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Per McCalvy, the Brewers have announced Rick Schlesinger as COO
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Branyan hasn't signed with anyone yet, we can still cling desperately to hope of a NRI deal
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The power of DM! Come on, Mark, I got you Marcum and Greinke this offseason, and that. You have to get me the poutine, and that.
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Pettitte's career adjusted ERA+ (accounts for era & ballpark) is the same as Gaylord Perry's & is actually higher than Dennis Eckersley, Steve Carlton, & 20 other Hall of Fame pitchers, including Nolan Ryan & Catfish Hunter. Pettitte certainly warrants consideration, especially given his longevity. I think the HGH use will hinder him, but his personality/reputation & admission of HGH use imo will help him.
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FanGraphs' Tommy Rancel compares the Kotsay deal to the Edmonds deal. An excerpt:
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Yeah, a little bit. I definitely see it.
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The Roots would be an excellent choice
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I couldn't tell if that Gallardo comment was sarcasm or not, Tim.
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Pettitte is & has always had the reputation of being just a great guy. I bet sportswriters love him, and that probably factors into whether he'll get in far more than it should. I don't believe he should be in the HoF... as for his chances, I think he's got an outside shot at it.
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I think there could certainly be something to the angle that vets make better bench players (guys not thinking they deserve to start, etc.). However, what I think the complaints boil down to on this deal are that there are other vets that are better options at the plate, in the field, and in terms of contract. What made Kotsay stand out above all others just escapes me. I'm betting it actually did have something to do with his career PH batting average/past PH success, but my conspiracy-theory side says it also has to do with Roenicke seeing plenty of Kotsay in the prime of his career as a divisional opponent.
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Maybe we should just start a thread titled "Branyan signs with _____; MiLB deal with ST invite" now, so we can get some complaining out of the way. We could just edit in the team that eventually signs him once it happens. At least, I think that should be in blue.
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My issue though is they play such tight on ball/man pressure that to often they get beat off the dribble and this leads to their defense falling apart into scramble situations where an opposing player gets either left wide open in the paint or behind the three point line. The scrambling around also leaves a defense more prone to allowing offensive boards. I haven't really watched Marquette this season & this is without looking at stats, but something else I'd assume would arise from this style is more fouls being committed. Has that been an issue for MU as well, or have they been disciplined enough to avoid it as a chronic problem?
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Yuni'd!
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I think this handicaps the situation really well. For my part, I guess I'm not too hung up on any type of historical context, but Chase Utley's contract is still the biggest ever given to a second baseman. Uggla's has a slight edge in AAV, but Utley's deal covered all of his arbitration seasons (Uggla's covered one), and obviously is for more total money. So to me, the question becomes do I/does one mind Rickie Weeks being the second-highest paid second baseman in MLB? And like I've stated previously, for me it's no. I believe Weeks is the type of hard to replace talent you build a team around. But I can understand why others might see it as too great a risk. I think it stinks that it appears both the Brewers & Weeks/Genske are taking relatively extreme stances on this contract. There's a happy medium to be found here, but like you say monty, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
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And even with that, the money is far better spent on Weeks. But honestly I'm not sure why this is even being seriously discussed. Young's a corner infielder, and those spots are well-manned for now & the future.
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I definitely understand the appeal of Uggla's career numbers, and honestly can't fault anyone for preferring him to Rickie (I actually really like Uggla... the Marlins TV guys had a great HR call for him, to boot). But "solid" is not what Weeks's 2010 was. It was elite, and a reflection of his skillset as opposed to fluky.
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This doesn't mean the front office should be settling for poor options, though. For example, like trwi7 pointed out, Joe Inglett is still available, & is a better choice than Kotsay. Yet the Brewers are freeing up a roster spot for the inferior player? It makes no sense. As for the Yankees, there is absolutely no guarantee that, as presently constituted, they'll make the postseason. Their starting pitching isn't a pretty picture at this point. Just because other teams were able to overcome their shortfalls doesn't mean the Brewers shouldn't be doing everything in their power to make the team as strong as they possibly can. There's no reason to settle for a lesser roster when you can make it better heading into the season. Signing Mark Kotsay doesn't make this a better roster.
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Would you rather Gamel rot on the bench or down in AAA learning a new position and playing everyday with the probable call up when someone eventually gets hurt. It's not exactly a secret that I'll disagree with you on Gamel overall, but I do think him getting familiar in the field at 1B is a good long-term move. However, that didn't mean the Brewers needed to sign Mark freaking Kotsay. He's had 5 bad seasons in a row, and can't realistically be expected to have gotten better. I'm still holding out hope this is a split deal & has just been mis-reported so far. While they're relatively insignificant deals, having Kotsay & Betancourt on the 25-man roster are decisions I can't get behind. The margin for error is really close to zero, so why Melvin & Co. would risk going with proven bad players is beyond me.
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But with Edmonds, there was evidence & reason to expect that he could succeed. That's not the case with Kotsay.
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Maybe this is just an elaborate ploy of appeasement to help get a Weeks deal done!
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http://one4theotherthumb.com/images/stories/facepalm.jpg I just hope it's a split deal, contingent on him making the 25-man in ST
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It appears the contract bought out all three of Pujols's arbitration seasons. I can't think of a good contract comparison off the top of my head, but A-Rod for example had base salaries of $25M/yr. in '05 & '06, and $27M in '07 & '08. Pujols definitely gave the Cardinals a hometown discount, but did so in exchange for guaranteed financial security (sort of similar to Braun's decision). Pujols reasonably projects to still be an elite hitter for the first half of a proposed 10-year deal, but it's highly doubtful he'd be worth paying $300M. That said, imo the $300M number is a negotiating tactic. If he can get a 10-yr./$250M deal, I'd call that a win for Albert.
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Brian Cashman gameplanned from day 1 of the last offseason with Gardner as the Yankees' starting LF. Not only would Manny Parra+Gomez not be enough to pry him away, but I'd be surprised to see the Yankees deal him at all.
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Brewers On Deck Event, January 30th
TooLiveBrew replied to RyDogg66's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
McCalvy with a blog post featuring photography from the On Deck event by team photographer Scott Paulus http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/assets_c/2011/01/Greinke02-thumb-550x347-2629561.jpg -
From Weeks end I could see him getting all that money guaranteed by a team if he goes to free agency which would be preferable to playing time bonuses. According to baseball-reference, Rickie has earned almost $9M to this point in his career. Unless he's managed it really poorly, it's not like he's really hurting for money. In his position, if the Brewers aren't willing to pay up, free agency looks like a very reasonable target. Someone agreed to pay Jayson Werth, a guy who didn't play a full season until he was 30 due to wrist problems (including ligament tears), truckloads of money into his late 30s at a corner OF position. Meanwhile the Brewers have an opportunity to lock up an elite player at a far more difficult position for roughly half of what Werth got. I think Rickie will play out 2011 & have multiple teams willing to match the Uggla contract in free agency.