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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I'd consider Mike Restovich. He's coming off his best year ever (by far) at AAA where he posted a .933 OPS. He'll turn 28 in January and could be finally ready to live up to the promise he showed early in his minor league career when he put up some awesome numbers in the Twins system. If the Brewers decide not to tender Mench, and don't get another OF, they would need a RH platoon partner for either Gross or Jenkins. Restovich is worth looking at for that role. I also noticed Al Reyes on that list. Now I know he spent all of 06 rehabbing though he did get in 3 IP. But he'd be worth looking at in spring if he's healthy enough.
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    The Brewers could use Aaron Heilman, but for the bullpen, not the rotation. The Brewers are weak in 7th and 8th inning relievers and Heilmann has shown he can handle that role. 87 IP out of the bullpen? Capellan led the Brewer relievers in IP with 71 2/3. Nobody else was close. It would be like getting a reliever and a half.
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    And the Chicago papers keep talking about how he'd love to play in Wrigley. One interesting note here is that 40 year old Woody Williams appears headed to Houston. Williams was decent last year but a lot of that was pitching in Petco.
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    Offensively, I'm not sure any player out there has been as inconsistent year to year over his career than Burrell. He's had great years in 2002 and 2005, with a horrible year mixed in in 2003. In 2006, he hit a lousy .222/.376/.400 with RISP. There's no doubt that is why they are down on him now. Jenkins for all the criticism heaped on him this year, did noticeably better hitting .277/.376/.446 with runner is scoring postition. It's much like the Jenkins situation. He's been there a long time and fans and management have expected so much from him and have seen him fail so many times, often striking out in big situations, that they lose patience with the guy and forget the good things the guy has done. Frankly given that Jenkins is superior defensively and cheaper, I'd take him over Burrell.
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    If the Cubs get snubbed by Soriano, I'd expect them to bring back Pierre. Pierre cost them a lot in terms of young pitching and to only have him for a year doesn't look good. He's not a bad player, but he does have weaknesses.
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    Great observation Homer. Burrell doesn't exactly fit in with the Brewers desire for more speed and fewer strikeouts either.
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    "Mench becomes completely useless with Burrell around". I thought Mench was already completely useless.
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    "but give them a good prospect also" Eveland is a good prospect. We tend to discount him because he struggled at the big league level last year, but he just turns 23 this month and posted pretty impressive AAA numbers this past season (110 K's, 71 hits in 105 innings). Besides, the Braves are looking to get major league ready arms.
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    Davis/Eveland for Hudson? I'd make that deal. But I'd try to throw in Clark to even out the cash a little.
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    Dunn is on that short list of guys (along with Soriano) who more than compensates for his prodigious strikeout totals with big time power. I'd offer them Davis, Mench, and either Eveland or Jackson.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think there is a Tiger fan alive that regrets they paid Magglio Ordonez a boatload of money.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    LF will be available for the White Sox. Podsednik could be non-tendered or traded. Come to think of it, does anyone out there want Pods back in CF and leading off for the Brewers? He's been on one year, off the next and 2007 would be his on year. But the front runner to play for Sox out there is rookie Ryan Sweeney.
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    "Hill was in the dog house most of the last two years...he had a good month and a half he's moved up to number two on the pitching list?" Hill wasn't really in the doghouse so much as up until the the final two months this year his major league results didn't seem to reflect what a dominant pitcher he has been in the minors (he was 7-1, 1.80 ERA, 135 K's, 21 BB's in 100 innings at AAA this year). The feeling is that he just needed a little success to get over the mental hump and he's done that. There is no question that he has top or near top of the rotation stuff. Frankly, I wouldn't mind the Cubs letting him go. He could be a real pain to Brewer hitters for a long time. As for Pie, his stock took a huge hit this year though he did come on a little late. The Cubs think he has more to work on in the minors.
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    In comparing the 2, keep in mind that Gallardo is now the exact same age as Sheets was when he was drafted. Sheets was what, number 10 or 11 in the 99 draft? Does anyone out there think that if a draft were held today and Gallardo was in it, that he wouldn't be a top 5 pick? It's unfair to compare 20 year old Gallardo with 28 year old Sheets, but I'd have to think his stuff is as good as Sheets' was back in 99. Besides in determining who is better, the criterea is more than a number on a radar gun. If all that determined a guy's ability was pitch speed, why bother having scouts or paying any attention to how batters react to pitches?
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    I agree with endaround that the Twins could use an upgrade at third. But I doubt they trade much of value for Koskie. They could just opt to sign a guy like Bell. I could see them using Kubel and a young pitcher to go after Teahen from KC.
