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Um. Wot. In the interest of full disclosure, I was typing out a post where I was questioning why in the heck we didn't double switch someone for Arcia or Perez so Woodruff didn't have to lead off the inning and could stay in.
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You could say that. Even if not for his slump, no reason to start Schoop against an LHP. He's a reverse splits guy for his whole career. He had a .955 OPS against LHP last season. I don't think you can say for certain that Schoop is a reverse split guy right now.
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Honestly do not understand why Schoop is not in the lineup. If you're going to give him a chance you might as well do it when Shaw is out. If he is not starting he really has no role on the 25 in my opinion.
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If Gio comes up in the 2nd and anyone is in scoring position, I say you make the move.
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Honestly no reason for Gio to bat tonight. He isn't fooling anyone.
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Tough to not capitalize in the 1st to prevent that HR from putting us in a hole. Good ABs by Yelich and Aguilar, but Kershaw is capable of setting in quickly. We won't be able to get away with being as inept with RISP offensively this series as we were in the NLDS.
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Should have kept Broxton over Yelich.
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Same here. Thought the Rockies were about an optimal fit to use Freddy for that series and was about the only team he would make it against and he still wasn't used. Very surprised he made the NLCS roster.
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Santana better not be useless in this series. I would have picked Brox over him. If Domingo is flailing away like he did against the Rockies, that removes his one positive over Brox. ...it was two at bats. (3 PA, he worked a walk). Jeesh. Also, if I recall correctly, if you go back and include one more game against the Cubs which was essentially a playoff game, he was the guy who came up with that huge 8th inning double to end up breaking the late tie.
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This is about the last opportunity for Schoop to show us why we dealt for him and earn his way onto next year's roster. If he has a dud I would not expect him on the WS roster. Hoping for a big series from him.
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It's an interesting theory. My response would be that I don't think there's trickery going on, that it's more based on Gio's historical success against the Dodgers. With that said, Gio being out after 2-3 innings or before his first AB wouldn't surprise me at all depending on how things are falling. That same scenario wouldn't really surprise me behind any starter except maybe Chacin. It's just how we play our cards with our pitching staff and having multiple long guys who didn't even pitch last series plus an extra pitcher this series makes it even more likely IMO.
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They left off Scott Alexander which is equally a surprise, but if I was a fan of the Dodgers I would rather have Urias than Alexander as the lefty out of the pen. Alexander made 3 appearances against the Brewers this season, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Rolling the dice with Urias may appear to be a bit of risk, but it could payoff big-time if Urias has his best stuff. 6 of the 12 Dodgers pitchers are LHP. Obviously Kershaw & Hill for sure will get starts, but they are setting up to try to play matchups against our LH hitters. Good thing Yelich doesn't care about such things. But yeah, it's a big deal for Shaw and Moose and pretty much ensures that Thames spends another series watching from the dugout.
