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  1. JohnBriggs12
    So you're saying if the Brewers had $10 million to spend in the open market and no Mike Cameron on their roster, your first choice would be to use all $10 million to sign Cameron over all the available talent on the market including some proven starting pitchers and left handed bats?
  2. JohnBriggs12
    So you're saying if the Brewers had $10 million to spend in the open market and no Mike Cameron on their roster, your first choice would be to use all $10 million to sign Cameron over all the available talent on the market including some proven starting pitchers and left handed bats?
  3. JohnBriggs12
    I just heard Jon Heyman on the Score this morning downplaying Abreu's supposed defensive deficiencies. His point was that Abreu fears the wall. Other than that he's a good outfielder and that because he played for the Yankees, this deificiency was blown way out of proportion. He figures over the course of a season, maybe 5 or 6 would be outs end up being doubles. He also notes that "fear of the wall" has helped Abreu stay on the field. There aren't too many guys out there who've played 150 or more games for 11 straight seasons. Also worth pointing out is Abreu has had 7 seasons with double digit outfield assists. Corey Hart on the other hand reached 8 playing every day last year. The names I've thrown out there are examples. My point has more to do with the flexibility they gave up by paying Cameron than specific names. We can argue all day about the relative worth of Cameron, but the fact remains that this team did not solve the 2 biggest issues it had this offseason and now with bargains galore out there, they have no financial room to do it. Now they are left hoping that 5 starters can stay healthy all year and that 2 of them who've never pitched close to 200 innings are not only going to do that but are going to put up numbers worthy of number 1 and number 2 starters. They can also hope that a journeyman like Mike Lamb can produce enough from the left side to offset what is still an overly free swinging, low OBP, right handed lineup. I guess "hope springs eternal" because at this point, that's all they have.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    I just heard Jon Heyman on the Score this morning downplaying Abreu's supposed defensive deficiencies. His point was that Abreu fears the wall. Other than that he's a good outfielder and that because he played for the Yankees, this deificiency was blown way out of proportion. He figures over the course of a season, maybe 5 or 6 would be outs end up being doubles. He also notes that "fear of the wall" has helped Abreu stay on the field. There aren't too many guys out there who've played 150 or more games for 11 straight seasons. Also worth pointing out is Abreu has had 7 seasons with double digit outfield assists. Corey Hart on the other hand reached 8 playing every day last year. The names I've thrown out there are examples. My point has more to do with the flexibility they gave up by paying Cameron than specific names. We can argue all day about the relative worth of Cameron, but the fact remains that this team did not solve the 2 biggest issues it had this offseason and now with bargains galore out there, they have no financial room to do it. Now they are left hoping that 5 starters can stay healthy all year and that 2 of them who've never pitched close to 200 innings are not only going to do that but are going to put up numbers worthy of number 1 and number 2 starters. They can also hope that a journeyman like Mike Lamb can produce enough from the left side to offset what is still an overly free swinging, low OBP, right handed lineup. I guess "hope springs eternal" because at this point, that's all they have.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    I just heard Jon Heyman on the Score this morning downplaying Abreu's supposed defensive deficiencies. His point was that Abreu fears the wall. Other than that he's a good outfielder and that because he played for the Yankees, this deificiency was blown way out of proportion. He figures over the course of a season, maybe 5 or 6 would be outs end up being doubles. He also notes that "fear of the wall" has helped Abreu stay on the field. There aren't too many guys out there who've played 150 or more games for 11 straight seasons. Also worth pointing out is Abreu has had 7 seasons with double digit outfield assists. Corey Hart on the other hand reached 8 playing every day last year. The names I've thrown out there are examples. My point has more to do with the flexibility they gave up by paying Cameron than specific names. We can argue all day about the relative worth of Cameron, but the fact remains that this team did not solve the 2 biggest issues it had this offseason and now with bargains galore out there, they have no financial room to do it. Now they are left hoping that 5 starters can stay healthy all year and that 2 of them who've never pitched close to 200 innings are not only going to do that but are going to put up numbers worthy of number 1 and number 2 starters. They can also hope that a journeyman like Mike Lamb can produce enough from the left side to offset what is still an overly free swinging, low OBP, right handed lineup. I guess "hope springs eternal" because at this point, that's all they have.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Kevin Costner, aka Crash Davis, is part of an owner group that will field a Northern League team located in Zion, IL, just south of the Wisconsin border in 2010. Stadium will be located on Green Bay road (Rt. 131) half way between Russell Road and Rt. 173.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Who in the media keeps bringing him up? He's mentioned sure, but I don't recall him rising into the top 5 on anyone's Brewer prospect list and nobody's talking about him now. As for his not "earning" a promotion above AA, that happens all the time for higher round picks whether they're named Gwynn or Smith. They don't have to earn promotions. High picks are high picks because they project as major leaguers. Gwynn proved he belonged in AAA with a solid year in 2006. Or don't you consider .300/.360/.396 with 30 steals solid? His problem is he hasn't progressed since. His major league numbers are irrelevant because the sample size is small and he never played regularly.