2018-04-17: Reds (Romano) at Brewers (Guerra) 6:40 PM CDT [Brewers win, 2-0]

[reillymcshane]

 

[pre]Reds Lineup Brewers Lineup

 

1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF 1. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

2. Jesse Winker ® RF 2. Eric Thames (L) 1B

3. Joey Votto (L) 1B 3. Ryan Braun ® LF

4. Adam Duvall ® LF 4. Travis Shaw (L) 3B

5. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B 5. Domingo Santana ® RF

6. Devin Mesoraco ® C 6. Eric Sogard (L) 2B

7. Jose Peraza (S) SS 7. Orlando Arcia ® SS

8. C. Pennington (S) 3B 8. Jacob Nottingham ® C

9. Sal Romano ® P 9. Junior Guerra ® P[/pre]

[stoutdude04]

Cain

Thames

Braun

Shaw

Santana

Sogard

Arcia

Nottingham

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Rotowire has:

 

Cain

Thames

Braun

Shaw

Santana

Sogard

Arcia

Nottingham

Guerra

 

Hope the bats come alive and Junior looks like the 2016 version.

[pacopete4]

Villar should be playing tonight and just about every night. Enough of Sogard.

[MKEguy]

And with Yelich off the DL, we’ll hopefully have an exciting pinch hit when we’re up by 5 runs in the 7th when Guerra comes out.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Excited to see Nottingham get his first start. Seeing Thames hitting 2nd always looks odd, though. Hopefully Yelich is back in the lineup tomorrow.

 

It kind of bothers me that Braun hasn't seen any action at 1B since the opening series. I know there have been injuries, but I was hoping that he'd be there more often to get more comfortable.

[TURBO]

Villar should be playing tonight and just about every night. Enough of Sogard.

 

100% agree.

 

If Villar is our guy in the future, let him play 90% of the games at 2B. Sogard is getting too much playing time.

[TJH123]

Somehow Drake is still on the roster. Stearns must not want to admit he was wrong in signing him. How is this bum still wasting a bullpen spot that Adrian Houser or someone else should have?

[tmwiese55]

So for Villar has done fine, yea let him play and see what happens.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Unless he's giving Arcia a day off as SS, Sogard shouldn't be in the starting lineup and playing 2nd if Villar is healthy. This is part of the problem I'm having with the musical chairs lineup/positions due to the combination of weird roster construction and all the day-to-day nagging ailments. For the love of God keep hitters who are actually hitting in the lineup.

[FVBrewerFan]

Generally, I don't like to nitpick who's in the line-up, batting order, etc. That said, I do think Sogard is playing too much. He did just miss a 3 run shot by a foot, and missed another just like it earlier this year. So if those go fair his OPS looks much different this early in the season.

 

That said, Villar needs to play every day so we know what we have. If he's not cutting it, they can always sprinkle in Sogard more later on.

 

Good news, Braun/Thames are back and Nottingham is starting. Really looking forward to see how he looks as a catcher, and yea the bat too.

[rickh150]

Villar should be playing tonight and just about every night. Enough of Sogard.

 

My feelings exactly opposite.....

[3and2Fastball]

Thrilled to see Nottingham starting!

[rickh150]

So for Villar has done fine, yea let him play and see what happens.

 

We are not watching the same player apparently. Villar is the same player as of last season, minus the benching in September. I would like Sogard to play everyday until he proves that he can't. If we could give him half the rope Villar has for some reason gotten, I'd be thrilled. Sogard gets on base more, takes more pitches, makes better contact, walks more, plays better defense, and runs the bases better.

[CrewFanBrewMan69]

So for Villar has done fine, yea let him play and see what happens.

 

We are not watching the same player apparently. Villar is the same player as of last season, minus the benching in September. I would like Sogard to play everyday until he proves that he can't. If we could give him half the rope Villar has for some reason gotten, I'd be thrilled. Sogard gets on base more, takes more pitches, makes better contact, walks more, plays better defense, and runs the bases better.

Villar has a higher career BB% and OBP than Sogard. Villar has been worth as much WAR as Sogard in 1/4 of the career PAs. We have over 1,500 career PAs that tells us Sogard is not any good. On top of Villar still in prime years and Sogard out of them (not that he ever had any).

[3and2Fastball]

Count me in on the Villar better than Sogard side of things

[yfinn6]

I'm thinking Braun has a good game. I don't have the stats to back this up, but it seemed like last year when he had a few days off he came out with a quick bat.

[wallus]

Guerra showing good velocity.

[yfinn6]

Seems like this ump has a tight zone thus far.

[young guns]

Things are pretty sad if we are going to call 5 and a third "extended innings".

[wallus]

I hope the Brewers just stand up there and don't swing at all... what kind of zone is this?

[stoutdude04]

This strike zone is tighhhht. Looks pretty accurate according to mlb.com, but I'm hoping it's this tight for the reds too.

[stoutdude04]

So for Villar has done fine, yea let him play and see what happens.

 

We are not watching the same player apparently. Villar is the same player as of last season, minus the benching in September. I would like Sogard to play everyday until he proves that he can't. If we could give him half the rope Villar has for some reason gotten, I'd be thrilled. Sogard gets on base more, takes more pitches, makes better contact, walks more, plays better defense, and runs the bases better.

 

He does play defense better. That's true.

[wildcat83]

I've also seen enough of Sogard. Some people can't let go of 1 crazy month. Outside of that he's terrible. Villar has some upside with speed/power.

 

Happy Nottingham gets the start, he looked good last night.

[wildcat83]

I hope the Brewers just stand up there and don't swing at all... what kind of zone is this?

 

Cain listened to you.