Completely agree with this vid. I once went into their catching facility for a tour but when I left I was a 1.3 defensive fwar player and now have to charge the batteries on my new right arm when I sleep
My buddy went a year or two ago, he still asks about some random Brewers fan named Sarah Connor every once in a while... Really weird, she must've left a lasting impression!
I just want to take the opportunity to say that the Murphy/Contreras deal still makes absolutely zero sense for the A's to have done and it eats me up inside every single day
by having the fortune of the Athletics valuing Ruiz significantly more than it seems like the general public/market did, and the Braves not having a piece Oakland valued as much, forcing Atlanta to run the trade through Milwaukee
They went from developing hitters like Braun, Fielder, Weeks, Lucroy among others to pitchers like Hader, Woodruff, Burnes, Williams. How about do both.. Together!
I lived 7 miles directly East of the Pitching Lab and I swear sometimes I saw groups of unmarked cars driving down Indian School Rd. Sometimes I saw baseballs in places you would not expect them. The lab is REAL I am not crazy.
Cards fan here, and I wish I could say the same about his brother. We know he can slug, but his 2023 numbers don't reflect that yet. He's very good at throwing out base stealers, but he was gifted a pitching staff and middle infielders that worked with Yadi. His framing and blocking still need improvement for him to become a decent backstop long-term.
@@JobiWan144Contreras has been a historically good blocking catcher and his framing is league average right now. He also has a couple of DRS. Overall, his defense has been a positive. He’s also not the catcher long term. He’ll catch this year and maybe next year, but Herrera is the long term catcher. They’ll platoon for a year and the Contreras will be the full-time DH with Herrera as the starting catcher.
Rumor has it that the j in j&l legal services (right next to Janet leathers on the map) is actually Jake Mathis Jeff's brother.... It was opened in 2017 when Jeff played for the dbacks.
Bailey I’m loving the humor you got going on lately. Real good stuff! Keep up the good work. I started with the baseball bits and I stayed for the foolish Bailey.
I am very glad to hear a shoutout for Baseball's Not Dead. One of the few truly quality baseball youtubers out there, along with "Look it's Baseball" who is new but awesome. Stark Raving Sports is quite good too. Now if we could also talk about how Baseball Doesnt Exist and Sportstorm are the big bang theory of baseball content- the lowest common denominator, pointless but appeals to dumb people who watch it because it doesn't make them think or challenge them to do anything except for see a thing they recognize and then start clapping- this would be truly justice done.
Nah. He was already a really good defensive catcher. The framing was trending down but rebounded in Milwaukee but he went from 12 DRS to 0 in Milwaukee. We just got the last good framing year out of him but 2015-2017 he was an asbolute monster behind the plate.
Very interesting stuff to listen to. Not sure why it popped up on my recos, but now subbed (not that you need more subs), great content. Appreciate this stuff.
if I was looking to scrap a whole team's leadership and swap, I'm starting with someone from the Guardians for pitching, Dodgers for hitting/structure, and Brewers for Catching. Figure out leadership there and you can literally build management around them, including their bosses
Googlemaps says that that building is home to a pediatrician's office. A little TOO convenient that it's a doctor's office, known for working with LABS 👀
Love the video but that building across the street has nothing to do with the Brewers. I was a catcher in the Brewers organization a few years ago and we never went over there. The gate around that facility is there because the spring training field is located in Maryvale which is not the best area. And the catchers in the Brewers organization are so good because of Charlie Greene. That man is a genius.
So when can we finally get Manfred to investigate this? And which Brewers employee can we send to jail? Let's be honest. We already know some felonies are being commited in that lab. If it looks like a felony and catches like a felony... It's a felony. Should they just arrest the Brewers catching coach off the bat or go after Contreras and lean on him until he squeals for a plea bargain? We can't rest until at least one person pays the price for this.
@@timtebowsleftknee No... It's a lab. As in scientific laboratory. They are clearly cloning their own catchers and splicing their DNA with Johnny Bench. That's got to be illegal. Even if it weren't, where is the real William Contreras? They had to make him disappear so no one would ask questions. Where did he go? What have they done with him?
The Angels also have a catching lab. Unfortunately they can't stop them from getting injured. However Stassi and O'Hoppe's replacements in Wallach and Thaiss are still very good. Too bad we still poverty
Baseball gloves are made of leather, but did you know that the Area 51 employee airline that shuttles confidential staff between the secret base and Las Vegas has the callsign "Janet"? Hmmm....
