Brewers trade for Hunter Renfroe in exchange for Jackie Bradley Jr., David Hamilton and Alex Binelas

[markedman5]

 

[torts]

Huh, imagine that!

[ClosetBrewerFan]

The Brewers need to send Yelich and McCutchen to an optometrist.

[DuWayne Steurer]

McCutchen is just old and nearly washed.

[pitchleague]

Reading this news, it does make you wonder how this issue wasn’t discovered by the Brewers.  Who knows, maybe they suggested a eye exam and he refused.  It just seems to me that a vision exam (not just a test but a full-on examination) would be just as important as a physical exam when signing a player or trading for one.

[Jopal78]

19 minutes ago, pitchleague said:

Reading this news, it does make you wonder how this issue wasn’t discovered by the Brewers.  Who knows, maybe they suggested a eye exam and he refused.  It just seems to me that a vision exam (not just a test but a full-on examination) would be just as important as a physical exam when signing a player or trading for one.

I wouldn't read too much into the article, seems like somebody's speculative piece to fill up space in the Globe.

To be sure, JBJ's numbers on the season are still terrible (.228/.277/.326).

He's been awful against lefties (.167/.231/.278) and is not given much playing time against LHP (39 PAs).

His slash line away from Fenway is also atrocious (.151/.210./.183)

He was bad at the plate in April (.458 OPS), decent in May (.737 OPS) and awful again so far in June (.569 OPS)

That he has glasses to correct astigmatism would have no causal link to his inability to hit lefties, on the road, nor explain why he has been bad two out of the three months this season. 

[dlk9s]

All the Brewers had to do was watch Major League.

[torts]

32 minutes ago, Jopal78 said:

I wouldn't read too much into the article, seems like somebody's speculative piece to fill up space in the Globe.

To be sure, JBJ's numbers on the season are still terrible (.228/.277/.326).

He's been awful against lefties (.167/.231/.278) and is not given much playing time against LHP (39 PAs).

His slash line away from Fenway is also atrocious (.151/.210./.183)

He was bad at the plate in April (.458 OPS), decent in May (.737 OPS) and awful again so far in June (.569 OPS)

That he has glasses to correct astigmatism would have no causal link to his inability to hit lefties, on the road, nor explain why he has been bad two out of the three months this season. 

but did you look at a random number of games?!  (where did they come up with 'last 38 games' LOL)

[Fear The Chorizo]

By all forms of statistical analysis, JBJ is still terrible offensively even if he can now fly fighter jets with his improved vision.  Also took a look at Binelas' stats - as a polished collegiate bat he's OPS'ing mid .800s in high A....solid but not spectacular.  David Hamilton is OPS-ing mid 0.600's in AA as a 24 yr old.

 

All in all, very pleased to have Renfroe in Milwaukee as a result of this trade....very, very pleased.

 

[HarryDoyle]

3 hours ago, dlk9s said:

All the Brewers had to do was watch Major League.

Yep, a homemade four letter eye chart would've saved us a lot of grief.

[wildcat2237]

2 hours ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

By all forms of statistical analysis, JBJ is still terrible offensively even if he can now fly fighter jets with his improved vision.  Also took a look at Binelas' stats - as a polished collegiate bat he's OPS'ing mid .800s in high A....solid but not spectacular.  David Hamilton is OPS-ing mid 0.600's in AA as a 24 yr old.

 

All in all, very pleased to have Renfroe in Milwaukee as a result of this trade....very, very pleased.

 

I'm not quite ready to write off Binelas. However, that trade does not look like an absolute disaster. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

2 hours ago, wildcat2237 said:

I'm not quite ready to write off Binelas. However, that trade does not look like an absolute disaster. 

On balance I'm happy with the trade, but I do wish we could've found a way to include someone other than Binelas.

[stalton]

Slightly off topic, but is an eye exam a part of the yearly physical or required for a trade?

[SRB]

His eyes are in the best shape of their life.

[markedman5]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/red-sox-dfa-jackie-bradley-jr.html