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  1. TooLiveBrew
    Pingman actually posted this exact thing earlier in this thread.
  2. TooLiveBrew
    So if Lawrie becomes the next Ben Grieve, these same flip-floppers can crow about how 'we' hosed Toronto in a few years? I guess I just don't care too much one way or the other. I was against the trade, but grew to like Marcum. And I guess I wouldn't disagree that the return the Brewers got for Sheffield sucked. He gave them no choice but to trade him, but that doesn't mean Bones/Mieske/Valentin was a good return.
  3. TooLiveBrew
    Just finished It Might Get Loud. One word: amazing. This weekend is going to be full of Zeppelin.
  4. TooLiveBrew
    It's irritating to me that there are a lot more people who are vocally against this trade now then there were 8 months ago. Was I in favor of the trade when it was made? Absolutely. Would I do it again? I would have said yes 2 months ago- I'd say no now. As one who was not in favor of the trade at the time, I really don't care now whether someone was for or against it at the time. People are allowed to change their minds.
  5. TooLiveBrew
    I can't argue that too much. The only things I'd point out in favor of Lawrie at 3B is his arm & athleticism. I honestly don't know much (if anything) about his defense. I've never seen him play in person.
  6. TooLiveBrew
    Ortiz is a guy who hasn't played 1B because he's been too big a liability in the field. Vlad has never played a big-league game at 1B, in fact he's only played two career games in CF, one in LF... compared to 1,607 games in RF! I wonder if he'd have any interest in learning a new position at this stage in his career. I think if I were him, I'd rather just find a DH job somewhere. But I do like the question, I think it's a worthwhile thing to explore if you don't have Gamel in the mix for 1B next season for whatever reasons. Looking at MLBTradeRumors' '12 FA list, Kubel's young enough that he could probably handle the transition to 1B full-time (another guy who's never played there), but his offense isn't anything Gamel couldn't produce. Iirc Carlos Guillen played some 1B for the Tigers. Matsui's knees dictate he's DH-only, Thome is like Ortiz in that his defense long ago is what got him moved to DH, Posada would probably retire if he didn't return with the Yankees, & Wily Mo Pena falls into the same category as Kubel for me.
  7. TooLiveBrew
    I wouldn't start casting Lawrie's plaque for Cooperstown just yet. Can we please drop this strawman? No one has made this claim.
  8. TooLiveBrew
    Hindsight is just so 20/20 for all of you guys. You think because the Jays took the risk of putting him at 3rd and it worked, that the Brewers made a huge mistake not doing it. Or you could say the Jays evaluated his skillset correctly & helped develop him on defense. It's not about intangibles as much as it is... tangibles. And obviously Lawrie's tools translate alright to 3B, although I'm not sure if he'll ever really be an asset on defense. I don't think the Brewers made a mistake in trading Lawrie, but I do think they made a mistake in only getting a player in return who was/is under contract for two seasons. Anyone in the Brewers system in the past 10 years that has had a "position crisis" has been one of those all-bat no glove players as I mentioned. Weeks, Fielder, Braun, Gamel, Lawrie, etc. I don't believe that's the Brewers fault It's their fault for drafting bat-only or bat-first players, scouting & evaluating the players' defensive abilities/potential incorrectly, or for not helping develop the player(s) into solid defenders. But I use "fault" a bit lightly, as I don't see anything wrong with drafting good bats like the guys you listed. Plus, Weeks & Braun have developed pretty well on defense. And I see your larger point that the player himself is the one who has to ultimately do the improving (see Weeks & Braun). But the Brewers have clearly done all or at least some of the things I listed to start this paragraph. The drafting philosophy has been clear: draft the bat, worry about the rest later.
  9. TooLiveBrew
    Thank you, Adam McCalvy, for a blog update yesterday on the new academy -- including pictures. The academy's only new to the Brewers, built in 2006, but sounds like a nice upgrade. McCalvy also posted a few more pics to the Brewers' website. The ninth picture (of nine) on the main site is a shot of the players' dorm -- complete with the sign "Cerveceros" on the front! Somehow, that makes this even better. http://mlblogsbrewersbeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/classroom-1.jpg?w=555&h=416
  10. TooLiveBrew
    Yeah, I think it's probably time for Melvin to break out the old "We're moving in a different direction, but thank Craig for his time here & wish him the best..." statement
  11. TooLiveBrew
    Juan Rivera? $4.5M contract. Matt Murton? Played in Japan the past two seasons. Would be a savvy move to pick him up on the cheap. I guess that depends on how good his agent is.
  12. TooLiveBrew
    As a side note, the main focus of the Morosi article is whether or not the Giants could improve by trading Lincecum... with said article being posted one day after Dave Cameron wrote (in much more detail) on the exact same idea for FanGraphs. At best, it's unfortunately coincidental timing. At worst, well...
