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  1. JohnBriggs12
    So true. But where are these guys going to play? Hopefully he's got some decent offers for Parra and this was to get a viable and cheap replacement for him to compete with the others he still has. But you may be right. Either that or he' planning on platooning all 3 OF spots.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    Ok so now they have Parra, Schafer, Peterson, Clark, Lind, and Morris on the 40 man. Peterson can play 1B. Clark has played some OF. That's a lot of roster space devoted to lefthanded OF/1B. Wasn't the need greater for a RH OF/1B coming off the bench?
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Look Cuba isn't offering to open up their society. It's still being run by a repressive regime that's no doubt trying to get any concessions they can from the U.S. without anything in return.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    The slide began at the end of June and just accelerated in September and really had nothing to do with a thin bench. It was the every day guys that choked this away and that's what it was a choke. This was not a playoff team last year. It was an 82 win team. It's still about an 82 win team at best. They currently have 3 guys entering their final contract years, one of whom was a big part of the offensive collapse who they decided was worth spending another $10 million for what likely will be even more significant diminishing production. The other two are starting pitchers that have some value in the trade market. They don't have obvious replacements for 2 of those 3 spots and once they're gone, they're gone along with the some $38 million they will be paid this year. There's some rosy scenarios where this team can be competitive. Braun returns to his old self. Lind provides average production at 1B, and the starting pitching holds up. But the bullpen is still a major question mark and money poured into keeping the fading Ramirez apparently took them out of the market for quality relievers. In the end, that's where I think we'll look back and regret the inactivity.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    Well it's not like Melvin's been busy doing other things, so we can only hope he was focusing on Kang. Given they were quietly in the Abreu sweepstakes last year, we can only hope. It's been reported that it's not the Mets or the Padres.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Proves there's a market out there for Lohse and Gallardo.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Now that the Marlins have stocked up on RH bats with Morse and Prado, Brewers should try and get Jeff Baker from them. Baker is a proven hitter vs. lefties with a career .868 OPS against them, and he can play 3B, 2B and 1B. He is under contract for a modest $2.1 million for 2015.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Ugh, the Marlins grabbed another guy I would have loved to see in a Brewer uniform in Martin Prado. The main return is Eovaldi, the hard throwing righthander whose results haven't yet matched his ability. Not sure if the Brewers had a better offer to make as I don't think Nelson would have been in play but I sure would have preferred two years of Prado over one of Ramirez. So fans, where does this leave our old buddy, Casey McGehee? Is he the guy Melvin gets to platoon with Lind and backup 3B or does he stick with Jimenez who he seems to like so much? Probably not. McGehee doesn't hit lefties well at all. Another current Marlin Jeff Baker would make great sense for the Brewers as a noted lefty killer who can play either 2B or 1B. With addition of Prado and Morse, he would seem to be expendable as well.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    He sensing an opportunity. Giants lost two big bats out of their lineup. Dodgers are treading water, and Arizona and Colorado have issues.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    The minor leagues are nothing more than extended tryouts for major league jobs. At worst, a kid gets to spend a few summers playing a game usually driving a nice car they bought with their signing bonus. Most guys who were athletes in high school and college would love the opportunity to keep playing a bit longer even if that means sacrificing a few years of a career in the real world and a bit of salary. Don't think so? Then check out an indy league game sometime. Along the way, they learn the value of a buck and in the real world, having played professional sports is not a bad thing to have on your resume. After all, a lot of guys hiring are sports nuts themselves. Most of the guys that are good enough to stick around a long time in the minors usually have had some major league paychecks and can get jobs in the winter leagues. The occasional "lifer" type guys are those who probably don't have much in way of job skills outside of the game anyway.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    I'd sign him to play 3rd and try to dump Ramirez on somebody (Giants?) desperate for 3B help. You can always move him back to SS if Segura doesn't pan out but Brewers have more SS prospects than they do 3B. Not stepping up and signing Abreu last year cost the Brewers big time. It's time to take a risk.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Martin's got major control issues and has since day one in pro ball. That's against low level minor leaguers who might swing at anything. Long has versatility but not much else. If I had to guess, I'd say this one was initiated by Dodgers who liked Zarraga. I would have rather the Brewers used Zarraga as part of a package for actual major league talent. Zarraga just never was a Doug Melvin type player. He sacrificed power for contact and in the Brewers eyes that's not good.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    A's acquired De La Rosa for cash considerations and DFA'd Fernando Rodriguez to make room. Rodriguez wouldn't be arm to take a flier on. He put up nice numbers out of the pen in Sacramento last year.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Even if Selig hadn't secured the Pilots franchise in 1970, there's been 6 expansion franchises added since that time so there still was a distinct possibility of Milwaukee securing one of them eventually. It might have taken until after the passing of Walter O'Malley who seemed intent on blackballing Milwaukee (which he did prior to the late 60's expansion) for having the audacity to sue to try and keep the Braves but I think it would have happened eventually. Bud wouldn't have given up and he'd probably have been the one to do it even if it would have taken years to get it done.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Among my favorite childhood memories were our annual trips to Braves games. Starting in 1960, it was always for Sunday doubleheaders. I was 7 that summer. We took in doubleheader vs. Cardinals in June. Sadecki, then just 19 and a few months younger than my brother who was also 19 at the time, started the 2nd game. That he was younger than my brother at the time amazed me and is why I remember it. Thought back to that time in 76 when he was a grizzled veteran that pitched out of the Brewer pen and I was an adult. Sadecki was a 20 game winner on Cards world championship team of 1964 and teammate of Uecker. He, Gibson, and Curt Simmons were mainstays of that staff on the team that overtook the Phillies in the final 10 days and beat the Yankees in the World Series.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    MLB Traderumors says Mariners are close to acquiring a mystery RH bat. They have other young arms besides Walker too. Gomez isn't going anywhere but Davis??
