Jim French Stepstool
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I haven't seen many of his ABs----either he isn't in the lineup or he isn't hitting when I duck in---but I've noticed his BB/K ratio is around 50-50 which is very solid. So I'm thinking or at least hoping the quality of his trips to the plate surpasses the raw numbers.
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It's an odd thing to say, but I could easily see a line like that firing up a veteran-laden team. How this team takes it, or if they even paid attention to it, I have no idea.
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The starting pitching has (mostly) been keeping them in games, too. Although a little more length is needed as we move forward. Also, for all the railing about the 'pen, Ashby has been good, Megill has allowed one hit in his last four appearances, as has Uribe--unfortunately it was the walkoff HR in Detroit. I still think the BP is going to prove to be OK, although they have to figure out what they want to do with Zerpa.
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Last year they were under .500 a third of the way through the season. If THAT team can stumble along you'd think the 2026 team w/o a few of their more important players might hit a rough patch w/o fans jumping off a bridge. You'd think so, anyway.
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I can get on board with that. And Megill was up previously, too.
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Yeah, I suspect they would usually/always hit for Lowe there. The other options were Hall, or Megill facing four LHH in a row. I don't disagree with you, I just don't like A, B, OR C.
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I think Murphys' mindset was Zerpa had Cruz(L), Lowe(L & poor vs LHP), and then was fine with turning around Reynolds who is OK RH but with less pop. Whether he anticipated Ozuna hitting for Lowe I have no idea.
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Yeps. Forgot about Drohan.
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Adamczewski being moved to LF was a no-brainer & a stroke of genius, all at the same time.
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Nothing since he was released Thursday from the hospital. In a precautionary vein I wouldn't be surprised if he's being held out until after the weekend.
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@BarremlensTSSCis correct in that Lara isn't going to come up here unless he plays regularly. If they wanted to make a change Leonard would be a better choice.
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They won't go with Ashby in the pen & DL Hall the only other lefty. Nor should they.
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The bench being what it is, I thought Matos was a slightly better fit for the roster. You can justify Jones if he's at least fundamentally sound but he obviously hasn't been.
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Zerpa gave Ozuna too much credit when he fell behind & walked him, Other than that he wasn't all that bad. Reynolds hits a bouncer to 3B if Rengifo wasn't playing the line, so blame the positioning more than anything else.
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What's NOT bugging you? (2020s edition)
Jim French Stepstool replied to hawing's topic in Off-Topic Forum
Back in the day I would have to talk to Spectrum whenever there was an issue. I hated it. My GF (now wife) was used to spending all day on the phone as an administrative assistant so she would volunteer. Since the account was in my name, they would allow her to talk for me by saying she was calling for her 'elderly father'. She'd go through all the different plans on the phone with the rep, and for effect I'd stand within earshot using an old man voice, yelling stuff like "All I want is Wheel of Fortune, and my sports!!! And House!!!" Good times. -
Yep. The Brewers won 97 games last year, and at one point were 25-28. I don't say that to claim that this team is going to go on to win 97 games. I'm saying it because if THAT group can be under .500 one-third of the way through the season, perhaps the '26 team having one regular torpedoed hours before the first game, another one game later & another one fifteen games in shouldn't be thrown under the bus for being 13-12 after 25 games. It's frustrating that despite the watered-down lineup they could/should have a few more wins. But the next 137 will tell a much greater tale than the first two dozen.
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If they build that kind of a lead then God Bless 'em, I guess. Hopefully that doesn't happen. Right now it would be a tall order for the Brewers to go on any kind of a big run. With the lineup as it is they need to stay as consistent as they can & rely on the run prevention mantra. That's what's been a killer---the back-to-back games earlier this month where they scored a combined 13 runs & lost both, and the game Thursday. Those are the ones you have to put in the win column right now.
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I suspect that if the Cubs had a few key players out with injuries, there would be much foreboding from you regarding their imminent return. But you're right. There probably WILL be injuries going forward. Who knows how some of the teams in the NL Central could be effected this summer? I see a rotation in transition. Harrison & more recently Sproat have done some promising things. But they could be asking too much from Misiorowski at this point in his career. I'd say Peralta would look good there right now, but his numbers w/NY so far don't stack up to what most of our starters have turned in (You could say there's a track record there & he's certainly better than what we have. But then that same track record should also be applied to the Brewers' BP, that what they've done isn't indicative.). It could turn out to be 'one of those years'. I've seen teams (as I'm sure you have) that seem to have very few holes put up a 75-87 type season. And groups that aren't expected to do much win 90+. So we'll see. When I look at the top 5-6 spots in the order & half of it missing, and most of the people filling out the bottom half not coming close to even performing at career norms, I think you look at 13-12 and feel like you've missed some opportunities but things could also be a lot worse. Only 137 to go.
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Things aren't going well. But statistically I doubt the first comment is true (eye test wise, maybe) and the second one isn't even close to being true. Injuries, I know, sound like an excuse. But losing one-fifth of your roster is a lot more impactful here than it is at other places. Maybe not if you're talking role guys or bottom half of the order, but: .869. .795. .770. Those are the three OPS #s from last year missing from this lineup. Among the regulars only Brice Turang had a higher one. Fifty-nine HRs. Well over 200 RBI. Throw in a starter & a reliever on the IL. You can say everyone has injuries. But the people they're missing, you can't just absorb it & not miss a beat unless you're one of maybe five or six organizations. And these all happened AFTER they broke camp (except Preister). I'm giving them until people get back & get settled in.
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It's all marketing. I don't like them either, but we're either A) stuck with them or B) they'll be a part of a promotion like Burn the Wisco Jersey Night. All adult fans get a collector Sal Frelick butane lighter. Five or six lucky fans get to go on the field & help ignite the pile of laundry. But probably A. I'm not even putting this in blue. I'd like to see it.
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Promotion Speculation - 2026
Jim French Stepstool replied to Ro Mueller's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Two more hits tonight, two ribbies, two runs scored, two walks drawn. -
I don't know how many times over the years that the Brewers were about to face an elite pitcher & an announcer---usually Bill Schroeder---talks about how you need to be aggressive early, you can't get to two strikes, this guy doesn't walk many, blah blah blah. And often it results in said elite pitcher being able to go into the 7th or deeper because of a very tidy pitch count. It's hard to do vs a guy like Skenes, but you absolutely have to figure out a way to lay off the splitter. Hard to do? Yep. But we did a poor job of even attempting it early in the game. The flip side is, he was given every borderline strike in the first 4 innings which makes it even tougher, so I guess it boils down to a 'one of those days' situation. Much better ABs vs Skubal yesterday from the neck up, from the 3rd inning on. Considering the competition I thought Blacks' ABs looked pretty good for a 1st time in the lineup. I know he was victimized by poor defense in his last frame but It looked to me like there were a lot of very, very comfortable ABs vs Drohan. He looks to me like someone who can't get away with so-so command & absolutely HAS to locate.
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Black isn't the greatest fit for the roster since the only place you can semi-trust his glove is at 1B & you already have a LHH there in Bauers. He'll share DH with Sanchez, PR & maybe PH. I'm a little surprised Matos was removed. Not that they'll miss him terribly, but IMO he's a bit better fit than Jones at this time.
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Pretty good call. Hopefully with fewer picks though😁. Maybe Sorgi can knock off Ohio State in the years to come & get revenge for the choke hold on his dad.
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I understand his 40 time is 4.67, which is about avg for an NFL QB. And he's not small--6'4" & a little over 200lb. So ideally someone who can beat you with his arm & feet; pretty important in todays' game.
