Alright everyone let's hear your record predictions for May. Here is how the schedule pans out.
1 @ PHI
3 @ CIN
3 vs SD
3 vs ATL
4 vs STL
3 @ CHC
3 @ MIN
3 vs PIT
3 vs COL
So today is Caleb Durbin's final day as an MLB prospect as it's his 45th day on the MLB roster. Who do we think replaces him in the Pipeline Top 30 list? Adamczewski, Dinges, Hardin feel like good options. Anyone have any other guesses?
It's going to be fascinating to watch what the Brewers do this summer for promotions. There's really a handful of positional players at pretty much every level that you could very easily see finishing the year at the level above them.
Yeah Law keeping Quero 15 and Misiorowski off the list is just Law being Law. Once he makes up his mind on a prospect he rarely changes it.
In the chat he did someone asked about Misiorowski and he said this:
““He's not really throwing more strikes - ~60% of his pitches are out of the zone, with a lot of chases that he may not get in the majors facing hitters 2-3 times/game. I still think he's a reliever, and maybe an elite one.”
So he didn’t even bother to look at the numbers because that couldn’t be further from the truth on the zone rate.
He ended up getting one hitter in the 9th to ground out on 5 pitches. Final line was 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 SO.
66 pitches, 52 strikes, 17 called strikes, 15 swinging strikes
That's good for 79% strike rate, 43% whiff rate, and 48% CSW
Probably never as Zamora’s underlying batted ball data is hideous.
Seigler can’t hit LHP. He might as well just be a LHH the way he’s hit from the right side in his career.
It's the top of the 5th inning and Nashville has two players on cycle watch. Seigler is a HR away from the cycle (with an additional single) and Dalbec is a triple away from the cycle.
Just gotta laugh man. Hopefully it works out like last night but funny how it's happened 2 nights in a row.
Last night Murphy didn't trust Zastryzny to face the top of the order down a run in the 8th then needed Zastryzny to come in during the 10th against the top of the order with 1 out and runners on the corner.
Tonight Murphy doesn't trust Alexander to face the bottom of the order down a run in the 6th then needs Alexander to come in to face the bottom of the order in the 10th inning.
I think the perspective is more so warped because the Brewers actual hitting is more like a bottom 6 offense in baseball. Their 87 wRC+ (after tonight) is 25th in MLB and well below league average. It's not an enjoyable team to watch at the plate. They don't hit for power, they don't hit for average, they aren't great at getting on base. They don't hit the ball hard or barrel it. 30th in Avg EV and barrel rate. 28th in hard hit rate. 27th in xwOBA as a team. The only thing they do at an above average rate offensively is run the bases. Even runs per game they are below the league mean runs per game which shows that there's a big talent drop off from the teams at the top of the league.
Delgado plays a pretty routine ground ball behind second base too casually and it costs Misiorowski another run as the runner beats out the throw to 1st base.
I don't think any SP this day in age should be making 5 starts in a row on 4 days rest (will be 6 in his next start as the off day will be Henderson's start) especially a rookie SP who due to the minor league schedule is only accustomed to pitch on 4 days rest once a month at most.
It's just how the cards have gone. He had a start bumped up because Peralta had the groin thing. Had another bumped up because of Quintana's shoulder. Don't think this was planned and I don't think the shorter leash has to do with the 4 days rest. More just a matter of him not getting any run support so Murphy is going to really protect him third time through the order if it's a very close game.