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  1. adambr2
    I really can't believe the Braves have such a strong interest in Lucroy, since he's useless to them the rest of this season.
  2. adambr2
    What you said is true, it's a perfect fit, but Texas will not go quietly in this thing. Like Cleveland, the Rangers are going to deal for bullpen help, and they want Lucroy too - the key difference is they also need a starting pitcher. I think both the Indians and Rangers are checking on every pitcher they can, first, and I think the Brewers are part of both conversations. If it's about winning the 2016 World Series, I think Cleveland should get Carlos Beltran and Aroldis Chapman from NY, and Lucroy from Milwaukee. If they're thinking beyond 2016 - Lucroy and Smith first, and then Beltran. Which is all a plus for us. The more interest, the better. Not every contender needs bullpen help, but there are very few contenders that could not use the kind of upgrade at catcher that Lucroy offers.
  3. adambr2
    Nah, he's as good as gone. It's just an auction at this point and the high bid wins. Too much value for a rare position and too perfect of a situation for us not to. Just my opinion.
  4. adambr2
    Let this brilliant journalist know that we are countering with Bubba Derby for Francisco Lindor.
  5. adambr2
    None of that from me, I'm just trying to project which prospects a team might be willing to deal, based on their histories, and the near-term needs of their MLB club. Not to worry, Lucroy won't go anywhere just for, "guys", the Brewers will get a good return. In Cleveland's case, their depth is starting pitching, and their biggest need on their big club is in the outfield - like it or not, that's not the scenario for a notoriously conservative bunch to give up a top outfield prospect. One other note - if at all possible, I think the Brewers want the Lucroy deal to slant towards pitching over hitting. Look once, six of Cleveland's top ten prospects are pitchers, and one is a catcher - that's plenty to work with, even without the guys right at the top. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=cle Texas has less pitching in its top ten, and honestly, their young pitchers concern me. Tate, while very young, has underperformed at the launch of his pro career, Ortiz carries extra weight, and Matuella has significant durability concerns. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=tex So you're figuring a 'quantity over quality' type deal with Cleveland if it happens? Not that we wouldn't get quality, just wondering if we are looking at something with a bunch of top 200s rather than a true blue chip centerpiece. (not saying there won't be top 100s. If it's a trade with a glutton of top 200 guys, I'd expect at least 2 in the top 100.
  6. adambr2
    Come on Lucroy, that wasn't even close.
  7. adambr2
    What an absolute garbage 3rd strike call.
  8. adambr2
    Why not? Everything is available and should be. Trading one of Jeffress or Smith doesn't make the other one less expendable. Maybe it doesn't but it's also not set in stone that both are gone. I could see them holding onto Jeffress. I could see them holding onto both, I just don't think one of then getting traded makes it any less likely that the other does or doesn't.
  9. adambr2
    Liriano I think is still expected back this year. If he does he should play every day because. why not?
  10. adambr2
    Why not? Everything is available and should be. Trading one of Jeffress or Smith doesn't make the other one less expendable.
  11. adambr2
    HAHAHA AS Catcher+ LH RP that is exceptional for a team's #7 and #10 ranked prospects? Wow what are the Red Sox thinking having given up One of the Best SP prospects for a guy who made the AS team this season after a 1/2 season of good starts and 0 history of being a SP for a full season? That offer would quickly be countered by about 28 teams in MLB with a better Prospect alone offered than those 2 value combined. White Sox would just say here's Carson Fullmer. Done vastly better than this ******** idea. I saw that, that is just real embarrassing journalism. Stearns would likely not do that for just Smith alone. Maybe Thornburg.
  12. adambr2
    This season on 3-0 counts batters are getting hits 41.7% of the time and walking 90.8% of the time. Taking a 3-0 pitch more than doubles your chances of getting on base. There's no reason to swing the bat ever. So wait you would rather have a walk than an extra base hit? Why take the walk when the extra base hit puts the player in a better position to score? Quick edit even after missing the strike at 3-0 this year on 3-1 counts batters are hitting this line: .375 .703 .675 1.378 Again another advantageous position for the batter. Every batter should be swinging at pitches that are in the strike zone and should not be looking at them when they are up in the count. I don't care if it is bases loaded bottom of the 9th and the count is 3-0. I want the batter swinging at that pitch if it is a strike the batter can handle. Anyone who puts up a take sign on that is just lunacy. I would much, much rather have a walk 90.8% of the time than a hit 41.7% of the time. I mean, don't get me wrong, both are great odds for those occurrences, but the first option odds is very obviously much better.
