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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I don't know about 60, but if they both stay healthy I think Braun will outhomer Fielder this year if he bats 3rd and Fielder bats 4th.
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    My daughter transferred to NIU this semester. Fortunately she reached me around 3:30 yesterday afternoon from her room before I had heard what happened. Many parents could not reach their sons or daughters because the cell's were overloaded. My heart goes out to the families of the victims of this senseless act.
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    Nice reference Brewguru2. Dillon could turn out to be another Hazle, but Hazle did have a roster spot of spring training in 1958 for the defending World Champs in a 16 team league and so should Dillon with this team. As TooLiveBrew points out, his OPS has been over 1.000 in every healthy season since 2004 in AAA so it's not like he just learned how to hit. He's got the kind of stroke and approach that should be successful at any level.
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    I'm with you Dmiles23. I don't understand the love for Kapler myself, who failed 2 years ago in Japan and hasn't played since. Nunez is better than Counsell offensively but that's not saying much. Munson? First they never use the backup catcher to PH and he can't hit anyway, nor is he much defensively. LH bat or no, they're better off with the pop that Rivera gives them. I'd be quite upset if Dillon fails to make the team. He proved himself in a pennant race. You don't balance out a right handed hitting lineup by having a bench full of left handed hitters. It doesn't work that way. All that does is give you an unbalanced bench to go with an unbalanced everyday lineup.
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    While I disagree with your opinion of Garrison you do need to mention the two draft picks we got as well which if used properly will net players just as good as Garrison and Inman. Linebrink isn't the guy I wanted last year but I still see the deal as pretty even right now. Whether it is even or not later depends on who we pick and how everyone turns out. Inman is listed as a #5 as a B prospect on sickels list. Garrison is listed as #12 and is a C+ prospect. My personal opinion is Inman will struggle heavily in AAA and will be lower next year but we'll just have to see. Of course the Padres can turn any pitcher into at least an ok pitcher because of that park they play in so they can afford to take risks on young pitching. I think if Inman and Garrison were in this year's draft, they'd go higher than the 2 picks the Brewers get based on what they've done by age 20 in the minors vs. say a college pitcher. There's no guarantee either much less both of the picks will be top 10 or even top 12 type prospects a couple years down the road.
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    "Inman ... would have been lucky to be a top 200 prospect" That's underestimating him by quite a bit. As a 20 year old, he was pitching in AA for most of 2007 and he did fine in the Texas League. Overall he fanned 180 hitters in 2007. But forget about Inman, Garrison is just as impressive if not more. Also 20, he was 10-7 with a combined 3.25 ERA in high A ball. Also don't forget Thatcher who sparkled in the big leagues. Melvin got fleeced. Two 20 year old pitchers now in SD top 10 prospects (Garrison 6th, Inman 7th), plus a young cheap effective Loogy for Linebrink? Look the Brewers were never going to go after Santana and the Orioles wanted a young OF in any Bedard deal, but not having those 3 guys certainly did give Melvin a lot less to work with. But having those 3 might have put them in the running for Jose Valverde instead of having to throw $10 million at Eric Gagne for one year. Or they might have had enough to get Dan Haren. Or they might have gotten that lefthanded bat they were more in need of than Cameron's strikeout prone right handed bat.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Davis throws a lot more pitches, roughly 2 more per inning while getting to face the opposing pitcher twice which helps account in the huge edge Blanton has in innings pitched. I would not call Blanton a right handed Doug Davis.
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    What does he need to bounce back from? He's 39-34 over that 3 year span, half of which was spent with lowly Washington. Hernandez has been declared dead by the statheads like endaround for years, but somehow still wins games proving time and again he knows how to win which is not a bad quality to have from your 5th starter (why I like Bush and Vargas over Capuano). He was masterful in beating the Cubs in the playoffs last fall, letting them get on base, then getting out of trouble with the key pitch when he needed it.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    White Sox are a good bet for Sheets. You read it here first. The AL suits him better. Williams is aggressive. Admirals not far away.
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    Some validity to those points, except in the NL he gets to face pitchers so I'd say the two wash each other. He'd be a huge boost to that staff.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Sheets' age at the close of the seasons he exceeded 200 innings: 24, 25, 26. Sheets' age at the close of the seasons of his next contract (assuming he signs for 4 years): 31, 32, 33, 34 If his recent history isn't a red flag, those numbers are. With the quantity of core players the Brewers will have to give big dollars to from 09 through 12, it's not economically feasible to pay Sheets too.
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    All he did was be the sparkplug for a championship team in 2005 including winning a World Series game in extra innings. In 2007: White Sox with Podsednik starting: 30-25 .545 Without Podsednik starting: 42-65 .393 Yep, a completely worthless player.
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    All he did was be the sparkplug for a championship team in 2005 including winning a World Series game in extra innings. In 2007: White Sox with Podsednik starting: 30-25 .545 Without Podsednik starting: 42-65 .393 Yep, a completely worthless player.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    All he did was be the sparkplug for a championship team in 2005 including winning a World Series game in extra innings. In 2007: White Sox with Podsednik starting: 30-25 .545 Without Podsednik starting: 42-65 .393 Yep, a completely worthless player.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Thanks for clearing that up MPS. We are in total agreement, as I can't believe the Brewers would even consider putting Villanueva back in the pen. Why mess with a guy with a 3.01 ERA in 12 career starts? Heck he'd be my 3rd starter.
