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M-C-G wrote:Anyone want to provide some general observations about how the team looks so far this spring? Anyone surprising you? Anyone disappointing you?

M-C-G wrote:Anyone want to provide some general observations about how the team looks so far this spring? Anyone surprising you? Anyone disappointing you?

ColeWorld23 wrote:Ryan Braun puts Milwaukee condo on the market

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/brewers-ryan-braun-puts-milwaukee-condo-on-the-market?_ga=2.64380071.949089667.1590406111-1244324560.1590406111

From Baseball America's draft rankings...

6. Garrett Mitchell
UCLA OF
Notes:
Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 204 | B-T: L-R
Commit/Drafted: Athletics '17 (14)
Age At Draft: 21.8

Scouts eyed Mitchell as a potential first-round pick at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High, but a middling senior season and concerns about his Type 1 diabetes caused him to fall to the 14th round, where the A's picked him. He opted for UCLA and became a three-year starter for the Bruins. After struggling as a freshman, Mitchell led the nation in triples during a breakout sophomore season and continued to raise his stock as a junior. He was batting .355/.425/.484 this spring when the season shut down. Mitchell possesses arguably the best package of tools in the 2020 draft. He's an 80-grade runner who changes games with his speed, is a plus defensive center fielder who effortlessly glides to balls and has a rifle for an arm. Mitchell shows massive, plus-plus raw power in batting practice, but his choppy swing produces mostly grounders and low line drives in games. His natural feel for contact gives him a chance to be an above-average or better hitter, and his natural speed and elite times out of the box should help inflate his batting average. Some evaluators are optimistic Mitchell can tap into his power with swing refinements in pro ball, but his in-game power production is concerning dating back to his high school career. Mitchell’s speed helps him to beat out infield singles and amass lots of doubles and triples, making him an offensive difference-maker even absent home run power. Mitchell has faced health and endurance concerns because of his diabetes throughout his career, but he played 62 of 63 games for UCLA in 2019 and all 15 games in 2020 before the season shut down. With a high probability to hit for average, steal bases and stay in center field, and the possibility of adding power, Mitchell is a top-10 talent, though his question marks make him a bit more polarizing than the other players around him.

humanrefutation wrote:I'd rather they just eliminate the DH altogether, but my second choice is if they adopted it leaguewide.

ReasonablySober wrote:I hate watching the dumbed down AL version of baseball.

jakecronus8 wrote:Re: the Hader/Lux smoke again

Before Yeli signed id have been against it. With him locked up I’d be all about it.

ReasonablySober wrote:Overall I liked the Brewers strategy. Toolsy, versatile college bats. Should give them options at the upper levels sooner rather than later.