Bases loaded, nobody out. No runs in the bottom of the 7th
Crew loads bases with 0 outs in bottom of 7th. No runs 
Ugh
Fastball Freddy shuts em' down in order in the 9th.
Crew wins 5-4
Packdog posted:Fastball Freddy shuts em' down in order in the 9th.
Crew wins 5-4
What are the odds that Claudio, Albers, Guerra, and Peralta would all pitch in the same game and none would give up a run? Hader went 2 innings, but with the day off tomorrow almost everyone should be available to go on Friday night.
Likely to stay 2 back of the Cubs before we open the series with them on Friday.
Brewers haven't even announced a pitcher for Game 2 on Saturday night yet. Gonzalez, ?, and Anderson right now.
Glad they won this one. Time for the Brewers to turn it up.
Keston Hiura's hit streak now sits at 13 games.
— Keston Hiura Hit List (@HiuraHitList) July 24, 2019
He moves up to 221st in franchise history with 49 hits.
He ties:
Gary Bennett
Brock Davis
Chris Magruder #ThisIsMyCrew #Brewers
RatPack posted:End of the line for Chacin?
7/24 Brewers right-hander Jhoulys Chacin is on his way to the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets. It’ll be the second IL stint of 2019
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What the hell is going on out there??? 2 pitchers with a strained oblique? Do they not know how to properly stretch and warm up in the bullpen before a game? 
Nelson, Suter, Knebel, Davies, Gonzales, Burnes, Woodruff, Chacin. All of them injured throughout the last season and a half. Losing Wade Miley for reasons I cannot figure out, and we are looking like a dumpster fire.
The scenery is changing drastically. Wonder if they just call pitchers up and roll the dice this season to see how far they can get, or if they become sellers with a plan to re-load next year. The latter seems to make the most sense given these circumstances. Series v. Cubs looms large, or altogether meaningless. Being realistic, we don't have it. We needed an Ace WITH Woodruff and Chacin healthy.
ammo posted:What the hell is going on out there??? 2 pitchers with a strained oblique? Do they not know how to properly stretch and warm up in the bullpen before a game?
Maybe DL means "disgraced" list, not "disabled" list", in the case of Chacin. Brutal year for him.
#Brewers recalling infielder Travis Shaw, sources tell me and @Ken_Rosenthal.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) July 25, 2019
For as good of a year Chacin had last year he was on the other end of the spectrum bad this year.
Catching lightning in a bottle only works so much
I'm really wondering what David Stearns is going to be able to do in this trade market with the chips we have. The next 4 days should be a very, very interesting. If he makes one or two trades, it could empty the farm completely.
Sounds like Gio is OK
Really? Cool. Need that guy. Losing a 3rd pitcher would have really hurt. Sounds like Chacin's injury isn't as bad as originally thought too.
Hearing Mike Leake from SEA may be in play for Shaw.
Package deals that could be in play for Brewers:
SP Trevor Bauer and RP Brad Hand from CLE. SP Matthew Boyd and RP Shane Greene from DET. SP Madison Bumgarner and RP Will Smith from SF. SP Mike Minor, SP Lance Lynn and RP Jose LeClerc from TEX. SP Danny Duffy and RP Jake Diekman from KC.
Craig Kimbrel's contract - 4 years, $58M.
The look on Theo Epstein's face after Keston Hiura's game winning HR - F$cking Priceless!
The #Brewers have acquired RHP Jordan Lyles from the #Pirates, sources tell The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 29, 2019
For AA Cody Ponce.
Something to watch: #Padres and #Brewers have been talking, sources tell @dennistlin and @ByRobertMurray. SD needs a LHH and possibly a center fielder if it trades Margot. One name in discussions: MIL’s Trent Grisham, a former first-round pick who has an .875 OPS at Double A.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 29, 2019
It would be a good play by Stearns to trade for Edwin Diaz from the Mets, or Filipe Vazquez from PIT.
