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Game Thread (4/26/2022): Brewers (Woodruff) at Pirates (Keller) - 5:35 PM CDT

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1 hour ago, Jopal78 said:

Cain's struggles to start the year should have opened the door for Taylor to seize the regular CF job, but Taylor's .214/.267/.357 line so far has given the Brewers justification for at least trying to get something for the 18 million they are paying Lorenzo Cain.  

I'm as disappointed as anyone in how poorly Taylor has started the year, but it's 30 PA's of pretty much inconsistent usage.  Maybe PART of the reason the Stearns/CC team can't develop any hitters is because they set them up to fail, then point at their failure and well there you go, they sucked anyways.  Cain, Wong, Adames, Renfroe for >30PA were all black holes in the lineup, but they continue to get the starts no matter how atrocious they play.  Is Taylor a HOFer being held back?  No, but he had a 1.3 fWAR in 271 PA last year and is a decent option to give ABs to when there is clearly a multitude of failing spots in the lineup.  Actually by the game logs it looks like CC decided after 24 PAs that Taylor should be playing every 3 days.  TWENTY-FOUR. Half the board is in an uproar because a few posters are upset with the start of the season, but if the Brewers do a small sample move then it's because that player is crap. How about setting players up to succeed.

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6 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

I'm as disappointed as anyone in how poorly Taylor has started the year, but it's 30 PA's of pretty much inconsistent usage.  Maybe PART of the reason the Stearns/CC team can't develop any hitters is because they set them up to fail, then point at their failure and well there you go, they sucked anyways.  Cain, Wong, Adames, Renfroe for >30PA were all black holes in the lineup, but they continue to get the starts no matter how atrocious they play.  Is Taylor a HOFer being held back?  No, but he had a 1.3 fWAR in 271 PA last year and is a decent option to give ABs to when there is clearly a multitude of failing spots in the lineup.  Actually by the game logs it looks like CC decided after 24 PAs that Taylor should be playing every 3 days.  TWENTY-FOUR. Half the board is in an uproar because a few posters are upset with the start of the season, but if the Brewers do a small sample move then it's because that player is crap. How about setting players up to succeed.

Who was in charge of the team when Taylor got those 271 PA’s last year?  Same guys who are pulling the strings this year and have been extremely successful with running our team for years with platoons and lineup changes - things specifically aimed at setting players up to succeed.

I highly doubt they are basing anything off of only 24 plate appearances and think that Taylor is crap.  Brewers have a struggling offense across the board right now and it would be impossible for them to replace all of the “failing spots” at once.

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I just had a rando thought, and because it’s a Pirates GT, I am going to share it with you all as I await the start to our Minors games:

 

Can you imagine if there was Socials when Robin Yount approached Free Agency? I mean, I was on Channel 12 news at the time - interviewed as a fifth grader in an absurdly ugly Bugle Boy sweatshirt with ugky khakis (thanks Mom) - and wrote him a personal letter ?. I nearly had a crisis.

 

Anyhow, enjoy the game!

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8 minutes ago, yourout said:

Wonder who in the MLB has been paid the most per hit so far this season.

Yelich has to be right up there with any that have 50pa or so.

Yelich is at 11 hits / 26 million = 2.36 million per hit so far. Some others over 2 million per hit, min 50 PAs...

Anthony Rendon 10 hits/ 36 million = 3.6 million per hit.
Carlos Correa 10 hits / 35.1 million = 3.51 million per hit.
Joey Votto 8 hits / 25 million - 3.13 million per hit.
Giancarlo Stanton 12 hits / 29 million = 2.42 million per hit.
Miguel Sano 4 hits / 9.25 million = 2.31 million per hit.
Josh Donaldson 10 hits / 21 million = 2.1 million per hit.
Marcus Semien 12 hits / 25 million = 2.08 million per hit.

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Looks like a short start from Woodruff tonight .

42 pitches to get through 2 innings and he might have to be removed early if that foot gets sore. 

Note: If I raise something as a POSSIBILITY that does not mean that I EXPECT it to happen.
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8 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

The Yelich extension has a real shot to be one of the worst contracts in MLB history. It is already highly likely to be the worst contract in franchise history.

I don't think it will be.  Vernon Wells, A.J. Burnett, Carl Crawford, Johan Santana, Ryan Howard and Barry Zito were all far worse contracts. 

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