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  1. Harold Hutchison
    They are connected because Vargas is a candidate for the long relief job instead of in the rotation which would take a spot from Villanueva. McClung to long relief means Vargas is in the rotation means no spot for Villy. If McClung had an option, it wouldn't be an issue. Alas, MLB, in its wisdom, has determined that you can only option a player three years and outright him once before other teams can snap him up. There is a chance, based on his 2007 numbers, that McClung has started to put it together. If he puts it together for the Brewers, then the bullpen is that much better. The question is, do you go with Vargas for a month or so, let him rack up decent numbers (and then dealing him when Gallardo returns), thereby getting something for a Brewers pitcher, or do you lose McClung on waivers for a pittance of what he could bring? The option of dealing McClung later also exists, and after a good year, he can bring in some more nuggets later. Long-term, the Brewers need to maximize what they get for their players if they have to deal them.
  2. Harold Hutchison
    Gagne also only throws one of his pitches during each outing. I'm not worried. If he falters, we got Turnbow.
  3. Harold Hutchison
    From MLB.com: Wow. Just wow.
  4. Harold Hutchison
    That play where Koskie was hurt did not look very bad on the replays. I remember seeing it, and wondering where the heck the concussion came from, and how Koskie could have had post-traumatic concussion syndrome from that, of all plays.
  5. Harold Hutchison
    From Baseball-Reference.com: http://www.baseball-reference.com/about/leader_glossary.shtml So, if Bill Hall were to hit 35 homers and steal 30 bases, his power/speed number would be 32.3. Rickie Weeks hitting 25 homers and stealing 80 bases would have a power/speed number of 38.1. (cleaned up code --1992)
  6. Harold Hutchison
    Power/Speed numbers for the 2008 Brewers lineup: 2B: Rickie Weeks - 19.5 SS: JJ Hardy - 3.7 LF: Ryan Braun - 20.8 1B: Prince Fielder - 3.8 RF: Corey Hart - 23.4 3B: Bill Hall - 6.2 (injury)/13.0 in 2006 CF: Mike Cameron - 19.3 C: Jason Kendall - 3.0 Okay, how do we make some lineup decisions based on this stat? This figure could arguably justify Cameron batting second, and Hardy batting 7th, but it does seem to warrant putting Braun third, ahead of Fielder.
  7. Harold Hutchison
    Ryan, a .324 average, .634 slugging percentage, and setting the team rookie record for homers is pretty darn good. When stuff like that happens, I think the walk rate and the defense at third are tolerable. But that is just me.
  8. Harold Hutchison
    If Prince matches 2007, then the Brewers need to make an anonymous leak next offseason of a bank-breaking deal ($170 million over 10 years, including a $20 million signing bonus). Let's see it get out there.
  9. Harold Hutchison
    A better fastball is nothing to complain about, IMHO.
  10. Harold Hutchison
    1. At least make the offer to Prince. Would a six-year, $70 million deal have been that easy for Prince to turn down, Boras or no Boras? 2. Very simple: Shifting Hall to left still gets you a decent LF bat if he rebounds from 2007 to 2005/2006 numbers. It's also less complicated than shifting both Hall and Braun, which they did. Braun may be one of the worst defensive 3B, but he's an elite offensive 3B. Braun would have improved to a tolerable defensive 3B. (pared back long quote --1992)
  11. Harold Hutchison
    Melvin's earned a C+, the big down-check being the failure to lock up Prince Fielder long-term. Now, it's almost even money that Prince will leave, barring a major breakthough in the offseason after 2008. The rest, I have no problems with (although I would have just moved Hall to left and kept Braun at third).
  12. Harold Hutchison
    Honestly, it's really not. About 90% of Cub fans i've could care less about us. We need more than just one good season for a rivalry to form. Can there be one? Sure. There just really isn't one now. OK... how do we get a rivalry going?
  13. Harold Hutchison
    Hall with extra bases.
  14. Harold Hutchison
    Blanton's looking like a baby seal out there. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  15. Harold Hutchison
    Hall's starting (according to the broadcast/webcast), so this is moot.
  16. Harold Hutchison
    No. Just move Braun back to third, and Gabe Gross starts in left.
  17. Harold Hutchison
    The 1-4 last year was not really broken. Weeks Hardy Braun Fielder The next question is how you want to bat Hart and Hall in the 5 and 6 slots. I'm baffled as to why Yost would want to "fix" what isn't broken.
  18. Harold Hutchison
    The key, though, is not to change what isn't broken. Weeks Hardy Braun Fielder Hart/Hall Hall/Hart That 1-6 is not broken. So, it's really a matter of deciding who hits 7-9. I'd have to say that Cameron-Kendall-pitcher would be the most logical.
  19. Harold Hutchison
    Which #5 hitter? Hall or Hart (Bill swiped 18 in `05, and has a bit of speed himself)? Hall, Weeks, Braun, and Hart are all 30-30 threats, IMO.
  20. Harold Hutchison
    I might make the offer after 2008, and if Rickie comes in at a solid clip (.280 average, .400 OBP, 40 doubles, 20 homers, 40+ steals), I'll take the risk on a ten-year deal if it can lock Prince in. A ten-year deal with Prince after 2008 would keep him with the Brewers through age 34. That was Cecil's last year. Prince has, IMHO, a better chance of longevity due to the fact he seems to be taking conditioning more seriously (including his new diet), and because he seems to have superior plate discipline. His "decline" at age 34 won't be as bad as his father's, I think. That's why I think a 10-year $170 million deal would be worth it. I find it hard to believe that Boras would turn down the chance to get Prince $65 million over his arby years, and another $105 million afterwards.If the Crew can keep Braun, Hart, Hall, Hardy, Weeks, and Fielder together, they have a chance to dominate the NL Central for six to ten years. A sustained run of success would permit the Brewers to make enough to keep a strong farm system AND compete for free agents. Perhaps they could even have the kind of run the Braves had from 1991 to 2006.
  21. Harold Hutchison
    If I were GM, I'd have a ten-year $170 million offer on the table for Ryan Braun after his second full season ($20 million signing bonus, $15 million a year for ten years). That deal should be on the table tomorrow for Prince Fielder. That said, I think for the Brewers to get Fielder to sign over the long term, the Crew will need to give a long-term deal to Rickie Weeks (10 years, $115 million - $15 million bonus, $10 million a year, with an offer to renegotiate after three years if he plays at least 140 games each year next year). I'd probably give Tony Gwynn Jr. an offer as well, (ten years, $30 million).
  22. Harold Hutchison
    Exactly. I just went and bought several shirts to support the children working in sweatshops. And last month, I supported the Canadian seal hunt when I bought my new wallet.
  23. Harold Hutchison
    Not just the .327 OBP... there's the fact thata pitcher's mistake ends up about 450 feet away... over the warning track, over the wall, and off the scoreboard!
  24. Harold Hutchison
    I like that idea... especially if it can be done long-term. Maybe it's time to get the National League to adopt the DH. Then the Crew keeps the Cubs/Cards rivalries and we can still get the DH! :D
  25. Harold Hutchison
    That is going a bit too far. I don't expect CV to be much better than a #3 or #4 but the average #5 is a 5+ ERA. I do not think that is CV's ceiling at all. CV is a steal... given how he is pitching, I think he's a #3 starter. By this time next year, Suppan's the fifth starter.
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