TooLiveBrew

I really hope Davis is ok. This can't be a good sign.

Hopefully Cain plays everyday. Don't hold your breath

Send him our best wishes, Josh!

Latos is getting shut down because he strained a muscle in his side holding back a sneeze http://mlb.mlb.com/news/a...s_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Presenting the run distribution stuff as anything other than "interesting" trivia is simply an attempt to create a story that isn't there. Recant! This would be the first time TH & AW have done anything like this!

Another thing to like about Beckham is that he can handle 2B as well

Gomez's speed allows him to make plays routinely that other CFs wouldn't make or would make 'spectacularly', though. He definitely reminds me of Cameron in that he makes CF look easy, even though with Gomez it's due more to raw speed than the awesome reads Cam gets right off the bat.

Don't think this has been posted yet, but a cool tribute poster/pic a Yankees fan on another forum put together: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/yankswn23/g1_la.jpg

I would love to get Beckham, and worry about lineup construction later. I'd want pitching first, of course, but if Beckham were included... yes please.

It's disappointing that Arnett has struggled so much thus far, but Stevo might be right. It's going to take a lot more for me to give up on Arnett. This is his first full season in pro ball -- some guys just don't put it all together right away.

It's not at the same level, but in the fans' eyes I think it's not far off. I wouldn't have any inherent problem trading with them, personally, but given comments Melvin has made in the past, I just don't see him ever making that big of a trade with any divisional opponent, let alone the Cubs.

Melvin made a comment hinting that he'd rather get Moore than Davis so that he can come up at the same time as Odorizzi. Arbitrary thinking like this really concerns me about Melvin. 'You always get more for bats in the offseason' comes to mind. Maybe you do tend to get more for bats in the offseason, but I just hope he doesn't operate so absolutely. It would seem incredibly simple that you want to get the best player (thinking about Davis/Moore), not the one that fits some arbitrary standard you've created.

As far as what McGehee did in AAA who cares? We have better information on McGehee's abilities in the majors than what he did in AAA. What he has done since he has been in the majors is far more important So far what we know about Casey from his MLB time is that a high BABIP (.330) played a large part in his success last season. With a much more normal BABIP (.297) this season, he's a middle of the pack bat at 3B. Adding in his bad defense, he's just not a very special player. With a minimum of 270 PAs this season, FanGraphs' wOBA ranking has him 13th of 25. WAR has him 16th of 25, largely due to him ranking dead last in terms of fielding. wOBA is only an offensive statistic.

... from what I've been reading today, most Braves fans seem to be fine with it. I guess they're pretty tired of Escobar's streakiness at the plate, and they think his defense is been pretty awful. I can understand being fed up with lack of hustle (Escobar has always struck me as being a complete tool), but the last thing to criticize about him is his defense. UZR/150 has him at +4 over his career, and '10 has actually been his best season so far by that metric (+9.5). "Bobby hates Escobar," a Brave told me earlier this season. "Escobar doesn’t have a lot of friends in the clubhouse." Fine, no problem by me if you feel you need to move a guy for chemistry reasons, but the Braves really seem to have done a poor job in the return. A career backup-caliber, aging IF, a MIF prospect that profiles as a utility player, and a bullpen arm. Not to mention the fact they had to include a decent flier in Jo-Jo Reyes. FanGraphs' R.J. Anderson sums this up neatly imo in one sentence: "In some ways, this is similar to the Edwin Encarnacion deal, only Escobar’s track record is about a million times better than Encarnacion’s ever was."

