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  1. piccione88
    Good I cant wait to hear Sparky's level headed, informed opinion
  2. piccione88
    The Brewers are not saving money at all by trading Hall for Tejada. The Brewers may have to sign someone to replace Tejada after 09, because no one is sure if Gamel will be able to handle third base. Even if he can, I find it a bit strange to look at Hall making around 15 million over the next two seasons, and Tejada making 13 million just in 2009, and think that we will save money by swapping those players.
  3. piccione88
    It is starting to look like teams will have to pay much less for closers this year than originally expected. Omar Minaya was already "blown away" by Fuentes asking 3 years 30 million. And now the NY post is reporting that K-Rod's agent Paul Kinzer is saying that the Mets are talking about a 3 year 33 million deal. Kinzer's response was that he will try to be creative, adding an opt-out clause as opposed to more money.
  4. piccione88
    No way would we have to give up Salome to get Tejada. Tejada is set to make 13 million next year, and has been declining the last couple of years. He hit .283/.314/.415 last year, which would look pretty bad at third base. I would rather take my chances with a platoon of Hall, and someone else for less money. There are much better options available like Beltre on the trade market, and even Casey Blake in free agency. The Astros are in a bit of a roster crunch because of the contracts they have given out in the past years. I see no reason why the Brewers should help out a division rival by taken on a bad contract, even if it is only for a year. The Astros need help just about everywhere, but center field, catcher, and pitching are their biggest areas of concern in my opinion. The Astros will probably need to take on another bad contract coming back, or some middling prospects if they want to get rid of the contract. Their is no way the Astros get a top prospect for Tejada though, unless they eat a bunch of the 13 million he is owed.
  5. piccione88
    I had never looked at Patterson's age until you brought up speed players developing slower. Patterson is going to be 29 next year, I could have sworn he was much older, it seems like he has been around forever. Still I do not anticipate him breaking out anytime soon, he will be 29 next year, his 10th season in the majors. He seems to be slowing down as well with 14 Stolen, against 9 caught last year.
  6. piccione88
    If he is looking for a minor league deal, why would we give him a 750 K deal with incentives to boot. Patterson is not good enough to start for any major league team, and probably not good enough to play on any team either. Patterson's only real strength is power, and speed. He does not get on base ever, so his speed is useless, and the slugging does not make up for the fact that he will only reach base 30% of the time, if he is having a good year.
  7. piccione88
    If the Brewers are trying to be a better defensive team, Blalock is not a very good option. The Rangers are not moving Blalock to a 1B/DH role just because of Davis, it is because he looked terrible at third last year, with very poor range. I also cannot justify spending almost 13 million dollars on a platoon of Hall, and Blalock. As for what it would take, the Rangers need pitching as always, esspecially young pitching. The deal would have to revolve around some of the Brewers young starting pitching. I cant imagine the Brewers would give up Braddock for Blalock, and Jeffress is definatley too much. The deal would probably have to be some combination of Periard, Anundsen, Seidel, and Wright.
  8. piccione88
    I think the Dodgers match up best with Johnson. They have the biggest need for a starter, and Johnson is from California, so a west coast team, esspecially a california team has to be a plus. After that I would say the Brewers have as good a shot as any of the other teams. The Cubs may not want to push their payroll much higher, the A's have a ridiculous amount of pitching already, and the Rangers and Giants are not the best place to rack up wins.
  9. piccione88
    Doug Melvin said in an interview with Tom Haudricourt, that he does not anticipate, after addressing other needs on the team, to have enough money to sign one of the big name closers. Haudricourt assumes that means K-Rod, Fuentes, and Wood. You have to take everything Melvin says with a grain of salt however.
  10. piccione88
    The Brewers would be better suited signing one of the many available free agents then going after Jenks. The White Sox are not going to take less for Jenks just because there is a ton of closers on the market. If the Sox do not get the deal they are looking for, they will simply hold onto him. Jenks is just entering his first arbitration year, so Kenny Williams has plenty of time to get the deal he wants.
