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by Kyle Lobner on Oct 11, 2010 8:44 AM CDT
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As we enter week two of the offseason, it's time for stories about players getting minor surgeries to prepare for spring training 2011. One of those surgeries might not be all that minor, though: Tom Haudricourt is reporting that Manny Parra will seek a second opinion after initial tests showed a torn labrum in his hip. It's too early to speculate on surgeries or missed time at this point, but this likely makes Parra questionable for spring training at best.
The link above includes notes on procedures for several Brewers, including a surgery to remove some loose bodies from Casey McGehee's right knee. Gord Ash characterized the procedure as "very, very minor."
The 2010 Brewers may have been a disappointment, but at least it won't cost us any more to watch the 2011 team: The Brewers announced over the weekend that they're freezing ticket prices for next season for the first time since 2004.
There are a few small tidbits of news and information this morning regarding candidates for the managerial vacancy:
- Tom Haudricourt is reporting that Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke and White Sox bench coach Joey Cora have been mentioned as candidates. Both would be first time managers so they're likely long shots for the position.
- Dodgers AAA manager Tim Wallach has been suggested as a candidate for several jobs. Wallach has been promoted to the team's major league coaching staff for next season, but could still leave if a team offers him the opportunity to manage.
- Mop Up Duty makes the case for former Indians manager Eric Wedge to be the next manager of the Blue Jays.
- Nationals third base coach Pat Listach is no longer a candidate for the Cubs' vacancy, according to MLB.com. Before moving to Washington this season Listach had spent two seasons managing for the Cubs in AA and AAA.
We started a series on Friday with scouting reports on Brewer managerial candidates and that series will continue this afternoon, so be sure to check back for more.
Elsewhere, the JS released their 2010 report cards (player, team) over the weekend. I'll admit I didn't burn too much time on them, but Nicholas Zettel of Bernie's Crew has a reaction to Rickie Weeks getting a B.
Meanwhile, Jaymes Langrehr of The Brewers Bar is unveiling his 2010 grades in groups, starting with eight players that received D's and F's.
In a relatively minor transaction, the Brewers freed up two spots on their 40 man roster by outrighting pitchers Marco Estrada and Alex Periard to Nashville (FanShot). 2010 was both Estrada and Periard's sixth minor league season, so (if I understand the rule correctly) neither will be eligible for free agency but either could be selected in the Rule 5 Draft.
John Sickels of Minor League Ball has a look at Lorenzo Cain's debut season, and finds a fair amount to be positive about. He concludes that Cain could be quite valuable if he adds some plate discipline and maintains his defensive and baserunning abilities.
Looking ahead to free agent season, Jim Breen of Bernie's Crew has a second look at free agent pitchers, and again reaches the same conclusion: Jeff Francis, Kevin Correia and Hiroki Kuroda are pitchers the Brewers might target.
Speaking of free agents: Gregg Zaun almost certainly won't be back as a Brewer next season but Jack Moore notes that he was on pace for 3.5 WAR this season when he got hurt, and could still help a team in 2011.
He acknowledges it's very early to be looking this far ahead, but View From Bernie's Chalet has an early projection for the 2011 Opening Day roster, predicting the Brewers will trade Prince Fielder for a pitcher, move Casey McGehee to first and play Mat Gamel at third.
In the minors:
- The Arizona Fall League opens on Wednesday, and the Brewers have reportedly added Wisconsin first baseman Hunter Morris to the roster for the Surprise Rafters. Morris was drafted in the fourth round in 2010, and hit .251/.306/.436 in 71 games in his first pro season.
- Project Prospect has their list of the top five center field prospects in the minors this season, and Caleb Gindl earned an honorable mention. Gindl probably projects to play a corner spot in the big leagues, but hit .272/.352/.406 in his age 21 season in Huntsville.
- Marc Hulet of The Baseball Analysts listed Jake Odorizzi among players who did the most to increase their value in 2010. Odorizzi was the Brewer Minor League Pitcher of the Year this season, posting a 3.43 ERA and striking out 135 in 120.2 innings for Wisconsin.