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Who's On the Call Here? (1982 ALCS)
adambr2 replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Must be a Chicago thing. It’s an every fan thing. Let’s not pretend our fans don’t this too. Heck, I do it sometimes. Cub fans are way worse. They really are. It's evident watching a game at Wrigley. -
Syndergaard and deGrom
adambr2 replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
It's also easy to say trade a big chunk of the farm when we have no idea how much it would have taken to pry one away from the Mets. If they were really available, why weren't they traded? Surely, even if we weren't willing to trade a big chunk of the farm for Jacob DeGrom, one of the other 28 teams certainly would have. I'm guessing the Mets never really had an intention of dealing either and the only way they were even listening was if a stupidly good offer came in, like Hiura+Burnes+Hader+Peralta. And if, even IF the Mets took that offer, it would be fair to wonder if we're even in the position we are now. I think we can definitely assume that if DeGrom or Syndergaard was available for a Yelich or Quintana type package, they wouldn't be Mets. -
Option/Arbitration decisions for 2019
adambr2 replied to adambr2's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I guess I said yes on Vogt without really taking the price into account. You may be right though. I doubt there would be much competition for him out there, so there is probably a good chance he is non-tendered and brought back as a non-roster guy. They really seem to value his presence and leadership. That injury is a rough one for a catcher, though. I think he eventually ends up back in Milwaukee, though, if his health is good. I was actually kind of a toss-up on Jennings. It will be interesting to see how they view Quentin Torres-Costa and Ramirez. If either of those guys are added to the 40-man this offseason, then Jennings may be gone. Definitely think Torres-Costa gets added as he is Rule 5 eligible and I definitely could see him having a role in the 2019. They seem to like having one or two guys at the back end of the pen that they can rotate between AAA and MLB to keep the pen fresh. I think he could be one of those. I could see him getting called up for 10 day stretches or so when we have a couple lefty heavy bat teams coming up and we want an extra lefty in the pen. -
Option/Arbitration decisions for 2019
adambr2 replied to adambr2's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I don't think there is any way Vogt gets tendered. With that injury, there's doubt that he'll ever make it back. A shoulder injury like that, I think the best case scenario for him is a non-tender and either a minor league deal or minimum salary deal with incentives. I think there's a better chance of Kratz being back for $1M. Pretty much agree with Joey on everything else except Jennings. Not that Jennings was terrible but I just think they'll look to upgrade there like they did with Hughes last year. Since we have a true LOOGY in Cedeno there's really no need for Jennings. -
Why do people want Guerra off? He's been lights out since moving to the pen. Can eat up multiple innings to help with the bullpenning strategy. I think he stays.
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I found it borderline incredible that he only had 1 outing this season where he did not allow an earned run. Chacin by comparison had 6. Of course, make no mistake, he's still darn good.
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I agree with the comparisons. The problem with comparing him to guys like Andersen and Anderson is that those guys were kicking much of their careers in the 80s and 90s, where they would indeed have been one of the best. Different era now, kickers are so much better than they ever have been. Even going back to the early 2000s, the FG average was in the high 70s, slowly climbed into the low 80s, and peaked around 2007 at the mid 80s where it has been close to since.
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Oh and I know this will be a very unpopular opinion, but Mason Crosby isn't a nearly good enough kicker to survive the day he had. He will, because that's just the way we do business and we're averse to change in areas like that, but he shouldn't. The guy gets talked about like he's just an amazing Justin Tucker esque kicker when the reality is he's under 80% in FG percentage for his career. Under 80%! That's almost unheard of in his field in this era of kickers. 80% kickers are sitting on couches, not getting paid $5M per season. Don't understand for the life of me why he is so overrated by Packer fans.
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This. I had a lot of faith in the talent evaluation of Mike McCarthy up until last season when he beat his chest and told us the QB room was right where it needed to me and he turned out to be miserably wrong in his evaluation of Brett Hundley. He lost me a lot on that and he's losing me more on continuing to get single digit touches to far and away the most talented RB on the roster. Why Ty Montgomery continues to receive any carries at all is a mystery to me.
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Yes, for the games in AL stadiums.
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I think you can probably drop Peralta at this point, the best fit for him would have been against the Rockies, if he didn't see any work against them he probably won't in the NLCS either. Guerra stays, Woodruff is certainly still safe. Keon will be on the NLCS roster, his value to the team is a relative constant regardless of opponent. Thames for Schoop makes some sense, but I don't see it happening against a lefty heavy rotation like the Dodgers. They already are carrying a PH only type in Santana and Thames would be another. I don't see it. Cedeno makes sense. I don't see them adding Jennings, he hasn't pitched in 2 weeks and has struggled in high leverage situational roles this season. So I would say Peralta is out, Cedeno is in, and everyone else stays.
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No one is a little concerned about the long layoff? This team has won 11 in a row. They are rolling. Just hoping they don't come out stale after an All-Star break length amount of time off.
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You can sure tell how much this means to Kratz.