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IMO we are getting a little over the top with the Ortiz defensive love around here. The fear that’s been expressed that the entire left side of the infield defense is going to seemingly fall apart with any SS besides Ortiz isn’t really supported by any rational metric. Abrams is like a kajillion times better than Ortiz at baseball. I get that we don’t want to rock the boat too much on this team but we shouldn’t be afraid to add a really good player to replace a 66 OPS+ everyday hitter.
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I don’t know, Abrams isn’t having his best defensive year but his track record suggests he’s going to be fine there. I agree that the original proposal isn’t enough. I don’t think Washington is really going to have any interest in dealing Abrams.
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When does Arnold start to receive some criticism
adambr2 replied to brewers888's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Fair assessments. Thanks for the replies. I do think there are situations where the defensive skills of struggling offensive players tend to get exaggerated, but I’d agree in this case that the disagreement between DRS and FRV combined with what we’ve seen would also cause me to question the accuracy of the single season DRS for Ortiz. -
When does Arnold start to receive some criticism
adambr2 replied to brewers888's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Your posts seem to indicate that you think Ortiz is one of the best defensive shortstops in the majors, while analytics grade him as basically average. This isn’t a criticism of you, because I know many people feel that way. I want to pose the honest question, why is it that we tend to live and die by metrics around here, but when it comes to Ortiz, we say “nah, metrics be damned, I know when the eye test tells me”. Again, this is a criticism of no one. Just a genuine question. As fans, do we often slightly inflate what we see defensively from sub par offensive players, subconsciously “compensating”? Subconsciously, are we more prone to downplaying defensive abilities when the player hits well? Surely there are SS out there that do both well. -
Are the Brewers as good as their MLB-leading record?
adambr2 replied to Playing Catch's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Well, I would definitely feel optimistic that we’d advance past the Wild Card round! Since we’d be in the drivers’ seat for the #1 seat by probably 10-15 games in mid August by that point. -
We’re about to be ahead of all 29 other teams in Major League Baseball.
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If you were going to Anderson anyway I don’t know you wouldn’t just have him start the inning.
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It’s crazy to me that a lineup with no one higher than a .790 OPS can somehow be 4th in the NL in runs scored. I’d like some historian to confirm that we are the first team in MLB history to have the best record in MLB after 100 games with no hitters over an .800 OPS.
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That makes sense I guess. Don’t want to hit into a line drive/flyball and just keep running.
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Yeah, let’s not screw around walking the bottom of the order up 6-0.
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Not sure he would have had him anyway if he comes up with it cleanly.
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Great baserunning by Yelich.
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Why do guys turn their heads and look at the catcher when trying to steal? Turang was out by a mile.
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You thought Woody was a young lefty? 😉
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Gotcha, I didn’t see that. The pitch count seems low but he’s still early on coming back from a major injury, so I’m sure if he’s hit his limit he knows it.
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Why? I don’t know if he’s even at 60 pitches.
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He’s 7th in RF, 10th in fielding percentage and 46th in dWAR. I mean he’s fine but he’s not irreplaceably phenomenal. There are other equally capable defensive shortstops.
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All you need is some chronic, insufferable insomnia.
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It doesn’t have to be one or the other. Not every good hitting shortstop available in trade is also a defensive hack.
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Yeli is at the point in his career where he can really cook if he’s on but when he’s off it’s really, really ugly.
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Depends on what the alternative is. That’s a lot better than what we’ve gotten from him so far, and a lot worse than what we could get from some potential trade candidates.
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That wasn’t a terrible AB by Joey. That said … I’m ok if they want to find a better option for SS at the deadline. He’s done some good things. but let’s be honest … he’s the biggest upgrade opportunity in the lineup.. and it’s not really close for a 2nd.
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Can’t think of a single time that’s happened in Brewer history. Maybe Brett Phillips in 2018. Not sure one has much to do with the other. Guys get traded at the deadline. Some are bound to be AAAA/borderline prospects. ”Showcasing” a guy is more a fan perception thing than anything. Modern GMs are too smart to base anything off a week or two worth of ABs.
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What opportunity? The trade deadline is in 10 days. Sigler has been up for 3 weeks and he’s had a total of 11 ABs. If there’s any team out there that wants Black, they’ve already done their scouting and homework on him by this point if they think they can turn him around and want to take a shot on him. There isn’t a GM that is competent enough to make it to the MLB level who is going to be influenced one way or another if Black gets to the plate and laces a double into the gap in a couple ABs this week.
