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Which prospect gave you the most hope...yet didn't make it?
prophet replied to DHonks's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
i know i'm jumping the gun on both these guys, (since they are both still prospects and young guys), but i'm going with Mark Rogers and Jeffress. Rogers because of the high pick, i just expected him to be in AAA at the least by now, but injuries have killed him. Just got a bad feeling that he has Mike Jones written all over him. And Jeffress because he is the most frustrating prospect I can remember. He's got tons of raw, untapped potential but his problem (control) is so evident. The problem is, he loves weed so much that he can't work on his control because he spends more games suspended than actually pitching. If those guys don't count, then i'm going with Eveland. Loved the guy, then hated the guy, then loved, then hated....etc. -
Ben Sheets to A's - 1 year, $10 million plus incentives
prophet replied to dlk9s's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
whether it's 8 million, 10 million, or 12 million, it's still only a one year deal. 10 plus incentives for one year would be fine with me if i was a GM. If those incentives are innings based then i wouldn't mind taking the risk on a guy of his quality. Honestly, it's only one year. Not too long ago we gave Eric Gagne, one year for 10 million, and he had a history of injury, poor recent perfomance, and PED use, plus he was just a closer who hadn't been an effective closer in a few years. Sheets has a history of injuries, fluky as most of them were, but none of those other stigmas, so compared to what we did for Gagne, Beane got a steal.. -
They have it on Yahoo right now. Not sure if i'm just behind the times but I haven't heard this till now.
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I don't know if anyone else saw this yesterday, but they were doing a hot stove version of baseball tonight, yesterday afternoon (might have been a repeat). But, they were talking about Davis signing and Buster Olney was asked if the Brewers were done with pitching, and he gave a flat NO. He said that even with Davis and Wolf the Brewers would most likely add another free agent pitcher. He seemed pretty positive about it and Olney is always a guy that i trust. Do you guys think he means just Mulder or maybe he's talking about someone that can actually contribute. Do you guys think we are still looking to add another starter?
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Ouch. Sheets was always my favorite pitcher. I would definitely be sad to see him go to the Cubs. I would not be at all surprised to see him do so out of spite. I have a feeling there is bad blood between the two. I have nothing but my gut feeling about that however. That would be terrible. But i could never see a player doing such a thing. I'm in Green Bay, and that would be like an iconic Packer going to a divisional rival for the sole purpose of sticking it to his former team. That would never happen.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/m...I6ocRvLYF?urn=mlb,213042 What does everybody think? is this any more than just some reporter making noise?
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twins article about washburn and gamel
prophet replied to prophet's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I wouldn't do a second year unless it was a mutual option type thing. I may bump the Twins offer by 1.5 million or so. That said, I'd prefer Garland. Both Washburn's second half last season and the thought of him pitching in Miller Park concern me a bit.I agree that Garland is the better pitcher. But I also think they are very similar. I think the crew has to make sure they get one of the two though. So if Washburn seems more doable, sign him quick. Don't hold out for Garland and risk losing both of them. Sign whichever one you think you can the quickest. Once you have your core needs done with (starting pitching), you can work on improving the little things like upgrades to some of your other positions. But, we need starting pitching most of all, so I would get that done as quick as possible. -
http://sports.yahoo.com/m...Xl24RvLYF?urn=mlb,212044 So if this is true, and they are interested in Gamel, Who would we want for him? And, who could we get?
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i was actually thinking the exact same thing when i started reading this post. i've been a fan of reed johnson since he was with the Jays. I hated him when he was a Cub, but that's more of a case of who he was playing for, and robbing Prince last year. Plus, he always seemed like he could play all three OF spots. That would be a good fit.
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Kris Medlen from Atlanta
prophet replied to Milltownhooker's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
gamel plus what? if it's gamel plus something expendable, i'd do it. you're right, the guy has been a stud so far in his young career and we don't really have that in our system right now. -
With Pavano accepting arbitration doesn't that in essence knock them out of the Washburn sweepstakes? Personally, if the Brewers were to get Wolf, I'd like to see a trade for a younger guy like McCarthy or perhaps see them go for a Scott Olsen either by trade or if the Nats non-tender him. If they got Davis and/Washburn in addition to Wolf, I'm okay with that too. But I think they'd have to non tender Bush to fit both in. Nobody has talked about Jon Garland, but I wouldn't mind him either. actually, if they have to non-tender bush to sign davis and washburn in addition to wolf, i would be very against it. bush isn't great, but he's better than either davis or washburn. right now, without signing anyone, bush is the second best we got. with signing wolf, he's the third best. with signing davis and washburn, he's still the third best.
