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  1. adambr2
    I’m not just dogging Yelich here either, I’m trying to think of ways to get him going. Isn’t it possible that he has too high of expectations for himself and it’s causing him to press and hurting his performance? Isn’t it possible that he’s out there every day thinking “they still trust me at the top of the order to get this offense jumpstarted, and I’m failing”. And isn’t it possible that it would be beneficial to sit him down and tell him “hey, we don’t need you to be that guy anymore. We still believe in you, but you don’t need to put pressure on yourself, we’re going to hit you 7th for awhile no matter what happens, and let’s just focus on getting you comfortable again?”
  2. adambr2
    There’s no reason to have him in either one of those places when he clearly isn’t among the 6 best hitters on the team. As someone pointed out in yesterday’s game thread, as long as you have Pratt and Ortiz producing like they are at the bottom of the order, having one of your better hitters at leadoff becomes more important to cash in on those scoring opportunities. If making the pitcher work is the first quality you look for in a leadoff hitter then Lara is perfect for the role.
  3. adambr2
    The thing about Yelich up until about 2 months ago is that you took the bad with the good because you always knew he was capable of torrid stretches where he carried the offense. In the first 8 games in June Yelich had 6 multi hit games by June 9th. Since then? 5 total. He’s in hitters purgatory right now, not terrible enough to completely sit down but not good enough to really make any kind of impact. It’s almost always a 1 for 5 or 1 for 4 with a walk in the box score. So someone will point out like a couple games ago that he’s hit safely in 13 out of 15 games which sounds good until you notice that 12 out of those 13 were 1 hit games. The 7 spot is perfect for him right now. As @liveforoctoberpointed out, with the way the bottom of the order is hitting right now you need guys at the top of the lineup who can cash in for you like Turang. I don’t necessarily agree that he has to play just because he is a 28M a year DH, there is some sunk cost fallacy in that statement I think. The decision to pay Yelich was made long ago and he is making that money whether he is starting, on the bench, or at home - that is independent from what he does on the field and there is nothing we can do about it now. So the only factor should be whether he is one of our best 8 hitters or whether we can still expect him to be. It’s pretty borderline right now but justifiable. If his OPS starts to slip into the 600s with no real sign of rebounding than the conversation is going to get more difficult.
  4. adambr2
    I really don’t think so, I don’t think there’s anyone above him in the organization who lacks the emotional intelligence to want him to do what’s best for the club. The Brewers organization has become pretty good at staying in their respective lanes.
  5. adambr2
    Not sure how yet, but he’s going to spin this as if moving Yelich to cleanup jumpstarted the offense.
  6. adambr2
    Literally not even good for a fly ball out to get a run home.
  7. adambr2
    Keep it mind he should have 17 less pitches.
  8. adambr2
    Yelich 2018: wins MVP “great work, Yeli” Yelich 2026: strikes out swinging, but it took 10 pitches “great work, Yeli” My how the mighty have fallen.
  9. adambr2
    Pitch wasn’t even a strike but can’t really blame him for forcing the issue given the two guys after him batting 3rd and 4th have little to no shot at doing anything.
  10. adambr2
    Atta boy Jackson, get hot.
  11. adambr2
    We’d get a “no, I’m not waiving my no trade clause.”
  12. adambr2
    Don’t worry Yelich has gotchu.
  13. adambr2
    I didn’t realize when I typed this that giving the Tigers their 6th 9th and 14th best prospects is STILL giving them two top 100 prospects. That’s freaking disgusting. The Dodgers are basically us except with unlimited resources. There’s a reason we can never really expect to close the gap with them, just have to get lucky one year.
  14. adambr2
    Yelich hitting cleanup tonight. He’s obviously not a power hitter but hey, we got 3 spots closer!
  15. adambr2
    Is there anyone else currently on the 26 who can play 1B in a pinch? Sanchez I think? Just not sure Black will be the way to go if they prefer a little more versatile and defensive option. They’re surely not sticking Tyler Black in the outfield for a start.
  16. adambr2
    I actually don’t think it is that bad but it’s mostly because I think Jett is probably overrated and not going to be much. But any top 100 for 2 months of a struggling Peralta seems crazy to me. How many rentals even bring a top 100 back?
  17. adambr2
    In the end, he’ll be traded to the Dodgers for like their 6th, 9th, and 14th best prospects because that seems to be how it usually goes.
  18. adambr2
    lol okay well go ahead and ask I guess
  19. adambr2
    If you consider Tobias for Sproat to be roughly a wash, help me understand why the Mets basically get a full refund on Peralta/Jett. Jett hasn’t increased his value but he still has the same amount of MLB control and it’s not like he fell off the map. He’s still a top 100 prospect. The market is valuing a year of control of a 2.70 ERA AS pitcher the same as a pitcher who has struggled to a 5 ERA this year and we get only for 2 months and can’t offer a QO to get anything back? Why are we always having to assume the position in big market trade speculation when the reality is almost always much different?
  20. adambr2
    It’s a lazy and overused comparison that really is no deeper in research and thought than “Corbin Burnes once had a terrible season, hence any pitcher who has a terrible season for us might also one day be Corbin Burnes.”
  21. adambr2
    Yeah, there’s no way we’re paying that to rent a struggling Peralta for 2 months. I can probably talk myself into Coleman Crow plus Brock Wilken and picking up the whole tab on Freddy. I don’t think that’s going to get it done.
  22. adambr2
    We would not be able to if we traded for him, no. The Mets can if they don’t trade him though, which is why I was saying any offer from us would at least have to beat that price.
  23. adambr2
    From a logic standpoint, it makes total sense. The Brewers could use rotation depth and Peralta has had a lot of success here. The Mets are contending and have no use for him. Optically, I think there is just too much to figure out. Stearns looks silly if he gives up two decent prospects for Peralta only to sell him months later for pennies on the dollar. And assuming Peralta is still QO worthy, he needs to get back compensation that at least exceeds a comp pick.
  24. adambr2
    He’s also a really bad defender. A straight platoon is fine at 1st, both Bauers and Vaughn have done decently enough against same handed pitching this year, but neither is so good at it that it offsets their defensive shortcomings. There is no need for Bauers to play outfield in any situation that isn’t a blowout or emergency situation. I guess I would be okay with it occasionally on Miz’s days when you expect a minimal number of balls in play with the assumption that he’ll be removed late. Other than that, if you want to work them both into the lineup, talk to the 96 wRC+ player who is hogging all the DH starts over Bauers’ 135 and Vaughn’s 143.
  25. adambr2
    Also, I know people don’t like rentals, for obvious reasons but the positive tradeoff is that they’re cheaper. Everyone loves control but if you don’t even know where a guy fits in next year or if there will even be a baseball season next year, sometimes it’s the way to go to fill short term holes with your excess Tyler Blacks and Brock Wilkins who aren’t a part of your future anyway. Historically the Brewers have had no problem going after rentals that they like.
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