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  1. Snoebird
    Guillermo Martinez, a Spanish-speaking hitting coach who worked with Vlad Jr. and Bichette in Toronto, was added to the Brewers' staff this year. He asked Contreras, "Do you want to be a Silver Slugger, or do you want to be an MVP?" He probably has been Bill's biggest influence this season.
  2. Snoebird
    The Dodgers have the best of both worlds because of Andrew Friedman running the show. Friedman is the inventor of the Tampa Bay Model that the Brewers, Rays, Dodgers and now Marlins adhere to -- and he is Matt Arnold's mentor. So, with L.A., you get an organization that is as disciplined as the Brewers in scouting, drafting and development, plus the layer of money that allows for the acquisition of thirtysomething free-agent stars.
  3. Snoebird
    What you should have noticed is a proliferation of sports on the legacy TV networks. The networks lost a lot of their original programming to the streaming services, so the networks and their advertisers pounced on sports -- led by football -- to fill air space. Baseball's return to summer TV prominence requires competitive races and fresh faces, so Rob Manfred is taking on that challenge by working toward teams sharing their TV revenue evenly. The trigger year is 2028, when current TV contracts are due to expire. If you can wait that long before throwing in the towel, imagine what the Brewers could look like with Chourio hitting his prime, Pena joining Made on the infield and the homegrown sluggers weighing in. Freddie Freeman should be past his prime by then.
  4. Snoebird
    Ryan Braun's cohort disappeared when 97 mph became the speed of an effective fastball. Miz and the Brewers could help speed some of the current greats into retirement. As for Yelich, he could transition into a player/coach role. Or Mark A. eventually could offer him a personal services contract if he retired as a player. I think Yelich is still trying to figure out what he can and can't do as a hitter.
  5. Snoebird
    Tom Verducci followed up his terrific profile of Misiorowski for Sports Illustrated with a story that asserts that this is worst time in MLB history to be a thirtysomething hitter. The rise in velocity and spin on pitches is humbling a lot of hitters in their 30s. It's dragging down Yelich, but it could be a silver lining for the Brewers. The Brewers are working with an age curve of 28, according to Mark A., and they continue to shed players approaching free agency. Staying young will allow them to compete with the big-market teams that indulge in free agents.
  6. Snoebird
    There's a new, voice laying out the trade options this year, and his name is Thad Levine. The ex-Twins GM is a very personable and persuasive fellow, and he sees himself as a "what if" adviser trying to give Matt Arnold a route toward maximum success.
  7. Snoebird
    If the ask on Skubal is too rich, how about Jett Williams, Coleman Crow and Jayden Dubanewicz for Sandy Alcantara, who rarely has a bad day at the office?
  8. Snoebird
    Old Man River jus' keeps rollin' along.
  9. Snoebird
    I think this potential pursuit of Abrams started with Thad Levine saying, "What if . . . ."
  10. Snoebird
    The Dodgers should have a remarkably good farm system. Andrew Friedman is the father of the Tampa Bay Model, and he was Matt Arnold's mentor for nine years. Practitioners of the Tampa Bay Model are absolute sticklers about player value, and that's why Arnold is resistant to overpaying for an acquisition. Friedman has the luxury of being able to overpay whenever it serves the Dodgers' betterment.
  11. Snoebird
    Not only did the Marlins get gut punched, but let's put a face on it. Pete Fairbanks is a Milwaukee native who likely had an assemblage of friends and relatives on hand. He blew what might have been the Marlins' best pitching performance of the season -- two hits allowed through eight innings. But there's a flip side. The Contreras brothers are very passionate. Willson is prone to bullying and displays of anger, but of late has broken down on the field over the plight of his fellow Venezuelans. William is the peacemaker who wears his sentiments on his chest protector. He's been slumping but holding back his feelings on the field. Until the cork popped Sunday. He had to let go.
  12. Snoebird
    Are there any contractual expectations on either side? As an impending free agent, does Woodruff expect to remain under the Brewers' umbrella during his rehab? His age is working against the Brewers' age curve as well as his odds of a successful return to MLB. But his loyalty needs to be reciprocated in some meaningful way.
