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  1. titanrick
    My highly uneducated opinion is that he reminds me of young Corbin Burnes. I wouldn't be surprised if he continues to excel in a bullpen role this year and gets stretched out for the rotation next year.
  2. titanrick
    I'd feel much better replacing Gasser with Crow in that list, but that's just a heaping dose of recency bias. And I would think Crow will be back up as soon as the rules allow. Hopefully, Gasser can put his last start behind him!
  3. titanrick
    True. They have to be checking velo during those bullpens and I'm guessing the mood would be more pessimistic if he hadn't returned to previous levels.
  4. titanrick
    I'm concerned that they keep talking about Woodruff having "good" bullpens and feeling good, but are specifically not mentioning whether he's still sitting at 86 mph with his fastball or has returned to the 92-94 range. That's kinda important to know. Maybe I'm reading too much into the lack of information given out.
  5. titanrick
    Yeah, that scared me a bit. Two off that area of his glove in the same inning, then he loses grip on the bat in the following AB. Really hope he doesn't reinjure that finger!
  6. titanrick
    It's Crap in my Lap night? Never been to one of these, but I can't imagine how many accidents have to be cleaned up throughout the night. I suppose it's worth it though - no one appreciates the finer points of a baseball game quite like a dog.
  7. titanrick
    That makes logical sense, but can we wait on the change until Ashby finishes his 34-win season?
  8. titanrick
    When I asked AI what "Matos" meant in Spanish, one of the options it gave me was "scrub". I wish I were joking.
  9. titanrick
    I see more Molitor than Votto, but to each his own!
  10. titanrick
    Any other old guys see Molitor when they look at Black. Similar game but moreso in looks. Hoping he can become an ignitor too.
  11. titanrick
    My only issue so far has been a couple instances where it looked like a batter or catcher inadvertently challenged. There shouldn't be a way to accidentally challenge a pitch. If someone taps their helmet, I thought the ump confirms verbally first. But it looks like that may not be the case. Are we going to get someone adjusting their helmet and accidentally burning a challenge? That needs to get cleaned up.
  12. titanrick
    I always thought if Pratt put on some more muscle, his frame would work better at 3B than SS. But I understand they're enamored with his defense at SS. I don't understand the anxiety over Made. If he is as good as Pratt defensively at SS, then one of them moves to 3B or 2B (if Turang is gone by then). These seem like really good "problems" to have.
  13. titanrick
    I count 7 "balls" that clipped the zone in Drohan's 2.2 innings of work. Sanchez successfully overturned one of those seven. What's the website that grades each ump's performance behind the plate?
  14. titanrick
    Yesterday was brutal, missing Chourio, Vaughn, Yeli (until late), Turang and Mitchell. Arguably 5 of our 6 best hitters. Just need to hang on until guys get healthy again. Koenig is the only one who worries me. I think he's headed for season-ending surgery. But we are flush with leftys in the pen so that shouldn't be a fatal blow.
  15. titanrick
    If Harrison and Drohan are considered spare parts, what are Mona and Seigler considered?
  16. titanrick
    It was fantastic seeing old Completely Blind Bucknor ring up Suarez on an inside pitch, calm tap of the helmet, call corrected to ball 2. Very next pitch, Bucknor rings him up again on an outside pitch, calm tap of the helmet, call corrected again to be ball 3. The crowd cheered more for that sequence than the home runs, according to their announcers. I still believe the driving factor in switching to fully automated will be the umps getting embarrassed repeatedly. Can't understand why they are opposed to getting every pitch fed into their earpiece instantly. And I think Sanchez and Frelick both incorrectly challenged strike 3 calls over the weekend. They see the scoreboard, shrug, and head back to the dugout. No arguing, no feeling robbed, just excellent pitches rewarded correctly.
  17. titanrick
    I guess I'll believe it when I see it. That split-second decision on a pitch that is 90-100 mph painting the black, while the catcher is deceptively framing it, is incredibly difficult to consistently get correct. Just because they keep getting their calls overturned doesn't seem like it would help them suddenly see those pitches better or call them differently. And there is certainly not enough time for, "That looks like a ball to me, but in the past I've called similar pitches a ball, and they were overturned, so I'm going to call this one a strike." If they are second-guessing themselves to that extent, they're already cooked.
  18. titanrick
    What evidence are you referring to?
  19. titanrick
    I think this challenge system is quickly going to embarrass umpires. Yes, they get a large percentage of calls correct, but no one remembers all the ones called correctly. They just remember that three pitches have been overturned already, and we're only in the second inning. And because you retain your challenge if it's correct, it could get quite ridiculous. I don't understand why the umps are fighting this. If every pitch is called correctly and immediately in your earpiece, it just looks to everyone like you're calling a perfect game. Aside from ego, why else would umps fight this change? Is the thought that MLB will want to pay them less if they're not making strike/ball decisions?
  20. titanrick
    I agree with your point. I worry about how big of a role Contreras plays in the success of our pitching staff. I think that sometimes goes under the radar. Of course, I was worried when Derek Johnson left for the Reds, and he was definitely not the "secret sauce".
  21. titanrick
    Would Arnold consider giving Contreras a long-term extension if Quero doesn't hit or return to his previous defensive level this year? Or do we think Dinges is the backup plan and Contreras is 100% gone in the next two years?
  22. titanrick
    The real question is how do we replace Seigler's bloop single every other month?
  23. titanrick
    I get that. I just don't think baseball always works that way - that teams can just buy championships. Of course we're coming off two years in a row where the Dodgers did exactly that so it's tough to argue differently right now.
  24. titanrick
    I agree with you that we can't compete in spending with a team that spends half a billion dollars every offseason. But talent-wise, I don't think it's hopeless. We swept them last year in the regular season. Yes, I recall what happened in the NLCS. But who's to say what shape they will be in next October for injuries, older players starting to decline, etc? Unless we're getting a REALLY good controllable pitcher back in the Peralta deal, I'd much rather keep him, go for it, and settle for the comp pick when we lose him.
  25. titanrick
    I understand the overall philosophy and I am in favor of it since we are a small-market team. That's not going to change. But it has to be more nuanced than simply, "trade your best player - every time - before you lose him." When we dealt Burnes and Hader, we were a playoff contender, but realistically not a title contender. So reloading was the wise move. Flash forward to the state of the Brewers in 2026. We just had the best record in baseball last year. The ultimate goal is still to bring a championship to Milwaukee. The time to "go for it" by keeping Peralta is now. If it's not now, then that time will never come.
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