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  1. Bertz
    The obvious takeaways from the Brewers' success the last two years are youth and depth IMO
  2. Bertz
    FWIW my way too early offseason looks like: - Sign a really fun SP (I wouldn't touch Skubal, but anyone in the second tier is game on) - Sign a secondary SP (strongly consider just QOing Boyd) - Add a starting caliber OF (I'm hoping Happ just takes his QO) - Re-sign Conforto or find someone comparable - Sign a backup catcher, I like Gary Sanchez since he can fit into the DH mix - Add a long relief type who's better in relief than Rea even if he's not as good stretched out I absolutely do not make a big trade, and aside from that top SP (and mayyybe that second SP) I would be loathe to add long term dollars.
  3. Bertz
    Imai's stuff seems to have mostly translated, of 190 pitchers with at least 70 innings he's 6th in contact rate against. The command has just been utter dogshit. TBD if that's a comfortability thing that will get better or if his great platform year in NPB was a fluke.
  4. Bertz
    Yeah the bar for AFL pitching is low but Reid's the best pitcher we've sent since Kilian, by a mile probably. Bailey/Reid/Cabada are all top 20 guys in the system, and Snell would probably be top 30.
  5. Bertz
    That is an aggressive as hell assignment for Cabada. Horsefeathers yeah
  6. Bertz
    Really weird the seeming iron grip Karson Simas seems to have on the shortstop position at Knoxville. When he was playing there over Rojas it seemed to be a Rojas specific implication but why's Angel Cepeda sliding over to 3b too?
  7. Bertz
    We're now at 87 PAs of post big leagues James Triantos. He's got 12 Ks, 13 BBs, and 8 XBHs and 9 SBs since he got back. His wRC+ is 125ish. Really good stuff. He'll still play all of next season at 24, and it feels like he's gotten himself into "first guy called up for injury" status.
  8. Bertz
    9 dongs (and counting?) and an OPS north of 1.100 in 20 games since 8/14. Just absolutely locked in
  9. Bertz
    Curious if Shelby Miller resurfaces today or if he's on track for more of a tomorrow or Wednesday
  10. Bertz
    Didn't put this together yesterday but realizing Myrtle's rainout meant no more Juan Tomas until next year
  11. Bertz
    High but not sky high? His contact numbers are a legitimate problem. And it sounds like the weight he's putting on that is giving him more oomph in the box is at the same time making shortstop less of a sure thing. That said betting on young infielders who are producing is generally the smart play. For instance a year ago Pedro Ramirez looked like a quality bench player, and then he came to spring training having grown into an extra grade of power.
  12. Bertz
    Worth the wait so far, he's cruising through 3 IP
  13. Bertz
    Interesting. I wonder if they are fiddling with his grips to try and head off the blister issue? Because velo and spin tend to move pretty linearly and Cabrera's velo was primo last night. Sinker's off by enough I bet some pitches got mis-classified
  14. Bertz
    We don't have to pretend that veterans' performance at AAA matters
  15. Bertz
    Caleb sputtering out "Jahdae Walker!" for loudest teammate while visibly dying made me legitimately laugh out loud
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  17. Bertz
    Lumpuy 5/5 with 3 doubles Contact numbers are atrocious but he's a good athlete and age appropriate for SB.
  18. Bertz
    Shota draws a ton of chase but is in trouble if you force him into the zone. Brewers never chase. You have to beat the Brewers by absolutely pounding the zone. Like I don't think Assad is better than Shota but if we see them in the playoffs I'd absolutely give Javy the ball.
  19. Bertz
    Just bask in its glory
  20. Bertz
    Juan Tomas with a gorgeous dong tonight
  21. Bertz
    Shota's 3rd time through the order numbers are abysmal and the peripherals back that up. It's fine to consider him a 5 and dive guy, but pretending he's like some gas can of a pitcher is just goldfish memory horsefeathers
  22. Bertz
    This is normal in-start velo loss and he started getting knocked around in the 4th when it was fine
  23. Bertz
    Shota's fastball was 92 last time out, above his season average
  24. Bertz
    It's wild how people talk about Shota when he's got a 4.01 ERA
  25. Bertz
    None of Hartshorn, Cepeda, or Snell in the SB lineup
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