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Is that from one of the old school 70's Christmas Cards that the club sent to season ticket holders? Very cool.
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The bottom line here is that the Brewers kept the wrong shortstop. Basically, we have lowered the bar so much at shortstop I would be happy to get 2009 J.J. Hardy (also known as 'he deserves to go to AAA') production from Gonzalez this year. -
That's simply not true. Here are the stats: Escobar 2010: Games/Chances/Errors 138/552/20 Yuni 2011: Games/Chances/Errors 149/606/21 Chances per game: Escobar 4.00 Yuni 4.06 The team pitching staffs had about the same number of strikeouts, but the 2010 team gave up about 10% more hits than the 2011 team. It follows that more balls were put in play during 2010. Going further, I looked at their defensive WAR for the seasons in question. Escobar -.4 Yuni .5 Isn't that almost 1 'win'?
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I don't care what the scouts or stats say, Escobar was putrid at shortstop in 2010. For every 'rangy' highlight reel type play he made, he'd kick a routine ball or botch a double play. Bottom line, a highlight reel every few weeks and a Baseball America 'rankings pedigree' shouldn't make the guy above criticism.
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Escobar was bad defensively in 2010. He had a knack for making an error at the worst possible time. Kind of like Weeks early in his career, but Weeks didn't come with the defensive reputation and he at least showed signs of having a clue at the plate.
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White Sox extend John Danks - 5 years, $65 million
RockCoCougars replied to GoudaBrew's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Danks really isn't that good, but he's young and could still improve. Marcum has been the better pitcher, but I can't see him bringing this much on the open market due to his age, he will likely decline during his next contract. On the other hand, this signals that Greinke will easily command well over $15MM (probably closer to $20MM) per if he hits the market. -
Just because you keep saying this doesn't make it any more true. They were very almost identical offensively and Escobar was worlds better defensively. How is that an upgrade? 2.0 WAR to 0.7 WAR. WAR isn't the be-all end-all but it's an indicator. Escobar was better than Betancourt in 2011 (and it wasn't close) and will probably widen the gap going forward. Maybe I'm not being clear enough. My point is that shortstop was upgraded in 2011 from 2010. I'm not comparing the two players stats from last year, I'm comparing the Brewer shortstop output between 2010 and 2011. Yuni was nothing to write home about last year, but Escobar was that bad in 2010. Where was the 80 page thread debating Escobar in 2010 ?(and yes, I get the 'he's a rookie' argument) My point is basically that Hardy and Yuni were taken to the woodshed in '09 and '11, but Escobar got a pass for whatever reason. Bottom line, I'm glad the Brewers traded him while his value was still near it's peak.
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As to it not being 1967. Thanks I was unaware of that. That being said there are plenty of people who play premium defensive positions like SS very well from the defensive standpoint and are continuously employed. Some guy named Izturis comes to mind. No doubt. I agree that Escobar will likely have a long career based solely on his glove. That said, if he doesn't hit, he's going to bounce around baseball as a reserve. Since he's still relatively young, I'm sure he will have a few years in K.C. to get things together. I'm not arguing that I wouldn't have traded Yuni for Escobar. My point is that Escobar was so bad in 2010, Yuni was an upgrade at shortstop in 2011.
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May have a case in 2011??? Escobar posted a .633 OPS and Betancourt posted a .652 OPS. Add in 26 SB's and the difference probably closes to negligible at the plate. Escobar was one of the better defensive SS's in MLB, Yuni was the worst. Escobar was a 2.2 WAR player, Yuni was .5 WAR Why bother comparing 2010 Escobar to 2011 Yuni? Obviously Escobar was a rookie in 2010 and he would only get better (as he proved in 2011). It wasn't even close, in 2011 Escobar was the better player and that's what matters. There are obviously other considerations and I am glad we traded Escobar, but in a vacuum Escobar as our 2011 SS > than Yuni so not sure how you can argue Yuni was an upgrade. It is apparent you don't think much of Escobar and that is fine, but at least fake objectivity. I watched parts of maybe five Royals games last year, hence the term 'may'. All that I know is that Escobar was running up the caboose of the league batting average lists all season until his hot streak over the summer. Then he reverted to his career norms. All that I know is if he keeps hitting a soft .250, it doesn't matter how good his glove is, he won't be a regular for long. It's not 1967 anymore.
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Basically it is insulating to continue to claim that Betancourt was an upgrade over a much younger, more athletic, and more productive player when the evidence overwhelmingly supports the contrary view. In my view, Betancout 2011 > Escobar 2010, and it's not even close. I'm fairly certain that Escobar caused me to utter more curse words during a game than any Brewer since Johnny Estrada. He didn't hit at all, piled up crucial errors early in the season, mental errors on the basepaths, and basically conveyed an 'I don't care' attitude through his body language. Now in 2011, you may have a case, but that would be based on fielding alone. Escobar only hit for about six weeks out of the season. In my view, if he doesn't start hitting, he's not long as a starter in the league- I don't care how much leather he flashes.
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Why does everyone want to trade Hart?
