Apparently Marc expected the Brewers to just be one of the best teams in baseball this year even though he had them in last place in the division for his prediction.
lmao i went straight to the comments to complain about this. he was literally the worst qualified hitter in baseball last season and is going to be an all star. ortiz deserved a mention as well, zero expectations and now at the top of the NL ROTY race
GiraffeNeckMarc snubbing the Brewers again. Brice Turang had the 3rd worst wRC+ in the MLB last year minimum 400 PA at 60 wRC+ and put up -0.2 fWAR. He currently has a 124 wRC+ and 2.0 fWAR.
@@lucasbell4831When Bailey Falter shut down the Brewers earlier this year, I was really annoyed, but clearly there's something there with him because he's been amazing this year.
Mason Miller is NOT the best closer in baseball. That will have to go to Emmanuel Clase. He has leads the league in nearly every category with: 18 saves, 30 appearances, 0.31 ERA, and an absolutely mental ERA+ of 1266. His ERA+ is 1077 points higher than Mason Miller's.
I disagree and think miller is better. Clase is insane but his underlying stats aren’t near as good as Miller. Miller averages literally twice as many strikeouts per nine and has a much better FIP. Clase is still amazing but his era+ won’t hold up with his underlying stats continuing being the way they are. Miller is quite literally unhittable, players rarely make contact against him. Clase is great but his FIP is 1.35 and his era is 0.31, meaning he has been getting lucky to some extent. Clase is obviously still amazing but I think Miller is better. He averages 2 strikeouts per inning, that’s absolutely mind boggling. Clase averages about 1 per inning and has a FIP much worse than Millers 0.8 FIP.
For me, the biggest issue is Marc claiming that Miller is the best closer and that it isn’t close. Debating between who is better between Clase, Miller, or any other elite closer is fine. I’m certainly biased towards Clase so I’m willing to admit that I may be overselling him to a degree and as such I won’t debate the claim that Miller is better. But to act like Miller is in a league of his own is to not do one’s due diligence.
its not even the halfway point. being good before the allstar break and then falling off doesnt mean that player was important at all. the first half of the season is not the important part of the season. no player who was great in the first half but bad in the second half had a good season worth talking about. advanced stats dont make any sports great or better. not everything needs to be quantified to be understood. theres no stats that suggest kirk gibson would have hit that homerun. stats on paper dont predict anything in sports at all. computer simulations can not accurately predict real life
Which Brewers player has been more surprising than anyone actually named in the video? They've been good, for sure, but none of them are better than anyone mentioned here.
Yo Mark! I had no idea you were an ally!! It’s awesome that you support the community and employ Cole aka nomorefielders- as he is a member of the LGBTQ+ community! He’s an awesome dude and his channel is amazing!
one of the brewers young infielders gotta be here. joey ortiz had pretty low expectations year 1 and is currently firmly in the rookie of the year race, and brice turang went from literally 1st percentile batting run value (basically the worst qualified hitter in baseball) to a top 3 second baseman in all of baseball (bullish, but hitting .300 as the best defender at the position means something)
as a Ray also, my pick if mark ever wanted to make a second part would be Isaac Paredes. One of the few consistently good bright spots our offensive lineup has.
What makes Iminaga more impressive this season (so far) is that he's outside of the recent start vs the Brewers gotten used to the MLB way of playing. And he's getting like what 20 mil over 5 years. He could go downhill a small bit but most likely not barely being in the majors bad
Alec Bohm has been great at the plate this season, he still needs to improve defensively though. Definitely needs to be a lot more consistent in the field, cause he still makes a lot of errors in the field.
I'm very surprised by the Red Sox starting pitchers so far this season. They would be no where without them, after losing 3 of their best offensive players in early April
When you mentioned Shota Imanaga, at first I thought you were going to say "Shohei Ohtani" and I was just like "No shit he's like the best player in baseball! How is that surprising??!!"
I could’ve seen Suarez being good but maybe not that good he has been a dominant reliever for them including their deep run in 2022 but I do agree he has been amazing this year on a forgettable and frustrating Padres squad!
Because of the start he got off to, the consistency he's playing with, and the recent hitting streak, Anthony Volpe has turned some heads to show how good he is after a pretty bad rookie year
What about Robert Suarez? I know his fip isn’t as low as Millers but his era is more than a run lower and he has the most saves. He’s only given up two runs all year. His strikeouts per 9 are half of Millers but to say he’s the best without it being close. Come on.
Mason Miller: strikeouts per 9, sure. But, in EVERY OTHER category Emmanuel Clase has been better. And on a better team, so higher leverage situations too. To say Miller has been the best closer BY FAR? No. And I know how enamored you are with Edwin Diaz, but Clase has been the best closer in the majors for the last 3 years at least....
Should've added Brice Turang, he's hitting .300 with an ops+ above 120. Compare that to last year where he hit .218 with an ops+ of 60, bro's literally twice as good as he was last year.
Just a reminder that David Fry was traded for JC Mejia, who is currently serving a 162 game PED suspension Is this the new Josh Fields for Yordan Alvarez? Only time will tell. Go Guards
Nominee for biggest disappointments of the year: Spencer Torkelson. Just got sent down to triple A. Major disappointment after hitting 30 HRs last year
Mason Miller is the “best reliever in baseball and it’s not even close”?!?!? Ummmm, no. His 2.08 ERA is way higher than Emmanuel Clase’s CAREER ERA. Add that Clase is completely shutting teams down with a SICK 0.31 ERA and a more impressive 0.61 WHIP. Both are two levels above Miller (and Clase has thrown significantly more innings). Clase is the best reliever in baseball and it’s not even close.
I’d say Wilyer Abreu was not expected to even start, shoudve been atleast a honorable mention, considering you think Gil is surprising not just developing.
Ronel Blanco has been the stone, a suprising one, that the Astros have had when some other stuff was lacking, he MAJORLY picked up a slacking pitching rotation that has been mangled by injuries. Considering he made the team the LAST possible day he could, him, Mason Miller, Luis Gil, and David Fry are my most surprising. Im glad you at least got 3/4
Go check Yimi Garcia’s stats on the Jays his fastball has gained 5mph this offseason and he has been one of the best relievers in baseball. Also missed Kutter Crawford
