2025 MLB Season

[pbiflyer]

I hope this was promised by a family member, otherwise the Brewers just outed an Arkansas violation.



https://x.com/hemming_hawing/status/1954617142915026991

[Uncle Rico]

I hope this was promised by a family member, otherwise the Brewers just outed an Arkansas violation.



https://x.com/hemming_hawing/status/1954617142915026991

An Altima?  Arkansas should get penalized for being so cheap

[18thandWells]

True. But in 12 games since his Game of the Century, Kurtz has 0 HR, 1 XBH and 3 RBI. So he's not exactly tearing it up, either.

FanGraphs says Kurtz has the highest WRC+ since June 1. Mr. Isaac Collins is 4th; Judge and Ohtani are 9th and 10th in that span.

[MU82]

FanGraphs says Kurtz has the highest WRC+ since June 1. Mr. Isaac Collins is 4th; Judge and Ohtani are 9th and 10th in that span.

Neat.

Jockey made a reference to his 4 HR, 8 RBI game; I went with stats since then. You are free to pick and choose any date you want to prop up or take down any player you want.

[18thandWells]

Neat.

Jockey made a reference to his 4 HR, 8 RBI game; I went with stats since then. You are free to pick and choose any date you want to prop up or take down any player you want.

Just thought it was interesting.

[MU82]

Just thought it was interesting.

Fair enough. He looks like a fine young player for a franchise that has been irrelevant for years.

[Billy Hoyle]

Love the Seattle news people calling them the "hottest team in baseball."

Try the second hottest, by far. 

I saw the stat that the Brewers are 24-4 in their last 28. That's insane, 1998 Yankees level ball right there.

[CreightonWarrior]

That walk off was awesome. I know this is probably only cool for one person here and he may now be hated, which is understandable, but Collins went to Creighton.

[Uncle Rico]

That walk off was awesome. I know this is probably only cool for one person here and he may now be hated, which is understandable, but Collins went to Creighton.

He's friends with Brad Davison, however

[wadesworld]

He's friends with Brad Davison, however

Yeah.  Gotta love Brad trying to insert himself into Isaac's fame and success and getting his name back in Wisconsin's sports fans' heads.

[MU82]

Yeah.  Gotta love Brad trying to insert himself into Isaac's fame and success and getting his name back in Wisconsin's sports fans' heads.

Did he punch Isaac's ballsack?

[cheebs09]

I saw the stat that the Brewers are 24-4 in their last 28. That's insane, 1998 Yankees level ball right there.

You take out the horrible Yankees series to start the year, and the Brewers stats are pretty crazy from a run differential.

[Uncle Rico]

I saw the stat that the Brewers are 24-4 in their last 28. That's insane, 1998 Yankees level ball right there.

I believe that Yankees team started 0-3.  Went to see them play the Twins in the dome that year and the Twins beat them up.

[MU82]

Just read about Jen Pawol's game behind the plate yesterday. She missed the call on the very first pitch - it was well inside, but she called it a strike. But the batter didn't react negatively (and got a single later in the at-bat), and overall Pawol did very well according to most observers.

https://www.mlb.com/video/jen-pawol-calls-first-strike

Said Marlins manager Clayton McCullough: "I think Jen did a really nice job. I think she's very composed back there. She handled and managed the game very well."

[Jockey]

You take out the horrible Yankees series to start the year, and the Brewers stats are pretty crazy from a run differential.

Leave in the Yankees series and the Brewers stats are pretty crazy from a run differential.

Other than the Cubs, the differential is at least 50% better than every single MLB team.

[GB Warrior]

Leave in the Yankees series and the Brewers stats are pretty crazy from a run differential.

Other than the Cubs, the differential is at least 50% better than every single MLB team.

Crazy how much improved this entire division is. Thanks for trying Pittsburgh

[18thandWells]

Pittsburgh (-58) had a -20 run differential in the 3 game sweep by the White Sox immediately after the Break.

[JWags85]

Just read about Jen Pawol's game behind the plate yesterday. She missed the call on the very first pitch - it was well inside, but she called it a strike. But the batter didn't react negatively (and got a single later in the at-bat), and overall Pawol did very well according to most observers.

https://www.mlb.com/video/jen-pawol-calls-first-strike

Said Marlins manager Clayton McCullough: "I think Jen did a really nice job. I think she's very composed back there. She handled and managed the game very well."

She ended up doing fine and the whole thing was handled with an appropriate level of attention/note without being excessive...but the video of the first pitch is hilarious and just perfectly in the wheelhouse of any meathead misogynist who wanted to be upset.  Its was like having the first woman to start an F1 race stalling out at the start

[MuggsyB]

The Brewers are 30 games over .500.  I just looked at their payroll.  It's crazy  low.  They have like 8 guys at under 800K making huge contributions.  I don't recall seeing anything like this in MLB. 

[PointWarrior]

The Brewers are 30 games over .500.  I just looked at their payroll.  It's crazy  low.  They have like 8 guys at under 800K making huge contributions.  I don't recall seeing anything like this in MLB. 

The Brewers payroll is crazy low? Why has nobody reported on this?  Preposterous!

[18thandWells]

The Brewers are 30 games over .500.  I just looked at their payroll.  It's crazy  low.  They have like 8 guys at under 800K making huge contributions.  I don't recall seeing anything like this in MLB. 

In the last 7 seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays have finished 30 games over .500 three times with a payroll in the bottom five.

[JWags85]

The Brewers are 30 games over .500.  I just looked at their payroll.  It's crazy  low.  They have like 8 guys at under 800K making huge contributions.  I don't recall seeing anything like this in MLB. 

No disrespect to the Brewers and the amazing job they've done with a low payroll, but this is also the financials of MLB.  Any time a team does well with players that haven't hit their service time to get to FA, this will happen. 

Its actually kind of amusing, if you look at it.  The Brewers are being fueled by a bunch of "young" guys in their first few years of MLB action.  But they (Collins, Frelik, Vaughn, Turang) are all in their late 20s.

[tower912]

Just last season, the payroll of the Tigers playoff roster against Houston was less than Hader's salary.  $18.8 million vs $19 million.
   
Kudos to the Brewers on developing and winning with their young players

[Dish]

Ohtani is either really really bad at choosing people to partner with, or is an all time a hole.

[Uncle Rico]

No disrespect to the Brewers and the amazing job they've done with a low payroll, but this is also the financials of MLB.  Any time a team does well with players that haven't hit their service time to get to FA, this will happen. 

Its actually kind of amusing, if you look at it.  The Brewers are being fueled by a bunch of "young" guys in their first few years of MLB action.  But they (Collins, Frelik, Vaughn, Turang) are all in their late 20s.

The young guys is an organizational philosophy.  College bats in the draft, use international signings in raw, younger players.  Turang was a HS pick but they've shifted strategy since. And to be fair, those guys have been in the bigs for a few years now.  They should be moving towards whatever their peak will be

Their top two prospects (5th and 16th in MLB pipeline) are teenagers and international signings.  As they showed finding Chourio, they have a knack for identifying international talent.

They will draft HS bats and pay over slot.

Vaughn and Collins are likely to regress, if not this year, next.  But who cares?  Enjoy them while they're hot.