- Ben Hill of MiLB.com listed the picture of Scooter Gennett destroying a snowman after Wisconsin's Opening Day snowout as one of his top ten pictures of 2010.
- MLB Bonus Baby has a very early 2011 mock draft, and projects the Brewers to select Oklahoma high school righty Dylan Bundy and Virginia lefty Danny Hultzen with the 12th and 15th overall picks.
Around baseball:
Astros: Exercised manager Brad Mills' contract option for 2012, and added a club option for 2013 to his deal.
Reds: Plan to exercise pitcher Bronson Arroyo's option for 2011. He'll earn $11 million.
The Reds' postseason is over after the Phillies shut them out twice in three games, but at least their attendance wasn't an issue in the NLDS: They set a new record for Great American Ball Park with 44,599 tickets sold last night. They were also the subject of my favorite post of the weekend, this Walkoff Walk look at the Kentucky Post's preparations for the series. This Onion story on the Padres was a close second.
The KY Post story apparently didn't include anything about buying tequilla for the opposing pitcher.
The Twins are also done, and have been swept out of the first round in four consecutive playoff appearances. David Pinto of Baseball Musings thinks the Twins might need a managerial change to reach the next level, but GM Bill Smith says Ron Gardenhire's postseason struggles will not affect his job status.
I don't have any former Brewer notes today, but I do have one on a former Milwaukee Brave: Bruce Markusen of The Hardball Times has a look at the career and a baseball card of 64-65 Brave Rico Carty.
Happy birthday over the weekend to:
- Wausau native Bill Fischer, who turns 80. Fischer played nine major league seasons from 1956-64 as a member of the Twins and three other teams.
- 1998-99 Brewer Bill Pulsipher, who turned 37 Saturday.
- 1981-82 Brewer Randy Lerch, who turned 56 Saturday.
- 1901 Brewer Bill Reidy, who would have turned 137 Saturday.
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A follow-up on the Reds' sweep
the NL central is just 1-15 over their last 16 post season games.
"The Milwaukee Brewers' line score is starting to resemble an international phone number" - Pittsburgh Pirates Radio during 20-0 shutout - 4-22-10
Fun link on Chapman's mechanics
This 2.5 minute video from ESPN Sport Science is well worth viewing.
Due to all of the factors in Chapman’s delivery, hitters have approximately 0.03 seconds to decide to swing (this presumably already takes into account human limitations like visual processing and central nervous system signals). An average-release-point 90 mph fastball gives a hitter 0.09 seconds to decide.
If you have a hitter like Weeks that can swing faster than anyone, that’s sure to give him 0.01 more seconds to decide to swing on a fastball and an advantage over his peers. Visual acuity can certainly also give a player an advantage as Tony Gwynn (Sr) has spoken on occasion about picking up the spin on the ball out of the pitcher’s hand and using that to determine whether to swing.
It seems to me that baseball is a lot more about natural talent than players would like to believe. I’m also not going to wonder about hitters changing their swing, because it looks like gaining 0.01 seconds on your bat speed could give you a pretty big advantage over your previous swing.
Does anyone know of a complete documentary on the science of baseball and/or sports in general?
"Just one more turn." - The Civilization addict's motto
Are pitchers stupid?
Assuming, managers are hired for their leadership and intelligence, why are there not more pitchers as managers in MLB? For the same reason you would expect to see a lot of catchers – their experience calling pitches, analyzing situations – you would expect to see pitchers with a large representation in the managerial ranks. It’s not happening though, and aside from Bud Black there are no pitchers at the MLB level (unless you count Daren Brown, which is questionable).
Infielders: 12
Catchers: 10
Outfielders: 2
Pitchers: 1
I've always thought
it’s because pitchers only really deal with half of the game while they’re playing, while catchers have to account for both offense and defense. I have absolutely nothing to back that up though.
