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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Any article that mentions Chris Dickerson and starting center fielder in the same breath should be taken with a huge grain of salt. I don't doubt that Cain's name was floated out there before the Marcum deal, but I have a hard time thinking they are anxious to deal Cain too. Beachy's numbers for 2010 look great, but we're talking about a guy who has had one great year and was an undrafted free agent in 2008. I'm very wary of Braves pitchers being dangled since Jose Capellan.
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    I think they'll add a veteran that will take a one year deal. I'm betting it's either Capuano, Washburn or Correia. If I had to narrow it down, I'd pick Correia simply because he's right handed and has experience pitching out of the pen if they want to open a spot for Rogers. Given that Correia's career is one good year followed by one bad year and that this would be his good year coming up, I'd be all right with it.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    I agree completely here. The Brewers are now going into 2011 with 4 starters who all won at least 12 games last year, were all over .500, and all had WHIPs under 1.40 and they didn't have to give up Fielder or any other key guy on their roster. Furthermore, none of those guys appear to have had their peak seasons. I presume Melvin will fill the open spot with a veteran FA that will take a one year deal, like a Washburn, Capuano or Correia. That would make a roster that can compete in the division. They probably won't be favored, but on paper they should be right in the mix. Losing Lawrie is a loss. But it's a lot easier finding bats in the draft than it is pitching, and they have an extra first rounder this year, and potentially 2 extra in 2012 by keeping Fielder around a full year. Besides by adding Marcum, they may have enough pitching stockpiling that they can deal that down the road for a bat.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    He's a catcher coming off a fractured hip. I don't think the Brewers are in a position to take this risk. Lucroy is fine. Martin could be an upgrade, or he could be unable to catch regularly again.While "fractured hip" sounds really bad, it's reportedly fully healed. If he weren't healthy would teams like the Yankees be interested? His down years, still decent for a catcher, were attributed to "Jason Kendall like" workloads from 07 through 09. At 28, there's absolutely no reason he couldn't rebound to All Star level production. Catcher is certainly one position that the Brewers could use better production. Hopefully Lucroy will continue to progress. If he does, they'll be all right. But if you could get a guy like Martin for a reasonable cost as a buy-low guy, why wouldn't you explore it? This isn't a 34 year old Damien Miller were talking about. Not only has Martin been a fine offensive catcher, he's also won a Gold Glove.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    I'm not so sure Hinske didn't see that his role would be rather limited and that affected his decision. Until a deal is made, the Brewers still have Gamel to provide lefthanded power off the bench. Plus he can play 3B as well as corner OF spots, so it should be easier to get him more like 250-300 ABs. It's not an ideal role for a young player, but I think Roenicke will find playing time for him by sitting McGehee and Hart once a week against tough right handers. Don't forget too, that Braun has a history of minor hurts that require some days off too.
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    The highest rated guy, Kelly had a 5.31 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP at AA. Rizzo's shown some power potential, but hasn't hit for much of an average, and he makes a ton of errors at 1b. Fuentes is at least 3 years away. It's will be at least 2013 before this deal pays any dividends for Padres and that's assuming a lot. Not a good deal for baseball in general in my opinion. Glad to have Gonzalez out of the NL, but I'd rather have Fielder for another year and take the two draft picks than take this deal for him.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    He came in 18 games in save situations, saved 1, and got holds on 14. He didn't take a single loss. That's a far cry from horrible. 15 of the 27 runs allowed came in 4 games. His ERA in his other 46 games was 2.70. Coffey was worse and Macha kept using him.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Villanueva battled every time out there. There wasn't a more competitive guy on the pitching staff the last several years. He took every failure personally. Macha never connected with him. He couldn't just rare back and blow people away. He needed to be able to spot his fastball to make his change and slider effective. When he struggled it was because he wasn't spotting his fastball. Somebody's going to unlock something in him and he's going to have a big year. Maybe that will happen in Toronto. Regarding the return, most of those names are barely younger than Villanueva. I have a hard time believing guys in their mid 20's in A ball have a high ceiling. Looks to me they just were going to non tender him but Toronto offered a warm body.
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    It's a sad day in baseball indeed. I think the last time I listened to him was when McGehee got that walk off hit off Marmol. Santo always wore his emotions on his sleeve just like any fan. Of course I remember him as a player too. When Santo came up in 1960, Eddie Mathews was established as the premier 3B in the game, certainly in the NL. His 2 closest NL rivals were Ken Boyer and then a little later Santo. Boyer and Santo were both very good, but neither is in the HOF. Eventually, both probably will make it.
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    The events of yesterday with Hinske staying in Atlanta and Inglett being non-tendered, does allow them to give Gamel enough of a bench role to keep on the roster even if no trade is made to free up an everyday position. Between primary lefty PH, occasional starts at 3rd and RF, and DH'ing in AL parks, they can get close to 300 plate appearances for him and more of course if Fielder gets dealt at the deadline.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Gavin Floyd isn't a number 2 anyway. At best, he's a number 3. Away from Don Cooper who turned him from a struggling Phillie top prospect into a mid rotation starter, who knows what he'd do?
