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Devin Williams gave up a walk-off home run after the Brewers traded Josh Hader and baseball fans couldn’t believe it

Williams hadn’t given up a home run all year. Whoops.

Let’s get two things clear:

  1. Devin Williams is arguably the best reliever in MLB and has the stats to prove it.
  2. Baseball is so, so cruel.

On that first point, Williams had gone 30 consecutive outings without allowing a run. He’d gone all season long without giving up a homer. A sterling 1.59 ERA and 66 strikeouts on 19 walks in 39.2 innings is plenty evidence of his greatness.

It’s the type of stuff that convinced the Milwaukee Brewers to trade equally-dominant closer Josh Hader to San Diego at the deadline and move Williams into the 9th inning role.

Wednesday provided Williams with the first opportunity to show he could handle the added pressure as he entered a game tied at 7 against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road.

It, uh, did not go well.

Wowowowow.

Ok, there’s a lot to unpack here.

That’s just the second walk-off home run of Reynolds’ career. He also hasn’t had too much luck against Williams before Wednesday, striking out three times in 12 plate appearances with just three hits—and none of them went for more than a single. Williams had previously only allowed one home run at PNC Park and that was back in 2020. Wednesday’s home run was just the third hit given up by Williams in Pittsburgh since.

And the walk-off absolutely crushed the betting public.

According to Action Network, 81 percent of all moneyline bets and 69 percent of all the money wagered on the ML was on Milwaukee.

What a brutal beat.

World Series odds: Biggest movers after the MLB trade deadline

Only a couple teams actually improved their odds at the deadline.

The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and one of the biggest trades in baseball history made it an eventful one.

The San Diego Padres acquired Juan Soto and Josh Bell from the Washington Nationals to add more pop to a scary lineup. But while the Padres were far from the only team to make a move Tuesday, they were one of the few to actually improve their odds to win the World Series.

Below, we take a look at the teams whose odds changed after the deadline, and as you’ll notice, most of them changed for the worst.

Odds from Tipico Sportsbook

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Los fans se acabaron a los Brewers por su comunicado tan bizarro sobre la transferencia de Josh Hader

Actualmente los Milwaukee Brewers llevan una ventaja de tres juegos en la NL Central y van que vuelan para llegar otra vez a los playoffs. Pero a juzgar por su movimiento más reciente antes de la fecha límite de cambios de la MLB, nunca se lo …

Actualmente los Milwaukee Brewers llevan una ventaja de tres juegos en la NL Central y van que vuelan para llegar otra vez a los playoffs. Pero a juzgar por su movimiento más reciente antes de la fecha límite de cambios de la MLB, nunca se lo hubieran imaginado.

Los Brewers intercambiaron al taponero del All-Star Josh Hader con los San Diego Padres a cambio del taponero Taylor Rogers, de Dinelson Lamet, de Esteury Ruiz y del prospecto de picheo Robert Gasser (un nombre súper cool para un pitcher).

Aún así, no verán a muchos fans de los Brewers emocionados por el acuerdo. Dejando de lado las dificultades que tuvo Hader en el 2022 y del bullpen tan fuerte de los Brewers, normalmente no se vería a ningún equipo hacer este tipo de movimientos; especialmente cuando a Hader aún le queda otro año en el equipo. Los Brewers debían saber que el intercambio no sería bien recibido porque el lunes el equipo publicó un comunicado explicando su decisión.

Traducción: LHP Taylor Rogers, LHP Robert Gasser, OF Esteury Ruiz, RHP Dinelson Lamet por LHP Josh Hader.

Traducción recuadro: Los jugadores a los que recibimos con esta transferencia nos ayudan a asegurar que el futuro de los Milwaukee Brewers siga brillando sin comprometer nuestro deseo ni nuestras expectativas de ganar hoy. Esta mezcla presenta el talento de la Major League y los prospectos de alto nivel que perpetúa nuestro objetivo de obtener la mayor cantidad de piezas de la manzana como sea posible, y al final del día, traer una Serie Mundial a Milwaukee. El intercambiar a buenos jugadores en buenos equipos es difícil y ciertamente es el caso con Josh. También reconocimos eso para darle a nuestra empresa la mejor oportunidad de tener una competitividad sostenible, para evitar extender los periodos que experimentan muchas empresas y para las que tuvimos que tomar decisiones que no son sencillas.
David Stearns, presidente de operaciones de beisbol.

 

El comunicado por parte de David Stearns no ayudó a mejorar las cosas, y la parte sobre los pedazos de las manzanas realmente hizo que la explicación se saliera por la borda. Si tienes que explicar públicamente un intercambio a tu base de fans, probablemente no debiste haber hecho ese trato.

La respuesta de los fans de los Brewers fue burlarse del comunicado tan extraño y lo llamaron por lo que es: un movimiento barato que no los puso en una mejor posición para conseguir un lugar dentro de los mejores equipos de la NL.

Así reaccionó Twitter:

Traducción: Una forma muy elaborada y larga de decir que nos gustaría ser lo suficientemente buenos para vender boletos por muchos años, pero nunca ser realmente un contendiente.

 

Traducción: Generalmente no tienes que publicar comunicados sobre una transferencia ¡porque generalmente el movimiento tiene sentido!

Traducción: Si tienes que publicar un comunicado después de transferir a un jugador, probablemente hiciste algo realmente malo.

 

Traducción: Nada dice “esta fue una excelente decisión” como lanzar inmediatamente un comunicado de prensa como este.

 

En serio no pensaron bien las cosas.

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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Fans crushed the Brewers for issuing a weird statement about the Josh Hader trade

These statements NEVER follow good trades.

