Fielder and Braun Flipped

[RynMan]

Yeah....I'd say it means less pitches for Braun to see.

[Scooter1027]

whats up with this move? kip wells on the hill so its not for a lefty. is it just to hit jenkins 5th to have l-r-l? does this move change anything?

I think this is it. Jenkins is having his usual 2nd half surge, so you move him up and the struggling Hall down. Fielder moves up to 3rd so a manager can't safely use just one lefty to navigate Fielder/Braun/Jenkins.

[akula]

Haha I have both Fielder and Braun. It doesn't matter who's batting 3rd/4th

[Scooter1027]

Well well, HR Fielder, 1B Braun, HR Jenkins. Worked in the 1st inning

[RynMan]

Well well, HR Fielder, 1B Braun, HR Jenkins. Worked in the 1st inning

Hehehe. Go Brew Crew!

Scooter, while you are here.....is it just me or is Villaneauva getting overworked? It seems like he is thrown out there way too much. I feel like his decline began with more frequently consecutive appearances.....

[Scooter1027]

Well well, HR Fielder, 1B Braun, HR Jenkins. Worked in the 1st inning

Hehehe. Go Brew Crew!

Scooter, while you are here.....is it just me or is Villaneauva getting overworked? It seems like he is thrown out there way too much. I feel like his decline began with more frequently consecutive appearances.....

Absolutely, I could not agree with you more. He's amongst the league leaders (if not tops? I remember hearing that, not sure) in IP for a reliever. He gets up it seems almost every game because inevitably one of our starters is struggling by the 4th or 5th. So either he comes in, or he is at least warming. He looks beat to me, fastball velocity is down a few ticks from 89-91 to 86-87. I'd like to see him DL'd, but I think they'd have to make up an injury along the lines of dead arm. I don't know what. But don't get me started on Yost's bullpen usage, because I don't understand it.

[RynMan]

Absolutely, I could not agree with you more. He's amongst the league leaders (if not tops? I remember hearing that, not sure) in IP for a reliever. He gets up it seems almost every game because inevitably one of our starters is struggling by the 4th or 5th. So either he comes in, or he is at least warming. He looks beat to me, fastball velocity is down a few ticks from 89-91 to 86-87. I'd like to see him DL'd, but I think they'd have to make up an injury along the lines of dead arm. I don't know what. But don't get me started on Yost's bullpen usage, because I don't understand it.

Yeah I agree totally. It's a little confusing. He has been using him as a late inning reliever, then the other day when Gallardo got shelled, he brought him in in the 3rd.....what was he doing? A little frustrating.