ClosetBrewerFan

I'd put Wiemer on the 10 day IL due to a dislocated swing.

Brian Anderson would be an improvement over Wiemer right now

I hope the Brewers can resign Ernesto Martinez to another minor league contract. He's only 24 and is finally showing the promise we had all hoped for. I would even consider a 40 man spot for him.

They did. Say what you want about Winker, B.Anderson, Voit, etc but the Brewers tried and these players did not pan out. Its a lot harder to identify good players in December/January than in July. Not everyone will succeed and based on a lack of league wide success, free agency signings are a crapshoot. Deadline deals are a much better risk since they have a near term track record.

I was thinking this as well. Its been a long time since AAA was not full of minor league free agents. C, infield, outfield should be stocked with prospects. The pitching will be less so, but still plenty of prospects moving up.

Good thing the site didnt just write an article about why signing him would be a bad idea. All kidding aside, this seems like a no brainer. Little risk as a minor league free agent. If he shows he is ready, great, call him up. However, I dont think he can play in the post season, so it has limited value.

Jose Sibrian seems to be getting the Crash Davis treatment this year. A 24 year old repeating low A for three years in a row. He's finally performing well this year, but never got that promotion he deserved. Maybe behind closed doors they are talking future coaching position. Otherwise, the Brewers are treating him like an organizational soldier. If I were him, I'd test free agency.

At least this gave us something to talk about, even though this is unlikely to impact the playoffs much. At the very least, it made September a little more competitive. Glad the Cubs didnt get anyone or maybe I would have a different take.

I feel that CC has been using Devin due to the unusual circumstance this year. The Brewers have had a silly amount of close games, so CC has had to save Devin for only those games. Not sure if CC is doing anything anyone else would do.

Agreed. Our biggest need is a 2b/3b to face tough righties for Monasterio and tough lefties for Turang (both have significant splits). Being a switch hitter with fairly even splits this year, Toro might fill that role best. But if CC doesn't trust his glove, then it makes no sense. Jones could play at 2b and has played 3b/of so he would also make sense. He has a great OBP in AAA so at least he would get on base. I dont trust Miller's bat anymore so I would prefer him not get the call, but he could at least hit better than Turang against LH. Black would be ideal, just not sure they want to start his clock and occupy a 40 man roster slot yet.

I was a big proponent of calling up Hiura prior to the trade deadline to see what he could do. Maybe he could have shown us something and prevent the need for a trade. But now that we have Santana and Canha, not sure where Hiura fits in and who would we bump to fit him on the roster? Send down Wiemer? Release Anderson? I would prefer both over the Hiura wildcard. At least they provide good defense and have as much offensive potential. It just doesn't make much sense anymore. Maybe he could be our callup in Sept but I think a 3b/2b would make more sense. Toro, Black, heck even Dorrian or Devanney could make more sense.

You are assuming Counsell has not talked to Frelick about this. That seems unlikely. Counsell is called a players manager. I'm sure they have had a conversation about what the expectations are for him.

They make an excellent point that the Brewers have shot up this list to #3 without the help of any high draft selections, without a tear down as the Brewers are winning this year, and while still graduating quite a few top prospects off their list recently (Mitchell, Wiemer, Turang, etc). That is really impressive.

Jackson ChourioSal FrelickJacob MisiorowskiJeferson QueroTyler BlackBrock WilkenMike BoeveAbner UribeEric Brown JrRobert GasserCarlos F RodriguezLuis LaraEric BitontiFreddy ZamoraDaniel GuilartePatricio AquinoJuan BaezCooper PrattBradley BlalockLogan Henderson

Yeah, I think the hitter will be boring. It will be a rotation of the same guys we have been seeing or from the IL (Jones, Miller, Perkins, Tellez, maybe Ruf or even (shudder) Winker). If Black would immediately tear up AAA, he could give them no other option. But that is not happening so far in his first 5 games. Still a chance, but unlikely.

Just goes to show how impactful the draft was. Wilken, Pratt, Bitonti, Knoth, Boeve in the top 20 and even Letson makes the top 30. I love that none of them cracked the top 7, which goes to show how strong the org already is. I remember many years where our top pick would slot in #1 or #2 in our prospect list. Then add in the international guys the past couple years and its quite the turnaround. As for the overall list. I would nitpick the order but overall, I think they did a good job capturing the top prospects.

Frelick was miscast as a leadoff hitter in the minors.

There is your cleanup hitter. I'm a believer

ok, lets save some runs for tomorrow now.

I'm sure they are waiting for Quero to come off the 7 day IL. He is then targeted for AAA. Garcia is just a stopgap in case we need a third C in AAA.

Here is an article on Blalock indicating he has touched 99 in a June start. Maybe the Brewers see an opportunity to get some more velocity out of him

I'm happy with the trades the Brewers made at the deadline. After the sweep by Atlanta, I didn't want the Brewers to go all in. To win the division, we just needed to improve the absolute black holes in the lineup. We did that, plus added another arm to the bullpen. But there is no way we were going to add enough talent to match some of the top teams. Once we get into the playoffs you at least have a shot to win it all, albeit a small one. Not too concerned about what we gave up and that was partially offset by the Urias / Jackson trade. Arnold said they would be responsible this trade deadline and he is a man of his words. Good job overall.

Not too many of these stand out and I don't think any of them will be given a 40 man spot. I could see a few returning on minor league contracts. We can always use catching depth. I'm intrigued by Luis Contreras and Chirino. It would be nice to see what Ernesto Martinez could do at AA.

Here are my choices on who to protect: Lock: J. Quero. Absolute no brainer Maybe (AAA) - Devanney, N. Campbell - 2nd year I have been pushing Cam. He's deserving, as well as Campbell, The Brewers have not shown to protect utility type guys like this so its probably unlikely, but I'll keep listing Cam every year. Maybe (AA) - Zamora - Has had a great bounceback from last year. I think he is next likely to be protected, especially if promoted to AAA this year (and performs well). Maybe (A+) - Bradley Blalock, Edwin Jimenez, Alexander Cornielle - All three are long shots but if they got promoted to AA this year, the likelihood goes up. Cornielle is really a long shot, but I'm a big fan. He had a bad May, but has pitched much better the last two months. Both Jimenez and Cornielle are young for the league and are holding their own. Would hate to lose either. Blalock is a year older but is likely to see AA soon. His numbers are better and is more likely to be protected of the three. I'm considering McKendry just because he is new, but I think he is unlikely. Not listed as a ranked prospect in any TB lists I could find, he is probably safe from being drafted. Isaac Collins certainly has the numbers to justify being protected. I'll reserve judgment until I see how he does in AAA. He's a bit old for AA, so want to see him perform at the next level first. In summary, its quite likely Quero is the only one they protect. However, they have plenty of 40 man roster space so you may see a couple of these guys may get protected. We have a couple of months yet to evaluate so things are still likely to change.

Now down to five Maybe's with the trade to acquire Canha. No triple A pitchers (anymore), two AAA hitters is correct, one AA hitter, then I have two in A+. The high A guys are highly unlikely to be picked but I'm very high on them.