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He's in no position to request a trade. Though he may want one, a new agent will have no bearing on it at all. I'm sure he's just gearing up for the big contract push, getting ready to cash in. -
Aramis Ramirez to Brewers - 3/$32 + $4M buyout for 2015
RockCoCougars replied to Outlander's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
This will probably be a coin flip between a good signing and a total disaster. I would have passed on this deal, because I never would have given him a guaranteed third year. I think that people are going to get fed up with his defense at third pretty quickly. On the other hand, rumor has it that Colorado has offered Cuddyer 3/30. If that's the case, and the numbers here are correct, this one looks like a bargain. -
I'm not sure where the "middle of 93" argument is coming from. In looking at the initial graph I see it spike at the beginning of 92 to the end of 94. To me a two year period of initial spike due to steroids would not seem unusual at all. Sounds about right. To me, the steroid era truly began in '93 during Canseco's first full year in Texas. Letting Canseco out of Oakland truly opened the Pandora's Box.
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Why do you think that they gave him away? I was referring to Pittsburgh back in the day. Obviously, stupidity played a role as the trade looked horrible from the start, but I remember that he had a few issues there as well. Obviously, he was pretty young, so immaturity may have played a role. Bottom line, I'm not saying that Ramirez would be a bad get. But I think giving more than two years would be a huge blunder. The Brewers luck in free agency has been pretty bad, and I'm not sure that I like that idea of giving a guy that 'last big contract'. The last time the Brewers signed an aging star third baseman to a huge deal (back then it was probably half a million a season, or something!), it was Sal Bando. That signing gave the franchise some legitimacy, and he helped as a leader, but he really didn't play very well for the Brewers.
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Go to the bank and get a huge line of credit to pay Prince. In the likely event that Braun is suspended, the big guy is the only chance this team has next year. If he's gone, may as well start rebuilding now.
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Where there's smoke, there's usually fire. Maybe I'm being creepy here, but I was just looking at a picture of Braun last week and noticed that he had little if any arm hair. I thought that was a little odd at the time, then all this comes out a few days later. Is that a side effect of steroids/hormones? Do these guys really take estrogen to beat the testing? I thought that I read that some where.
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I have no problem in the Brewers investing in him for a shorter team deal. If they give him four years, I think they are insane though. I will admit that I've never liked the guy's attitude going back to Pittsburgh, where his defense/attitude/work ethic was definitely in question. Why do you think that they gave him away? He's definitely been one of, if not the best hitting third basemen of the past 10 years, but he's no spring chicken anymore, and he's likely past his prime. He's 34 years old with a history of shoulder problems. An old 34, considering this coming season will be his 17th in pro ball. I'm not 100% against signing Ramirez, but I'm being the devil's advocate here. I also don't want to hear that there is not money to keep Grienke next year because they signed Ramirez.
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Well, just check his stats and games played in 2004, 2006 and 2011. All of those could be considered 'contract years' for Ramirez. Three out of four of his highest games played totals have been in those seasons. Coincidence? Maybe.
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Is this the most let down feeling that we have ever had for a non-game event? It's up there, but still behind the Molitor defection and the Gorman trade for me. Like others have said, the older I get, the less attached to players I am.
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He was probably hoping that he didn't win the MVP. That made a big story into a huge story beginning with the words, 'reigning N.L. MVP'.
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If I suspected him of long term juicing, I'd certainly try to void the extension that he signed last summer. Which begs the question is the suspension paid or unpaid? This is legit, folks. They never would have come out with it if there was one thread of a credible explanation.
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I hope that there is some type of clause in his contract that deals with this. Melvin may want to get on the horn with Boras about Prince. I hope that no one else was involved.
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Small market mentality coming through again No. I just think that it's silly to be penny wise pound foolish. If they are going to give Ramirez $14 million or so, may as well give Prince low 20's.
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The Cubs exercised their part of the $16M option and Ramirez opted out which goes against everything you said in your little rant. From the article: "The Cubs had two choices, either pick up the option or pay Ramirez a $2 million buyout in 2012. By offering the contract, the Cubs will be able to offer arbitration, which in turn brings them a second-round draft pick in the June 2012 draft if Ramirez signs elsewhere. In essence, the first move by team president Theo Epstein will save the team $2 million on the buyout. " This was a strategic move made for draft choices knowing that Ramirez was going to try to cash in on free agency. It could have backfired a la the K-Rod thing. They would have moved him in a heartbeat last summer had he not been under 10-5 trade protection. I was mistaken that I thought they had to pay the two million buyout, but the points in my rant are valid.
