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  1. adambr2
    Lucroy is in a pretty big slump right now. Striking out a ton and just not having good AB's.
  2. adambr2
    That was no doubt a 4 strike strikeout on Prince.
  3. adambr2
    Poor George. He was the backup catcher last year, and was serviceable. He's raking in AAA this year. He's six years younger than Nieves. Yet he finds himself replaced by a guy who surpasses Chad Moeller himself as far as backup catcher ineptitude. And for how much of a pass Nieves gets on his offense (the offensive gap between him and Kottaras is HUGE), you'd think he was Yadier Molina behind the plate. But he's not. I'll tell you what he is though, he's a really lucky guy. Somewhere out there, there's a catcher who spent his entire career in AAA just because he never happened to get a shot. Then you've got Wil Nieves who has actually been LESS valuable than an average AAA replacement player for his career, but because he has happened to get some callups in his career to a few major league rosters, he's now apparently achieved "professional" status, whatever that means, but it means a 750K big league salary for him from a team like ours who pencil him in as a backup solely on the basis of that "professional" status.
  4. adambr2
    But...but ....he makes Lucroy a more "professional" player! (even though Lucroy was a better defensive catcher last year, when Kottaras was here). I love the hilarious implication that Nieves presence here somehow is a huge benefit to Lucroy. It's obviously a fallacy, but I think Roenicke actually believes it.
  5. adambr2
    Yeah, I don't think that Hardy has a grudge against the organization per se, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has one against Melvin, who stashed him down at AAA just long enough to buy an extra year of service time for him, then smiled and lied at the camera when asked why he did it. That being said, I'm sure Hardy doesn't have a no-trade clause, so if he were to get traded to us, even if he doesn't like it, not much he can do about it other than come here and play hard, being in a contract year and all. He would greatly improve our defense on the left side of the infield while also improving our lineup, and we wouldn't have to sell the farm. Not much not to like. If we're going to go for it, we may as well go for it. Too bad we couldn't reverse the Hardy for Gomez trade right now.
  6. adambr2
    So let's assume Reyes is too pricey of an upgrade, what about Hardy? He would be a nice upgrade at SS, both offensively and defensively, and plays for a club that isn't going to contend. What would it take to get him?
  7. adambr2
    Didn't Roenicke say while he was making the lineup the other day, "You know, this is a really nice bench." I'm really hoping he doesn't actually think that or I'm going to start questioning his sanity.
  8. adambr2
    Have we seen enough of this season to conclude that the Central will be a 3-way race this year? I think we have. Houston isn't a contender, and although Pittsburgh has done well enough to stay relevant, I don't think they have enough talent to stick around. Pitching has been a disaster for the Cubs. Although they have a nice exciting young player in Castro, the core of their lineup players are now well into their 30's and as such, I think they are approaching rebuilding mode. So that leaves us, Cincy of course, and St. Louis. St. Louis, despite losing Wainwright, hasn't faltered. As much as I hate them, I have to say once Holliday gets back and Pujols gets hot, they're going to have a very scary heart of their lineup with Berkman there as well. I think we have better pitching on paper, but somehow they always get guys like Kyle Lohse to have huge years. To me, I think all 3 teams are 90 win possibilities, so the race might go well into September. Good news, we've got our last 6 games of the season at home. Bad news, all 6 of our September games against the Cards and Reds are on the road.
  9. adambr2
    Apparently all that mumbo-jumbo > .427 OPS EDIT: .427 OPS!!! I've got Nieves at .400 OPS right now. So, about 74 points under just the slugging percentage of Lucroy. Anyway, isn't this what we pay coaches for? Lucroy has regressed a bit this year defensively, and you could argue gamecalling as well judging by the miscommunication with Wolf compared to last year. So, forgive me Roenicke for thinking that the concept that Lucroy is somehow reaping benefits from having Wil Nieves on the roster is total crap. He seemed to do just fine last year with Kottaras as the other catcher, who is known a lot more for his bat than being a "total package" catcher. Also, Nieves is a slightly below average catcher defensively for his career. I cannot believe for one second that having Wil Nieves as a backup catcher in 2011 is going to make an ounce of difference in the production and development of Jonathan Lucroy. It just amazes me that people who are payed professionally to manage a baseball team, can somehow convince themselves that just because a guy is in his 30's, and has been around the league for a few years as a backup, his overall presence is good for the team, regardless of actual production.
  10. adambr2
    5% is 8 games per year. If we can agree that a manager affects no more than 8 wins or losses in the column for the entire season, that's still pretty significant. Huge really, if you're a borderline contender. Tony La Russa is a good manager. Not necessarily a good person, but a good manager.
  11. adambr2
    Again, I'll ask, how is it June and Wil Nieves is somehow still here? At the plate he's another pitcher. And not even a good hitting pitcher. Behind the plate I think he's demonstrated well enough that he's not good enough to justify keeping him solely on his defense. Roenicke is just being stubborn at this point. Nieves cannot possibly be the second best catching option we have. He is awful. Is he really around just because our #4 starting pitcher can't get on the same page with Lucroy?
