Jump to content
Brewer Fanatic

Harold Hutchison

Brewer Fanatic Contributor
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    6,920

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Blogs

Events

Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors & Analysis

2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospect Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers Videos

2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Milwaukee Brewers Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Milwaukee Brewers Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project

2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Harold Hutchison

  1. Harold Hutchison
    Not a bad deal, if Weeks and Marcum are extended. Marcun, I'd hope the Crew can get a 5-year deal done. Weeks seems to be the future at second. My big worry? Shortstop. Escobar is looking like he is a black hole offensively at the position. The other options at shot are Luis Cruz (.588 OPS in limited duty) and Craig Counsell (39 and posting a .640 OPS). Lawrie's gonna be missed, but the Brewers may have lined up a top-flight starter in return. Looks like a good deal, either with the comp picks after 2012, or if Marcum extends.
  2. Harold Hutchison
    CF and 3B already have Lorenzo Cain and Casey McGehee, respectively. Ideally, the team needs a lefty bat at shortstop or 1B. One of the K Davises would be options, but they're not going to arrive in Milwaukee until 2013 at the earliest. Same for Dennis.
  3. Harold Hutchison
    If I am not mistaken, both Pujols and Gonzalez become free agents after 2011 as well - potentially hurting Fielder's chances of getting a mega-deal. Would a better option be to offer Fielder a two-year, $37 million deal over the offseason, buying out one free agent year, and then take the picks? It would be a win-win - the Brewers get an extra year of Fielder, they don't get a long-term deal that would weigh them down, and Fielder would not wind up having teams use Pujols and/or Gonzalez as leverage to keep the offers down. By 2013, could one of the K-Davis duo, Cody Hawn, or Chris Dennis be ready to take over at first?
  4. Harold Hutchison
    Palmeiro, McGwire, Blyleven, Edgar Martinez, Lee Smith, Jack Morris. Alomar's downgraded over the spitting incident.
  5. Harold Hutchison
    No question. Jeter isn't even worth that 3yr/45 million dollar offer, i doubt that he could get more than a 3yr/30 million dollar deal on the free market. That said, i can understand why the Yankees still are offering a 3yr/45 million contract as a special case thank you for a Yankees legend. They have the financial resources to do something like that. Jeter though acting offended to a generous offer even after collecting 190 million over the previous 10 years has been a big PR mistake. Most baseball fans, including Yankee fans are put off by Jeter sticking his nose up to that contract offer given his age and previous contract. A few years ago I thought Hardy would be a FA and the SS of the future for the Yankees. I gotta admit, i was very wrong about Hardy. I thought that he'd be a top 10 SS in all of baseball right now, instead he's facing being non-tendered and thus may have to fight for an everyday SS job in a spring training next year. I thought so, too. Then again, Hardy seemed to decline after 2008 - don't know if ti was injury or because he and Macha didn't seem to get on the same page. That said, if Escobar doesn't manage to get the OPS north of .700, then it's time to find a new shortstop. I'd say move Lawrie there, and extend Weeks. Between Lawrie at short, Weeks at second, and a rebound for Braun, it could take the sting out of a Fielder-less 2012.
  6. Harold Hutchison
    I agree. Six years, $54 million. I think he would be inclined to give a discount if he was convinced that the Brewers are serious about keeping Prince Fielder in the fold. Weeks is a superb 2B. If he is in place, the Brewers can always move Lawrie to shortstop. Dunno about anyone else, but I am not exactly thrilled with the .614 OPS Escobar put up. JJ Hardy had a .714 OPS with Minnesota. Plus, if it improves the Crew's chances to keep Fielder - and they can make the case that they went in for Fielder, then they can probably swing an extension there as well.
  7. Harold Hutchison
    Why not keep him as a starter, and see if he can hit that #3 starter ceiling? If so, then isn't moving him to the bullpen a waste? I remember when Tim Dillard was racking up CGs, and the Brewers began a bullpen-rotation-bullpen "is he, or isn't he" approach. Dillard ended up a AAAA pitcher, when he might have helped fill a hole in the rotation had the Brewers not messed with what was looking like a solid starter.
  8. Harold Hutchison
    The guys in Capuano's price range don't really have the luxury of turning down too many offers. There's no reason to rush out and sign Capuano just because you think you can't get anyone else. Let's not forget he's 32, still an injury risk and they have two other lefties in their rotation. I'd wait at least until the non-tender date and it's clear who is available and what the needs are at that time Nobody else is going to beating down Capuano's door early on. I'm not sure a string of 5 quality starts in September 2010 makes him the same pitcher he was in 2006, capable of giving you 190-200 innings. Maybe, but who knows? I tend to doubt it myself. I think it is safe to say there are no guarantees. Mark Rogers could have more arm problems. Jeffress could have another positive drug test. Sharpie looked OK when he was signed, then his heart flared up, followed by tendonitis - and a couple years back, there was a fight with cancer (Who'd have seen THAT coming?). Gallardo had that collision in 2008 that knocked him out for most of the season.
