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  1. Roderick
    I assume the upfront capital equipment costs would be tacked onto the stadium district sales tax entity. It would just be the actual running (and maintenance?) of the A/C costs that would potentially take away from payroll. And if they limit the usage to the extreme days, and if attendance is higher on those hot days because people know there will be a level of A/C in the place, it may almost pay for itself.
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    Thanks, was wondering. I suppose they have more seats reserved than they almost always need, as handing them out late wouldn't be a problem for those seats.
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    KRod was cheap because he could only be traded to a team that had a closer or he would have made his saves total on his contract and have his huge option kick in. I'm not saying we would get much for him either this year, but how we acquired or our cost for a player doesn't matter one bit now. What matters now is that player's current value and the needs of teams that may be buyers.
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    What is the protocol for where scouts sit? Reserved spots?
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    It's not just the rain outs. There a lot of people 1 hour or so away who wouldn't even bother with going to a weekday game if there was even a 25% of a rain delay. I was one of them. I couldn't even finish the games as it was (Appleton and Green Bay). I don't know if people like me at the time are significant enough in numbers to matter but it is a consideration. I'm positive there is more attendance just because there is a roof. I live in Central Wisconsin (3 hour travel) and you see more bus deals, etc for going to the games when they went to the roof. You know there will be a game played.
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    I don't know the draft rules that closely. I assume the following means we are in a good position to sign one or both of the players?.... http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120620&content_id=33631864&notebook_id=33631866&vkey=notebook_mil&c_id=mil Baseball America's terrific First-Year Player Draft database shows the Brewers still have $248,400 left to spend before they reach their allotment for picks in the first 10 rounds, and two unsigned players: Hard-throwing University of Oklahoma right-hander Damien Magnifico, the team's fifth-round selection, and Puerto Rican prep outfielder Edgardo Rivera, an eighth-rounder. Brewers amateur scouting director Bruce Seid spoke very highly of Magnifico after the Draft. That selection -- 185th overall -- called for a $209,900 bonus under guidelines set in baseball's new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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    If it makes you feel any better then consider Wolf's contract a $29.75M contract for 3 years instead of a $28.25M contract for 3 years with an option/buyout for the 4th year. I say that because it would have taken more money than a straight $28.25 for 3 years to get Wolf. So Melvin added a 4th year but added the buyout as protection. Buyouts are a piece of the puzzle - not a standalone alacarte option that is added after everything else is agreed upon.
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    He just turned 27 (last Friday). So it doesn't seem as important to worry about that extra year as it is to get that experience and audition for his spot in the rotation for next year. At the end of the team control he would be 32+.
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    I don't know the new rules. What kind of draft pick(s) if any would the Brewers get if Hart played his contract through 2014 and then left for another team?
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    If I have an unlimited payroll, sure extend him. But the Brewers should really be working and planning to have cheap players like Gamel, Morris, Gindl, etc be in a position to replace Hart when the time comes. The big money needs to be used for the elite player that pushes you over the top and for extending players at positions that are harder to fill than corner OF/1B.
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    Refresh my memory. Does a team that trades for a player in their last year of contract still get comp picks (A/B) if that player leaves via FA? Seems to me, I thought they changed this rule, if so, that would decrease what little value Wolf would have (as you knew you would get a type B comp pick before).
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    http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/olney_buster/id/7936650/a-new-playoff-format-bring-more-buyers-trade-deadline-mlb 2. Los Angeles Dodgers: They have a Rust Belt-size payroll now, starting this season at $90 million, leaving the team's new owners with lots of room to grow. ............. Should they go after Kevin Youkilis? Carlos Lee? A.J. Pierzynski? Shane Victorino? Zack Greinke? Shaun Marcum? Joe Blanton? We'll see.
  13. Roderick
    Yes, I agree it is just part of the game and has been done forever. Doesn't even have to be a rookie (but it helps), if a player shows up the umpire, the zone probably just got bigger for that player.
