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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I do. It's still hard to guage his trade value and it's not really a question of being "blown away" as much as instinctively knowing that an offer is a good one. Trading him for warm bodies doesn't make sense. Even if Fielder leaves after 2011, they get a good chunk of salary room and 2 high draft picks. That and having him in the lineup another year in itself might be better than taking a second rate pitching prospect or two and an average every day player.
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    Capuano's a potential "feel good" story, but if they thought he could really help them now, he'd be pitching. They are going to try to outright him and hope he accepts it. If not, what have they lost? A soon to be 32 year old, who's had 2 or 3 decent years that were 4-5 years ago and who hasn't won a major league game in 3 years. Yes, he had a handful of nice AAA appearances, but his value in the open market is very low. For now, they could easily just stick Davis in there for one start before the All Star break and give the other 5 an extra day without costing Gallardo a start, then let see how Davis does. If he gets rocked, I'd stick him in the pen in Capuano's spot.
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    The White Sox are sniffing around for a big lefthanded bat. You can bet Kenny Williams has Fielder on his wish list. Melvin needs to tell Williams unless he's willing to offer Daniel Hudson, he should forget about it. I don't think Williams will give up Hudson, but he's a guy who'll sacrifice the future if he thinks he's got a chance to win it all now so you never know. Hudson would look awfully good in the Brewer rotation. Don't let that 3.83 current ERA fool you. In his last 10 starts at Charlotte, he's 7-1 with a 2.75 ERA, 69 K's in 59 IP and he turned 23 in March.
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    He still is the likely top candidate.
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    Actually I think he could have done a lot for the organization. Both he and Roque Mercedes. Cutter Dykstra was never really in the OF picture as he was struggling something awful at the lower levels. Cain and Braun are only 2 OF'ers, and you have no idea what the future holds for Hart, Gindl, Davis(either). At the very least they offer a lot more than Felipe Lopez does. I hated that trade last year as I see Cole Gillepie as a serviceable LF'er, and a good 4th OF'er, and Mercedes has some value as a middle reliever. It'd be like moving Caleb Gindl and Lamontange for a player who does little for us moving forward. Hell, we didn't even get any draft pick compensation for him. I don't think the loss of Gillespie has any real affect. He's 26. His ceiling is probably as an average 4th OF. If you really like him a lot or have a big need for a cheap 4th OF, it wouldn't take much to get him (or a similar type player) back. Look how many teams Matt Murton was bounced around. Granted he couldn't play CF (not sure how much Gillespie can either), but he probably is a better hitter than Gillespie and also lacks the power to be an everyday corner guy.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Luis Cruz continues his solid year putting himself in position to be a nice cheap utility option next season in Milwaukee.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    I had to look it up, but you're right that was the last game Munson caught. That was a Friday night opener of an extremely memorable series.. He died the following Thursday and played 1B and DH in games after that. I was there that night as well. In addition to Coop's 3 HR, the last of which was a walk off against Goose Gossage, that was the game where Reggie Jackson went after Mike Caldwell and was ejected. That may have been my favorite Brewer game of all time. I sat in the upper deck boxes next to a die hard Yankee fan in town for the series and had a great view of the ball Cooper hit to the bullpen to win the game. I also saw Ben Oglivie hit 3 in one game against his former team the Tigers just a few weeks earlier. I was very irritated that earlier in the year the Brewers had fans vote for the most memorable moment of the 1970s and they left off the ballot that Coop 3 HR game against the hated Yankees. I would have voted that number 1. Incredibly, FTJ, I saw the Saenz game as well.
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    I was there the for the 2 grand slams in one inning as well. I almost forgot about that. But it couldn't top a walk off grand slam that was nullified after an argument.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Fielder's come to the plate with one runner on 121 times. He's come up with two runners on 36 times, and 6 times he's come up with the bases loaded. My math shows that's a total of 211 men on base when Fielder's hitting. He's driven in a grand total of 14 of them (6.6%). In his 163 plate appearances with men on, he's hit 2, count em, 2 HR. By contrast, in 149 PA with nobody on, he has 11 HR. Last year by comparison, Fielder batted with 507 runners on base. He drove in 95 of those runners (18.7%). Sure he's walked 25 of those times, and that's led to some runs too, but come on, 14 out of 211 driven in? That's a horrific ratio.
