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  1. Matt Breen
    I thought Haniger was going to be the breakout guy this year. Still plenty of time for Mitch, but Reed is really stepping up his game. 30 walks already - that's amazing. And if he can keep up his mini-power spike - that's big. If he can get 10-12 HR in a season he becomes a lot more intriguing than if he gets 1 or 2. Can Reed really play CF? I know writers say that a lot, but I was just curious if he really had the chops for it. He certainly has the speed and arm.
  2. Matt Breen
    [sarcasm]I don't know if Francisco's aggressive approach would have fit well with the rest of the team's style.[/sarcasm]
  3. Matt Breen
    Interesting simply for the fact that it's the first mock that takes into account Hoffman's injury. They have him going at #11 to Toronto. Luis Ortiz falls all the way to #30. Has anyone figured out what's happening with the guy?
  4. Matt Breen
    Colby, what's a realistic spot that someone pulls the trigger on Hoffman? We're talking a top 5 talent. Sure he's delayed a year and there's the risk of the TJ surgery - but that's a big haul to pass up.
  5. Matt Breen
    But... TJ surgery Jeez, that's tough. But if you look at it without emotion, it probably makes sense to take Hoffman if he's there at #12. I think the idea of surgery just scares people. Yes, a segment of these guys don't rebound from the procedure, but the large majority (I think 80-90%) come back just fine. At #12, I don't think there are any 'sure things'. A guy like Hoffman coming off TJ is probably a better bet than anyone that will be on the board. And the upside is greater than most guys. Still, it's got to be hard for a GM or scouting director to get up in front of the cameras and announce that they've just spent their top pick on a guy who had TJ surgery a few weeks prior. That takes some stones to do that.
  6. Matt Breen
    John, this is an important point. At times you can ride out a struggling hitter. But this team just isn't hitting very well. We just can't afford to do that much longer. And it's not like we have options for 3B or SS. Those positions are set. At least with Davis we have Gindl and Schafer (not great options, but passable options for the time being). And Davis can work on his issues in the minors (again, not something we have the option with for A-Ram). For me it's about Davis getting his act together. Not necessarily replacing him. The guy has power and has shown he can hit big league pitching. We need that very badly. So once Braun gets back I'd rather just use Gindl and Schafer, and let Davis go to AAA and try and get back on track.
  7. Matt Breen
    Estrada's HR tendencies are troublesome. He does this every year.
  8. Matt Breen
    its only been 3 days... The move was retroactive to May 27. He's eligible to come off in six days - May 12.
  9. Matt Breen
    The 1975 Oakland A's stole 341 bases. They were caught 123 times - a 73.5% success rate. The team had, essentially, two guys who were designated runners. Larry Lintz stole 31 bases, but had only 1 AB. Matt Alexander had 20 SB on 30 ABs. Could you imagine the Interwebs if they had been around at this time. Peoples' heads would have been exploding. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1976.shtml
  10. Matt Breen
    Wonderful article by David Shoenfield on ESPN.com about the 1978 Oakland A's. They started the season 16-5 and ended up winning only 69 games. It was the year after Charlie Finley got rid of all his players, and was playing with a hodgepodge of minor leaguers and fringe guys. It's full of great stories. The A's wouldn't pay for a left handed batting practice pitcher. They didn't have a single scout. The players would go to the local restaurant to watch tape of the games because the team wouldn't buy a VCR. It's great stuff. http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/46880/the-strange-saga-of-the-1978-oakland-as
  11. Matt Breen
    Selection #4 - Chicago Cubs Tyler Kolek - RHP - Shepherd HS (Texas), Senior Organizational need dovetails nicely with best available talent. The Cubs, who have a wealth of offensive talent in the minors (Baez, Solar, Almora, Bryant), add the hard throwing Kolek, giving them a potential top-of-the-rotation pitcher. Kolek is pretty much everything you want in a pitcher. He's big and strong and should be a workhorse. He has talent that you simply can't teach. His fastball tops out at 100 mph, and sits comfortably in the mid-90s. Kolek boosts a Cubs systems that lacks big arms (outside of C.J. Edwards). The only downside to Kolek is he'll likely take longer to reach the big leagues than the more polished college pitchers, such as Rodon and Hoffman. The Cubs would have liked a pitcher that could arrive in the majors with their positional talent (2015-16). But Kolek is too talented to pass up - even if it takes him a couple of more years to reach Chicago than some of the older draftees.
