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  1. Jim French Stepstool
    Ooooops.......😁
  2. Jim French Stepstool
    I would include dealing away Reese Olson for Norris. Hated it, not just after the fact but in real time. I would've held the line rather than deal Yophery for Priester, but you're right in that the full verdict on that one won't come in for awhile.
  3. Jim French Stepstool
    A very, very nice man that I was fortunate enough to meet & have a short conversation with a number of years ago. Had he stayed healthy, the thought of him in his mid-30s DHing in addition to the rest of the lineup in the early 80s is quite scary.
  4. Jim French Stepstool
    I don't see him in Milwaukee this year either, but I wonder if a Nashville promotion comes relatively soon. What I love is that his hot streak isn't coming in A ball, or vs some AAAA wannabes or never-quite-were arms in AAA. Some of the pitching talent in AA is no joke. As an add-on, it would open up a position for Boeve when he's ready to slip on the glove (he's only DH'ed since coming back). Of course, if he DOES move to Nashville & puts up a solid June & July.................I mean, he handles 3B pretty well. I agree Milwaukee in '25 is unlikely, but wouldn't totally rule it out.
  5. Jim French Stepstool
    Very well said.
  6. Jim French Stepstool
    ..........And the guy I would've been most interested in was Rengifo, who has the lowest OPS+ of the entire list (I would've liked McMahon, but not at what it would've taken to get him). Great post.
  7. Jim French Stepstool
    Payamps avoids being DFA'd for yet another day. Not that they had a lot of tough plays but today is a reminder of just what you can accomplish when you don't give extra outs & walk folks. Patricks' leadoff walk to Jansen stunk out loud though. Key outs from Alexander, who I've railed on. Although the final out he recorded was a touch scary. Just the one hit today, but dare I say Ortiz is starting to appear more comfortable at the plate.
  8. Jim French Stepstool
    If he's ever going for a third win in a row, will we see 'hat trick' coupled with Patrick?
  9. Jim French Stepstool
    With the bottom third of the order providing so little, they really should go back to Turang leading off & Chourio 2nd. Chourio is starting to warm. Let's try to get SOMEONE on base for him (Yeah, I know Turang has been slumping. Still, I couldn't help but watch the 12-pitch walk he drew after the HR Friday. Would like to see that flipped).
  10. Jim French Stepstool
    Yelich, Contreras, Chourio (until the last couple days), Mitchell (before getting hurt) & Ortiz have all been subpar, and Perkins was lost just before opening day. I don't think Arnold expected all that much from Capra/Dunn at 3B, but if the aforementioned players were available/performed at a level you could reasonably expect then you could probably absorb that as long as they defended & the pitching was at a level we've grown accustomed to. Hell, they've been around .500 WITHOUT those things happening with any consistency. No one can sugar coat what Dunn & Capra turned in offensively. I just think it's magnified by all the other underperforming.
  11. Jim French Stepstool
    It's hard to fathom how hot he would need to get in the next two months for someone to be willing to make a deal for him. Throw in that he's seeing little if any time in LF, even down two OFs.
  12. Jim French Stepstool
    The hope is that his bat turns out somewhere north of mediocre, which I think he has a fighting chance for due to his plate discipline & ability to make contact. His ceiling might be as one of those guys that hits .260 but with a .370 OBP, which is pretty valuable. I know he's played there & is the only other option on the roster, but I'm not a fan of Monasterio as a SS. I think it's a big part of the reason why Capra was added last year & made the team this spring.
  13. Jim French Stepstool
    People need to remember Durbin isn't playing his natural position, and is in his first weeks of seeing big league pitching. I too wouldn't be so quick to label him as a 'last man on the roster' type. He's basically a round peg being hammered into a square hole right now. His value as a utility guy is tempered by his not being able to play SS, but I'd definitely put him ahead of Monasterio. Also agree that any criticism of Arnold doesn't deserve to be attached to the Williams trade. Unless he's a double agent designed to sabotage the Milwaukee Brewers, I'm pretty sure he didn't turn down any better offers.
  14. Jim French Stepstool
    He's been out of sight, out of mind a little bit but Boeve was absolutely laying waste to high-A pitching last year, more than held his own in AA, then couldn't stay healthy. Had that not happened there might be yet another option.
