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  1. rickh150
    Apparently. Why give him the 2 million then? If he stinks, why? How does this make sense? He hit better than almost anyone last year at MLB level and at DH and against RHP…only to sit in minors with a.950 OPS this year in the #3 slot at AAA while our MLB offense pinch hits Turang in tight games.
  2. rickh150
    Hitter to hitter, I can compare. In the batting order, why not? What does defense have to do with this? And yes, there is a DH where Hiura could hit and not field, and yes it is wiiiiiide open since our OPS there is awful. I am accurate in saying Hiura had a better OPS than almost anyone on the current team last year or this year. Total failure at DH this year. Utter failure and total disaster. The decision makers there have an F in 2023 And unbelievable stubbornness. Why they chose, they chose, they chose, they chose to pay Hiura 2 million plus million to hit very well at AAA only to not bring him up to fill an offensive hole. It is really nutso…ESPECIALLY NOW with DH OPS at .608, Tellez injured, so many not even fringe players up, and the team struggling with offense. And Hiura hits #3 or #4 at AAA daily. That manager Rick Sweet values his bat and really relies on his offense to carry that team. Black has excellent stats too. Yep. With the running I take Black too. Got others?
  3. rickh150
    I am fairly sure he has, arguably, the best offensive #s in our system. I am sure fire sure we struggle with offense at the major league level, I sadly am sure that we are playing light weight hitting rookies and not even fringe major leaguers that everyone, including CC, knows will not stick here. Just madness. No anything logical.
  4. rickh150
    Not Logical #3 hitter = one of team’s best hitters Adames = #3 hitter 2022 Hiura OPS > 2022 Adames OPS 2023 Hiura 0 MLB ABs < Adames 396 PAs at .692 OPS And now bringing up the farm ahead of him when he has best stats in the system.
  5. rickh150
    Let him go now and you are going to have a PR riot on your hands for not giving this guy enough chances,
  6. rickh150
    Fair enough, five weeks then….Winker was injured about two months ago in late May.. The questions for his replacement could have started then.
  7. rickh150
    Finally. Two months late. Still baffling with what Winker has done.
  8. rickh150
    And my guess is that some want to twist my view on this issue as me saying I am anti establishment with CC and Arnold. That is the furthest thing from truth. This is CC’s best managerial season. He is Manager of the Year right now. We have scored less than we have given up and are ten games over .500 in first place. We have had injuries everywhere. Arnold made the trade of the year and picked up Rea, Teheran, and pieces that fit. Stellar job so far on the fly in replacing DS. I just see this DH issue as a huge issue that could be improved with Hiura, based on last year’s results and this year’s stats. It’s like the teacher asking a question and having only one kid raising his hand in the front row to answer and the teacher keeps looking over and through him saying, “ Anyone?”
  9. rickh150
    1. No errors at 1B (or DH) at AAA in over 100 innings 2. Better K rate this year. 3. Yes, it does overcome Ks… everyone takes his 2022 stats over our DH #s this year. Everyone, including CC, Arnold, and you. And that is what needs to be emphasized…..Low bar. And his promotion costs us no prospects. And we desperately need 1B and DH to play in our lineup. And everyone knows it. 2022 765 OPS overall .866 OPS vs RHP, .949 OPS as DH 2023 AAA .308 Avg, .406 OB, .963 OPS, 14 HRs,, 1.063 OPS vs LHP .
  10. rickh150
    For this year, we all better be concerned about his bat. His glove has been way more than advertised, thankfully, and that is what is saving him. I hope we get Urias right and have some sort of time share there.
  11. rickh150
    Yep. Seems like to spite themselves.
  12. rickh150
    And with how he hit as DH last year…and DH isn’t for everybody. Some would and have found it tough to just sit and hit four or five times a game. 98 PA, .949 OPS
  13. rickh150
    You gotta be kidding with this all.. he hit last year, this year. If you want career, his career #’s are better than a large majority on this team. This year, last year…. and what trumps it all is the guy Winker actually getting now 196 PA!!!! Throw his stats next to Winker’s. Your picking stats from 2021? Better include 2019 then too. The team is Crazy, dumb and stubborn with this issue. Put.last year Hiura in DH this year, even with his supposedly “bad” stats from last year, it plays big time this year. He could bat cleanup!
  14. rickh150
    Not really…Peralta, Ashby, Gasser, Misiorowski…. Several others show promise.
  15. rickh150
    The standard should be doing the most with what you have. It could be this lineup now without even a trade, I was all for keeping Winker because of a high OBP even without hitting well, but it’s been four months and we are in a pennant race. Just play the best players in the best roles.
  16. rickh150
    Respectfully disagree. Let him play. He stinks? He goes. Risk losing him? That’s why he is still in AAA? Ha. If he is good, guess what? He has arby with us for two more years. Not knowing wastes that potential, as well. Organizational depth is nothing when we are getting squat at DH. And DH should have the most candidates since defense really is not in the equation, even on the Brewers with our man Winker reminding of this daily. Letting talent sit while dumpster fire 🔥 burns daily.
  17. rickh150
    Or trade him. End it.
  18. rickh150
    Hiura has not made an error at 1B in over 100 innings there this year. Hiura hit .949 OPS as DH last year in 98 PA. Last year’s MLB numbers make him our 3rd best hitter this year. Hiura arguably has the best hitting numbers in the entire system this year at AAA. For every other player in the system it seems (except Winker), performance matters. And it’s not like there isn’t a carved out role for him to play… he can DH! He could even play some 1B while a Tellez is out. Just end the madness. Bring him up or cut the guy already.
  19. rickh150
    Smart baseball men make mistakes. And this is one. Whether it’s not playing Hiura, letting Winker DH regularly for four months, or something else, our DH spot has been a dumpster fire. And this DH position has been a problem for going on two years now. And yes, the organization is without excuse for this. Random fans on brewerfanatic would have managed this position better.
  20. rickh150
    I’d like to see this lineup. Defensive replacement opportunities late at 1B and 2B. Best hitting lineup all year, and it could be possible tomorrow. Then look to add trade deadline deals at 1B and/or RF. Frelick RF Monasterio 3B Yelich LF Contreras C Miller 2B Adames SS Black DH Hiura 1B Wiemer CF
  21. rickh150
    Not a fan of using this guy as a trade chip. How many organizational corner infielders with MLB bats do have have or have had in the last, what, 12 years? Play him at 3rd or 1st. Honestly, I am really excited for our young lineup from 2024-2027. Lots of hitting prospects in OF, C (Quero), and Black. And the SPEED!
  22. rickh150
    I expect Hiura up tomorrow.
  23. rickh150
    No reason to… agreed. But he did more than enough to get DH at bats throughout the year, especially late, especially against right handed batters. Stupid and stubborn.
  24. rickh150
    Not for any significant trades when Rowdy/Hiura/Black could seemingly fill those spots.
  25. rickh150
    I’ve watched most games and haven’t seen this. He missed a few scoops, some crucial. But his range is good and it should be for a middle infielder. His stretch isn’t Cecil Cooper, but it does t jump out to me as odd or different. If we are to complain about him, it should be with the bat comparatively to other fIrst basemen.
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