  13. Snoebird
    Yeah, there are players who can impact those around them, and I think the Brewers see that in the Ebel brothers. It's the Brice Turang effect: Dad played in the majors, knows how to carry himself and how much work to put in to succeed, and becomes a team leader organically.
  14. Snoebird
    Given Chris Hook's success with fixing pitchers, we should consider that he's been asked to review videotape of struggling starters, such as Freddy Peralta, and weigh in on the possibility of acquiring one or two such pitchers.
  15. Snoebird
    Joe Ryan is far from a certainty to being traded. The new face of Twins ownership, Tom Pohlad, is trying to establish credibility with the fan base after last year's massive deadline selloff, and his team has gotten on a mini roll. The Twins' first two series after the break, at Wrigley Field and four at Cleveland, likely will have a significant bearing on Ryan's trade status.
  16. Snoebird
    I meant to say holes plugged WITHOUT a trade. Any trades would be for pitching.
  17. Snoebird
    Here's another potential wrinkle: Eddys Leonard is promoted from Nashville when rosters expand in September. The left side tandem is Leonard-Ortiz with Frelick backing up third base and the outfield. Lineup holes plugged with a trade, and Murphy has more weapons.
  18. Snoebird
    This likely comes down to, "Do we trade for someone like Jo Adell, or do we promote the kid we've already rewarded with a long-term contract to plug one hole in our lineup while keeping Frelick as a player capable of giving us more than we're getting at third base, which could save us from making a trade at that position?" Sal would become even more of a fan favorite if he pulled off a midseason move like that.
  19. Snoebird
    Lara's defensive chops are every bit as good as Frelick's. He also would strike a balance at the plate as a switch hitter. If Lara doesn't make a great first impression, it might trigger Matt Arnold to try to acquire a veteran right fielder. Sal rarely is hitting the ball out of the infield these days, and that can't go on indefinitely.
  20. Snoebird
    My idea would get Bauers out of the outfield. Sal's throws from right aren't that strong. Plus, he has a history of versatility -- football and hockey -- and he's certainly not afraid to get dirty or hurt. He appears to have peaked as a hitter, so versatility would keep him in the majors.
  21. Snoebird
    There would be an upside for Sal at third. If he proves capable at the hot corner, he could shove Ortiz back to short and form a better defensive left side than if Pratt stayed there. In the second half of a pennant race, you play your best players.
  22. Snoebird
    I see this as the Brewers entering an experimental period before the trade deadline. They're trying to reduce the number of holes in their lineup. I could envision Frelick being worked out at third base, Hamilton reduced to pinch running and pinch hitting, and Bauers/Vaughn DH-ing, along with Yelich, when they're not playing first base. If Sal isn't a fit as Ortiz's backup at third, Jett Williams could get called up and Sal traded when Lockridge returns. I foresee any trades they make focusing on pitching, the team's cornerstone.
  23. Snoebird
    Mathews had a lot of chest bruises for his efforts. It's hard to envision a muscle-bound slugger achieving the Brewers' high defensive standards at third base. We are currently in a stage of accepting that Cooper Pratt doesn't have the range or tools to rival Joey Ortiz at short (who does?) while at the same time marveling over Joey's acrobatic defense at third. What would a left side tandem of Pratt and Fischer look like? The likelihood of a Pratt-Made tandem would seem to leave Fischer at first base. Fischer fashions himself as a Bryce Harper knockoff, so we shall see.
  24. Snoebird
    When everybody on the team is trying to be a slugger, you lose the essence of what made the Brewers a dangerous team -- and you become vulnerable to long spells of flailing with runners in scoring position. I'd like to see this team get back to chasing OBP instead of OPS.
  25. Snoebird
    Craig Counsell is holding the Cubs' offense back, the way he did to the Brewers' attack for so many years, by stressing slugging over getting on base. Remember all those tense, draining 2-1 and 3-1 Brewer victories that required peak performances of pitching and defense? The Cubs have the defense but lack the pitching to overcome a lack of run support. Their aging lineup can't sustain much of anything, and Counsell is even trying to force Nico Hoerner to become more of a pull hitter. Spray charts come in handy against the Cubs because full swings with runners on base typically allow fielders to be in the right position to catch the ball.
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