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  1. JohnBriggs12
    He might be a stand up guy, but he hasn't hit a lick since they started to crack down on juicers. If the Brewers need another lefthanded bat (and wasn't that a reason they added Durham?) come September, don't they have this guy in Huntsville hitting around .370?. This move does bring into serious question the future of Tony Gwynn. Now you Gwynn haters (and you know who you are) I'm sure are thrilled by this move.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    LaRoche has done nothing in the major leagues. Hall sure has his ups and downs, but in a lot of ways, he's still a big part of this Brewer team. It would take more than an underachieving mid 20's prospect for me.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    I'd stay away from this guy. He's hitting .280 in an independent league? Big deal. He was terrible last year with Baltimore. Nashville could probably use him, but I can't see any value for the Brewers.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Durham is 10 for 30 (.333) with just 3K's vs. Lohse. Weeks is 3 for 11, with 2K's. Not a great seperation. Counsell on the other hand is 8 for 16 with a double, triple and HR vs. Lohse, so maybe Yost will surprise everyone. Neither Branyan (0 for 6, 3Ks) nor Hall (1 for 12, 1K) has done anything vs. Lohse. Tomorrow they face Looper. Hall and Weeks both handle Looper pretty well, so I'd be inclined to try Durham (or Counsell) and Branyan tonight vs. Lohse, and Weeks and Hall on Wednesday.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    Patrick425, With all due respect to Gene Mueller who's a nice enough fella, his questions are just cliches and out of date. "Buyers rather than sellers"? They haven't been sellers for 2 years and even that deal (Lee for Cordero), addressed a need at the time for a closer rather than a sale for prospects. What relevance does that question have now? Same with "Veteran presence"? On a team full of 30+ guys (Counsell, Kendall, Kapler, Cameron, Torres, Riske Gagne, Mota, Rivera)? The timely and relevant questions that the audience would like to hear were: Has Bill Hall re-established himself as the everyday 3rd baseman? and What roster moves are you contemplating to make room for Suppan?
  6. JohnBriggs12
    When pressed after praising both teams, both Phillips and Hershiser said they thought the Brewers were more likely to earn a playoff berth than the Cardinals. The feeling was that if the Brewers added an impact reliever, there would be no stopping them.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Yost made an interesting comment on WTMJ this morning. Refering to the McClung/Bush situation, he said something about McClung battling some elbow stiffness and then later said it would be 15 days between his starts. Could the roster move be McClung and Suppan switch places on the DL? That way, they could have McClung make a rehab start before he returns.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Cub fans are still in state of denial. They still delusionally see their team as having the best talent. They also believe (and are being told) nonsense about the Brewers that Ryan Braun is a terrible defensive LF despite a 1.000 fielding pct. and 6 assists, that Jason Kendall can't throw (25 of 53 caught stealing 47%), and that the Brewer bullpen is one of the worst of all time (never mind that 4 relievers-Torres, Stetter, Shouse, and Villanueva all have relief ERA's in the 2's). Heck half the Cub fans still think Turnbow is on the Brewer roster.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    I wouldn't go nearly as far as shelmark who says this wasn't about the production of Weeks. It clearly was and not just his lack of production this year, but most of last year too. But I still think Weeks gets 3-4 starts a week for now. But it was also about adding another bat from the left side in time to face righthanded dominant pitching staffs in the Cardinals and Cubs. Durham gives them much more flexibility than does the man he replaces, Dillon. It also gives Dillon 6 weeks of regular ABs so come September, he should be a more potent bat off the bench.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Doug Henry (1985 8th round) did save 28 games in 1992. Hardly a "star" though. Plesac, Henry, and Bill Castro are the only 3 that ever served in the closer's role in the entire history of the team that were originally signed or drafted by the Brewers though they did also draft Doug Jones who came to prominence with several teams before returning to the Brewers late in his career. Frank DiPino also was a Brewer non-drafted signee who went on to a nice career as a reliever after he was dealt in the Don Sutton deal . Speaking of relievers, I notice Joe Bateman doing a good job at Nashville since his promotion. I'm amazed that it's taken him until age 28 to get to AAA. This is a guy who once posted a sub 2 ERA in the hitter crazy California League and who's been solid at virtually every stop.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    I believe he throws a hard splitter as well.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    I guess the 30 major league GM's that didn't give him a job this spring must puzzle you too and I'm not all that impressed with an .800 OPS when he's never been more than a platoon player. He had an incredible 3-4 weeks. But he's now 2 for his last 26 facing virtually all right handed pitching. On balance to this point, he's been definitely a plus, but his history suggests that his slumps are lengthy. That's why so many teams have given up on him.