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  1. JohnBriggs12
    It's risky but not ridiculous, because he can play CF too which to some teams makes him very attractive. Part of me hopes it's the Brewers but are they that bold? I wouldn't rule out Kenny Williams who is bold and the Sox could use a CF.
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    Looks like the end of the line. Maybe he and Glavine will enter HOF together.
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    Don't have a link, but Olney suggests that the Jays might just let him go to get out from under the remaining $60 million over the next 5 years. Olney only throws out the Giants and Mets as possibles. Is there any remote possibility that it's the Brewers? Hart is on DL. Rios can play CF, and Brewers do not have a CF beyond this year. Rios hasn't posted numbers worthy of his contract since 2007, but he's only 28 and getting him out of the AL East might boost his production. EDIT: Title- PF
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    With Sheets seemingly not likely to pitch at all this season, he probably makes himself affordable to the Rangers to sign in the offseason. That is of course assuming he can pass a physical. Should the Rangers add Sheets, they would have some interesting young starting pitching to use (Feldman, Hunter, Holland, McCarthy) to fill the OF spot that might open up if Marlon Byrd opts for FA. Corey Hart might be a nice fit for them and the Brewers could certainly use one of those 4 young pitchers. Given McCarthy's injury history, I think I'd want a little more than him but the other guys are all worth considering. Speaking of Byrd, he might not be a bad guy for Brewers to pursue if he does go FA.
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    I sincerely hope the Brewers continue to pursue Bannister in the offseason. Unfortunately as much as Royals could use Hardy, teams trading starting pitchers always are going to want at least a mid level pitching prospect or a major league arm back in the deal. Royals might hold out for Villanueva and Hardy as Brewers aren't flush with any level pitching prospects. I could easily see this expanding into a 5 or 6 player type deal.
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    That's not really a reason as much as it is evidence he's not getting as good wood on balls at home as he is on the road. The reason could be anything from pure chance to more "distractions" in Huntsville than on the road.
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    There's no reason they couldn't have Snyder/Lucroy as a catching tandem in 2010. AZ operated with a Snyder/Montero tandem for several years. Now that Montero has blossomed, he's their guy. The Brewers having one guy catch 90% of the games is the exception, not the rule. If AZ wants to give Snyder away, Brewers should take him and have him split time with a young guy. If Salome proves he's ready defensively and forces his way to the big leagues, then they deal to make room for him later.
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    I do think they'll be able to find a GM that values Hardy enough to give up some value for him, but to think this season hasn't greatly diminished his value is wrong. If the Brewers were to keep him and he repeated his poor season, his value will be down to nothing and Escobar could see his development plateau by playing another year in AAA. They aren't going to get a top of the line starting pitcher or a stud prospect. Packaging him with Salome who's no sure thing, doesn't get you a whole lot more than an extra body thrown in. They'd need to package Parra with Hardy to really get a proven starter or stud prospect otherwise the best case scenario would be a guy like Brian Bannister. Even that might take Hardy picking it up down the stretch and getting that BA close to .250 and SP around .400.
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    I never suggested that deal so again TWR you have put words in my mouth.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    The only way both of those guys is back is because their trade value has gone down to nothing. In Hardy's case, it's getting close because guys hitting .226/.297/.366 are more likely to be non-tendered than they are to be in great demand. Fortunately, he's only one year away from a productive season, so I think somebody who needs a SS will give up something of value and the Brewers will take it to clear a spot for Escobar. As for the CF discussion, I firmly believe that athletic middle infielders should be able to transition to CF. Yount did it. Hall took some time, but by midseason of 07, he was adequate. I think if they wanted Lopez back, that Lopez could do it and I think Weeks could too.
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    I've got a do-over candidate for the Marseco pick. The everyday SS for league leading Winnipeg in the Northern League is 22 year old (same age as Marseco) Wisconsin native Adam Frost. Playing against mostly more experienced players than play in the Midwest League, Frost is batting .305/.351/.426 with 24 steals in 31 attempts in 58 games. Frost isn't the defensive whiz but he can play all over the infield. Frost was drafted in 08 by Detroit (I believe in round 22) but was inexplicably released in spring training this year after decent numbers in rookie ball. Detroit apparently has a plethora of teenage Latin SS in their system so I assume they couldn't find a spot for Frost.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    The situation probably dictated the pitch calling. The game was over and out of hand. I don't think Kendall can be blamed for that.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    The great Brewer offensive teams of the late 80's had three guys at the top of the order in Molitor, Yount, and Cooper that got their hits against any type of pitching. None of those guys had great OBP in their careers relative to their BA. They got on by swinging the bat and making the defense defend the entire field. Behind them were great power bats like Thomas, Oglivie etc, who scared pitchers. Great pitchers don't walk people. They make you hit your way on. Great hitters like Molitor, Yount and Cooper could get hits off of pitchers pitches. They didn't always need a grooved pitch to get on base. The current Brewer team lacks the quality of hitters at the top of the lineup that those 3 were. Weeks has the ability to hit good pitching but he needs to be more aggressive and Fielder is becoming a more versatile hitter. If he ever gets teams to respect his ability to go the other way, look out. Braun tends to be a little streaky yet too. When he's cold, he can be pitched to. When he's hot, the Brewers usually score a pretty fair amount. Hardy and Hart are extremely streaky. So is Cameron. Having 3 guys like that in the middle of the lineup everyday makes scoring tough because the odds are 2 of the 3 at any time are cold and become rally killers.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Ok then. What do you like about his .838 and .819 OPS against the last 2 years? Or the 57 HR allowed in his last 325 IP half of which (28) were away from GAB? Or his road ERA in 2009 of 5.45? Harang has become Suppan over not just one season, but two. One year is a slump, two is a trend.