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    I would think Valentine will get a spring look see as he has major league experience. He's a long, long shot. His problem in the big leagues has been control. His stats at Huntsville were OK.
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    I think crewin is close to what it would take. Capuano would be the centerpiece off the current Brewer roster and I could live with that. The rest of the parts would be up to negotiation.
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    Teams don't get quality free agents by drawing lines. It takes bold risk taking to play the free agent game. The Brewers have to ask themselves whether it's time to start taking some risks. Heard this little tidbit from Buster Olney (remember he's the same guy that said Monday before the Lee trade that Lee would stay and sign with Brewers so conisider the source): "The dollars spent this offseason in baseball are going to be shocking. Soriano AND Lee are each likely to get $80-$85 million." That may or may not be true, but what is true is baseball is healthy financially and the price of poker is going up.
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    endaround, Is K/9 inning more important than WHIP, ERA, K/BB ratio and Winning percentage? Garcia has the edge on Davis in all those categories both career wise and in 2006, by a fairly wide margin. He also had a better OPS against vs. Davis in 06 and career wise and a better BAA career wise. The only other stat Davis had the edge in 06 was BAA, by one point, .266 for Davis to .267 for Garcia. In 2007, Garcia was 17-9, 4.53 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 2.81 K/BB. That was facing the AL with no pitchers batting. Davis was 11-11, 4.91 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 1.55 K/BB. That was pitching in the weak NL with pitchers batting. How can anyone objectively say Davis is the pitcher Garcia is? Even Davis' supposed value as innings eater has been surpassed by Garcia who has pitched over 200 innings every year since 2001 and more than Davis in each of those seasons. By the way, heard this tidbit on Chicago radio over the weekend. Garcia pitched through a lengthy period this year with a tired arm due to the nearly 250 innings pitched in 2005 and time spent in World Baseball Classic. His arm was feeling much better down the stretch when he was nearly unhittable in the month of September. Doug Davis has a better K/9 inning career ratio than Warren Spahn. Does that make Davis better than Spahn? I don't think so.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    BA's dissing of Inman continues. They listed Volstad just ahead of him. He allowed more than a hit per inning and only fanned 99 in 152 IP while allowing a BA against of .275. Those numbers look awful compared with Will's. I guess they really value height at BA as Volstad is 6-7 and the aforementioned West is 6-8 or they are really talking about top basketball prospects?
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    giffted1, I'm with you. I think the Brewers need to aim high and think total picture. Taken on it's own, I wouldn't favor trading Yo for Crawford. Not that I don't love Crawford and think he'd greatly boost the offense. But to trade a Yo, it has to be done to get you over the hump and give you an excellent chance not just for playoff contention but to be favored to get in the playoffs. That's why I'd go after Schmidt first. A rotation with Schmidt, Sheets, Capuano, Bush and whoever in the 5th spot, immediately makes the Brewers contenders. Then sacrificing a great but unproven pitching talent like Yo for a great proven offensive player that can help in 2007 makes a lot of sense. The fact that Crawford is young, improving, and signed for several more years, is very appealing.
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    Colbjack: "Crawford would occupy CF for several years" Can I clear up a misconception about Crawford that Colbyjack and apparently most have? Crawford is not a CF. Going into this year, he's been out there in only 51 of his 508 games he wasn't DH'ing. The bulk of the time, he's in LF. Even when Baldelli (who is the D Ray CF) was out injured for more than a year, the D-Rays went with a combination of one time briefly a Brewer farmhand, Damon Hollins and speedster Joey Gathright. Not that he probably couldn't play there but he's like Pods and Ricky Henderson in that he's better suited to left. I would imagine a nice speedy OF of Crawford, Gwynn, and Hart. With the return of Weeks, that would make for a fun team to watch on the basepaths as well as on the field.
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    I think it would take Gallardo to get Crawford. I'd have to think that one over. Baldelli is another guy mentioned and when he's been healthy, he's real good too (.880 OPS this year after sitting out all of 05) and he would come cheaper than Crawford. His weakness is that he doesn't get on base enough and since the injury, his steals are down.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    endaround, Does your PRAA comparison to Davis account for the fact that Davis gets to face pitchers and the guys you are comparing him to don't? Not to mention the fact that the Sox have the Tigers and Twins in their division, two teams far superior to any in the NL Central. Also did you include Garcia's last two starts (16 IP, 2 Hits, 0 Runs)? I fail to see the logic of "rewarding" Villanueava's outstanding efforts with another trip to AAA, but I think a Garcia would be an upgrade over Davis.
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    "Villanueva is making a strong case for a spot in the rotation in 07" Can there be a bigger understatement than that? I think it's time for Carlos to get a top 5 spot in the Power 50.
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