Do we re-sign

[greenbean.sixpack]

Big Lew? I know nothing about baseball, but here's my ranking: Defense C+, Power B+, Hitting for average D, Grit A.

I'm assuming there's better catchers out there, but he'll be better next year. Do we resign him as our starter or try to find another catcher in the portal?

 

[FactCheckerBot]

Fact:

Huge difference between “resign” and “re-sign” and I hope your intention was towards the latter.

 

[85Bears]

He looks like he he has the ability to Hit better , I’d resign him. He’d be a good prospect if he’d bring his average up a bit.

The SS looks lost at the plate, pressing, swinging at bad pitches can’t identify a good pitch.

 

[patdog]

I dint know how well he hits or if he’s got any eligibility left, but I’d take that Cincy catcher if I could. He saved their pitchers several wild pitches last night.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

I like him. His power is good. He has about as many HR as Ace Reese for his number of at bats

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Fact:

Huge difference between “resign” and “re-sign” and I hope your intention was towards the latter.

Haha, good point

 

[ronpolk]

There has to be better options out there. He’s below average in the field and hitting. I’d say next years team sets up to be more of a defensive team. We need to prioritize a strong defensive catcher

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

I dint know how well he hits or if he’s got any eligibility left, but I’d take that Cincy catcher if I could. He saved their pitchers several wild pitches last night.

I was thinking the same, plus he had some good hitting stats

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

We are a MUCH better baseball team when he is in the lineup.

We need to recruit in portal above him.

Both things can be true.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

I dint know how well he hits or if he’s got any eligibility left, but I’d take that Cincy catcher if I could. He saved their pitchers several wild pitches last night.

Think he'll go pro, he's a junior hitting 342 with 19 bombs and we know MLB values catchers.

I honestly think we're fine with Milewski. I'd rather go get that Coats dude from Cincy to play 1B next year. Hitting 340 with 28 bombs. I mean this is how it's done, this is how folks ID players, especially baseball. Come to our regional, we'll take yo players. Did it to VCU and Campbell.

 

[patdog]

We are a MUCH better baseball team when he is in the lineup.

We need to recruit in portal above him.

Both things can be true.

That says more about our other catchers then it says we have a good starting catcher. I like the guy & if we just can’t get someone better then yeah. Keep him. But I can’t imagine we can’t identify & get someone better. We can’t just keep marginal players around because we like them. Maybe as a backup.

 

[tbaydog]

I dint know how well he hits or if he’s got any eligibility left, but I’d take that Cincy catcher if I could. He saved their pitchers several wild pitches last night.

They worked his *** off.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I thought Milewski only had one year of eligibility left when he came here. Maybe I dreamed that.

 

[Anon1684630174]

Keep him and hope that Brick makes it to campus. Lew has been hurt off and on all year; if he can stay healthy, his average may improve. Of course, he might stay hurt next year too. All of that said, dude has some fire and he is pretty clutch. He also seems like our best leader. He shouldn’t cost too much, so spend that money someplace else.

 

[dog99walker]

Big Lew has intangibles that cannot be measured in your little stat book. His mom told me likes it in Starkville and will probably come back. He runs the pitchers so well in a game. They like to throw to him. He encourages and motives like a leader should. Even Theo Epstein knows that baseball is not all stat driven.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Keep him and hope that Brick makes it to campus. Lew has been hurt off and on all year; if he can stay healthy, his average may improve. Of course, he might stay hurt next year too. All of that said, dude has some fire and he is pretty clutch. He also seems like our best leader. He shouldn’t cost too much, so spend that money someplace else.

Being I injury prone is something to consider, i don't know his durability in previous seasons.

 

[patdog]

Big Lew has intangibles that cannot be measured in your little stat book. His mom told me likes it in Starkville and will probably come back. He runs the pitchers so well in a game. They like to throw to him. He encourages and motives like a leader should. Even Theo Epstein knows that baseball is not all stat driven.

