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  1. piccione88
    I am not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but I could not find it. Chuck Greenburg, and Nolan Ryan's Group have beat out Mark Cuban for the right to buy the Texas Rangers. Bob Nightengale of USA Today says the winning offer was 385 million, but when you include assumed debt, the price will be just short of 600 million. I would have liked to see Cuban win the auction, if for nothing else than to have his deep pockets in a bidding war for Fielder. I know next to nothing about Greenburg, but I do not see them being as willing to spend money on a team like Cuban has proven he is more than willing to do with the Mavericks.
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    Really they only have to think that there is a decent chance that they could be better than two of those teams, since the wild card is going to come from the east just about every year.I will admit that is a pretty tough sell, but they do have alot of potential, and could easily break out next year. They are not the most likely trading partner, but they could be a team that takes a chance, like the A's did with holliday, albeit in a much tougher division. If they struggle again next year, they can try to flip him at the deadline.
  3. piccione88
    The orioles are one of the more intriguing possible suitors for prince this off-season. It is not outside the realm of possibility that they could get involved, and they have a boatload of solid pitchers. Matusz is probably off limits, but a trade involving both tillman, arrietta, and a low level nugget would be a good return. Both pitchers, esspecially tillman are struggling a bit this year, and the o's might be willing to part with them. The orioles could have a great lineup if Jones, and Wieters reach their potential, Roberts will be healthy again, and they have Scott and Markakis. Their rotation still would be deep, and they have other pitching prospects in Erbe, Britton, and Hobgood, just to name a few.
  4. piccione88
    Sold
  5. piccione88
    I have two tickets, with parking pass for tomorrows game, section 334, row 7, seat 11. The face value is $40.00 each, I am asking $50.00 for both tickets, and the parking pass. The game starts at 2:00 pm, so if you want them just give me a call by 1:00, I would prefer to sell them today though, as I have a busy day tomorrow. Just PM me.
  6. piccione88
    80-82, the brewers are about as good as they were last year, we have better pitching depth, and slightly better defense. Offensively this team has took a step back, but is still one of the top offensive teams in the league. Alot of pieces need to fall into place for this team to get the division, but I am not counting it out.
  7. piccione88
    Having the sox, and tigers does lower the possibility for the other teams in the Al Central, however the big advantage is that the wild card team will not be locked up every year by the Sox, or Yankees. It would be nice to have the 4th best team in the playoffs, rather than whoever wins the central.
  8. piccione88
    1)R.Braun 2)Y.Gallardo 3)J.Suppan 4)R.Weeks 5)M.Parra 6)T.Coffey 7)C.Hart 8)C.Villanueva 9)D.Bush 10)M.Stetter 11)M.Rivera 12)P.Fielder 13)A.Escobar 14)C.Counsell 15)M.Gamel 16)J.Gerut 17)T.Hoffman 18)M.Cameron 19)J.Guthrie 20)H.Blanco 21)D.Braden 22)M.Difelice 23)H.Iribarren 24)R.Liz 25)A.Heether
  9. piccione88
    I highly doubt that Melvin passed up a viable starting pitcher in order to get Hoffman. As for next year, signing Hoffman, does not prevent us from picking up a starter. If the Brewers can pick up two starters through trades of our infield depth, we could afford to bring back both Hoffman, and Cameron without raising payroll.
  10. piccione88
    I highly doubt that Melvin passed up a viable starting pitcher in order to get Hoffman. As for next year, signing Hoffman, does not prevent us from picking up a starter. If the Brewers can pick up two starters through trades of our infield depth, we could afford to bring back both Hoffman, and Cameron without raising payroll.
  11. piccione88
    I highly doubt that Melvin passed up a viable starting pitcher in order to get Hoffman. As for next year, signing Hoffman, does not prevent us from picking up a starter. If the Brewers can pick up two starters through trades of our infield depth, we could afford to bring back both Hoffman, and Cameron without raising payroll.
  12. piccione88
    I do not want any part of Molina,he has very little upside, he is not going to be cheap, and will likely require us to give up a pick.