  17. JohnBriggs12
    I'd take him too for league minimum. He still struck out more than a hitter an inning last year and while he's had injury history, he's not ancient. Don't know if I could handle looking at that beard 60 times though. Another veteran FA out there is Grilli. He'll cost more than minimum, but he posted decent numbers for the Angels and is just a year removed from being an All Star. Besides he wouldn't have to face Braun.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Last year, Morse was coming off a pretty awful season. I guess I can't blame a club for being wary of a slow, poor fielding 32-year old player coming off a .651 OPS and a variety of injuries. Not that the alternative (Reynolds and Overbay) was such a great idea. I felt pretty confident his 2013 season was more a result of playing in Seattle in a big park in a lineup of lousy hitters and being slowed by injuries. This guy was one of the most feared hitters in the NL when he played for Nationals in 2011 and 2012. That's not that long ago. He was 32 heading into last season. That's not 36 or 37 when most guys decline. He was exactly the kind of guy you look for "on sale". Same went for Morneau. We aren't talking about guys who were average in their peak years like an Overbay or guys who had major contact issues like Reynolds. Morse and Morneau are guys who were as feared as any hitters in the game when they were at their best with the game on line. I'll never forget Axford pumping one 98 mph fastball after another to Morse when Axford was at this best and Morse fouling them off until finally he connected and drove one over the wall in right center in Miller Park. Morse fits his nickname (The Beast) to a tee, as imposing a RH hitter as there is. He was forced to the OF in Washington because they had LaRoche. His best position is 1B, though he's not going to win gold gloves there. Still I'd take him.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Morse has agreed to terms with Miami Marlins, ostensibly to platoon with Garrett Jones, though I suspect he'll get the full time job as he's the better hitter. I never understood why Melvin didn't appear to have interest in him last year or this. He's terrorized Brewer pitching in the past.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    I would attribute Aoki's lack of HR in KC to the park. Aoki's HRs as a Brewer were almost exclusively the result of pulling balls when he was looking inside and looking to pull. Miller Park and their picnic area in RF is very inviting and I think we'd see him back to hitting 8 or so in a Brewer uniform.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    I like Aoki's bat over Parra's also. Aoki fights off good pitches as well as anybody in the game. He kind of abandoned his pull stroke in KC last year apparently but with RF an inviting target in Miller Park, I think we'd see him look to pull in situations where it's called for. Which is another thing I love about Aoki. He adjusts his approach depending on situations. Frankly if Gomez is healthy, he's in CF every day so inability to play CF as well isn't an issue. All that being said, I'm still thinking Clark could be useful as backup in corner OF spots for a lot less than either Parra or Aoki. I'm amazed at what an afterthought he's become since the Lind deal.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    The Sox philosophy is always to "go for it". They got stuck with some bad contracts (Dunn) the last couple years and injuries as well and that kind of put them in a bind but they were never going to go the same route as the Cubs. It's not so much staying relevant. The Sox have a very loyal fan base, but if the team doesn't play well, they don't show up so they rebuild on the fly. Reinsdorf is 78 now too and wants another winner. So there's a bit of Ilitch strategy going on here too of win whatever the cost because you can't take it with you. All their moves have been solid. They overpaid for Duke in my opinion and that may come back to haunt them a bit, but in general in that division, they are now strong contenders.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    He's not going to cost all that much. Chicago needs to dump his salary (he's in first year of arby) and they have no place to play him. White Sox are thin at catcher. Maybe a Zarraga or Weisneberger would get him or some other B-C level prospect. I think it would be a good move myself. He played a lot of 1B in 2010 and he might be better suited there than the OF where he's pretty bad. He originally was signed as a 3B. He's got plus power and a change of scenery might just do him a lot of good. BTW, Viciedo is 6 for 22 with 2 HR and 4 RBI against Jon Lester. Just sayin.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Saw young Sadecki pitch against Braves with Cardinals in early 60's when I was a young kid and remember him as Brewer as well near the end of his career. RIP Ray. He had a nice career.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    This wasn't about academic standards or assistant pay, it was about Andersen's inability or refusal to acclimate himself to the Midwest. He's a decent coach but he should not have taken the job in the first place if he wasn't going to commit more than 2 seasons. Alvarez and the rest of us got deceived. Oregon State? That's a lesser program. Thankfully Barry had plan B in place. Brewers only wish they had leadership at the top like Alvarez.
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