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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Byrd? Filling a 4th or 5th starter spot with a FA has no upside as the Brewers should have learned from Suppan signing. If the dollars are reasonable, I'd take Ibanez in a heartbeat even if it means a 1st round pick. Ibanez is a perfect offensive fit for Brewers and the Cubs. You not only help your team, you prevent your chief rival from getting him. Move Hart to CF or trade him in a deal to get one.
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    What this trade does is make the Royals decidedly more left handed offensively. Which begs the question what does it take to get Teahen or DeJesus? A Weeks for one or the other deal seems plausible.
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    I'm with obsessedwithbrewcrew. With no rooting interest and knowing that most games won't end until close to 11, why invest the time? Besides the games are slower paced than regular season games with extra commericials so even if I would start watching, it's likely I'd be asleep well before the finish. Besides I can't stand either Joe Buck or Tim McCarver. The World Series hasn't been the same since Joe Garagiola stopped doing them. That being said, I did check in from time to time on the score and progress of the games and with last night's ending early, I did watch the 9th inning. And I did see Jenkins double last night. I love baseball, but the season ends for me when the Brewers walk off the field the last time. I immediately go into hot stove mode the next day, and my on field focus is directed to football, both college and pro.
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    I'm glad for him. He didn't burn any bridges when he left that's for sure. I'd say the odds are relatively good he comes back and fills bench role for Brewers before he calls it quits like Cirillo did.
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    I just don't get all the negativity about this move. McGehee moved up the Cub minor league chain quickly. He started at age 20 in full season A ball, spent one year there, moved up to high A at 21, spent one year there, was at AA at 22 where hit he a solid .297/.354/.422. A 22 year old putting up those numbers at AA are usually on top 10 or 15 prospect lists. He's spent 3 years at AAA, because (hello!), the Cubs had Aramis Ramirez blocking him. They had a very good team at Iowa this season (83-59) and McGehee was a big contributor. It's true Heether had a nice year at AAA too, but when he was 24, he was hitting under .220 between single A and AA. Who knows, maybe Melvin is planning on using Heether in a deal.
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    No offense to Joe Dillon, but 33 year old marginal major leaguers aren't usually left on major league winter rosters after hitting .213. McGehee's numbers are unremarkable but at the same time, there's nothing glaringly bad either. He makes decent contact, takes a few walks, has some pop (30 doubles, 12 HR), and boasts a pretty nifty .960 lifetime fielding percentage at 3B. At 26, he's not a bad pickup.
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    Anderson's not a perfect fit due to his relatively low OBP, and the fact he's been strictly LF and DH in recent years, but he did have 9 OF assists in just 82 games, so his arm might be suitable for RF though he doesn't cover ground like he used to. He's also been a guy who's been an RBI machine his entire career (.295 career BA with RISP) and he's lefthanded which are definite needs in the Brewer lineup. At the very least he adds to the inventory of lefthanded bats available in FA, which should help keep the prices down.
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    Why not just move them to Madison? Dane County is projected to have close to 500,000 people by the 2010 census. That's enough to support a AAA team. Heck their Northwoods team draws 200,000. I don't think it would negatively affect Brewer attendance. It would enhance interest in the Brewers. Red Sox (Pawtucket), Astros (Round Rock), Mariners (Tacoma), Rockies (Colorado Springs) all have their AAA teams well within their big league clubs market area as do the Giants (Fresno) and the Royals (Omaha).
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    That's arguable. A lot of catchers are very good athletes. Many over the years have transistioned to other positions. Think Charlie Moore, Joe Torre, even Yogi Berra. Heck, look how nimble Mike Rivera (who can also play 3B in a pinch) looked at 1B. Very few transition from other positions to catcher though. Biggio for one successfully transitioned from catcher to 2B. I'm biased in that I was a catcher at one time.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Let's be real, they aren't going to include Zimmerman or Lannan. But a case could be made that a healthy Johnson, a hard throwing cheap reliever, a lefthanded hitting CF with leadoff skills and some promise and a back of the rotation 22 year old starter candidate is at least something though I'll grant there should be better offers for Fielder. Then again how many teams are looking for 1B? Maybe if they are high enough on this Bernadina in CF, you could coax them to part with Milledge instead. The big key is Johnson if he's healthy. He's an absolute on-base machine. He'd almost certainly be part of any package they offered for Fielder and even though he's a FA after 2009, if he's healthy he can really be a nice offensive player.
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    Was alluded to in their website mailbag. Nats don't have one guy that stands out as a target for the Brewers but several that might interest Brewers. Nick Johnson, the oft injured 1st baseman. Is expected to be ready for spring training but is recovering from serious wrist injury. Owed $5.5 million in 09. FA in 10. Roger Bernadina. CF. Blocked by Milledge. Blossomed offensively in 08 at age 24. Hit .323/.398/.474 in 266 AA ABs, then hit .351/.404/.513 in 191 AAA at bats. Good combo of speed, power, and on base skills. Didn't do much in brief trial with Nats late in season. Hits lefthanded. Collin Balester, SP. One of their top pitching prospects. Just 22. Minor league numbers don't blow you away. 3-7, 5.51 ERA in 15 starts for Nats. Joel Hanrahan RP. Didn't do awful as closer for part of 08. Was strictly a starter in minors. 27 years old.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    I agree with Al. Hall has value as a SS. He did put up a big season in 06 as a SS and it's likely he'll bounce back at least to his 07 numbers of .254/.315/.425 which are ok at SS for some teams. Throw in the fact that having once put up an .898 OPS, there's always the potential of doing it again and teams know that.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    The timing of news regarding Fielder being shopped sort of lends credence to this report. They'll have to drop salary somewhere and if they have to keep Cameron to get CC to sign it makes for few options. The Yankees coming out and saying they were interested in Cameron too might have more to do with Sabathia than with Cameron and actually might indicate they think Cameron might hold the CC key. I've lobbied against bringing back Cameron, but his value goes way up if it brings them Sabathia.