  13. piccione88
    If I was Melvin this is what I would try to do. New Contracts: Counsell 1 year/2 mil, Cameron 1 year/8.5m+ 2.5 in incentives, H.Blanco 1/1.5, Hoffman 1/7m+ 1.5 incentives, plus a couple scrap heap relievers. Trades: Hardy to the orioles for, Guthrie, and Liz McGehee, and a mid-level prospect to the A's for D.Braden Non-tender: McClung, and I am assuming that Looper declines his option So my roster would look something like this C) H.Blanco, 1B)P.Fielder 2B) R.Weeks 3B)M.Gamel SS)A.Escobar LF)R.Braun CF)M.Cameron RF)C.Hart IF)C.Counsell(soft platoon at shortstop) OF)J.Gerut UT)A.Heether(although this does not seem likely) 2B/OF)H.Iribarren/minor league free agent C)M.Rivera Rotation: 1)Y.Gallardo 2)J.Guthrie 3)D.Braden 4)J.Suppan 5)D.Bush The only locks for the bullpen in my opinion are Coffey,and Hoffman if hes re-signed, Stetter, and Villanueva are probably safe bets as well. This roster would cost roughly 79 million after you factor in the 7 million owed Hall, and the 4.5 owed to Riske.
  14. piccione88
    You have a very valid point in regards to the playing time, I overlooked that. I would take into consideration, the fact that the league has in essence banned Bonds from the game these last couple of years, but I can see alot of people saying that was justified, and playing time still should be taken into consideration. As for Pujols blowing Bonds out of the water when it comes to OPS, if you ignore IBB, I think that is a flawed argument. Bonds was not being intentionally walked just because he had bad hitters behind him after 2002, although that is a part of it. The biggest reason in my mind, is that Bonds was a bigger power threat than Pujols. Bonds ISO for the decade is 402, compared to Pujols' 295, a 107 point difference.Also you cant just assume that Bonds would get an out every time he was intentionally walked. Lets say Bonds would have got 200 less IBB, had he had a better hitter behind him. If Bonds hit at his normal rates for the decade, in those plate appearences, he would have got roughly 46 hits, 16 of them homeruns, 1 triple, 9 doubles, and I would guess at leat 35 walks. If Bonds had done that instead of getting intentionally walked, he would still have a much more impressive line than Pujols. Offensively there is absolutely no comparison between Pujols, and Bonds.
  15. piccione88
    The Sporting News magazine announced that Albert Pujols is the Player of the Decade. " No muss, no fuss, no drama-and no longer much debate about who is the best player in baseball. For much of the decade, the debate focused on Rodriguez and Barry Bondshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2.gif. But in nine seasons, Pujols has never not surpassed a .300 average, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs. Those Hall of Fame numbers (by age 29) define him only slightly more than his all-around pursuit of excellence." I know Bonds is not a very popular guy, but I just dont see how what he did from 2000-2004 does not make him a lock for player of the decade. Bonds OPS+ during those years was 241, and his OPS from 2000-2007 was 221. Pujols has never had a season with an OPS+ over 200. Bonds was also by far the best player of the decade at getting on base his OBP for the decade is 517, something that Pujols again has never come close to in a season let alone throughout the whole decade. Not to mention the four MVP season's in a row. I get that Bonds is not the most popular guy in the world, but he was by far the best baseball player of the decade. I hope that one day people can look past the fact that he used steroids, and just enjoy the fact that they were lucky enough to see possibly the greatest hitter of all time.
  16. piccione88
    I think that Britton for Hardy is not the direction for either team to go. The orioles are poised to have one of the best rotations on the cheap in a few years. Trading away any of those top pitchers does not make sense to me. The Brewers on the other hand have a chance to contend next year, provided we get a couple of major league ready starters. Britton, although a very good prospect with great potential will not be ready for a couple of years. I really like the idea of aquiring Guthrie, he seems like he could have a good deal of success in the NL. The orioles in my opinion seem to be a very good option, and like the idea of getting Pie, if we do not go after Cameron. What does everyone think about a trade of Hardy, Taylor Green, and Carlos Villanueva to the orioles for, Guthrie, Pie, and Liz. Guthrie gives the Brewers a pitcher to slot in the middle of the rotation, Pie who was once very highly thought of, and had some success this year in somewhat limited playing time, and Liz a pitcher who has looked horrible in just about every opportunity he has had in the majors, but his minor league numbers still look promising. The orioles get a former all-star shortstop, a nice prospect in Green, and a decent pitcher who gives the orioles some options. Is that possible?
  17. piccione88
    If the Brewers trade Fielder it is because we will not be able to afford him beyond 2011. We would not be able to afford Felix Hernandez beyond 2011 either, so we have the same problem. Also the Brewers are not getting Hernandez for Fielder straight up anyway, the Mariners turned down a deal that would have sent Adrian Gonzalez, Bucholz, and Prospects for Hernandez, triunfel, and morrow, as well as a 5 for 1 swap from the Red Sox that would have let the Mariners pick from just about all of the sox top prospect's excluding Anderson, and Westmoreland. The bottom line is that Jack Z needs to be absolutley blown away in a deal to move Felix earlier than he has to, and 2 years of Fielder simply will not do it. The Brewers need to be getting multiple players that will help us for many years, at dirt cheap prices, for Melvin to move him. Not pitchers who the Brewers will not be able to afford in a couple of years.
