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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Oh boy, the worst hitter in baseball in Zunino and a guy in Peterson who couldn't hit AA pitching last year. What a haul that would be! I know Lind didn't have a lot of trade value, but that really proves it. I must say I really can't wait to watch Zunino strike out every other AB. Zunino's stats make Bob Uecker look like a HOF player.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    I don't honestly know what scouts don't see in Perez. I see a powerfully built guy who makes decent contact, is a plus fielder and still is in his mid 20's. Sure he didn't walk much as a Brewer, but batting where he was in the Brewer lineup just ahead of the pitcher, it pays to be a little aggressive there. I read all these posts about this 3rd base prospect here and this one there, and I ask myself what I'm missing on Perez. If I were running the Brewers, he'd get a full time shot.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Looks like a solid bat but where does he fit in defensively on this team? Backup corner OF/1B. Depending on how he does, might give the option of trading Khris Davis. Really? I have nothing against Borenstein. Heck he's practically a neighbor, having played at Buffalo Grove High School at the same time my son was attending a rival school. But he's not really a prospect despite some decent years in the minors. He's done nothing yet at AAA and he's now 25. As a replacement for Davis? No.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Backup until Tulowitski inevitably misses half the season. Segura is arby eligible. You don't pick up a guy who'll get paid like a starter in arby to be a backup. Neither Lucroy or Segura to Toronto makes any sense.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    If he stays healthy, Davis has a decent shot at winning a HR crown. His HR rate was near the top of the NL last year. He has elite power. Hardly a replacement level player.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    I was surprised Strong lasted this long. I could not understand why he kept a spot when Perez lost his. Fields never made any sense. Apparently Stearns believes there will be some quality players out there looking for jobs when the dust settles and the prime FA are all grabbed up. He'll have the ability to offer major league deals to guys who otherwise might have to settle for minor league offers.
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    There'd be nothing to stop him from being traded before 2020. If he's performing, what's left of his controllable years would be valuable to a trading partner, just as it'd be valuable to the Brewers. It's not like they couldn't trade Phillips for a nice return either if Ozuna becomes a star you want to keep around. Stearns seems focused on acquiring talent at prime positions because the excess guys can always be used to fill holes elsewhere.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    He was part of the brain trust that did trade him away. It wouldn't shock me if the Brewers turned around and traded him too. He's got value for sure and not every asset you deal has to be a veteran.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Michael Bourn is entering the final year of his contract. Probably wouldn't take too much to get him from the Braves. Bourn is the type of guy who could generate some trade value if he has a decent first half too.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    He's also racking up strikeouts in winter ball. They are likely thinking twice about him as an everyday player at a challenging position.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think they are sold that Santana is ready to be a full time player offensively. Otherwise I think they'd live with him. IF they can get a reasonable short term option it would help the pitching staff, and if that guy hits, well he could be used as a trade chip later on.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Just saw that. Still Montgomery or Paxton would be nice targets though they might have to add a prospect for either of those two.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    That's why I'd be focusing on this group of LHP already at the major league level: Roenis Elias (27), Mike Montgomery (26), Vidal Nuno (28), and James Paxton (27). Nothing earth shattering, but back end controllable guys who could balance out the Brewer rotation a bit and have some trade value down the road.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Rather than deep flawed prospects who may never make it, I'd rather take one of their lefties off their major league roster since they just signed Wade Miley. If there is one thing Seattle has in abundance on their roster, it's controllable LHP and that's a need for the Brewers. If they could get a bottom of the rotation lefty starter for Lind, it could free up a deal for Peralta.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    That's even less than I expected. A corner infielder with a .636 OPS as a 23 year old in AA? Hope there's another name.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    What makes Haudricourt think Lind is worth a "top-level" prospect? Seems to me he would have been traded in July if that was the case. At best he'll fetch a B level guy or a couple C level guys.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Cubs are getting carried away with themselves just having signed Cahill who they picked up off the scrap heap last year for $4.25 million based on 17 measly innings where he was decent in Chicago.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    White Sox have a need for a SS. They also have a guy they'd like to get off the books in LaRoche. Don Cooper, the White Sox pitching coach fancies himself as a guru and might think he can fix Garza. Garza and his $25 million and Segura for LaRoche and his $13 million? LaRoche if he can bounce back with a return to the NL Central can help fill void left should Lind get dealt. If not, his contract is easier eaten than Garza's.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Both Perez and Villar were better hitters in the major leagues last year than Cecchini was in the minors and they are all the same age. Defensively it's not even close. Because a guy once was a prospect doesn't make him one now.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    No way I'd give up Davis for Ross straight up, much less with Segura for a guy who's only under control for 2 more seasons. Davis should contend for HR title the next few seasons and he's under control 2 years longer than Ross. I'm not completely sold on Santana being able to step right in for Davis at this point either. He's got to prove it over a full season.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Listening to Chicago radio you'd think this was a brilliant move. They talk as if it's a lock that at 37 he's simply going to repeat his 2015. The one chink in the Cubs rise is they don't have a deep inventory of young starting pitching to draw upon to fill out their rotation. Not unlike the Brewers of 7-8 years ago. They are either going to have to trade away talented position players or sign guys like Lackey as they are not quite in financial position to do another Lester type contract. Look on paper they have an awesome lineup, so whoever's starting for them is going to win a lot of games. But Lackey could well do a Suppan or Lohse type regression. If that happens they'll be scrambling for starting pitching at the trade deadline.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    No thanks.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    These types of prospects usually cost you a player like Lucroy or another top 20 prospect like Arcia. Bundy is more affordable because of his injury concerns. Like his injury concerns don't matter? He's logged a grand total of 63 innings since 2012. He can't have a lot of option years left either so it's not like you can park him in the minors for a few years as he rebuilds his arm. Pass.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Not sure why they'd want Lucroy as Wellington Castillo was pretty productive for them last year. But for Peralta AND Lucroy, I'd want Blair, Lamb, Socrates Brito, Enrique Burgos and Castillo. I'd throw in Villar to help even it out a bit. Lamb for Peralta straight up? Maybe. Lamb looks like a good fit, but is he enough of an upgrade over Villar to give up a guy that won 17 games in 2014?
  25. JohnBriggs12
    One reason I'd like to see the Brewers just bite the bullet on Garza is that as long as Garza's still around eating up both salary and more importantly roster space and a rotation slot, they likely won't explore signing a guy like Lee, who should be very affordable coming off a lost year to injury, and who, if he shows he's anything like his former self, would be in great demand come July. Sure in theory Garza could bounce back and have some marginal value but the key word is "marginal". Assuming they could get Lee for a lot less than $12.5 million, his salary wouldn't prevent any contender, large or small market variety, from paying dearly for his services down the stretch.
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