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
I've heard something similar on broadcasts
Since Uecker was a catcher he belongs to that fraternity and has mentioned the connection between catchers and managers for that exact reason. Catchers have to know pretty much everything about both their team and opposing teams. There’s no more cerebral position in the game than catcher. It’s the same position quarterbacks are in.
Capt Science’s point about salaries is also likely part of the answer.
"Just one more turn." - The Civilization addict's motto
hmmm
i wonder if there’s a personality or “leadership” trait that isn’t as evident in pitchers as catchers or, say, shortstops. a pitcher can feel like he’s “on an island” for much of the game, making it seem more like an individual activity than a team sport.
catchers and infielders are far more interactive during a game, which might help develop qualities desirable in a manager (possibly extroversion and leadership skills). in fact, it seems like whenever you read a story about how weird certain ballplayers are, it tends to be about pitchers.
outfielders are also a bit isolated and maybe that leads to them not developing those skills or getting a less relevant perspective on a game (for a manager).
of course, this is nothing but supposition. they could all be stupid, too rich to care, or something else.
by Capt Science on Oct 11, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Twins manager
Let Gardenhire manage during the regular season and bring back Tom Kelly for the playoffs.
Parra has a similar
injury to what A-Rod had last year just to give a general time frame. I think he should be ready by Spring Training.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
So you're suggesting Parra juice to get back faster?
I kid, I kid
…
kind of.
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Well, if he ain't in the rotation
he ain’t in the organization.
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Says me.
He’s a starter. Someone will see that, and trade something decent for Parra if he’s not in the rotation. Relievers are cheap and easily replaceable. Someone tell Doug.
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I know you're a bit of a Parra booster
So can we take a second and talk about this guy fairly? I don’t like him, I think he’s a head case. I think the best he’ll ever get is if he pitches with a little hate, like if we trade him and he’s angry because he’s been undervalued, but I don’t even think he has that in him. I think he’s got a bunch of talent but he’s soft, and he’s going to eat salary and alternate between good and suck outings for 4-6 years and be sent out to pasture.
So assuming you think differently, let’s talk him up a little bit. Tell me why I should have some optimism for Manny. Tell me why he’s just not hit his stride, and what kind of numbers I can expect from him over the next couple of years? Can you point to a player whose career he might parallel?
I see Manny Parra as Dave Bush
With higher highs, and lower lows.
by BrewCrewBrian on Oct 12, 2010 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Grades
I saw those yesterday, didnt read too much into them.
I would say the team had 2 A grades in Axford and Weeks, a few B plus grades in Braun, Fielder and Gallardo, a few b minus grades in McGehee and Hart, a few C’s here and there.
I think they thing they miss on is giving passing grades to Narveson or Wolf. Wolf was a failure this year and Narveson was a D or D plus at best.
And before you jump on me for Wolf…they guy had a .7 WAR…sure he had a decent last few months, but going from a 48 to a 65 is still failing. This isnt Summer School with Mark Harmon.
Team as a whole Id give a C minus.
I'll agree with you on Wolf
with the caveat that I expect him to not have a failing grade at the end of next season. But grades are definitely a descriptive, rather than predictive thing, and Wolf definitely had a bad season overall this year. I think he’s fully capable of turning it around next year, and hope he will.
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I didnt spend too much time on it`
But I pretty much just put a letter along with what the performance (in WAR) did. If I had spend a ton of time on it, time with the team, role could have been considered as well.
Anything 5 WAR or above, and in Axford’s case, above 1.5 for the closer has to be an A. 4+ = B plus, 3+ = B minus, and on down the line.
For Wolf, I was never a fan of the signing, and never expected much from him. for the remainder of his time with the team I dont expect more than 4 WAR total, i.e. D grade the next two years.
Well, wait
2 WAR, in the NL, by definition, is average. So you’re saying if Wolf is an average pitcher the next two years, that’s a D grade.
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If he gets 2 WAR per
Id give an average grade, if that were something I were prone to do.
But I personally see him as a 1.7 type of guy the next couple years, not quite 2. Thats where the D would come in.
I guess when I think of grades I would add the expectation into it
which I know is not how grades exactly work in school but let me explain myself.
