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  1. RockCoCougars
    I strongly disagree, if for no other reason than the fact Bogut is toast. We can sit around and debate who the Bucks may have been able to get for him, but the bottom line is that had they not pulled the trigger on a deal when they did, they would have been stuck paying Bogut to sit at home. At least Ellis is playing, he hasn't been that great this year, but he's not a bad player. I don't follow the 'advanced' basketball stats, but I'm guessing that based on some fan trade proposals that I've seen, that they have him ranked lower than JJ Reddick. I'll let that speak for itself.
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    Marcum certainly seems to be getting the Melvin freeze-out. This makes me think one of two things... either the Brewers are concerned about his arm holding up or he burned a bridge somewhere. Doug usually plays it close to the vest, but when he comes out and says he's not interested in a particular player, that pretty much tells me it's not happening.
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    This is great news. I haven't been as happy for another team signing a guy since the Giants signed Dave Roberts.
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    If he's willing to do a one or two year deal, I'd be all for it at this point in the game, as long as he can pass a physical. When healthy, he's proven to be just as good if not better than any of the other free agents out there. I'm really surprised that Kansas City hasn't jumped in on him. Since he's from there, it seems to be a natural fit. Actually, the more that I think about it, it almost raises some red flags. Seriously, they gave Jeremy Guthrie that much cash and showed no outward interest in Marcum?
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    Call me crazy, but I actually prefer Gomez at this point in the game.
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    I can't say 'No' enough to any proposal that would bring Dempster to the Brewers. Some reasons: 1. He's old. 2. He's holding out for a three year deal. 3. He will almost certainly demand a no trade clause. 4. His two best seasons have come in contract years. Maybe a coincidence but still disconcerting. 5. Over 2,000 innings on that arm, all that for a career .500 record, a career ERA of 4.33 and a WHIP over 1.4 and.... 6. He's old. Bottom line, he looks like an older version of Suppan 2006 to me, or at least much closer to that than to someone who can be counted on to be a solid #2 type. No upside whatsoever, in my view. This post is a bit redundant for me, but I want to go on record that I would strongly be against this signing. Every day that passes brings a bit more uneasiness to me about this, and I won't relax until he signs somewhere.
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    I prefer my 'innings eaters' not to have multi-year deals with a costly buyout. I'll take whatever veteran is kicking around on February 1st plus 10 million+ bucks as opposed to Dempster. Another thing to consider is that Wolf and Suppan were both much younger than Dempster is at this point when the Brewers signed them. While I hold the sincere hope that Melvin has learned his lesson with signing old starting pitchers to multi-year deals, I fear that Dempster will have little interest in the market- enter Milwaukee.
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    This is kind of like their version of the Marcum deal. They gave up more, but also got more back. The Royals could likely never acquire a guy the caliber of Shields in free agency, and they must feel like they are close to competing. This one could look really good or really bad in a few years
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    Melvin has said he's not going above 2 years on these pitchers, unless its Greinke, aint happening, EJ isnt going to get 3 + an option fron anyone IMO I wonder if that counts two and an option? If he signed Dempster (gag) to a two year $27 million deal with a $4 million buyout for year three, he'd technically be standing to his pledge. He seems to be progressing that way: Soup, 4 years plus option and Wolf 3 plus option.... Back to Jackson, I haven't been a big fan of signing him in the past, but every time I see the Brewers linked to Dempster, I become more of a Jackson fan.
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    At 2 years for Dempster, I wouldn't put up much of a stink, but I bet that best case it would end up as two with an option with a sizable buyout for the third year. I bet they'd have to commit $30 million guaranteed, minimum to him.
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    This actually looks like one that I would have wanted the Brewers to beat by a tad. Yes, McCarthy carries a risk of injury, but a guy like Dempster carries a risk of getting 'old and crappy' midway through the deal.
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    I hope not. I really think that Melvin has learned his lesson on signing guys like this. Suppan was a disaster, and Wolf was OK- good for about half of his contract. Both were released with the Brewers owing them money. I think signing any aging guy to a multi-year deal off one of the best seasons in their career leads to limited reward with extremely high risk. I'd have rather seen them take a risk on a guy like McCarthy. At this point if they must sign a pitcher to a multi-year deal, at least can it please not be Dempster or Lohse?
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    Morris is a long way away from ever doing anything in Milwaukee. A lot of people are writing him into the first base slot extremely prematurely in my view. Over the years, the Brewers have had many 1B prospects... but throughout the history of the franchise, only two have panned out (Prince and Jaha).
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    I'd be surprised if he gets anything more than an invite to spring training somewhere and/or a non guaranteed contract. He's 36 and off a major injury- not to mention that the market was soft for him last year. I wouldn't object to the Brewers giving him another look, but not if his expectations on pay/playing time are unrealistic.
