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  1. JohnBriggs12
    That's right vacin8r, 75 outfielders to pinch hit for the 115 man pitching staff and to run for the 35 catchers. We won't get into the infield just yet, but Melvin's working on 3B now with 4, so I think he's planning on at least 16 there. Anybody know how far along construction is on that 4 tiered dugout expansion?
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    From American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website: "If you don't treat plantar fascitis, it may become a chronic condition. You may not be able to keep up your level of activity and you may develop symptoms of foot, knee, hip and back problems because the plantar fascitis changes the way you walk". And we're considering this guy?
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    When he could run, he was a nice player. This would have to be a heavy incentive laded type deal because the last two seasons he's not been very good. Part of that undoubtedly because he played some when he was hurting but is he really healthy now? He also hasn't really hit lefties any better than righties so I wouldn't say he's an ideal platoon type. twri7, he's had plantar fascitis in his feet that seems to be recurring and chronic. Maybe going from turf to grass will help.
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    Let me set everyone straight. I'm not necessarily suggesting the Brewes get Podsednik. But I think it's ridiculous they are pursuing Roberts because he's essentially the same player only older. Sure Roberts has a defensive edge and Pods has some trouble out there. But on balance Pods vs. say Clark in CF, Pods will misplay a few more but he'll run some down that Clark won't. My point was that Pods is cheaper and would only take a one year commitment. If he's having one of his bad years, it's a lot easier to make a switch to Gwynn or Gross or somebody else than if you have a 3 year commitment like you would with Roberts. It's all about managing resources and going after aging speed outfielders is not proper management in my view.
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    Sorry Roco, I don't buy your argument. Roberts at 31 put up a .637 OPS with the Dodgers. If you could say we've seen all Pods is, then you would have had to say the same for Roberts back in 2003. Until last year, he didn't play everyday while Podsednik has for 4 straight years. Look up the lifetime splits. Pods has around 150 more AB's vs. lefties, and a greater percentage of his AB's have come vs. lefties. So those OPS figures you sight for 04 and 05 came against mostly right handed pitching. As for 2005, Pods at one point had stolen 50 out of 59. Then he tweaked his hamstring which bothered him the rest of the year and greatly hurt his SB %. At that point the Sox were 30 games over .500. Pods was no small part of that believe me. Finally, Roberts has played in the weak NL West seeing a lot of bad pitching especially the Giants and D-Backs, while Pods has had to face the Twins, Tigers, and Indians staffs a lot.
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    RoCoBrewfan, Were you okay with Melvin offering a 3 year deal to Roberts? Podsednik is basically the same player. Career numbers are almost identical. It could be argued Scotty's ceiling is higher as he is younger and his best year (albeit as you pointed out it was in 2003) is better than any year that Roberts has put together. Podsednik has also proven he can be a key member of a championship team. You can argue all you want about numbers but over the first half of 2005, before injuring his hamstring, he was spark that Sox needed to get off to that hot start. The Sox could use Jenkins. They could also really use Damian Miller who is now expendable from a Brewer standpoint (anyone know if Miller has no-trade clause?). Whether is Podsednik or some other player(s), I think there are some possibilities with the Sox so Rogers is not really off base here.
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    Has a better career OPS (.834) than Mench (.799) despite playing entire career in parks with huge dimensions in left field. Has killed left handed pitching (.967 OPS going into 2006). Has hit very well at Miller Park (.923 OPS through 2005). He's not a great outfielder either but he has more versatility than Mench as he could fill in at first if needed. Most think he'll get something like a 2 year/ $8 million or one year $5 million, pretty close to what Mench would get in arby. Frankly, I'd prefer a Jenkins/Wilson or a Gross/Wilson platoon over one that included Mench. Sure he strikes out a lot, but also takes a decent amount of walks and has led the league twice in HBP.
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    "Rivera has never been known as a hitter during his career". Well hauser42, in 2001, at age 24, Rivera (in 415 AB's) in the AA Eastern League (a notorious pitcher's league) batted .289/.357/.578 (.936 OPS) with 33 HR and 101 RBI. Do you think Detroit called him up to the big leagues that September because of his defense? Rivera was (and is) a good offensive catcher. For whatever reason, he lost his stroke there for a 2-3 year period when he played sparodically as a backup and bounced between big leagues and minors. He regained his stroke in 2005 in Nashville, and he's had it ever since.
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    Zaun doesn't excite me. He'll be 35 next April and if they sign him to a substantial contract, he'd be expected to play at least 75% of the time. Frankly, I don't think at 35, he'd put up anything close to a .825 OPS playing that often. And after 2007, he'd likely get worse. Besides, Rivera posted a very respectable .778 OPS playing every day the last two weeks.
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    Figgins for Davis? I'd make that deal so fast it would make Schroeder's buckethead spin. I don't think the Angels would. Their website seems to indicate Figgins will play full time at 3rd. Maybe we could give them Turnbow back and throw in Clark. Robb Quinlan is another Angel worth inquiring about as a platoon guy in LF or 3B. His splits vs. lefties are quite acceptable: .326/.356/.536 in 06.