Someone at the Brewers probably sat him down and told him he sucks and he wont be around for long if he doesn't stop sucking, "and we can help you not suck anymore, but you need to want to stop sucking." Who's responsible? Contreras.
fun thing about players completely turning around their defensive profile: JD Davis currently has a 99th percentile OAA at 3rd base. I am not joking. also Joey Bart is on the blocks above average top list from this year and the low list from last year. Giants Cheating Lab is back open
We’ve gone from a slugging team when I was younger to a pitching guru organization. I’ll be honest, I don’t ever see us winning a title, so I want the slugging back. Lol
Honestly, this channel has the most consistent video quality on UA-cam. Refreshing to see when everyone else is just mass producing low density videos. Awesome work brother, keep it up.
Your channel and 'Baseball Doesn't Exist" are my favorite baseball channels! How does this crazy YT algorithm work!?!? I am controlled by a computer apparently
Me: who the hell are the guardians…(goes to Google) what the hell. This is what happens I guess when you take four years off from seriously following MLB….wait what Atlanta has a designated hitter?! (Goes back to Google) They now have a universal DH? What the hell? Why are we destroying baseball….wait what does that say?…..pitch clock? WTF is a pitch clock? Oh! I see we are creating a new sport. Okay now I get it. 🤦♂️
Let’s be respectful. MY DODGERS have an all around fantastic farm system that is second to none. We don’t specialize in washed up players. We bring up greatness.
wait.... People actually pay for a membership to read baseball statistics? The exact same statistics that baseball reference gives out for free in extreme detail updated nearly instantly? I use Bref constantly and have never thought "wow this doesnt have enough statistics for me." I am really confused why this new generation of CPA's that don't actually enjoy sports but really want to feel the "thrill" of constantly having updated data thrown at them decided to pick baseball of all things as their hobby instead of practical things like the stock market, fixing bets or cutting street drugs.
The catcher framing stat is one of the dumbest stats in all of baseball. Why do I say this? Look at volatility of this stat put up by individual catchers. Yadi, for example, has been in the top 5 and also not even in the top 50. And it's not like it's a progression up or down like you see other stats progress through someone's career, it's completely random year to year. Dumb stat. Doubt anyone can convince me otherwise
Next: Braves Pitching Lab. I’d love to know why Domingo Robles is all of a sudden amazing now that he’s with the braves. Honestly just waiting for another stat line scouting.
The building theory is fun but that commercial building is guaranteed 3 stories and I don't think you'd want to put a training facility in an office height space. Pitchers scraping their knuckles on the dropdown ceilings every time they pitch from the mound lol
So that’s why the Mets signed Omar Narvaez. Now magically their allegedly defensively challenged catching prospect is far better than expected behind the dish.
That’s some sad catcher stats. Catchers used to all be better defensively on average than they are now. Nobody can stop a pitch in the dirt anymore. Nobody keeps the ball in front of them. U get a dude on third base in todays game and the % chance they score on a pitch in the dirt is exponentially higher than it’s ever been
Great video! The Braves does not know how to increase defensive skills on a catcher. The Brewers are the best in the game in that realm. In the 3 teams trade Oakland got the worst part. Braves second, Brewers won the trade because of the catching coach making miracles.
"Janet is a girl's name of British origin meaning "God is gracious" or "God's gracious gift." Therefore, 'Janet Leathers' = 'God's gracious gift? Leather'. Sounds about right for a facility where the Brewers bestow offensive catchers defensive glove abilities.
so this catching lab is making bad defensive catchers good defensive catchers while at the same time preserving their good hitting still waiting to hear what the problem is
Completely agree with this vid. I once went into their catching facility for a tour but when I left I was a 1.3 defensive fwar player and now have to charge the batteries on my new right arm when I sleep
Wanted to take a look around myself, so I called to ask if they're wheelchair accessible. They said, "Entrance Only," so I skipped it.
@@bryanflynn2855 lmao
My buddy went a year or two ago, he still asks about some random Brewers fan named Sarah Connor every once in a while... Really weird, she must've left a lasting impression!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I like to think the Brewers hold all their catchers family hostage and every time they drop a passed ball they kill one of them
Am Brewers official. Can confirm.
😂😂😂😂
“You didn’t frame that, there goes your cousins fingers”
I just want to take the opportunity to say that the Murphy/Contreras deal still makes absolutely zero sense for the A's to have done and it eats me up inside every single day
At least Esteury Ruiz has 11 stolen bases
They have Langeliers and Soderstrom anyway, and they got a good haul
It makes sense in terms of ownership wanting to tank to get out of town. Criminal stuff
how did the brewers even get contreras out of that though
by having the fortune of the Athletics valuing Ruiz significantly more than it seems like the general public/market did, and the Braves not having a piece Oakland valued as much, forcing Atlanta to run the trade through Milwaukee
If only the Brewers could develop hitting this well
if they could develop hitting like pitching and catching defense they would be a powerhouse.