  9. Harold Hutchison
    How about Tom Trebelhorn? He's on the older side (62), but IIRC, he did well with some young players (Gary Sheffield notwithstanding) during his tenure.
  10. Harold Hutchison
    At this point, I'd give Capuano a two-year, $3.75 million deal, club option for a third year. No guarantees with regards for the rotation. who would have predicted Sharpie's heart inflammation this past spring?
  11. Harold Hutchison
    I agree completely. Doug Melvin's replacement could very well be Sal Bando 2.0. We know how well THAT worked for the Brew Crew.
  12. Harold Hutchison
    Do you have a link to that interview? I love the "Boras works for me" quote. Not to get too off topic, BUT.... What could the Brewers realistically offer Prince to stay in Milwaukee assuming there is some type of hometown discount? 6/120m? Brian Urlacher went so far as to tell the Bears "pay me less" to keep Lance Briggs. Prince says, "Rickie has to be re-signed" and reminds fans - AND THE BREWERS - "Boras works for me" publicly. Think a $100 or $125 million contract, but over eight or ten years, not six. Just as long as Weeks gets a dealof similar length that he will sign.
  13. Harold Hutchison
    If a deal ca be reached with Weeks (call it 8 years, $70 million - a $10 milion bonus and $7.5 million a year), then perhaps Fielder can be convinced to take a lower figure (say 8 years, $100 million - $10 million bonus and $11.25 million a year). OK, the Brewers might have to find a new position for Lawrie (if Escobar does NOT improve on a .600 OPS, I think Lawrie's new position will be blindingly obvious), but I'd rather have Rickie and Prince slugging FOR the Brewers instead of some other team.
  14. Harold Hutchison
    Part of it may be due to the uncertainty about Weeks staying around. He had a breakout season in 2010, stayed reasonably healthy, and now, could get big bucks on the free-agent market. If Farris can hold his own at 2B, he may be useful insurance - or alow the Brewers to move Lawrie to third base (should McGehee leave or be traded).
  15. Harold Hutchison
    Part of it may be due to the uncertainty about Weeks staying around. He had a breakout season in 2010, stayed reasonably healthy, and now, could get big bucks on the free-agent market. If Farris can hold his own at 2B, he may be useful insurance - or alow the Brewers to move Lawrie to third base (should McGehee leave or be traded).
  16. Harold Hutchison
    A big problem with Dillard was this whole "let's turn him into a reliever" bit that occurred a few years ago. When he was racking up CG after CG in Brevard County, they needed to keep him as a starter. I hate to say it, but Dillard could have been filling a spot the Crew was spending $5 million to fill for a while now.
  17. Harold Hutchison
    I've long considered Green to be a left-handed Cirillo, and often saw him as a reason to move Gamel to the OF or 1B. That said, Weeks may or may not re-sign as a free agent. Hart's extension isn't that long-term, either. And Escobar's offense has regressed significantly from last year, not that a .701 OPS was much to brag about.
  18. Harold Hutchison
    So... with the Brewers missing out on Covey, does this mean Thornburg (3rd round) and Garman (17th round) end up as starters instead of a relievers?
  19. Harold Hutchison
    Green seems to be racking up lots of doubles and a bunch of walks. A left-handed Cirillo?
  20. Harold Hutchison
    So... was pulling Prince, Ryan. and Casey the right call? I'm not sure about that one...
  21. Harold Hutchison
    I just don't see as much in Brantley as others do. He hasn't been very productive since going to Cleveland in the Sabathia deal, and looks like he doesn't have the bat to play in the corners or the glove to play in center. I think Green has a much better chance of being a solid major league player for a significant portion of time.Green reminds me a lot of Cirillo - plate discipline (which was still there in the injury-plagued season), doubles power, and a high batting average. Could do a lot worse than to have a 3B like that for ten years. Then again, if they hadn't moved Braun to the outfield after 2007 (all he did was post a superb rookie season), would the Crew need a third baseman? Might there instead have been a 2008 OF of LaPorta-Cameron-Hart, with Gamel the centerpiece of the Sabathia trade?
  22. Harold Hutchison
    Gotta wonder what the score would have been if Macha had kept Braun, McGehee, and Fielder in the game...
  23. Harold Hutchison
    The Davis trade was a huge mistake. Have to wonder... would it have been better to just keep Sharpie in Milwaukee from 2007-2009? But while Zach Jackson and Jose Capellan didn't make Milwaukee, Jackson was part of the package that brought CC to Milwaukee, and Capellan ended up being traded for a prospect that is at AAA and could help the Brewers' rotation in 2011 (Chris Cody).
  24. Harold Hutchison
    But how many teams have a Braun/Fielder combo? The key is to have a farm system to get the complementary parts for them coming on a constant basis.
  25. Harold Hutchison
    Actually, why not move the Devil Rays to Las Vegas or Portland, Oregon, and move the Marlins to Tampa/St. Pete? AL East Yankees Red Sox Indians Blue Jays Orioles AL Central Tigers Royals Rangers White Sox Twins AL West Portland/Vegas Devil Rays Angels A's Mariners NL stays the same
×
×
  • Create New...