  13. TooLiveBrew
    And the Giants have said that they have no interest in simply being leverage against the Mets (since they believe Reyes will re-sign there). You can't read any more into it than just posturing at this stage.
  14. TooLiveBrew
    BA provides the roster and a brief synopsis of the players (as noted, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Gerrit Cole and Danny Hultzen may be enough reason to tune in): Whoa, no kidding! But yes, due to Bradley, this one is officially getting DVR'd. Thanks for the heads-up, colby.
  15. TooLiveBrew
    Via MLBTradeRumors -- Adam Rubin of ESPN New York asked eight beat writers about Reyes' future, and none of the eight (covering the Angels, Brewers, Giants, Marlins, Nationals, Phillies, Tigers and Yankees) seemed optimistic about Reyes signing with their team. From Rubin's piece --
  16. TooLiveBrew
    The reason I like the concept of Reyes (if it is financially possible)... Not just directed at you, monty, but I'm curious to know from others that want to see Reyes signed -- do you think he's a more valuable long-term piece than Greinke? Because it (to me) seems pretty plain that if you sign Reyes, there's no extension available for Greinke. That, coupled with Reyes's durability & that he'll be on the wrong side of 30 for most of any contract he'd sign, is why I definitely don't want to see the Brewers sign him. And Pena and Barmes both are terrible They were actually both league-avg. for their positions in 2011, which I already blabbered about on page 1 of this thread.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    Oh, I hear you on that. But when the weather's fine, Target Field is amazing.
  18. TooLiveBrew
    Are you just basing this off one bad throw? Hart's arm isn't awful, it's probably about average or below-avg. for RF. That -1 rating that JET posted (assuming 0 is neutral) seems about accurate imo.
  19. TooLiveBrew
    It's also simply called aging. Some guys age better than others. Rickie Weeks is a shell of the speedster he used to be, & a fringe-average fielder too, but no one's calling him lazy.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    Next season, imo, is the perfect season for the Brewers to see what Gamel & Green can do against big-league pitching on a regular basis. There's no reason to overreact & make more 'all-in', one-season type moves... but knowing Melvin that's what I expect to see happen. I just hope the Brewers will use 2012 to help formulate the long-term plan around the Braun/Gallardo/Weeks/Axford core. The Cards, Reds, & Brewers are all at about the same true talent level overall, but the Brewers are going to have to find those cheap role players, like Lucroy, to sustain any long-term success. Unfortunately, just looking at the Lucroy example tells you that Melvin will go out & pay for overpriced vets, & only give the young player a shot when his hand is forced... unless said young talent is an all-world prospect like Braun or Weeks once were.
  21. TooLiveBrew
    Congratulations, Cory!
  22. TooLiveBrew
    Bouncing isn't necessarily a bad thing, though. If it's on target, it's on target (I know some of you other people had to do the Tom Emanski 'throw it into the garbage can turned on its side' drill in little league!). I think Hart has the stronger arm, but I definitely think he can be inaccurate. If I had to grade the arms relative to other outfielders, I think I'd go something like a B strength/C accuracy for Hart, & a C strength/B accuracy for Braun. Just my opinion. EDIT: Whoops, thought you were responding to me, prior to your ninja edit, monty http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Yeah, Gomez is the one that fits the Crash Davis quip. That's an A or A+ arm in terms of strength, with maybe a D/D+ accuracy. Sometimes having that huge arm means you can improve your accuracy by not throwing at full strength... that's how Gomez's throws to the plate on singles to center appear to me; he seems to have decent accuracy on those throws, but when he lets it fly at full power, watch out!
  23. TooLiveBrew
    I actually don't agree that Braun's arm is his biggest defensive asset (speed is, imo). I think he has an overall average outfield arm, with maybe above-avg. arm strength. One sign of not having enough arm strength to make a given throw is that you lose accuracy in trying to throw it harder than you're actually capable of doing accurately -- that's what I think you see when you see him uncork one wildly toward home plate. Moving him to RF would expose his arm even more. At the very least, it's an inaccurate or inconsistently accurate arm, & even that in RF would be exposed. Braun's come a long way on defense, but leftfield is the best fit for him imo. He'll only occasionally have to try to make the huge throws, & his ability to cover a lot of ground will continue to be an asset.
  24. TooLiveBrew
    Our window is down to one year The Cubs are nowhere near being serious contenders after just one more season. Nor should any other team's "window" affect what a good GM does.
  25. TooLiveBrew
    I guess I'm in the minority, but I haven't been impressed with Cirillo at all. I get the impression he's a funny and/or clever guy, but in the limited exposure I've had to him as a commentator I wasn't impressed. That isn't to say he couldn't improve with experience, of course.
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