  15. Jim French Stepstool
    They're not at their level but you can add Ortiz & Mitchell to that list. OTOH does he deserve credit for Turang & Frelick upping their games (until the last week or two, again health is a factor there)? I want to see where the main actors are after the next 6-8 weeks, see guys get healthy (as if the baseball gods allow that for this organization), then point the light more directly at LeBoeuf if things don't improve.
  16. Jim French Stepstool
    At this point they're worth NOT paying through the nose for a 3B though, at least during the past off-season when the decision was made. I'm with you on the Priester trade. And I hated dealing Reese Olson for Daniel Norris the moment that was done.
  17. Jim French Stepstool
    Agreed. I was actually surprised he didn't start the year in AAA.
  18. Jim French Stepstool
    I've mentioned this before---if we have a coach/manager that seems to be exceptionally talented, from rookie ball on up, I think it's an uphill battle to retain them. Quintin Berry is a good example of this. I suspect we've really stepped up to retain Chris Hook, which stretches that budget even thinner. I wouldn't mind if LeBoeuf was let go. But the "anyone would be better" lament is usually a lesson in futility.
  19. Jim French Stepstool
    A reasonable point given Quintanas' experience plus the low pitch count. Flip side, the move worked. Mears came in & shut down the threat if not for a ruling that belongs in tee ball.
  20. Jim French Stepstool
    I can't get rid of the overriding thought in my head that we were screwed out of two outs on the bases this week, and maybe a win, because Buster Posey wasn't a .208 hitter when he broke his leg. With the team not hitting, you need the elements you CAN rely on to be there just about all the time. And the defense hasn't been. With Chourio, you're down to no better than your 3rd choice in CF. Quintana was pretty damn good tonite. But he walked a leadoff man, which led to a run. It's wrong to expect perfection from the guy, but right now we can't have him doing that. Fair to him? no. But it's more realistic than asking Collins, Ortiz, Durbin, Cameron & the like to 'step up' consistently. And other than shuffling pitchers that are on the 40-man, there's no magic pill in Nashville. In an alternate universe, Black isn't hurt & might be able to return here & get hot for awhile, or Quero didn't miss a full season plus & is more than ready to give Contreras an IL stint, or relegate him to DH for awhile. They're really in a sh***y place right now, and I don't see much of anything to blame Murphy for, other than the typical "he should've done this or that" which all managers are guilty of, if you follow a team for six months.
  21. Jim French Stepstool
    Re Capra, this was pretty much inevitable I guess. I don't have a big issue with it, except Ortiz is having the type of year where he's probably going to get PH for or occasionally be out of the lineup & I have very little confidence in Monasterio at SS (and I think using Turang there, even for a couple innings here & there, is a bad idea). Hudson is a very welcome & needed addition provided he throws strikes, which he did in AAA outside of one outing.
  22. Jim French Stepstool
    With all their pitchers-----and OFs-----healthy, they could be pretty good WITHOUT a legitimate bat at 3B. But that would also require Contreras, Yelich & Chourio to be some semblance of what they were in '24. Contreras needs to get healthy. Chourio doesn't worry me long-term. Yelich is the enigma right now. Lately it just looks like it's impossible for him to turn on something middle-in & hit it hard.
  23. Jim French Stepstool
    Nice piece. Adamczewski has just skyrocketed in my eyes. I think how well he can defend moving forward is the only thing that MIGHT cause concern (as you mentioned, most likely limited to 2B). Martinez.....that's just one freakishly impressive athlete. And he comes fully-equipped with defensive chops, always a priority in Milwaukee. Only know what I've read on this site re Letson, but I know the command has improved greatly, and I love the movement on the slider in the highlight provided. Couple that with the 2 seam FB, & four-seamer at 96-98? Thank you very much.
  24. Jim French Stepstool
    Given my baseball-fandom, it's a little disturbing to me that a large group of Cardinals would elect someone from Chicago.🤔
  25. Jim French Stepstool
    Agree. Made has talent just dripping out of every pore, but it's waaay too early to know if he's a SS? 3B? OF? Pratt, yeah, you just plug him in at SS & let him grow.
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