MLB 2024 Season

[Uncle Rico]

I read somewhere earlier this year that agents are generally thrilled with their clients are drafted by the Brewers because they know the organization is going to work hard to get the best out of them.

They've done a fantastic job the past decade in this regard.  As Passan's tweet says, it's not surprising agents would want their players in Milwaukee's organization.

Big off-season for them.  If you have them take a lie detector test, I bet the FO looked at this year as a transition year.

There's a lot of momentum with the youngsters in the lineup and system.  Have to replace Adames' bat or re-sign him.  They should be aggressive like they were between '17-'18 seasons.

[wadesworld]

They've done a fantastic job the past decade in this regard.  As Passan's tweet says, it's not surprising agents would want their players in Milwaukee's organization.

Big off-season for them.  If you have them take a lie detector test, I bet the FO looked at this year as a transition year.

There's a lot of momentum with the youngsters in the lineup and system.  Have to replace Adames' bat or re-sign him.  They should be aggressive like they were between '17-'18 seasons.

Yup.  With Woody coming back (and who knows, he may not be close to what he was before the injury), that's a potentially huge addition to the rotation.  If you hang onto Adames, next year could be the year to make a real run.

[BM1090]

I doubt he's interested in a short term deal, but I'd hope they offer him a 1-2 year deal with a AAV way over what he'd get long term and really try to take a shot these next couple years. Bites at the apple is great, but a lot of the team is cheap and controllable and he's such a key player for them. Real chance to maximize your chances in a short window without mortgaging the future.

I doubt it works out, though.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Willy is 28 years old. This is his shot at a nine-figure deal to set him up for life. If the Brewers feel it can work, they should go ahead. But if someone gives him more than the Brewers want to, then everyone should thank him for all that he has done and give him a nice ovation when he returns.

[Uncle Rico]

Willy is 28 years old. This is his shot at a nine-figure deal to set him up for life. If the Brewers feel it can work, they should go ahead. But if someone gives him more than the Brewers want to, then everyone should thank him for all that he has done and give him a nice ovation when he returns.

Their best position prospect (not catcher) is a SS, Cooper Pratt but he's not expected to arrive until 2027.  Ortiz was viewed as the SS of the immediate future.  Of course, that leave a hole at 3B and still in the lineup.

Think they use the system depth and trade for a controllable 3B, if anyone has one available

[MUBurrow]

Any of you degenerates out with CJ Abrams on Thursday night? Bc when I think of the trouble to get into in Chicago, it's Bally's or Rivers

[Lennys Tap]

White Sox are 0-100 in games where they trail after 8 innings this year.

[MU82]

White Sox are 0-100 in games where they trail after 8 innings this year.

What's with all the negativity? They only need to finish 7-0 to avoid the worst record in MLB history!

[WhiteTrash]

What's with all the negativity? They only need to finish 7-0 to avoid the worst record in MLB history!

I've said it before and smart people dismiss it because it truly seems preposterous, but they have a very good chance to be worse next year.

They will be trading their best players, cutting payroll and should they have above average injuries, they could lose 130.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

I've said it before and smart people dismiss it because it truly seems preposterous, but they have a very good chance to be worse next year.

They will be trading their best players, cutting payroll and should they have above average injuries, they could lose 130.

That Athletic article from a few days ago was pretty damning. They're gonna stink until the owner dies and even then they're likely going to have to tear down and replace the entire baseball operation.

And they want a new stadium?  lol. Ok.

[tower912]

It is one game.  But welcome back, Kerry Carpenter.  11 weeks out.  Two dingers in his first game back. Now get Riley Greene back.    Maybe the anticipated offense finally shows up.

Bump

[WhiteTrash]

That Athletic article from a few days ago was pretty damning. They're gonna stink until the owner dies and even then they're likely going to have to tear down and replace the entire baseball operation.

And they want a new stadium?  lol. Ok.

LOL is right. 0.00% chance they get $1 of funding. But the Sox stadium isn't in the top 100 of their issues. 

[Uncle Rico]

Brewers were down 8-0 after 3 and won 10-9 after scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th with 2 outs

[WhiteTrash]

Officially tied the record.  120 for CWS!!

[Lennys Tap]

Bump

I know Carpenter bats left handed and is a rookie. But he almost never starts against lefties and they routinely pinch hit for him during games whenever the opponents bring in a lefty to face him. He's (imo) their most dangerous hitter against RHP. Unless he's hopeless, I'd live with him initially struggling vs LHP. What are your thoughts?

[tower912]

He isn't a rookie.
He does bat against LHPs.
Hinch has gone on the run using his whole roster every game.   
Everybody except Greene and Vierling will be pinch hit for.  Also, usually not the starting catcher. 
If the bullpen only has one lefty, Hinch might let Carpenter hit, knowing he will get a shot at a righty later.
Carpenter is not a great defender.   So sometimes it is get a righthand hitter and better defender in the game.

Carpenter is a linchpin of the run.   So is pinch hitting regularly.  So is an unconventional use of the pitching staff. 

Unexpected.  A lot of fun.

[Lennys Tap]

He isn't a rookie.
He does bat against LHPs.
Hinch has gone on the run using his whole roster every game.   
Everybody except Greene and Vierling will be pinch hit for.  Also, usually not the starting catcher. 
If the bullpen only has one lefty, Hinch might let Carpenter hit, knowing he will get a shot at a righty later.
Carpenter is not a great defender.   So sometimes it is get a righthand hitter and better defender in the game.

Carpenter is a linchpin of the run.   So is pinch hitting regularly.  So is an unconventional use of the pitching staff. 

Unexpected.  A lot of fun.

My bad on the rookie - knew he was in the show all of last year and part of 22 - just forgot. He does (very rarely) hit against lhp (32PA, 28AB this year) without much success. I just thought the way he's pounded rhp for the last two seasons they might give him more of a chance to be something more than a platoon player. Not really second guessing Hinch - like him as a manager.

[tower912]

Tigers going all in on youth.  DFA'ing Shelby Miller, bringing up 22 year old Jackson Jobe.   

[muwarrior69]

Officially tied the record.  120 for CWS!!

At least the Mets were a new expansion team at the time.

[tower912]

I remember 2003.   It sucked.  2006, WS loss.  Things can turn.

[WhiteTrash]

I remember 2003.   It sucked.  2006, WS loss.  Things can turn.

This is one of the few times an ownership change has to occur first for it to get materially better. The information coming out about the organization are ugly.

[Verypolitical Warrior]

This is one of the few times an ownership change has to occur first for it to get materially better. The information coming out about the organization are ugly.

It's a good thing he doesn't own any other teams

[MU82]

From Yahoo Sports:

104 years ago today, Babe Ruth became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season, smacking Nos. 50 and 51 in a doubleheader against the Washington Senators.

No, this wasn't his iconic "called shot," but the Babe — in his first season with the Yankees — did make it known publicly that he had his sights set on 50 long balls.

‌One year earlier, his last with the Red Sox, he'd hit 29 to break the previous record of 27 that had stood for over three decades.

After breaking that record in July of 1920, he said his goal was to reach "a half-century." Experts said he was "cookoo in the attic." Two months later, the "Sultan of Swat" made them eat their words.

Ruth ended the season with 54 home runs, which was 35 more than second place (George Sisler, 19) and more than second-place, third-place and fourth-place combined (51).

[tower912]

The Babe juiced.

[MU1in77]

The Babe juiced.

Also corked his bat.