![]() Bednar was expected to be a hot commodity at the deadline, but the willingness to trade Keller seems like new information. Jon Heyman at the NY Post tweeted yesterday the Pirates would be willing to listen to offers on starting pitcher Mitch Keller, in addition to closer David Bednar. Tell it straight to me, what the end will be If your team wasn’t mentioned, we also have this week’s All-30, which explores the player on each team who seems most likely to be traded. And there are … others, like the Padres, who should probably sell - they’re 6 games back in the wild-card race - but also might be buyers? Or the Red Sox, who have some minor-league redundancies and could buy, but probably won’t mortgage the future for a shot at a wild-card berth. ![]() Chandler Rome answers some questions about the Astros’ deadline plans here. There are the buyers, like the Twins, who could use one of the 12 relief pitchers listed by Aaron Gleeman, or the Yankees, whom Chris Kirschner gives eight outfield options to pursue.Or the Tigers, who could say farewell to a few players. Tim Britton and Will Sammon teamed up to look at who might be on their way out the door as the Tesla of baseball teams begins to eject passengers from the battery fire. You can tell we’re getting close to the deadline when we see the influx of “these guys could work here” or “these guys won’t be here much longer” stories. Until further notice, he will continue hitting cleanup. He smiled and offered a lighthearted correction, saying, “four through nine.”įrelick, the 15th pick out of Boston College in the 2021 draft, batted sixth in his debut. But after Yelich, William Contreras and Willy Adames in the first three spots, the rest of the batting order is mostly rookies and journeymen.īefore I worked the Braves-Brewers broadcast for Fox on Saturday, I remarked to a Brewers person on the relative weakness of the team’s lineup, five through nine. The expected return of right-hander Brandon Woodruff from a shoulder issue in mid-August should make the rotation even stronger. The next step is for general manager Matt Arnold to supply reinforcements, starting with a first base/DH type.Īs usual, pitching and defense are the Brewers’ staples. ![]() 31 prospect according to the midseason update by The Athletic’s Keith Law, is providing a spark. The Brewers’ offense ranks 26th in runs per game, ahead of only the Marlins, Tigers, Royals and A’s. The Brewers went on to win, 3-2, on a walk-off single by Christian Yelich, improving their record against the second-place Reds to 9-2 and increasing their lead in the NL Central to 1 1/2 games. Oops! The power came Monday night, when Frelick, again batting cleanup, hit his first career homer, a game-tying shot off the Reds’ Graham Ashcraft in the sixth inning. Not sure I see any power coming but nice player overall.” For all you need to know about the Brewers’ offense, consider that 23-year-old Sal Frelick stands 5-foot-10 and 182 pounds and on his second day in the majors - his second day! - he moved into the cleanup spot.įrelick merited that place after making one of the more spectacular debuts in recent memory on Saturday, going 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, driving in the tying and go-ahead runs and making two spectacular catches in right field in the Brewers’ 4-3 victory over the Braves.Ī rival executive, granted anonymity so he could speak candidly, said of Frelick afterward, “Love the ‘D,’ not as sold on the bat.
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