Intangibles are great. But a catcher who can hit .300 with 10 more HRs and block wild pitches would be great too.

 

[She Mate Me]

I feel like Lew is a guy who could really make a jump in his 2nd year here. Got no logic behind that, just a feeling.

I just like his personality on the field. He seems like a glue guy for this team.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Big Lew has intangibles that cannot be measured in your little stat book. His mom told me likes it in Starkville and will probably come back. He runs the pitchers so well in a game. They like to throw to him. He encourages and motives like a leader should. Even Theo Epstein knows that baseball is not all stat driven.

That's all great, but him wanting to come back is only part of the equation. He's average defensively and and his batting average isn't good.

The issue is can we find a better catcher, at a reasonable price. Better catchers are out there, Cincinnati's catcher is a decent upgrade over Lew.

 

[dickiedawg]

He looks like he he has the ability to Hit better , I’d resign him. He’d be a good prospect if he’d bring his average up a bit.

The SS looks lost at the plate, pressing, swinging at bad pitches can’t identify a good pitch.

Woodson is going to blow up this summer.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

I love watching Lew bat. He looks like he is about to rip the over off every time. He's a big dude and one of my favorite players, so I hope he can come back. Obviously that's the fan in me.

 

[Msuirondawgs]

Keep him and hope that Brick makes it to campus. Lew has been hurt off and on all year; if he can stay healthy, his average may improve. Of course, he might stay hurt next year too. All of that said, dude has some fire and he is pretty clutch. He also seems like our best leader. He shouldn’t cost too much, so spend that money someplace else.

I doubt Will Brick makes it to campus but we were wrong about Bauer and Jake, so anything's possible I guess. He could ask for too much money like Jack did.

Milewski has an xBA of like .278, so in sabermetric terms, he's been getting a lot of crummy breaks there. I'd keep him.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Fact:

Huge difference between “resign” and “re-sign” and I hope your intention was towards the latter.

I started a crazy novel once set in Oxford that opened with a question of dash or no dash

 

[Right_Field_Heckler]

He has gotten better, defensively, as the season has gone on and he's batting 8th so the lower BAvg isn't a huge issue to me, when you consider his power.

Honestly, if he has 4-5 more hits, he's batting over 250...which when combined w/ the power and the fact he's batting 8th, is not bad.

 

[leeinator]

How much $NIL$ are we willing to give Brick?

 

[ETK99]

We're going to sign a catcher to compete for the job. May the best man get the most playing time!

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

I started a crazy novel once set in Oxford that opened with a question of dash or no dash

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Is that supposed to be "literature"?


or "Litrature"?

 

[Ares32]

We're going to sign a catcher to compete for the job. May the best man get the most playing time!

Is Mershon a possibility?

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I started a crazy novel once set in Oxford that opened with a question of dash or no dash

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It's Carlson's own urine.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Is that supposed to be "literature"?


or "Litrature"?

I don’t know but I abandoned whatever it was and shifted to a crazy romcom that I will surely pimp on here if I ever finish it and get it published

 

[Darryl Steight]

I thought Milewski only had one year of eligibility left when he came here. Maybe I dreamed that.

He can definitely come back next year.

 

[The Peeper]

Woodson is going to blow up this summer.

I certainly hope he does something different. He leads the team in strike outs, he's got the lowest batting average of all the regulars, lowest on base percentage, lowest fielding percentage and leads the team in errors by a long shot. He has 12 errors and the closest other player to that is at only 3. Only 1 player w/ less RBI's than him and that's Bryce who was relegated to batting 9th which means he had fewer people batting ahead of him getting on base i.e. people w/ low batting avgs like Woodson and Lew. There HAS to be better options out there

 

[bolddogge]

Big Lew is fine. I wish stealing 2nd wasn't so easy on us though. I wonder what our opponent's success rate is?

 

[Chesusdog]

I don’t know but I abandoned whatever it was and shifted to a crazy romcom that I will surely pimp on here if I ever finish it and get it published

If there are hijinks and they ensue, count me in.