Since he just worked out a deal for Jordan Lyles w PIT, maybe they can swing something for Vazquez, who will cost a ton of players being under team control for next 4 years, but his salary owed is only $13M. Dodgers in play on both, and it would be cool to land one of them to pair with Hader.
Robbie Ray a good possibility as a starter in trade with DBacks. I'd love for them to get both Shane and Boyd from DET. Even with the Lyles trade, we still need two more arms if we want the WS.
If you're Stearns, what players do you think it would take to get either (realistically). Both are two of the better closers in baseball.
Exactly!
So what do you think it would take? The Mets and Pirates are gonna expect an exceptional return.
Trevor Bauer to the Reds. Puig to the Indians, so he can’t torture Brewer pitching anymore...
Amir Garrett just took on the ENTIRE Pittsburgh Pirates team. pic.twitter.com/PKlZe6ljb8
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) July 31, 2019
That was a Kamikaze move if I’ve ever seen one.
PackLandVA posted:Exactly!
So what do you think it would take? The Mets and Pirates are gonna expect an exceptional return.
It's pretty interesting. I could be happy with them making a big move, or with them not, and then seeing what happens with remainder of this season, and looking to spend $ in next offseason.
There are a ton of scenarios. With the way Games has played, maybe Cain is a chip. Maybe they do talk to Grandal and Moose and tell them they will sign them to deals next season, and we become sellers to put the 2020 team on a better footing... Maybe they seriously sell the farm and Aguilar, Thames, Shaw, Arcia... any one or combination. Who knows? I do think it would take current players and our top farm prospects, but, that would be going all in for this season. I'd prefer to keep Grandal and Moose if they want to be buyers and ring the bell, but, they are rentals, and maybe we become more sellers than buyers. They could fetch a good return in trade with a team that has a more realistic chance.
This is seriously one of the weirdest deadlines I can ever recall. Ever. Thinking of all of the possibilities, and my mind is blown. Seriously. Half of my head blew off.
Blair Kiel posted:That was a Kamikaze move if I’ve ever seen one.
No Fing doubt. Uplifting to see.
Looks like Aguilar has been traded to Tampa.
Thought I saw the Pitcher was Ray...
Wow. Stearns wasn’t kidding when he said he wanted team control... 3 year career Faria had 145 K in 162 IP. Under team control for 4 years. RHP, starter who can hit the bullpen if needed.
Maybe we become both buyers and sellers? Dodgers are very proficient at that, loading up their farm while also acquiring talent. Helps their trading power.
This could become a freaking wild day. I like Thames, a lot. He's a great guy who has been playing well. This move might give Eric more confidence moving forward.
This doesn't appear to help them much now. I guess they can play Shaw at first. Faria doesn't appear to be a high level prospect or have a high ceiling. Not sure what to make of this.
https://www.beyondtheboxscore....-bay-rays-2017-debut
In their 2017 Handbook, Baseball America described him as someone who’s game is “founded upon his deception and downhill angle.” Faria’s fastball sat in the low 90s but could touch as high as 94 on occasion. He supplemented that pitch with what BA termed “two distinct, below-average breaking pitches,” and a changeup that they described as “plus.” At 6’4, he was your classic fringe prospect who gets by with decent stuff, good enough command, and enough size to hide the ball effectively. Overall, Baseball America gave Faria a future value grade of 50: a future average major leaguer.
MP2, could be Stearns making plays for next season. Reasonable option. Has a good K rate, but his BB rate has climbed last two years.
Yeah, they can easily rotate Thames and Shaw now. Hoping Thames gets more action at 1st.
Trophies posted:Thought I saw the Pitcher was Ray...
Wow. Stearns wasn’t kidding when he said he wanted team control... 3 year career Faria had 145 K in 162 IP. Under team control for 4 years. RHP, starter who can hit the bullpen if needed.
Maybe we become both buyers and sellers? Dodgers are very proficient at that, loading up their farm while also acquiring talent. Helps their trading power.
This could become a freaking wild day. I like Thames, a lot. He's a great guy who has been playing well. This move might give Eric more confidence moving forward.
Except Aguilar was under team control until 2023. Faria is under team control until 2024.