adambr2
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Pretty important that they saved Hader last night. I don't think they'd love using him a 3rd consecutive night.
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I wonder if Soria will find his way back to Milwaukee for a bag of balls this year. Nice career reliever but at 37 maybe not effective enough for a look anymore.
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Right prediction, just wrong guy.
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Yeah, the K's are still there this year but he's walking at more than twice the rate of last season. 6.2 BB/9 is too much.
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I'll still do that deal 10 times out of 10. But this pen needs help. I would guess at least one trade for a pen arm is happening this summer and Ashby wearing a Brewer uniform before the end of the month would not shock me.
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History indicates that the first part of this statement is extremely incorrect. Second part is spot on, though, at least today. I have no faith in Suter every outing he comes out and you can quote his career stats all day long, I know they're solid. He's an extremely intelligent guy and that has gotten him a long ways in this league but there isn't anything special in that arm to get by when hitters figure him out.
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This is not a good bullpen.
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This is not going well.
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If Hiura is going to be starting twice a week he should be in Nashville. Having him sit on the bench every night isn't doing him or the Brewers any good.
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I can't think of one season (other than weird abbreviated COVID season) where he didn't go get bullpen rental(s) at the deadline. That doesn't make it an organizational strategy of how to build a bullpen. No matter how small the trade losing something in the middle of a season is less desirable than losing nothing and having it the whole season. I think some or reading way too much into why he does it. Personally I think he tries to find relievers before the season starts and fails more often than not so he needs to trade his limited resources to get them. Just like he does for positional players like Schoop and Moustakas. It just so happens rental relievers tend to be in our price range more often. When he doesn't fail to fill his bullpen he doesn't trade. Thus last season he traded away bullpen help instead of getting it. This season so far is the same. If the pen holds up he won't get anyone. If it doesn't he'll be forced to trade assets to fill a need. Which, again, is less desirable than not having to give up something for it. The pen hasn't held up. They've got a few good pieces, but they'll definitely be in the market for a reliever or two. They have the 20th ranked pen in MLB despite having Josh Hader and just traded two of their better ones. I also wouldn't compare any trade market to 2020 as it was far different than any other trade market in MLB history and you didn't need to rent a reliever for a month to make the playoffs as more than half the teams made it.
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I definitely think we see Ashby this year too. Just no idea if they will use him as a straight 6th starter or a multi inning pen guy. My guess would be the latter as they've broken in Hader, Woodruff, and Burnes all this way. The "is Hader a starter or reliever" debates seem forever ago now.
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I can't think of one season (other than weird abbreviated COVID season) where he didn't go get bullpen rental(s) at the deadline.
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Is it just me, or does Stearns really not seem to value a pen much early on in the season, and then value it a lot more at mid-season? Seems like every Stearns pen is designed similarly. One or two elite high leverage arms. Then fill in the rest with journeymen or unproven power arms. Usually won't pay FA prices for a top arm or try to guess who will have a good year. Then in July he'll go find a couple rentals for the home stretch who are cheap and having a good year. Not saying it's a bad thing, just curious as to whether it's by design or just has happened to follow this template.
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The Brewers have some strange home/road splits. They are only. 500 at AmFam Field but are 16-11 on the road. Of course that doesn't even compare to the A's (17-17 at home, 17-8 on the road) or the Rays (15-13 home, 21-10 road).
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I don’t care about no hitters. They aren’t that special anymore. Tell that to the team that doesn't have one in the last 32 years. I bet it would be pretty special to whatever Brewer breaks that streak.
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Of course he would lose it on that. Not even a bad pitch. This is the best Brewer rotation in their history and more no-nos are being thrown than ever. If we can't get one from this staff I have to assume it is never going to happen.
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Joe West is such a freaking dick. It's a strike, and to not call it now is strictly umpshow.
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Freddy is having a tough time locating. Definitely laboring. Unless he find another gear I have a hard time seeing 5 more outs.
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With permission (hopefully), I'm tagging that line. Of course. I stole it from The Office anyway. Awesome... how does it look?
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If he's still got it under 115 or so going into the 9th and isn't in discomfort you have to let him try. I feel for Craig though. There is no good decision.
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It's ok not to be superstitious but you should be a little stitious. With permission (hopefully), I'm tagging that line. Of course. I stole it from The Office anyway.
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It's ok not to be superstitious but you should be a little stitious.
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I don't think a pitch count needs to be a totally rigid thing. Sometimes in situations like this there's some adrenaline that kicks in and gives guys a little more. Every guy and every situation is different. All about how Freddy is feeling. Some nights a guy might be gassed at 90 pitches, another night a guy might be feeling strong at 115.
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I don't see why not. Pitch count is high but not unreasonable to come out for the 7th. Got a bit of a lead. See what happens in the 7th and then go from there.