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This is virtually the same discussion we had when Broxton's name came up, but count me in for Parra or Villanueva as prime bait for Huston Street. Heck I'd be nice and throw in Turnbow.
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Padres are closing in on Scott. Mets already have Church. Braves are closing in on DeJesus. Cubs rumored close to getting Teahan. LF options are being snapped up all over. Whatever happened to Randy Winn?
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Miller will not return to Brewers
JohnBriggs12 replied to JJHardy7's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
His 2007 post All Star Game splits: .161/.238/.237 showed, even in a reduced role, he wore down. I suspect he'll call it a career. davego, there are very, very few players that if in that same position as Miller wouldn't have done the exact same thing. These are baseball players who by and large are independent contractors, not truck drivers. He got a chance to show what he could do. He might not have ever gotten another. -
I attended a game at Tropicana in 2004. While not very old, the place is, well, a dump. If you can imagine what a place would look like that was built as cheaply as possible, that's what Tropicana is. It's dark, dank and spartan in it's imenities. It's quite depressing walking in from the Florida sunshine to such a dark inhospitable place. It's concourses are like walking through a dark alley at night. Amazingly, the main entrance is actually in CF and you have to walk half way around the park to get to seats by home plate. The views aren't bad, and you can walk up and get a good seat at a reasonable price virtually every game but that's about it.
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I think we need to target a lefty (bat)
JohnBriggs12 replied to splitterpfj's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
With Estrada gone, I don't think they should consider anything but a lefthanded bat for LF. -
Estrada Traded to the Mets for Guillermo Mota
JohnBriggs12 replied to AJAY's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Non tendering might have been the better option. For whatever reason, Melvin always seems to want something, even if bad back when nothing might be better. The fact that Mota will make $3.2 million means he'll get thrown out there. Granted he throws hard, but so does Turnbow. That being said, Mota has the arm to be successful and he's had plenty of ups that followed down periods. Perhaps getting out of NY might help. I can certainly live with the deal. -
Law on ESPNradio and one of my own...
JohnBriggs12 replied to Madtown Bomber's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Francoeur and Soriano is indeed close to tempt me. Melvin might prefer Johnson/Soriano instead seeing that Johnson has on base skills, bats lefty and has less service time than Francoeur. As for the bigger deal including Hall and Sheets, that might hinge on what Braves consider a "top Brewer prospect". That offer if true from Braves is a pretty good haul if you ask me. Sure the Brewers might need another starter somewhere, but think of the chips Melvin would have at his disposal to get one. -
Our Catching Situation...
JohnBriggs12 replied to ryanbraun75's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Let's not leave Mike Rivera out of the discussion at least in a backup role. He doesn't have a real strong arm, but if you watch him he's a really good receiver. He's quite athletic behind the plate blocking pitches and I think if you asked Brewer pitchers, they'd say they like throwing to him. Yes he hit for a poor average at Nashville (after 2 good seasons in 05 and 06) but still showed the ability to pop the long ball and drive in runs as he did a couple times late for the Brewers. -
Ueberroth made a mistake not allowing Wrigley to be torn down. That was the time to do it. You think all those Cub fans trek to Milwaukee every summer because they enjoy the view on I-94? Though they never say it publically, an awful lot of Cub fans agree with me that Wrigley is a dump that's hard to get to, hard to get out of and not family friendly. It's nonsense to think the Cubs wouldn't sell out every game in a bigger stadium in the suburbs.
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This deal does seem to make Luke Scott even more expendable.
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According to Suntimes, before re-signing Uribe, the Sox looked at other shortstop options including inquiring about Bill Hall. Not sure who the Sox were offering though it's no secret Jon Garland (owed $12 million in 08) is being shopped. Can't see giving up Hall for one year of Garland who isn't much of an upgrade over the guys already in the mix.
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Remember with Winn, you'd get a replacement for both Jenkins and Mench, roughly $13 million in salary for just over $8 million. Winn has been around long enough that he's likely to produce close to his career averages. His OBP in 2007 was .353 and career-wise it's .345. Those numbers are significantly better than what either Jenkins (.319) or Mench (.305) put up in 2007. True, his worst season was 2006 but even that can be explained. He likely put a lot of pressure on himself after signing a $23.25 million contract prior to that season. It was also the year that Bonds missed a ton of games so Winn didn't have him protecting him in the lineup as much. In fact that year, Winn batted mostly leadoff, and he's more of a number 2 hitter. It's likely batting him second ahead of Braun and Fielder will affect him much the same as when Bonds batted behind him in SF. The more I think of it, the more I'm warming to the idea. If they signed a guy who just batted from the left side alone, they might have to keep Mench, or go out and get another RH option assuming they don't trust Dillon in that role. With Winn, they get two players in one. That he doesn't quite hit like a corner OF doesn't bother me in the least with this lineup. We all know Hall has the ability to hit like a corner OF as does the entire infield. Besides, I think Winn will hit more HR in Miller Park than he hit in SF, and he did have 42 doubles last year.
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If Giants would consider Capuano young and given they're the Giants maybe they would, then I'd be all for a Capuano/Gamel for Winn deal. I can't see giving up any of the 3 young starters now at the big league level for a guy like Winn though. Winn fits the description of what is needed and he has the added bonus of being a switch hitter and a good defensive outfielder. His contract is a bit rich, but it's more than offset by the fact that he would ensure Mench would be non-tendered. To And That's point that he hits lefties better than righties, that was true in 2007, but was just the opposite in 2006. Career-wise he hits both about equally. As for his age being a factor, he's coming off a solid year where he played in 155 games. I don't see it as a factor at all.
