Brewers Trade for Mike Moustakas, Royals receive Phillips and Lopez

[Brewer Fever]

From Twitter...

 

Mike Moustakas gets a massive home park boost.

 

The three-year LHH HR index in KC was 85 from 2015-17.

 

MIL = 131.

 

That's nice.

[SRB]

[sarcasm]Tomorrow's lineup

 

CF Cain

LF Yelich

RF Thames

1B Aguilar

2B Shaw

3B Moustakas

SS Braun

C Santana

P Kratz[/sarcasm]

[MoreTrife]

Do we have too many left handed hitters now?? Is that a thing?

[KeithStone53151]

I suspect arcia will be relied on heavily on defense with this move. Its definitely a courageous move, much easier to get a struggling dozier.

[Brewer Fever]

Adam McCalvy on Twitter...

 

Brewers GM David Stearns says he thinks he still has a move or two in him before Tuesday’s deadline.

 

Let's do this.

[The stache]

[sarcasm]Tomorrow's lineup

 

CF Cain

LF Yelich

RF Thames

1B Aguilar

2B Shaw

3B Moustakas

SS Braun

C Santana

P Kratz[/sarcasm]

 

More like.....

 

3B Moustakas

CF Cain

LF Yelich

RF Thames

1B Aguilar

2B Shaw

SS Braun

C Santana

P Kratz

 

Craig Counsell is excited to have a new leadoff hitter.

[502 to Right]

Ryne Sandberg shifted from 3B to 2B early in this MLB career after never playing 2B in the minors. Perhaps it’s possible. My concern is whether he’s able to be money turning double plays. Back in the early ‘90’s that’s where Bill Spiers failed after making a similar position switch.

 

Sandberg played his first 3 seasons in the minors at SS. Much easier transition from SS to 2B.

[And That]

The closet body type comp I can think of for a second baseman is Michael Cuddyer, who played there for the Twins occasionally.

[jonescm128]

 

Ohhh yeah. I can’t even imagine what’s coming next Stearn’s has us all discombobulated.

[SeaBass]

I don't even care about the Shaw to 2B element of it, I just think Moustakas is one of the most classically overrated players in baseball, so I'm surprised Stearns went in for him.

 

Though again, Phillips and Lopez is not much to give up at this point.

Well that terribly overrated player still has 20 bombs and 62 RBI for a terrible team. * shrug *

 

Precisely why he's overrated. He's doing it with a .309 OBP as a corner infielder.

 

I'm not saying he's bad, this is still an upgrade if Shaw can play passable defense at 2B, I just feel like Moustakas is treated like a perennial All Star simply because he was a first-round pick over a decade ago and played for a World Series team.

I think DS glanced at his OBP before trading for him. I don't love that either but a week or so back someone made a point that a guy hitting 6th in the line up doesn't necessarily need to have a great OBP he just needs to drive in runs. He definitely can do that. Not expecting miracles here.

[Eye Black]

I believe Travis Shaw will be the tallest second baseman in MLB history. There was speculation that 6’3” Caleb Kowart set that record last year.

[MoreTrife]

Ryne Sandberg shifted from 3B to 2B early in this MLB career after never playing 2B in the minors. Perhaps it’s possible. My concern is whether he’s able to be money turning double plays. Back in the early ‘90’s that’s where Bill Spiers failed after making a similar position switch.

 

Sandberg played his first 3 seasons in the minors at SS. Much easier transition from SS to 2B.

 

Shaw said he played SS in high school!

[trwi7]

The closet body type comp I can think of for a second baseman is Michael Cuddyer, who played there for the Twins occasionally.

 

For those wondering, Cuddyer had a -12 DRS in 532 innings at 2B.

[MoreTrife]

I believe Travis Shaw will be the tallest second baseman in MLB history. There was speculation that 6’3” Caleb Kowart set that record last year.

 

Auggie may be wrong but he just said DJ Lamehiue is 6'4" as well...

[danzig6767]

This is so incredibly dumb.