Lets use Braun and McGehee from last year. Braun had a far better season but was also expected to do so, so while Braun would still get a better grade, it wouldnt be as big of a difference between the two.
I may have completely failed to make my point on this.
Nah, I get ya
Kind of like 5th grade grading system. If you try really hard and make improvement, you get a beter grade. Not quite a curve, but expectations vs results…..
Lorenzo Cain for Instance probably would get an A from me seeing as how he only played a couple of months but put up really good numbers. And while Gomez had an awful year, he only would get a D with similar numbers.
As for Braun/Fielder, good work is still good work, cant penalize a guys value because he was simply really good vs elite or vice versa where a guy was good vs an average expectation.
narveson had a lower FIP than phil hughes
yeah man, phil hughes, he’s worthless and nobody thinks he’s any good… wait a second. hold on. there’s something that isn’t quite right here. hmm. oh well, he uck anyways. bring back braden looper! i am sorry backtocali, you’re my favorite poster and all, but there are times when i must disagree with even you. i hope to be forgiven.
haudicourt is a loser i don’t get why anyone would even care about his stupid grades that make no sense; i don’t know if he has any friends.
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The difference between a C and a D
it wasnt a scientific guage granted. But even at 18-8 I would have only given Hughes a C grade for his year.
If you want to give a guy like Narveson a passing grade (sure D is passing, but you couldnt play sports with it), more power to you. I just dont think that a guy with 28 starts, a 5.00 ERA and 1.7 WAR should be acceptable. D plus
by backtocali on Oct 11, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The difference between the two
is probably just luck/chance
they both had an average-ish BABIP against, but if you bring them closer to .300 they converge right around 2.00 WAR, which would simply be a C (if I were putting a lot of time into the excercise).
by backtocali on Oct 11, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yes
using grades is a pretty worthless mechanism; it’s just time killing. hughes did have a pretty disappointing year for someone of his pedigree, although i guess its actually like his rookie season as a starter kind of.
youre #1 backtocali
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Why
is Weeks an “A” while Braun & Fielder are "B"’s? Braun & Fielder had a higher WAR than Weeks.
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wat? no they didn't
weeks had 6.1 war
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Any reason you prefer total zone?
It rates Braun as above average in LF and McGehee above average at 3B.
Get a ife broseph
mykenk is trying to hard to be unique maybe
using baseball reference war is pretty lol
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Stats are for measuring things
Not for stabbing people in the face with.
by nullacct on Oct 11, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No
I’m trying to show that using statistics isn’t exactly an exact science, given that there’s an immeasurable number of ways to rank and compare players, so slotting them a “value” based on statistics isn’t productive. Well, it’s productive, maybe, but highly flawed.
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deep, bro
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That's not what I'm saying
I struggle with Total Zone because it doesn’t match up with how I see things. I think Braun is awful in LF – UZR says he is, TZ says is above average, therefore I tend to put more stock into UZR.
To be honest, I don’t know a lot about TZ so was actually looking for some insight on why Mykenk likes to use it.
Get a ife broseph
I don't prefer it.
see above.
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McGehee's procedure
Sounds like he will be getting his knee scoped. I had a similar surgery to remove “loose bodies” of cartilage around my knee that can surprisingly cause a great deal of pain. I expect Casey is having the same thing done, and he should feel the benefits of having a pain free knee
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by schmita91 on Oct 11, 2010 12:42 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
So what you are saying is
REGRESS THIS!
by BrewCrewBrian on Oct 11, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Schafer & Lawrie not going to the AFL afterall.
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Dylan Bundy and Danny Hultzen....
interesting ideas but I’ve also heard about how the Brewers might take Matt Barnes, Sonny Gray, or Archie Bradley. It would be nice if the Brewers had a chance with Tayer Jungmann, though
I see Barnes a lot too
Just too early to tell though for next year’s draft.
Jungman is probably a top 5 pick though, should be long gone by the time the Brewers pick.
