
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    I wouldn't. We don't even know if Turang will hit well enough to stay up the whole year. I wouldn't extend Wong, but picking up his option and then trading him is something I hadn't considered. Should be able to trade him for a solid RP. The only risk is if you can't trade him. Finding a quality young 3B in trade is about as easy as finding a unicorn.
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    I wouldn't. We don't even know if Turang will hit well enough to stay up the whole year. I wouldn't extend Wong, but picking up his option and then trading him is something I hadn't considered. Should be able to trade him for a solid RP. The only risk is if you can't trade him. Finding a quality young 3B in trade is about as easy as finding a unicorn.
  21. Robocaller
    no love for Middendorf? Because he had more innings at full-season teams?
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    no love for Middendorf? Because he had more innings at full-season teams?
  23. Robocaller
    ESPN now has the Brewers' chances as 33.5%. SD almost guaranteed to get in the P.O.s.
  24. Robocaller
    ESPN now has the Brewers' chances as 33.5%. SD almost guaranteed to get in the P.O.s.
  25. Robocaller
    Oh, OK. So they couldn't bounce him back and forth from the minors without exposing him to other teams. But they'll be exposing him if they remove him from the 40, too.
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