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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I understand the feelings about having a solid bench, but I don't think the Brewers have any chance any year if they have to rely on their bench too much. Besides, there are bench bargains out there every year. I agree to that if Villanueva was traded for Baldelli, Lieber could keep that rotation spot warm until Gallardo comes up. The downside of that is if Lieber puts up a 6 ERA in 3 months while Villanueva is getting AAA hitters out with ease at Nashville. At some point, a franchise like the Brewers has to actually insert a young pitcher in there. They have been afraid to do so since 2001 with Sheets. They've never done it under Melvin who is constantly seeking insurance. But why not just offer Ohka a one year deal for that amount? Heck they didn't even bother offering him arbitration. I like Ohka a lot more than soon to be 37 year old Lieber.
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    $16,550,000 and counting. That's what the Brewers would be paying the following aging players if this deal goes down: Lieber $7,500,000 Miller $2,250,000 Clark $3,800,000 Counsell $3,000,000 Wow. All that for players past their prime who's production could be matched by minimum or close to minimum salary guys. Throw in Graffanino (another backup) and you have to wonder if that money would be better spent on one premium type player. Spending for spending sake. Not a route I would take.
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    The Cub offer of Jones and Marmol is a better fit for Colorado than a Jackson/name your Brewer OF. First, they are getting their young lefty in Maholm. He would team with Francis to give them two good young lefties in their rotation. I don't think they want a third lefthander. I also agree in watching Marmol vs. Brewers, that he has really, really good stuff, much better than Jackson. His problem is control. Jones also is coming off a better year offensively than the Brewer triumverate of Jenkins, Mench, or Clark. Nader Raider Tim, you never heard of Marmol? He was 2-0 with a 2.55 ERA in 3 starts against the Brewers, fanning 15 in 17 2/3 innings.
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    Lieber does nothing for me. He's a long way from the pitcher he was 5, 6 years ago. Opposing hitters batted .319 against him last year and slugged .473. Sure he gets ground balls, but anything he leaves up gets blasted. What makes anyone think that at 36 he won't regress further?
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    Yeah aracko he had a decent year in 2004, but consider Jose Valentyn hit 4 more HR than Mench that year in 12 more at bats. And Marcus Thames had 26 HR in 348 AB's (1 in 13.4) last year and he's not a starter for Detroit. Besides Texas is a launching pad.
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    "in 2004 Mench was 2nd in the league in HRS per plate appearance behind only Mr. Bonds" Not sure where you got that stat aracko. I checked the top 4 HR hitters that year and all had better HRS per plate appearances than did Mench. Those 4, were Dunn, Beltre, and Pujols in addition to Bonds. My guess is there were a few more too.
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    fstorm, sure pitching depth is important but everyday players with the skills and track record of Baldelli who is just 25 and tied up through 2011 for a mere $26 million do not come along everyday. It is not unreasonable to expect Baldelli to post a .300 BA, 20-30 HR per year, play a solid CF, steal some bases and be a cornerstone player. He's a farther along version of what we hope for from Corey Hart, with better defensive skills.
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    5 cases of Sam Adams should do it.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    "respond to that passionately" Who was responding passionately? I was poking fun at the thought of Gord Ash filling out the lineup card everyday. Geesh.
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    Wow, now it's not the manager or even the general manager who is filling out the lineup card, it's the assistant GM. Maybe by opening day, it will be the fans (ala the Schaumburg Flyers) picking out the starting lineups. Good thing there are no games this month.
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    Ten years ago, the Oakland A's traded Mark McGwire to St. Louis for immortals T.J. Mathews, Eric Ludwick, and Blake Stein. Now that was an opportunity I thought at the time the Brewers really missed the boat on to get that big slugger. Bonds now? He can't move more than 10 steps in any direction. It would cost every starting pitcher a half a run on his ERA.
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    I'd make this deal and I'm one of the biggest Villanueva supporters around. I wouldn't mind losing Capellan and Aquino. I would assume they could be replaced in deals involving the crowded outfield. Baldelli is young, has a favorable contract situation, is a natural CF, hits for average and some power. The only negative is his OBP, but I see him more as a number 3 hitter than a leadoff guy. It does leave a fairly gaping hole in the rotation that hopefully they can fill somehow or do it by speeding up the Gallardo timetable.
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    I don't think the Sox are all that interested in Jenkins. They like the kid Sweeney a lot. They could very well have interest in Miller, but Miller alone is not goint to net Brian Anderson. If I'm the Brewers, I'd be interested in one of their lefty relievers. I would assume Thornton isn't available nor is is Boone Logan, but Paulino Reynoso is a possibilty. Reynoso, yet another Dominican Republic native, had a rather unimpressive ERA for Charlotte, but allowed just .215 BAA with a strikeout an inning and just 3 HR in 59 innings. He had trouble with wildness, but he'd be a guy to possibly give Brewers another lefty pen option. Anyway the Sox thought they needed to protect him so he's on their 40 man. Righty Sean Tracey is another possibility.
