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  1. Turning2
    I had already forgotten about this thread. Here we are again, 2 weeks later with another blowout that could have spawned the very same topic. Injuries are part of their offensive woes no doubt. But everybody knows the elephant in the room - too many of our key bats are struggling simultaneously. Thankfully Jackson at least is beginning to pull out of it.
  2. Turning2
    Burke 1B, Fischer DH would seem likely. Made at 3B. Maybe Adams slips in there somewhere too. EDITED TO ADD: guess I should have read the other responses first... LOL. However it fills out, the lineup could be, SHOULD be stacked in a couple of years with power and solid contact hitters
  3. Turning2
    The banter- counter banter is a regular pollutant on all social media discussion platforms unfortunately. I tire of both too. Not sure how that relates to posting tendencies and the numbers though. Regardless, I agree with what I think you're saying. Clinging primarily to spreadsheet data often doesn't tell the whole or real story in athletics. But some fans slavishly operate by them. I'm not sure, but I suspect it may be a byproduct of participation in data driven fantasy baseball leagues and / or video games. Other fans seem to be driven by a "Moneyball" corporate mindset where you just let the numbers on various graphs and charts tell you how to think. Maybe some come from business degree backgrounds and that "by the numbers" employment dependence carries over to their fandom. I never had much interest in fantasy leagues, or video games of the past 30 years, and I don't have a business degree. I just can't relate to the over-the-top metrics and charts that urge a story different than what my own eyes can plainly see. That's not to say data measurement is something I wholly reject. You need "something" to evaluate with of course.
  4. Turning2
    The extremely emotional, ignorant, irrational posts just get scrolled by when I’m reading. Not worth my time. But it’s a pressure release valve for the poster who needs one.
  5. Turning2
    Apt description!
  6. Turning2
    Assuming most of us posting here have played ball at some level. When you're on a roster, you know who the weak links are. The guys might be friends, it's not personal, and certainly nobody would call out a teammate publicly if asked like "who needs to be replaced, who isn't pulling their weight". But privately, they know it. And when they feel like "we're close, just need to get better at ______" , it seems natural that they would get excited or disappointed from an upgrade or standing pat.
  7. Turning2
    After setting the franchise record for W's last season, they did almost nothing to upgrade an offense that went limp in the NLCS. That was the indicator to me that the front office's approach for 2026 was to stay the course, wait and see how the new CBA turns out before making any bold moves. Just easier to wait until after the lockout and let it roll until all the prospects are up. I was truly surprised they were so bold in pursuing Skubal, although I don't think we truly know what the full / specific offer was.
  8. Turning2
    And it supports my contention that while still trying to put a competitive team out there, 2026 is mostly for positioning themselves for post lockout.
  9. Turning2
    Ooof. Contreras trying to give a thrill
  10. Turning2
    I keep thinking that it’s a fad of the era we’re in and will run its course
  11. Turning2
    What could this offense be if Yeli and Contreras were hitting like last season…
  12. Turning2
    I was literally in the middle of posting that when he swung at the first pitch cool
  13. Turning2
    Make something happen now, Yeli
  14. Turning2
    OK. I didn't interpret it the way you intended.
  15. Turning2
    Pratt has already made 6.8 million dollars at age 21. Yah, guarantee I, and every middle class working stiff I’ve ever known would be set for life with that much wealth at that age.
  16. Turning2
    Yes, the league wide power shortage at 3B is a strange ebb and flow of the baseball management river. I’m old-ish. I want baseball like it was. Accepting change is hard. 😀 Regardless, I still want the Brewers to pursue having power at the corners. And because I value intellectual honesty, I’ll add this bit of irony. Pete Rose was my baseball hero, the guy I modeled my hustle approach after. MLB’s hit King played 3B for a portion of those BIG RED MACHINE days…. and not a power hitter LOL. Probably a lesson to be learned there for this aging dog.
  17. Turning2
    Luke gets overlooked for some reason. Probably the injuries. Sure wouldn't mind seeing a big thumper like that at 3B though, at least for look.
