Marcum has right elbow tightness; to 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/15

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Probably not serious, but a little extra rest for a guy that imploded down the stretch probably isn't the worst thing. Just in case we get a surprise and they do make a run.

[PrinceEatMeat]

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Here's some more bad news.

[RockCoCougars]

The lack of news on this is very disconcerting to me considering the fact that we are almost a month out. It's also looking like any trade scenario involving Marcum is pretty much a pipe dream at this point.

[3and2Fastball]

on the plus side this means we will likely...hopefully...(please God no!) won't be signing Marcum to a big contract

[PrinceEatMeat]

on the plus side this means we will likely...hopefully...(please God no!) won't be signing Marcum to a big contract

 

I hope so too. But actually I wouldn't mind if this leads to Marcum coming back on a cheaper, short-term deal. Preferably for one year.

[Raw Biz]

I don't think there was ever a chance of signing Marcum to a BIG deal (depending on your definition of big). That being said, something like 3/36 would not have been bad at all. I'm still not sure why he gets so much hate. Yeah he sucked during the playoffs but he was great all year last year, this year, and pretty much his entire career in the AL East. The guy is a good pitcher, plain and simple. Hopefully he comes back healthy and we can either A) get him to accept the 1 yr tender or B) someone signs him to a deal and we get picks.

[Dollarbill13]

I don't think there was ever a chance of signing Marcum to a BIG deal (depending on your definition of big). That being said, something like 3/36 would not have been bad at all. I'm still not sure why he gets so much hate. Yeah he sucked during the playoffs but he was great all year last year, this year, and pretty much his entire career in the AL East. The guy is a good pitcher, plain and simple. Hopefully he comes back healthy and we can either A) get him to accept the 1 yr tender or B) someone signs him to a deal and we get picks.

 

 

I agree on Marcum catching too much flak. He's my favorite Brewer pitcher to watch on tv because it reminds me of Greg Maddux. It must be from seeing these 88 mph "meatballs" dive out of the way at the last minute and make the batter look silly. I think Marcum reminds people of Suppan which is somewhat understandable given his velocity, but they are very different pitchers. His health is always the biggest concern given his history and mechanics which could cause him to lose his command. Prior to the injury, he was probably looking at something like 3 yrs at $12-$15M per season but now, I think you are right that he's probably worth a qualifying offer (assuming he can come back and be productive).

[GormanHarvey]

Positive news on Marcum...

 

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