The Milwaukee Brewers currently hold a three-game lead in the NL Central and are well on their way to another playoff appearance. But you wouldn’t have been able to guess that just by judging their latest move ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

The Brewers traded All-Star closer Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres on Monday in exchange for closer Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet, Esteury Ruiz and pitching prospect Robert Gasser (a cool name for a pitcher).

Still, you’re not going to see many Brewers fans get excited about the deal. Hader’s 2022 struggles and the Brewers’ strong bullpen aside, you don’t normally see contending teams make this kind of move — especially when Hader still has another year of team control. The Brewers must have known the trade wouldn’t go over well because the team issued a statement explaining themselves on Monday.

 

The statement from David Stearns didn’t help matters either, and the part about biting apples really took the whole explanation off the rails. If you have to publicly explain a trade to a fanbase, it probably wasn’t a trade that should have been made.

Brewers fans responded by mocking the team’s weird statement for what it was — a transparently cheap move that didn’t better position them into serious contention with the top NL teams.

Josh Hader trade grades: Who won the Padres and Brewers deal?

Yes, you read that right: The Brewers traded Josh Hader to the Padres. Let’s grade the deal.

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the middle of contending in the National League thanks in part to All-Star closer Josh Hader in the back of a robust bullpen.

Sure, he had a 4.24 ERA, but it’s Josh Hader. Come the postseason, he’s going to be needed.

So the Brewers did the logical thing and … traded Hader? To the San Diego Padres, who needed a closer badly?

Yep. Not a typo. He had one year left on his deal, but whaaaaaaaat?

We’ll get into it, as we have with other major MLB trade deadline deals: Let’s hand out some grades to both teams:

LSU baseball commit Brady Neal reportedly not signing with Brewers, heading to Baton Rouge

Neal was a 17th-round pick in the 2022 MLB draft.

On Tuesday, the Tigers learned that at least one of the drafted commits in their vaunted, No. 1-ranked 2022 recruiting class will make it to campus.

Five-star catcher [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag], who was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 17th round earlier in the day, will reportedly not sign and will enroll at LSU instead, according to a report from The Advocate’s Leah Vann.

Neal played his high school ball at powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He was one of two Tigers signees Milwaukee took a flyer on late in the draft as it also drafted [autotag]Jaden Noot[/autotag], who is still yet to make a decision regarding his future.

The 2022 MLB draft saw a total of eight LSU signees drafted, and a number of those were high picks who are expected to go pro. But getting Neal — the No. 74 overall prospect entering the draft — to come to campus is a nice win.

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Eighth member of LSU’s No. 1 2022 recruiting class drafted

The Brewers drafted LSU commits with back-to-back picks.

The Milwaukee Brewers looked at LSU’s recruiting class and said, “If *insert name here* is on it, pick them.” In back-to-back rounds, the Brew Crew have gone with a five-star prospect from LSU’s No. 1 recruiting class.

First [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag], now [autotag]Jaden Noot[/autotag]. Noot is a big 6-foot-4, 235-pound, five-star right-handed pitcher from Oak Park, California. He becomes the eighth member of the class to be drafted and the fifth five-star of the class to be drafted.

Once again, I think it is improbable that Noot or Neal sign with the Brewers, but if you are Milwaukee, why not try and see if you can sign two of the most talented kids in the country?

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LSU catcher recruit Brady Neal drafted by Brewers

Neal is the seventh LSU commit and fifth five-star from the class to be drafted.

Brady Neal, who is one of the most highly regarded prep catchers in the country and was ranked as the No. 74 prospect overall heading into the 2022 MLB Draft, was picked in the 17th round at No. 522 by the Milwaukee Brewers.

At this point in the draft, I believe it is highly unlikely that Neal actually signs with the Brewers, but who knows? Crazier things have happened. He is a five-foot-ten, 180-pound, five-star catcher from Bradenton, Florida where he plays for IMG Academy.

He was one of the eight five-star players in LSU’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class. He is the seventh member of the recruiting class to be picked in the 2022 MLB Draft and the fourth five-star of the class to be selected.

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Jacob Misiorowski, LSU signee, drafted by Brewers at No. 63

The JUCO prospect may not be make it to Baton Rouge, after all.

From junior college to the pros, [autotag]Jacob Misiorowski[/autotag] has been drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft at pick No. 63.

We’re at the point of it being a gray area whether these guys are going to sign with the team that drafts them. As a JUCO prospect, Misiorowski might be more willing to sign with a pro team than a high school guy would.

Last season at Crowder College, Misiorowski went 10-0 with a 2.72 ERA and 136 strikeouts in 15 appearances. Misiorowski is the fourth member of the 2022 recruiting class to be drafted in the first two rounds of the MLB draft.

Signing the No. 1 recruiting class in baseball is a gift and a curse. It is a gift because you have the chance of having a great deal of talent next season. It is a curse because half of your team could be drafted the summer before those guys even get on campus.

LSU has seen that during the draft’s first night.

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Weird replay loophole handed the Braves a double play after the umps blatantly missed the call

Do better, MLB.

There must be something about Braves-Brewers games that brings out the worst in MLB’s broken replay system because it happened again on Monday.

You may remember back during the 2021 National League Division Series when the Brewers pulled off a tip-drill catch in foul territory to retire Adam Duvall in Game 4. As incredible as that catch was, it became awfully clear that the ball hit the ground. The play, though, wasn’t reviewable because MLB’s terrible replay system only allows reviews for trap/catch situations in the outfield — not the infield.

Well, on Monday, we saw a similar scenario go the Braves’ way on an inexcusable missed call by the umpires.