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It happens though. Some of these guys are quite a bit younger than the majority of the league's they're playing in coming up through the minors, then when their bodies are maturing, they are already up in the majors and they start hitting with more power than when they were incredibly young in the minors.

This recent 4 game winning streak has put them solidly back into the 9th spot again.

This is exactly why I'm glad they brought up Arcia when they did. This will allow them to see what he's got and make adjustments.

Can't sleep, so figured I'd make the standings for '17 draft, just to see how teams are stacking up. Apologies, I can't figure out how to do the formatting. As of end of games on 8/17/2016 [pre][space][/space][space][/space][space][/space][space][/space][space][/space]Team Record GB 1. Atlanta 44 - 75 0 2. Minnesota 48 - 71 4 3. Arizona 49 - 70 5 4. Tampa Bay 49 - 69 5.5 5. Cincinnati 49 - 69 5.5 6. San Diego 50 - 69 6 7. LA Angels 50 - 69 6 8. Oakland 52 - 68 7.5 9. Milwaukee 52 - 66 8.5 10. Philadelphia 56 - 64 11.5 11. Colorado 56 - 63 12 12. CWS 56 - 62 12.5 13. Kansas City 59 - 60 15[/pre] Just as close to #4 as to #10. Might be able to move up a couple of spots over the rest of the season.

Frustrating that for such a powerhouse 1-2 combo that Brewers have a NLCS appearance and wild card appearance as only thing to show for it. Thanks Doug Melvin!

Are Mench, Nix and Cordero available? Probably not just for Lucroy, would probably have to include Big Willy Style. at least we'd get back a replacement in the bullpen, and two OF to help us now!

If he doesn't get Gallo, I would say that means Stearns disagrees on the valuation of prospects and lucroys trade value with you, not that he doesn't "get it". Then he has no clue..Gallo is one of the top prospects in all of baseball..if he doesn't value that as an important piece for Luc...he really shouldn't be an MLB GM. Just curious if you've ever taken an economics class? There's something called supply and demand. Just because you think something is worth $100, doesn't mean it is, unless you can find someone to give you $100 for it. Teams are going hard after RP, there isn't much fighting for catchers. Plus, Stearns might think Gallo is going to have the value of Russell Branyan in the future. Would you trade Lucroy for Branyan 2.0?

My only question is, where did High Heat go?

Not sure what kind of connection this guy has, but take it for what it's worth.

I doubt the Brewers plan coming into the season was to give Flores and Kirk this many ABs, but it happens. Santana being injured hasn't helped, and Broxton forcing his way back down to AAA have opened up all of these ABs for Flores and Kirk. I would like to see Michael Reed get a shot over one of these two guys, but if not him, who else do you think they should be playing in the OF?

What would the Brewers have to chip in with Lucroy for the Indians to send back (similar package to Carlos and Fiers from last year - 2 hitters 2 pitchers): Justus Sheffield Triston Mckensie Bobby Bradley Francisco Mejia Lucroy Will Smith

Extremely disappointed in this draft as well. The team has too many bigs in a league that is trending towards small ball, and what do they do? Pick another big. Also, they don't pick a shooter which is the team's biggest need. And rumors that they're really interested in Dellavedova? This team keeps taking huge steps backwards, yuck yuck yuck.

Expect McClanahan to sign after Ray's contract gets figured out, which should be in the next few days. Curious if this is coming from a source, or your opinion? Trying to temper expectations... haha. Thanks for sharing the awesome info!

Just curious why you guys think the Bucks should/will draft Poeltl? I feel like he's a worse/non-established version of Monroe (back to the basket or face up from about 12 feet from the bucket, true Center type) and everyone seems like they want to get rid of Monroe. I don't think he's athletic enough to be a rim protector in the NBA, but if he is, then I guess I'd be on board. I really like Monroe's fit on this current team, but I agree with many who have posted before, in that you really have to limit the minutes he and Jabari are on the floor at the same time. I thought towards the end of last season, it was a great fit with Monroe coming in off of the bench and giving that scoring punch, the dude just knows how to score, and the Bucks don't have many types of guys like that. It's nice to have a guy you can throw the ball to in the post and slow things down and get you a bucket when the other team is on somewhat of a run. I really like a starting frontcourt of Jabari and Plumlee or Henson, with Middleton and Giannis. I think the big thing is to figure out the 5th starter to go along with that group. Do you go with more of a point guard, or are they sold on Giannis being the point? I'd really like a "3 and D" type of wing to go with that starting group, no matter if they're 6' or 6'6''. Then you can bring in Monroe with whoever doesn't start between Henson and Plumlee off the bench, depending on game flow. Excited to see Ennis and Vaughn keep growing and improving. With that all being said, I really hope they go with Timothe Luwawu. He's like 6'6 with a 6'11 wingspan, plays really good D and can hit the 3. Feel like he's the perfect type of gamble to take at #10 in this draft. If not him, I guess I can get on the Poeltl bandwagon as long as his D is actually good, just as good as Plumlee and Henson, and a better offensive game than those two, and if they deal Monroe, otherwise they're back to having too many bigs again, in a league that's trending towards small ball. I believe they still have the #36 and #38 picks in the second round. A few guys I'd like to see them take fliers on would be Malcolm Brogdon, Ben Bentil, Kat Barber, Caris LeVert, Isaiah Whiteside, or a few other foreign players (maybe they'd stay in Europe another year or two) Rade Zagorac or Georgios Papagiannis.

Such a huge disappointment. Taking Ray over Groome or Puk? Yuck.

I completely agree with you, if we are talking about a Home Run Derby, lets forget about defense, on base percentage, average, OPS... you know, the important parts of actually winning a game and not a Home Run Derby.

I have the mlb and milb combo, but when I log on to milb, it tells me I do not have a subscription. How do I get to my milb subscription with it being a bundle? Milb is one very confusing and non-user friendly site.

Not a big deal, but you forgot Walsh for the infield. Will be interesting to see what they do when Knebel and others are ready to come back, or who the first call ups are when guys on the current 25-man get placed on the DL or struggle.

MKE Brewing Company, in my opinion, is the best brewery tour in Milwaukee.

per rotoworld http://www.rotoworld.com/

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/7/26/9040599/player-insight-getting-to-know-brett-phillips-and-aj-reed-part-one

Gausman, the #5 pick in the Competitive Balance Round B in next year's draft, and one of Sisco/Walker/Reyes. Is that too much for Gomez? Not enough?

I completely agree with this 100%, for the most part, guys don't come up and dominate right away, it usually takes them a bit of time to figure out the league.

They were 4th in defensive efficiency last year. To take the next step they need to drastically improve their offense, which was 26th. This is exactly why I wouldn't go after Jordan. He's a really fun player to watch and he's really good, but they need more of a balanced Center than a huge defensive C, who can't shoot FTs worth a darn and his only offense comes from alley-oops and putback dunks. I'd be a HUGE fan if they go after Greg Monroe. Last year averaged 16 & 10 in 31 per game. Had a (per 100 possessions) offensive efficiency rating of 110 and defensive rating of 103. Career O/D ratings of 109 and 106. It looks as though the Bucks are meeting with him. I really think he could be the missing piece that could push them into true contenders, as long as they get some offensive fire power/shooting from Vazquez, OJ, and/or Vaughn this year.

Being an LSU alum, I'd be really happy with the Brewers taking Kade Scivicque in the 3rd or 4th, and him being a senior should help the budget as well.