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    Hard to find stats that back that statement up endaround. Sexson committed 2 errors in 2008, 2 in 2007, and 4 in 2006. That's less than half as many as Fielder made just in 2008 alone. I'll grant you he doesn't cover any ground out there, but "butcher" implies that he can't catch a ball cleanly either. Also he's still 6'8" and that gives him vertical range that Fielder (who's really only 5-10 or 5-11) or too many others can't match. I'm not saying I advocate picking him up, but if you were going to replace Fielder with a platoon, you could do a lot worse than a guy who hit lefties at a .325/.414/.578 rate. He still is an imposing figure up there.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    I'd like either Nolasco or Olsen, but I don't think the Brewers are a good match. They would want major league ready pitching prospects ala Oakland model, and the Brewers have a development gap between Gallardo/Parra and say Jeffress.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    I think the Brewers have to explore all opportunities to improve. Their OF is hardly set. Cameron has an option. Hart was terrible down the stretch. Their lineup needs some lefthanded presence. Kapler isn't yet signed for next season. Gwynn might have run out of chances. They really could use a leadoff lefty swinging CF or a disciplined professional high average run producing lefty swinging corner more than another right handed slugger. There was nothing wrong with Holliday's road splits in 08: .308/.405/.486 though. He's got the plate discipline our guys don't have. In the off chance the Brewers did sign CC, I'd be willing to include Bush in a package for Holliday. One year of Holliday for $13.5 million > one year of Cameron for $10 million. Plus he's sure to be a Type A and Cameron is not. It would involve moving some of the current guys around though. But I really don't see it happening.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    What's alarming to me about Hart is how his power completely disappears for long stretches. In 2007, he did not hit his 2nd HR until June 2nd. In 2008, it took him until May 17th to hit his second, then he hit just 1 after August 18th, none at all the entire month of September. I think his problem is he thinks of himself as a speed guy who just needs to get his bat on the ball and run. So he swings at everything. He needs to start thinking like a power hitter, get counts in his favor and look to drive the ball. To me this was Skaalen's biggest failure. He should have been driving home to Corey that he's 6'6" with tremendous leverage. It's a waste to have him up there bunting (he's a terrible bunter on top of it). Bottom line is he's too in love with the speed aspect of his game and unless he learns to adjust his approach, he'll continue to struggle.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    I'm with JoeHova. Villanueva got 9 starts in 2009. In 9 starts he was 2-5 with a 6.43 ERA. In Bush's first 9 starts last year, he was 1-5 with a 6.56 ERA. Villanueva could just as well have turned it around like Bush did as well had he stayed in the rotation. It could have been a coincidence that he started having success as a reliever but we'll never know. He was very good as a starter in 06 and 07. I think they'll keep him in the pen in 09 though. In fact, he's my sleeper to close next season.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Doesn't paying $10 million (when you don't have to) to a 36 year old CF who struck out 142 times in just 444 AB's on a team loaded with free swinging RH bats bother anyone other than me? Never mind that he was brutal down the stretch. Yes he showed good power and plays a defensive position and well (though not nearly to the standard he set in his prime), but so did Jose (K) Hernandez back when he was nearly run out of town for striking out at a similar rate and yes he walked a few times but so did Jose. Would anyone have wanted to pay Jose $10 million? I know the current alternatives aren't there but let's explore them before we pay a guy who wasn't the solution but part of the problem as the team was struggling down the stretch.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    I'd have to assume Bonser is out of options? If that's the case, it might make sense to deal one of your out of options guys (Gwynn or Nelson) who isn't assured of a roster spot to take a flyer on Bonser. Otherwise, no thanks.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Ennder, I couldn't agree more with your comment on Weeks. I think he hits .275/.350/.450 batting 6th or 7th with a lot of RBIs and fewer K's. CF? Barring a deal, I'd start the year with Lamb/Hall platoon, then bring Gamel up a couple months in provided he's swinging the bat well and his defense is passable.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    The problem with your thinking Diskono is that leagues are marketing entities in themselves and individual teams are franchisees of that league. They aren't competing against each other in a business sense, they are competing with other forms of entertainment. The league is stronger when all teams have the ability to market winning or at least the perceived ability to win. Put another way, it doesn't help the McDonalds brand for one franchisee to put $20 million into making his location sparkle while the McDonalds a few miles away is a dump because the franchise owner isn't getting equal treatment from the parent company. Having Pittsburgh be the Washington Generals to the Cubs Harlem Globetrotters is not all that entertaining to the people in Pittsburgh. That's why the NFL has it all over MLB.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    I think Dobbs would be a nice fit for the Brewers. The question is if he's an upgrade over say Lamb as 3B platoon candidate. Given he's younger, he should be. He's also played some corner OF. Anyone have an idea what the Phils would want for him?
  24. JohnBriggs12
    All you guys that are "not that high on Escobar" need to realize that the Brewer organization from Melvin on down is that high on Escobar. Gamel and Escobar were 1 and 1a on their list of prospects before LaPorta was traded and I wouldn't be surprised if Escobar is now 1 and Gamel is a close number 2.
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    More interesting would be a list of guys he bypassed who were on waivers.
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