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Look, Gwynn's not the worst 2nd round pick. A lot of 2nd round picks don't pan out. Gwynn lost out on a big opportunity last April. I think it affected him all year. At best now he's a 5th OF. More likely is he'll hang around AAA a few more years where he'll need to open eyes by hitting in the .320 to .330 range, not the .275-.300 he's stuck in the last couple. At 26, you quickly go from prospect to journeyman minor leaguer. Unless he does something this year, he probably never will.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Parra may have the stuff to be a number 2, but his numbers don't say it. I think besides the obvious lack of depth, they are putting way too much faith in Parra.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    PilprinBuddha, You're absolutely right. They could have let Cameron and his $10 million go, signed Kotsay and Kapler to platoon in CF (they signed elsewhere for $2.5 million combined), got just as much offensive production and another lefthanded bat vs. righthanders, and had $7 million to spend on a starting pitcher. Or they could have moved Hart to CF, saved the entire $10 million and used it to either get Abreu to play RF or sign Sheets for one year. Or the could have moved Hall back to CF, signed Kotsay for under $2 million to platoon with him, paid $3-4 million for Wigginton to play 3B and still had $5 million for another pitcher. Buy you and I are in the minority on here. Cameron can still play well in CF but I don't think he's quite where he was when he was winning gold gloves and it could be argued that without Sheets and CC, who got a lot of outs on balls not in play that a quality CF will be valuable. But Cameron better be good both offensively and defensively because in this market, $10 million is big bucks.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    PilprinBuddha, You're absolutely right. They could have let Cameron and his $10 million go, signed Kotsay and Kapler to platoon in CF (they signed elsewhere for $2.5 million combined), got just as much offensive production and another lefthanded bat vs. righthanders, and had $7 million to spend on a starting pitcher. Or they could have moved Hart to CF, saved the entire $10 million and used it to either get Abreu to play RF or sign Sheets for one year. Or the could have moved Hall back to CF, signed Kotsay for under $2 million to platoon with him, paid $3-4 million for Wigginton to play 3B and still had $5 million for another pitcher. Buy you and I are in the minority on here. Cameron can still play well in CF but I don't think he's quite where he was when he was winning gold gloves and it could be argued that without Sheets and CC, who got a lot of outs on balls not in play that a quality CF will be valuable. But Cameron better be good both offensively and defensively because in this market, $10 million is big bucks.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    PilprinBuddha, You're absolutely right. They could have let Cameron and his $10 million go, signed Kotsay and Kapler to platoon in CF (they signed elsewhere for $2.5 million combined), got just as much offensive production and another lefthanded bat vs. righthanders, and had $7 million to spend on a starting pitcher. Or they could have moved Hart to CF, saved the entire $10 million and used it to either get Abreu to play RF or sign Sheets for one year. Or the could have moved Hall back to CF, signed Kotsay for under $2 million to platoon with him, paid $3-4 million for Wigginton to play 3B and still had $5 million for another pitcher. Buy you and I are in the minority on here. Cameron can still play well in CF but I don't think he's quite where he was when he was winning gold gloves and it could be argued that without Sheets and CC, who got a lot of outs on balls not in play that a quality CF will be valuable. But Cameron better be good both offensively and defensively because in this market, $10 million is big bucks.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Back in the day when baseball had no playoffs and went into the World Series, the Series took place in early October. Not only is the weather in early October more conducive to thinking baseball than it is around Halloween, neither the NFL nor college football (which both started later in those days), weren't in the middle of their seasons. Nor was there anywhere near the TV exposure for pro and college football. If your baseball team was eliminated in August, you've had nearly 2 months to get into football. The Super Bowl is played during an otherwise quiet time for sports, especially pro sports. The NBA and NHL seasons are so long that one doesn't have to pay strict attention to them on a daily basis. Nascar hasn't started. The PGA tour is just getting started and no big tournaments have been played.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Nieman might not be able to replace CC as a pitcher, but I'd like the Brewer chances in bench clearing brawls with McClung and Nieman (6'9" 280). Seriously, he'd be a nice pickup.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    They should get away from the tax idea altogether. They need to share local TV revenue equally, especially now that fans can watch any game anywhere via the internet, dish, or cable. As Bill Veeck said way back when television was new, that it takes 2 teams for their to be a show.