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  1. And That
    Hwang will not be posted.
  2. And That
    I don't think Suter is polarizing at all, just weirdly fixated on by about one person.
  3. And That
    That's the rub, though. The Brewers are short on pitchers with any significant major league experience. Excluding Lohse, Garza, and K-Rod, the other 20 pitchers on the Brewers' 40-man have about 20 years of major league experience combined. Take out Jimenez, it's closer to 15. Also want to touch on the cheapness of the signing. There really isn't much detailed info out there on how much ML pitching coaches are paid, but I would hazard a guess that the range of salaries for the 25 most inexpensive pitching coaches is extremely tight. If he's getting paid below average, you're likely talking about a difference of a few thousand dollars from the middle. It's not a place teams really can be cheap because there is so little substantive savings to be had.
  4. And That
    So the combined age of Stearns and Arnold (66) is only 3 years greater than Doug Melvin's age (63).
  5. And That
    When Hader is able to spot his fastball and spin his curve effectively at the same time, given his arm slot, he's just about as good a pitching prospect as there is in the game. Problem is, fastball command and curve quality rarely coalesce. If Hader could somehow find a consistent curve and improve his fastball and change-up command, and be able to execute all three pitches on a regular basis, I think his ceiling is higher than Houser's. I do agree Houser's floor is probably higher, though he has command and delivery issues of his own that need to be ironed out. Good news is, Hader will just be 22 next year and Houser 23. So they still both definitely have time to work on things.
  6. And That
    You could make a case for giving Mike Leake some money. Even if you gave him a 4 year deal, he's only 31 at the end of it. Cahill or Anderson at the right price, though Anderson has probably pitched his way out of the right price range. On the offensive side... Conor Gillaspie? He stinks defensively but he's one of the few buy low type guys that still have a chance at any upside.
  7. And That
    But can he play shortstop next to Ryan Braun?
  8. And That
    Kind of surprised Guerrero and Tunnell were let go. I've heard and read that they are pretty well regarded. Maybe just didn't mesh with Counsell.
  9. And That
    WHAT ABOUT HANEL.
  10. And That
    Reed gets his first career start today, batting 7th and playing in RF.
  11. And That
    They may have. I'm sure if they did, they wouldn't publicize it. Also, Lopez is now covered by MLB health insurance which I am guessing is better than what he had before. Maybe not, but probably.
  12. And That
    And Parra has hit .213/.241/.333 for the O's. Talk about selling high.
  13. And That
    I busted out laughing when Brian Anderson dropped an "...and that" during the part of their conversation about Doug Melvin. I heart BA.
  14. And That
    From what we saw out of Lopez last night, I think it more or less validates the MLB Pipeline ratings. Fastball was good with nice movement and if any of the Pipeline ratings were low, it would have been on the fastball. I don't remember any breaking stuff I was wowed by. His curve was fine, not great, though that was the one pitch he was unintentionally leaving up too much. His change, or at least I think it was his change, was way too hard at 89-90, though I think he did throw one at 86. I suppose the 90 MPH ones could have been 2-seam fastballs. But then he would have only thrown a change-up or two, which is not going to cut it in the big leagues as a starter. There's a lot to be excited about. I love how he was able to move the fastball around and command it (to some degree) even with the movement, and he was getting squeezed by the ump on borderline pitches. He probably gets more called strikes as he matures in the league. But the command of the curve and the way he pitches the change still need seasoning.
  15. And That
    The Brewers were also "eliminated" from the race for the overall pick yesterday or the day before. They could still theoretically (if not feasibly) get pick #2.
  16. And That
    Gomez and Parra are both under 30 - I think the term "aging" is a bit much in this case. If they are aging, I don't want to know what that makes me. Also, Fiers is older than both of them. Almost two full years older than Parra.
  17. And That
    He was moved to the outfield this season, but I have no idea if he failed at second. He definitely has the tools to play second (or third), so I find it puzzling that he was just plunked down in LF. He's too athletic to be moved that far down the defensive spectrum.
  18. And That
    They may have - Reed, Rivera, and Lopez are the only three I was told about.
  19. And That
    I don't have a link because I don't know if it has been announced anywhere yet, but Reed, Rivera, and Lopez will be joining the Brewers for the remainder of the season. Not sure if it is just these three or if additional callups from Biloxi are being made.
  20. And That
    I have it on good information that Michael Reed has been called up to Milwaukee. Edit: Along with Jorge Lopez and Yadiel Rivera.
  21. And That
    Few quick thoughts... Nelson Hernandez and Nattino Diplan from the DSL pitching staff, instead of Carlos Luna and/or Rodrigo Benoit. Interesting. Beau Wallace is not a catcher again. Also must have played under an assumed name for the DSL club. They're apparently sticking with Malik Collymore as an outfielder. Sort of disappointing. Jon Olczak is not 19.
  22. And That
    Maybe you have Ortega start and be able to go to Lopez with a quick hook if things start going at all south?
  23. And That
    From Jon Heyman. H/t to MLBTraderumors.
  24. And That
    Partly reposted from the "Can we please stop winning" thread in the Major League forum, here are the slot values for the first seven picks in this past June draft: While the talent may be somewhat of a crapshoot between picks 1 through 7, the money you get is not. Here are the 2015 draft slot values for the first seven picks, along with 105% of that amount to represent how much the team could spend based on that slot value, without forfeiting a future draft pick, and along with the decrease in value from the next highest slot value: 1. $8,616,900 ($9,047,745) 2. $7,420,100 ($7,791,105) | -$1,196,800 (-$1,256,640) / -13.89% 3. $6,223,300 ($6,534,465) | -$1,196,800 (-$1,256,640) / -16.13% 4. $5,026,500 ($5,277,825) | -$1,196,800 (-$1,256,640) / -19.23% 5. $4,188,700 ($4,398,135) | -$837,800 (-$879,690) / -16.67% 6. $3,889,500 ($4,083,975) | -$299,200 (-$314,160) / -7.14% 7. $3,590,400 ($3,769,920) | -$299,100 (-$314,055) / -7.69% So going by last year's rates, the Brewers have picked up $565k in slot value money in the past two days. Philly and Atlanta have slots 1 and 2 more or less locked down, but if the Brewers could "get to" #3, that would be huge.
  25. And That
    Should also mention that the penalty for going up to 5% over your draft budget is a 75% tax on the overage. So for the 3rd slot, again based on this past draft, if the team were to use 5% over slot, the penalty to the team's owner would be $233,374. Not nothing, but you'd think an owner committed to rebuilding through the draft would be willing to pony up the money for the penalty.
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