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wahoomaniac
Jeez, I’d think Jorge Lopez could at least get a mention in the list of starting pitcher candidates.
fisher40
Lopez pitched himself out of the Brewers plans going forward when he stunk last year. He’ll be gone soon
daveineg
Lopez was stellar in winter ball and re-established himself. He’s right behind if not even with Hader.
brewcat
I thought the same thing. And what does Burgos have to do to get another chance. He should be right behind Lopez.
brewcat
And Jungman probably goes before Lopez. No mention.
daveineg
Lopez was stellar in winter ball after struggling last year. He’s very much in the picture.. Jungmann was fine toward the end of the year in Biloxi and is a year removed from posting a 3.77 ERA in 21 big league starts. Both certainly need to be mentioned ahead of Suter (who’s a reliever) and Wilkerson who might make the AAA roster but is no better than 12th on the starter depth chart.
daveineg
Behind the top 7 are Hader, Lopez, Jungmann, Woodruff, Burgos, and Ortiz, before you get to Wilkerson.
statmaster96
Jungmann is now a reliever going forward.
chesteraarthur
The brewers have a very interesting group of young players
ethan 3
I wouldn’t call that interesting
chesteraarthur
brinson, ray, diaz, hader, ortiz + what they already have on the mlb club (and i’m probably higher on trent clark than i should be)…I would, but i guess you’re entitled to your opinion.
craigcounsellhitsbombs
Diplan, Ponce, Nottingham, Harrison, Gatewood.
If the Cubs are going to win 100 games a year the next few seasons, may as well spend it developing some talent and possibly contending for a wildcard.
Then in 2019/2020, you ramp up, sign a free agent or two, and go for it.
daveineg
“I wouldn’t call that interesting” It’s interesting in the fact that guys like Broxton and Santana showed flashes of tremendous ability and Arcia is an extremely talented shortstop. Plus they still have Braun. There’s a lot we don’t know yet about this group and they could surprise. Villar opened eyes last year. More could follow. Not saying playoffs but they should not be entirely dismissed. Only the Cubs look strong in the division.
ethan 3
Garcia is OK I guess
11Bravo
Try to keep up with baseball Ethan.
bjtheduck
I’m pretty sure Peralta only has 2 options remaining since he was demoted last season.
smellmeahotdog
Besides the 115 innings, Garza also has to:
– Start 110 games between 2014-17 (start 39 games in 2017)
– Not finish the 2017 season on the DL
Unless he completes all of these, his option will not vest.
cgallant
Is Travis Shaw a lock for the first or third base job?
neonkeon23
Has to be. Depending on how he and Santana do, he could split between 3rd and right regularly.
bsb129
I would say he is a lock for third with Thames covering first. I’m actually really interested to see how he does, I thought he was a good pickup.
daveineg
Shaw’s got the inside track and will start the year as the 3B, but he’ll likely be platooned with Perez, and if he struggles, don’t think Counsell will hesitate playing Perez there regularly. That might not please his boss who traded Thornburg to get Shaw, but Counsell likes Perez a lot and will look to find him AB’s.
glassml
Garda “was” terrible in 2016.
glassml
Garda
glassml
Good gosh….Garza
wahoomaniac
Haha, you do have 5 minutes to edit a comment once it’s posted.
wiggysf
Not on the app.
statmaster96
Tommy Milone’s signing was advertised as a bullpen upgrade so it looks like he’ll be the long man even though he is now being stretched out.
darenh
Kirk Niewenhuis’s spot on the roster flummoxes me.
Im also not sure if it’s a sign of depth or the natural ebbs and flows of young talent, but most of the Brewers top prospects from ’16 have dipped and replaced by 6 of the Top 100 in the game. So if players like Clark, Phillips and Nottingham rebound, THEN I think this is a very interesting team.
eddiemathews
Captain Kirk had some of the most egregious home/road splits ever last year. I suspect that will normalize a bit.
pjmcnu
Good lord, you know it’s gonna be a long season when the battle for rotation places is listed as “all spots”.
11Bravo
I disagree with the “all spots” for the rotation. Guerra, Anderson, and Davies are probably locks. Be interesting to see who comes out between Garza, Nelson, and Peralta.