I'd like to see the Brewers get someone, whether it's by draft or international free agency, who has ace talent
in the minors the Brewers have Odorizzi but many view him as a #2 starter. and other than him there’s not much. Heckathorn’s probably gonna be a middle rotation pitcher, Rogers isn’t a sure thing whether he’ll be in the rotation at all, Jeffress is more likely going to be in the bullpen, etc.
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
*rolls eyes*
It IS possible. It’s not as if the Brewers are condemned to picking mid-rotation pitchers(unless DM and the scouting people are gonna be eternally stupid) and as for international FA’s they just need to spend some money. I’m well aware players from Japan are going to be pretty expensive, but the ones from Latin America aren’t gonna cost THAT much(maybe somewhere around 1-3mil)
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
you dont know anything about scouting
you know who does? doug melvin, who has been doing it pretty much his entire life. why waste your time opining about things you can’t understand? if melvin and the melvinistas see a talent in the DR or whatever they like they’ll sign him (they had one dude last year i recall). i don’t mean this an insult; i don’t know anything about it either.
the brewers have scores of people who have devoted their life to watching these amateur athletes and projecting them as talents; you’re a dude who reads blogs about it on the internet. yeah, i wish that the brewers had our own tim lincecum or whoever coming up, but it sure isn’t for lack of trying by dougie.
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I gotta agree with your statement(sort of)
but he’s messed up several times with pitching, and his failures heavily outweigh his successes. as for the drafts, I can’t really blame him on that one because even though he drafted well the drafted pitchers always got messed up by some bad luck. Jeffress had his marijuana issues, Arnett just suddenly imploded, Rogers had several shoulder injuries, and so forth.
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Never said it was impossible.
But your post implies that it’s easy to get Aces and/or the Brewers haven’t been trying to get any.
I’d also like the Brewers to Aces. And all-star sluggers. And defensive wizards. And elite closers. And…
Easier said than done.
I'm not saying that getting aces is easy
I’m just saying that I’d like to see the Brewers getting ace talents. And as for the Brewers’ effort to get aces…. well, I’m not entirely sure on that one. I’ve never heard of the Brewers trying to get ace level talent outside the draft(never heard them going international) but then again I’m limited to what I know about what the Brewers do.
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure every club would like to get someone with ace talent
But its kinda hard to predict how well a 15-year-old Dominican kid will perform 5-10 years down the road.
My goodness.
by BrewHaHeather on Oct 11, 2010 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
very true
but when you see a 15 year old pitcher with 93mph heat, wicked curveball, or both, it should raise some interest. Same thing with a fielder with advanced fielding skills
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
True
And every other club is probably going to try and sign that kid too. 93 mph heat from a 15-year-old also rarely comes with control.
My goodness.
by BrewHaHeather on Oct 11, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, I guess it's gonna be tough to sign
competing against big market teams and desperate low- win teams isn’t easy
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
"I can see myself coming back as a dominating starter," [Jeffress] continued.
im considering getting a jeffress shirsey
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The question is..
Might as well get a Bob Marley shirt… it’s the same thing. ;)
by SgtClueLs on Oct 11, 2010 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jeffress does have top of the rotation talent
but he needs to prove that he can have consistent command and he must develop a third pitch
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Um
wouldn’t that lack of a third pitch mean he DOESN’T have top of the rotation talent yet?
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I mean
If he can develop an average changeup(or any other 3rd pitch), then the rest will be sufficient for him to become a top or the rotation pitcher
by ilikeburritos on Oct 11, 2010 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
That Mauer shirt
in Kyle’s last link is horrific. The same company offers shirts like that in such abomination styles as Pujols, Yadi (!) and Tim “For the love of god, get a haircut” LIncecum.
I fear the day when either they expand to Brewers, or Remetee does its own knockoff.
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you've got the wrong market
I fully expect this to expand to custom t-shirts, because certain sorts of people want to wear pictures of their grandchildren or pets.
Like the kind of person who makes Rally Lobster t-shirts?
Actually, the Rally Lobster Remetee is an idea worth pursuing.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
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