Jim French Stepstool
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On paper he could be the frontrunner assuming Allen goes from pro-am (college) to pro. Nate White will have a leg up on him joining the program this season, but from what I ascertain Dupree is a more physical runner & certainly was challenged by playing at a higher level in HS. I guess we'll see evidence of White's readiness by whether he gets snaps as the 3rd TB this season or if he's behind someone like Grover Bortolotti or Cade Yacamelli. Then there's always the magic portal if there's immediate team success in '23 joined by the corresponding media attention + top two TB's leaving.
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Controlling the running game this weekend is going to be important. This team not only tries to pick up steals but is aggressive in taking the extra base on balls to the OF. I'm concerned about Yelich particularily. We're starting to show some success when getting into a teams' bullpen. There are some opportunities in innings 6-8 this weekend.
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Ditto for Black.
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They tried. Davis didn't know how to react, so he talked to Wilmer Flores who told him to start bawling.
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That Shaw team had a lot of confidence in the "out-getter" philosophy, fueled by shift strategy & being able to matchup by using 37 pitchers per game (or so it seemed lol). I think they were so pumped at the idea of adding Moustakas they felt they could hide Shaw at 2B & actually did a pretty good job of it. I agree, it's way too far-fetched to move Yelich now. Maybe he'll fill the spot down the road. If Jef Quero works out maybe even Contreras gets a look there someday (although Yelich is a better option IMO). Black winding up at 1B wouldn't surprise me. I believe you're correct that he hasn't played there this season. It was reported that Jahmai Jones worked out at 1B before Thursdays' game.
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My favorite was "simple single"😄. Reminds me of the beer keg at 2nd base, potato salad in the dugout, and the unlimited arc. Drafting too many middle INF is a valid criticism, but at this point needs to play itself out before it can be deemed as some sort of crippler to future seasons. Tellez being what he is in 2023 certainly has hurt. They DID draft corner guys (Alex Binelas & Xavier Warren) rather high in recent seasons. One was dealt for a decent season from Hunter Renfroe. The other looks like a miss so far.
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Joey has had a defensive miscue or two that he hadn't been committing earlier. That combined with the recent ABs may make it time to do this.
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Alzolay. Isn't that the stuff they found in the soil that forced the government to evacuate that mining town in Oklahoma? Peralta seems to have hit a real speed bump in his development. That & Woodruff being unavailable have gone a long way towards the bullpen being stressed more than you'd like.
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A feel for when to do that & when not to is so important. Miller & Anderson did a poor job of it in the 8th inning yesterday.
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It's not just you. As limited as he is range-wise, that play is one Tellez makes pretty effectively.
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If that scares them it shouldn't. The Hader deal appears to be unfolding just fine in it's aftermath.
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That's where the timing comes in. Hader is an example that I believe will prove to work out well. Jonathan Lucroy. The return for him didn't pan out but his productive years ended when he left here so the timing was great. It doesn't have to always result in a long drought. Consistent depth of the farm system is critical to that. It's a lot more challenging that way. No one can argue that.
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Nope, never had been. If the financial structure doesn't change it'll always be more difficult. I have an issue with "unable". For all teams, even the rich ones, scouting/drafting is vitally important. If you suck at it all the money in the world won't make up for it. The Brewers will always be unable to pay guys at times. How they respond to that issue w/regards to the timing of personnel moves is the key. Do they have less margin for error? Absolutely.
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I was about to respond to this as well. 78-83 were better teams in relation to the rest of MLB. If "run of success" refers to post-season the poster has a valid point. But the structure was drastically different, obviously. It's apples-oranges. Current baseball is the apples.
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I believe 2019 was actually 3-5. Going back from there, 1-7, 6-2, & 3-5. The 1-7 was the team that went to the NLCS. Not sure exactly what it means. Maybe constantly limping into the break w/an overused bullpen factors in.
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Since it puts your better defender on the field the majority of the time, I think you'll see pretty close to a straight platoon, for now.
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Exactly. If only Winker had TOLD CC he was going to strike out lol. Not a good AB by Winker, but his ABs have looked marginally better than Wiemers' lately.
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I guess it's like Schroeder says, if you put the ball in play....... Bad throw by Anderson of course, made worse by the intended receiver of the throw. I venture to guess most experienced 1B make that play. Something pissed me off in the 8th inning that looked like wouldn't be a factor, but as it turns out could've been. Their reliever goes 3-2 to every hitter in the 7th inning. Owen Miller leads off the 8th & decides to swing at the 1st pitch. Then back-to-back walks. Then Anderson decides to swing at the 1st pitch. Sometimes baseball players can drive you nuts. Even though they took the lead in the 9th, Turangs' play was spectacular & deserves mention.
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So Tellez can return from the 10-day & miss one game after the break, right? Maybe the inflammation is "We expect to face three LH starters before the break"-itis.
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That's more or less the roadmap to a win tonight, on paper. Of course we're talking baseball, so.................
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Really. In this very thread someone was speculating if Turang would be sent back down in favor of Jones. When a team struggles to score runs it's easy--for some--to lose perspective.
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Not as intriguing, but Justin Wilson has started his rehab & I assume will be in Biloxi or N'ville before long. I would like to see them roll with what they have in the system bullpen-wise, but it's hard to imagine them NOT picking up some arm from somewhere.
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I agree it's hard to win twice giving up 13 runs. But.......they scored 14. I'll take 7 per all season long, HRs or not. We stole one yesterday, and agreed their pen looks spent. That's why I laugh when I hear "they're taking too many hittable pitches!!!" The last thing you wanted to see today was Hendricks sitting there in the 7th inning at 82 pitches. As good as he was, they did a decent job getting him out after 6. Gave themselves a chance.
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Apologies if any of this has been mentioned as I have no desire to read 10 pages, but regarding the sends by Lane: Most people overlook one of a 3B coaches biggest responsibilities: not only the outs but the next hitter. If he holds the runner in the 1st scenario the ball gets cut & you wind up w/runners on the corners, one out & Tapia (not an easy DP candidate) at the plate. The second time, the chances of Happ throwing Miller out was better than 50-50, but holding him leaves you with 2 outs & Wiemer coming up. The first send was a mistake. Not the biggest one I've ever seen, after all Ed Sedar roamed these parts, but pretty big. I'm perfectly fine with the second one. I miss BA at 3B. Maybe we found something to flesh out the back of the pen. Bukauskas looks like he belongs (in the limited role, anyway) and that's a nice changeup by Andrews IF he can get to it (setting it up by getting a favorable count).
