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  1. JohnBriggs12
    Rosenthal's been throwing all kinds of names out there. The other day he mentioned Justin Duchscherer even though Oakland is just 3.5 games back in the AL West and the AL wild card.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    The Brewers will want a deal done by no later than July 20th so that Sabathia is available to face both the Cardinals and the Cubs in July. The Indians have some nice young pitchers knocking on the door, but I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted Villanueva in the deal. So if I had to guess, it would be LaPorta, Villanueva, and one lower level prospect (Columbus, OH native Fryer?) for Sabathia and some obscure class A pitcher from Cleveland.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Jarrod Washburn has an ERA under 3 over his last 6 (5 quality) starts covering 36 2/3 innings. If you don't want to pony up what it would take to get Sabathia, I think Washburn is the best of the midling guys who are probably available at the right price. Plus he's signed through 2009 at basically what they are paying Gagne ($9.375 million) and he would give them added rotation depth for 2009.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    The Brewers, perhaps due to youth, just don't seem to have the mentality needed to tough out games on the road. Last night was perfect example. After Weeks leads off 3rd inning with double, Hardy can't move him over. Bunt if you have to, but move him over. Later Hardy had leadoff double and Braun fans on 3 pitches. You have to get that runner over especially on the road in close games. You also need guys to get big hits with runners on and this Brewer team fails far more often than what should be expected. After Kapler walked with the bases loaded, Weeks should have been ready for Qualls to throw him a first pitch fastball right down the middle. He did and Weeks watched it. That was the best pitch to hit in that AB.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    Fielder's 2 (both singles) for 27 with 1 RBI and 7 K's on this trip, and people are still focusing on Hall?
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Maddux line from last night: 4 2/3 IP, 8 Hits, 8 ER, 3 BB, 1 K. He's likely to have more lines like this the rest of the season. He was terrible down the stretch last year (6.14 ERA in Sept), and he's a year older. Nobody pitches forever. The Brewers have much better options than a 42 year old on his last legs.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Sexson is not "done". His 08 splits vs. lefthanders: .365/.433/.577. A Sexson/Gamel platoon isn't that far-fetched and potentially could be at least as productive as Fielder has been this year.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    What's untradeable about LaPorta? He's a righthanded power hitting corner OF in an organization that has Braun (signed through 2014) and Hart (under Brewer control through 2011). As for Jeffress, I have 2 names: Jose Capellan and Nick Neugebauer. Didn't those guys dominate low level minor leaguers by throwing close to 100 mph? He's so far from a sure thing it isn't funny. That's if he stays healthy. Now if you'd say "we don't have to include Gamel and Escobar", I might agree with you. Gamel is a big lefthanded stick and Brewers don't have many of them, and Escobar could be special at a prime position.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Let's keep in mind that lefthanded hitters hit .421/.421/1.053 vs. DiFelice. Sure he didn't pitch badly, but he was used in non pressure situations and as those splits indicate, he was no puzzle to lefthanded hitters.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    piccione88, It's been 26 years and you're worried about 3-4 years down the road? It's virtually impossible to project better than 50% of the Brewer roster in 2012. Even if we could, we have no idea of how they would stack up against the rosters of the other teams in the NL Central, much less the entire NL. The Cubs aren't going to stop being aggressive adding players because the Brewers have good young players. Right now we've had half a season to see how this current team stacks up and anyone who's ever followed baseball knows that replacing a Bush or a McClung with a Sabathia, makes this team much more formidable. Granted that doesn't assure anything, but it makes the odds a lot better and if they do get to the playoffs, having a 1-2 of Sheets and Sabathia increases the chances of winning in the postseason. "Prospects of that caliber"?? Prospects of what caliber? Until they are not prospects anymore, we don't really know what caliber they are. Even if they all turn out to be fine players, there's not going to be room for all of them. And in another 3-4 years, there will be a dozen or so other draft choices in rounds 1-3.