  18. Turning2
    That is an interesting query regarding Pratt is the SS because he took an offer before Made. Maybe. Maybe not. I've never seen anything from Made that tells me he is better defensively than Pratt. Granted, he's a bit younger and could maybe grow into it. I see no reason to move Pratt at this time though. Made is probably going to be the bigger bat, and I'd prefer that stick at 3B, for no other reason than that is one of the traditional power positions. But I would have no issue if they acquired a 20-25 HR 3B somehow, and moved Made to 2B when Turang bolts.
  19. Turning2
    We're in the northwoods, full time transplants from that loony state. Last year was the first time I've ever bought a TV package. My son and wife are native MN, so have a Twins rooting interest. I bought the MLB.TV package so we could watch both teams. Ended up they couldn't watch the Twins, and I couldn't get the head to head matchup whether they were in MIL or MPLS. I gave up trying to figure it out. This year, I just bought the Brewers.TV. Can't remember if we were able to watch the MPLS series, but we do get their head to head in this series at MIL. Just plain stupid to make your customers work so hard to buy your product. In these cases, I just stay off social media and wait until the game is available for viewing after the live concludes. I have plenty of to do lists that need my attention anyway.
  20. Turning2
    Civale .. .yeah, pretty sure you're right on that. Main point was adding Priester early. 3B was Rengifo / Hamilton. They moved to Ortiz / Hamilton. That's not even a modest offensive upgrade in my view. That's largely a wash. SS was Ortiz / Hamilton and they moved to Pratt / Hamilton with an odd Ortiz day back at SS. That's mostly moving the deck chairs. In aggregate, Pratt has given them a nice hit for average uptick in a small sample size, but little power, while maintaining a high degree of defensive proficiency at SS. They still have 3 guys on the left side who won't provide modest power this season. I consider modest power as 15+. Virtually the same commentary about RF. Bauers as a moving chess piece between 1B / OF provides the only power to RF. Lara and Frelick are largely redundant skill sets. You can survive having 2 of that type of player if the other two OF spots are producing decent power numbers. Ours are not. Chourio will probably be an annual 20-25 HR guy, but Mitchell is probably an 8-10 HR guy on a career year. An outlier year like Jake is having isn't out of the question though for Garrett. Again, in aggregate, this outfield is woefully underpowered for a contending team in my opinion.
  21. Turning2
    Going on zero research, just from seeing the new guys pitch against the Brewers a little, I'll give them a B on the pitching side. The pitching adds should help them be more competitive in more games and specific situations. But the offense needed help, and they did nothing all season to upgrade it. I grade that as an F. So, I guess I'd give it a C - overall. Listening to an Arnold quote a couple days ago on the 1250 Best Brewers Coverage pod, he said "prices are high this time of year". Exactly! That's why they shouldn't wait until the deadline. They identified a need for pitching early last year and traded for Priester and Civale. They should have done the same thing this year for controllable OPS upgrades at 3B and RF at least 6 weeks ago if not sooner. (Even though he has grown on me, I would have left Lara in Nash or traded him.) The meat of the order might wake up down the stretch, or it might continue to flounder from a consistency perspective. I would feel better with a pair of guys likely to end the season with 15+HRs and .245 average then what we have in Ortiz/Ham/Frelick/Lara.
  22. Turning2
    Also have to consider the upcoming series with LA too. They could easily fall into second if the bats don't start start waking up with some power and consistent contact
  23. Turning2
    They didn't upgrade the offense. As such, it wouldn't have made sense to waste player / prospect capital on Skubal. Thanks to the Woody / Priester / Zerpa / Koenig injuries, what they needed most was pitching help. Not for any WS expectations, but to run out the season competitively. They got better in that they addressed adding a veteran pitcher with post season / WS experience and they bolstered the middle relief. That makes them more competitive in more than one game every 5th day with a Cy Young starter.
  24. Turning2
    Oh, I'm sure they dialogue with their players about such things. These are multimillion dollar assets. It's not in an org's best interest to abuse, overuse a player even if he is a temp / rental. They can't let that asset walk all over them though either.
  25. Turning2
    Right, and I don't mean to imply that a renter team should abuse a guy either. It would be a bad look and irresponsible. It just comes off sounding like a prima-dona for a player to basically say "I'm not going to give my all to the cause". Personally, I would use him as I see fit, and if he doesn't comply, then there is probably a breach of contract issue or some other way to penalize the player. I would make it quite clear - YOU are NOT the boss.
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