Roscoe Chill
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But if you take numbers from 2006, 2007, and so far in 2008, Fielder is not more powerful.
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Lance Berkman is a great player. Without taking age, salary, or anything else in to consideration, I'd rather have him in 2008.
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A Nedism from last year: "It's Scott Linebrink!!!!" -
No end...I'm saying the BREWERS aren't very good. That's the unbiased angle I was talking about. I couldn't care less how good the Astros are. I don't think they're a playoff team. And again, the Brewers are a similar team. And I agree the Brewers have more talent. Although Miguel Tejada might be a better SS than Hardy? That's not up for debate.
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So BP has them down for 74 wins and that makes it so? Another vent for me I guess. The Astros and Brewers aren't all that different. My point is that while I don't think the Astros will be a factor when it's all said and done...I feel the same about our Brewers.
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Say what you want about the Astros, but with a win tonight and a Brewers loss, they move up to third place. So, my two vents are related to that. One of my vents is when people around here dismiss a team like the Astros even though on an unbiased, national level, the Brewers are probably in the same boat as said Astros. And another vent is when people dismiss the Cardinals, who at 21-12, aren't just going to magically disappear out of the race.
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As for the Prince and Red Sox comment, that's overplayed. This organization is put together in a manner in which they'll still be successful while Prince is with the Red Sox if that even happens(which I happen to doubt). Red Sox, Yankees, Rangers...does it matter? You may very well be right that the organization will be fine after Fielder leaves. To me, they don't have much of a choice in their attitude towards it, because he's gone first chance he gets. But that doesn't mean that the Brewers best chance in the next 20 years isn't these next few years with Fielder in the fold. Or maybe a better way to put it, is the next few years with both Fielder and Braun. It'd be a shame to look forward to this group of young, talented guys for so long and have them miss out on the playoffs because they can't get the pitching thing right wouldn't it? Regardless of how "successful" they are after Fielder leaves. I have successful in quotes because, quite frankly, this team hasn't been successful in a long time. I don't care if they finally got a winning record last year (barely).
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The team still needs to draft some pitchers that will help within a couple years. Or not, and this "window" of all these great young players will close, and we've seen the peak of what the Brewers can do last year...not very satisfying.
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They have a good manager. The team looks like they're improving as a whole. This team seems to handle adversity really well. The manager really knows that he has to play with the cards he is dealt, but it is a choice of his to feel out when someone doesn't have it. He really has a feel for who has the hot hand. Oh, I'm sorry that all sounded stupid. Real silver lining: At this pace, Ned Yost will be gone soon. I'd rather have that then a 79-83 team to tell you the truth.
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No Yost barely moved.
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I have no idea jazzytrav. But it's pretty obvious that this team isn't improving under Yost. Would it be that much of a travesty to TRY someone different?
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Russ, when it's all said and done, I just think Gallardo being gone for 5 months is worth more than 3 games. I'm not going to get in to how many...let's just say more than three. And also, let's say that the mythical number is 87...perhaps the Brewers could have exceeded that number by 3. Now, let's say the mythical number without Gallardo is 84...perhaps they'll fall short of that new number by 3. If that makes any sense.
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No choice now... (Sheets extension)
Roscoe Chill replied to Harold Hutchison's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Capuano and Gallardo will both have missed as much time as Sheets over the last 4 years now Capuano is done. His career (at least in Milwaukee) is over. Before his injury, his performance dictated that he is done. Before this season's injury, the only real time Capuano missed was when he sucked terribly last year and they removed him from the rotation. Injuries before he got to Milwaukee? Fine, that's not in the last four years. Just a false statement. Yes, pitchers get hurt, but PLEASE stop insinuating that Ben Sheets health over the last four years is normal for any pitcher. It's untrue and annoying. -
No choice now... (Sheets extension)
Roscoe Chill replied to Harold Hutchison's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
But it's not a "few" starts a year. It's about 1/3 of his starts over the last three years. As much as I dislike Ned Yost, and as much as I think Yost was at fault and a big part of the Brewers collapse last year, obviously the biggest reason the Brewers lost the division last year was the fact that Ben Sheets wasn't available for 7 weeks in July and August. -
Hopefully getting acclimated and taking notes for when he takes over the team? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
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MLB doesn't allow trading of draft picks. You can't even trade for a player in the first year after they were drafted. I didn't clarify what I meant I guess. I meant I'm in favor of trading Sheets to a contender, not getting draft picks for him when he leaves in free agency. The point being, getting some guys that will help soon, not guys that will help when this talented young team is broken up and another wave of rebuilding starts. Sorry for the confusion.