Lol yeah keep wishing
They went from developing hitters like Braun, Fielder, Weeks, Lucroy among others to pitchers like Hader, Woodruff, Burnes, Williams. How about do both.. Together!
@@philbilly8755 I mean they have done that with their outfield this year. Assuming they are all healthy, between Weimer, Taylor, Mitchell, and Frelick
Yelich
As a brewers fan, I think they should not be stopped, and we should be given funding to expand our lab to other positions
Hard yes.
I lived 7 miles directly East of the Pitching Lab and I swear sometimes I saw groups of unmarked cars driving down Indian School Rd. Sometimes I saw baseballs in places you would not expect them. The lab is REAL I am not crazy.
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Of course! The last place anyone would think to look for the Catching Lab would be the Pitching Lab. Genius.
As a Brewers fan, watching Contreras has been an absolute treat.
Cards fan here, and I wish I could say the same about his brother. We know he can slug, but his 2023 numbers don't reflect that yet. He's very good at throwing out base stealers, but he was gifted a pitching staff and middle infielders that worked with Yadi. His framing and blocking still need improvement for him to become a decent backstop long-term.
@@JobiWan144 as a Cubs fan, give him a lil time, he’s going to blossom for y’all
@@JobiWan144Contreras has been a historically good blocking catcher and his framing is league average right now. He also has a couple of DRS. Overall, his defense has been a positive. He’s also not the catcher long term. He’ll catch this year and maybe next year, but Herrera is the long term catcher. They’ll platoon for a year and the Contreras will be the full-time DH with Herrera as the starting catcher.
@@SadBearsFan33 as a lakers fan, how does this affect LeBron's Legacy?
@@LeoKinhg it means he’s just slightly behind Jordan
I KNEW IT WAS REAL! I KNEW IT WASN'T JUST ALL IN MY HEAD. Brewers Catching Lab. Brewers Catching Lab.
i for one don't think they need to be stopped and should keep doing this
I for one think that they need to stop as soon as possible
Well... Well... Well you sound like a real jerk!
*Angry Pirate Fan Noises*
wake up babe new foolish bailey vid
As a Brewers fan we literally EXPECT beautiful defense and pitching, but man a hitting lab would be nice too right??
I watched this video and my pop time improved by 20%
Gary Sanchez must be blowing up the brewers' phone to get a shot over there
Lol facts
He already knew
Yes
lol we got Nostradamus over here
he came lmaooo
For some reason I was expecting Jeff Mathis to somehow be involved in this story.
Me too 🤣🤣🤣
Rumor has it that the j in j&l legal services (right next to Janet leathers on the map) is actually Jake Mathis Jeff's brother.... It was opened in 2017 when Jeff played for the dbacks.
Bailey I’m loving the humor you got going on lately. Real good stuff! Keep up the good work. I started with the baseball bits and I stayed for the foolish Bailey.
I am very glad to hear a shoutout for Baseball's Not Dead. One of the few truly quality baseball youtubers out there, along with "Look it's Baseball" who is new but awesome. Stark Raving Sports is quite good too.
Now if we could also talk about how Baseball Doesnt Exist and Sportstorm are the big bang theory of baseball content- the lowest common denominator, pointless but appeals to dumb people who watch it because it doesn't make them think or challenge them to do anything except for see a thing they recognize and then start clapping- this would be truly justice done.
OMG THIS
Can you talk about JD Davis's insane turnaround on defense? He's been a top 3 3b in baseball defensively this year
Hes batting .307 with a 122 OPS+ so far, and we turned him into a good defensive catcher to boot hahaha.
They also turned yasmani grandal into a great defense catcher
Nah. He was already a really good defensive catcher. The framing was trending down but rebounded in Milwaukee but he went from 12 DRS to 0 in Milwaukee. We just got the last good framing year out of him but 2015-2017 he was an asbolute monster behind the plate.
Dude you make peak quality content. Never change
FINALLY some Brewers content. It's relegated to the second channel, but that's just the Brew Crew way. I'll take it
I think we need a further investigation. I say go to Milwaukee and make a detective-style series investigating this secretive organization...
It's the cheesehead.
Very well put together. Listen to this while driving.
I went to a coaching clinic with Charlie Greene presenting back in 2011 in the Netherlands. He is incredible.