  12. Matt Breen
    Wily!
  13. Matt Breen
    Wow. A walk. Gindl has tied Davis.
  14. Matt Breen
    Wow. I knew he'd been struggling of late. I didn't realize how badly.
  15. Matt Breen
    Dodged a big one there. 24 pitches already for Peralta.
  16. Matt Breen
    Good. Schafer is back. Let's get it out of the way and move on after that.
  17. Matt Breen
    Weeks won't go to AAA. He'd rather just get cut. It allows him to try and find a major league team where he can get regular playing time (don't know if that's possible). Playing well at AAA doesn't really demonstrate a lot. Like Monty says, if he does well, people will just say he's supposed to do well. I'm sure he thinks that if he gets some regular PT he'll do just fine.
  18. Matt Breen
    First, I don't like the idea of giving guys a free pass because they get 'key hits' or whatever. Sorry, but EVERY at bat is a key at bat. Knocking in a run in the third inning works just as well in the 12th. Sure it's great and memorable when a guy gets a hit to win a game or whatever - but it doesn't dismiss the five other times he failed in the game. Second, he's not being attacked in the zone. Davis is swinging at pitches out of the zone. Swinging at good pitches is one thing, but hacking at everything is what he's doing. Third, no, he won't gain respect from other pitchers at this rate. That will come with success, which he won't have if he doesn't adjust his approach. Pitchers will keep throwing him crap until he lays off of it. I'm not saying Davis has to be sent down, but he has to make adjustments if he's going to stay in milwaukee.
  19. Matt Breen
    Schafer isn't eligible until Saturday to come off the DL.
  20. Matt Breen
    Herrera certainly didn't inspire any one in the OF. Putting aside the spiked ball from the other day (which was very Raul Ibanez-esque), his routes didn't seem real precise. I realize he doesn't play there much, but it wasn't great. While Biachi looks like a bad hitter, I have a lot more confidence in him in the field. He seems to have a pretty good grip on the game, no matter where he is playing. I'd be pretty comfortable putting him in the OF. Of course, his bat isn't likely to help us.
  21. Matt Breen
    Assuming Segura is ready to returning, I bet Bianchi plays RF.
  22. Matt Breen
    I think it's the right choice. He should progress fairly quickly through the system. The Astros have a nice group of arms - Appel, McCullers, Foltynewicz - that should (hopefully for them) mature around 2016. Rodon could easily be right there with them.
  23. Matt Breen
    Sending down a struggling guy to the minors doesn't mean the team doesn't believe in a guy. It can simply mean he's having a tough time and needs a different venue to work out his issues. It happens all the time with young players. The big leagues aren't always the best place for a player to work out their problems - especially if a team is in a playoff race. The same scouting reports that got the team to believe in Davis also had specific concerns about his long swing. So they knew he might struggle at times - and they should be ready to act. The thing is that I really, really want Davis to do well. I think he can be a 25 HR guy, and we need his power. But a .270 OBP is brutal. Especially for a mediocre defensive player. He's got to adjust. If not, he's going to be at AAA within 4-5 weeks.
  24. Matt Breen
    Dave Cameron at Fangraphs says our bullpen is on its way to being the best history - by more than double any other team: At their current pace, the Brewers would amass almost +25 WPA (Win Probability Added) from their relievers; the 2012 Orioles were the first team to ever get past +12, and only 12 teams (out of 1,100) have managed to break +10. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-brewers-amazing-and-worrisome-bullpen/ It sure has been fun to watch.
  25. Matt Breen
    My prediction: Bianchi goes wild. At least a couple of hits, including an HR.
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