Hoffman to the Cubs?

[endaround]

The Kevin Gregg Experience is at an end and so the Cubs are in search of a closer. Now obviously this would be the ultimate white flag for the Brewers, but why not? Edited August 18, 2009 by endaround

[Invader3K]

Wow, that would be something.

 

You'd have to ask for a lot in this case.

[bklynbrewcrew]

No way am I willing to help the Cubs in any way. I want to trade Hoffman but not to the Cubs.

[joshjs]

I'm all for selling now, but trading Hoffman could make it a bit more difficult to sign him to a similar contract for next year, which (and I surprise myself here) I'm kind of hoping they try to do.

 

There's nobody else in the pen right now that I'd want closing games next year, and I'd prefer they not spend a lot on a FA closer, especially in a longer-term deal. The risk/reward & cost/benefit ratios on another one-year Hoffman deal seem about right to me.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

I just don't think you can trade a guy like Hoffman. They may want to bring him back and they may want to attract guys like him in the future. They could only do this if they were approached by Trevor himself.

[jjfanec]

No way we should trade Hoffman. We are going to want to bring him back next year and if we keep him he will be a Type A free agent which should keep his suitors to a minimum

[MNBrew]

Now that it's August, you're only going to get A-ball prospects or roster/contract dung in return. Hoffman's an All-Star and worth much more.

 

Suggesting a trade of Hoffman now is a logical as the notion that August is the time to trade Hardy, too. You couldn't pick a worse time to limit your return on trading your most worthwhile assets.

[TheCrew07]

Sure I trade Hoffman, I want Josh Vitters please thanks... we'd be crazy not to make that deal today. Vitters might not stick at 3B either much like Gamel, nor is he LH, but I'll take all the impact bats and arms I can get and figure it out later.

[tyguy20204]

No way would the Cubs trade Vitters for Hoffman.

[endaround]

People are assuming Hoffman will be dying to come back here. I don't because he wanted to come here to get 40 saves. He'll get around 30. Not sure he'll come back if there is an offer from a team where he could get more than 40 innings of work.

[jjfanec]

People are assuming Hoffman will be dying to come back here. I don't because he wanted to come here to get 40 saves. He'll get around 30. Not sure he'll come back if there is an offer from a team where he could get more than 40 innings of work.

He also missed what 7 save chances early in the year being hurt. If he is there for those and converts those he would near his goal. He probably gets low 30's in save which is still pretty good. And what is the loss even if he does not want to come back here someone would need to sign him and we would get picks which would be way better than any prospect we could get now. And if no one else wants with having to give up a pick him he would probably have to retire.

[TheCrew07]

No way would the Cubs trade Vitters for Hoffman.

People were saying they wouldn't trade Hoffman, I pointed out that if the Cubs were dumb enough to give us Vitters, we take that deal every single time.

[brewmann04]

i would think the brewers would have to ask Hoffman how serious he is in wanting to come back to Milwaukee, and if not will he accept a trade. Edited August 19, 2009 by brewmann04

[MNBrew]

i would the brewers have to ask Hoffman if how serious he is in wanting to come back to Milwaukee and if not will he accept a trade.

Sorry, but you lost me in the sentence fragments.

[fleehaw]

No way we should trade Hoffman. We are going to want to bring him back next year and if we keep him he will be a Type A free agent which should keep his suitors to a minimum

I wouldn't be at all surprised if one of the conditions to Hoffman coming to Milwaukee was that Melvin wouldn't offer him arbitration after the season. As you mention, he's very likely to be a type A FA, and not many teams, if any, would give up a first to sign a mid-40's closer for a season or two.