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    Great stuff. When I got to Ned, I had to close my office door as I was laughing out loud.
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    I would deal Hardy and Jenkins for Wells. Whether that's enough, who knows. The Jays need help in starting pitching too. Sure losing Hardy would hurt, but the Brewers control Hall for 3 more years. Besides lurking is the Cuban SS, Perez. Now it remains to be seen if he's as good as advertised, but if he is, that would alleviate loss of Hardy and allow Hall eventually to move to OF. While I like to see them re-sign Wells, one of two things will happen. Wells will help turn them into realistic playoff contenders or in July, teams will be beating down the door trying to acquire him for their playoff runs. But with the tenor of this offseason so far I don't hold out too much hope. On the surface at least, management is putting a lot of confidence in Hardy and in my mind disrespecting the job Hall did last year at short. I hope it's a smokescreen but I am losing faith fast.
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    "Why would Pittsburgh want Ohka"? To replace Victor Santos of course. Makes perfect sense to me. And to irk hawing and the rest of us too.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Figgins or Rivera and Santana for Hall? Not bad return there, but lets expand it a little and try to get Scot Shields thrown in.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    It's like having a back and forth game going on all afternoon.
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    endaround, we agree on something!!! Counsell makes sense. They want Graffanino back so I think they see the need for a utility middle infielder. Stewart and Counsell spells trouble for Koskie or as endaround suggests Hardy. Why have Hall move to LF if they think enough of Stewart? Everyday, more names kept getting thrown in the hopper. Trying to sort it all out is impossible.
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    rluzinski, I've read a lot of posts that say Rivera doesn't have a good record with the stick. Was that .936 OPS with 33 HR and 101 RBI at AA in 2001 an illusion? Or that .895 and .827 OPSs he posted at Nashville in 05 and 06 with a combined 26 HR and 89 RBI in 427 AB's a figment of somebody's imagination? Those numbers by a catcher are quite impressive as was his .774 OPS with Brewers in his first big league action in 3 years.
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    How is Miller any different than Jenkins? Jenkins could have made more in the open market, wanted to stay a Brewer and still does. Not only is trading him being openly discussed (next thread over) all over, but he was publicly benched by that management that you contend can't afford to treat it's players like crap. Besides you think Miller likes the deal to get Estrada? I'm sorry endaround, the loyalty of management is to its fans first and foremost. I can understand that some believe based on a much larger body of work that Miller is a better choice to back up Estrada. But to argue it would upset a player and thus other players would be less inclined to come to Milwaukee is far fetched. They aren't coming anyway.
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    Hey, can endaround get away with using that word? By the way, endaround, here's a newsflash. Baseball is a business. Miller signed a nice contract and he's getting his money. Miller is a grownup. He understands it. If he wanted a guarantee, then he should have produced more or asked for a no-trade.
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    Rivera has to clear through waivers to get assigned to AAA. I'd put the likelihood of that at less than 50-50 especially if he has another spring raking like he did in 2006. So there is absolutely no guarantee that come April 1, Rivera will be Brewer property and they'd get zilch for him. As for defense, Rivera is at least on par with Miller at this stage of Miller's career. His caught steal percentage isn't quite as good, but watch them. Rivera is quite adept back there blocking balls whereas if you watch Miller, notice how many times he just drops the ball even on pitches down the middle. That's what Carlton Fisk used to do when he got to his 40's. It's a sign a guy's reflexes aren't what they used to be.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    No sbrylski06, I wouldn't expect a major leaguer in return but $1,850,000 netted in salary relief could be put to use in another area of need. But I don't think Miller necessarily provides them with better depth than Rivera would. After the All Star break, Miller hit just .207/.291/.288 while Rivera hit .265/.325/.441. The excuse for Miller was that he had played a lot in the first half, but so had Rivera, only he was at Nashville. Besides, whoever thought they'd get a major league starting pitcher (Villanueva) in return for Wayne Franklin and Leo Estrella?
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I thought this deserved it's own thread. Now I know Damian does bleed Brewer blue, and as a backup he certainly is still a cut above the average backup catcher. I am sure the acquisition of Estrada has shaken him up a bit too. But he still will make $2.25 million in 07. It's nothing for a big market team to pay that for a backup catcher, as evidenced by the contract Henry Blanco got from the Cubs but that's a lot more than the Brewers have ever paid. As you look around, there are some big market teams without backup catchers on their roster. Two of them are the White Sox and Yankees. The free agent market is down to a list of usual suspects, most of whom are mid 30's gypsies (inlcluding former Brewers like Bako and Bennett) who certainly are not all that desirable. The Brewers have 3 counting Miller. Now I am in the camp that Rivera makes a fine backup for a lot less money with some potential that has not yet been fully tapped. I also think it's quite possible that Rivera would be claimed if they tried to get him through waivers. Shouldn't the Brewers be listening to offers from teams like the Yankees and White Sox for Miller? While Miller has said he'd prefer to stay a Brewer, by sending him to one of those clubs at least you are giving him a great opportunity for postseason baseball.
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