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Lowry is an interesting case. As trwi7 points out he has plenty of risks but I still think the Brewers will be scouting him this spring. If the Giants were to somehow snag Manny, it would make for a fire sale on their movable salaries. Lowry would certainly be one. In October his $4.5 million price was very modest, but no so much in this market. That could make his price (despite his Doug Davis type peripherals) attractive to the Brewers for an out of option player like Gwynn, Nelson or Iribarren and a low minor league arm. Another match if the Giants aren't looking to cut salary would be to deal one overpaid player (Hall) for another. Giants might go for that it their salaries were evened out.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think they'll be as close to a playoff spot as they were in 06 when they were on the fringe of the WC even into August. To assume they will be contending you have to assume a big year from Parra, plus a great deal of luck as far as pitching heath goes. I further see decline in both Cameron and Kendall who I think essentially are done and I suspect Hart's late season woes will continue. I hope I'm wrong, but in predicting you have to figure the odds of something happening and I think the odds favor a mediocre team. Where it will be better than 06, is that they won't end the season with retreads with no future like David Bell, Graffanino, et all playing every day like they did in September 06. Instead, they will have young players up for good looks.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Rosenthal is suggesting that Sheets and other type A's may wait until after the June draft to sign thereby totally negating the compensation pick hindering their price tags. That isn't so far fetched. If that happen, there may be a couple independent league teams with awesome rosters in late May.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Just hopefully for the better and not the worst. I'd rather not see a repeat of '06, personally. It potentially will be worse than 06, but I think you'll see a lot of promise from the next wave kids that will mitigate the disappointment. It will be a lot of fun watching either Salome or Lucroy, Cain, Gamel, Escobar (maybe even Gillespie) seeing action. Who knows, by September we could get our first glimpse of Jeffress too.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    The Yankees will hold on to those guys to use if a need arises. They can and will get something better than a rental player like Cameron unless those guys struggle. As for Cameron, I don't think the Brewers will get much for him but he'll be shopped at the deadline along with Kendall and one of the veteran relievers if the Brewers aren't in it. I think this year is going to be real interesting year from a roster standpoint. I expect the September lineup will have a very different look than the April lineup.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    I read that all the finalists have major league broadcasting experience. To me that's not a good sign. It screams retread from out of town. Why not go after the best play by play man in the state, Matt Lepay? So he hasn't done baseball (that we know of)? He seemlessly transitions from football to basketball so it's not hard to imagine he'd be great doing baseball too. It's also not a good sign that Steve Wexler of WTMJ is involved in the hiring. The sports staff at WTMJ has gone steadily down hill since the days of Len Kasper and before him Brian Manthey.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Jamie Moyer's made a pretty nice career not throwing any harder than that. How does he get so many K's though? His strikeout rate is pretty good.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    True, but Oliver Perez is one of them.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    The stock market has lost 40% of it's value in the past year and baseball should be immune? 500,000 jobs are being lost per month and I'm certain that some of those have bought tickets in the past. Home values are down 20% just in the past 12 months. It's economics and uncertainty is driving all businesses right now. Owners don't yet know how bad it's going to be. Most teams are already stuck with bad contracts. Creating more makes no sense. As for the commissioner touting record revenue streams, do you realize what's happened since just September? Revenue streams can dry up. Some of the biggest banks in the world are in trouble. Sponsors are pulling out of sporting events right and left. Just ask the PGA tour and Nascar. I was in the economy in the 70's and early 80's. The 70's was minor compared to this. The early 80s were very tough, but totally different. Much of the suffering was regionalized. The Midwest lost tons of jobs, many of which went to the south. This potentially could end up being much worse. Back then you didn't have anywhere near the situation with foreclosures or banks holding such bad loans.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Look it's not just the player's ego, it's the agent's too. The agents totally misread the marketplace. It was as good as it was going to get in November. It's deteriorated since then. Even the Yankees were able to wait on Pettitte and do a reasonable deal. The only hope the agents of the remaining guys is if they wait into March and hope an injury will prompt a team to panic and push up the price a little. Sheets and his agent should have taken the arby offer. It's all about saving face now. He's probably not looking at Milwaukee because it will be brought up over and over that he could have taken much more if he'd accepted arby. All the guys who turned down arby are being hurt by teams not wanting to give up a pick and money. If Sheets were healthy, he'd take a one year deal wouldn't he to prove he's healthy? That he wants more than one year is a sign he doesn't think he can make it through a year. How about Brian Shouse? He can't find any job anywhere apparently either. It's almost laughable that he thought he could get a 2 year deal. All I have to say to the players is "welcome to the real world boys". Ryan Braun took some heat for signing his long term deal. In retrospect, he may have outsmarted everybody.
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