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  1. splitterpfj
    Its been a remarkable fall for Carlos, something is wrong. I don't know if any of you saw the defensive highlights from the other night, but Carlos looks absolutely lost on a baseball field right now.
  2. splitterpfj
    I hear from former players online, I'll throw some of their stuff on here as I get it, I thought you might like it. If you have news on a former Brewer, feel free to jump in too. I just now got this link over from Jeff Juden: http://starsandstripessports.populr.me/new-england-tour-2016
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    Honestly, most of the best talent did not come through the draft, most of it came through trades, plus the one guy we've picked in the top ten in recent memory. Both GMs traded for a good amount of young talent, once the "We Will Rebuild" decision was made. The farm system fell because the team kept trying to win at the MLB level, dealing out prospects for veterans, and simultaneously, Bruce Seid didn't hit on enough of his early picks. Beginning with the hiring of Ray Montgomery, I expected the young talent to begin improving, and naturally, when you're dealing away big league talent for minor league talent .... you would expect the minor league talent to become much better. In any case .... choose who you love or hate, I'm just happy the team decided to reboot.
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    I don't expect it to be Mendez either, but to answer your question, maybe they just ran out of time. This deal was reportedly agreed to with 30 minutes to go before the deadline, with medical reviews conducted in that final half hour. It's possible, whoever the player is, that they just didn't have enough time to review one more player ahead of the deadline.
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    I agree, the only way I could see this is if it's like Michael Brantley was in the Sabathia trade - "If the Rangers make the playoffs ..." I don't expect it to be Mendez.
  6. splitterpfj
    When you see how hot Braun is right now, you have to wonder if the Dodgers will show interest, and I can't imagine Braun won't clear waivers. I'm not expecting a Braun deal this month, but the Dodgers are the one place on his no-trade who have the combination of good prospects and chance to win the Brewers will need to get a deal done. Last month, LA really didn't show interest in Braun, I can't help but wonder if that might change.
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    If it's not a pitcher, I think this is an excellent guess.
  8. splitterpfj
    DING! There's HR #1 for Corey Ray!
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    My point is not that things will be nosey in 2017 - I think 2017 will be the low point for the MLB team. My point is, the Brewers have this much improved supply of talent coming, and almost none of it has even hit the 40-man yet. These guys will begin to hit the 40-man a few at a time, so keep an eye on it as the transition occurs. You'll know the good times are coming again when that list has moved from what it is, to what it will be - no, that will not be anywhere near complete in the next year, it's really just beginning.
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    Yep, some of the focus will have to shift from adding as much young talent as possible, to choosing wisely from the talent you've got. Ironically, losing a guy you still like in the Rule 5, is a sign your team is doing very well in talent development. Look at the 40-man - Arcia is there, but Brinson, Hader, Ray, Phillips, Ortiz, Bickford, Diaz, Diplan, Peralta, etc - the real meat of the newly-minted, "#1 Farm System" is not there. There will be a big push from the bottom on that list, starting after this season. "Choose wisely."
  11. splitterpfj
    The Brewers signed 37 players from the 2016 draft. The Brewers traded for six, eventually seven young players before the deadline, and this, obviously after many trades last season, and last offseason. Look at the 40-man, and tell me what you see, or more importantly - what you do not see. One benefit to trading for younger talent, guys further down the chain, is they won't take up a 40-man spot for a while, which means the team can stack more talent, and have more to work with, while those kids sort themselves out. Of the players Milwaukee just traded for, including the Aaron Hill deal, only Andrew Susac is on the 40-man. Who is on the 40? A lot of AAAA types, and a few guys on the big club who are clearly nearing the end. What's my point? Watch that list change over the next year, and then the next one - as those top prospects begin to join Orlando Arcia on that list, you'll know the worst of the rebuild is almost over - all this young talent will be knocking on the door. With talent spread now from top to bottom in the system, once the kids start to hit the 40-man, they should continue to come, a few at a time, for several years. That list will tell you when it's about to be fun in Milwaukee again. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2016-roster.shtml
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    Austin, I can't tell you how disappointed I'll be if I ever find out the Brewers paint with such broad strokes. I get your point, some guys do that, but for instance, John Olerud never spent a day in the minor leagues - does that mean, since that's, "doable", the next lefty-swinging, high contact rate college 1B should be placed directly in the major leagues? Paul Molitor spent 1/2 season in the minor leagues out of college, Robin Yount did the same out of high school, Ryan Braun was up in under two calendar years out of college, Rickie Weeks was up three years after college. Players are individuals, and they simply must be treated as such. I was very surprised when I heard Ray was going straight to Brevard, I thought it was over-aggressive, and I still do. I would have put him in Appleton - if he had torn it up for two weeks, ok, send him up if you think he's ready. Ray is an important, expensive, valuable asset - I couldn't care less what any other player in the history of baseball has done, I care about Corey Ray as Corey Ray. I think the organization took a chance here, and I don't like it.
