Brewers worst Free Agent signing of this past decade

[patrickgpe]

Bleacher Report has it as Gagne for the brewers. I have to disagree, while it is easy to say Soup, Garza, I have to say David Riske. I looked up his numbers just to be certain and the 3 year deal is far worse than the 1 year deal that Gagne signed with the team.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2750124-every-mlb-teams-biggest-free-agency-fail-of-the-past-decade

 

 

 

 

edited title, because we're not talking about free agents that sing. And it bugged me. Bah humbug to you, too

[markedman5]

Franklin Stubbs transcends decades.............

[3and2Fastball]

Braden Looper comes to mind, but at least it was just a one year deal. Still $4.75 million in 2009 for a guy who was one win worse than a replacement player and gave up 39 HR's?

[MrTPlush]

Braden Looper comes to mind, but at least it was just a one year deal. Still $4.75 million in 2009 for a guy who was one win worse than a replacement player and gave up 39 HR's?

 

He was a 14 game winner that motivated the offense every time he went out!!

[TJseven7]

Wasn't Jeffrey Hammonds from the rockies inflated numbers era an all time suck?

[3and2Fastball]

Looper 5.22 ERA, a 79 OPS+, a WHIP of 1.490, 39 HR's, and a WAR of -1.0 .... However yes he had a 14-7 record!

[liveforoctober]

I would say Feliz should get an honorable mention.. however, his signing likely kept us from signing another competent closer and we would have never given the ball to Knebel, so I actually have changed my mind. Great signing!

[MillerParkSouth]

I never got the Gagne hate. Yeah, it was for $10MM but a one season investment in a player won't sink anyone. Soup was obviously terrible and the Riske contract was really bad too.

[MrTPlush]

I would go Jeff Suppan. Terrible numbers every year and had a pretty major impact on the payroll for years. I can’t say that about anyone else. Garza was at least useful for some of his time here.

[3and2Fastball]

Matt Garza's signing might be examined. 4 years $50 million for a pitcher whose WAR over the course of those 4 years was -0.8 and whose ERA was 4.65 and ERA+ was 87 over those 4 years? That is worse than a Replacement Level AAAA pitcher type production, for $50 Million Dollars!?

[3and2Fastball]

Suppan actually had a positive WAR during his Brewers years (barely) prior to his last year. He ate up more innings than Garza and was a great clubhouse guy.

[KeithStone53151]

The Gagne signing was pretty bad. We did get some positives from Garza and Suppan at points during their contracts. Gagne was dreadful from his first outing on.

[monty57]

As I hear people lamenting that we aren't chasing the market to sign a 2nd tier reliever this offseason, I've thought of the Riske signing and that has calmed me down and made me glad that Stearns has discipline.

 

But the Hammonds signing pretty much single-handedly cost Taylor his job, so that has to go to the top of the list.

[jerichoholicninja]

Wasn't Jeffrey Hammonds from the rockies inflated numbers era an all time suck?

 

I don't know how the discussion can get any further than Hammonds. It is him, hands down.

[FVBrewerFan]

Wasn't Jeffrey Hammonds from the rockies inflated numbers era an all time suck?

 

I don't know how the discussion can get any further than Hammonds. It is him, hands down.

 

Nah, it was worth watching him round the bases with one flap down a couple times in between a billion strikeouts.

[Point Beer Is Best]

I would probably exclude any of the one-year contract guys from being in the top 5 rankings of worst signings. Those aren't going to be franchise-crippling deals unless you keep doing it year after year with the same poor results.

[hurricanecrush]

Nah, it was worth watching him round the bases with one flap down a couple times in between a billion strikeouts.

Wasn't that Jeffrey Leonard?

[Outlander]

Hammonds signed December 2000 so quite a bit longer than a decade.

[FVBrewerFan]

Nah, it was worth watching him round the bases with one flap down a couple times in between a billion strikeouts.

Wasn't that Jeffrey Leonard?

 

My bad!

[JimH5]

Gagne was terrible. Days after his signing he was named in the Mitchell report, made a non-apology, and then pitched poorly.

 

He is not alone on the list, but to me, he stands as my least favorite signing.

[TJseven7]

Hammonds signed December 2000 so quite a bit longer than a decade.

 

And yet, he was still worth the inclusion.

[DocLuna7]

Nah, it was worth watching him round the bases with one flap down a couple times in between a billion strikeouts.

Wasn't that Jeffrey Leonard?

 

My bad!

 

Still pissed we traded Ernie Riles for Leonard though.

[StearnsFTW]

It's Garza. He was a terrible player and probably terrible in the clubhouse. $50,000,000. Not sure how it could be anyone else.

[Oldcity]

Logically it may not have been Suppan, but emotionally for me, it's him no question. It was torture watching him throw 85 mph meatballs that didn't move at all, and at the time, he was making quite a bit of money (I believe he was the highest contract given to a FA by the Brewers at the time of the signing?)

 

"Soup pitched great!"

[LouisEly]

It's Garza. He was a terrible player and probably terrible in the clubhouse. $50,000,000. Not sure how it could be anyone else.

No, it was said many times that he was a leader in the clubhouse especially with the young guys last year and was one of the biggest pranksters/practical jokers in all of MLB. He did a lot to keep a loose clubhouse. Whenever they interviewed guys on TV in the dugout and you saw sunflower seeds, Double Bubble, etc., being tossed on them, it was Garza.