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This organizational philosophy brought to you by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Ramirez isn't that good. He's a butcher afield, and no spring chicken who has been known for having big contract years. The odds of him hitting 30 homers in a given season for the Brewers are probably substantially less than the odds of him missing 30 games. There is a reason that the Cubs paid him to go away. They didn't want to commit even one more season to him, that should tell you something. The guy didn't even want to play for a winner last season unless substantial money was involved, so I question his motivations. I will grant that he is better than any option that the Brewers currently have at third, but if Melvin gives him, say 4 year/$45-50 million, he will almost certainly regret it. This is why I would give him two years, tops. If Ramirez was that hot a target, he'd be gone already. My point was that Melvin is letting great bang for the buck type players slip away for a few million. (He appears to be in the process of this now with Saito as well) I'm not saying that these guys would be starters, but they would be better than the mostly garbage bench that the Brewers had last season. If he is playing hardball with them, why wouldn't he for even more money? Knowing the Brewers luck with injuries, do you really want a bench of minimum salary guys?
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Rangers interested in McGehee?
RockCoCougars replied to PrinceEatMeat's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
They don't have any more Laynce Nix-esque garbage left over from the Melvin regime, do they? That's about all that could be expected for McGehee. -
Because Ramirez is better than JHJ or Eric Hinske and it's not even close? Exponentially more expensive as well. If Melvin hesitated to give Hinske an extra two million, but then doesn't have a problem giving Ramirez an extra twenty, that makes no sense to me. As I said, I'd offer two years and that's it.
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Aram turned down a guaranteed $15m for 2012 from the Cubs. He's not signing a 2 year deal for $20m unless the market completely collapses. I'm assuming that you are talking about arbitration. As I said, I'd kick in few few million per year in incentives as well. He also got $2 million from the Cubs to go away. If that's not good enough, he can take his talents elsewhere. I've went back and forth on this guy, and I've decided that I wouldn't go more than two years. If Melvin won't go two years on guys like Hinske or JHJ, why should he go three or even four years on Ramirez? Much more risky if you ask me, especially when I'm not convinced that anyone will give him three years.
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I want no part of Cuddyer or Pena. Ramirez, I have some interest in, but that is starting to cool somewhat. I really worry about his defense and motivation, to the point I'd only give him a two year deal. This way, you'd be sure he'd be playing for a contract 50% of the time and you wouldn't have to worry as much about a shift to 1B when his defense goes from bad to unacceptable.
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I think that the Brewers should offer Ramirez 2 year/$20 million. Kick in a few performance incentives for ASG appearances, etc. that could take it up a few million a year to keep him motivated. If he truly wants to stay close to home, maybe he will take it. Teams don't seem to be beating his doors down either.
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I think if that was the case Fielder would have just accepted arbitration but I guess it remains an option. Not necessarily. The team would be taking a huge risk with this. He has a good year, he will certainly opt out. He tears his Achilles and rotator cuff on some freak play and they would be on the hook for the duration. I'd give him an opt out after the second year if we are talking a four year deal. With a five year deal, I'd give him an opt out after the third. I would think that the opt out would be the way to get this done. Prince saw Pujols cash in a big way with an A.L. team at 31. He should be able to do something similar (granted on a much smaller scale) at age 30 when the Yankees/Sox want to spend money. It's looking like his timing was bad here.
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Brewers Offer Arby to Prince and Krod
RockCoCougars replied to brewmann04's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
You can't do sign-and-trades in baseball. But this wouldn't be a sign-and-trade because he accepted arby, meaning he's considered signed and only the amount is to be determined.Right, but couldn't he agree to a deal with the Brewers based on some off the record negotiations with another team? The Brewers could then sign him to that deal and trade him to said team. Let's say the Red Sox are willing to let him close on a one year $10 million dollar deal. He agrees to this contract avoiding the hearing, and then the Brewers trade him. Obviously, I wouldn't expect much back in return, and they'd have to be careful not to get screwed over a la the Yankees Cameron fiasco a few years ago. -
I'm trying to figure out why the Lakers would do this deal anyway. True, they weren't very good last season, but trading two of their better front court players to get a guard to pair with a mid-30's Kobe Bryant doesn't make much sense to me.
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Ben Sheets is available...
RockCoCougars replied to Nottso's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
After his last major rehab, I believe that Benny started throwing for teams in February. Since we haven't heard a word, I'm guessing that he probably won't be ready to attempt a comeback in spring training. -
Another part of the problem I can't wrap my mind around is how poorly FSW markets the Brewers. I mean seriously, how many Miller, Menard's, Piggly Wiggly, AirTran and Usinger's commercials air per game- not to mention that probably half of the ads are Brewers or FSW related. You'd think that they'd be able to sell ad time to many other businesses considering the ratings. On Brewer game nights, I'd bet that quite often more people are watching the game than the 'major networks'.