  13. adambr2
    I can live with Flores because he's 24 so I can at least understand what we're doing with him this year. Nieuwenhuis is about to turn 29. He plays damn near everyday and I have no idea why. I'd rather see Kyle Wren get a shot than a guy like this who has been an established bad player for a long time. Nieuwenhuis has zero business on this team.
  14. adambr2
    Good throw by Scooter and he's out. Or Nieuwenhuis can just make the catch.
  15. adambr2
    Perez comes through where they couldn't. Tie game.
  16. adambr2
    Please DFA Nieuwenhuis.
  17. adambr2
    Holy smokes. Does Lucroy run with a grand piano strapped to his back?
  18. adambr2
    So, quite honestly, it's not even star power that is missing. You can go a step beyond that, and say we really have no idea who can/will even be a major league player within the next 3 years, let alone a star. That all sounds very depressing, but these things can change very quickly. All you can in the meantime is keep acquiring the best talent you can. I really don't know what a viable alternative is? Sign a couple Supans and Linds and tell the fans you're shooting for .500 every year? Totally agree with the second paragraph. I'm kind of with you on the first, but it seems to me that stars are usually somewhat projectable. By that I am by no means saying that we can predict that most top picks will be stars. But of the stars that make it, isn't it true that most guys were very early picks with that kind of upside? Braun was a guy you could see becoming a star. Prince was a guy you could see becoming a star. Weeks too, but he didn't. All these guys were very early picks. I'm not sure we have that guy right now. Maybe Ray, eventually. If you want to call Lucroy a star, I'd say he is one of those rare types that really outperformed projections. And they're out there. But most guys who become stars were expected to have that kind of upside.
  19. adambr2
    I thought the Marlins were textbook 'rebuild first.' Didn't they gut everything, keep payroll at a bare bones minimum, rebuild, and then went on a spending spree when their window hit?
  20. adambr2
    I'm sure Uecker has enjoyed the ride of a lifetime in the booth and I don't think he will go out with any regrets or sadness if they don't win a WS in his lifetime any more than I don't think Harey Caray did for the Cubs. What do you propose they do to control the present? Spend more money than they have? Trade every farm asset for current MLB talent? What is the path to realistically hoping to contend now?
  21. adambr2
    The point about bringing up OBP, etc. in a conversation about baserunning, as stoutdude basically said, is that Villar is good. He adds a lot more runs than he takes away. We finally add another really good player, and all we're even talking about is the one part of his game that needs improvement at 25. So we're deep in a discussion about something very miniscule in the scheme of 'how many runs has this costed?' Obviously Villar knows that making the 3rd out at 3rd isn't good. Maybe the times he tried he thought he had it as a given after paying attention to the pitcher. Or maybe he thinks he can nab it at the 90% or so rate that would make it worthwhile. I really don't know. All I do know is that our manager is aware of his reasons, and is okay with it enough not to be throwing up the stop sign. Yes, I know it sounds like a simple fix, and yes, I do still believe you can hinder the learning and development of a guy like Villar by giving him the stop sign.
  22. adambr2
    Not exactly a showcase moment for Luc.
  23. adambr2
    It does matter if it hurts his value in a trade. I really doubt we are looking to trade Villar, and if we are, I really doubt that the extremely minimal number of times he had been caught stealing 3rd with 2 outs this year is going to have much effect on his value at all.
  24. adambr2
    Exactly. Look I understand people get crazy upset about fundamental stuff, but this is a year for learning and development. The guy is top 10 in the NL in SBs, walks, and hits, and gets on base almost 40 percent of the time. And he just turned 25. Maybe we can cut him a little more slack.
  25. adambr2
    A different manager could fix this problem tomorrow, unlike our other issues (better starting pitching, better averages/OPS at the bottom of order, hitting with men on base, strike outs, etc.) I really hope you're not suggesting starting over with managers just to get Villar to stop stealing 3rd with 2 outs. The thing is, our other issues, are our real issues. Villar stealing 3rd with 2 outs, (I think he's been caught twice this entire year stealing 3rd with 2 out), has probably not cost us a run over the course of this season, much less a win. No one ever said it was good fundamental baseball. I even said he needs to clean that up over time. The thing is, this year, it doesn't matter. At all. Do you think maybe it's possible that right now, while it doesn't matter, Counsell wants to let one of his brightest young players make his own mistakes and learn from them himself over time and grow as a player right now and gradually adapt and learn his own limitations? Rather than getting up in his face and benching him and micromanaging his baserunning?
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