RockCoCougars replied to RockCoCougars's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
With Jair Jurrjens, who put up a sub 3 ERA last season, as your #4 starter your rotation also looks like the 2010 Giants. And as I recall, the 2010 Giants did ok. That was my kind of my argument. Yes, it's nice to have a stacked rotation, but at the same time, you do need some offense. The Giants had at least a little firepower that year (Huff, Posey, caught lightning in a bottle with Burrell, etc.). An opening day lineup sans Fielder, Braun and Hart would be pretty brutal. It seems like this would be dealing from a position of weakness to add to a position of strength. -
I'm assuming that either Marshall or Chapman will close. This will free up their Coco Cash to try to lock up Votto. I like the move personally.
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Prince Fielder signs with...
RockCoCougars replied to CheezWizHed's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Doesn't Theo always buy the best toy for Christmas? -
Why does everyone want to trade Hart?
RockCoCougars replied to RockCoCougars's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
The Hart for Jurrjens proposals are proliferating as we speak on the JS Izturis blog. I don't see the need for a guy who is a 3/4 starter on this team next season, then will get incredibly expensive. Assuming Braun is suspended, take Hart from this lineup and the 2010 Giants look like Murderer's Row by comparison. -
Curious why you think this...He only hit 4 homers in nearly 600 AB last season. Even though he hit double digits for the rest of his career, outside of Matsui and Cecil Fielder, power in Japan has never really translated well to MLB. If Ichiro and Fukudome are comparables, neither has shown much power in the states. Im expecting an OF version of Jamey Carroll. Are you saying that just to upset RockCoCougars :-) Touche.
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This could be an option. I thought that they had a way of tracking these things when they were stolen.
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Loved this response...."There’s this ridiculous site that says he was worth $6M over the last two years!" At any rate, I still say that Yuni was a clear upgrade over Escobar. Hopefully, Gonzalez will be an upgrade over Yuni.
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I like it. These are the moves that they should make to fill out the squad. Hopefully we see a few more vet position players and a couple of bullpen arms brought in as well. Competition is good for everyone.
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That's what I thought, but I couldn't remember for sure. I don't watch a lot of television "news", because most of it is terrible and doesn't tell me anything I can't read earlier on Twitter or web sites.Come on, you can't tell me that you aren't eagerly awaiting the first pre-'Storm of the Century" report detailing how snow shovels are flying off shelves and the snow plows/salters are mobilized. Not even mentioning the spellbinding 'brunt of the storm' remote broadcasts from the interstate frontage roads. Where else would we get the info that 'traffic is moving remarkably well'- who'd have thunk that a 5" snow storm wouldn't paralyze an entire region?
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I'm just not certain how you can coach a guy not to swing at a first pitch without utilizing a 'take' sign as I do with 12 year-olds. From my experience, pitchers are taught to pound the zone until they get ahead in the count, if follows that quite often the first pitch is the best pitch that you will see during a given at bat- if you fall behind 0-1, the pendulum swings way over to the pitcher, so I have no problem with a guy being aggressive up there. Paul Molitor made a career out of drilling first pitches. Frankly, I'd rather watch a guy pop up a first pitch than swinging at an eye high pitch on a 1-2 count or going down looking on a perfect backdoor slider 0-2. Exceptions to this may be when you need baserunners late in a game or are facing a stud pitcher where you want to work the pitch count.
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It doesn't appear that Aoki has any discernible power, but he seems to be a possible top of the order guy. I certainly wouldn't break the bank to get him, but if he's willing to give it a go at a reasonable rate, I'd be all for it. At the same time, I wouldn't be trading anyone to clear a spot until I got a good look at him on American soil.
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Isn't everything 'Breaking News' these days? Especially with no snowstorms yet and the Packers accounting for roughly a third of the local news broadcasts.
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Prince Fielder signs with...
RockCoCougars replied to CheezWizHed's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
If this thing gets into January- which looks like a near certainty, I think that it's going to get very interesting. How many huge long term deals have been signed after the first of the year? None that I can think of, so I'd guess not many. Bottom line is that no one has stepped up to bid against themselves here, so I'm thinking that 7 year monster deal is becoming more and more a pipe dream by the minute. It follows that Boras is looking more and more like he's going to have a lot of egg on his face here. The Brewers may as well for moving too quickly on Ramirez. All that being said, I'd still say that there is absolutely no way that Prince will accept a one year deal. I could see him doing a three year deal at a higher avg. salary than Pujols to save face though. 3/$80 million perhaps? -
I was at several games last year and saw maybe a few balls that Betancourt didn't get to that someone else would have. I never saw him stand and watch a grounder. I'll be the first to bag on a lazy player, but Yuni never came off as lazy to me. Heck, the last game I was at- Game 6- he made a couple of nice 'rangy' plays.... (yes, he also made a horrible error, but still). At least he didn't completely disappear against the Cardinals like most of the rest of the team did. His playoff performance definitely scored some points with me.
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It's just ridiculous that a mostly innocuous signing of a backup can create such a large response on the hot stove websites. The Royals probably overpaid by a million, but is that enough to cause all the armchair G.M.'s to bash the guy and the team? Maybe they liked his attitude there, and this was a vet clubhouse signing. Or, maybe they are figuring out that Escobar is a mirage, and they want some depth at shortstop. Would people flip out in this way if someone gave Counsell $2 million? Like I said, Betancourt is not a good player, but people are acting like he was Johnny Estrada here or something. Heck, Betancourt wasn't even the worst Brewers starting SS over the past two seasons.
