2016-06-02 Brewers (Anderson) at Phillies (Eickhoff), 6:05 PM CDT [Brewers win, 4-1]

[ReverendBrewmeister]

VILLAR! Another game showing how he was a great pickup this offseason.

[FVBrewerFan]

I'm getting a Villar Jersey for my bday, it's now official.

[reillymcshane]

Please stop striking out looking so much with RISP. It is beyond frustrating by now.

Villar heard ya

[adambr2]

Villar is awesome.

[reillymcshane]

Maybe he's got promise but Broxton is by far the worst hitting position player I've ever seen.

 

Enrique Cruz for me. He was worse than a pitcher. He was overmatched in every AB.

Cruz was awful.

[jerichoholicninja]

Maybe he's got promise but Broxton is by far the worst hitting position player I've ever seen.

 

Enrique Cruz for me. He was worse than a pitcher. He was overmatched in every AB.

Cruz was awful.

 

I don't remember much about Cruz but I can't believe there has been anyone worse than Broxton.

[FVBrewerFan]

Who was the cat that had a big spring training a few years ago to win a job, then went 1-56 or something like that?

[jerichoholicninja]

Who was the cat that had a big spring training a few years ago to win a job, then went 1-56 or something like that?

 

I don't remember the big spring but that sounds like Brad Nelson.

[reillymcshane]

 

I don't remember much about Cruz but I can't believe there has been anyone worse than Broxton.

Cruz was, I believe a 21 year old Rule 5 pickup. An infielder. We kept him all year, and he hit .085. .243 OPS. He barely played. Totally over matched. He 30 strikeouts on 71 ABs.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzen01.shtml

 

He had only one other AB in his career.

[jerichoholicninja]

 

I don't remember much about Cruz but I can't believe there has been anyone worse than Broxton.

Cruz was, I believe a 21 year old Rule 5 pickup. An infielder. We kept him all year, and he hit .085. He barely played. He 30 strikeouts on 71 ABs.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzen01.shtml

 

He had one other AB in his career.

 

I remember his tenure I just don't remember anything about his play other than it was bad.

[reillymcshane]

Jeffrey's throwing 98mph.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Nice win. A little closer than needed.

 

Good to see the Brewers win in person out here in Philadelphia for another year.

[jerichoholicninja]

Jeffrey's throwing 98mph.

 

Rock was talking about him changing his arm angle to get more movement but tonight he was throwing more over the top and getting the 97, 98 instead of 94, 95. Wonder if that's intentional.

[FVBrewerFan]

Who was the cat that had a big spring training a few years ago to win a job, then went 1-56 or something like that?

 

I don't remember the big spring but that sounds like Brad Nelson.

 

That's it! 0-21

[nate82]

Jeff Huson was pretty bad in '97.

[FVBrewerFan]

Jeffrey's throwing 98mph.

 

With movement! Then drops the hammer for called strike three, not even fair.

[AKCheesehead]

Enrique Cruz I remember, and concur he was far worse than Broxton. If there were a stat for how shallow the outfield played a hitter, he'd have to be our all time leader. He was wayyy out of his league when he jumped from A+ to MLB with us as a rule 5 in 03.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Who was the cat that had a big spring training a few years ago to win a job, then went 1-56 or something like that?

Could be Erick Almonte

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Maybe he's got promise but Broxton is by far the worst hitting position player I've ever seen.

He's pressing too much right now

[1992casey]

So what exactly is the logic behind bringing in a lefty who doesn't do great against righties to face the best RHB on the other team with the tying run on base? Sure, it worked but it makes no sense.

Here's the answer.

 

Franco, a right-handed batter, has better success against righties, so Counsell went to his lone left-handed pitcher.

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