Brewers claim Tim Lopes

[markedman5]

[MadThinker88]

Adding info...

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/brewers-claim-tim-lopes.html

[PeaveyFury]

Immense positional versatility, but his ~.675-.700 OPS thus far (in a modestly small sample) would be a plus in the IF and bad in the OF.

[Brewers Numbers]

Still has 3 options which the Brewers like.

[josh]

Let's get this out of the way:

 

"Our savior! Sign me up for a ticket package now."

 

"Throw some more $&@* at the wall, Stearns! Gadang, this team is cheap."

 

"Churn at the bottom of the roster is reasonable, and to be expected if you've paid attention in the Stearns era."

 

"Controllable young talent. Positional versatility. Still young. Post-hype prospect. Yadda yadda."

 

"Some of you guys act like every schmo we bring in is going to be the next Jesus (Aguilar)."

 

"Nobody's saying he's going to be earth-shattering. But it's nice to look at the bright side."

 

"Yes yes, we are starving for something to talk about, friends."

 

All of this has happened before, and will happen again.

[sveumrules]

It would take A LOT for Tim to become my least favorite Lopes in franchise history.

[PeaveyFury]

It would take A LOT for Tim to become my least favorite Lopes in franchise history.

 

Really funny, as the first thing I thought was wondering if they were related....

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Utility infielder/outfielder type. Right-handed bat. Logged 1 IP in 2020.

 

Maybe Stearns has found Hernan Perez 2.0.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Feels like 26th man competition for Mathias, with the loser taking the Nashville second base job.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Sounds like a younger, probably better version of Jace Peterson. I suppose it wouldn't take much.

[TURBO]

Immense positional versatility, but his ~.675-.700 OPS thus far (in a modestly small sample) would be a plus in the IF and bad in the OF.

 

so then, we can be assured that most of his time will be spent in the OF, right?

[jjgott]

All of this has happened before, and will happen again.

 

[sveumrules]

Immense positional versatility, but his ~.675-.700 OPS thus far (in a modestly small sample) would be a plus in the IF and bad in the OF.

 

so then, we can be assured that most of his time will be spent in the OF, right?

 

Batting cleanup, at DH, in Game 7 of the 2021 NLCS...Tim Lopes.

[3and2Fastball]

Immense positional versatility, but his ~.675-.700 OPS thus far (in a modestly small sample) would be a plus in the IF and bad in the OF.

 

so then, we can be assured that most of his time will be spent in the OF, right?

 

Batting cleanup, at DH, in Game 7 of the 2021 NLCS...Tim Lopes.

 

The Brewers are gonna trade him?

[JohnBriggs12]

I think he'll have to improve to be the next Hernan Perez. He had a fielding percentage of under .900 as a 3rd basemen in the minors. He wasn't very good at SS either. His natural position is 2B. Not as much power as Hernan either, though he'll take a walk now and then. Good news is his strikeout rate is fairly low and he had a bit of a power surge in AAA in 2019. Seems we already have a similar type player in Mathias, who certainly didn't seem overmatched in his limited action.

[monty57]

Versatile guys like this are nice to have on the roster to be able to back up multiple positions. You just hope that they end up with around 200 PAs, and aren't the guy you have to rely on if a long-term injury occurs.

 

Ideally, they're what allows you to keep your better prospects in AAA until they're ready to start instead of sitting in a backup role on the MLB bench. Unfortunately, our position player depth is pretty thin in the upper minors, so an injury would force us to use guys like Lopes/Peterson/Mathias full-time until the regular is healthy.

[MNBrew]

I don't love this move but I don't hate it. Roster bubble guy, it seems. Career .252 BA looks fantastic with what we witnessed from most Brewers' bats in 2020, though his walk rate in 2020 was putrid.

 

If nothing else, this seems like a better pickup at first blush than Ronny Rodgriguez did at any point last year. If he plays in MIL this year, it shouldn't be disastrous. And if he never plays in the majors, either he totally bombed or the rest of our roster is performing well enough to keep him down in AAA.

Edited December 24, 2020 by MNBrew

[recte44]

Third base WHOA SOLVVD

[djoctagone]

tim lopes is being placed on the 60-day injured list with an oblique injury.

[djoctagone]

lopes will remain in arizona while on the 60-day injured list.

[djoctagone]

as damuelle points out, tim lopes is playing second base in a class aa spring training exhibition game today.

[Thurston Fluff]

It's going to be very confusing having Thomas Dillard and Tim Lopes playing in our system.

[djoctagone]

after seeing action in minor league spring training, tim lopes is expected to start a 20-day minor league rehab assignment when the season opens up tuesday.

[Oxy]

It's going to be very confusing having Thomas Dillard and Tim Lopes playing in our system.

 

In 2019, Dillon Thomas was one of Biloxi's better hitters. I think he's gone though.

[djoctagone]

tim lopes has started a minor league rehab assignment with the nashville sounds.