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  1. Snoebird
    Not to demean the defensive acrobatics of Joey Ortiz, but the Brewers' alignment would appear to facilitate a potential introduction of Cooper Pratt to the lineup sometime next year.
  2. Snoebird
    During the 1980s, color photos in newspapers were reserved for section covers, to save money. This photo wasn't worthy of a section cover and probably ran on an inside "jump" page. The George Webb logo looks 1980s clean, and the guy's shorts in the lower right corner look very 1980s.
  3. Snoebird
    Because the Brewers don't sign players to second contracts, they're younger than most teams yet experienced and drilled to precision. But those young legs are being put to maximum use via Murphyball, and that's remindful of the 2014-15 Kansas City Royals. The most memorable quote from that Royals championship season came from Jarrod Dyson: "That's what speed do."
  4. Snoebird
    The Brewers need slugging balance. They can expect it from the right side from Vaughn and Hoskins, both of whom are needed due to Contreras' fall-off. And they need it from the left side because we're seeing Yelich endure a pretty tough July. Gotta ease the pressure on a guy we just don't know how will finish the season with his medical track record. O'Hearn would be a good fit for AmFam Field's outfield dimensions and an experienced bat off the bench.
  5. Snoebird
    It's unacceptable in that the infield needs to contribute slugging from more than one position. If Contreras was slugging at his normal rate, the need wouldn't be as great. Third base profiles as a slugging position. Ortiz could replace Monasterio as the utility guy, but another bat is needed to ease the slugging pressure on Chourio, Yelich and Vaughn or Hoskins. Matt Arnold likely was hoping that Brock Wilken would have been in the majors by now when he drafted him in 2023, but Wilken continues to have injury setbacks, much like Garrett Mitchell, another potential slugger.
  6. Snoebird
    I've been pushing for Castro and O'Hearn from the jump as replacements for Monasterio and Bauers. Robert Murray reports that the Brewers are also considering a backup catcher replacement for Haase. I would recommend Ryan Jeffers. He's done considerable damage against the Brewers, likes hitting at AmFam and, from my view in Twins Territory, would up his game in a pennant race. The Twins lack catchers in their system, so the Brewers likely would have to dangle Quero or Dinges in a trade for Castro and Jeffers.
  7. Snoebird
    I look it as O'Hearn replacing Bauers on the roster, along with Willi Castro replacing Monasterio. Both could be valuable late-game pinch hitters, and improvements over their predecessors. Let the Hoskins/Vaughn issue sort itself out.
  8. Snoebird
    Here is a clearer version of that sentence: Willi Castro would replace Andruw Monasterio on the roster, and Ryan O'Hearn would replace Jake Bauers on the roster. It didn't cross my mind that the players would be traded for the players they would replace on the roster, My intent was to show that they would be supplemental additions.
  9. Snoebird
    Castro would in all likelihood replace Monasterio on the roster as a 2024 all-star with more power. Joey Ortiz continues to work with the hitting coaches to improve his productivity, so he shouldn't be discarded. Castro can pick up a player who needs a day off. The sooner the Brewers act -- now that the Twins have dropped a series at Colorado -- the better chance they have to keep Castro away from the Cubs, who showed early interest.
  10. Snoebird
    Willi Castro for Monasterio, and Ryan O'Hearn for Bauers. Those moves add slugging, versatility and experience without messing with the current team's success.
  11. Snoebird
    O'Hearn has an .895 OPS with two homers in 10 games at American Family Field, an improvement over his stats at Kauffman Stadium and Camden Yards, and he has an expiring contract worth $8 million this year. Given the Brewers' rugged schedule to start the second half, the sooner they acquire him, the better. It would help counter the loss of Frelick's left-handed bat for any length of time and give the team an emotional lift.
  12. Snoebird
    Castro takes his craft very seriously -- he says he has 12 gloves -- and he deserves to play on a team that has the upward mobility that the Brewers do. I have no gripes with Monasterio except for the fact that he has warning track power. The Brewers need everyone contributing to run prevention and run production.
