Brewers acquire Alex Claudio

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

[PDCBalla]

For the 39th pick. Not a fan of this move TBH

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

It's a win now move. Caludio profiles as an effective LOOGY.

[homer]

I, Claudio

[KeithStone53151]

I don't hate giving up the pick, this guy throws mid 80s. How is he so effective?

[homer]

Lefty specialist presumably? They have a .498 OPS against him for his career

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Claudio served as the Rangers closer for a portion of the 2017 season. Very effective against LH hitters.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Meh with our barren farm system I would have preferred to keep the pick and swipe a lefty RP off waivers.

[KeithStone53151]

REgarding his contract, he will have 3 years of arbitration and be a FA in 2022. Projected by mlb trade rumors at 1.3M this year. Not a ton of payroll added for what appears to be an effective LH reliever.

[MoreTrife]

In limited innings has decent numbers against LHBs.

2016 17 innings, .71 WHIP, .177 BA against, 2.65 ERA

2017 29 innings, .58 WHIP, .147 BA against, 2.78 ERA

2018 24 innings, 1.00 WHIP, .244 BA against, 3.38 ERA

 

Not good numbers against RHB

[bill hAll Star]

His statistical profile is very similar to Dan Jennings. I am totally fine and understand the move as it is nice to have on an MLB roster even though a comp balance pick is a bit much. I can't wait for the entire fanbase to fall in love with him.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Claudio should effectively be what Boone Logan was supposed to be.

[trwi7]

This is pretty gross. Giving up a high draft pick and the associated bonus money for a guy that should only be facing at most two hitters at a time. Just sign someone like Luis Avilan and keep the pick.

[djoctagone]

it appears that claudio has one minor league option remaining.

[long ball]

MLBTR has him projected for $1.3mm in arbitration so not really any savings over Dan Jennings or Xavier Cedeno. Adam Mccalvy tweeted that Claudio has a minor league option remaining which helps for roster construction.

 

I'm not a huge fan of giving up the drat pick for him, but the deal makes sense for 2019.

[KeithStone53151]

I would be curious what his stats are against RH hitters on the road over his career. That stadium is such a launching pad, he could be more effective against RH hitters when not in that stadium.

[RollieTime]

My concern is guys seem to hit him around pretty good. Gives up a ton of hits for a reliever. 91 hits in 68 innings? Yikes. Doesn’t strike out many guys either. He doesn’t walk many guys and keeps the ball in the park though. I don’t like giving up the pick in this situation.

[markedman5]

Has 3 years of control and options remaining.......fits right in to,the Brewers bullpen philosophy

[long ball]

Claudio had 17 appearances in 2018 of 4 or more outs.

 

So if he can serve as a LOOGY + rubber arm kinda like Jennings was in 2018 that's useful. The minor league option is even better. He comes in to soak up a couple garbage time innings and then gets optioned for a couple weeks.

[KeithStone53151]

Claudio road stats - 258/300/349

Claudio home stats - 288/322/416

[bill hAll Star]

I would be curious what his stats are against RH hitters on the road over his career. That stadium is such a launching pad, he could be more effective against RH hitters when not in that stadium.

 

I don't have the exact numbers in front of me but I'd wager that hitting the ball out of the park to LF in Miller Park and LF in Arlington are not much different. Probably easier for someone to hit a HR to RF off of Claudio in Texas by a little bit but probably not a huge deal with righty hitters overall.

[homer]

he had a ridiculously high BABIP last year

[adambr2]

I hate giving up the pick, but for career #'s versus lefties, he's far better than Logan, Cedeno, or Jennings.

 

He's going to be a LOOGY only type who probably spends time between Milwaukee and San Antonio, rotating up when we face lefty heavy teams or a dangerous lefty like Harper or Rizzo.

[BuckyBrewer61]

Meh, feels underwhelming. As such, based on Stearns’ history, I fully expected him to dominate next year.

[trwi7]

He's going to be a LOOGY only type who probably spends time between Milwaukee and San Antonio, rotating up when we face lefty heavy teams or a dangerous lefty like Harper or Rizzo.

 

And we gave up a draft pick and around $2 million of our bonus pool for this. Just wonderful.