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  1. And That
    As I mentioned in the new Power 50 player comments, Maverick Lasker has seen a significant increase in his GB rate this season. Again tonight, through 3 IP, 4/0 GO/AO ratio.
  2. And That
    YES!!!
  3. And That
    The Brewers kept the much better defensive catcher. Nieves isn't a Gold Glover, but Kottaras is the worst defensive catcher I've seen at the Major League level, save for Matthew LeCroy. And as mentioned, Kottaras still in the organization. Buy MiLB.TV and get your Kottaras fix that way if it worries you that much. Nieves' bat will cost us almost nothing, given that Lucroy is probably going to start all but 25-30 of the remaining games, assuming he stays healthy.
  4. And That
    Baseball America's Matt Eddy shares with us that 2010 12th round pick OF John Bivens has been released. Bivens split last year between Arizona and Helena after being drafted in June. He hit a modest .164/.283/.224 over 152 AB for the season. Stats.
  5. And That
    I just added this to the overall comments section, and it might be a reason there was a bit of movement in the list: Patrick stepped down as a Power 50 editor after taking the Managing Editor position at Perfect Game USA. So we've moved from four editors to three and individual opinions have a little bit more weight now. I also just buzzed through and cleaned up some grammar.
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    Up.
  7. And That
    It is joyful! For the first 3200 words.
  8. And That
    The Power 50 will be up in the next half hour. Edit: We'll say 50 minutes, from when I said that. Believe me, I want this to be over, too.
  9. And That
    Manzanillo has legit mid-90's stuff - the Brewers wouldn't have kept him around after his '06 campaign if he didn't - but he's a reliever in A-ball with a dicey track record. He may yet earn his way on to the Power 50, but he isn't there yet.
  10. And That
    I'm furiously mashing keys. I'm even missing a trip with my wife and kids to the Mall of America. It'll be up around noon. Edit... Three notes: 1) Reggie Keen was #51. 2) Santo Manzanillo is not in the top 50. I was very disappointed. 3) There is a new, Braddockian eligibility rule.
  11. And That
    Santo Manzanillo: 1 for 1 in save opportunities, #1 in my heart.
  12. And That
    That's all for now.
  13. And That
    As much as I love to hate on Betancourt, that was an E3.
  14. And That
    I hear they actually just accepted gift cards to Graffito.
  15. And That
    I would rather keep Nieves. Yes I would. I disagree with the sentiment that Kottaras and Nieves are even close defensively - they're not. The only comparison I can come up with for Kottaras' wet noodle of an arm is Matthew LeCroy, the worst defensive catcher I've ever seen. Kottaras is a straight-up bad ball blocker as well. I have no idea how his nebulous skill of game calling compares to Nieves', but even there I'd lean towards Wil. Nieves' arm is nothing special, but it's markedly better than Kottaras'. The only chance George has back there are base sliding gaffes and fat dudes missing hit and run signs. Nieves is also much more agile and skilled at blocking balls in the dirt. Neither are good enough with the stick to play every day, and with Lucroy around neither will have to. Kottaras obviously has the better bat, but his horrendous defense mitigates pretty much all of that advantage to my eye. I'd also add that as a young, developing catcher I'd want Lucroy to learn from someone that's not terrible. I don't want Kottaras teaching a single thing to Lucroy. Stay away from him, Jon.
  16. And That
    I'm in love with a Manatee pitcher.
  17. And That
    Don't worry. Matt Wise is gone. He can't injure anyone going for the iceberg... ...lettuce. Salad tongs joke. You know it.
  18. And That
    It happens a few times over the course of the season. My guess is that if you go back and count it up, almost no teams would have matching individual and team earned runs.
  19. And That
    IIRC, team earned runs can differ from individual earned runs. For instance: Pitcher A gets two strike outs to open the inning, then a runner reaches base via error. Pitcher A then walks two more guys to load the bases. Pitcher A is relieved by Pitcher B. Pitcher B gives up a grand slam. All of those runs are unearned. However, Pitcher B then gives up another HR to the next guy. That run should be unearned for the team, but earned for Pitcher B. At least I think that's how it works. Edit: I'm not sure if the run from the guy that hit the grand slam would count as an earned run for Pitcher B or not. I think the rule is that the bases have to be clear before the runs switch from unearned to earned from one pitcher to the next.
  20. And That
    From Chris Mehring: Just received a @TimberRattlers roster move. Cameron Garfield to the 7-day DL. Tony Pechek transferred to the Wisconsin roster. Nothing on the nature of Garfield's injury. He was removed from last night's Rattlers game in the bottom of the 7th. He did not bat in the top half of the inning. FWIW, Garfield allowed to SB and a passed ball in the bottom of the 6th.
  21. And That
    That he'd have a stretch of 40 bad PAs at some point in time? Not sure who wouldn't have seen that coming. Brewers start 0-4: SEASON OVER McGehee struggles in first 11 games of the season: HE SUCKS Brewers offense is good: IT CAN'T CONTINUE WORDS!!!
  22. And That
    I really think the only true black hole in the lineup is Betancourt. I'm not sold that Lucroy is going to have a great year, but by catcher's standards he should be decent. Gomez isn't good offensively, but it seems both his defense and his potential platoon with Morgan should mitigate his black hole-esque qualities as well. The lineup could sure use some optimization, but beyond Betancourt, I'm not worried about production.
  23. And That
    Morgan has also contributed in a big way. The Brewers' RFers are collectively well above the MLB average in OPS. The CFers are slightly below the MLB OPS average, but by my eye, play superior defense to most teams' CFers. The catchers are below average in OPS, but above average in OBP, and that's without Lucroy. LF, 1B and 2B are all obviously significantly above average. Pitchers have a chance to be, too. Third base and shortstop are lagging quite a bit, and although I expect that to continue at SS as long as Betancourt receives the lion's share of the playing time, McGehee will probably pick it up and probably end up somewhere around average. In other words, the Brewers offense is just fine. Dominant at LF, 1B and 2B, average-ish at RF, CF, 3B, C & P, and suckitude at SS. All teams have holes. The Brewers really don't have too many.
  24. And That
    Going into the game tonight, the Brewers had the 4th best OPS in the National League, about 40 points above average and almost exactly where they finished last season. I don't know if they'll be able to stay at a 765 OPS all year, but I don't see any way they have a below-average offense this year short of a few catastrophic injuries. If anyone wants to give me odds on the Brewers finishing the year with an NL average OPS, I'll gladly take the over.
  25. And That
    Mike Brownstein makes his box score return, batting 9th and playing SS for the Manatees today. He missed all of last year with a severe hamstring injury.
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