Brewers sign LHP Alex Claudio to 1 year, $1.75 million deal

[wallus]

Now giving up that draft pick is worth it again.... right Twirlz?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Agreed the 3 batter rule is stupid. Is there a minimum length of time a newly implemented rule has to stay in place? Otherwise I would predict this to be a one year wonder.

 

Is there any rule about there being multiple pinch hitters in an inning? As if this sport needs to give more breaks to the offense ...

[DHonks]

Call the 3-batter rule what it is...the Tony LaRussa rule. We hated watching those games for years because LaRussa became a human rain delay by routinely bringing in 3+ pitchers in an inning.

[TJseven7]

It'll be interesting to see how he fits in the 3 batter rule. Hopefully he can find a way to be closer to his 1st 4 years and not his last 2 years. He was solid enough to be a back end piece in the pen and has a lefty lefty upside.

 

Cheap enough, good enough. Options. Hope we see the 25 year old him this year.

[long ball]

He's fine, cheap, and has an option. I don't necessarily think he's any better or worse than he was last season. This is a fine use of a roster spot imo.

[AKCheesehead]

Call the 3-batter rule what it is...the Tony LaRussa rule. We hated watching those games for years because LaRussa became a human rain delay by routinely bringing in 3+ pitchers in an inning.

 

We hated it but that doesn't mean there needs to be a rule about it.

 

I'm going to hate this rule even more after we blow a 1 run lead because somebody didn't have it, walked the first 2 batters but we can't pull him. Yes I do realize that it can work both ways. Nevertheless, I think people are going to get really sick of it really fast.

[young guns]

If you looked at the in game threads, cc never pulled anyone after not having it for the first 2 batters anyway.

[ClosetBrewerFan]

So is Claudio a free agent after the 2020 season or is he eligible for arbitration again.

[JosephC]

?

 

What did they think Claudio was going to ask for in arbitration in order to non-offer him and risk losing him in free agency? Seems like a really petty move to save an estimated 450k (which represents a piddly 0.375% of a 120 million dollar payroll).

 

I wonder what Ryan Buchter will get? They are obviously staying in the lefty specialist game, and I'd take Buchter over Claudio if you are going to have one of these guys on the 25-man roster.

[thebruce44]

i am a fan of Alex, but don't see a use for him with the 3 batter minimum rule anymore.

 

I think it’s an important note. That it isn’t just a 3 batter minimum. It’s that or he finishes an inning. He could come in with 2 outs and only pitch to one batter.

 

That seems pretty scary. If he comes in and doesn't get his guy, then the inning could really blow up and there's nothing you can do for the next 2 batters.

[adambr2]

Yes. Any way you look at it, the LOOGY is dead after this rule is instituted. Yes you can bring him in for a lefty with 2 outs, but if he doesn't get his guy, and now you've got righties due up, you can't do anything, you are just screwed. So you've taken away a manager's ability to manage his pitching staff.

 

1-2 batter outings for a pitcher are actually going down, not up. One batter appearances for pitchers are at the lowest point they've been in 13 years. They are attacking a problem that doesn't even exist.

 

The only way to really speed up games is to enforce a pitch clock. Period. All this other stuff is just stupid and does more harm than good. Either enforce your pitch clock and deal with the fallout or deal with the fact that 3 hour baseball games are just how it is.

[SeaBass]

I honestly don't hate the 3 batter rule. Not that I think it speeds up the pace of play or anything but it's definitely a new strategy for managers to contend with. I also think a lot of focus is being payed to the "death of the LOOGY" but let's not pretend it won't affect the game when a RHP enters a game either, there are just as many of those that can blow an inning up in a 1 or 2 batter time frame. This is going to affect matchups across the board, instances where managers send a pinch hitter up and the other manager counters with a pitching change aren't going to be so automatic anymore.

 

I think it's simply going to result in more runs scored which in theory means more action on batted balls which I believe is another likely goal MLB considered when implementing this rule.

[A Swing and A Drive]

I honestly don't hate the 3 batter rule. Not that I think it speeds up the pace of play or anything but it's definitely a new strategy for managers to contend with. I also think a lot of focus is being payed to the "death of the LOOGY" but let's not pretend it won't affect the game when a RHP enters a game either, there are just as many of those that can blow an inning up in a 1 or 2 batter time frame. This is going to affect matchups across the board, instances where managers send a pinch hitter up and the other manager counters with a pitching change aren't going to be so automatic anymore.

 

I think it's simply going to result in more runs scored which in theory means more action on batted balls which I believe is another likely goal MLB considered when implementing this rule.

 

Kudos for being the first poster I've seen that actually thinks the new rule could be good for the game. I tend to agree as well.

 

It seems like the Cardinals in particular have used their bullpen to the righty/lefty switches to almost every batter past the 6th inning for the last 30 years.

 

It think this will award pitchers retaining MLB bullpen jobs that can get batters out from both sides of the plate, as well it should.

[SeaBass]

Given a choice I'd almost certainly come down against implementing the 3 batter rule but I'm curious to see how it plays out, I don't think it's automatically a bad thing for the game. The key factor is the "or end of the inning" aspect, if that weren't there I'd be much more strongly against it.

[MrTPlush]

Darn arm discomfort after one batter.

[bigredrobbo]

Darn arm discomfort after one batter.

 

[monty57]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/10/major-league-baseball-managers-dont-like-new-pitching-rule-for-2020.html

 

Sounds like Brewerfan.net posters aren't the only ones who don't like the 3-batter rule. Several managers and the players' union are openly speaking out against it.

[adambr2]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/10/major-league-baseball-managers-dont-like-new-pitching-rule-for-2020.html

 

Sounds like Brewerfan.net posters aren't the only ones who don't like the 3-batter rule. Several managers and the players' union are openly speaking out against it.

 

I hope they make an absolute mockery of it. Claudio throws ball 4 to his lefty and immediately grabs his arm, is fine the next day.

 

How are you going to enforce it and tell him he didn't actually have arm discomfort in that moment?

[topper09er]

 

How are you going to enforce it and tell him he didn't actually have arm discomfort in that moment?

 

They could say being removed in a way that violates this rule is an auto DL stint or something like that.

[MrTPlush]

 

How are you going to enforce it and tell him he didn't actually have arm discomfort in that moment?

 

They could say being removed in a way that violates this rule is an auto DL stint or something like that.

 

And you prove that, how? That is the problem, you can't.

[adambr2]

Yeah I don't see it. You're going to force teams to IL a player with a possible legitimate day-to-day injury?