  18. piccione88
    If the Brewers cant get "any real pitching" for Casey, we wont trade him. It is not like anyone is saying to trade Casey, just for the sake of trading him. It much more likely that McGehee will perform closer to how he performed the 6 seasons prior to coming here, and we have Gamel, who has alot of potential, and appears to be ready. So if you can get a decent pitcher, for a guy who will most likely be your second best third base option in 2010, it makes sense to pull the trigger. As for this year, I am not that upset about Macha not playing Gamel. Melvin should not have brought him up to sit on the bench, but Macha is just playing who he thinks gives him the best chance to win in this case.
  19. piccione88
    The associated press is reporting that Giants top prospect Angel Villalona is the main suspect in the murder of a 25 year old man. "SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A Dominican baseball prospect for the San Francisco Giants is the main suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man, police said Sunday. Angel Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the man was shot at a bar in the southern coastal city of La Romana, Coronel Adrian Urbaez told The Associated Press." Villalona was ranked 4th in the giants system by John Sickles, and third by baseball america coming into the year. He is a very raw prospect, but he just turned 19 years old. He has/had limitless potential.
  20. piccione88
    I think you are overvaluing Blackburn by quite a bit. Blackburn simply does not have the stuff to have a year like Greinke has this year. He is a nice middle-back of the rotation starter, because he throws strikes, and eats up innings. You are not getting a ton of upside with Blackburn though. McGehee is coming off of a monster year at third base. Yes it very well could be a fluke, but there will be a couple of GM's out there who will be willing to take a chance on him. McGehee for Blackburn, and Lobanov may be asking a bit too much, but throwing Hardy in there, is giving up way too much for Blackburn. Hardy had a terrible year. However, for the same reason that most GM's will not be too excited about McGehee, Hardy has value. We all saw firsthand what Hardy is capable of in 2007, and 2008. If BIll Smith is one of the GM's that has some faith in McGehee, I would imagine that throwing in a top 20 prospect, would be enough to get a blackburn deal done.
  21. piccione88
    I would not mind seeing McGehee moved for Blackburn, and a low-level high ceiling prospect, like Lobanov. Blackburn's second half does not worry me that much, his BABIP in the second half, is over .350 so he has been a bit unlucky in the hit department, and his K/BB rate is almost a full point higher in the second half. His second half homerun rate does scare me a bit, but he has not had a big problem with homeruns in his career, his high HR/G in the minors was in 2003 when he gave up 1.5/G for Quad Cities, the only year in the minors that he gave up over 1.0 HR/G.
  22. piccione88
    Sorry, I should have done a little research before posting that. Also Gammons, and Olney have said that the deal did not include Bard, or Doubront, but included Reddick.
  23. piccione88
    The Toronto Sun published an article by Bob Elliot, in it Elliot says that Theo Epstein offered the Jays Clay Bucholz, Justin Masterson, Daniel Bard, Michael Bowden, Felix Doubront and Nick Hagadone I am not sure exactly how Fielder matches up with Roy Halladay in terms of trade value, but I would imagine the two are very close esspecially when you consider that Fielder has two years of service, and Halladay had 1.5 at the time of this trade offer. If the Brewers could get that same deal this off-season, that would probably do it.
  24. piccione88
    MLBtraderumors posted an article from prospectinsider.com, in the article the author calls for the mariners to make a play at JJ Hardy. Hardy to put it lightly, is coming off of a down year, with that said he has upside, some people, consider him to be an above average to good defender at short, and he has something that is lacking from this years shortstop free agent class, power. There are a number of teams that will be looking for a new shortstop this off-season including the Mariners, Royals, Twins, Nationals, and Orioles among others. So my question is what can the Brewers expect to get in return for Hardy.
  25. piccione88
    I was completley against the Brewers trading fielder this off-season, but the idea has grown on me a bit. The Brewers will be "under the gun" after the 2010 season to move him, with some nice first baseman hitting free agency. Carlos Pena, Lyle Overbay, and Derek Lee are all set to become free agents after 2010. Doug Melvin has to take into consideration how much that will affect Fielder's value after the 2010 season. With that said, in my opinion any deal Melvin accepts has to be substantially better than what he would expect to get after the 2010 season, to give up a year of Fielder, and basically any realistic shot at contention for 2010.
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