  12. JohnBriggs12
    The symbolism for an old guy like me of a Wisconsin native spurning what is essentially his hometown team for Atlanta kind of bothers me a bit, but he wasn't going to make or break this season for the Brewers anyway. I had a hard time seeing a role beyond lefty PH for him if Fielder comes back. Even then, I don't think Hinske is an adequate replacement. At least now Melvin can focus on the real needs of this team.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    As much as he thinks he does, remember Boras doesn't set the market. The generally accepted notion that Boras wants Ryan Howard type money was floated when Fielder was coming off a 46 HR, 141 RBI season. Last year's 32 and 83 are a far cry from that. To KCBrewerfan34's point, Boras isn't going to call up Melvin and accept his previous offer, even if he knows that's about all he'll get in FA. With Boras, it's about Boras looking good in eyes of other potential clients, and that would look bad. That's what Fielder needs to be aware of, but he's not likely talking to the right people that will tell him that. Personally, I'll be shocked if Fielder gets more than something around what he turned down from the Brewers. If he does, it will mean he had a monster season in 2011, and if he's a Brewer doing that, I'm certainly fine with that.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    I always chuckle when a guy who nobody wants anymore announces his "retirement". For 95% of major league players, retirement chooses them.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Theriot is from Louisiana. There's a Cardinal following down there. I'm guessing that's where his comment comes from. He's a good fit in St. Louis and unfortunately he's still not out of our hair. The good news is the guy on the Brewers he really wore out was Bush (.405/.436/.459). He also owned Suppan.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    I kind of like lefty Beau Jones from Rangers. He's had some control issues, but he's a former 41st overall pick in 2005, pitched well in AA last year and at 24 could profile as a later developing lefty. Don't know what he throws, but I'm guessing having been picked that high originally and by looking at his K rate that he probably is a power arm, maybe similar in some ways although not physically to Braddock. It's tough keeping a Rule 5 guy unless you can find one that can fit a role. It's a little easier for an AL team.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Lars Davis had 22 passed balls and 14 errors in 93 games in 2009. He cleaned that up some last year but it would appear this guy has some problems behind the plate.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    He might have hit under .200 but he drove in more runs than Fielder and that was facing a lot of Boston and New York pitching.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    It was mentioned on MLB Network last night that Vazquez' fastball was down 2 MPH last year. There was some debate as to why, but considering his age, that's not a great sign. I think this will turn out to be a bad sign for the Marlins.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Couldn't agree more. On another note, Verducci basically stated last night on MLB network that Brewers would not trade Fielder because the market has dried up and that they are leaning to filling some of their pitching holes with their own young arms. I took from that they are seriously considering Rogers in the rotation sooner rather than later and the 5th spot will be filled by a lower profile FA type. I assume that means someone already linked to them like Washburn, Capuano, or McCarthy.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Sorry, but anyone that can go 10 years and never miss a start either to injury or poor performance, never record an ERA over 5 while pitching most of his career in a bandbox in a league with a DH, that is worthy of praise. He's certainly had a better career than Ben Sheets. In the NL, he has a 3.75 ERA in over 400 innings. Sure he pitched in SD, but given the spacious OF, he allowed only 176 hits in 200 innings. Nobody is saying he's a 1 or a 2 but he's certainly been reliable as a mid rotation guy his entire career.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Garland is 31 years old, hasn't missed a start in 10 years, and is on pace for over 200 career wins. Any way you cut it, that's impressive.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    I wouldn't assume this is the end of Carlos Gomez for several reasons. The guy that's in trouble immediately with this move is Dickerson, who let's face it didn't do much off the bench last year and offensively doesn't have any more of a resume than Boggs. Let's also consider the possibility that Melvin in his search for pitching is getting a lot of inquiries on Cain. Cain may be the best chip he has. If that's the case, he would want to fortify the OF. Even if all the guys are around come spring, there's still going to be competition for the starting CF job between Cain and Gomez. My guess is they'd want the loser in that competition playing everyday in minors rather than sitting. That would leave them short of a right handed bat again and adding a switch hitter solves that.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Sox offered arby to Konerko knowing he wouldn't take it. Konerko wants to go to the west coast with Anaheim a likely destination. I think the White Sox still have interest but they are going to pursue cheaper options first. Their minor league system is pretty barren and while Floyd may be available, they would prefer not having to give up another guy off their major league roster.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    All kind of red flags on Vazquez, not the least of which is that he allowed a whopping 32 HR in 157 innings last year. Another is that he's recorded ERA's under 4.42 only twice in the last 7 years. No doubt he had a great year in 2009 for the Braves, even doing better on the road than in pitcher friendly Atlanta, but to say that he is an NL pitcher off that one year combined with what he did 8 years ago is a huge stretch. He might be worthwhile for the right price, but there's a pretty decent chance he'd fail miserably too.
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