Kameron Loe to Milwaukee, Minor League Deal with Spring Training Invite

[JohnBriggs12]

In another example of Melvin's preference for guys he drafted, TH is reporting the Brewers signed former Ranger Kameron Loe to a minor league deal. At worst, Loe, who's listed at 6'8" 225 takes the place of McClung in the post on the Brewer staff basketball team.

 

According to TH, Loe pitched in Japan last year. No word on his results.

[Funketown]

http://www.mlbtraderumors...to-sign-kameron-loe.html

 

Looks like a very solid depth signing from Doug and Co. In 343 career innings (47 starts), he has a 4.77 ERA, 4.71K/9, 3.22 BB/9, 0.86 HR/9, 4.49 FIP, 4.52 xFIP, and a GB% of 55. I'd never head of this guy before, but looking at just the raw numbers, I would have thought someone would have picked him up by now. Whatever the deal is, he will certainly be a nice 6/7 starter to have in AAA.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/...erid=4422&position=P

[yoshii8]

Good signing, not to excited about his K/BB rate, but has had some past mlb success. Does anybody know a way to look up his numbers last year in Japan?

[crewcrazy]

Merged the two threads we had on this.

 

Hard to get worked up over moves like this (Halama, Loe, eventually Mulder, etc.)...with it looking like there isn't even enough money to sign a Doug Davis type for the last rotation spot, I guess they don't have a choice but to pencil Suppan into that last spot and sign a bunch of guys like this to see if anything sticks. You can't win the lottery if you don't buy the $5 ticket.

[Minigoon]

"Good signing, not to excited about his K/BB rate, but has had some past mlb success. Does anybody know a way to look up his numbers last year in Japan?"

http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/stats/idp1_h.html

 

0-4 27 innings pitched, 36 hits, 12 bb to 18 K, 6.33 ERA, 2 HR allowed

[JoeHova]

Wow, getting it done in Japan. Of course, the last NPB flameout the Brewers signed (Gabe Kapler, who hit .138 and was released after 38 games) ended up having good success, so maybe this will work out.

[hawing]

Kameron is a snake owner. Or at least he was in 2008.

[sargennm]

Kameron is a snake owner. Or at least he was in 2008.

Per McCalvy, Angel will not be joining Kameron in Milwaukee or Nashville. Picture included at the bottom of the story.

[hawing]

Excellent! My ophidiophobia need not interfere with my Brewers fandom.

 

So does he have to go yard as a Brewer for us to declare Kam Boogie? because that's not so likely for a pitcher.

[danzig6767]

http://www.mlbtraderumors...to-sign-kameron-loe.html

 

Looks like a very solid depth signing from Doug and Co. In 343 career innings (47 starts), he has a 4.77 ERA, 4.71K/9, 3.22 BB/9, 0.86 HR/9, 4.49 FIP, 4.52 xFIP, and a GB% of 55. I'd never head of this guy before, but looking at just the raw numbers, I would have thought someone would have picked him up by now. Whatever the deal is, he will certainly be a nice 6/7 starter to have in AAA.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/...erid=4422&position=P

I clicked on that fangraphs link. As one of the few baseball fans left that don't read up much at all on the many new stats out there, a lot of that page looks to me like it was written in Chinese. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[dadofandrew]

He always has had a very high GB%, if memory serves. The Crew was rujmored to have interest in him years ago, I recall.

 

Nice AAA depth signing.

[WestCoastBrewer]

He went to the same High School (Granada Hills) as Ryan Braun.

[dadofandrew]

Career 4 ERA when not pitching in the Arlington bandbox. This may rank as one of the quieter, yet top moves of the offseason. No risk, high upside.

[PeaveyFury]

This may rank as one of the quieter, yet top moves of the offseason. No risk, high upside.

 

Melvin seems to find one of those every year that actually pans out (Kapler, McGehee, Podsednik, etc). Hopefully this year it's a pitcher.