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    Sal is that you? I know what you mean regarding value and demand vs. supply - but when you have a guy that is that good a hitter, I would have no problem paying him as an elite positional player.
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    I assume you would have to pay part of ARam's salary to just have a team take him, and if you want a useful part you would probably have to basically pay it all.
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    qft Actually, as Mass Haas points out in the MiLB Transactions thread... Taylor Green, who's hit. 378 in his last ten games, probably never wished he was right-handed more than right now, should the Brewers go the Conrad route. That's good news. I was just looking at his season average and OPS - must have started very cold. As for worrying about ARam from 3B to 1B transition, I really don't see that as a big transition.
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    Not if they bring up Taylor Green and move Ramirez to 1B. But that isn't very likely is it? I see Green isn't exactly on fire in Nashville.
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    Wasn't Yost the guy that let Jason Kendall go weeks at a time without a rest? That was my memory. Kendall all day, every day.
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    Payroll NOT maxed out as Melvin recently stated, and they're coming off a year in which they made nearly 20 million dollars, are looking at an additional 20 in TV revenue, are well ahead of last years pace as far as attendance goes and that's with an increase in ticket prices and parking costs. The Brewers constantly talk about being maxed out and it seems every time they end up with a very solid net revenue, and at the point we're at right now, we've got more money to spend than we've had in a long time. You contradict yourself here. Melvin said they are not maxed out in one paragraph and in the next you say the Brewers constantly talk about being maxed out. Which is it? I assume when you said "net revenue", you meant net income (revenue less expenses). If so, I would like to see where there has been an article that said the Brewers made money the last few years. I am kind of thinking that they probably have lost some money in operations (net income / cash flow), but increased the sales value of the franchise. Which a savvy guy like Attanasio would understand and finance. Which would lead me to believe the Brewers would go more on payroll in 2012 knowing they would have a deficit, but that longterm the value of making the postseason would make up for it.
  20. Roderick
    I would give him one pass for a mental screwup. So I am not specifically mad about that play. But I wonder how much better the Brewers would be with Hairston playing 3B in the short and long term. Cheaper and better defense. One would assume ARam would be better on offense in the long run, but I wouldn't bet on it. And if Green performs great, he is locked out of a position without someone being traded, whereas JHJ could have been seamlessly moved to the supersub.
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    Red Sox are only 2 for 5 in save opportunities, with a record of 4-10 and last in the division. Unless mgmt allows Valentine to twist in the wind, they could look to make a major move. I just don't see the Brewers moving KRod, especially with Estrada in the rotation.
  22. Roderick
    If Grienke leaves and the Brewers look to "rebuild" it would only take a year, so I don't think they trade Weeks. Hart may go, but how much do they get for him in the last year of contract? They spend 2013 finding out which young pitchers will be good and then for 2014 they would have money (Grienke, Marcum, Wolf, Krod gone less ARam increases) to spend to plug the holes and are back to competing for a playoff spot.
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    The extra wildcard may make them more patient (plus the Yankees @ 1-3 also), but I have to think that the Red Sox are under pressure to cleanse last year's memory and a slow start won't do that. Plus that division is so darn tough, I would hate to get too far behind any team.
  24. Roderick
    It is illogical to determine what you do with a player based on how you acquired him. He is yours now same as if he was picked off the scrapheap. To do otherwise is just a GM covering his butt. It is also compounding the error if you determine what you do with a player based on how the player(s) he was traded for are performing (whether good/bad). I'm not saying don't sign Grienke. I'm just saying you determine what you do with a player with your budget details and that players value - and that value isn't determined on how he was acquired.
  25. Roderick
    So am I. Otherwise my take on only hearing the press conference was that I would be a lot more mad then he was if I was innocent and had to go through this process. And I would be letting people know it. But if I knew I was going to sue, maybe I could hold it in for now.
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