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    And then there's this....
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    Judging by his Instagram, I would expect Hiura to be recalled alongside Taylor being activated. Doesn't seem like a guy who's heading to Nashville. One roster spot already open with Alexander having been optioned, which would leave a Davis option or a Severino DFA as the other likely corresponding move. Either move would be perfectly acceptable to me at this point.
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    I don't think he's quite ready yet. Maybe if we were out of the race, but we can't afford to be patient as we're in the thick of things here.
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    Meh. Not quite sure the Brewers will go that direction. But I do like the idea of acquiring a Michael Taylor as more of a stopgap measure for the remainder of this season than having to sacrifice significant assets for a guy like Reynolds or Laureano.
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    Other stats like defense and OPS relative to position matter a heck of a lot, too. See Adames, who has been one of the best SS in the NL this year despite a lower than hoped for OBP.
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    You can argue about how much Binelas or Hamilton were truly worth, though I will note that both remain top 30 prospects on the Red Sox now as well (and Binelas was our 3rd round pick last year). However, there is absolutely no evidence that Renfroe was even being considered as a DFA candidate for the Red Sox. Not with his production over the last two seasons, which again is basically a top 10 RF in baseball. As @monty57 states, your maligning of position players such as Caratini, Brosseau, Peterson, Renfroe, etc. just isn't consistent with the stats when we're getting above average production from all of them.
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    This is probably on the more extreme end of the pessimistic perspective... First, the notion that the Red Sox were going to DFA Renfroe, so they decided to dump him onto us for JBJ is patently false. He was their starting right fielder last year, hitting 31 home runs and OPSing over .800 on a team that went to the ALCS. Not even close to DFA material. The reason we were able to acquire him for JBJ is because we also gave them two top 30 prospects in return, including a promising power-hitting corner infielder in Binelas. Thus, Renfroe has legitimate value as a top 10 RF who is controllable through next season. Our catchers should likewise have more than "minimal" value considering we're top 10 in WAR from the position. We may not have that single superstar, but we're nevertheless doing very well at C, and I'm sure other contenders like the Cardinals (who are 30th in catcher WAR) would be quite willing to take them off our hands. Finally, Peterson and Brosseau (not Broussard) have an all-star caliber batting line between them, not to mention the fact that Peterson's defense at 3B has been up there with Arenado and Hayes. Granted, Peterson is a FA after the season which reduces his value, but it's still more than "little". So, while you personally may not like our lineup, there is certainly value to be found other than just Adames...
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    Just grading the starters? I would argue that Jace Peterson is effectively a starter and should get a grade of around B+/A- with the defensive value he has provided this year alongside a solid batting line. As such, I'm hoping they make him the regular 3B against RHP while moving Urias to 2B and benching Wong.
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    How dare you fray from the "offense=bad" path...
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    Yeah. I'm confident that Hader will turn things around very soon. But now is not the time to trade him if we're hoping for a good return. Hopefully, he can return to dominance over the rest of the season a la Knebel in 2018 as we continue our playoff push. Then, once he's reestablished his dominance, we can trade him in the offseason for a major piece or two. He's still the NL reliever of the year 3/4 years running, after all...
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    Interesting, cause I think this has Yankees or Dodgers written all over it. Yankees as a replacement for Gallo (and potentially Judge) and Dodgers with their substandard (for them) left field production.
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    True, but I'm not sure it's worth getting all worked up over when nobody really has any clue how any of these guys drafted late in the first round will pan out. Were people unanimously hailing Mike Trout when he was drafted by the Angels? Not quite...After the top 5 or top 10, the MLB draft is largely a crapshoot. I'll wait to see how he performs in the minor leagues.
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    Bottom line with the MLB draft is that we have very little idea how any of these guys will pan out, aside from the Top 5 guys. And even then, as we've seen with Ray, there's a tremendous amount of variance. It's probably best to just let things play out and trust a front office that's led us to 4 straight playoff appearances and first place at the all-star break this year. Not a "blind" trust, but a trust nevertheless.
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    Why I said "historically". And even with the spending limits they have recently instituted, the top guys still tend to go to the larger markets.
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    What's lost in the conversation here about how the Yankees, Red Sox, etc. always maintain top farm systems is the significant advantage they have historically held in signing international free agents. The Brewers have started to catch up recently with guys like Chourio, Perez, etc. but we simply don't have the same cache that those teams do. Why I was hoping that the international draft would pan out, though it doesn't seem like it will at the moment.
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    I was responding to a poster who gave Melvin the credit for drafting Woodruff. Either way, Stearns is the one who ultimately runs the whole show. He also traded for Lauer as the second piece in the Grisham trade, whom we've turned from a fringe major leaguer into a nice middle of the rotation starter.
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    Burnes is the best of them all, probably the most dominant pitcher in franchise history already. Why don't you mention him? Stearns also traded for Lauer who has become a nice middle of the rotation pitcher. Jury is still out on Ashby, but he retains a lot of promise. Yes, Melvin started our pitching resurgence, but Stearns has accelerated it...
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    Brewers will start the second half in first place. I'll take that every day of the week. And a chance to hit the ground running against the Rockies with Burnes, Woodruff, and Lauer all lined up.
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    Schedule is actually very favorable coming out of the break. Toughest series is in Boston, but the Red Sox aren't exactly lighting the world on fire themselves right now. Otherwise, series against the Reds, Pirates, and Rockies present us with a great opportunity. Freddy coming back sometime within the next month or so will be big as well. I remain optimistic, but they will actually have to play better. Hader's blown save on Friday seemed to doom them for the rest of the series.
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    They are not selling at the deadline, unless they go into a tailspin in the next two weeks and fall below .500 or something along those lines. Besides a three game series against the Red Sox, who are not exactly lighting the world on fire themselves, the schedule sets up very favorably coming out of the break.
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    Good god Wong.
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    Sheesh. last three hitters absolutely crushed the ball. Everything 108 MPH and above. Hopefully that continues.
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    There's a good start.
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    Yeah, I guess this is one of those gray areas that's hard to prove unless you're actually in the conversations. It was a call that never should have been made in the first place. Especially in a 1-1 game with the bases loaded.
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