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Who is Bryce Brentz?

smg58 Mar 26 2018 08:45 PM

A waiver claim from the Pirates, that's who! [url]https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brentbr01.shtml A 29-year-old long-time minor leaguer coming off his best season (31 HR, .863 OPS in Pawtucket), Brentz qualifies as a righty power bat for the outfield. We could certainly use the depth in that regard, but sending him down would subject him to waivers yet again.

Edgy MD Mar 26 2018 08:57 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

Sounds like tough news for Phil Evans.

MFS62 Mar 26 2018 08:57 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

Any player who can hit 31 HR righthanded is a welcome addition. But Pawtucket was a Red Sox affiliate. Those righty homers should have had them, and their fans, salivating. So why did they sell him to the Pirates after that season? Bad fielder? The Sox have the DH. Strikeout prone? His numbers weren't even close to being off the charts.(109 in 450 AB) So, there's got to be something .... Maybe the Sox had several better, and younger, prospects. I dunno. But, let's find out. Welcome, Bryce. Later

smg58 Mar 26 2018 10:30 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

His numbers would look a lot better from a 25-year-old with options than they do from a 29-year-old without them. Still, he has the potential to be useful.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 27 2018 06:43 AM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

PRETTY sure we'll try to sneak him through waivers for AAA depth. After selecting Evans specifically for his versatility, it doesn't make sense to bump him for a AAAA-slugger/corner-OF type, even if he does have a first-round pedigree.

Ceetar Mar 27 2018 01:16 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: PRETTY sure we'll try to sneak him through waivers for AAA depth. After selecting Evans specifically for his versatility, it doesn't make sense to bump him for a AAAA-slugger/corner-OF type, even if he does have a first-round pedigree. I mean, he already didn't once.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 28 2018 05:07 AM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

Well, yeah, but that was us.

Edgy MD Mar 28 2018 12:54 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

The more I check this guy out, the more I realize that Bryce may be the best example of the contemporary American-born ballplayer out there. Beard, church, fishing, hunting, golf, tattoos, trucks, Republicans, power, whiffs, and shooting himself in the leg. Plus, his name is Bryce. Marrying a fellow jock instead of a minor league blondie is the one place he's deviated from the program.

Nymr83 Mar 28 2018 12:57 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

He shot himself in the leg? Plaxico Burress Style?

Edgy MD Mar 28 2018 12:58 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

I can't speak to football, but yeah, he totally did.

Nymr83 Mar 28 2018 01:07 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

Wow. Cleaning a loaded gun? Does he clean knives by stabbing his hand with the pointy end?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 28 2018 01:29 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

These kind of injuries/deaths always puzzled me. What gun owners are conscientious enough to regularly clean their guns, but not careful enough to check the chambers before doing so?

Edgy MD Mar 28 2018 02:19 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

My guess is that, at least half the time, they were doing something far dumber than cleaning the gun. Barney Fife stuff. Practicing their quick-draw, juggling, posing in front of the mirror. As far as death, there are certainly cases of handgun suicides where somebody dresses the scene to make it look like a gun-cleaning accident, either to spare the family further grief or to collect on insurance.

Edgy MD Mar 28 2018 06:33 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

The Pirates are getting killed at the waiver wire. Jack Leathersich both got claimed by Cleveland, who also reclaimed Rule V pick Jordan Milbrath.

RealityChuck Mar 28 2018 07:22 PM Re: Who is Bryce Brentz?

Brentz cleared waivers. He can refuse the AAA assignment, but considering the fact that no one claimed him, he's likely to take it.