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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Whatever Dempster signs for (hopefully not in Milwaukee), that deal for McCarthy will look like a steal by comparison.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    The key is the amount of the standing offer. A $3 or $4 million insurance policy tells me they a. don't trust Segura or b. they are using money that should be going into the bullpen. If Gonzalez gets more than $2 or 2.2 million to be a backup, I'd rather they sign Ransom for that role at about $750K.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    I think the point is growing your own when it comes to starting pitching is a lot more fiscally responsible and the Brewers were wise to lock up Gallardo when they did. Gallardo doesn't have a Cy Young on his mantle but Gallardo is 2 years younger then Greinke, and as teammates, there wasn't much separating the two. Greinke is benefiting from being the only "premier" guy on the market now. If Gallardo was out there in that position, he'd get very rich too.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    They don't need all of Rogers, Thornburg, Fiers and Peralta performing well to be successful. Three of those four have options left. Gallardo, Estrada, and probably Narveson figure to be 3/5ths of the rotation. Fiers based on number of starts he had last year and Rogers based on lack of options figure to start in the other two spots. But if any of those guys falter, they will not hesitate to bring up Peralta, Thornburg, or Burgos, all of whom are on the 40 man. Behind them are Hellweg, Nelson and Jungmann who all could be in AAA at some point. This rotation has flexibility. Other than Gallardo, there's no need to keep a guy in the rotation for the duration if he's not doing the job. They can either send guys down, or move them to the pen. Oakland won a ton of games last year with a lot less experience heading into 2012. With this current offense, this staff should be able to keep them in contention. With a payroll of $80 million, they can deal for a starter at midseason if needed.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    Narveson was making near ML minimum and posted similar numbers to Capuano in 2011 who made roughly 3X as much for NY, then left as a FA. There was no guaranty the Brewers would have had him in 2012 anyway. BTW, Narveson is still here, and reportedly ready for ST and still a lot cheaper than Capuano. Besides, Capuano's numbers in LA, were fine, but not nearly as good as the last lefty the Brewers plucked out of there, Randy Wolf.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Let me get this straight. Team opens new stadium built with help of public financing and within a few years starts selling off its players for basically prospects. How is this different than what the Marlins managed to do in one deal? Sure the stadium is a couple years older, but to me it's pretty similar. I would assume if they can find a taker for Morneau, he's gone too.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Brewers pass in round 1 of ML phase. No Brewer farmhand selected. Fields was first player selected by Astros.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Brewers pass in round 1 of ML phase. No Brewer farmhand selected. Fields was first player selected by Astros.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    McCalvey reported that Melvin met today with the agent for J.P. Howell. He's also the agent for Edwin Jackson, Joe Saunders and Francisco Liriano. A package deal perhaps? Jackson will want more than 2 years, but Saunders or Liriano could likely be had on less than 3.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Two years and $8 million seems very reasonable. Burnett would be a huge upgrade over Manny Parra.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Exactly. The market for FA pitchers deemed to be in demand is ridiculous. Melvin needs to be disciplined and just stay away from those guys. If somebody makes an attractive offer for Hart that includes a guy that can help them win in 2013 by shoring up a need, then fine. But dealing him to dump salary makes zero sense to me.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Call me suspicious, but Grilli was a journeyman until the last couple seasons in Pittsburgh, when he suddenly got good (though he faded badly in September with the heat on in Pittsburgh) and his numbers and K rate exploded. If I had to wager a guess, he got spooked when Melky got caught and that edge disappeared in September. Burnett's been a little less spectacular but more consistent in his career though he faded down the stretch last year too. I prefer J.P. Howell over both of them.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Now they really are aiming Lowe! Seriously, this guy's an 11th or 12th man type. They need to focus a little higher on the reliever chain.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    They don't have to necessarily settle for a "Joe Blanton" type assuming you mean innings guy with back end stuff. There are guys out there with better stuff but not the results recently that can likely be had on short term deals. Jonathon Sanchez and Francisco Liriano to name a couple. They could also give a shot to a veteran coming off of injury/poor performance like Oswalt or Pavano. Then there's trade possibilities for guys on the final years of their contracts. Gavin Floyd, who's been discussed here for instance.