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I can't see any reason any team would risk claiming Braun, but if so I think the Brewers would let him go. Losing him really wouldn't hurt the team very much, production wise, although it might impact morale.
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Didn't really get that vibe at all. Said he doesn't know the whole situation, isn't concerned that he wasn't consulted and will reserve judgment for now. I read that as polite team speak for "I don't like it, but I'm not the GM and there's nothing I can do about it. Osuna is going to have to prove himself to me and my teammates."
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Cubs Acquire Cole Hamels from Rangers
MadScientist replied to Eye Black's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Especially since the Cubs aren't taking on much of the salary. Hamels for not much could be expected. Hamels +10M for not much is a poor return. There must have been no interest in Hamels from any other team. -
The Cubs signed Chatwood for 3 years 38 million Arrieta has the best numbers but that contract is huge. Chacin was way less risk and has been almost as good. I stand corrected on Chatwood. However I'd argue that Chacin has overall better numbers than Arrieta. He has better H9, HR9, K9, FIP, WHIP, with more innings pitched. They have the same K/BB. Arrieta has slightly better ERA and BB9.
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Looking at the pitching moves this off season, most of which were lobbied for here, which would you do now: Sign Darvish Sign Arrieta Sign Lynn Sign Cobb Sigh Chacin Trade for Chatwood Have to say that Stearns picked the right move (not the one I would have done). I can't believe it was just luck.
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Suter Has Torn UCL, Will Likely Need TJ Surgery
MadScientist replied to OnaBadger58's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
At first glance I'd agree with you, but there is one definite risk factor for him - he works quick. One of the components of fatigue units https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/an-introduction-to-fatigue-units-a-new-method-for-evaluating-workloads/ is the pace of pitching. Suter works very fast, so it's likely that he wasn't giving his arm enough recovery time between pitches. If there was anything else in his pitching style that put more stress on his elbow, the combination could have been what did him in. -
Last year the Brewers were on a tear before the break and the Cubs limped into the break. This year the Cubs were on a tear before the break and the Brewers limped into the break.
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He should refuse to go through sensitivity training if he honestly doesn't have those beliefs anymore, or never had them. And I've been as hard on him as anyone, but how can you be trained to be sensitive if you already are? Even if he doesn't hold those beliefs anymore he has a responsibility to the organization to show it. Saying I don't need it because I'm not that way would send up a red flag if I was his employer. Also, even if he has grown and improved his mind, there may be many things (thoughts or actions) that are racially tinged in subtle ways that he is unaware of. Sensitivity training could help make him more aware of such things and help him become a better person. I hope he embraces it as an opportunity to improve himself and not just a punishment he must endure.
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Pittsburgh Hypothetical- Sweeping or Getting Swept
MadScientist replied to rickh150's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Getting swept would make me feel like the bowl of petunias from Hitchhikers: "Oh no, not again" -
Congrats to JJ for really earning this selection. And congrats to Agent39 for pushing the idea for months, starting back when only Hader was getting any attention in the pen.
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Agreed. In some ways, I feel irritated with Roenicke for failing to make the most of the talent, and think Yost probably should have been kept around. I wonder if Yost would have gotten more from the team. Yost also probably needed the change of scenery. Early in his tenure as Brewers manager, he said the real test for the team will be how they handle success (when success was years away). At the end of 2008, he was having trouble handling success, and the team struggles at the end reflected that.
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Votto finished second in the MVP race last year and Goldy finished third. Reputation gets you much farther, I guess. https://www.mlb.com/news/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-wins-nl-mvp-award/c-262051396 Fair point. As someone once said, in regards to fan voting one year, it's called the All-Star game, not the All-First-Half-of-the-Season game. I'm still voting for Aguilar, though.
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Jennings with the Houdini escape. This pen has been something else this year.
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I felt like with the bonus pool caps, that whole going down to the wire thing changed. I remember when we signed Bradley/Jungmann, I recall negotiations not really even starting until a few hours before the deadline or something weird like that. It's obvious we can offer X, the only variable in play might be trying to save some for Daniel. Here's hoping it works out, I know you're right that most end up signing. I think each year somewhere between 0 and 2 1st round picks don't sign. Maybe it's just how I'm wired, but I can't understand turning down $4 million. Put it in super safe investments and live off $100k a year for life money at that age, without ever having to work if you don't want to. Turning it down, best case scenario is he goes to college and kills it...and gets $7 million in 3 years. Worst case...he gets a college education and $10k signing bonus as a senior if he's terrible or gets hurt. Living off $100k per year would last ~20-30 years, definitely not for life. 2.5M (after tax, etc) invested at 4% means you have 100k to live off without touching the principle. He really would be a fool to turn down a 4M offer.
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Congrats to Orf. Is it somehow easier to steal at AAA or CS? He is 20-1 this season and 33-6 overall in AAA. He is 18-14 in the lower levels.
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I completely agree with that state of mind. I think with the current talent we'll win about the same as last year, which is why I am advocating for adding a bat. The starting pitching is going to go through a rough patch at some point and we will fall out of contention quickly if we keep the same incredibly inconsistent offense. The thing is... that bat is currently at Biloxi, IMO. Hiura's bat looks ready. He fills the hole at second. Villar moves to short, gives a 150+ point boost to OPS out of that position. Use Miller at third until Shaw is healthy. When Shaw's OK, he takes third, Miller to short, Sogard cut. Villar was pretty poor at short when he played there. How much practice has he had there lately. Huira's numbers look fantastic, but he's in AA, and started the year in A+. He also has barely 2 months in the field. He really needs some time in the field to make sure his elbow hold up. A bump to AAA in mid-late July also seems like a reasonable possibility for him. Are there any other semi-recent examples where a batting prospect started the season in A ball and was advanced to MLB, especially in a pennant race, and continued to hit well?
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Miller! They're not dead yet!
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That's why you go for multiple lottery tickets in trades. They mostly don't pan out, but when they do, it's big. (I wish 1 out of 3 of my lottery tickets payed out like this).
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When Saladino comes back, should Sogard or Arcia go down? Sogard has been worse, but Arcia hopefully will benefit more from improving his swing in AAA.
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Pitchers working quicker would probably lead to move timeouts. Batters do it to break up a pitcher's rhythm. They do it all the time to Suter because he gives them no time between pitches. But his game is still substantially faster, so they must not be doing it all that often. If the batters try to abuse it, the umpire should just ignore the timeout request.
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If they call up any non-pitcher, I would think it would be Nottingham. Having a third catcher of a doubleheader in July is not the worst of ideas.
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If pitchers work quick, there will be less of the time calling. Most of the time, batters call time because the pitcher is just staring at them instead of throwing the ball. There will still be some gamesmanship by some batters trying to slow down a quick pitchers, but that's when the ump can stop granting time outs by the batter.
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https://www.google.com/amp/www.sbnation.com/a/mlb-2017-season-preview/game-length/amp You are right, but it is part of the problem. It isn't 30 seconds per half inning, more like 10 to 15, but is close to 10 minutes extra. Interesting article anyways. Commercials add about 10 minutes to the game more now than before. However the article notes that the big trouble is time between pitches. An interesting corollary is the Friday night game against St. Louis. The Brewers won 11-3, but had Suter on the mound for 7 innings. With 78 batters and 303 pitches thrown, the game was a more reasonable 2:49. With the commercial breaks from the 80's it would have been ~2:39. We just need more pitchers like Suter in baseball.
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The post must have been talking about how the balls that he hits will come back to earth. Eventually.