TheCrew07

He's not inducing many swings and misses with that curve, but he locates it well. Just threw his first 2 seam, 89 MPH.

Yes there was talk of his short stride and adjusting his mechanics some, X thought he could pickup more velocity with a more conventional lower half.

Yes there was talk of his short stride and adjusting his mechanics some, X thought he could pickup more velocity with a more conventional lower half.

Yes there was talk of his short stride and adjusting his mechanics some, X thought he could pickup more velocity with a more conventional lower half.

Yes there was talk of his short stride and adjusting his mechanics some, X thought he could pickup more velocity with a more conventional lower half.

Yes there was talk of his short stride and adjusting his mechanics some, X thought he could pickup more velocity with a more conventional lower half.

Wow that many violations for the ASU baseball program? Who knew that college baseball was corrupt as football and basketball?

Wow that many violations for the ASU baseball program? Who knew that college baseball was corrupt as football and basketball?

Wow that many violations for the ASU baseball program? Who knew that college baseball was corrupt as football and basketball?

Wow that many violations for the ASU baseball program? Who knew that college baseball was corrupt as football and basketball?

Wow that many violations for the ASU baseball program? Who knew that college baseball was corrupt as football and basketball?

I posted in the other thread. I thought the curve was loopy in the first, he hasn't thrown his 2 seam at all yet.

I posted in the other thread. I thought the curve was loopy in the first, he hasn't thrown his 2 seam at all yet.

I posted in the other thread. I thought the curve was loopy in the first, he hasn't thrown his 2 seam at all yet.

I posted in the other thread. I thought the curve was loopy in the first, he hasn't thrown his 2 seam at all yet.

I posted in the other thread. I thought the curve was loopy in the first, he hasn't thrown his 2 seam at all yet.

Jungmann is throwing his 4 seam FB out of the gate today, every FB between 93-95. His curve was loopy again in the first but was only 77 mph. I'm watching much more closely today than I was last weekend at the bar since I have a rooting interest.

My brother won a state championship in football his senior year. He said the only other feeling that compares was the day his daughter was born, maybe it's not that way for everyone, but accomplishing a goal like that with your best friends... that's a moment that truly lasts a lifetime. It doesn't matter if it happened in HS, college, or later in life, those special experiences, moments, they stick with us forever.

What is Melvin going to do? He already emptied the minor leagues, is he going to trade Davis and Thornburg as well?

If we traded Hardy for Gomez, then traded more legit prospects to bring Hardy back, then Melvin has to go. What kind of planning would that be? Do we not realize how ludicrous this circle is?

I'm sorry but huh? Isn't the goal here to win championships? I thought you said the playoffs validated Milwaukee and your fandom, wasn't you that made that wonderfully sentimental post in 2008 (I mean that sincerely btw)? Now resigning Braun and Fielder validates Milwaukee? Where does it stop? When Milwaukee has a top 10 payroll and is still the smallest market in the game? There simply isn't money to have everyone signed. If you want to sign Fielder then 2 of Greinke, Marcum, and Hart need to go because they are the most marketable players the Brewers can part with. People also want a SS and a possible upgrade at 3B. Where's all the money going to from? Ticket prices will continue to go up regardless of if they resign Fielder or not, the same idea was brought up for Sabathia and I disagree that "the fans would understand". It's like saying people would accept a 10% tax hike for things to stay the way the way they are. Certainly some people would, but there would be just as many that would object on principle. That $2-3 may not seem like much, but percentage wise it is.

It's funny that there was negative reaction to a 1, but not to a 7 or 8 which of course isn't at all biased or contrary for the sake of being contrary.

That Gomez throw tailed sooo much, too bad, a throw on the money and they get him at home.

I gave him a 3, he's better than he was, but he's still poor.

Hart is replaceable. People need to get away from the idea that we *need* player X if we don't have player Y and so on. Anyone not named Braun, Weeks, Lucroy, or Gallardo is expendable, if people want to argue Marcum/Greinke for the year they have remaining on their contracts so be it, I'm not going to argue that against that logic. Before anyone mentions players from the bullpen... I'd trade any of them in a heartbeat for a young SP or position player. I believe the value in baseball lies this way: starting pitching > position players > bullpen > closers. Why are closers at the bottom? Simply because they get paid like starting pitchers to only pitch 60 innings per season. I'd happily trade Axford tomorrow for any legit starting pitching prospect in AA or higher. It's the we *need* players who don't form our core that kept Melvin from trading any player we've had at his peak value, and why people constantly argue against trading players that aren't going to be a FA. That's something I've never understood, a player has his lowest possible value going into FA, if the player isn't part of your long-term plan, than why not move that player at his peak value? What rule says we have to wait until he's a rental and take best available deal at that time?2 years ago very few people wanted to sign Hart to anything, now we *need* him? 1 of Gindl, Komatsu, or Davis will likely take over that OF role... in the case of Davis becoming the next OF then Braun would likely have to play RF. I understand the defensive concerns with Braun in RF, but there's really no other solution, Davis' arm limits him to LF or 1B. I've been on Hart's bandwagon since he was in AA, pissed and moaned because Mench had a roster spot over him, he's been one of my guys for a very long time. But he's not getting any younger and if you can get a legit prospect for him, then why not move him? The "he makes us a better team" defense really doesn't apply, because if you can replace him with similar production (not HR wise, OPS wise), similar to better defense, and acquire meaningful talent in the process than not only is the MLB team in good shpae, the organization has become stronger as whole. Plenty of teams have continued on the upswing after parting with a piece thought to be irreplaceable. Way too many people around here want to manage the roster like they are playing checkers, which is also how Melvin manages the roster, playing whack-a-mole with holes year in and year out. I think it's more like chess, you want a sound strategy and depth to your plan. I won't get into the whole organization building concept again save this one thought... at some point the organization is going to have to start cycling the other way, instead of spending a continual stream of prospects the organization is going to have to start acquring prospects to maintain any sort of long-term stability. I know people like blockbuster trades and operating like we are a large market team, but that simply isn't our reality as the smallest market in MLB. Plenty of other franchises have had more success than we have without having to make the kinds of deals that Melvin has made. There's a much wider view or focus that should be considered than just who plays RF in 2012 for the Milwaukee Brewers, however that's all many people are going to focus on. I'm not saying Hart is the guy to go, I'm saying the concept of trading Hart for a legitimate prospect or 2 is very sound. Maybe it's just me but if Melvin really did have the opportunity to spin Hart for Cain as was rumored years ago and passed it up, then he's looking pretty dumb. It would have been way more cost effective to acquire Cain and sign a decent OF than sign all the scrub FA pitchers only to trade away more impact talent this off season to acquire starting pitching. We're not only paying the salary of Marcum and Greinke, we'd paid a very steep price talent wise to acquire those pitchers... simply put it's the least cost effective way to operate a MLB franchise from a value standpoint. There are different opproaches out there, the focus doesn't have to be as narrow as Gindl/Komatsu/Davis vs Hart for 2012, people just choose to make the focus that narrow.