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  1. And That
    Depending on how you stack him up with Davies, Corbin would have been the Brewers' 3rd or 4th best pitcher last year. Is that reason enough to trade Santana for him? Absolutely not. But, if the Dbacks actually do want to trade him for a need elsewhere, Corbin would add some depth and left-handed diversity to the rotation (assuming Hader does indeed stay in the pen). The Dbacks seem to be short on middle infielders and corner outfielders. Maybe Broxton and Villar get it done? That seems light to me, but who knows.
  2. And That
    I believe we're around $85 Million. That's correct. I have the opening day payroll almost right at $85,000,000. Though that's without knowing Cain's actual 2018 salary and just using $16 million. That does not include in-season costs, though. That's easily another $5 million.
  3. And That
    There is no way he was worse than Domingo... Yah, to each their own, but I'd say Santana is quite a bit worse than Braun in terms of RF defense.
  4. And That
    So let me get this straight - You don't consider Lindor a cornerstone? WOW...Now i know you really aren't paying attention. Lindor finish top 10 in MVP voting the last two years and just turned 24 coming off a 33hr year. No, I said Lindor wasn't particularly great in the minors, similar to Escobar and Arcia but came up to the majors and became a superstar. I know what you meant, but what you said was literally: Lindor was like that but so far in the majors he's been much more Escobar than any of the top shortstops that you would actually consider cornerstones. In that sentence, "he" would have to refer to Lindor.
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    HighHeat19, do you know if the deal is for just Yelich, or if anyone else would be coming back? Castro, Barraclough, etc.
  6. And That
    Braun is going to be 34, and Santana is an abhorrent defender. Not saying those are absolutely great reasons to shake things up, but they are factors. There's room for improvement.
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    I guess I hadn't picked up on Yelich's defense being below average. The metrics say it is - BPro's FRAA in particular. I haven't noticed it watching him myself, though I haven't watched him in the field a whole lot, either. If he can't play CF competently, that brings down his value a notch, especially if Santana and Braun are still on the team.
  8. And That
    People quoting BrewersWorld as a source, and responding to BrewersWorld seriously on Twitter, is one of my favorite things.
  9. And That
    Harrison is one of my favorite non-Brewer players, so I'd be all for getting him assuming the prospect cost isn't abhorrent.
  10. And That
    Baseball Prospectus has him 11th. I'm not saying disregard B-R in this case, but they are the clear outlier. His HR/FB ratio doesn't bother me that much. It's around league average for a starter, which means to me that he's not getting hurt too much by it. Coupled with the fact that he's been a GB pitcher for most of his career, I do not think he's predisposed to blow up if he started pitching half of his games in Milwaukee. It does worry me that his GB% dropped precipitously in 2017, but it's a one year thing. I guess I'd have to dig into it a little more as far as why his GB% dropped. I mean, from what I saw from him his slider was as disgusting as ever. Perhaps he was having FB command issues? I dunno. Complete aside, but he's really freaking fun to watch pitch. I know that shouldn't go into the Brewers trading for him, but he's passionate about his craft. I like guys that jaw at the other team, as long as it doesn't cross a line. I would be more likely to buy a ticket to a Brewers game and drive 400 miles if I knew Archer was pitching in a Brewers uni. He's one of the few pitchers in baseball I would say that about. Grienke, who the Brewers may have an off chance at getting, would be another.
  11. And That
    I don't know if this is the first time it has ever happened, but this is the first time I can recall that the Brewers have neither selected a player nor lost a player in either the major league or minor league phases of the Rule 5 draft. Absolutely no Brewers involved.
  12. And That
    "Hiura rakes." Pretty much sums it up.
  13. And That
    53 year old first basemen who haven't played in 12 years are the new market inefficiency. Discuss. https://theathletic.com/176599/2017/12/06/rosenthal-hes-53-and-hasnt-played-in-the-majors-since-2005-but-rafael-palmeiro-is-eyeing-a-comeback-and-redemption/
  14. And That
    Wren could still be selected. Typically trades that occur between the Rule 5 protection deadline and the Rule 5 draft will have a PTBNL if said player is eligible to be selected. That way if he is selected, the teams can agree on someone else.
  15. And That
    The Brewers should break a bunch of rules and sign all of them.
  16. And That
    Fan draw isn't a huge concern of spring training sites. Teams make minimal revenue off of spring training. Teams are looking for facilities. The renovation of Maryvale will give the Brewers top end facilities. It's pretty much that simple. The Brewers are sorry, not sorry that a subset of the fan base is uncomfortable coming to Maryvale.
  17. And That
    82nd win. Not a bad rebuilding year.
  18. And That
    Good thing is that it's really easy to make the spot non-dangerous.
  19. And That
    Scouts pretty much only sit behind the netting. Doesn't seem to bother them?
  20. And That
    I really haven't looked at his swing since he's been called up, but the primary reason he strikes out so much is he has such a deep load that he has to commit early. He generally won't swing if he sees ball all the way, but if it's close or if it's a late-breaking pitch, he'll take some pretty clumsy-looking swings. He doesn't necessarily have the elite hand speed of an Orlando Arcia to make the instant adjustments required by his early swing start. But the thing that drove me nuts the most last year and still this year was his jittery feet and hands at the plate pre-swing. He had enough to get right on his swing alone that all the pre-swing movement was just sinking his chances of making consistent contact. Calming down should help him focus on pitch recognition, as should the glasses (theoretically). There's still going to be swing and miss, and he'll take his walks as well. But save for re-working his swing, I really do think calming down pre-pitch will help his game out a lot.
  21. And That
    Phillips has gotten a bit quieter at the plate since last season, which gives me some confidence that he'll be able to put up the offense that he is capable of, which is quite a bit. He's also added the glasses recently, so that could play a role as well. I've always said Phillips is going to be a big league value add on defense alone, which is on full display - makes me proud to see him make it after such a (perceived) rough 2016 that saw a lot of people write his future value down.
  22. And That
    4 of his 15 hits have been home runs. Home runs (the over the wall kind anyway) aren't in play.
  23. And That
    Chris Tillman has had an awful year, but is a year removed from having a pretty good string of years. He's 30 next season, so older than Chatwood. He might be willing to sign a one year make-good deal. I wouldn't sign him to any more than that, though. I'd absolutely give Michael Pineda a two-year high salary minor league deal, maybe with an opt-out in June 2019. Doesn't help in 2018, but could be a boon in 2019. If the Rays don't pick up Nate Eovaldi's $2 million option for some reason, and the medicals were at least promising, I'd love to have him.
  24. And That
    I mean, there's nothing wrong with average. If Chatwood could give the Brewers 175 innings at a 4.30 ERA, that's absolutely valuable. Again my issue with Chatwood this year is the dip in command. Besides having the end result of walking a whole lot of guys (especially for a starter), he's missing the strike zone more than last year, and not generating any extra swings outside the zone on those pitches. I.e. he's just missing, apparently. And with the caveat that I've barely seen him pitch, Fangraphs has his fastball value falling off a cliff this season, and it's a pitch he uses 1/3 of the time. He's really gained some velocity so I'm not sure if his 4-seamer has straightened out or what, or if it's some sort of mechanical issue. I'm sure the Brewers are on top of this and if they see that as something either temporary, a statistical aberration, or something they can fix, they'll be interested in him.
  25. And That
    Isn't anything over 100 above average meaning he's slightly above average? I don't have an opinion on him one way or the other but it seems like you're misinterpreting those stats. No - they are all negatively scaled (hence the "-" after the acronym, except for cFIP, which really should be cFIP-). Below 100 is above average, above 100 is below average.
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