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If we believed that there were an 87 win team before Yo's injury 87? That would have been on the low end on my expectations. And I didn't expect Sheets to make 35 starts either.
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The problem with the Phillies comparison is you forgot to mention the reigning National League MVP.
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If we end up trading guys again and are out of it, Melvin and Yost needed to be unloaded. I have heard continually the past 4 years how we would win since 2004... What a joke. I agree with you on Yost man, believe me I do. However, I think this team (Gallardo injury excluding) was set up to do well the last couple years, it just isn't going to happen. The attitude on Yost last year when they fell apart and lost the division to the Cubs just baffled me. All kinds of people were pointing to this year, and just chalked up last year to a learning year. Hogwash. Yost should have been held accountable last year. This target year for success crap doesn't work because you're always a torn ACL away from being poop out of luck. So, as far as hearing how they'd be a winner...yeah, I agree with your frustration. However, last year should have given us a taste. And when it didn't happen, that's when a move at the manager level should have been made. Hopefully it's a move that is made sometime soon. *And I'm not blaming Yost for Gallardo's injury.
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Oh, I understand that Peavey. But what I'm talking about is when teams draft early and pick up starting pitchers that are in the mix soon. I know the Tigers traded him to the Marlins AND that he's not doing so hot right now, but Andrew Miller is an example. Luke Hochevar is in the Royals rotation. Lincecum...Scherzer. Of course those guys weren't available when the Brewers picked, but Ian Kennedy was. And again, I'm not going off how well any of these guys is doing, I'm just saying that they are already in the major leagues, or are available to at least give the ML level a try. This team needs that type of player. Not another high school pitcher that will be ready to contribute when Prince Fielder is on the Red Sox.
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As they're built now, they're probably good enough to finish over .500 and stay at least in contention for the wildcard for much of the season, barring additional significant injuries. That's the problem in my opinion. They're pretenders. As much as I don't think the Cubs were a better team than the Brewers last year, I really do this year. The Cubs score runs with ease...and without the long ball for the most part. And they'll get a another piece or two as well. I know there's still the wild card, but I just don't see it. While everyone pointed to this year as the Brewers year, last year was their best chance because of the competition in the division. And they blew it. Even in the playoffs, look at what teams did damage, the Rockies and Diamondbacks. I hate to say it, but 2007 was their best chance given the circumstances. Get what you can for Sheets (and I mean a bigger trade, not draft picks). Get what you can for the other assets with value. Draft COLLEGE pitchers in this draft. Get a new manager, and try to make a run next year.
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Reload? From what? Not trying to be a smart alec, but they haven't done anything with all the expectations that we've had for the last five or so years pointing to right now. Truthfully, they still haven't completed their rebuild just yet. I'm not saying they shouldn't be sellers, in fact I would commit to getting some more pieces (through trades) sooner than most of you around here who will cling on to the mathematical chances of the team being playoff bound. My feeling right now is...it's just not happening this year. First and foremost, it's great to have so many draft picks, but man alive, it's time to draft some COLLEGE pitchers that can be fast tracked with those early picks. I see team's draft picks from one or two years ago already int their respective rotations, meanwhile the Brewers have Mark Rogers. It's frustrating. Oh, and how about a new manager?
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The Brewers Need Brandon Webb
Roscoe Chill replied to TwinsBrewersWorldSeries's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
The Brewers also need Chase Utley. -
No choice now... (Sheets extension)
Roscoe Chill replied to Harold Hutchison's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I would sign almost anybody with Sheets potential to a one year deal at $3-$4M as long as they were going to be healthy by the start of the season. Yeah right. $3-$4M? You've got to be kidding. That's the cost of Turnbow, Vargas, Capuano, Mota, and so on and so forth. You really think Sheets is going to come at 1/3 of the cost of Eric Gagne for one year? Come on. Of course it'd be nice to see the Brewers sign Sheets at that price. And at that price, it wouldn't be such a shot in the nuts every time he would go down. At that price you can pretty much say anything you get from him is gravy...and it'd be worth it. -
No choice now... (Sheets extension)
Roscoe Chill replied to Harold Hutchison's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
The only way we retain Sheets is if has a season ending injury in the next few weeks. Then we woudl be able to sign him to a one year contract for only a few million at most. And why on earth would you want Sheets after this year, if he were to go down with a season ending injury? His fourth year that he'd be marred by injuries in the four years since he signed his last big contract? I mean, enough is enough if that were to happen. Sure, he's a #1 front line starter. But who cares if your team can boast that you have a legit #1 starter.....on the DL?