I don't like it either

 

There have been enough middle infielders available who can play secondbase. Trade for one of them vs putting a plodding Travis Shaw there where he's maybe never turned a double play in his life.

[HarveysWBs]

I don't even care about the Shaw to 2B element of it, I just think Moustakas is one of the most classically overrated players in baseball, so I'm surprised Stearns went in for him.

 

Though again, Phillips and Lopez is not much to give up at this point.

Well that terribly overrated player still has 20 bombs and 62 RBI for a terrible team. * shrug *

 

And hits in one of the best pitcher friendly parks in all of baseball. I'm stoked to see him hit at Miller Park.

 

For what it’s worth, for his career and this season in isolation, Moustakas is better in Kauffman than away from it, which is not what I expected. In 4 games at Miller, though, he has hit .400 with two HRs, so...we’ve got that going for us.

[SRB]

I believe Travis Shaw will be the tallest second baseman in MLB history. There was speculation that 6’3” Caleb Kowart set that record last year.

 

D.J. LeMahieu is taller than that just among active players (and a fantastic defender)

[82brewcrew82]

I believe Travis Shaw will be the tallest second baseman in MLB history. There was speculation that 6’3” Caleb Kowart set that record last year.

 

Auggie may be wrong but he just said DJ Lamehiue is 6'4" as well...

That is correct.

[SRB]

I think DS glanced at his OBP before trading for him. I don't love that either but a week or so back someone made a point that a guy hitting 6th in the line up doesn't necessarily need to have a great OBP he just needs to drive in runs. He definitely can do that. Not expecting miracles here.

 

I didn't mean to imply that I think he's bad. In fact, this is probably the best net offensive upgrade we could have hoped for (although it remains to be seen how Shaw's defense factors in). I guess I was just responding to the MLB.com coverage and the general notion that Moustakas is a star player.

 

Phillips/Lopez is not an unfair return though, we didn't exactly pay for an All Star.

[Eye Black]

I believe Travis Shaw will be the tallest second baseman in MLB history. There was speculation that 6’3” Caleb Kowart set that record last year.

 

D.J. LeMahieu is taller than that just among active players (and a fantastic defender)

Yes, I forgot LeMahieu was that tall. I can’t think of any others.

[superfly]

This one makes no sense to me, so there must be something else. I see what hes doing though in loading up (likely) FA that can help now with guys we may expose in rule 5 anyway.

[MadThinker88]

Adam McCalvy on Twitter...

 

Brewers GM David Stearns says he thinks he still has a move or two in him before Tuesday’s deadline.

 

Let's do this.

 

I can see it now: Shaw & a prospect (I'm not high on Luis Ortiz so let's say him) to the Twins for Dozier, Sano and Gibson and a prospect back (PTBNL)...

[Roderick]

Ryne Sandberg shifted from 3B to 2B early in this MLB career after never playing 2B in the minors. Perhaps it’s possible. My concern is whether he’s able to be money turning double plays. Back in the early ‘90’s that’s where Bill Spiers failed after making a similar position switch.

 

Sandberg played his first 3 seasons in the minors at SS. Much easier transition from SS to 2B.

 

Shaw said he played SS in high school!

 

Not that it matters

I was only half listening, but I thought he made it sound like it was a couple of games - not a full season or anything.

[Eye Black]

 

Ohhh yeah. I can’t even imagine what’s coming next Stearn’s has us all discombobulated.

In case you didn’t click that Adam McCalvy Twitter link...

 

Brewers GM David Stearns says he thinks he still has a move or two in him before Tuesday’s deadline.

[SRB]

I believe Travis Shaw will be the tallest second baseman in MLB history. There was speculation that 6’3” Caleb Kowart set that record last year.

 

D.J. LeMahieu is taller than that just among active players (and a fantastic defender)

Yes, I forgot LeMahieu was that tall. I can’t think of any others.

 

According to Baseball Reference, the tallest 2B (>50% of a season) in history is Dick Hall, who played for the Pirates in the 1950s and was listed at 6'6"

 

Lots of 6'4" guys in second place.