  13. splitterpfj
    One less Top 100 guy. Plus they would have had two other prospects. But I agree, probably wouldn't be #1 without a big name like Brinson. No, it would've been two. Mejia was only in Baseball America's top 100 list, not MLB Pipeline's. It depends on when you read the list .... someone graduated a few days ago, and Mejia is now number 100.
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    Toby, I wondered that, about that same player, last night. I'll see if I can get an answer.
  15. splitterpfj
    Place your bets while the wheel is in spin .... who is it .... Sir, keep your hands back please .... who is the Player to be Named Later in the Lucroy/Jeffress deal with the Rangers? Some things to consider ... 1. It cannot be a player who was drafted in 2016 - MLB does not allow that until following the World Series of the same year. 2. The player can be on TX' 40-man roster, but they could not have been on the 25-man at the time of the trade, nor can it be a player who is recalled to the 25-man at any point before the player is named and the deal is complete. so 3. That means it won't be a player who is on the cusp of the big leagues right now, because TX wouldn't tie up a player they may need to recall during a pennant race. Have fun ... http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=tex
  16. splitterpfj
    When I was a kid, they used to say a player's peak season were age 26-32, maybe that's what we're back to.
  17. splitterpfj
    Meet the 'Pitcher of the Month" http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160803&content_id=193381102&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t5015&sid=t5015
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    Jim Callis, over at MLB.com, has rated the Brewers' farm system as the best in the business, after the trades. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/193317666/midseason-ranking-of-mlbs-top-10-farm-systems/?topicid=151437456 Please discuss here: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=34425
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    Jim Callis says the trades have pushed the Brewers to the top. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/193317666/midseason-ranking-of-mlbs-top-10-farm-systems/?topicid=151437456
  20. splitterpfj
    If the Brewers want to move on from Carter, that's easy .... just let him walk after the season, the way Houston did. As for Braun - if he has a productive end to the season, and avoids the DL, the time to trade him is this next winter. He's still very good, his contract is now down to a point where it's not a crazy thing to take on, and that's when payroll space, and lineup space is open for more teams. If Braun looks good the rest of the way, despite some aches and pains, I think he'll go before next season.
  21. splitterpfj
    Awesome, Josh!
  22. splitterpfj
    1. Orlando Arcia 2. Lewis Brinson 3. Josh Hader 4. Luis Ortiz 5. Phil Bickford 6. Corey Ray 7. Brett Phillips 8. Isan Diaz 9. Brandon Woodruff 10.Cody Ponce 11.Freddy Peralta 12.Marcos Diplan 13.Trent Clark 14. Gilbert Lara 15. Wei-Chung Wang 16.Jorge Lopez 17.Kodi Medeiros 18.Jacob Nottingham 19.Lucas Erceg 20.Corbin Burnes 21.Jake Gatewood 22.Monte Harrison 23.Devin Williams 24.Miguel Diaz 25.Demi Orimoloye 26.Nathan Kirby 27.Mario Feliciano 28.Taylor Williams 29.Chad McClanahan 30.Braden Webb 31.Jon Perrin 32.Daniel Missaki 33.Bubba Derby 34.Adrian Houser 35.Clint Coulter
  23. splitterpfj
    Based on you saying the Brewers wanted a lot for Jeffress or they would keep him, shouldn't he still be in Milwaukee? Don't believe the Brewers received a lot for Jeffress considering the trade was Lucroy, Jeffress for 2 high ranked prospects and a PTBNL (who generally never amounts to anything). Hi lynch, welcome to the site. A couple of things ... On Jeffress - that's why Stearns didn't want to package him with Lucroy - he was shopping for more in separate deals, or he would have kept Jeffress into the winter. When the Cleveland deal couldn't happen, the Brewers were left with the Mets, who didn't come close to what Stearns wanted, and Texas. Knowing this, TX pushed for Lucroy, but demanded a package deal that included Jeffress - they got that - in return, the Brewers moved the conversation a bit up the ladder, getting the numbers 2 and 3 prospects in the Rangers' farm system, and at the end, getting the PTBNL. That wasn't how Stearns wanted to do it, but it was making the best of the situation, which I would say was a fair exchange. As to PTBNL's not amounting to anything - Michael Brantley was the PTBNL from Milwaukee to Cleveland, and Brantley became the only player who panned out for the Indians from that deal. My point is simply - don't assume - they're all just prospects right now.
  24. splitterpfj
    It's pretty simple - if teams think he can hit lefties, they're dealing for their next second baseman - if they think he cannot hit lefties, they're dealing for a platoon guy with no positional versatility. Root hard for Plan A - Plan B won't bring much.
  25. splitterpfj
    I don't blame him. Somehow 90% of this board and half the baseball world overall still doesn't understand this concept. Adam McCalvy had it wrong yesterday too - which he admitted after he was corrected. The last I saw, Tom's still not sold. If you're in the Madison area, Mike Heller, of, "The Mike Heller Show", repeatedly stated Jeremy Jeffress was a free agent at the end of the season. We're in a new world - the guys with the mic or the pen aren't always the best informed anymore.
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