  13. Snoebird
    I live in Minnesota, and Castro is a winning ballplayer. The Cubs and Yankees appear interested in him, but the Twins are always looking for controllable pitching, so the Brewers would be smart to make an offer. Royce Lewis is too tightly wound physically and emotionally to be a welcome addition.
  14. Snoebird
    I'll stick to my call of the Twins' Willi Castro, a 2024 all-star, to replace Monasterio and provide tremendous versatility, and the Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn, a 2025 all-star, to replace Bauers and provide left-handed slugging from first base, DH, PH and a corner outfield.
  15. Snoebird
    Two players would help this team: Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn and Twins super utility man Willi Castro. The Cubs have already checked in on Castro, who was a 2024 all-star, but the Brewers could offer more controllable pitching, which the Twins are always looking for. Castro is a more polished hitter than Ortiz and Collins, and, unlike Monasterio, has more than warning track power. O'Hearn could platoon with Vaughn or Hoskins and be a bigger threat than Bauers.
  16. Snoebird
    Half of his salary is deferred; that's on Boston. The acquiring team would be responsible for only $6.5 million.
  17. Snoebird
    Pat Murphy values Contreras' work with pitchers a lot. But when Nestor Cortes rejoins the team, the rotation could be almost exclusively veterans, save Misiorowski. So, that could be when Contreras receives healing time off. We can hope anyway.
  18. Snoebird
    Ortiz is still figuring things out, but Contreras' situation bothers me a lot. He was playing injured at the end of last season, and he continues to take shots to his broken finger while showing no slugging ability. Unfortunately, Jeferson Quero is showing no slugging ability, either, while playing himself into shape at Nashville. If Haase has to catch every day for a month to get the best of Contreras in October, the Brewers ought to go that route.
  19. Snoebird
    The Brewers' rotation is about to add Woodruff and Cortes to Peralta, Miz/Gasser and Quintana, so I would take a look at Priester as someone who could act as a leverage reliever. What should concern Matt Arnold more is not having the center fielder he was hoping that Garrett Mitchell would have become by now. This team is being held back by a compromised William Contreras and the lack of a slugging, high-profile center fielder who could bump Jackson Chourio over to left field.
  20. Snoebird
    And when he dropped the sledgehammer and strode to the plate, the County Stadium speakers blared the heavily percussive "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc. Now that's how to announce your presence.
  21. Snoebird
    Since the Twins and Brewers last met on May 18, the Brewers have MLB's best record at 22-10, and the Twins have MLB's fourth-worst record at 11-20. But it took until this series for Pat Murphy to be convinced that everyone fit, thanks to a big series by the 7-9 hitters. “We can be pretty complete,” Murphy said. “We can play defense. We can run the bases. We can hit. We can pitch. And we have a team -- that's what I'm most concerned about.”
  22. Snoebird
    Frankly, this team continues to wait for its 2020 first-round draft pick to establish himself. What is Garrett Mitchell capable of contributing to the attack over the long haul? And is there even a long haul for the frequently injured center fielder? I think Mitchell and Contreras hold the keys to the Brewers' productivity in July, and it would be helpful if both were at full strength.
  23. Snoebird
    Isaac Collins' reward for holding down the fort amid a short-handed outfield arrives this weekend when he gets to play in front of family and friends at Target Field. He is a product of Maple Grove High School, the jock school that produced Wisconsin basketball star Brad Davison. Collins earned a combined nine letters while playing for the Crimson in baseball (five), football (three) and basketball (one). He was the first player since current Minnesota Twin Joe Mauer (2001) to be named a finalist for the Mr. Minnesota Award in both baseball and football. Isaac hit .480 during his senior season, with 39 hits over 27 contests. He set the Maple Grove HS record for hits in a single game with six and also holds the record for triples in a season with five. An All-State selection as a senior, Isaac was a four-time All-Midwest Suburban Conference pick. Collins was the MVP of the Lion’s All-Star Game shortly before enrolling at Creighton University.
  24. Snoebird
    Sal Frelick is willing to do anything to help his team win. I'd like to see him tackle third base when Mitchell, Black and Perkins return.
  25. Snoebird
    A well-stocked bullpen and an emphasis on bunting could do the trick in sloppy conditions.
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