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  1. GasserFace
    Mitchell is a no brainer tender. I don't think it is even a question. Mears is the only question. I would not tender him a contract, but would also not be upset if they did tender him. Just limit his usage to keep him healthy.
  2. GasserFace
    It depends on the definition of below the radar. I think all of the pitchers mentioned are a bit too risky for this version of the Brewers, from either an age, health or erratic performance history. I'm curious how much Brad Keller is going to get on the open market this winter. His velo jumped to 97 last year working from the pen and he was very effective in leverage spots. I think his sinker / slider mix could be an upgrade over someone like Nick Mears.
  3. GasserFace
    I agree. Vaughn and likely Bauers can hold the fort down at 1B in 2026. The group of Wilken, Burke, Adams and Fischer should move into the mix in 27 and 28. I don't care who it is but it is nice to have options for both of the corner IF spots moving forward.
  4. GasserFace
    I think this recap of events in the NLCS is too outcome oriented, very much like every other casual baseball fan's reaction. Team played well if they win. Team played bad if they lose. Game 1 - Brewers faced a healthy, rested and extremely precise Blake Snell. Who BTW has won 2 Cy Young awards. The Dodgers have decided to attack the Brewers hitters early in the counts to force them behind in counts. Much of the Brewers success, and frankly the bulk of MLB offensive success, is based on being ahead in the count. This approach and Snell's execution forced the Crew into tough situations. With all that said, they still had a chance to win that game. They didn't. Game 2 - Yamamoto is using the same strategy listed above. Chourio takes advantage and smacks the first pitch out. Several loud outs later including at least one 111 mph liner off Chourio's bat and the Crew is held down the rest of the game. Meanwhile, Freddy makes arguably only 1 mistake the entire game. Teo's homer was a meatball but credit to him for driving it out. Muncy's homer was a decent pitch that a good hitter handled. Even mentioning that someone else would have robbed that HR is suspect at best. After that, the Dodgers offense continued to be relentless as Murphy used the back of his pen to hopefully live to fight another day. Do the Brewers need to be more selective? Yes. Is this serious a mismatch so far? Absolutely not. Will the Brewers get this series back to MIL? I say 'yes'. Glasnow and Ohtani will be tough as well but if their command is slightly off and the Crew can eliminate some of their off-speed offerings, then I believe we can get to both. Blake Snell looks too good right now, but he is not perfect. Don't be so doom and gloom Brewers fans. I trust this team and their competitive resiliency. GO BREWERS!
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    Matt, That was a tremendous breakdown of what happened last night, and how the Brewers are just smarter and better prepared than the Cubs. For Vaughn to trust that a sweeper inside is coming right there, takes a ton of homework by the front office, coaches and the player. Same with Wild Bill and just sitting fastball there. Hopefully, they have a better plan against the new version of Taillon and his kick-change. This team is dangerous. I like their chances against any team that they run across.
  6. GasserFace
    How hard is it to square up 101 and send it 420 feet? I think I saw a stat earlier this year that BAA and OPS against 100+ pitches was sub .200 BA / sub .500 OPS. That is just an absolute stud hitter beating a stud pitcher. I'm glad we have that guy on our side for the foreseeable future.
  7. GasserFace
    I'm curious if any of the Brewers pitching plan calculus included using Miz and Chad Patrick at home for their playoff debuts. I think that environment allowed both, but especially Miz, to get their feet wet in front of a supportive crowd. I believe that Priester is better suited to pitching on the road, especially with a 2-0 lead.
  8. GasserFace
    That's fair. I should have known that, so Weeks takes the peak and long term value award.
  9. GasserFace
    I think these conversations should be broken into peak value and long term value. Obviously, peak value would be just 1 season. I would define long term value as 5+ seasons. With that said, here are the peak seasons to consider: Weeks - 2010 - 6 fWAR - 127 wRC+ Molitor - 1979 - 5.1 fAR - 127 wRC+ Molitor - 1982 - 5.6 fWAR - 132 xRC+ Turang - 2025 4.4 fWAR - 124 wRC+ I think Molitor wins the peak conversation. Weeks wins the long term battle,. If Brice plays close to his 2025 levels moving forward, he could take both titles in this conversation.
  10. GasserFace
    Great info and breakdown, Jack. It matches what my eyes are seeing. Uribe, Ashby, Koenig and Megill are 4+ innings of trust for me. I feel really good about that group.
  11. GasserFace
    100% agree. The Brewers are a model franchise. I was at the recent Angels series, and watching a team that is not actively involved in the postseason chase is difficult. Yelich, Woody and Freddy have played 1 game total in the past 7 years that was not postseason relevant. That is amazing for a team that runs out a $100-120 MM payroll each year. Kudos and thanks to the organization! I love being a Brewers fan. Now..let's go win the tournament, so we can silence ALL of the naysayers.
  12. GasserFace
    Could they start playing him a bit shallower? He has shown the athleticism to go back and chase down balls, but if he was even 5 feet shallower, he might be able to attack those low liners more aggressively. I don't want to put him in an uncomfortable 'no man's land' where he is indecisive on all types of plays but it might be worth a shot.
  13. GasserFace
    The Brewers love their depth. My view is that the front office is stepping in right now to make managerial decisions. Murph knows one way to manage. Win tonight! He has even eluded to the feeling that it is uncomfortable right now. My perception is that the FO was concerned about the bullpen arms falling apart in September, so they brought in vets that Murph would actually use, Fedde and Payamps, to soak up inconsequential innings. Let's be real...these games really don't matter that much. There is a possibility that they make a decision with the playoff roster to include guys like Yoho and Gasser, with or without Murph's buy in, and the instruction of when to use those guys. I agree that it might be valuable to bring them up again DFA Payamps and Fedde, but there are still a lot of inconsequential innings to cover over the remaining regular season and there is risk involved in letting those guys go too soon.
