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  1. mudbutt
    He’s had injury issues every single year as a professional: 2021: Missed nearly two months with a left knee injury. 2022: Sidelined by an oblique injury. 2023: Suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder sliding into third base; underwent surgery. 2024: Fractured his left index finger during Spring Training, delaying his season debut until July 1. 2025: Suffered a left oblique strain in April, followed by a season-ending left shoulder injury in June requiring his second surgery in three years.
  2. mudbutt
    Not really they just had homegrown talent that progressed to arbitration so they went from rock bottom payrolls to a normal small market competitive payroll similar to the Brewers when they won in 2015. And their big free agent signing Gil Meche did not turn out well for them.
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    I think Kileys top 100 that came out explains it well enough. Pratt is looking like an everyday shortstop and that makes him a solid top 100 prospect. Meanwhile Made is compared to Lindor but is basically an incomparable package with an unlimited ceiling. So it’s not that Pratt has lost any shine, it’s just Made on his way to being the best prospect in the game.
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    Maybe wishful thinking on my part that I can go see him again in Appleton. :) Definitely will be buying some cold weather early season tickets just in case.
  5. mudbutt
    If Jett isn't playing CF because of not liking what they see out of Ortiz in ST or whatever, I think the likeliest and easiest thing to do is have him at SS in AAA and just keep Pratt at AA. There's not a much of a difference between AA and AAA these days and it's not like Pratt's bat earned him a no doubt promotion last year either. Then whatever happens in the season will happen but I assume then Pratt will be at SS at AAA later in the season ideally.
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    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6985939/2026/01/26/top-mlb-prospects-2026-keith-law-konnor-griffin/ Keith Law's Top 100 is out with Made 3, Pena 27, Jett 45, Quero 74, Sproat 75, Pratt 99. Thinks Jett will end up in CF to take advantage of his speed.
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    They do get hired but one guy ain't gonna cause a culture change that has a terrible owner, yes men in the front office, coaches with their own agenda etc. Think of any company and how well departments align with each other and it's the same problem here. And as alluded to, the real key is most likely Hook who can take the analytics, have the right coaching staff, and get buy in from the players. Some orgs like to say they are data driven but the Brewers staff have preached they are data informed, and that kind of blended approach is exceedingly hard to get everyone onboard with unless you have strong leadership setting a proper culture.
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    It's because it's not really a method but a culture. Yes you can replicate the lab that outputs a ton of data, but does what the lab interprets and recommend align with the coaching staff, the player and the front office so that it is properly executed? That is exceedingly rare to come across. It's a crapton of data and it's not like things are blatantly obvious what the change should be, where to start, how to go about implementing that change, is it a whole sequence of changes and so on. It's really hard to agree and coordinate these things, especially when you get people who rightfully tend to have strong opinions in sports.
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    Everything I have read so far makes it sound like he only started playing other positions due to Lindor, not due to his own ability or struggles.
  10. mudbutt
    The more I look at it, I LOVE this trade and I am not sure if the team is worse this year after the trade. My biggest concern with the team was the offense, notably Ortiz and whoever the third starting outfielder is. Plus whether Durbin is truly starter level. So now we get a guy in AAA that's a premium prospect that can play any of those positions if one of them struggles/gets injured. That is massive insurance. Sproat meanwhile just seems like Priester and we actually get to work with him in the offseason. Not worried about the starting pitching depth. My only concern would be a playoff rotation, but can deal with that when it arrives. Plus I think the bullpen is better than ever so wouldn't be asking a ton out of the starters.
  11. mudbutt
    Jett can basically play anywhere in the infield and center so I imagine he starts in AAA and based on injuries/ineffectiveness he will be up.
  12. mudbutt
    Yea that’s a no doubter too
  13. mudbutt
    He was awful last year so you aren’t missing anything. Cardinals open up a position for development is the only real piece for them. The 11 mil over two years they save is a big whatever especially since their payroll is absolutely anemic compared to where it has been.
  14. mudbutt
    Alcantara is out of options so they will have him as a outfielder and then would expect Ballesteros to be the regular DH so not sure they would bother signing anyone except maybe an old veteran bench bat.
  15. mudbutt
    They most likely tucked the Bregman contract under the luxury tax with deferrals so I don’t see them doing anything more. Unless they want to get zesty with a trade ie trade Nico and slot Shaw at second.
  16. mudbutt
    What are you looking at for that? That’s rather odd considering Brewers were ranked number one overall midseason and also given an A+ grade in September by BA. Edit: Ah I could see Miz graduating impacting the ranking enough
  17. mudbutt
    There’s still Lockridge, Perkins, and even Bauers before you even get to a guy like Baddoo who is going to be in Nashville. But despite all that I still hope the Brewers are hunting for a legit corner outfield bat and roll with Chourio or Frelick in center as I think that’s the easiest path to improving the playoff lineup.
  18. mudbutt
    You move Turang to SS so that way you can mix and match the rest of the positions. I really wouldn't define the rest of the positions because you make them earn the time. Like yeah sure it might be Durbin/Ortiz to start but if one of them starts to struggle, you start giving Collins/Siegler/Wilken/whoever starts. Then maybe Ortiz is more of the Utility guy, cool. And if no one emerges, then you can actually trade for a 2nd or 3rd basemen midseason because SS is absolutely dire out there and you aren't going to get one. Certainly no one comparable to Turang.
  19. mudbutt
    In general FG does not like guys who are opposite field only or basically fully inside out only guys in the minors. They can put up great numbers in the minors with it, but you are near borderline overwhelmed by that level pitching and success is unlikely as you move up. In Dinges case yea sounds like his power is opposite field so makes sense you’d be concerned about higher velocity in the future.
  20. mudbutt
    I never put much stock in wRC+ when looking at minor leaguers. You can just get away with too much and still have success, but it’s just not going to fly in the MLB. I think Carlos Rodriguez is the epitome of this, great command that dominated the lower minors but just doesn’t have the raw stuff needed as he progressed. That’s why FG is one of my favorite prospect lists because it does a good job imo of trying to figure out the flaw a guy has that will cause him not to make it, because let’s be real most of the guys aren’t. So it’s a real bummer he sees issues with Wilken and Pratt to a lesser extent, and thinks Dinges swing is too long. He did mention in last weeks chat that Adams might be a guy he is most wrong about in the league. Sometimes the unorthodox guy pans out! Also taken aback by how gushing he is about Made, you don’t see that from Eric given the approach I just mentioned. Wow!
  21. mudbutt
    Also the trade included the 34th pick which became Blake Burke, who signed under slot which helped sign promising guys like Dubanewicz. As far as Burke goes he finally got his ground ball rate down in the second half in AA and produced stellar numbers there. Hopefully it was not a fluke because he’s got crazy power.
  22. mudbutt
    Probably not and Pratt would probably hit like Turang did his first season anyway. SS is a dire position in the league so my guess is Ortiz will have a shorter leash and Turang will be moved to SS if Ortiz doesn’t perform. Then you can at least trade for a 2nd/3rd baseman if it comes down to it.
  23. mudbutt
    Rosenthal mentioned the Brewers might still sign him to a multiyear deal that would lower his AAV.
  24. mudbutt
    Yeah I don’t get the obsession with the 10 mil. Just look at as if he was paid 15 mil last season instead of a paltry 5 mil.
  25. mudbutt
    Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs compared Adamczewski to Corey Dickerson after watching him in the AFL. Fine by me.
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