ClosetBrewerFan

I assume he asked to be released. Because releasing a guy because he reported being bullied would be a horrible take by the org.

Is there a Cliffs notes version to this conversation? Can you say what has happening with Melvin?

Harrison to the 15 day IL would have made more sense. Let's make sure he gets some time off so we have him full strength in the post season. But sure, send the guy with 3 scoreless in his debut down instead.

I don't want to hear anymore from cubs fans about their pitching injuries.

Joey O. Hitting machine!

Poor JB. I wonder how much more rehab he can tolerate. Has to tough to know that if he could remain healthy, he could have a successful career. His 12 innings with the Brewers were very good but just cannot stay on the field.

Nice article. He has been one of the more difficult players to predict. Hard to ignore the production but I've been just holding my breath to see if the K's can come down. Wallner as a comp is most encouraging. That would be a great outcome especially if he can stay at 3rd. I'm hoping Wisdom is the floor. A lot of pop for at least a few years would be better than nothing. I dont even want to dream on Schwarber and get my hopes up. I did physically shudder when you mentioned Huira. Let's hope that does not happen.

What's your take on Jayden Fielder. He has hit well so far in his career but the Brewers have been slow to promote him. Understand he does not have a defensive home but surprised a 21 year old has not been pushed more than he has. Seems like the Brewers are not very high on him.

I expected a competitive team this year but not a dominant one. The division was going to be much better this year which I assumed would make it harder to get wins. But the Miz and Harrison have made such a difference this year. Who could have predicted they would be this good? The offense continues to do well without a lot of stars. Bauers and Vaughn have been the big surprises. The bullpen is solid and deep but not dominant as in years past. The defense has also been good but not elite like we are used to. Overall: - Well above expectations Component wise: - Starting pitching: far above expectations - Relief pitching: below expectations - Offense: above expectations - Defense: below expectations

A few years ago, I made a series of blog posts trying to answer this exact question. I used career bWAR as my main evaluating tool. However, I also categorized it by the number of players that made the majors and how they did (subjectively). Is just getting many players to the majors make it successful or is it just pure value (bWAR) that is most important. I think that depends on the org (small market vs large market) as a small market needs multiple cheap players, whereas a large market is looking for marquee players more than role players. Maybe, I will make an update to this to reflect the last few years. LINK

Most of the moves he's made did not seem bad at the time. Players just have not performed well or are injured. Poor performance is the blame of the player or the coaching staff. Dumping Stearns now would be a dumb decision. I'd be focusing my anger on the coaching staff or just the players themselves.

He's the definition of a "change of scenery" guy. I hope he gets a chance somewhere in MLB. Unfortunately he no longer has any trade value so at best we could get a lottery ticket. He's dangerously close to DFA candidate right now.

That's unfortunate for Brandon. He was looking very to start the year. Does this make it more likely we see Lara now

A lot of current college players wont be getting a chance if this happens. All those drafted high schoolers will instead have to go to college. This will vastly improve the talent in college. Though I wonder if players like Tyson Hardin even get a chance considering his poor numbers in college.