Time to talk BREWERS!!!!

Yeah I know baseball is ruined and ther Brewerw are almost as severly hampered by Princess Prieb as they are the lack of revenue sharing, but Im still excited. I am probably crazy but I think the Crew should be .500 this year and if Sheets, Wright, Quevedo, and Nuegebaur pitch up to their potential and we dont swing at everything, I think the crew can win 90 and be in the wild card race late, which is something we havent seen in a long, long time. They must finish over .500 to avoid 10 years straight of losing seasons. I think it is time for a coup to remove Princess Prieb.

what do you think Mr. Hot?  It's really too early to make any final determinations as to who will win the N.L Central  Division. Remember if you can, Do you have one of these lately? WE have and though won years ago ,we still have one. 

Just wondering....are we still ahead of the cubs?

Did get some more bad news during the game last night with Crow going on the 15 day IL with a "elbow flexor strain". Teams are very careful with that injury since it can be a precursor to Tommy John surgery. Crow already had TJ surgery so hoping he just needs some rest and rehab. Looks like Henderson's return is still early-mid July and the team and Woody are still discussing if he will need one more start in the minors before he comes back. Crew will continue to rely on Gasser and Sproat for starts.

I know Nieves had the no-hitter but that was as dominant of a pitching performance I can remember watching from a Crew pitcher.  Miz just completely over matched a decent offensive team. 

Absolutely incredible what we are seeing g from Miz this year. And I will admit, after the playoffs last year, I wanted him in the pen, 
Brewers may lose him to FA in a few years, but I doubt he’ll ever be as good as he is now. Brewers have him in his prime years. 

Faced the minimum I believe 

The Miz gives up only one hit in 9 innings with 15 strikeouts in a 6-0 Brewer win. That kid is just amazing !! Go Brew Crew!

Kona.     It’s not you imagining his over swing the last few games.  My feeling is that he’s frustrated at the balls not going in for hits so he’s trying to change his swings.    After striking out a few times he’ll go back to “ placement “ swings.     No way is Mitchell a better outfielder than Frelick. P E R I O D.      Small ball is working out just fine at this time so Frelick must keep playing RF.      Like you say, Pratt more than likely will be our 2 nd baseman in a couple of years.     Lara will be gone, probably sooner than later.

I get that rationale for turning Pratt or Lara into trading pieces  for someone like Skubal. Will be interesting to see what Matt Arnold does the next 2 months.  

I got the trade rumors from Locked on Brewers.  Basic reasoning is at some point they have to go for it and if that were to be this year.  They need a bopper, starter or both.  Top prospects locked into a contract would be very attractive to say Detroit for Skubal.

Carp-  Maybe it is me, but doesn't it seem like Sal is over-swinging this year? Seems to lose his helmet quite a bit with a harder swing and has more of an uppercut ( swinging for the fences). Seems to be getting away from just making good contact, but I know we have hitting coaches who know a heck a lot more than me  

W6- Not sure I agree about Mitchell being a better OF. I am a fan of Mitchell but Sal already has 1-Gold Glove to his name and was a finalist last year. One of the things that is not discussed is his great arm. Not too many guys try to run on him. He is a top-5 outfielder in runs saved the last two years. 

More and more MLB teams are signing top prospects to these long term deals and I don't recall a single one being traded in year 1 or 2 of these deals. MLB only awards one Gold Glove across all the different minor league levels and Pratt and Lara both won in two of the best position groups (SS and CF) in the minors. They both can run/steal bases, so they already possess 2 of the 3 traits the Crew covets and that can also be more easily replicated in MLB.  Remember we will be losing Turang in 2-3 years so Pratt could be a future 2B. Made also could be a 3B down the line with his arm and bat. Will see what happens.  

I like Freelick too but if I had to choose it would be Mitchell considering he was healthy.  More power and a better outfielder.

Made is probably the SS of the future 

My favorite player on the Crew is Frelick.   Intense, fast, hustles.   His cuts at bat would scare any pitcher even though he’s been in a slump all season.    Lara is as good as gone, that’s why they extended him, easier to trade and he doesn’t fit anywhere on the team.    Not sure about where Pratt would fit in.

I’ve seen where Lara and Pratt both have a high likely hood of being traded before they ever play a mlb game.
Big 9 game stretch coming up.

Glad to get out of Vegas. Oh well, we went 4-2 on that short road trip and got thru that tough 13 games in a row stretch at 8-5. Best news from last night was Sproat's performance. 6 innings and 1-run. 

Carp- Not sure where Lara will end up but Sal's worked out pretty well defensively in the OF, and he is listed at a "very generous" 5"-9". I know Lara's name has been thrown out there as possible trade bait before the extension, but I just don't see the Crew moving him or Pratt after these deals. Will see.