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    Maybe a main reason they're shopping him is in the hopes of signing Greinke (clearing payroll room) Point taken, but supposedly the Rangers have a ton of money to spend. Would clearing Holland's salary really be significant to their bottom line? If they were trying to move Holland, I'd see it as more of a talent thing. At a glance, the only major needs for the Rangers would be catcher and center field (if Hamilton walks). I don't think that I'd consider moving any of the Brewers pieces at those positions for Holland. He'd be a relatively safe and affordable acquisition (much preferable vs. the likes of Dempster, Lohse, etc.to me), but I don't see the upside if you are parting with anything substantive.
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    Call me crazy, but I'm starting to get a hunch that Alvarez is coming back for at least a season, especially if the reports of his coaching the Rose Bowl are true. He could do so under the guise of easing the transition (there would probably be fewer defections, etc.) and doing a thorough search (also buying another year for Chryst). His ego is certainly big enough, and he's not really that old....heck, he's a young kid compared to Snyder.
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    Not interested. Think about it, if the Rangers don't want to keep him around at that contract, why would the Brewers want to take their scraps? I'd rather see what they have in the young guys.
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    There is not a free agent pitcher on the market outside of ZG that I would prefer over Hart. I'd prefer just going with the young guys in the rotation. A few vets will slip through the cracks and be available on one year deals. Let one of those guys fill the role of 'aging innings eater' for 5-10% of the sunk cost.
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    I saw two years for almost $10 million for Burnett. That's too rich for my blood for a guy who appears to be a LH version of pre-Brewers David Riske. Personally, I'm encouraged that Melvin hasn't given out a multi year deal to a reliever for a few years. Hopefully, that trend continues.
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    'Downswing' may have been the wrong term to use in this case. Can the Badgers improve on a 7-5 season? They should. That said, in my view there is much more downward potential here than upward after three consecutive Rose Bowls. I would also dispute that this was a rebuilding season. That became the company line after the first few poor performances, but people forget that this team was ranked in the top 10 or 15 almost everywhere. I get that they 'could have' won a lot of big games, most notably the last two Rose Bowls, but I fail to see how losing the close ones is the hallmark of a great coach. The bottom line is this, BB is a good recruiter no doubt. He will have to prove this down in Arkansas... though they have tons of cash down there, they are landlocked by the schools in Texas, Louisiana and the SEC. I guess that you could say that he sold high on himself, but in the end, this was mostly a lateral move driven by $$$ and (without knowing what was going on behind the scenes) probably ego. Bottom line, this opportunity gives BB a chance to carve his own legacy away from Barry.
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    Wait... The Badgers are on the downswing and he was on the hot seat? Please explain that to me? They finished behind Penn State, barely beat Northern Iowa, and lacked a quality win until last weekend. I don't actually believe that BB was on the hot seat, per se, due to his relationship with Alvarez. That said, I wouldn't say that he's seen as the second coming of Lombardi by the fans/media in this state either. The Badgers may continue being an upper tier Big Ten team... but in my view, coming off three straight Rose Bowls, there's nowhere to go about down. Like I said though, this move was mostly motivated by money.
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    This is mostly about money, but the move also gets him off the hot seat. The Badgers certainly look to be on a downswing. I think that he will get eaten alive in the SEC, but the move buys him a few years to rebuild. You never know though, the guy seems to have a golden horseshoe up his rear.
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    I think that Ellis will be fine. He's in a funk right now, but I think that his shot will come around. He does turnover the ball more than you'd like, and the d is suspect, but the bottom line is that the Bucks need a scorer, especially with the defensive oriented rotation that they play down low. Ellis is the type of guy that can heat up for a few weeks and carry the team. Worst case, he continues playing worse than expected and then walks. No matter what, the Bucks still robbed the Warriors in that deal, because they aren't saddled with Bogut. Udoh is a good piece, too.
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    I like Maldonado and Lucroy both quite a bit, but after seeing the ridiculous contracts that the likes of Russell Martin and Napoli have gotten in the past week, maybe you at least explore selling high on one of them.
  25. RockCoCougars
    I feel the same way, and actually started a post about it some time ago. I always get the feeling that Corey is underrated by a lot of posters here, but at the same time many of them overrate his trade value. At best, Hart is going to bring some pitching prospects, and the Brewers have enough of them right now. Maybe he could be flipped for a MLB starter, but I highly doubt that it'd be anyone who would make a big impact. I'm in for locking Corey up for 2-3 more years if his demands are reasonable. Better that than wasting money on some C-list starting pitcher like Dempster, Lohse, etc.
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