  14. GasserFace
    The Brewers are the buzzword that NFL Def Coordinators use, multiple. As Matt astutely brought up, their power is ticking up with player development and roster changes. Their base running is top notch. They lead the majors in infield hits and reaching via an error. Putting the ball in play with speedy baserunners, increases the opportunity to reach base and create scoring chances. I am happy that they are 'multiple' and that they seem to building a pipeline of players who operate in that way.
  15. GasserFace
    Do you think there is a correlation between his pitch mix, reduced K rate and reduced hard hit rate / BABIP? Have the Brewers sold him on missing fewer bats, and try for weak contact? Pitchers that want to maximize their career earnings are always striving to miss bats, but maybe DL has figured out that his niche is not a swing and miss guy, but a soft contact, defense dependent lefty. If so, that would be very mature, as Jack states, but could actually increase his long term earnings. Interesting article about a really intriguing pitcher.
  16. GasserFace
    Andrew Vaughn IS the 1b moving forward. Even a 50% output version of the current Vaughn is better than an injured Hoskins. The question related to acquiring O'Hearn is this...is he better than Jake Bauers? Yes. Make that move. The trade deadline is sexy because of the coverage and the flurry of moves, but the really solid teams have made their moves in advance. The Brewers hit with the trades for Priester and Vaughn. O'Hearn would provide better LHH depth than Bauers. Another RP might give them a chance to 'rest' Koenig. I'm not sure what else this team needs, with what is possibly attainable. Everyone needs to understand that there are no quality SS's available AND Brice Turang is not a SS currently. He would need a full offseason to prepare for that spot, so we can't even dip into the weak 2B market either.
  17. GasserFace
    The Brewers are going to Brewer. Build up enough quality depth options, so that they can play the most effective players. If they happen to get O'Hearn, he would be a huge upgrade over Bauers. Vaughn is currently a huge upgrade over Hoskins. My guess is that Hoskins will stay on the IL for longer than expected, so the Brewers can determine if the Vaughn-aissance is real. From what I see, it is real. He is being encouraged to display good swing decision habits and he is taking to that info to heart. With a 95% playoff chance, and a 19 games in 18 days stretch coming up, they will need all of these guys and more to keep everyone on a regular rest schedule, while competing for the division and a bye.
  18. GasserFace
    I totally agree with Snoebird. O'Hearn to replace Bauers. Soto to give Koenig a break. Castro to replace Mona. The only way I would consider moving off of Ortiz or Durbin is if they got back Suarez (unlikely because of the competition) and either Xavier Edwards / Otto Lopez of the Marlins. Those 2 intrigue me, but I'm not completely sold on them as upgrades. O'Hearn, Soto, and Castro are all definite upgrades.
  19. GasserFace
    Depleted Dodgers lineup??? Any lineup that contains Ohtani, Betts, Freeman and Pages is still pretty formidable. I agree that this is not peak Dodges with Hernandez, Muncy and Edman out, but it does not diminish. I would have liked to see how Will Smith would have fared against the Miz, but Dave Roberts wanted to play the platoon game yesterday.
  20. GasserFace
    I certainly hope they continue with this piggyback arrangement. I would even expand it with an Ashby/Patrick combo. I would set it up as Freddy, piggyback, Quintana, piggyback and Civale When Woody comes back, option Patrick and move the least effective of Woody and Civale into the piggyback with Ashby. A true RP crew of Megill Uribe Koenig Anderson Mears and Z with the ability to move Patrick Mis and Henderson as desired seems pretty stout to me.
  21. GasserFace
    Interesting story and great work by Vinny this offseason. Mixed martial artists are some of the most explosive and well rounded athletes that I have seen. It makes a lot of sense that this type of training would produce these results. Take a minute to watch fighters like Islam Machachev or Ilia Topuria and the rotational that they generate is almost frightening. Long story short, don’t mess with Vinny Capra.
  22. GasserFace
    I think a bullpen game would be in order, with a Alexander, Rodriguez, Thomas mash up, depending on the circumstances leading up to those fourth and fifth games. Hopefully, Quintana will be ready to roll by game 4 or 5, or the 4 slot second time around. To Murph's point, Henderson seemed timid against the meat of the Padres lineup. I was disappointed as well because I think he has made great strides but not enough to burn an option just yet. I'm not sold on Patrick either. Team may have to take a 'schedule' loss in game 5.
  23. GasserFace
    Agreed, That is quite a conspiracy theory. I believe the Brewers like a bunch of the relief options available and they want to keep as many as long as possible. It's a fantastic place to be when, if one of Peguero, Mears, Payamps or Megill struggles or the inevitable IL placement occurs, having Yoho, Uribe etc available as a replacement is a fantastic place to be. Brewers fans need to get used to having the depth available to keep some of their favorite minor leaguers there. Think how Dodgers farmhands must feel when they see the offseason that they just had.
  24. GasserFace
    I agree that there will not be 5 LHPs in the pen. Peguero will replace Hall since he is behind schedule. Alexander will either replace Thomas, because he is more expensive or Hudson, if Hudson has not recovered from his end of year issues.
  25. GasserFace
    Likely because of the Hall injury and the likelihood that as other teams report and the inevitable injuries flush out, there will be competition for his services.
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