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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 8, 2024 16:20:39 GMT -8
Guerra has played LF a couple of times this year and looked OK. That could give them another option.
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Post by beaverboilermaker on Apr 8, 2024 20:12:25 GMT -8
Mason is a top-5-in-the-order hitter on this team and has been all season. No way he sits without injury or a major slump like Tanner had the last few weeks. At 1B I like Guerra better going to his right and committing to charge the ball, while Kreig has better footwork around the bag but not as good moving to field grounders. Both should play when Caraway comes back - platoon to the DH.
Although when we get the full complement of OF back, Macias may be the go-to DH and Kreig could be sitting.
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Post by beaverinsider211 on Apr 8, 2024 21:37:02 GMT -8
MMD, Caraway, and Kasper back creates some interesting lineup questions. My best guess would be move Guerra to 1B. Krieg and Macias platoon DH. I’m sure Krieg still gets time at 1B as well with Guerra DH’ing sometimes. I’m sure the choice between Macias and Krieg could revolve around matchups as well. Both have interesting stats. While Krieg strikeouts a ton he gets on base a ton and has the chance to run into a ball. Even with him being slow the addition of MMD, Caraway, and Kasper back in the lineup gives us a lot more speed and athleticism. Macias strikes out less but doesn’t get on base as much. But he also brings a lot more speed than Krieg does. Either way I’ll just be happy when this team is healthy again and we are back to full strength like the beginning of the season.
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Apr 8, 2024 21:37:34 GMT -8
He’s a large human who can hit the ball really far. Seems to have a solid glove. Plenty to like - and this is a good problem to have (picking the odd man out). With the exception of swatting at Kamatz's throw to 1st in the 9th Saturday and not making that catch, Krieg has impressed me with his defense. When comparing his batting stats to Guerra's I don't see any obvious separation in either direction. Guerra has a higher average with more AB's, Krieg has same # of HR's with less AB's, etc..... you can go back and forth across the line and at the end they both have differing yet a similar number of pluses in their favor. Assuming MC sees it similarly, how do you then decide once Caraway comes back? Defense, base running, other? Krieg does lead the team with 9 HBP. Macias has 7. Guerra has 2. He has played in 6 fewer games than either. |
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Post by beaverinsider211 on Apr 8, 2024 21:44:09 GMT -8
I’ll respond to the original question as well
MMD - I have no idea what’s wrong with him.
Kasper - should be back next week in some capacity as a DH. I would have to think he’s full go come end of April or beginning of May when crunch time comes.
Caraway - I think he will be back sometime end of April or beginning of May. Fingers usually take a month. Would have to guess he’s gotta take some time to get back into the full swing of things as well since he’s probably not hitting or throwing.
Hopefully nothing serious with MMD and we are all healthy by May.
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Post by Bodhisattva on Apr 9, 2024 6:36:46 GMT -8
Mason is a top-5-in-the-order hitter on this team and has been all season. No way he sits without injury or a major slump like Tanner had the last few weeks. At 1B I like Guerra better going to his right and committing to charge the ball, while Kreig has better footwork around the bag but not as good moving to field grounders. Both should play when Caraway comes back - platoon to the DH. Although when we get the full complement of OF back, Macias may be the go-to DH and Kreig could be sitting. I don't think you would DH Macias. He's a plus defender. I would think they would DH Kasper or McDowell over DHing Macias. |
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Post by bazzana4days on Apr 9, 2024 7:53:00 GMT -8
With everyone back we are gonna be dangerous I think we can all agree with that but this is how I see it.
2B Bazzana
CF MMD
1B Guerra
LF Turley
3B Caraway
RF Kasper
SS Hainline
DH Kreig
C Weber/Smith
I like Kreig over everyone else because he simply gets on base and getting on base scores runs and runs equals wins.