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    They could roll the dice with Henderson at the 8th inning guy, but ideally I'd imagine they'd like a more experienced guy in that role. Maybe not a huge name, but a guy with some closing experience who's solid makes sense. That's why I've brought up Jon Rauch. Rauch has had his share of ups and downs, but he's been about as consistent as you'd expect a reliever to be, and he's got plenty of 8th inning experience, and has closed before too.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    I think counting on Gamel to produce after a full year off, and no significant major league experience is a leap. So unless they get a significant upgrade in pitching back (doubtful with Hart in his final year), or plan on bidding for Hamilton, or at the very least say Lance Berkman, I hold on to Hart.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Gonzalez is a pure loogy as is Choate. On the other hand Burnett and Howell are reasonably effective vs. RH hitters. With the makeup of the Brewer pen (still fairly thin), I'd prefer Burnett or Howell. Three outs are more valuable than one out. It's that simple.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Brewers have a big powerfully built 1st baseman with some pop, who kept Morris at AA all last year, the overlooked Sean Halton. If he's not taken in the Rule 5, the Brewers will have to decide whether to deal him or move him to another position (he played one game at 3B last year) to make room for Morris in Nashville.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    There are some very serviceable arms on the non-tender list in addition to Jurjens. The market for crafty lefties is now quite saturated with Gorzellany and Lannan both non-tendered. Then from the right side there's one time public enemy #1, Jeff Karstens. Personally, I like his combativeness and he's not a bad pitcher either.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    If your fastball is straight, you better be able to command it well enough to keep it out of the middle of the plate. He never mastered that skill. So he couldn't get ahead of enough hitters to make them swing at his pitch.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Exactly. Floyd is a solid 3-4 type starter. I think some of the negativity towards him on here is from fans that are familiar with the Twins. He's struggled more against Minnesota in his career than any other team. But the fact is, he's very similar to Edwin Jackson though streaky. When he's going good, he looks like a top of the line pitcher, but he goes through stretches that last a month to 6 weeks where he's shaky. But overall, his numbers are solid. He'll fan 150 or so per year, give up around a hit per inning, a Whip around 1.30. In the NL, he'll probably post an ERA a few points above or below 4. With a Brewer team that can score, that should be good for 15 wins. Thornton is a hard throwing lefty who at 36 might have lost a mile or two off his fastball, but he gets guys out from either side of the plate.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Boy, Tim Dierkes on his NL central chat today on mlbtraderumors sounded like Dempster's agent suggesting his worth at $42 million over 3 years. Of course I believe he's a Cub fan so what does he know? When challenged that Melvin wouldn't go that high, he altered it to 3 yrs/$39 million. Then he went on to talk about Brewers needing innings guys, the old bromide that Fiers can't possibly be as good as his peripherals, and that the Brewers well is dry of prospects. He even went so far as to say Rogers major league performance hasn't been there. I couldn't type fast enough to challenge virtually everything he said. Of course, none of my comments got through. He couldn't possibly have actually watched Rogers and Peralta pitch for the Brewers and make the comments he did, nor did he even acknowledge they had guys behind them at AA and AAA with a at least a chance of being major league pitchers. This isn't the Brewers of 2007 (Suppan), when the best hopes for the future were Zack Jackson, Ben Hendrickson and Dana Eveland nor is it 2010 (Wolf), when the best hope was Amaury Rivas. The guys now may not make it either, but there's more of them with big time arms then there was back then.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Dempster is 4 years older than Suppan was when the Brewers signed him. Sure his peak years have been better than Suppan's, but he's also looking for more than $13 million per year which is considerably higher per year than Suppan got. That is just nuts. That's not even figuring into the equation the internal options available now vs. 2007. There's no comparison so the need isn't as great now as it was back then. BTW, Baseball-reference.com calculated Dempster's WAR at 0.5 in 2011. Just sayin.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Nationals can now let LaRoche go elsewhere. They still have an awesome lineup. On paper they are the strongest team in the NL and it's not all that close. Twins made out great. Meyer has top of line starter ceiling and figures to move up very quickly.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I could see the Yankees making a run at A.J. Pierzynski.
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