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Jackson Chourio’s “mediocrity” in AA
Jim French Stepstool replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Since July 6th he's hitting .500. One of the things to watch as he continues to develop & gain respect (and be pitched carefully) is, will he be able to extract walks like wibadgers23 mentioned. But yeah, he's doing nothing to discourage the lofty rankings. -
This. I like Lane Thomas quite a bit, & have to admit I never thought of Joe. If they were rentals I'd be doing some serious talking, Their current status IMO makes them both less attractive and more expensive.
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That's basically how we were able to acquire Tellez. I wouldn't be surprised if the FO is scouring other organizations looking for a similar fit.
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I'm with you on 5 of the 6. If they were willing to deal Blackmon I'd at least listen to what their thoughts were. He'd have to come real cheap though due to the age & the hand injury (things like that can linger). He also hasn't spent much time in the OF the last couple years. Your top three are mine too.
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Jackson ChourioJeferson QueroJacob MisiorowskiSal FrelickTyler BlackRobert GasserAbner UribeLuke AdamsBrock WilkenLuis LaraEric Brown JrFreddy ZamoraCarlos F RodriguezJuan BaezMike BoeveJustin JarvisYophery RodriguezCooper PrattJadher AreinamoMatthew Wood For all the love (and rightly so) regarding Wilken, I really like the selection of Boeve & Pratt as well. Gasser gets my nod over Uribe simply by being a starter, I could go back & forth all day there. Big fan of Adams. I hope Eric Brown can enjoy sustained health as I feel he has a lot more to give (although I'm concerned a bit about his setup as are some others). Wouldn't be surprised if Zamora opens some eyes in AAA next year.
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I thought of Blackmon but didn't know when he was supposed to return. If soon, yeah, add him to the list.
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McMahon Ks a little too much for my liking but walks a lot which somewhat offsets that. He certainly has the versatility they like. He'd be a definite upgrade to the INF. I just don't know why Colorado would deal him, but we are talking Colorado here. At the end of the day it would probably have to be an overpay due to the years of control. Cron or Grichuk makes more sense.
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I think Adams is quite intriguing. I've liked Devanney for a while now but looks more & more like he's someone you can't pigeonhole into one spot going forward. The big question re Wilkin & Boeve IMO is which one of them eventually moves to 1B?
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Definitely a little more history of them doing it with pitchers. Jeff D'Amico skipped AAA as well.
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This was raised as a possibility recently, and I think there may be some merit to it. Having said that I doubt I would be happy with any deal they made right now involving Black.
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Billy Jo Robidoux played in a combined 74 games with Milwaukee before ever seeing AAA. That was almost 40 years ago. So yeah, definitely not something they're inclined to do.
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This is pretty close to what I think will happen. I suspect they've been talking to teams about 1B-DH types, maybe even OFs, and one would think those talks have been ramped up some after the Tellez news. They'll let that pot boil for the remainder of the month before doing something like promoting Black. And if they do I believe it'll primarily be for the DH spot. Some won't like reading this but Anderson has been mostly terrific at 3B & they value that greatly.
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Lets take a look at two recent trades to shore up the offense. When they acquired Adames, he was a regular at TB but was blocking one of the top prospects in baseball. Tellez was a former starter (or semi-regular) who was relegated to the minors largely due to being passed up by Vlad JR. While I follow the Brewers' system closely I'm not as attuned to other teams' prospects as I once was. Any vets pushed out (or about to be) by a phenom? That might be a list to scour. It also most likely would be someone that wouldn't cost one of your better prospects, which rightfully is important to Arnold.
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2023 Minor League Transaction Thread
Jim French Stepstool replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
That's pretty ambitious. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out, especially his getting a chance to work with Jef Quero. -
I was an advocate for Drury last deadline, but not so much now. On paper he'd give you better production at 3B than BA but probably not as good defense & we all know how that's valued. As you pointed out the BB to K ratio is pretty ugly & that's something they're trying to move away from. I think if acquired he'd largely DH & play 2B for 6-7 innings vs LHP while CC hopes they can get the lead so he can go with Turang. Maybe if he comes real cheap, but I don't see it.
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Nah, the points I made above regarding Ed, I think the NU administration sees the same potential issues & therefore wouldn't be all that interested. And the age would be a factor as well. I agree the man certainly has proven he can coach.
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Orgeron is (I think) in his 60s. He's mostly made his mark coaching (as a HC) in the SEC. He'd have to acclimate to a tougher academic environment at NU. Always been regarded as a solid recruiter, but I don't know how successful he'd be going after the kids he'd have to target if he were in Evanston. He's certainly had a successful career. I just don't see NU as a good fit, for either party.
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Leonhard would be a great hire for them for many reasons, not the least of which is they're most likely going to be in "starting over" mode which would fit him nicely. I've also heard Ed Orgeron mentioned, which reminds me of when Sam Rutigliano was mentioned for the UW job decades ago in that I think the rumor is coming from one side only---Orgerons'. I'd love to see NU seriously consider Ed, but I'm pretty sure they're too smart for that.
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NW apparently is planning to keep their entire staff of ass't coaches. That may be the best move they could make as far as keeping their current recruiting class as intact as possible (although it didn't work w/Johnson). OTOH it all but eliminates them from making any kind of significant hire now. Throw in the lateness of the move & you're almost certainly looking at an interim situation. They've maximized their situation in recent years, greatly improved the practice facilities, etc and I think Fitz had a great deal to do with that rising tide. It'll be a challenge to find as good a fit as he was.
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Keston Hiura has a .984 OPS in Nashville
Jim French Stepstool replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
You may think he should get another chance regardless, and you may be right. But I think the tone of the trade market as it unfolds may be a very big factor in whether he receives that chance. -
Sometimes I wonder if they've already contacted Molina but he has no interest in stepping into the situation (standings-wise) they're in at the moment.
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The first NBA player to shatter a backboard was Chuck Conners (The Rifleman). He played briefly for the Boston Celtics & broke the board in pregame warmups in 1946. No record of whether he did any 360 degree spins on his way to the hoop.
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In the post I was responding to the term "simple single" was referred to as "bile-soaked red meat". Is THAT OK? If you think I was hard on the poster I respect that opinion, although I've seen a lot of stuff on here that makes that look tame. Just don't think I'm doing anything to defend Tellez.
