They are just chasing way too much and hitting nothing squarely.
Shaw has me quite worried. I did not expect his discipline to be so bad and he has hardly any hard contact.
The offense has been ugly and bailed out by a lot of no man's land popups.
I think you try to lock in surplus value wherever you can. The Brewers are giving that contract to a SS who hasn't hit yet or played MLB because they believe in his floor and if the bat breaks out they have a star SS locked up dirt cheap throughout his athletic prime. Alcantara fits that mold. I think he has a really good floor; hes always gotten high marks for his defense and hes always hit a little above average. Hes had just a little taste, no real success, is out of options after this year and we have 2 COF potentialy leaving. I think it makes a little sense to take a slight gamble on his bat breaking out. I see a 3 win player, maybe similar to Happ in a couple years.
If they dont plan on trying to bring Happ or Seiya back I'd offer Alcantara like 8/50 after the year and plan on him being a really good RF throughout his prime years.
I mean theres no talent left on the team and this is, good, even though they have little chance of getting a good pick anyway. Not sure why you even bother checking.
Mo has to improve in several areas, obviously, but it seems like he really struggles with changeups. I like that he's trying to be a little less swing happy though.
Swung at a first pitch slider, completely center-cut, in the penultimate moment of the game tonight, where we actually had a couple runners on, and hit it 82 mph with a 44 LA. Like what the hell. His contact is so bad.