Brewers acquire Jerry Hairston, Jr. from Nats for Erik Komatsu; Brett Carroll DFAed

[StearnsFTW]

http://www.mlbtraderumors...e-jerry-hairston-jr.html

 

He's actually been decent this year. I like the move, depending, of course, upon what we gave up.

 

Stats:

 

http://www.baseball-refer...layers/h/hairsje02.shtml

 

Looks like he was pretty darn good defensively at every position he played last year and this year too:

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/...;position=2B/OF#fielding

[brewtank34]

Not bad. Not the best I was hoping for. This means that either Counsel or Wilson will be sent down. My thinking is that even though Wilson is the better option of the two, their going to keep 'ole man Craig for locker-room leadership and experience.

[Rhett16]

Not a big name obviously, but he can play 2B, 3B, SS and the outfield, so assuming we didn't really give anything of value up, not a bad deal at all.

[Rhett16]

And this has to be the end of the line for Counsell, right? Please?

[BCZF]

Just confirmed on MLB Network.. Via tweet from Hariston... Works for me.

[StearnsFTW]

And this has to be the end of the line for Counsell, right? Please?

God willing.

[Funketown]

I hadn't even thought of Hairston as a potential trade pickup, but he certainly fits the bill of what they needed. He plays solid defense at 3B, 2B, and SS and Zips projects him to hit .270/.333/.410/.743.

 

Edit: That Zips projection seems too high. Maybe .260/.330/.370 is a better guess.

 

Hopefully they didn't give up too much.

[logan82]

If true this move does nothing for me. I am not seeing where he is much better than the rest of the middle infield players we already have. Depends what we gave up. Better not be anything of value.

[brewtank34]

I like his OBP% .342 Much better than most on our team right now. Now we just need a lefty in the BP. Make it happen Doug.

[JonnyLungs]

Can't Hairston play CF?

I bet Carroll goes down and Hairston platoons with Morgan.

[fondybrewfan]

Hairston seems like a really solid pick up to me. Versatile and can still hit

[miggs721]

We gave up Erik Komatsu....fine with me

[ramssuperbowl99]

We give Komatsu up for Hairston.

Good deal I think, Komatsu is a 4th OF at best.

[M Skjellyfetti]

I would like this move if he plays 2nd now and SS once Rickie comes back. I'm a fan of his OBP, and it looks like his defense is very good at 2nd, and though there's not enough data at short, he should be about average.

[molitor fan]

i like Komatsu but this seems to be an even match trade wise

[Funketown]

i like Komatsu but this seems to be an even match trade wise

Same here. I'm happy with this trade for the club's 2 year window.

[MillerParkSouth]

I'd like to think that he'd start every day be it in CF, SS or 3B. I'd give Lopez a shot at 2B for a bit and do everything I could to keep McGehee/Carroll out of the line up.

[fondybrewfan]

Even if he isn't starting on most nights at least we now have a competent bench player

[StearnsFTW]

I agree. Komatsu is no big loss.

 

I'm just glad it wasn't a higher-upside guy. Komatsu tops out as a 4th OF IMO.

[Vgmastr]

Really like this move, can play anywhere in the IF or OF and comes with a .342 OBP. Gives Roenicke a lot of flexibility in filling out the lineup card.

[MillerParkSouth]

How's his defense in CF? I'm really hoping Craigers will ride off into the sunset with some dignity here, but like others have speculated, i'm sure it will be Carroll to go.

[StearnsFTW]

How's his defense in CF? I'm really hoping Craigers will ride off into the sunset with some dignity here, but like others have speculated, i'm sure it will be Carroll to go.

UZR/150 says bad the last few years, but that's in 84 innings. Earlier in his career he was quite good in CF.

[gregmag]

Darnit -- I'm gonna miss Komatsu. He was one of those guys I just particularly enjoyed following and cheering on. But rationally this is a very smart move. I like Hairston, overall, more than most of the guys we've been talking about getting. He brings a little bit of everything -- OBP, versatility, pop -- and we need a little bit of everything right now.

[igor67]

One could make a pretty decent argument that of the healthy middle IF we have Hairston Jr. is now the best and should play everyday. I don't know that Roenicke is that crafty, but you could more or less make him an everyday player while Rickie is out rotating him through the positions depending on match ups. Then again I still live in a fantasy world where Green is called up, Casey rides the pine, CC is cut, and Hairston is the starting SS once Rickie is back.

[StearnsFTW]

One could make a pretty decent argument that of the healthy middle IF we have Hairston Jr. is now the best and should play everyday. I don't know that Roenicke is that crafty, but you could more or less make him an everyday player while Rickie is out rotating him through the positions depending on match ups. Then again I still live in a fantasy world where Green is called up, Casey rides the pine, CC is cut, and Hairston is the starting SS once Rickie is back.

ahhhh.......it's a wonderful fantasy though isn't it?