Could this catching lab fix Ryan Doumit's defensive shortcomings in his prime?
basebal
As a Braves fan I still don't know how the Brewers came out with Contreras in that trade 😂
the ghost of jonathan lucroy lives on
Very interesting stuff to listen to. Not sure why it popped up on my recos, but now subbed (not that you need more subs), great content. Appreciate this stuff.
this is the Jonathan Lucroy effect. a catcher the Brewers made into a god, who left and just couldnt do it ever again
My wife's a huge Brewers fan. She loved seeing something positive about her team for once.
Heim being an elite switch hitter and the most valuable defensive catcher is wild
if I was looking to scrap a whole team's leadership and swap, I'm starting with someone from the Guardians for pitching, Dodgers for hitting/structure, and Brewers for Catching. Figure out leadership there and you can literally build management around them, including their bosses
Googlemaps says that that building is home to a pediatrician's office. A little TOO convenient that it's a doctor's office, known for working with LABS 👀
Love the video but that building across the street has nothing to do with the Brewers. I was a catcher in the Brewers organization a few years ago and we never went over there. The gate around that facility is there because the spring training field is located in Maryvale which is not the best area. And the catchers in the Brewers organization are so good because of Charlie Greene. That man is a genius.
Your ncaa stats are amazing. Hope you made equally amazing memories with the game there and after.
My old highschool coach was a catcher for the brewers. He must not have went, he never left the bullpen 😶🌫️
With this information I'm kinda surprised they didn't take a stab at Gary Sanchez
😂
You mean to tell me that coaching staffs work dilligently to improve a players weaknesses? How innovative!
So when can we finally get Manfred to investigate this? And which Brewers employee can we send to jail? Let's be honest. We already know some felonies are being commited in that lab. If it looks like a felony and catches like a felony... It's a felony. Should they just arrest the Brewers catching coach off the bat or go after Contreras and lean on him until he squeals for a plea bargain? We can't rest until at least one person pays the price for this.
No felony’s, just justice! It’s an elite facility to stop crooks from stealing bases, everyone’s got this story twisted 😂
@@timtebowsleftknee No... It's a lab. As in scientific laboratory. They are clearly cloning their own catchers and splicing their DNA with Johnny Bench. That's got to be illegal. Even if it weren't, where is the real William Contreras? They had to make him disappear so no one would ask questions. Where did he go? What have they done with him?
Bailey is a man of the people, he even has a monitor at pet height on the floor so they can watch his videos
Janet Leathers gonna be so damn confused lol
Fun fact the Molina bothers use to play on the brewers and the cardinals now it’s the Contreras
One of your better videos. Thanks Bailey!
You couldn't find a more suspicious name for a pediatrician/secret catching wizard than Dr. Leathers.
Do we really think Sal Perez has been the 11th best offensive Catcher over the past 2 seasons,
Brewers dont need Melendez Matt Wood is gonna be that dude
The Angels also have a catching lab. Unfortunately they can't stop them from getting injured. However Stassi and O'Hoppe's replacements in Wallach and Thaiss are still very good. Too bad we still poverty
Sure wish they’d do something with *Willson* Contreras 🙄
Baseball gloves are made of leather, but did you know that the Area 51 employee airline that shuttles confidential staff between the secret base and Las Vegas has the callsign "Janet"? Hmmm....
Love seeing my boy Kirk as number 3 in blocking ❤
Maybe William can be a great brother and teach willson his ways
Someone at the Brewers probably sat him down and told him he sucks and he wont be around for long if he doesn't stop sucking, "and we can help you not suck anymore, but you need to want to stop sucking."
Who's responsible? Contreras.
fun thing about players completely turning around their defensive profile: JD Davis currently has a 99th percentile OAA at 3rd base. I am not joking.
also Joey Bart is on the blocks above average top list from this year and the low list from last year. Giants Cheating Lab is back open
We’ve gone from a slugging team when I was younger to a pitching guru organization. I’ll be honest, I don’t ever see us winning a title, so I want the slugging back. Lol
We need to find Janet Leathers
WHO IS JANET LEATHERS?
Honestly, this channel has the most consistent video quality on UA-cam. Refreshing to see when everyone else is just mass producing low density videos. Awesome work brother, keep it up.
Best podcast I ever viewed!