  11. piccione88
    It is good to see that Brian Sabean is done overpaying players just past their peaks. I actually liked the idea of a Hardy- Sanchez swap for a while now. I probably over value Sanchez a little because of his potential. A deal of Hardy, and Nelson for Sanchez, Brian Wilson, and a decent prospect could have had a huge impact on the ballclub if the deal was made.
  12. piccione88
    Rosenthal is reporting that Jo-Jo Reyes is not the pitcher involved. It is Lillibridge, possibly catching prospect Flowers, and a third player most likely a pitching prospect. I wonder if this means they have given up hope on aquiring Peavy. In that same article Rosenthal says they are after Burnett, because of the Peavy discussions breaking down.
  13. piccione88
    Are you suggesting that we should not expect Bush to perform at or very close to the level he did in 08?
  14. piccione88
    According to NBP tracker Melvin said " We wont aquire a japanese free agent." You cant get more clear than that.
  15. piccione88
    Tom Haudricourt is reporting that the Brewers have signed former Braves first baseman Scott Thorman to a minor league deal. Thorman hit a line of 251/283/465 for the Richmond Braves last year. Thorman has also played a little third base, and left field throughout his major, and minor league career.
  16. piccione88
    I am sure that Wood's injury history will be taken into acount by clubs offering him deals. Wood will be cheaper than Fuentes, and in my opinion the payoff could be higher. I can definitley see prefering Hoffman, and Fuentes becasue they are safer, but you will be paying for that security.
  17. piccione88
    I have been somewhat interested in isringhausen. His numbers were not good last year, but in some respects, like his walk, and HR rates he pitched better than 2006, and he bounced back in 2007. If we can get him on an incentive based deal with little guarenteed money, it could work out.
  18. piccione88
    Thats the thing I do not get, the FED is so afraid of deflation that they are pumping tons of money into the system. That generally causes inflation, in which case it wouldn't it be less risky to spend money on a club? I am asking this sincerely, I am ignorant when it comes to economics.
  19. piccione88
    I dont think Wood will get a 4 year deal, unless he is taking significantly less per year. I would not mind getting him on a two year deal, with a vesting option for a third year based on innings pitched. Wood has the highest ceiling of the four to me, because there is a chance, if healthy he could switch to the rotation in the future.
  20. piccione88
    Tim Dierkes of MLBtraderumors, compiled this list of players that were offered arbitration, and the players that suprisingly did not. Kerry Wood, and Randy Wolf, who's name have been tossed around as players of interest for the Brewers, did not get offered.
  21. piccione88
    According to John Heyman the Yankees have declined to offer outfielder Bobby Abreu arbitration. This is a suprise, Abreu is coming off of a solid year, posting a line of 296/371/471 over 684 PA. Also in the article, Heyman says that the Yankees declined to offer Petitte, and Mussina who has said he is retired.
  22. piccione88
    Ken Rosenthal says that the Cubs got Gregg because they do not want Wood on even a one year 9 million dollar deal he would get in arbitration, so they are not likely to offer him arbitration. The Sun Times backs this up saying that if the Cubs feel Wood will accept arbitration they will not offer it. So I dont think Woods type A status will matter. Also Kevin Towers says that an arbitration offer to Hoffman is unlikely. We already knew that, but thought I might as well throw that out there, in case some people still are not sure.
  23. piccione88
    According to NBP Tracker former Brewers outfielder Kevin Mench has agreed to a one year, two million dollar deal. Mench is taking over for Lew Ford another former major league outfielder.
  24. piccione88
    When evaluating players, I believe that handedness should be far down the list. If a player is not clearly better than what we have, I see no reason to go after that player just because he is left-handed. If the Brewers aquire a player that improves the team and he happens to be left-handed all the better. Doug Melvin showed last year by signing Cameron that he will not make that mistake. I am not talking about any player in particular, I actually like a few of the names being thrown around, such as Teahen.
  25. piccione88
    You have to do something right, which is get to the ball, to make an error. Sure Hall is not the most sure handed fielder, but he gets to alot of balls that an average third baseman would not.
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