Counsell in Heavy Demand -- Latest: Signed, One Year, Just Over $2 Million

[dadofandrew]

Tom H reporting Counsell and the Crew have agreed to terms, will be announced Monday.

[twobrewers]

Tom H reporting Counsell and the Crew have agreed to terms

That is great news.

 

Of course, the downside is that signing Counsell is the best news we've gotten this offseason.

[Invader3K]

Of course, the downside is that signing Counsell is the best news we've gotten this offseason.

 

I think that's quite a bit of an overstatement right there.

[Ennder]

Tom H reporting Counsell and the Crew have agreed to terms

That is great news.

 

Of course, the downside is that signing Counsell is the best news we've gotten this offseason.

 

I'd say the best news is Zaun signing and Kendall being let go.

Second best is probably Wolf being signed with Looper let go, even if the contract was for too much money. The net gain is still big enough.

Counsell would be #3.

[toonarmy33]

let him go

[stoutdude04]

let him go

Why do you think that?

For the right price im glad to have him back. As others have pointed out, he will be an excellent asset off the bench.

[Invader3K]

Appears to now be official that Counsell has re-signed, according to Tyler Barnes on Twitter.

[battlekow]

One-year deal.

[TooLiveBrew]

A one-year deal suggests to me that: Craig wasn't really in such high demand, he really wanted to stay with the Brewers, or a little bit of both. I'm glad this is done -- imo Counsell is about as good an IF reserve as you can find.

[Schlitz001]

I was worried that the Brewers would overpay with a multiyear deal for Craig. 1 year at $2 million sounds reasonable. He's a solid defender who always seems to hit well with men on base. Welcome back.

[Invader3K]

If he plays anything like he did this past year, then it's a pretty good bargain. I think we'll need him with Weeks probably being a bit of a question mark for next year.

 

I admit I was worried Melvin would overpay to keep him, but this seems like a nice deal for both sides.

[Mr QL]

Glad to have him back, he had a great season last year.

[Oldcity]

It's from a few years ago, but does anyone remember offhand what thread had the photoshopped image of Lightning Rod Counsell? I think Brian made it, but not positive.

[JohnBriggs12]

If he plays anything like he did this past year, then it's a pretty good bargain. I think we'll need him with Weeks probably being a bit of a question mark for next year.

 

I admit I was worried Melvin would overpay to keep him, but this seems like a nice deal for both sides.

Lets hope he's not needed for 400 AB's again. He had a great year in 2009, but I'd prefer to see him under 200 ABs as that would mean the starters are producing and healthy. Two million is a bit steep for 200 or fewer ABs, but half a million of it is probably a bonus for last year. Glad it's only for one year. Brewers would be shortsighted to give a guy turning 40 in August more than one year.

[brew522]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/katiev522/counsell30.jpg

 

 

[Oldcity]

Perfect! Thanks 522.

[logan82]

Hopefully he doens't get the McGehee treatment at SS over Escobar.

[Funketown]

Don't figure to see anyone complaining about this signing. Bill James projects Counsell to be about 8 runs below average per 300 plate appearances. Adding ten runs for replacement adjustment, he's two above. Adding another 8-10 for defense and position (SS,3B,2B), he looks to be a solid one win player. Great guy to have on the bench.

[dadofandrew]

If Counsell puts up a 900 OPS he might start over Escobar. That said, I doubt it.

[hawing]

I'm happy about this, especially while we don't know how speedily Rickie will bounce back.

Craig is the only CC I need. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Harold Hutchison]

Plus, he's fast, so he can pinch-run.

[bork]

Someone refresh my memory. Wasn't Counsell one of the many Brewers who had surgery right after the season to fix his knee that wasn't 100% all season?

[Hofbraunhaus]

I'm really happy with this signing. I am glad to see we have a quality bench player and that we didn't have to overpay which I was worried about.

[stoutdude04]

Plus, he's fast, so he can pinch-run.

I have a friend who didn't watch the crew often. But, every time he did, Counsell was getting thrown out trying to steal second. He then decided that the Couns was definitely his favorite player.

[jrodbrewcrew]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/katiev522/counsell30.jpg

 

 

 

That...is...AWESOME! Any way to get that on a t-shirt?