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    Assuming both are still around, the arbitration numbers next year for Hart and Fielder should be very, very interesting. Fielder should just be taking the money out of his pocket and handing it to Hart and avoid the middle man.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    I'm neither stunned nor dismayed by this move. Being a 2001 first round pick holds no cache anymore for a 27 year old with 33 innings above AA. Some team may pick him up as roster filler, but if he wants innings, he's better off contacting some indy league teams.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    It's hard to find an AL contender that could even use Edmonds. Maybe Boston, but they are actually getting serviceable production from Hall with the Brewers paying most of his salary. Best bet might be Angels. Juan Rivera's splits vs. RH pitchers aren't very good. Edmonds might cherish ending his career back with the Angels too.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Edmonds is not a plus for helping them claw back in the race. His bat isn't so far superior to Gomez that it offsets the difference in defense and speed on the bases. His only value at all is as insurance for Hart or Braun going down (and Inglett might be able to fill that role as well). He's got little to no value as a PH. There he's just another lefty bat. They still need a RH bat off the bench. Barring a deal to acquire one, I'd be willing to just bring up Cain and have him split time in CF with Gomez and let the hot bat between those two play. They have 2 young catchers splitting time, why not do the same in CF and have the benefit of being able to use one late in games off the bench.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    I believe there is a very high probability that Weeks is dealt this winter. I don't see any way he's signed to an extension. They'll go into next year with a stopgap type 2B, maybe even Counsell or Inglett, with Lawrie on track to come up around Memorial Day. They'll take him out for defense late in games if need be. Farris could be his defensive shadow eventually. They see Lawrie as a Jeff Kent/Dan Uggla type.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    The play by Weeks in the next inning was worse and that was called a hit too. Is it me or is Weeks out of shape? He's a putrid 6 for 11 in stolen bases since Macha became manager. He looks easily 25 pounds heavier than he did in 06 and 07 and much, much slower. He's now listed at 215 pounds. That's too heavy. I recall he used to be listed at 190.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    It wouldn't be too popular, but how secure really is Capuano? Capuano forced their hand to bring him up and because the rotation was in such a flux at the time, it made some sense. I can't imagine that set all that well considering the organization stuck with the guy for so long when they really didn't have to. I'm sure they'd much prefer he was pitching in AAA right now. It's very debatable if another team would claim him off of waivers. So they may just take a chance, see if he clears. and try to sign him to again to a minor league deal. Or it could be they'd just declare him to have a tender elbow and give him some DL time. It's funny how where a team is in a season affects decisions. For the first couple months, teams often will stick with players no matter what. But there comes a time when that period is over and nothing is guaranteed from that point on. The Suppan release may have signified that Brewers are in the next phase of the season. The next 4-6 weeks are critical weeks with lots of home games and the deadline looming after that.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    I think those are the sentiments of many. Holding roster spots for non contributors and deciding who is in a rotation/bullpen role based on contracts over performance helped get them into the mess they find themselves in now. They've eaten the big one (Suppan) and there are two more on the plate. Bon Appetite Doug!
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Except there's no room out there either. Hopefully Davis will agree to rehab assignment so they can park him there for a while.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    It's contracts (specifically the clause in Capuano's) that again may dictate a roster move. Capuano should still be starting every 5th day in Nashville, building his stamina and strength. I don't think his agent did him any favors by forcing the Brewers hand so quickly. Instead, Capuano may end up temporarily at least as lefty specialist. That being said, they should just cut ties with Hoffman. More likely is that they figure Smith will agree to an assignment and they'll try to sneak him through waivers. They also may put Riske on waivers in hope he'll be claimed and save them some money. The really interesting move will come when Davis comes back. The starting pitching lately has stabilized in recent weeks. Hard to see Davis as an improvement.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    So Suppan got through 4 innings and two times through what is essentially a AAA lineup? Virtually every AAA pitcher could do that. The Mariner offense is woeful. They were so afraid to let their pitcher hit, that he was bunting with a runner on 2nd and 1 out. I have Extra Innings and watched it. The Cardinal announcers, as I predicted, blabbered about Duncan having had found a minor flaw in his delivery. He looked like the same Suppan to me. Pujols made a nice play on Ichiro in the first inning or he might have given up some runs there (they left the bases loaded). After that, he allowed a ringing double to the gap and Bradley's opposite field HR. The Mariners might have scored a couple more runs but 2 or 3 of their hitters swung at ball 4 including Ichiro his second time up. If the Cardinals have to rely on Suppan (and it sounded like they were), the Brewers might not be out of it after all.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    On base percentage is not the only determinant of a lead-off hitters worth. Pierre projects to be worse than Rios, Konerko, Ramirez, Teahen, Pierzynski, Jones and Quentin. There's no reason to give your 8th worst hitter that many plate appearances. To Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Gomez and Alcides Escobar probably look like ideal leadoff hitters right now. When Escobar leads off an inning, he's hitting .432/.467/.628. And most of that's been done with the pitcher on deck.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Demel's just 24 and has put up impressive numbers in minors as a closer. Jackson is similar in age and experience to Corey Hart and would be comparable to Corey, but his value had dropped considerably due to injury in 09 and lackluster performance this year. Still, Demel isn't a bad return for a team in desperate need of bullpen help.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    It was pointed out during the Angel telecast that Fielder is dead last in the NL with runners in scoring position (.156). He's slugging just .203 in those situations. With RISP and two out, he's worse (3 for 30, all singles). I doubt pitchers are pitching him any differently than they did last year in those situations when he was fine (.296 w/RISP and .612 SP, and .343 with RISP and 2 out). Clearly Prince is putting extra pressure on himself in those situations to his detriment. He knows his next contract will be based on run production and that means driving in runs.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    It will be hard to judge him off his performance tonight. He's facing the offensively challenged Mariners and he'll have some extra adrenalin. He's also facing an equally awful pitcher in Ryan Rowland-Smith. What you can be sure of is that if he gets through 5 innings and doesn't allow more than 3 runs which is quite possible, he'll likely leave with a lead and the blowhards in the Cardinal booth will declare that all he needed was to be back under Duncan in a Cardinal uniform and that Brewers were idiots for letting him go. Eventually he'll start facing teams with major league hitters in the lineup and he won't be so fortunate.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    All we know is if he had a vote, Dave Bush voted Ed Rapuano as worst.
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