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    I don't understand why nobody has confidence in Villanueva. What did he do in his 53 innings last year in the majors and his 66 innings at AAA (where he was 7-1 2.71, .182 BAA) to make anyone think he's not ready to pitch in the rotation for the Brewers starting off 2007? There have been countless guys in Brewer history who have accomplished a lot less at older ages than Villanueva has at 23 who everyone has eargerly annointed as starters. Heck Davis was off the scrap heap. Capuano was viewed as expendable by pitching starved Arizona. Yet nobody batted an eye when either of those guys stepped into the Brewer rotation. Yes I know he doesn't throw in the mid 90's. He didn't throw in the mid 90's last year either when he was getting major leaguers out. Capuano doesn't throw above 87 either. Personally, I have a lot more confidence that Villanueva will keep the Brewers in a game than I do with Doug Davis walking the stadium.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    That lineup is a little too righthanded in my opinion.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    sbrylski06: "I'd rather have Vazquez off the Sox though" I wouldn't. Vazquez is owed $12.5 million in 07. Garcia is owed $10 million. Vazquez might have better stuff than Garcia, but Garcia will win you more games. Vazquez has been basically a .500 pitcher his whole career. Garcia is just a tough cookie on the mound who knows how to pitch. He'll do what it takes to get wins especially in big games.
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    Garland has won 36 games over the past two seasons. His sinker is considered to be one of the best in baseball, though his GO/AO ratio dipped more into the average range in 06. Try getting a guy with that many wins for 2yr/$22 million on the open market. A lot of people think that the innings piled up by Sox starters in 05 (Garland threw 237 that year), affected their performance in 06. Certainly could have been a factor, but durability has been a trademark of Garland who hasn't missed a start in over 5 years. As to concerns about his ERA being high, and strikeouts low, well, he doesn't get to face pitchers in the AL. That's worth probably a strikeout a game and AL ERA's of 4.50 is probably equivalent of a 4.20 in the NL. With the Cubs adding Soriano, and Houston adding C. Lee, the division is going to be even tougher on lefties. That's why I'd like to see Davis gone and replaced by a right hander.
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    In evaluating the Astro lineup, I don't think you can overlook Luke Scott (1.047 OPS in 214 AB) and Chris Burke who can play either 2nd or CF with decent pop for those positions. As for pitching, the Astros are actively looking for starters and given their history, I'd be surprised if they don't find a couple.
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    I think if they wanted to, the Brewers could get involved in this. Jenkins, Davis, Turnbow? Jenkins fills an OF need. Davis gives them a replacement starter. Turnbow because the Sox are hoarding hard throwing relievers because they think Cooper can turn them all into Bobby Jenks.
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    Both. "The Brewers talk about the future but the present needs to be addressed". They keep talking about the future because there is always very little hope in the present. Today's present was yesterday's future.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Just what I need now, a list of guys that will be out of the Brewers price range next year after just reading they have jacked up ticket prices following a 75 win season where they couldn't pay to keep their best player. I'm sorry but I'm getting a little tired of the lack of information being generated from the major media outlets in Milwaukee. All WTMJ gives us all offseason on the Brewers is the in house fluff, ticket promotion show, "Talkin Brewers" that just regurgitates spin on the transactions that the so-called genious Melvin pulled off so as to generate ticket sales.
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    "the JS doesn't print many rumors" They charge $5.95 a month to print rumors about the Packers.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    My whole point about bringing up Thames is that I believe he's better and cheaper than Kevin Mench. He's really never been a regular day in and day out player, but even with slumps and K's, he's hit 43 HR in 620 AB's over the last 3 seasons. That's nearly an Adam Dunn type ratio of one home run every 14.4 AB's. those guys don't grow on trees. I would have Thames and Gross split time (not a pure platoon) and that combo would produce a lot of pop. Again, we could argue that he's worth more than Jenkins, but once the Tigers got Sheffield, his value took a dive because teams know they want to deal him.
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    Every rumor is not involving the Brewers. Is Melvin getting paid for this vacation?
  22. JohnBriggs12
    "And Thames was bad for about 3 months" Oh no he wasn't trwi7. He was bad in July and September. In between in August, he slugged .652 and posted a .966 OPS. So he runs hot and cold, he still posted a very decent .882 OPS for the year. The only lefthanded bats the Tigers have are Granderson and Casey. Monroe is a nice player but Jenkins could be an upgrade for them in LF. Sheffield's acquistion means they have no place for Thames. They would have much more use for a lefthanded stick like Jenks as against righthanders, he's better than Monroe.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    The Tigers are reportedly listening to offers for Thames. Now here's a guy who hit 26 HR in less than 350 AB playing half his games in Comerica. Yes, he slumped the last month of the season, but we're are basically looking at a guy with big time power not dissimilar to Hall, except that he's more of a dead pull hitter. Now if, I'm the Astros, I'm all over this guy as he could hit 50 playing with that short porch down in Houston. Now his lefty/righty splits aren't all that different so he's not the ideal platoon guy, but splitting time in LF with Gross, I think the Brewers would end up with 35-40 HR from that spot without having to move Hall out of the infield. The overly righthanded Tigers could probably use Jenkins to platoon in LF with Monroe.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Weathers wasn't released by the Reds MNBrew. His contract ran out and he's a free agent. Weathers is just the type guy the Brewers could use to stabilize the pen. He's a "seen it all, do it all" grizzled veteran with a rubber arm. He won't always get the job done but it won't be because he's weak between the ears.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think Clark, Davis and Inman is too much for Jennings. The deal comes down to giving up Inman who likely will pitch no higher than AA next season to get a huge upgrade in the 07 rotation, one that certainly has the potential to put them in the playoffs. Jennings is also one of the top hitting pitchers in baseball. Neither Davis or Clark are under Brewer control after 07 anyway and together both figure to make more than Jennings in 07. Best case scenario Jennings gets you to postseason where you haven't been in 25 years. Worst case, you have Jennings rather than Davis to trade at deadline. You're likely to get a much better prospect for Jennings in July than you are for Davis. Maybe one good enough to make up for loss of Inman. Either way, your inventory of young arms in your system, Gallardo, Villanueva, Rogers, Jeffress, etc, is still pretty strong.
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