The discussion all hinges on what people think of Gamel. While he certainly hasn't roared back to top-prospect status, at the time of his call-up he was absolutely one of the best hitting prospects in MLB (BA's #34 overall prospect pre-2009). The problem I have with how he was handled is that it lacked long-term vision, and honestly I find fault with Melvin just as much -- if not moreso -- as with Macha. And I know many think this also boils down to whether or not people love or hate McGehee -- for me it really doesn't. I like him too, I simply feel his overall talent ceiling is inferior to Gamel's. The Brewers need to develop players that are special whenever they can, to help offset the lack of ability to sign the top-tier FAs. Imo the Brewers whiffed on a no-brainer opportunity to do this last season in opting for McGehee over Gamel. They even had the opportunity to play both guys full-time when Weeks went down for the season right after Gamel was called up, but passed. I obviously don't believe McGehee can handle 2B, but at the time the Brewers at least appeared to, and were/are content with subpar defense from him at 3B anyway. I would have gladly taken the defensive hit to help bring along the organization's top hitting prospect, as development of talents like Gamel should always take priority over modest shots at the postseason. One interesting wrinkle to the present-day discussion is that Gamel, in failing to repeat success at AAA, has still posted superior numbers to what McGehee did there... at age 24, instead of McGehee's 25. And even with falling off a cliff after being sent back down from Milwaukee in '09, the 23-yo Gamel's season was better than 25-yo McGehee's in '08 by a wide margin. No matter what you think of Mat or his injury, he's only logged 160 PAs with Nashville so far, and has plenty of time to get his swing back on track. Gamel might be the only 'smoking gun' in terms of Macha's apparent mistrust of younger players, but he was also (imo) the most important call-up Macha has been tasked with handling thus far in Milwaukee. And it's not like he went to guys like Axford & Braddock this season until his hand was forced, either -- though that could admittedly be more due to Melvin's roster management early this season. Overall to me, short of being forced to play them, it appears that Macha believes young players have to prove themselves to him... not a good managerial approach for an organization that needs to develop its own talent, & often at the MLB level.

I can understand why some people are rubbed the wrong way by this move, but imo the most important thing to remember is that this move is really only coming a few months early. This isn't some super-shady move by the Brewers, it's just being smart. But then again Jeffress's marijuana use doesn't bug me any more than an underage drinking ticket would.

DEET isn't something to take lightly, that's the drawback with it. - http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/deet.cfm - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/...deet/health-effects.html There are plenty of good alternatives to using products with DEET, and personally I would never let a child use it. I try to find products that utilize Picaridin, which has been rated out very favorably, without the risk of severe side-effects. Here's an Oregon State fact sheet on Picaridin

I'm also including the fact that Casey has continued to play putrid defense at 3B

I assume Braun's wrist is fine, but has there been any info on how it is? He really landed awkwardly on it making that diving catch last night.

Wow, this trade is... wow. Excellent move by Toronto, unless Collins & Pastronicky are really, really good.

I've never said this before, nor do I know if I'm properly awarding this, but... you've attained baller status. I would have paid money to see that encounter play out, step by step.

I really think the Ryan Howard extension all but guarantees Prince at least 5/$125M. Who knows though, free agency is a crazy game.

I think the larger amount of data we got from his entire season, though still very limited, would be a better indicator. Personally I don't buy into his bench time ruining his ability to hit I would say his dominance of AAA pitching to begin the season, combined with his OPS well over .800 as a MLB starter, would be good indicators. The thing that gets continually overlooked is that Gamel did just fine, even with his irregular playing time/non-starting dragging his stat line down. McGehee hitting so well, combined with unrealistic expectations for rookies thanks to Braun & Fielder, made Gamel completely intolerable to many fans. Now, the Brewers are stuck in the position where they believe McGehee is a long-term answer at 3B (even though he's the same guy he's always been -- limited upside), and Gamel basically has no impact position, because imo it will be hard for Mat to bring a lot of value as a 1B. Good players take advantage of opportunity. Gamel did not. Yeah, actually he did. But Macha didn't like him & played favorites. To Casey's credit, he hit really well last season... this season, he's been completely replaceable. I'm very confident Gamel could come up right now and outproduce what McGehee has done thus far overall, but McGehee is now viewed as a Proven Commodity™ by Macha/Melvin (not to mention most fans), so Mat won't get the shot this season unless Fielder is traded & the hand is forced.

Gamel was called up in May. Prior to that, his OPS in AAA was over 1.000. And McGehee hasn't even come close to annihilating MLB pitching.

Yeah, "Still and all" just is groan-worthy every single time he says it. What he's intending to say is, "Still, in all..."