What are they doing now?

Not much regret here with what they're doing as opposed to what the Brewers have on their roster. I still have a man crush on Greinke, although him leaving was inevitable. I hope he dominates except against the Brewers.

I actually like Overbay over Francisco. I haven't looked at the stats on this, but I have more confidence in Overbay hitting for contact in the clutch than I do the over guy, and I like the veteran presence. I'll sacrifice the power.

Tony Plush would seem to fit in really well with this bunch as a reserve outfielder, and I like what he's done this year in a limited opportunity. I actually thought how cool it'd be to bring him back with this team if the Brewers are still contending, but it may be a reach to think he could recreate what he meant in 2011.

Overall, I am surprised at how well this team has jelled, and really like their chemistry. They seem to have fun and relish their rolls. It sure helps a lot when you're 20-9. Like you said a few days ago EKB, the streaks will come, and let's see how they handle adversity when it comes. The overuse of the bullpen concerns me right now, but the team's overall pitching has been fantastic. I also see the bats heating up with the weather. Irregardless, I don't see this team being successful due to its offense. I think in the end they will either contend or not based in how the staff holds up.

Good topic to discuss.

Edit: What about Prince?

Jake Odorizzi and Will Inman, two prime examples why execs and fans should never get too pumped for a prospect tearing it up in the minors. 

Josh?

No, the slim one.

good suggestion TS

 

Prince Fielder-  This is every other year, good year for Prince.  I targeted him in fantasy baseball (didn't get him) simply because it was supposed to be the big year in his cycle.  That park and the talent around him also lead me to think he would have a big year.  2 home runs and 5 doubles in 100 AB's will make you look weak. 

 

No word on if he is eating brisket again. 

Ouch

 

 

I miss Cory...always liked him. 

Michael Brantley is doing pretty good. Surprisingly only prospect in cc trade worth a salt.

More on Juan and Brett

 

“I’m a third baseman,” he said. “I’m not a third base/second base type of guy. I’m a third baseman and that’s my position.

 

I'm guessing Brett wasn't to happy about being shifted to get Juan Fransisco's bat in the line up (again, Juan is hitting far better than Brett right now). 

 

Of course, Brett wanted to move from catcher to second when he was a Brewer farm hand. 

 

"I love it back there," Lawrie proclaimed on Draft day, professing his affinity for catching.

 

So much for his excitement about being a backstop. Over the offseason, after Lawrie had played for Team Canada in the Junior World Championships and the Beijing Olympics, his outlook changed.

 

"I've always liked second base," Lawrie said. "I like catching, too, but it wasn't a position I could see myself going to the park every day and playing. Catching just wasn't really there for me. It didn't feel proper to me. I think it's one of those things you have to pick up when you're young."

 

 

I have no problem with guys having major ego's, it comes with the turf, but Lawrie can't seem to get out of his own way. 

Casey McGehee-  Did this last night. 

 

I always liked Casey.  He, like Axford benefited from great timing and suffered from awful timing.  After Casey was claimed from the Cubs, no one really expected anything from him.  An awful Bill Hall gave him an opening and he crushed it.  Then 2011 and an opportunity to cash in came and the bottom fell out of his bat.  2012 didn't help his cause any.  Last year he was overseas, but now he is back and with a  .372/.389/.771 slash line behind Stanton. 

Nori Aoki- Nori being Nori, but a little less Nori.  OBP and SLG are down.  Getting on base is his bread and butter, so this could be concerning.  3 for 6 stolen bases. 

Think Brewers got better end of deal? It's early, but I say yes. Will Smith has been pretty damn good and they said on the radio he's only 24.

in real life he is 24 too. 

We both know that's impossible.

During the 2011 season that the Brewers made the NLCS, the typical starting lineup was

 

Lucroy, Fielder, Weeks, Betancourt, McGehee, Braun, Morgan, Hart

 

The Starting pitchers were

 

Gallardo, Marcum, Greinke, Wolf, Narveson

 

Axford was the closer.

 

Of the 14 "main" players on that team, only Randy Wolf was over 30 at the time. Only 4 of the 14 are left on the roster. Weeks appears to be the only glaring mistake Melvin made in terms of a contract decision (and he's done after this year). Braun obviously has his baggage and you wish he didn't have the big contract, but he's likely not going to become a complete liability any time soon. You'd like to have Greinke, but not at 26 million a year in this market.

 

Hart is at 6 million this year and Fielder may have what ends up to be one of the worst contracts in major league history.

 

I was not always a fan, but Melvin deserves a lot of credit for how he rebuilt this team. That's a lot of turnover in three years to rebuild a contender without the resources of the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, etc.

 

Matt Laporta - Went Kenny Powers and joined the Mexican league.

 

http://vzw-monitor.comblu.com/...ns-mexican-team.aspx

 

 

 

Official: Kottaras designated for assignment to clear a roster spot for Tomlin.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) May 6, 2014

He's Jack Bauer in real life?

And Ax is out

Locain putting decent season together.

JJ Hardy (didn't know we traded him) has as many home runs at Matt Garza this year, and one less than this guy

Hardy is really streaky.. I'd lay some coin that he ends up in the 20's while playing above avg D, like he does almost every year.

Todd Coffey will have a showcase at Physio Therapy in Tempe tomorrow at 4 pm AZ time. Throwin 92-94 recently.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) May 13, 2014

Wolf gets $1M from #Marlins plus performance bonuses.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 14, 2014

Just saw that on TV. Look out South Beach! Anyone sign Kottaras yet?

Lawrie was just waiting for May.  After a horrible April and March, he is OPSing to the tune of 1.097, getting on base nearly half the time he walks to the plate. 

Heard Matt LaPorta asked for and received his release from Campeche Pirates in Mexico. He was hitting .286 in 32 games.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) May 16, 2014

#Mariners place DH Corey Hart on the DL with a left hamstring strain. Nick Franklin recalled from AAA Tacoma.

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) May 20, 2014

Thanks GOLDIE ka-bing

Prince done for season. He may approach 400 lbs.

#sayitaintso

(5/22/2014 03:20:00 PM) - Al  

 The irony here is, I doubt if his weight had much/anything to do with this injury. This is just the risk of athletic competition or life breaking a guy down.

 

Dr. Al feels a couple more trips to Golden Coral couldn't hurt the big guy.  Waffles are pretty vegan. 

Nyger Morgan moved to 60 day DL with knee sprain

todd coffey passes physical with #mariners. he gets 750K when in majors, with 350 in incentives. 15K when in minors.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) May 23, 2014

http://bleacherreport.com/arti...programming-national

 

YOSTED!

The @Marlins designate RHP Kevin Slowey, LHP Randy Wolf for assignment; option INF Donovan Solano to Triple-A New Orleans.

— MLBRosterMoves (@MLBRosterMoves) June 16, 2014

Right now Lawrie has 11 home runs, tying him for 3rd in baseball (tied with Juan Fran interestingly enough).  He's also on pace to have less than 40 walks, an OBP under .300 and he currently holds an OPS of .697.  He's like Russell Branyan if Russell wasn't awesome.  Juan has the second highest OPS for third basemen. 

 

The mistake wasn't letting Lawrie out the door, it was letting Francisco go. 

Prince posing nude...

 

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/265031771.html

You and Al should be sufficiently turned on. 

Define sufficiently?