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If Braun does play in the majors this year, I wonder if he'll have more homers or errors? That would be an interesting media watch, right there.

Regarding Kris Benson, I'm curious as to how the Cardinals didn't know about his shoulder injury. I'm not a Cardinals fan (heaven forbid!), but how does a supposedly solid organization like St. Louis NOT have this guy checked out, before guaranteeing him $7M+ this year?

Nope, no way, no how. $$$$ talks, and it's talking way too loud for just about any potential suitor(s). The Rockies made a bad deal, and they're going to be stuck with it. The Brewers know how that goes, all too well.

"I believe it goes something like this. There's no such thing as a stupid iquestion just stupid people.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Thanks very much, trw! Ok, so $16+ won't do it then. 4/70 might ($17.5/yr) might, but he likes Texas that much, more power to him!!!! T Thank you very much , trw!!!? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif And I suppose 4/70 won't do it either, but still, he could still surf on Lake Michigan between starts! What's there in Texas?

Obviously, this is a stupid question, but what the hell, there are no stupid questions, just stupid answers, or something like that... If the Brewers are willing to put out (theoretically) 4/$40M for the Soup Can, is Zito worth the 4/$65 or whatever he's looking for, and would the Brew Crew be better off going in that direction? I'm not up on Zito, he probably doesn't want to be in a hick town like MKE, anyway, but just throwing it out there. Is Suppan a better value than Zito, all other things being equal? (I live in MKE, I think it's great, but for a "west coaster" like Zito, he might view it as a hick town.)

I suppose the argument regarding defense is very valid. One could look at Carlos Lee, and wonder whether 35/100 is enough to make the team that much closer to a winning team, despite his lackluster defensive play. However, being a LF, how many runs does he cost,?

I thiink I agree with some of you that feel paying $40M+ for a pitcher who may be only marginally better than Carlos Villanueva (and that might be debatable) is silly, whether you're the Yankees or the Brewers. Just to get somebody to make a statement doens't make any sense whasoever. I could see (somewhat) paying some big bucks on Schmidt, and the Brewers did throw their hat in the ring for him, but Suppan? No.

One man's 4+ ERA isn't the same as another man's, depending on the "standard deviation"? I'm not statistician, but when people start throwing out various averages, I sometimes wonder what's better? IA guy who's generally giving up 4+ runs a game, or somebody who gives up 12 one game, and throws shutouts the next two? Not there's anybody that's that extreme, and maybe this should be another thread, but just wondering which is better overall? To me, it wothe second example, but hey, that's just me...

I find this interesting, in light of recent history. I mean, people want the Brewers to go sign some free agents, but don't want to pay the truly big bucks for those who might actually have a thought regarding the city. At the same time, it's exceedingly hard to find anybody that actually wants to be here. So, why bother?

Well, I think I can relax now. The Brewers won't be doing much at the moment. I do believe I remember DM mentioning once that sometimes, while the actual trade isn't made during the Winter Meetings, the groundwork for one is laid during this time, and the actual trade could be culminated later. We'll see. And here I was hoping for some good sports news this week, especially after the Packers debacle. Sigh...

I'm naive, and believe in the Easter Bunny (Santa Claus I'm a bit unsure about!). C'mon Mark. DO IT!!!! Let's make a statement!!! PLUS, we don't have to give up anybody to get him. It's only money! Let's give this town something to really talk about!!!!!!!!!! Uh-oh. Somebody just told me the Easter Bunny does not exist. Darn....

As you say, the Rays would NOT give up one of their talented pitchers, especially when they're trying to acquire more of that commodity.

I'm all for it, but didn't realize Penny was even remotely available to anybody. If he is, I'm sure the Dodgers will want a boatload in return, which I don't believe the Brewers have or could afford.

Why bother with Lieber at all, other than to get rid of an excess player? Unless there are some serious questions regarding Ohka, I believe he'd be worth just as much as Lieber, and we know who he is, and that he fits well here. Plus he's younger and, at this point, quite a bit cheaper, unless the Phils pick up a big chunk of Lieber's salary. This trade doesn't really make us any better, just gets rid of an OF we don't need. We can always argue about this being some kind of "chess move" that sets up another trade or signing down the road, but as it stands, I guess I'm not thrilled about it at this point.

Guess I must have missed the Jim Bowden comments, since most of you had seen/heard more thatn what's posted here. But I agree. No Manny (is it possible he's worse in LF than Lee?J, and A-Rod (can't have a player making over 1/3 of stated budget!).