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    There's a reason Harang will available. He's 11-30 since the start of 2008. Granted his ERA isn't quite so horrible but how is signing a guy like that any kind of an improvement?
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    It's not clear they won't have a replacement either. Unless he comes very cheaply, I'd rather not spend on an aging CF who has trouble making contact. His offense is likely to decline and it's not all that great now. Defensively he's still very good although not spectacularly any more and he's liable to lose a step at 37.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Motivation isn't the problem. Lack of talent on the mound and an offense that is predictably inconsistent is.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Bill Pulsipher (yes that Bill Pulsipher), has resurfaced on the Northern League leading Winnipeg Goldeyes. Pulsipher, who turns 36 in October, had been with Puebla of the Mexican League earlier this year. Prior to that he last pitched in 2007 in the indy Atlantic League. BTW, he threw 5 shutout innings in his first appearance for the Goldeyes.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Bill Pulsipher (yes that Bill Pulsipher), has resurfaced on the Northern League leading Winnipeg Goldeyes. Pulsipher, who turns 36 in October, had been with Puebla of the Mexican League earlier this year. Prior to that he last pitched in 2007 in the indy Atlantic League. BTW, he threw 5 shutout innings in his first appearance for the Goldeyes.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Not a chance he'll get offered that in the current market. Yes he plays a premium position but look what some very accomplished corner outfielders of similar age that are considerably more productive than Cameron offensively got this past offseason (Abreu, Garret Anderson). Remember to that Jim Edmonds was forced into retirement after a better season offensively than Cameron's having. Edmonds was just a year and a half older last offseason than Cameron will be this offseason. Cameron might get a 2 year deal for around $12 million but that's about it. I think it's more likely he'd get a one year deal for $5-6 million with some incentives that could bring it to the $7.5 million range.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    The options for CF next year aren't limited to Cameron and Gerut. The FA crop is fairly thin. Byrd, Ankiel, Reed Johnson, Baldelli, and most likely Crisp are the biggest names. An Ankiel/Hall platoon isn't that far fetched. But there may be guys available in deals too. Don't completely rule out Jason Bourgeois either. But the real interesting option is if they re-sign Lopez, and decide to move either him or Weeks to CF. Both have a lot of athleticism. Lopez has played some OF but not CF.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Well we could spend all our time trying to build an offense with Braun at every position and sign FA pitchers like you want, but there doesn't seem to be enough money to go around... Somewhere, somehow, the Brewers need more top of the rotation pitching. Not Lowe, or Davis, anyone else from FA, but a young pitcher that can be in the rotation for 3-6 years. Casey McGehee is not going to get you top of the line pitching at this point in his career. He's not going to get you middling starting pitching or a high ceiling prospect either. Now even if you bundled him with Hardy, most teams see through what amounts to quantity for quality at this point.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    I don't expect him to do that which is why I would trade him now.That just proves my point that he needs a validation season to establish his true value. Right now, nobody knows what to expect of his level of play so his value is not very high as you think. That's why trading him is a bigger risk than keeping him. They risk nothing by keeping him as his value remains pretty low due to his status as a guy not that highly thought of in the minors who happened to have a hot 300 AB's his first time around.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Why the anxiousness to trade McGehee? He's been everything most of this roster is not. He gets big hits, he doesn't take cookies only to swing at pitches that bounce. If he drops to .280/.330/.475 with 20 HR and 65 RBI next year in 450 AB's like you all expect he will, he will be worth more than he's worth now, not less. Teams aren't stupid. They're not going to be convinced he's a .905 OPS guy going forward based on less than 300 AB's. But if he proves to be a .830 hitter over a much larger sample of say 700 AB's combined between 09 and 10, teams will see him as a very attractive player. He might just be a .900 OPS player. But he won't prove that this year and thus he won't be valued as one in the trade market. So the Brewers are better off keeping him. Scott Podsednik retained a considerable amount of value even after a serious drop in production from his rookie year. That is the example to keep in mind with a guy like McGehee who is producing as a soon to be 27 year old rookie. He doesn't have to be great to retain his current value. He just has to show he's a solid major leaguer to validate this season. If he is great next year, his value will skyrocket.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    You misconstrued my point. My point is that you can live with a guy striking out every 3rd AB if he's got big time power because guys like that aren't going to hit for average (see Adam Dunn, Gorman Thomas etc). Gamel's supposed to be a .300 hitter with good power. He won't hit close to that against major league pitching if he's not even putting balls in play in AAA. After seeing Gamel play, I revised my expectations for him downward to an "Adam LaRoche" type. LaRoche is notoriously streaky. He looks as good as anybody when he's locked in and as bad as anybody when he's not. Gamel will probably get himself straightened out, but that won't preclude him from future slumps and that doesn't say "untouchable" to me.
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