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    Want: Sheets, Gallardo, Villanueva, Suppan, Bush Expect: Sheets Gallardo, Villanueva, Suppan, Bush Miller Park South, Villanueva worked 182 innings (major and minor) as full time starter in 2006, and was 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA for Brewers in September. What makes you think he can't handle starter's load two years later? He wore down in the pen last year because he was throwing just about every day. The Brewers don't have to have a lefty in the rotation if he's a lesser pitcher. They should have the 5 best regardless.
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    It concerns me is that the organization has not come to terms with the reality that their star pitcher has proven to be somewhat frail and to expect full seasons out of him is being at the least very optimistic. I wouldn't expect them to express that publically but at the same time I would hope they wouldn't insult my intelligence with such remarks every February. He used the word "luck". I think that's misleading though I'll acknowlegde that Yost isn't the first manager to speak in those terms. If all he would have said was Ben looks and feels fine now, that would have been sufficient.
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    According to Ned, Sheets has suffered from a "pattern of bad luck". Well Ned is it a pattern or is it luck? It can't be both. Luck implies something that happens randomly which is inconsistent with a pattern. I am of the belief that none of Sheets' injuries had anything to do with luck (happened randomly) unless you consider what is in your DNA to be the result of luck. If that's the case, I consider myself to be extremely unlucky because I didn't have the DNA that allowed me to throw a ball 90 mph. There is an inherent risk in any sport that involve random acts that could injure a player no matter that player's physical makeup. For instance, Juan Encarnacion's perhaps career ending eye injury, falls completely in the luck category. Sheets' injuries (blisters, broken finger tip, pulled muscles etc.) all occured doing what every pitcher does over and over and were not the result of any fluke play or batted ball. While they may even be rare occurances, it doesn't make them random. That his body part didn't hold up doing what he normally does, indicates a weakness either as part of his conditioning or his DNA. "And That" Ned and Doug, means the chances of something along those lines happening again are quite good.
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    Sheets has basically put the Brewers in a no-win position by missing so many games the last 3 years. His value in the trade market isn't what it should be nor has he done enough for the small market Brewers to reward him with an extension. They might just have to bite the bullet, hope they finally get some return this year on his contract and wish him luck in free agency and take the draft picks. It's not like they can't replace what he's given them the past 3 seasons. That's why it so important for Gallardo, Villanueva and Parra to show they can be solid starters with Gallardo taking the number one spot. It's not likely they'll be 8-10 games back in July, but that's the only scenario I see him getting dealt.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    I would expect that by 2011, at best only 2 among Hardy, Weeks, Hart, and Fielder will still be Brewers and one of that quartet will be gone by 2010. That's why this year's draft is so important.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    I have a hard time seeing much upside for a guy who had a 1.46 WHIP at AAA. From what I've seen of him, his stuff just isn't that good. Unless he shows tremendous improvement this year, he'll be a guy who kicks around AAA for years, maybe getting a cup of coffee here and there but that's about it.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    "I personally like how Melvin has brought in a vet catcher" Boy I couldn't disagree more. Look at the vets he's brought in: 2003: Eddie Perez, Keith Osik This pair actually was somewhat productive compared to the 2 he brought in the next year. 2004: Chad Moeller, Gary Barnett Please! 2005: Damian Miller, Chad Moeller This was the only year they really got their money's worth with Miller 2006: Miller and Moeller again, then Rivera. Rivera was actually the most productive in this year of the 3. 2007: Johnny Estrada and Miller. They couldn't get rid of Estrada fast enough and didn't want Miller back even for peanuts. I'd rather have a younger unproven guy with some talent than most of this group. I'm not saying Montero is available now, but that team is going to need offensive help at some point and they have 2 fairly young catchers so beside pitching, it's their one area of strength.
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    I don't think the Red Sox (or any other team) really wants to go into spring with just 5 starters. If Schilling is out, you can bet they will consider signing a guy like Colon or Lohse or deal. The problem they would have if they wanted Sheets say for Lester and a guy like Jed Lowrie for instance is that would still leave them with 5 starters, one of whom, Sheets is not too reliable. So if you dealt them Sheets, you might have to still add a 6th starter like Capuano to get Lester Here's my thinking: Sheets, Capuano, and Gross for Lester, Crisp (have to take some salary back somewhere and here's your CF for 25 games and perhaps 09 too), and either Lowrie or catching prospect Kottaras. If they wanted just a 6th starter type, we certainly have some to choose from and they do have prospects to deal.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Montero is a young catcher that I really like. I don't see a match right now but he's one guy that should be on the Brewer radar.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    My problems with Estrada had nothing to do with his handling of pitchers or his clubhouse issues (which I believe were way overblown) or even his lack of walks. My problems with Estrada were that he couldn't throw out base stealers, he couldn't hit in the clutch despited a decent BA, and he was so out of shape he had trouble scoring from 2nd on a double. I think Kendall will be an improvement in 2 of those 3 areas (he runs better, and he's a tough out with runners in scoring position) and he does handle pitchers well but I have big concerns over his arm. He couldn't throw out anybody with the Cubs.
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