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  1. joepepsi
    Maybe his uniforms should be tailored?
  2. joepepsi
    I'm sorry to see him go. After seeing/reading a couple interviews with him he became the Brewer I Most Respect. What an eloquent, classy guy. Good luck to him. "It's a small sacrifice I'm making. I know I'm doing the right thing. It might be a surprise to a lot of people and some might not understand, especially from a money standpoint. That shows you how determined I am to lead by life in another way."
  3. joepepsi
    Holliday's minor league numbers don't give much hope he's a big slugger. He didn't play much in AAA, and his two seasons in AA produced OPS's of .759 and .705. Career minor league OPS is .776. Corey Hart road and home numbers are also similar to Holliday's road splits. Holliday takes a few more walks and hits fewer home runs.
  4. joepepsi
    Remeber, he plays in New York now; the most provincial city in the Universe. Can't argue with Lincecum. I'm curious to see who wins the AL MVP. I mean, does anyone really deserve it?
  5. joepepsi
    Care to list some examples? Cal Ripken OPS from age 27 to 32:803 718 756 940 689 749 Fielder's 2008 offense stats were within the range of expected performance. I predict for the next several years between now and his age 30 season, Prince will put up stats somewhere between his 2007 and 2008 seasons. His average and obp these two seasons were very close to each other. The only difference was slugging which was still 80 points above league average. I suspect Braun will never duplicate his 2007 season.
  6. joepepsi
    I think a guy with a career line of 255/335 in limited and sporadic at bats is a guy that shows he can hit in the majors. Dillon reminds me of Mike Kinkade. A couple players who'd have steady major league work if they were lefties. Or if they fielded their position a bit better. It's a tough job to take the last spot on the roster then be expected to produce at every rare chance.
  7. joepepsi
    I don't think Hart is suddenly terrible. I suspect sometimes he will be an exciting player and fan favorite, and other times he will disappear for weeks on end hacking away at pitches. In other words, he's a lot like a lot of ballplayers, hot streaks mixed in with lows. His hacking tendencies tell me the lows will become frequent and last longer over time. That doesn't mean he's a bad player. You have to trade quality to get quality. I think he's one player the Brewers can afford to part with if they got real value in return. Which I think they would. I don't think they can afford, nor need, to part with Braun, JJ, or Prince at this point.
  8. joepepsi
    Well, that's good news. It was a dumb rule anyway. Thanks FtJ!
  9. joepepsi
    I agree with offlinesheetskout. Good post. He's the best all around hitter on the team. The notion you can will improve the team by trading him for a pitcher, then insert some schmoe at 1B, is ludicrous. When you are a 90 win team you don't go about creating more holes, you try and patch the ones you already have without compromising your strengths.
  10. joepepsi
    IMO, that offer is too low. I think 4.5-5M is about right for '09 with any sort of success meaning conservatively 6-7M in '10. So, he'd give up a year of FA for about 4M? Taking into account contracts like Suppans and Silvas, I'd think 3yrs/$20M, perhaps with an option year at around 8M is probably more on target. Is he worth it? I think he is. That's probably the upper range I'd be willing to go for right now.
  11. joepepsi
    If they don't offer him arbitration they can't sign him until May 1, right?
  12. joepepsi
    This is why I'd offer him to a 3 year/$15-16 million deal this winter. Or some such figure, maybe with a 4th year option for another $8-9 million.
  13. joepepsi
    Well those would be a couple good players for the Brewers. Both lefties playing important defensive positions up the middle. I bet the Braves would want some pitching more than Hardy though.
  14. joepepsi
    That's an interesting take that hadn't occurred to me. Do you think players actually agree to backloaded contracts to discourage being traded?
  15. joepepsi
    It seems contradictory to me to criticize a player for "meaningless runs" at the same his team is criticized for not adding runs in games where they have the lead.
  16. joepepsi
    Trenni will be the first Woman President of the United States. Mark my words....
  17. joepepsi
    Guthrie was 1st round pick by the Indians in 2002. He was a college boy, didn't sign until after the 2002 season and so started his professional career in 2003 already 24. They tried to shoot him through the minors, rushing him to AAA each of his first 3 years; promoting him to Cleveland for parts of his 2-4 years, although he hadn't really earned the call up. In '06 he finally stuck in AAA and pitched real well. Then the Indians released him and the Orioles then signed him as a minor league free agent. He's a legitimate quality major league starter, but you're right, given his age his peak years probably won't last all that long. I would trade Hart and Escobar for him.
  18. joepepsi
    I think it's a bit of the "grass is greener" effect.
  19. joepepsi
    Yup. Until this year I thought Hart had as much value. Worse obp, better power and speed. No more. Markakis is the superior player. Plus, like the owner, he's Greek. He ain't going nowhere. The only player of real value on the Orioles is Jeremy Guthrie. I would consider trading any Brewer position player for him. But the Orioles can't trade him either; they are desperate for pitching and Guthrie is good and cheap.
  20. joepepsi
    Mark Buerhle and Erik Bedard are better.
  21. joepepsi
    I've never understood the national love for Melky. I guess it's just good old fashioned Yankee Hype. I hope he doesn't become a Brewer.
  22. joepepsi
    He'll either get 3 years + an option at something like $16-17 million a year, or 4 years + option at somewhere around $15 million or just under per year. Sheets made 31 starts and pitched 198 innings. The team won 18 of those 31 starts. 5 of the losses were by two runs or less. If he performs to that level for some team next year he'll be worth the $50-60 million they've paid, because that team will be going to the playoffs.
  23. joepepsi
    This is good news. Since the Brewers were eliminated from the playoffs there's been a lot of talk around this board about wholesale changes. Tear it all apart, trade the best players on the team. You'd think the Brewers lost 90 games in 2008, instead of winning 90. You don't gut a team that won 90 games. You make quick decisions about reatining the players who made solid contributions, then you set about trying to find players who give you 5 more wins in 2009. Cameron's $10 milion may seem a bit steep, but dumping him for "?" assures you now have to find a collection of players who not only will give you 5 more wins, but one or two that can make up for the wins Cameron provided. Cameron batting 6th or 7th and playing 140 games in CF is a good thing for 2009.
  24. joepepsi
    Why can't the Brewers have Raul Ibanez?
  25. joepepsi
    Why can't the Brewers have Raul Ibanez?
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