Foolish looks like he came straight out of the sandlot
William Contreras is better than his brother
Martin Maldonado also got his start with the Brewers, and now holds a job exclusively because of his defensive prowess
Nah bro i live there and the catching lab is actually at Maryvale High School. Narváez was always there and Contreras was there this spring
thank you for talking about the brewers
LOL at the thumbnail
New bailey let’s go
lets gooooooo
I’ve been noticing this also great to see the breakdown on it. Seeing Alvarez 10th is sick
Umpires need to be fired for falling for these frames... they're so incredibly loud, 0 subtlety from Contreras 2:04
“ Janet Leathers.” If that’s even your real name! I shall find her on hinge…Our baby will be named Crash Davis…and our daughter Dot
Your channel and 'Baseball Doesn't Exist" are my favorite baseball channels! How does this crazy YT algorithm work!?!? I am controlled by a computer apparently
Me: who the hell are the guardians…(goes to Google) what the hell. This is what happens I guess when you take four years off from seriously following MLB….wait what Atlanta has a designated hitter?! (Goes back to Google) They now have a universal DH? What the hell? Why are we destroying baseball….wait what does that say?…..pitch clock? WTF is a pitch clock? Oh! I see we are creating a new sport. Okay now I get it. 🤦♂️
My favorite brewers catcher is 2018 NLCS Grandal
Let’s be respectful. MY DODGERS have an all around fantastic farm system that is second to none. We don’t specialize in washed up players. We bring up greatness.
Just wait until they roll out the knuckleball lab..
Amazing how good of a catcher Murphy has become despite formerly being a snooker player
I wonder how many calls Dr. Leathers will get accusing her practice of being the catching lab for the Brewers?
Send Garry Sanchez ASAP
The Brewers have always had top tier defense catchers
Who's to say that pediatric and catching medicine aren't linked
wait....
People actually pay for a membership to read baseball statistics?
The exact same statistics that baseball reference gives out for free in extreme detail updated nearly instantly? I use Bref constantly and have never thought "wow this doesnt have enough statistics for me."
I am really confused why this new generation of CPA's that don't actually enjoy sports but really want to feel the "thrill" of constantly having updated data thrown at them decided to pick baseball of all things as their hobby instead of practical things like the stock market, fixing bets or cutting street drugs.
The catcher framing stat is one of the dumbest stats in all of baseball. Why do I say this? Look at volatility of this stat put up by individual catchers. Yadi, for example, has been in the top 5 and also not even in the top 50. And it's not like it's a progression up or down like you see other stats progress through someone's career, it's completely random year to year. Dumb stat. Doubt anyone can convince me otherwise
Next: Braves Pitching Lab. I’d love to know why Domingo Robles is all of a sudden amazing now that he’s with the braves. Honestly just waiting for another stat line scouting.
Loved seeing the cards 3rd 4:48 right there yadi deserves the hall
The building theory is fun but that commercial building is guaranteed 3 stories and I don't think you'd want to put a training facility in an office height space. Pitchers scraping their knuckles on the dropdown ceilings every time they pitch from the mound lol
So that’s why the Mets signed Omar Narvaez. Now magically their allegedly defensively challenged catching prospect is far better than expected behind the dish.
That’s some sad catcher stats. Catchers used to all be better defensively on average than they are now. Nobody can stop a pitch in the dirt anymore. Nobody keeps the ball in front of them. U get a dude on third base in todays game and the % chance they score on a pitch in the dirt is exponentially higher than it’s ever been
Brewers, please make a dominican catcher
Great video!
The Braves does not know how to increase defensive skills on a catcher. The Brewers are the best in the game in that realm. In the 3 teams trade Oakland got the worst part. Braves second, Brewers won the trade because of the catching coach making miracles.
the Astros have a reject lab... any reject you dont want send em to houston theyll fix em up real quick(neris, montero, yordan, dubon etc.)
Bailey, come to Phoenix to investigate with me. We can catch a Diamondbacks game while we’re at it. Bring bolt cutters.
The Brewers' head east coast scout was my high school CATCHER . . . coincidence???
A 7 minute video to lead to a Dad Joke so bad/good Bailey created an immaculate conception somewhere on earth
...holy fuck he's puling out the google maps. Unhinged or brilliant. Call it.
great video!
it’s not improvement by brewer catchers….brewers have always add a very very generous strike zone for their pitchers
While it was minuscule, the mention of Jonathan Lucroy legitimizes this video, sources: 😎
Way too early to make any claims about Contreras. Defensive stats don't stabilize until you have multiple years of data.
Cool video. Just want to say that JT Realmuto is my guy. BCIB. But Contreras looks like he’s got a future.
Do NOT let the brewers get ahold of jorge alfaro
"Janet is a girl's name of British origin meaning "God is gracious" or "God's gracious gift."
Therefore, 'Janet Leathers' = 'God's gracious gift? Leather'. Sounds about right for a facility where the Brewers bestow offensive catchers defensive glove abilities.
Bring on the robot umps!
so this catching lab is making bad defensive catchers good defensive catchers while at the same time preserving their good hitting
still waiting to hear what the problem is