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Some real impressive work from Peralta. At the same time, some ammunition for the "He's no ace" crowd. I loved him wanting--badly--to go out for the 7th. Then he goes out there & promptly walks Fraley. And in the 5th, it didn't cost him runs but w/the runner on 1st & 2 down he walks Lux, with De La Cruz on deck. You. Can't. Do that. But like I said, mostly impressive. Durbin at least in part caused that bad throw in the 9th with his hustle. Goes hitless but still reaches base twice. That's the type of player he is. There's value there. Would like to see a full day off tomorrow for Contreras.
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With all of the potential starters in the system, over the years, that get considered for BP work it's refreshing to have a crop that really (to me, anyway) profile as starters. Meccage, Hardin, Letson, Birchard, Cornielle, Miz. Crow fits that sme profile. It's been a LONG wait to get him on the mound & the results so far have been exciting.
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You may very well be correct; but Megill would be the one most likely to usurp that IMO. If he sat I certainly would be OK with it. The other two should absolutely take a day off.
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It wouldn't shock me if he was available tomorrow as well. Pretty low-stress 9th tonite.
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I thought the 6th & 7th were kinda the biggest keys to the game. Zastryzny had to deal with a couple RH PH & got the job done, & Koenig hasn't been pristine but got through the top 3rd of the order, although walking Lux & falling behind De La Cruz from the right side was a no-no. After that I thought we pretty much had 'em by the hairs as long as Uribe & Megill worked from ahead. No highlight plays at 3B but Monasterio had a solid game pretty much all-around. Contreras needs to take a breather either tomorrow or Wednesday. Seemed like a real opportunity to open things up a little bit, but a couple Cincy RHP's that have been vulnerable actually threw the ball well. Annoying.😐. So now Hall & Ashby should be next up vs a team that you really need LH bullpen availability against. Civale settling in after the 1st time through was also vital.
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Starting Pitching Galore
Jim French Stepstool replied to edfunderburk's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I agree with @CheezWizHed. I was happy when they acquired Crow, and Hunt has caught my attention. But especially with Crow having the long layoff I think they're both earmarked for AAA in '26, then go from there. No one knows what 5-6 people emerge from the starters' list. My main hope is that we can get to the point where we're getting 5.1, 5.2, 6 innings out of guys a little more consistently. Getting six from Priester & Patrick back-to-back was a beautiful thing; it led to Quintana only going five on Sunday being just fine. I guess that's my big hope for Woodruff---if he can settle in to going six & giving up 2 or 3 runs, maybe less as he gets more comfortable. -
The roll they're on could become a verifiable hot stretch if they can win this one vs a lefty who's been pretty damned good. All of a sudden, the overworked pen has had at least two days off for everyone except Hall. That's a rare thing & very welcomed.
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It really looked to me like Ortiz was starting to emerge a little bit in recent days, but yeah, he's backslid. Too often looks overmatched on fastballs middle-up, and on his last AB same thing with one at the knees. That being said, I doubt you'll ever see them lift him for a PH as long as they have the lead, which I agree with.
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No, I consider him someone who has been asked to play 3B with very little experience, is settling in there & therefore isn't going to be moved around needlessly. You can hope to see them make the moves you suggested, but I think you'll have a long wait.
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Also for those who've followed the farm for several years, Weston Wilson is on their bench. Actually has been, on & off, since '23.
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I'll grant you Dalbec can move around, a little. But no team is going to go with only two people that can play middle INF. I don't count Collins.
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Very strange to see the team high-fiving & congratulating each other after the 27th out, with a starter standing out there. I know Priester didn't actually 'start' but you know what I mean. That's how using an opener can work, if you can generate enough breathing room w/the offense. Nice to see. I thought it was a mistake to not let Hall stay through Schwarbers' AB in the fourth. I'm guessing it was imperative for them to have Priester come in w/o baserunners. One oppo HR, and one absolutely crushed to RF. That has to get you a little excited. Durbin is a gamer. Realizes he has no cannon but makes up for it w/the quick release. Still wondering if he can stick at 3B but he had an impressive day.