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Post by beaver1989 on Apr 9, 2024 8:34:47 GMT -8
With everyone back we are gonna be dangerous I think we can all agree with that but this is how I see it. 2B Bazzana CF MMD 1B Guerra LF Turley 3B Caraway RF Kasper SS Hainline DH Kreig C Weber/Smith I like Kreig over everyone else because he simply gets on base and getting on base scores runs and runs equals wins. Good lineup. I might flip a couple spots around, but the names are great. |
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Post by beaverboilermaker on Apr 9, 2024 19:01:25 GMT -8
Mason is a top-5-in-the-order hitter on this team and has been all season. No way he sits without injury or a major slump like Tanner had the last few weeks. At 1B I like Guerra better going to his right and committing to charge the ball, while Kreig has better footwork around the bag but not as good moving to field grounders. Both should play when Caraway comes back - platoon to the DH. Although when we get the full complement of OF back, Macias may be the go-to DH and Kreig could be sitting. I don't think you would DH Macias. He's a plus defender. I would think they would DH Kasper or McDowell over DHing Macias. I like Macias as an OF, but I would stop short of saying he is a plus defensive OF. He gets good reads on contact, but arm and speed are not plus for pro scouts. Turley is better on both, Kasper has a better arm and MMD has better OF speed and simply has the best OF range on the team. Totally get the idea of Kasper DH when he first gets back. I love Macias’ makeup, just being realistic about his pro tools. |
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Post by bvogrande on Apr 10, 2024 6:56:07 GMT -8
Bottom line is, we are loaded! We're missing a few starters, and we're still able to put up a bunch of runs in a hurry....... Macias's arm is just fine.....When MMD gets healthy, I'd hate to see Reeder get yanked....... I kinda feel sorry for Trosky, love that kids game....... I do like Krieg at first over Guerra; other than a few bobbles (one of them was a pretty wet ball), he does start and finish a pretty slick 3-6-3 DP.......How do you even get guys like Talt and Jones into games? Nice problems to have I 'spose.
Where's Lattery? and what about Lawson?
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Post by Bodhisattva on Apr 10, 2024 7:12:25 GMT -8
Sounds like Kasper might be back limited this weekend. I would lean he will be back, but there is a chance they push him back another week. They don't want to make the same mistake as last time, and miss him for the entire year.
Micah and Trent sound like they might be out until early May from what I'm hearing.
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Post by Bodhisattva on Apr 10, 2024 7:17:30 GMT -8
I don't think you would DH Macias. He's a plus defender. I would think they would DH Kasper or McDowell over DHing Macias. I like Macias as an OF, but I would stop short of saying he is a plus defensive OF. He gets good reads on contact, but arm and speed are not plus for pro scouts. Turley is better on both, Kasper has a better arm and MMD has better OF speed and simply has the best OF range on the team. Totally get the idea of Kasper DH when he first gets back. I love Macias’ makeup, just being realistic about his pro tools. Interesting. I hadn't heard that before. I think I was going off last year, when it seemed they subbed him in for a defensive replacement in late game situations. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 10, 2024 7:22:28 GMT -8
I don't think you would DH Macias. He's a plus defender. I would think they would DH Kasper or McDowell over DHing Macias. I like Macias as an OF, but I would stop short of saying he is a plus defensive OF. He gets good reads on contact, but arm and speed are not plus for pro scouts. Turley is better on both, Kasper has a better arm and MMD has better OF speed and simply has the best OF range on the team. Totally get the idea of Kasper DH when he first gets back. I love Macias’ makeup, just being realistic about his pro tools. I think Reeder may have even better range than MMD, but he's not the hitter MMD is......yet. |
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Post by richard44 on Apr 10, 2024 7:31:34 GMT -8
With everyone back we are gonna be dangerous I think we can all agree with that but this is how I see it. 2B Bazzana CF MMD 1B Guerra LF Turley 3B Caraway RF Kasper SS Hainline DH Kreig C Weber/Smith I like Kreig over everyone else because he simply gets on base and getting on base scores runs and runs equals wins. It’s tough because I like Krieg a lot better at first for defensive reasons. And I like Macias better defensively in the outfield over Kasper. But there just aren’t enough spots for everyone to play. A good problem to have. Reeder has been impressive, but McDowell is just too good at the plate to not have in the lineup. He can do everything offensively, and is a perfect two hitter. |
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Post by hottubbeaver on Apr 10, 2024 11:23:37 GMT -8
With everyone back we are gonna be dangerous I think we can all agree with that but this is how I see it. 2B Bazzana CF MMD 1B Guerra LF Turley 3B Caraway RF Kasper SS Hainline DH Kreig C Weber/Smith I like Kreig over everyone else because he simply gets on base and getting on base scores runs and runs equals wins. A lineup I haven't seen anyone mention for after all three come back is, how about Caraway as the DH? Leave Guerra at 3rd and Krieg at 1st and use Caraway as the DH (primarily). Give Caraway some innings or mid week games at 3rd. |
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