  12. adambr2
    I'm not a Melvin fan either, I think while some of his moves have been excellent (and I do give him a lot of credit for landing Greinke and Marcum this offseason for what he did), there's been some puzzling moves mixed in as well. I think if you're going to gut a very solid farm system, as Melvin has systematically done the last 3-4 years, you had better put a winner on the field, so to say there's a lot of pressure this year would be an understatement. I still feel the Braun extension was a completely unnecessary risk. The best case scenario is that we get Braun from 2016 to 2020 for a few million per year under market value. The worst case scenario is that Braun starts to fall off as he approaches his mid-30's or even suffers chronic injuries and the Brewers payroll is stuck with an albatross of a contract for years.
  13. adambr2
    I would really like to see Axford brought in for more long saves in the 8th. Roenicke seems to have no concept of utilizing his bullpen beyond the book. The problem is, beyond Axford, there really is no one out there that you'd bring in for a high leverage situation. We don't have a bad bullpen, it's an average one, but it's just made up of a bunch of average relievers, no one that is going to come in and put out a 7th inning fire. What's going on with Braddock? Isn't he a big power pitcher that was seen as a future closer at one time?
  14. adambr2
    Fondy, to be honest, I would indeed bring Gamel up, even if it means very limited AB's, just to have his bat on the bench. Yeah, it sucks that he'd be spending most of his time on the bench rather than playing, but it's not like Gamel is really a blue chip prospect anymore that needs AAA development. He's almost 26 and has had 3 years in AAA. I don't think there's much left for him to do there. If this were a rebuilding year or we were not in contention, by all means keep him down. But with this being a "go for it" year, considering the state of our reserves, I'd like to see his bat on the bench right now.
  15. adambr2
    With as much as he trusts Kotsay, it feels like Roenicke is stuck in 2003. Honestly, between his use of the bullpen and complete lack of attention to the situation, continuing to bat Gomez 2nd after repeated failures, his overly aggressive style costing numerous outs on the basepaths, and ridiculous amount of trust in aging veterans (which I think has probably contributed a great deal to the terrible bench we have right now), I'm not sure he has a clue how to run a baseball team.
  16. adambr2
    I'm really annoyed with Melvin and Roenicke with the way this bench was constructed and specifically, not pursuing a guy like Russell Branyan. Some teams have a power bat on the bench that at least gives you a chance with 2 out and nobody on in a 1 run 9th inning game. We send up Craig Counsell, with no legitimate shot of doing anything but getting a slap single or walk to turn it over to the next guy. I would rather have Boggs, at least he'd give us a shot. This bench sucks. Counsell is a professional and a good guy, but yes he's on his last legs and shouldn't be a part of this bench next year. His veteran "grittiness" (and complete lack of SS depth) are the only things that are going to keep him on the roster all year.
  17. adambr2
    Mark it down, June 1st 2011, I agree with every spot in Ron Roenicke's lineup.
  18. adambr2
    McGehee is becoming a liability batting #5 behind Prince. Easy fix -- Morgan to #2, Hart to #5. (I'd prefer Morgan #1, Weeks #2, but since that won't happen, I'll hope for this.). Move McGehee down to #7 behind Lucroy. Better for the team right now as we have better protection for Prince, and better for McGehee to lighten the pressure.
  19. adambr2
    McGehee is OPS'ing .674 right now for the season, including .365 SLG. We're not talking small sample size anymore, it's 2 months into the season. Continuing to throw him into the 5-hole is just being stubborn. Frankly, against RHP, I'd go with 1 - Weeks 2 - Hart 3 - Braun 4 - Fielder 5 - Lucroy 6 - McGehee 7 - Betancourt 8 - Pitcher 9 - Morgan and really give the power bats at the top of the order some RBI opportunities. But assuming RR will never bat the pitcher 8th and never take Weeks out of the leadoff spot, I'd just plug in Morgan at #2, Hart at #5, Lucroy at #6, McGehee at #7, and Betancourt at #8.
  20. adambr2
    -2 runs for Roenicke's shifts. That should have been a routine ground ball to Rickie.
  21. adambr2
    Yeah, something is wrong with that, I think. Bill Hall is a Type A? Henry Blanco is a Type A? Every single one of our regular starters, including McGehee and Betancourt, are listed as Type A's. Gotta be a mistake.
  22. adambr2
    You'll have to edit that link to exclude the final period for it to work. How does it go straight from Type A comp to no comp on the outfielders? Something about that doesn't seem right. Where's the type B NL outfielders?
  23. adambr2
    Even though I don't think Nieves should even be on the roster (though that's another topic itself), I can understand Lucroy isn't going to start every day. However, assuming Hart is healthy, sitting him vs a LHP Sanchez in favor of a notoriously bad lefty hitter vs LHP is simply unforgivable. It goes way outside the boundaries of a typical "arguable" managerial decision.
  24. adambr2
    No mention of anything wrong with Hart in the JSOnline lineup blog. Is Roenicke just this insane?
  25. adambr2
    Prince, good call about it being against a lefty, I guess that being what it is, Gomez is about the best option we have in the 2-hole today, assuming something is wrong with Hart. If he's a healthy scratch today, then RR is the one who has something wrong with him.
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