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I'll be interested to see what the plan is re Hall tonight. With Priester following him I'd like to see them try to get Hall at least once through the order. Where is the line drawn? Does, say, three innings cause you to cross over from opener to piggy?
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And go with zero INF backups?
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Very nice writeup. Yeah, a switch-hitting version of Frelick, That's not a bad call for Lara. His recent hot stretch at Biloxi is very, very gratifying & really re-establishes him in the teams' prospect rankings. Despite the tender age, I'd love to see him get a week or three in AAA at the end of the year, given the "AAAA" nature of the OF there. It would be terrific to have the options that organizational depth at catcher could bring. If Quero can re-establish, Dinges continues to polish his defensive game & Luis Corobo builds on his work in the ACL.............likey.
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A very good point that gets overlooked, which is a little strange since it was such a big part of their success in recent years. So far this year it's been one of the big differences between "Eh, they're a .500 team" & the national pundits asking "How do they keep doing this?"
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I have to believe everyone (Henderson, Hook, Murphy) is fully aware of the need to monitor rest/availability regarding the pen. As I've mentioned before, so much of this is on the starters. Milwaukee is in the bottom 5 or so teams in MLB in avg innings per start. Peralta was in the mid-fifties in pitch count after two innings today, and he's one of the people you'd hope could give you some length. That has to change (as do the outings where a starter is doing OK pitch-count wise but gets pulled). The parenthesized is, of course, due to the dreaded "third time through" monster. Teams will always have pitchers capable of throwing 2 or even 3 times through an order. Milwaukee actually could build a staff like you suggest, once people get healthy. But I think the L vs R thing later in games will always supersede. I wouldn't be surprised if someone tries it someday though.
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As for BP decisions today......I thought one difference could've been one inning out of Mears, then start the 7th with Alexander & go 2 or 3 innings with him--sort of like what Boston did. I'm not a huge fan of Alexander but you're to the point where you HAVE to get some length out of someone. Maybe it keeps Abreu in the ballpark in the 7th, too. Let's remember there really isn't much opportunity to 'sell now', unless you can find a single buyer & get that much better of an offer than if you were to wait. The trade market will get much warmer down the road.
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I made room for it on my mantel. It's sitting up there next to 'cromulent'.
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Another guy that I'm tempted to hang the 'winner' tag on. It's not as easy a fit as it is for Frelick, because we just don't know if he can stick at 3B moving forward & therefore we don't know the true defensive value. But 21 RBI on the season--a season that didn't start (up here) until April 18th (I know many analytics people scoff at the RBI stat; I disagree). It's a lot of fun to see the confidence & comfort level grow before our eyes.
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After watching him for awhile in his rookie season I came to the conclusion that the kid is a winner. To me it's an intrinsic thing & that people trying to measure it through analytics are wasting their time. I think he's taken a huge step this year with his ability to compete, and compete well, vs LHP. And despite Chourios' struggles w/the glove I think we're seeing reasons why it was always advisable to leave Frelick in RF. It sure paid off this week especially.
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Going back to Ted Williams' time, although he wasn't the most pleasant guy to talk to or interview. If you're a sports reporter in the northeast you're kind of a different animal.
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Maybe an in-game direct line to the dugout through a mini ribbon-board, things like "Please refrain from chasing sliders that are below the knees & a foot outside". Sign me up.☺️
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That's the aspect I hate about the whole options remaining, 40-man roster thing. I would even assume they're talking to teams about trades--not a blockbuster or anything, but something to alleviate the possible logjam. I say 'possible' because with this organization & injuries you never know. Kind of like what they're certainly trying to do right now with Payamps, probably w/o much success.
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I hope all of you who complain about them never having "breather" type wins are happy. A nice, comfortable four-run spread. Have to admit, with Koenig in the pen, Alexander as a mopper-upper, Hall & Ashby coming back & Hudson trying to get right at AAA, I didn't see the sense in picking up Rob Z. But so far so good; he's been terrific.
