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  1. Harold Hutchison
    That could be a reasonable risk, I think - maybe go 3/18 or 3/20 to get an edge. If Greinke is not an option, maybe Sheets could be a #2 behind Gallardo.
  2. Harold Hutchison
    The injury history could still mean a discount. How much do you think Sheets might go for?
  3. Harold Hutchison
    I'm inclined to say no, unless the Angels manage to extend Greinke. IF they can't, and if Greinke is willing to return to Milwaukee... well, Drop Marcum and Wolf, bring back Greinke, and have Fiers and the rookies fill out the rotation.
  4. Harold Hutchison
    He genuinely loves it in Milwaukee. As others have mentioned in this thread and elsewhere, it really isn't likely that the Brewers would, or even could, put that much $$$ into one pitcher (and I will add, especially a pitcher with a 113 ERA+!) That said... if we could get him back, it's like getting Segura and two young gun pitchers for a two-month rental of Greinke. I know the money is an issue, but I'd rather have a 1-2 of Greinke and Gallardo with a wealth of options (Fiers, Rogers, Thornburg, Bradley, Jungmann, Pena, Hellweg, Peralta) behind them, than to just have Gallardo at the top of the rotation. Remember his knee injury in `08? A little margin for the "oh, crap" moments is not a bad thing, and if Marcum and Wolf go, that is about $18 million, so it's not that big of a hit on net.
  5. Harold Hutchison
    I'd swap Greinke for JJ Hardy and a starting pitcher prospect.
  6. Harold Hutchison
    Hart is also proving to be an option at first... and when Gamel is back.. Anyone else wish the NL would get with the times and adopt the DH...
  7. Harold Hutchison
    Two very high-visibility reasons: 1. Weeks slumped early on - even though he's hit better in June. 2. The motley crew at first base instead of Prince Fielder.
  8. Harold Hutchison
    I'd take him... as a relief ace. Someone who could go 2-3 innings at a stretch.
  9. Harold Hutchison
    Well, Rickie's had a couple of multi-hit games... is the slump finally breaking? EDIT: SO far in June, the slash numbers are .245/.377/.327. Not as bad as the full-season numbers.
  10. Harold Hutchison
    I'd say move Wolf, K-Rod and Marcum, see what we can get. Just punt on 2012, look for a shortstop in the off-season, and figure out what to do with A-Ram.
  11. Harold Hutchison
    McCalvy reports that Taylor may be signing soon, pending physical.
  12. Harold Hutchison
    It was a bad call, IMO. Worst ever? Perhaps. Imagine, instead, dealing Escobar for Denard Span, instead.
  13. Harold Hutchison
    Rickie's drawing walks... the problem is, he seems to not be making contact, or when he does... someone catches `em or makes an out. 38 BB compared to 202 AB... that is still quite good.
  14. Harold Hutchison
    My thoughts as well. Something very fishy is going on. First, no written ruling, then Das gets fired, and now MLB is making what look to be major changes to their procedures.
  15. Harold Hutchison
    I would say the best approach is to not enshrine Rose while he is alive. When he is dead, then put him in.
  16. Harold Hutchison
    Is Ortega a switch hitter or a right-handed hitter? The scouting report said switch, but the draft notation said right-handed. I've always been partial to switch-hitters.
  17. Harold Hutchison
    Did we just see the first bite of The Curse of Prince as it may pertain to first base? That doom and gloom aside, I think the Crew might have been better served to move Hart to first and have Aoki take over full-time in center (moving to right against left-handed pitchers while Gomez played center), while dropping Weeks in the order, then to call up Conrad for now.
  18. Harold Hutchison
    Exactly - and Braun's sample would never have been used in a DOD test, as I have been told.
  19. Harold Hutchison
    I could go for a five-year deal, but the price probably can't go over $17.5 million on the deal. Two reasons: 1. We have a closer for the next five years. One less position to worry about. 2. If other, cheaper options come in the next two or three years, Ax can then be traded - and if other teams overvalue closers, I bet the return on the deal would be pretty good.
  20. Harold Hutchison
    As I recall, the collector caught him just as he was leaving the stadium. I have to wonder if we do not have other false positives that have affected players.
  21. Harold Hutchison
    My best friend served eight years in the Marine Corps - and he noted that the Marines have a policy of not testing any sample that sat overnight - it was too easy for someone to mess with the sample otherwise. It's hard to imagine being more than an hour away from a local lab that could do drug tests. He also noted that after 44 hours, anything in suspension in the urine would settle to the bottom - and as such, depending on which part of the sample was used, you could get a screwy T:E result. Add to that the fact that the sample was kept at room temperature and/or in a car for a bit of time, and we probably have a simple explanation.
  22. Harold Hutchison
    There are 24-hour locations for FedEx, so again, the collector ought to drop it off at one of those.
  23. Harold Hutchison
    The thing is... get it in FedEx hands as soon as possible - if for no other reason than to ensure that they may be able to handle this.
  24. Harold Hutchison
    The JDA is perhaps a little inconsistent on this point. It says that absent extreme circumstances the sample must be sent to Montreal via Fedex the same day it is collected. Then a few paragraphs later, it says that "if the specimen is not immediately prepared for shipment," the collector must ensure it is safely guarded and stored "in a cool and secure location." So I suppose this is the language CDT and the collector were relying on to give them permission to store it for a couple days - although it seems to me Fedex being done shipping for the day does not constitute "extreme circumstances." It's also interesting that the JDA says that the collector should not leave specimens in a car because this that will affect the lab's ability to analyze the specimen. (It also says that leaving testing kits, dipsticks, etc. in a car can damage them). This would seem to confirm that if the specimen is not stored appropriately it can affect the test. We've heard several different versions of where the sample was stored (fridge, on a desk in tupperware, in a cooler). When there is a 24-hour location, there should be NO EXCUSE for not getting the sample in FedEx hands that very day. EDIT: They would KNOW how to store the sample to keep things on the level. I hate to say it, but the guy appears to have seriously messed up - if he kept it in his basement - no refrigeration, and just sitting in a Rubbermaid container. Sorry, but that is not how you treat what amounts to something that is evidence in a proceeding where someone's livelihood is at stake.
  25. Harold Hutchison
    Strict liability - or to use a more common parlance, Zero tolerance - is problematic in my mind. Zero tolerance all too often means zero common sense. We need to get more common sense in the process. With people's reputations and livelihoods on the line, they need to figure out HOW to deal with that stuff analytically. If they cannot, then maybe we ought to accept that technology and medical science will change the game.
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