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  1. Turning2
    I keep thinking that it’s a fad of the era we’re in and will run its course
  2. Turning2
    What could this offense be if Yeli and Contreras were hitting like last season…
  3. Turning2
    I was literally in the middle of posting that when he swung at the first pitch cool
  4. Turning2
    Make something happen now, Yeli
  5. Turning2
    OK. I didn't interpret it the way you intended.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Turning2
    With the Skubal dust up, there were suggestions about how much he would "agree" to pitch in the final 2 months just prior to his free agency. Do teams that just traded for a stud arm actually allow that guy to dictate to them "I won't pitch every 5th day, or more than X amount of innings per game"? How would a player actually enforce these stipulations?
  18. Turning2
    They should have been looking for bats 5-6 weeks ago IMO. Should have pressed the Twins for Brooks Lee a month+ ago, kept Lara in Nash, and hunted for a bigger RF bat, None of that matters if top of the order guys don’t get going though.
  19. Turning2
    There aren’t any needle moving bats to be had at this point. They should have been looking for a couple of bats a month ago.
  20. Turning2
    Oops
  21. Turning2
    I find it admirable that he decides to continue playing there all these years. Doesn’t he have a no trade clause
  22. Turning2
    I don’t need constant chatter. Empty spaces are good.
  23. Turning2
    OK Levering, we get it…. there are lots of Cali connections
  24. Turning2
    Not likely that they would move him, especially now. My thought was that with the control, he would be a perfect bridge until Made / Fischer arrive. I don't expect them until 2028, or possibly late next year if there is a season. The timing would have worked out pretty well I think. I meant I can't speculate on what the Twins would have asked for in return. Sounds like they have a decent farm system too. They would surely want value, but I meant to imply that it wouldn't be much compared to bigger trade targets like Abrams. It's all moot now with them buying instead of selling.
  25. Turning2
    Pick one... easy.... #13 Brooks Lee.. Modest power, hitting for average, blossoming, controllable. We can't speculate on MN's mindset regarding buyer / seller and what they might seek to trade an emerging team leader. But they are not close to being WS competitive. They are rebuilding. They cannot, will not ask for the moon on him. MIL should use its prospect abundance and pursue Lee. He would/should bring some respectable pop and average to 3B without selling the farm. Better than either Ortiz or Hamilton. He brings some control, so is cheap(er). Those couple years align with when some prospects should arrive to make him tradeable. This is an obvious low cost / high reward type of move. And before anyone asks, I would be OK trading Pena or Jett (useless surplus, money not going to earn interest) and a secondary piece, perhaps two depending on value. Point being, a fair trade value could be arranged. No guarantee that Lee pays off, but we have a pretty established idea of expectation regarding Ortiz and Hamilton at the plate.
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