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  1. 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.
  2. Robocaller
    Suter made $2.7M this year. So $3M next year seems like a slight bargain. I'd offer him a one year contract because I don't know what he'd get in arbitration. I think Small is our long-term Suter replacement (perhaps pitching multiple innings more frequently than Suter's done recently). I'd try to bring back all our RP who did OK. Williams, Milner, Boxberger, Strzelecki, Gott, Suter, and even Bush. I'd either bring back Rogers if we can get him on a reasonable one year contract (~5M). If I didn't bring back Rogers, I'd try to sign the best reliever I could get for no more than $6M a year. If I didn't sign one of the guys I mentioned (and didn't want to go to arbitration), I wouldn't sweat it very much. Then sign 2-4 guys on the scrap heap, probably on minor league contracts with spring training invites, because I don't know if we'll have room on the 40-man. Then there are the guys who were injured much of last year: Perdomo, Urena, etc., whom I'd evaluate on a case-by-case basis, signing or cut bait.
  3. Robocaller
    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."
  4. Robocaller
    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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    I assume our allotment would go up if we had the first pick, so we could sign whomever we picked.
  6. Robocaller
    I mean, it was a missed opportunity. If everything went well, we'd be primed for long playoff run, and possibly the world series. But things didn't go well; in a year when offense was down around MLB, our pitchers didn't get the memo. Some coaching and management decisions didn't help, but it all comes down to performance and the Brewers didn't perform well enough.
  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.
  8. 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.
  9. Robocaller
    Only 12 seasons in team history when we've won more.
  10. Robocaller
    except they led the majors in HRs.
  11. Robocaller
    looks like the Yankees.
  12. Robocaller
    I was all for promoting Frelick rather than Mitchell, but I don't think Frelick would have done better than Mitchell has done.
  13. Robocaller
    I was all for promoting Frelick rather than Mitchell, but I don't think Frelick would have done better than Mitchell has done.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Robocaller
    I think bringing back Ryan Braun to play 3B and SS would be a better choice.
  17. Robocaller
    Esteury Ruiz would be an option to replace Taylor. IMO, one of them should be traded (ideally included in a larger trade).
  18. Robocaller
    In retrospect, the biggest mistake they made at the deadline was not acquiring some old, decent SP to fill in. When's the last time we had a healthy rotation of pitchers who weren't on a short pitch limit?
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    please stop this. they hit .235 overall and .246 with RISP.
  20. Robocaller
    Yay, we have a .300 hitter (61 AB).
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  25. Robocaller
    they should trade either Taylor or Ruiz. Probably as part of a larger trade.
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