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I can't see the Royals making this deal for the simple reason they'd be completely gutting their bullpen. From the Brewers perspective, it weakens their starting pitching depth considerably though they'd still have 6, counting Sheets, Suppan, Gallardo, Bush, Parra, and Capuano. Still beyond them, nobody in system is close to major league ready.
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Money would be an excellent choice for the simple reason, who better to work with Ryan Braun on his defense at 3B than a guy who led the league in fielding percentage at that position for 3 straight years (72-74) and who posted a very nifty .968 career fielding percentage as a third baseman? Money was never spectacular, but for solid consistent play at 3rd, there was nobody better.
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"his...AAA line looks tasty to anyone." So did Lyle Mouton's only tastier. "too early to give up on him" But at 27, not too early to have plenty of doubts.
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"this guy is Adam Dunn lite" You mean "lite" as in "lite hitting"? He's got the Dunn strikeout thing down (90 in 244 Major league AB's), but has just 3 HR and "slugs" .336 which is more Craig Counsell than it is Adam Dunn. His so-called plate discipline is probably more of a function of his inability to put balls in play (thereby getting deep in counts) than it is having a good eye at the plate. At best, he's Joe Borchard.
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A Hall for Crede deal makes no sense. Crede is a FA after next season and is coming off back surgery. He's similar to Hall in that he's had one really big year and several OK years so it's not a given that Crede gives an upgrade offensively over Hall who the Brewers have control of for 4 more years. If you move Braun to the OF, the logical move is Hall to 3B.
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I still think Braun will improve enough to at least be average defensively at third. Two examples of sluggers at the position that were defensive liabilities when they came up were Eddie Mathews (30 errors in 1953) and Aramis Ramirez (33 errors in 2003). While Mathews will never be compared to Brooks Robinson or Mike Schmidt with the glove, he evolved into a solid guy at the position and so has Ramirez. Braun is certainly athletic enough to handle the position (unlike say Wes Helms for comparison), so the more he plays, the more comfortable he should get. In the meantime, I think the Brewers should avoid stacking their pitching staff with sinkerballers and rag arm type lefties who induce a lot of groundballs to third.
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If you want to improve the Brewer defense, then Callix Crabbe has to be in the discussion. He made 4 errors in 130 games. Oh yeah, he drew 67 walks (at 5-7, he's got a very small strikezone), and has exhibited more extra base pop than has Gwynn. Yet we never hear his name brought up. Weeks has the tools to play center (with Hall to LF) or he could just take over in left. I wouldn't move Braun just yet, because moving around a bunch of guys might defeat the purpose.
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"as it appears that Ibanez will be traded...for Nate Robertson". Robertson and Capuano are very close career-wise, 42-48, 4.39 in NL, vs 42-55, 4.60 in AL, close in age and salary and at the same arby level. Problem the Brewers would have in making a Capuano for Ibanez deal is even if the Mariners like Capuano, it's a tough sell for the fans who undoubtedly would be made aware of the negative streak he is on. Still this rumor shows about what it would take to get Ibanez, and it's a little more than Zach Jackson as someone suggested. As for Laird and Benoit, I'd be asking for Catalanatto too for say Capuano, Turnbow, and Mench.
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This is very good news for Brewer fans. The Reds with a lot of young talent are poised to contend in 2008 with a little pitching improvement, but Dusty has always preferred veterans over youth.
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One thing everyone has to remember about LaPorta. He was a drafted as a 4 year college player. Rarely do guys with top round ability play 4 years of college. So coming into pro baseball, he was more experienced and a year older than was Braun for instance (he's just a year younger than Braun, even though he was drafted 2 years later) and he plays a less demanding defensive position. I really think the Brewers expect to see him next September, but also have him penciled in for 2009 as the starter in LF and that was the plan all along. They might do what they did with Braun and bring him up in latter half of May 2009 to delay arbitration, but no later than that. Stetter is making a case for being part of the bullpen overhaul. That brief stint in Milwaukee may have given him a huge boost of confidence which is so important for guys who have toiled in the minors a while like Stetter.
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Prior is a long shot to ever be even an average major league pitcher again. Any deal he signs will be for very minimal guaranteed money with a lot of incentives. So while I wouldn't oppose the Brewers signing him, I also wouldn't hold out hope he ever gets close to what he was. No way the Cubs pursue Posada. Did the guy who wrote that ever hear of Soto or realize that the Cubs still have Blanco under contract for next year? I think there's a possibilty Jenkins could come back, but only after the Brewers exhaust other options via trades. But he's worth no more than $10 million/2 years, with an option perhaps for a third. I'd look for the Cubs to get in the mix on Jenkins too. $26 million/3 years for Cordero is a fair offer. He's not a $10-12 million per year, 4 year guy. Whoever signs him for that will be sorry. As for Franceour, hasn't the knock on him that he's allergic to the walk? I see he's improved somewhat in that area, and he sure brings a lot to the table in other areas. To quote Mr. Kostanza "he's got a rocket for an arm". It would take a lot to get him though.
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Catalanotto is worth considering. He's coming off what is a bad year for him, so he's a "buy low" candidate. We owe Craig Counsell at least $3.2 million for one year to be a defensive replacement/pinch bunter so $10 million total over 2 years isn't that out of reach especially if we give some salary back. I could see him batting in the 2 hole against righthanders. He's been a very successful 2 hole hitter in his career. He's more proven than is Gross for that role and makes more consistent contact while still taking his share of walks and he would free up Yost (or whoever is managing come July) to rest Hall or Hart from time to time against tough righties by using both. Catalanatto certainly fits the description of a professional hitter. Put him down on my list below my first choice Ibanez, but on the list nontheless.