McCullers DFA, Stallings recalled

[owbc]

Thank you for your service Lance. 
 

 

[DonBarclay]

Brewers legend, Lance McCullers

[owbc]

1 minute ago, DonBarclay said:

Brewers legend, Lance McCullers

Put him next to Dallas Keuchel in the “washed up arm needed to fill a couple innings in July” hall of fame. 

[TURBO]

and how much did that cost us in salary?

[Frisbee Slider]

12 years in the bigs with Houston and 12 days with Milwaukee

[Samurai Bucky]

1 minute ago, TURBO said:

and how much did that cost us in salary?

Wont the Cubs pick up the salary when they pick him up?

[torts]

Just now, Frisbee Slider said:

12 years in the bigs with Houston and 12 days with Milwaukee

Equates right

This was not the Lance we were looking for

[owbc]

3 minutes ago, TURBO said:

and how much did that cost us in salary?

Pretty sure it was a creative way to pay $2 million cash for Gordon 

[mudbutt]

5 minutes ago, TURBO said:

and how much did that cost us in salary?

2.5 million but it was always about getting Gordon for depth with that money. 

[Simba2020]

I wish we would stop wasting our time with adding marginal at best relievers for the stretch run. I don't expect much more out of Gordon than we got out of McCullers.

[Rock hard Brouhard]

I can’t wait to see him compete in the Alumni Legends game.

[liveforoctober]

Houston more or less asked us to DFA him on their behalf and gave us Gordon to do so.

[adambr2]

Looks like the DFA nicks from last night did in fact get it right this time.

[Vgmastr]

I wonder if, instead of air-mailing a throw into left field, Bauers had just taken the out at first, whether McCullers would still be on the team today.

[Bulldogboy]

At least they didn't mess around pretending he was a real option. I like it when they do the right thing right away.

[liveforoctober]

This is just 4D chess by Arnold.

Trade Fielder for Gordon, take on McCullers to do so and DFA McCullers. The Cubs just can't help themselves with our DFAs. They will pick him up in 4 days and he will dampen their momentum down the stretch.

Final trade: Fielder for Gordon and the Cubs get worse.

Master class.

[markedman5]

McCullers looked like a guy who was afraid to throw the ball over the plate because he knew what would happen………those kind of guys don’t last with the Brewers anymore.

[FartDad]

Two open spots on the 40-man roster during the trade deadline season. 👀

[Steve Drumwright]

 

The Milwaukee Brewers' look at Lance McCullers Jr. lasted just two games.

After acquiring the two-time World Series champion in a trade July 15, McCullers was designated for assignment Sunday by the Brewers. Right-hander Garrett Stallings was called up from Triple-A Nashville. The Brewers now have two open spots on their 40-man roster as the trade deadline approaches.

McCullers was a relatively low-cost acquisition, costing the Brewers minor-league outfielder Jadyn Fielder, son of former Crew slugger Prince Fielder, and covering $2 million of his remaining salary. But McCullers, a starter with six career relief appearances before being traded, made both of his appearances out of the Brewers' bullpen, including one Saturday in an 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.

McCullers had a 4.18 FIP (3.86 ERA) in 4⅔ innings, giving up five runs (two earned) on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts. These were McCullers' first two MLB games since going on the injured list in mid-May with right shoulder inflammation.

The Brewers are still looking for a quality arm to replace veteran right-hander Brandon Woodruff in the rotation.

Stallings was called up at the end of June and made his MLB debut with a pair of appearances, allowing just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts over three innings.

 

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[Thurston Fluff]

Like others have said, this was a creative way to get another long term pitcher without losing another prospect. Whatever he gave us was a bonus. I'm sure they hoped it would be more than this but I doubt they were counting on it. He did eat up a couple innings that would have had to go to more important players in his 12 day stint. So there is that.

It will be interesting to see what Stallings can give us. 

[formerlybis]

I’m a little more surprised it was Stallings and not Hall. He and Harrison both on their way, so a temp assignment for Stallings, I’d assume.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, adambr2 said:

Looks like the DFA nicks from last night did in fact get it right this time.

Yep. I thought there was a chance, but wasn't convinced quite yet. Funny thing is, he wasn't hit hard. Just couldn't throw strikes with a big lead, which you can't have. It wouldn't have surprised me had they given it a little more time, a tweak, an arm slot, something. This pitching brain trust has been really good at that. OTOH I'm sure it's tough to re-invent someone who has been successful doing things one way for a dozen years. And definitely some redundancy with Wilson who has been much better.

Bottom line, I don't know if there's any pitcher on anyone's 40-man you don't take a shot at if all it's costing you is Jayden Fielder. Not to mention you also received Gordon.

[Lathund]

14 minutes ago, formerlybis said:

I’m a little more surprised it was Stallings and not Hall. He and Harrison both on their way, so a temp assignment for Stallings, I’d assume.

The various multi-inning pitchers on the 40-man (Stallings, Rodriguez, Crow, Gordon) will probably all rotate through the 26-man roster through the rest of the season, with spot starts or a few long relief appearances before next man comes up to do the same. All to keep the starter innings down, and to keep the prospective playoff bullpen fresh. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, FartDad said:

Two open spots on the 40-man roster during the trade deadline season. 👀

Welcome to Brewer Fanatic!

And, um... nice username?

[Jim French Stepstool]

2 hours ago, owbc said:

2 hours ago, owbc said:

Pretty sure it was a creative way to pay $2 million cash for Gordon 

 

Similar to the Montgomery thing, I guess. I thought it was more a case of having a chance to 'fix' something with McCullers. Nope.