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    There is a pitcher available who put up the following stats in a pennant race last September: 5 GS, 30 IP, 24 Hits allowed, 7 Runs allowed, 7 earned runs allowed, 15 BB. 21 K. 2.10 ERA, 2-2 record. He would cost the Brewers next to nothing. In fact he would cost them exactly nothing. His name? Carlos Villanueva If the Brewers add a reliever, they could do exactly what they did in 07. Send Villy down for 2-3 starts to extend his arm, and bring him back for the stretch. Forget what he did in April in May this year. Lots of guys struggle the first time they start a season in a rotation. Villy is ready willing and able to be the same pitcher he was down the stretch last year.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    Fielder is a lefthanded bat on a roster and a system woefully short of them especially now that Branyan's career month has come and gone. Unless they think Brad Nelson is an everyday major league player (and I don't think they'd take that risk), you really can't trade Fielder for another year and a half at the earliest.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    In McGowan, Marcum and Litsch, the Blue Jays have a solid core of cheap starting pitching. They need offense bad. If they can get more young pitching for Burnett, they might be willing to deal Halladay for a hitter especially if they can save some short term cash. SS and 1B are obvious areas of need. Fielder or Hardy plus maybe Villanueva might get it done.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    LA Dodgers are number 1 contenders for Sabathia and it's not close. Sabathia loves to hit and everything being equal will stay in NL. LA will still pick up Penny's relatively cheap option, but will probably let Lowe go through FA. Brewers should concentrate on the far more affordable Lowe (both in dollars and years) than Sheets or Sabathia. Lowe may not quite have the quality or pizzaz of Sheets or Sabathia, but he's close and he's a model of consistency. Think Jeff Suppan except with quality stuff. You could do a lot worse than a rotation of Lowe, Gallardo, and Parra at the top, with Suppan, Bush, McClung and Villanueva fighting for spots 4 and 5. As for Sheets, I think Houston gets heavily involved. Houston could also get in the Sabathia sweepstakes too. Drayton McClain is always willing to throw big money around.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    That's the one place he could be dealt. Not only is he from LA, they have the bad contracts (Pierre or Jones) they might be willing to exchange for another.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Look the A's are just 3.5 back in the AL wild card. If they do trade Harden, it won't be until late in July after a road trip to NY and TB. If they happen to do well on that trip, they'll be in it for the long haul and they have option on Harden for 2009. A lot of what is coming out of Chicago right now is fan appeasement. The Cub fans have been told all along that they had plenty of pieces to deal and they did have some but when Pie and Rich Hill went south along with to a lesser extent Cedeno and Murton, they are not left with much. Along come the Brewers and suddenly the fans are alarmed.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    Durham's having a nice bounce back year. Melvin talked yesterday about making sure there were players available in case of injury and I suspect Durham is high on that list. That doesn't necessarily mean they'd deal for him until the injury occured though. Taschner could be that all important 3rd lefty arm in the pen ala Ray King last year for September but they also could use Choate in that role.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Arizona is not going to make the playoffs. LA will.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Predictably, Branyan is in a full fledged regression toward the mean (1 for his last 19). While that's not a major slump, given his career pattern (long cold spells between short torrid stretches), I think it's cause for some concern.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    "Maybe he's the next Charlie Moore" Don't get me wrong, Charlie Moore was a fine defensive right fielder and a good enough catcher to be a number one with a lot of teams, but his bat was not suited to a corner OF spot. In a lineup of thumpers like the Wallbangers, they could get away with it. It would be the equivalent today of putting Kendall in RF. Fryer appears to have enough power to make a full transition especially given the departure of LaPorta.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Soup's no dummy that's for sure. This is a veteran, "team player" move on his part. He's been missing his spots and that could be do to some fatigue. The rest will probably help him. He struggled last year at midseason, then came on late.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    I agree with Patrick. Using the Sabathia acquisition as a way to limit Parra's innings is counterproductive. You want Sabathia replacing the 5th best pitcher, not the 2nd. Parra is 25 going on 26. He's not a kid. He's 4 years removed from his surgery. You limit innings for 20 and 21 year olds, not guys approaching their prime ages. He should be strong enough for 190-200 innings.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I doubt they send down Villanueva at least right now. With Suppan's short start yesterday, they need a long man tonight. In the team website, they don't have Parra listed pitching any game so maybe they'll skip his one start, option him out, then bring him back after the break, presumably to control his innings a bit. I don't understand that myself. At 92 2/3 innings 88 games into the season, he doesn't project beyond about 175 innings anyway barring the playoffs of course.
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