JEAN SEGURA RUMORS & GOSSIP
The National League Shortstop Revolution
Recently there has been a rush of hot new shortstops, primarily in the National League. Jean Segura, Andrelton Simmons and Didi Gregorious are the three hottest new shortstops in the majors. They have all had a bit of prospect hype surrounding them and thus far they have actually been exceeding expectations. The thing is, it is always tough to gauge skill level or future performance...
Jean Segura has set a precedent
When Jean Segura was traded as part of a package to land Zack Greinke last season, fans of both sides seemed to be pleased with the deal. Angels fans were excited over the prospect of having Weaver and Greinke in the same rotation and Brewers fans liked the idea that they had found a possible long-term solution at shortstop. That’s when everything went right for the Brewers...
Who is Jean Segura and what is he doing on my leaderboard?
Fangraphs.com's leaderboard is always a fascinating place. If you keep track of players from year to year, surprises show up there before they do in the national consciousness. Headley of the Padres was last year's big surprise. Recently, upon scouring the list, the name, Jean Segura, popped up. And while I should know every player in baseball since writing about the sport...
Jean Segura Making Case For New Deal With Brewers Stronger
Jean Segura went into Tuesday’s game with the Pittsburgh Pirates hitting .368, with 6 home runs,16 RBI in 13 stolen bases. Segura went 1-for-6 with a home run. The Milwaukee Brewers have approached Segura about a long-term deal a month ago and while a deal isn’t imminent , at this rate the Brewers may want to accelerate the talks.
Over the first 36 games of this season...
Brewers want Segura long term
Brewers shortstop Jean Segura has played only 80 games in the majors, but club officials already know they want him to be part of the team's long-term future.
In fact, they knew it about a month ago.
It was around that time that the Brewers offered Segura a long-term contract, according to his agent, Joe Klein.
No deal is close, Klein said in part because Segura, 23, is at...
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Brewers Monday: Segura named NL Player of the Week
It wasn't the best of weeks on the field for the Milwaukee Brewers, but young shortstop Jean Segura continued to open eyes in his first full season in the big leagues.
Segura was named the National League's Player of the Week after hitting .500 with a league-best .950 slugging percentage over the week of May 6-12.
The 23-year-old had multiple hits in five of Milwaukee&...
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Mean Jean, the Hitting Machine
On December 19th, 2010, RHP Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals, a former Cy Young Award winner, was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jake Odorizzi, Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress, and Lorenzo Cain. Greinke went on to copilot the top of the Brewers’ rotation, along with Brewers lifer Yovani Gallardo, to the NL Central crown and the NLCS in 2011.... Read more
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Milwaukee shortstop steals first base?
Your browser does not support iframes.A wacky series of events unfolded Friday evening at Miller Park.It all began in the bottom of the eighth when Milwaukee's Jean Segura swiped second base. That's no big deal by itself. Players steal bases every night in Major League Baseball.One pitch later, teammate Ryan Braun draws a walk to put runners on first and second, with no...
Brewers' Segura steals second, then, well, first
MILWAUKEE -- A play that turned out to be harmless in the end left official scorers scrambling and players and coaches scratching their heads for an explanation Friday night at Miller Park.
It was easy for the Brewers to laugh about it afterward because they held on to beat the Cubs, 5-4, for their fifth straight win, but they ran themselves out of a promising eighth inning in the...
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April 20, 2013
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The Macroscopic Scale - Jean Segura may or may not have been on it…
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I've made an alternate guide to enjoying the latest Jean Segura moment* (GIFs provided by Grant Brisbee) for members of various Jean Segura fan clubs.
*Here's the definition of Macroscopic Scale - keep this definition in mind as you go through this.
To me, it seems as though Jean Segura may or may not have been on the macroscopic scale. Or...
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