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    piccione88, It's been 26 years and you're worried about 3-4 years down the road? It's virtually impossible to project better than 50% of the Brewer roster in 2012. Even if we could, we have no idea of how they would stack up against the rosters of the other teams in the NL Central, much less the entire NL. The Cubs aren't going to stop being aggressive adding players because the Brewers have good young players. Right now we've had half a season to see how this current team stacks up and anyone who's ever followed baseball knows that replacing a Bush or a McClung with a Sabathia, makes this team much more formidable. Granted that doesn't assure anything, but it makes the odds a lot better and if they do get to the playoffs, having a 1-2 of Sheets and Sabathia increases the chances of winning in the postseason. "Prospects of that caliber"?? Prospects of what caliber? Until they are not prospects anymore, we don't really know what caliber they are. Even if they all turn out to be fine players, there's not going to be room for all of them. And in another 3-4 years, there will be a dozen or so other draft choices in rounds 1-3.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    piccione88, It's been 26 years and you're worried about 3-4 years down the road? It's virtually impossible to project better than 50% of the Brewer roster in 2012. Even if we could, we have no idea of how they would stack up against the rosters of the other teams in the NL Central, much less the entire NL. The Cubs aren't going to stop being aggressive adding players because the Brewers have good young players. Right now we've had half a season to see how this current team stacks up and anyone who's ever followed baseball knows that replacing a Bush or a McClung with a Sabathia, makes this team much more formidable. Granted that doesn't assure anything, but it makes the odds a lot better and if they do get to the playoffs, having a 1-2 of Sheets and Sabathia increases the chances of winning in the postseason. "Prospects of that caliber"?? Prospects of what caliber? Until they are not prospects anymore, we don't really know what caliber they are. Even if they all turn out to be fine players, there's not going to be room for all of them. And in another 3-4 years, there will be a dozen or so other draft choices in rounds 1-3.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Unless Gagne's absence had something to do with Branyan and Hart's combined 22 HR in that time, Bush lowering his ERA by a run and a half, Parra by about a run, and McClung outperforming Villanueva, I'd say it's pretty much coincidence.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    A completely pathetic offensive performance.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Sheffield ties it up in 9th with one out HR!
  16. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think Fuentes either greatly enhances playoff chances and certainly does not make the Brewers much more formidable in postseason. Sabathia does both.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    First, despite his injury, Capuano is arby eligible and I don't expect the Brewers to offer him because they can't cut his salary enough to offset the risk. It's very likely that the Brewers will deal for another starter either in July or in the offseason. Some starters who are available are signed for 09 like a Washburn for instance. Now which FA would interest Melvin? We know that Melvin values durability because the big FA pitcher he signed was Suppan, who's biggest attribute was durability. So who are the most durable starters available in FA? Two stand out, Garland and Lowe. Garland is a southern California native and less likely to want out of there. He's also around the same age as Sheets so he'll want more in years and total dollars than Lowe. One final thought. Who starts 09 in the rotation might not be as important as who finishes in the rotation. If no FA are signed and no big money guys traded for, Melvin will have all kinds of flexibility to get a starter in midseason 09.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    According to the Rotoworld description of Oswalt's contract, it has a full no-trade clause. I don't see him waiving that without additional financial incentive.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    "His numbers in A+ are fantastic". Fantastic is a bit of an overstatement and A+ is still quite a long way away from the major leagues. Look it's been 26 years since the Brewers have played a postseason game. I think there's enough organizational depth to give up at least one of the higher level top prospects to get a premier pitcher who can not only virtually assure a postseason but also give you a shot at the ultimate goal.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Detroit by 6 games. I thought when Bonderman went down they were in real trouble, but this Galarraga has saved their season and I expect them to go out and get another pitcher. Their lineup is still awesome and during the hot weather months they will pound people.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    They were extremely lucky to get 2 out of 3 with Fielder going 0 for Atlanta.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Get him out of there, Ned.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Didn't Suppan slump in midseason last year too?
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Rivera's had some very good offensive years in the minors (.936 OPS in AA in 01, .895 OPS in AAA in 05)
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Free Mike Rivera!
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