sbrylski
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What if we made him the #5 starter, and skipped him whenever possible? Has anyone run the numbers to see how many starts (and probable innings) he would end up with under such a scenario? I believe someone did it and it came out to about the 175 total that we are looking for, so yeah its an option. But then he'd be sitting for two weeks at a time not getting any work. I'd rather see him in the pen, where we can use him, one of our best pitchers, during critical moments.
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At least he didn't have his pitcher throw at an autistic kid. But yeah, that's not right. Nobody has complained?
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Thanks, Gallardo, for filling in. You did an excellent job. Now, stay sharp in AAA, we'll see you in about a month or so. An arm like yours will be exactly what we need to solidify the pen. Don't worry, we don't want to overwork your arm either. You'll be set up nicely to take on a starting spot in 2008. I'm sure Doug will open up a hole for you, Vargas is going to cost quite a bit more per win than any of our other starters would next season...
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There's another thread on Beuhrle, but this may warrant a new thread as its the first "Beuhrle to Brewers" official rumor. How about Vargas + Jackson/Gwynn or both for Beuhrle? Leave Bush as the #5, send Gallardo to the pen. I'd be happy enough with that. Beuhrle's a weird pitcher, as his ERA has consistently been below his FIP each year of his career. I don't know what to make of that. Great defense behind him?
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Really, that will show up with all players. The importance of a first pitch strike for pitchers is not one of the many empty broadcaster cliches, it truly is quite important.
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Gallardo is Better Than Bush/Vargas So what's your point? That we should overwork him and significantly increase the odds of injury?
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I should add that I think there is about a 99% chance he stays in SF, and even if he's traded there is about a 1% chance it'll be to the Brewers.
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I'm all over him, provided he doesn't cost the moon. Everything else about him aside, this guy is awesome.
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I don't know just a suggestion. I actually don't mind it. I think there are many different ways to manage a pitching staff, and the current way everyone does it may not necessarily be the best. It'd be very interesting to see a manager surface somewhere that manages his pitcher in a completely outside of the box fashion. 3 inning relievers, bring in your "closer" earlier in games, maybe piggybacking starters, ect.
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I was mostly focusing on his stats last year which was a contract year for him. He struck out a lot (5th in MLB) and got caught stealing a lot (tied for 3rd in baseball, Him and Scotty Po did not do well on the basepaths last year). He was playing for the out-of-contention-by-May-Nations though so he was able to swing away more and making an out on the basepaths was less of an issue. I also have some angst for him since I think his 40-40 season is vastly overrated by the general public. He lacks skills defensively and was not the type of player a team on a budget or long-term plan could afford to sign. And you didn't even mention his below average OBP.
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Why do you have to limit his innings? So he doesn't get burnt out in his first year? Just curious, I don't get it and I've heard this mentioned a lot on this board. There is a much higher probability of injury if a pitcher increases his workload from the last season by too much. Generally, teams increase a pitchers workload by about 20 to 30 innings from year to year to minimize the injury risk while getting the pitcher ready for a full big league schedule. Gallardo pitched 155 innings last season, so he should only pitch about 175 to 185 innings this year. He's pitched 77.2 so far this year, so we can expect about 100 more. He won't get that much from here on out coming out of the pen, and if he were to start full time he'd go over by about 15. I'd like to see him get sent back down after Capuano comes back, and stay in AAA until he's down to about 40-50 innings left, probably sometime in late July. Then, call him back up to use out of the pen. Villanueva pitched 182.1 innings last season, so he would have been basically ready to make a jump into the rotation. This season he has just 47 innings so far. I'd be very nice to get him up close to 180 innings again this year, so it wouldn't be as much of a shock to his arm if we need him to start next year. He's my vote to enter the rotation if we needed a long term starter. Gallardo is likely a short term rotation fix, so Villanueva doesn't need to be moved back and forth between the rotation and the pen.
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Who the heck organized this thing? That's just awful.
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I never really understood why watching a homer for a few seconds was cocky. As long as you don't just stand there and are at least moving towards first base, that seems like a completely normal reaction. When its not a for sure, like Hall's double, you should be moving a little faster though...
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Are the Bucks still in it?
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Send them to my house! Woodland creatures are always welcome!
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In fact, he could be the most advanced bat the organization has ever drafted. Which makes him very exciting. Not only is he really good, but he's really good right now. -
I hit a little mole today with my lawnmower, I felt awful.
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Watching this team play is like going to the dentist right now. You smile more?
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A batters BA with RISP should rise, yes. But just because he hit poorly last time doesn't make it more likely he'll get a hit next time. Say .300 is average, and .200 is what the Brewers are currently hitting. You can't expect them to raise their BA w/RISP up to .300, though its possible. The most likely thing to happen is the team hits .300 w/RISP for the rest of the season, raising it to aorund .250. So just because they are batting .200 right now, doesn't mean they'll bat .400 the rest of the way. Does that make sense?
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kind of a side note, but i think the Brewers really need to promote Parra. If he succeeds in AAA, especially as a starter, his trade value would increase drastically Promoting him too soon won't really help that trade value much, it'll hurt it.
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I am not sure what camp I am in yet, but I personally am sick of the different lineups every day So what? I'm sure having a few of your players moving around a little is not going to have a very big effect on their production. If anything, it could help them by putting them in positions to succeed. How about this, say Yost has had the same lineup everyday: Suevm: Ned, why is Jenkins hitting 6th again today, we've got a tough lefty today? And Estrada looks really tired and is slumping bad. Gross, Gwynn and Mench have just 20 AB's between them. What gives? Ned: I don't want to mess with them.
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You could make the argument that making a switch then might lift the team out of the doldrums somehow, in an intangible mojo kind of way. (I don't know why, but sometimes it happens.) It could kill team spirit too. They like him.
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Honestly, if we don't start succeeding soon, somebody has to be held accountable, because all of the excuses have run out. I don't care much for the "we're not that good or talented, and that's just kind of the way it is" attitude. If the guys we have had running the show for a number of years just can't find a way to get the job done, bring in somebody else. Just a friendly reminder that we are in first place by a very respectable margin. And to expect the same preformances out of some of our recently underpreforming players for the rest of the season, despite showing in the past they are better than that, is just being pessimistic. It'll improve, we'll win some more games.
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DJ, didn't mean to make it sound like everything was directed at you. Like I said, there is so much more to it than that. You can't just look at it on a game-to-game basis. It seems the people against Yost (not all) just tally up all the mistakes or backfires Yost has had, then say that's why he should be fired. I agree, there is more to it, you have to look at the whole picture. His successes, his failures, win% relative to talent, overall impact of any manager on a baseball team, difference between Yost and a replacement, ect. Not saying you are like this, DJ, but some that say "Yost sucks at bullpen management, he should be fired"... 1) Assume they know everything about bullpen management, and 2) aren't looking at the whole picture.
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Just remember, as soon as you get a job you are going to have one for the rest of your life. So put it off as long as possible!
