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Hader went 2 innings or more 23 times in 2018, and pitched again after 1 day rest 2 times. It's not impossible, but I wouldn't bet heavily on it, especially this early. We're 1 of 162 into a marathon.
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Yeah, I forgot this is a 4 gamer. Sunday is certainly possible.
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I mean 2 innings so I would expect him to miss the rest of the series. Got the win. William's, Claudio, Albers etc. need to step up.
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Not sure why you don't go with Claudio here. Hard to find a better situation for him.
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So, this is going pretty poorly.
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Nice start for Chacin!
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Ugh. What is Counsell thinking with this lineup? Sorry, just wanted to be the first. Go Brewers!!
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I actually think we're selling high on Ray. He had a big bounce back year last year. If we wait, he may improve his value. He may also revert back to the sub .700 OPS guy that he's been at every other level he's been at rather than the 801 OPS he posted last year. Plus, with Ray, is his value really going to improve in AAA? He's pretty close to losing most of his value. If he has a so-so year, he becomes less of a prospect and more of a 4th OF candidate. I think the window to trade Ray is closing pretty quickly. In this scenario, at least you get two really talented power relievers. Well, it could go either way. Seems like forever ago, but Ray was a top 5 pick and the preferred pick by many to go 1st overall, and was ranked among the top 30 prospects in baseball at midseason after he was picked. Suppose he leads the PCL in HRs and SBs and bats. 260-.270, all plausible, I could see him recovering most of his initial value.
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Tomorrow we'll find out if Knebel is going to get TJ surgery or go the rehab route.
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Whether or not we have or don't have the money really isn't the point. Is Mark Attanasio financially capable of signing Craig Kimbrel to a 6 year, 100M dollar deal today? Could he do that without going bankrupt? Yes, obviously he could. But regardless of whether he can or can't, it's a finite supply of capital, not an endless one, and in both long and short-term views of the franchise, every investment made now is less that can be made at another time. So each decision has to be viewed as an investment, and whether the investment is worth the price, weighing both the short and long-term. Kimbrel guarantees us nothing. In the view of David Stearns, who is much better at this than any of us, that investment isn't worth the price, at least not at this very moment. That's good enough for me.
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I'm good with any of the 3. If we can't beat the Pistons, Heat or Magic in a 7 game series with 4 being at Fiserv, we certainly aren't going anywhere.
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Citing the negative WAR of Taylor Williams, a back end pen option of barely 50 total big league innings, as evidence he can't get it done, is pretty silly. Corey Knebel had a negative WAR 2 out of his first 3 seasons. It's just not that useful of a stat for most relievers. Williams absolutely has the arsenal to develop into a quality closer/setup type reliever. Or he might end up as just a ROOGY type. Whatever happens, it isn't because of his WAR.
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The Galarraga one was awful no matter who you are a fan of. I don't get why people get worked up about the Sabathia no no-no. It was a really borderline subjective scoring call that could have gone either way without the foresight of knowing it would be the only hit of the game. It was called a hit. It was subjective. Not egregiously bad. That's it.
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Kratz Re-signed, Latest: Traded to SF
adambr2 replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Best of luck to Erik in San Francisco. Very easy guy to root for and I'm glad he's getting an opportunity to continue his career. -
#1 seed and HCA throughout the NBA playoffs is looking extremely likely. 3 games + tiebreaker up on Raps with 9 left.
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I don't know what makes today magical. I didn't say anthing about today being the day something had to happen. Not sure what the point is there. If it's always about he money and he hasn't signed with Milwaukee, then they aren't willing to pay his price. This isn't nearly as complicated as some of you want it to be. It's not like he's not signing here because he won't close. It's not always as simplistic as you're portraying, either. Negotiations aren't always that cut and dry that just because we said "We'll pay X" and he hasn't said yes that it means it's over. Free agency wouldn't last much past November if that was the case. He could, yes, still be holding out for a multi year deal. Not because it's just going to "magically" appear but because it only takes one team and as circumstances change in spring training, he may still feel a team will get desperate and make the move. And that's fine if you don't think Stearns is offering 1/20, but I can guarantee if they're actually negotiating with him as is being reported, Stearns is well aware that a 1/10 offer is a waste of his time. And I doubt he's a fan of wasting his own time.
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Sorry, but that doesn't make any sense. Does that go for every team or just the Brewers? Because he's going to sign somewhere. It makes perfect sense. There are teams out there with deeper pockets and all Kimbrel has to do is wait. The situation isn't going to get any better in terms of a team needing a closer. If he isn't singed it's about the money and I don't see the Brewers ponying up the price. If they were, he'd be signed. Are you saying he is going to sign here? How do you know Stearns doesn't have a 1 year/$20M offer on the table and Kimbrel's camp is just weighing whether he should blink and take it and try again next year or hold his ground on a multi-year deal?
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Paul Goldschmidt Extension 5yr 130million
adambr2 replied to ThisIsMyCrew's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Pujols started to decline at 31, then went full nosedive at 33. Braun declined fairly significantly around 30. Mark Texiera dropped off at 30. The only recent similar type career hitter that has been able to completely defy Father Time for the most part that I can think of is Joey Votto, although his power did pretty much vanish last year at 34/35. -
I guess you could read it that way. I don’t understand the blame chase game here. Some of us are acting like he’s this scub pitcher and a potential bad apple. Polar opposite of bad apple and he’s a good above average pitcher. I like Chase and personally I like him better than Davies. I like that we are ready to move forward with the young guys in the rotation and think all of Burnes, Peralta and Woodruff are worth taking a chance on right now. Between Davies and Anderson I personally think Anderson is probably potentially a more useful pen asset than Davies and I wonder if that played into the decision at all.
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He didn't say he was complaining. He said it would be counterproductive for him to complain, regardless of how he really feels.
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I'm assuming just based on our luck that Knebel is headed for TJ surgery. Call it expect the worst, hope for the best, I guess. Ugh.
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I would guess if this actually happened, it would be something like 1 year/20M, with a player option for 2020 of 18M.
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Typical buzzkill Haudricourt. https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2019/03/19/brewers-have-reached-out-reliever-craig-kimbrel-but-no-deal-close/3220010002/
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The guy is a likely Hall of Fame closer. Why would they ask? If he's signed, Knebel and Jeffress better up their "hold" games. Because there are times when you need your best reliever for other situations.
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Which Wisconsin sports team will win a championship next?
adambr2 replied to adambr2's topic in Other Sports
I think you kind of answered your own question on the Brewers. They have as good of shot as any, but so do the Cubs, Cardinals, Dodgers, Braves and Phillies. It's just a loaded league, whereas the Bucks at full strength and full health do appear to be a cut above everyone else at least in the Eastern Conference.