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He hit 94.2 in his last start and BA had him at 95 last year.

Hall crossed the 100 IP mark today. For a 21 year old without a lot of mileage on his arm, that might have been about his limit for the year.

Tops out at 95, and each of his pitches are better than Fiers' counterpart. Including the change. It's not fair to Fiers to start comparing him with guys like Hellickson or Marcum. It's like the old "he's a soft-tossing lefty, therefore... HE MUST BE LIKE MOYER."

Gennett is a much, much better hitting prospect. I'd put Richardson above him too, and consider Rivera, Arcia and Ramirez.

Ha, didn't we just get accused of the opposite, too?I'm pretty sure you could finish the sentence "The three who combine on the Power 50 have always..." with whatever and someone would find a way to argue for it. I've seen: "...been too stats oriented." "...loved the high draft picks even though they haven't played." "...weighed potential over output too much." "...weighed output over potential too much." "...hated A-ball relievers." "...had no respect for Jeff Housman." To borrow from Johnny Cash, "you can't hardly win, can you?"

Guess they've determined that Jungmann has pitched enough this year.

I don't consider other options because the iPhone (like every single other Apple product I've ever bought) works well, and it works well for a really long time. I get a replacement iPhone every couple of years for about $20. Works for me. I bought my iMac about 5 years ago now, still works well with no problems. I have a 4 year old iPod, no problems. 3 year old iPod, also no problems. I trust the brand, and so far they haven't failed me. That's worth something, even if I could get a few extra pixels of whatever that runs 0.3 microseconds faster on the HTC whatever. Also, mobile Internet speed doesn't bother me a whole lot as it doesn't matter with phone calls, texting or playing Angry Birds. Which is 99% of what I do on it. I just upgraded to 3G a few months ago when I got an iPhone 3GS refurb and honestly, I usually can't tell the difference between that and Edge. That's how much I use that feature, and probably why I don't care how blazing fast the other stuff is.

We'll have one after the minor league seasons wrap up. Not sure yet if we'll wait until after the AFL season. Jungmann, Bradley and Lopez are all in my top 5. So are Peralta and Thornburg. So... there are my thoughts for now. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Sure - I can give you the address for where to send the $199 check.

Green is not an everyday option at second base - he doesn't have the range. That's why he was moved off of 2B. You could get by with him for an occasional start there, though.

I can't figure out how to link to it directly, but there's a quick MLB.com video interview with Taylor Green on his Brewers.com player page. He's definitely Canadian, eh. No doubt aboot it.

First baseman are usually worse in the minor leagues, field conditions are worse, and scorers down there are a little more liberal with the error calls. Green is nowhere close to Braun defensively at third.

If they were placed on the 60-day DL in September, any player on the 40-man roster* who plays their same position could replace them. *I believe it's essentially any player in the organization, as anyone could be added to the 40-man once the spots were cleared by the 60-day moves.

Players are eligible for the playoff roster if they're on the disabled list on 8/31. They don't have to be on the active roster.

4 starters: Greinke, Marcum, Gallardo, Wolf7 relievers: Axford, KROD, Hawkins, Saito, Loe, Narveson, LOOGY TBD I would consider going with FDLC over Estrada, also. Estrada is, for whatever reason, much more effective as a starter than a reliever. But if he's starting a postseason game for the Brewers this year... that's not a good sign. If a player is in the minor leagues less than 20 days, he doesn't burn an option. If neither Weeks nor Gomez is back by 8/31, doesn't matter. I guess Wilson could be sent out for Gamel, though.

I'd DFA Wilson and option Estrada. And then recall Estrada 11 days later so the optioned isn't burned. I think he's the 12th guy on an 11-man playoff pitching roster.

Awesome job with the info!

Wanna bet?

Confirmed.

Why are Jungmann and Bradley (or Arnett, for that matter) being lumped in with those other three guys? You can't pencil the former trio into an MLB rotation yet, but you also can't pencil them in as failures merely because the Brewers drafted them high.

I've rarely, maybe never, had a problem making a call from either my current iPhone or the previous one.

Honestly, I don't think he should be playing regularly. Not many teams can afford Brantley's level of production - offensive or defensive, and certainly not both - out of a LF. Brantley is part of the reason that Cleveland has a below average offense. Developing power is just a natural thing - as you get older, you get stronger. Developing a better eye at the plate comes with repetition - the more pitches you see, the better you should (theoretically) be able to recognize them. I don't think latent is the right word, but certainly different guys have different potential at different things. IMO, Gindl has the potential to perhaps be a 25-30 HR guy in his prime if everything (and I mean everything - that's probably unrealistic) works out right. Right now he has an ISO of about 170, which is more or less commiserate with the rest of his career. If he posts an ISO of 230 in MLB in his age 27 season, will he have developed a new skill then? I guess it boils down to semantics. I say no - the potential, or a portion of it, is merely being fulfilled. He also may never surpass a 110 ISO. Who knows? Brantley's ISO rising from 80 to 110 isn't a new skill, it's just his power closing in on its absolute potential. He's getting older, stronger, and he seems to be more willing to swing at pitches out of the zone to try to up his power. He's also missing on a lot of those pitches. The ideal place for him to be is where both his power game, such that it is, and his plate discipline can coexist. Maybe we're talking past each other a little. I get your point, that it's easy to get caught up in "now" production. But, I think most people realize that Gindl will probably get stronger and develop into something different than he is now. Or maybe they don't.

I'm a firm believer that the Brewers will need to fill between 1 and 4 rotation spots within a few years.

A nice real estate agent in Milwaukee. He's not going anywhere.

Brantley's ISO is 25 points lower than MLB average, and 30 points lower than MLB average for a left fielder (37 lower than an average MLB OF). He's gone from virtually no power to having below average power. That contributes to him being a below average hitter. And he is below average by virtually any metric you want to use. And what power gains he's made seem to have come at the expense of his phenomenal plate discipline. He has more than twice as many K as BB this year, which is bizarre for him. My point is, many people (including myself), thought that he lacked the power (coupled with lacking defense in CF) to be a starting-caliber OF. I don't think anyone ever said he couldn't develop more power, just that he would lack it at the MLB level. Which he does. He's a below average-hitting LF in a big down year for LF. I think everyone knows that Gindl is not a finished product. He also has a lot more power potential than Brantley (who doesn't?). How much of his raw strength translates into game power in MLB is to be determined. That's what we don't know about his development. How much MLB power he develops will determine if he can start in the corner OF or not. It's a toss-up to me. He's not a CF. And I don't think developing new skills is that common amongst minor league players. Players are usually just refining and honing the skills that they have, trying to reach their potential. You get the occasional John Axford finding a dominant curveball, but that's pretty rare.