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I have Fielder, Hart, and Granderson, who have a combined 39 pts, which I don't wanna lose. Especially since I'm playing the first place team.

They probably said they would have an update at 8:30, which they did.

Problem is that Detroit may be able to make the call on whether to resume the game. Since they're winning, they may want to continue and try to get 6 innings in, so they get the win.

Agreed. That's what I've wanted for at least a month now. I hope Doug gets on that soon.

I doubt he'll even be pitching in the minors until the end of July at the earliest, because he had a setback. I highly doubt he'll be stretched out enough, or even close to ready by the end of the season. He will probably just stay in the minors. Capuano can't be an option for us in a pennant race when he hasn't pitched in over a year. 0% chance we see him on the major league roster this year.

They reported he left with a sore knee. Great, we finally get a hot hitter besides Braun or Fielder, and he gets hurt. I hope it isn't serious.

Does anyone know why McGehee left the game? Was it just for defense?

I agree that we really don't have any good options, but the question was who the BEST option for an internal candidate is, and I think that is McClung. He had some success in a starting role last season, and Dillard has no starting experience in the majors, so I think McClung deserves first crack at it.

Seth McClung. He was the 6th starter in camp, so no reason to believe that he isn't still the top option.

We won't need a fifth starter until June 27 now, so we have a long time to make a decision on who takes his place.

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However, I'm willing to bet that Melvin had second thoughts and decided to re-acquire Tony Gwynn.

Please be Cliff Lee! That's all I can say.

Well, now's the time for a Braun clutch hit.

Lefties are hitting .346 against Embree this season. Lefties are hitting .389 off him this year... in 20 PA. You are going to trust a 20 PA sample over a career one? No, it's .346 in 29 PA's.

Lefties are hitting .346 against Embree this season.

It's not an actual Saved by the Bell show, it's just the whole cast together on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

I would agree, because I think that Mevlin can foresee a bidding war for Hardy this off-season. Will that actually happen? It's too early to tell. If Hardy finishes with another strong season, I think a bidding war is a definite possibility.

I'll get in on this too. Thanks a lot Pedro for your continued generosity.

Yeah, but from what I've been reading, he's no Adam Heether . . . I don't think anyone here has compared Heether to Hardy (or Escobar)... It has been more a conversation about his value to the Brewers in case they were to trade one of the two... Some posters have made the comparison with Heether and McGehee... Personally I would MUCH rather have Matt Cain then Buchholz... Just my opinion though!Well, I think anyone would take a guy who is 7-1 with a 2.27 ERA over a guy in AAA. I don't see Cain going anywhere, especially with the kind of season he's having. Even if he were dealt, it would take A LOT more than J.J. Hardy. Like Prince Fielder for instance.

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In somewhat related news, Buchholz appears to be engaged to the former Case #26 girl on Deal or No Deal. He also dated a Penthouse Pet before that. Maybe this guy could give Hardy and Braun some competition for the ladies. http://www.outincenterfield.com/2009/04/wedding-bells-for-buchholz/

Even though he's in the minors, I think that it's more useful to look at Buchholz as a major league pitcher in terms of value. He'd be immediately ready to step into the Brewer's rotation, and would probably be in the majors and starting with most other teams besides the Red Sox. I do, however, agree with you that the Brewers should not trade a core starter while in the middle of a pennant race unless the return is too good to pass up (Buchholz) Finally, (and I apologize for making the same point several times now) I just don't think Hardy is near enough to pry Buchholz away from the Red Sox, and I may be a bigger Hardy fan than many of you (who watch him every day, ironically). In his last year of eligibility, BA had Buchholz as a top 5 prospect. He's dominated AAA three different times and has demonstrated that he CAN be a dominant MLB pitcher. Again, so as to not be obnoxious I'm going to stop there, but refer back a few pages if you want an extended defense of Clay's value. Of course, I'm with you on this one. Buchholz has a major league no-hitter under his belt. That is evidence enough that he CAN be dominant. He struggled a little at the end of last year, but I gotta believe that he'd be in the Red Sox rotation right now, but he's just the odd-man out right now. He'd probably be in almost any rotation in the majors right now. He's just stuck behind Beckett, Wakefield, Dice-K, Penny, Lester, and soon Smoltz. Most teams don't have starting pitching that is that deep. Buchholz could for sure step into our rotation and be useful. I have no doubt about that.

Like I said, I don't see Melvin even considering it unless he absolutely NEEDS a starting pitcher. He can probably get at least equal value after the season for Hardy anyway. I think this would more be in a situation of need that he would make the trade during the season, and only because he thinks Escobar is ready for the bigs.

I think one thing that needs to be factored in here is the performance of Manny Parra. I would think that if we acquired Buchholz, we'd want him to contribute to this team right away. I think that if Parra continues to struggle, and Escobar continues to produce in AAA, this trade becomes more and more of an option. Buchholz could replace Parra in the rotation if need be, or if there is some sort of an injury, he could also step in. If neither of these things happen, I don't see this trade happening mid-season. Although, it could happen after the season still.