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If anybody got a screw job, it was Mark A, for having to pay Hardy 4.65 million dollars for the lack of production this year. JJ was given the chance to rebound(much longer than he should have been IMO), he never did. He has no one to blame about this than himself.Using simple WAR Hardy was worth 6.5M so far this season because of his defense. He was worth 22.2M last year. This line of reasoning is incredibly weak in general. Actually i think bernie's reasoning is pretty strong. i think the WAR statistics are incredibly weak. saying someone is "worth" 6.5M or 22.2M doesn't make sense at all. nobody in their right mind would have paid Hardy 6.5 for what he did this year, and definetly wouldn't have paid him 22.2M for what he did last year. the term "worth", means what someone is willing to pay for a good or service. for example, if you have a baseball card, and the beckett price guide says it's "worth" 100 bucks, but the most anyone will give you for it is 50 bucks, then it's actually "worth" 50 bucks.
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You have to give to get (Fielder to ? this offseason)
prophet replied to Hammer's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
i noticed too, that jeffress isn't on that roster. are we assuming he'll have a lifetime suspension by then? he's got a couple years to work towards that lofty goal. -
If that is indeed the case, the Brewers almost have to add him to the 40-man this offseason to protect their investment. He would have to be added in 2010, so this would be adding him a year early.or his spoiled punk client could just be a man, own his mistake, and stop smoking weed. rather than work around the system and make it so the kid can keep smoking and not get caught. btw, is there anyway to trade this guy before the suspension is over. this guy seems to have the will power and brains of a coconut. and honestly, he's not THAT talented.
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I love how he claims to be the biggest Brew Crew fan, then changes into the opposing uniform. what a joke. The only non-brewer baseball gear i own is my Clemente jersey i bought at Cooperstown. And as much as I admire the man, I still wouldn't be caught dead at a Brewers v. Pirates game in it.
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I love watching Hoffman too, and I love the electricity in the park when he comes in. I kind of compare it to the electricity that you felt when Turnbow would come in. Of course with Turnbow, you felt it because you had the element of the unknown. Were we going to see the unhittable, dominant Turnbow that made hitters look like little leaguers, or are we going to see ball 4, ball 8, ball 12, liner in the gap, game over. Hoffman is so boring. He just comes in, pounds away, and before you know it the games over. Come on Trevor, we're not used to a dominant closer yet! We're Brewers fans, we need disappointment!
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It kind of makes me wonder if people are still adamant about not trading jeffress as the gem in a package for someone like Peavey. I wondered this when the Peavey discussions first started to surface. I've always believed that unless a prospect is a completely can't miss prospect, (which is one in a million), you trade him in a heartbeat to get a sure thing (relatively speaking). It kind of goes along with the Escobar/Hardy debate. Hardy is a proven commodity, Escobar hasn't done a thing yet. If you are FORCED to trade one, you trade the one that you think will succeed, rather than the one that has succeeded. To me the, minors are to make the major league club better, whether by trade or promotion. I don't care how good the records are for the minor league teams. I understand that this philosophy might be stupid for a small market team, but what i'm saying is, if you have one chance to acquire Peavey/Halladay/Greinke, or whoever it is that is guaranteed to win you games, and all it takes is Jeffress or even Escobar (nonproven prospects) to be the cornerstone, you pull the trigger.
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Totally agree with you. I have the same problem with golfers. It takes tons of talent, hard work, and practice to be Tiger Woods. But it upset me when he was named male "athlete" of the year. Most talented, sure, I can dig that and give him props. But, unless the golf ball is coming at him at 83 miles an hour and starting at his chest and dropping below the knees, or he has a 275 lb defensive end ready to take his head off a half second after the ball leaves the tee, I can't call him the male "athlete" of the year. If he can drive the ball 300 yards down the middle in one of those scenarios, i will rescind my comment and give him the award till end of days.
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I gotta disagree with you on this one. I think the pitcher and the manager should be held responsible for their actions when it comes to an extreme situation like this. If both of them are knowingly and willfully participating in an act, outside of the norm, that could be detrimental to the health, well-being, or life of the batter, then they should accept the consequences of those actions. Whether they meant for death to occur or not, is a moot point. They purposefully participated in an act that was outside of the norm, that they knew could be potentially harmful. That's the basic definition of manslaughter i believe. The pitcher would be just as responsible because he has a moral and legal obligation to ignore any order, that is outside of the norm, that could result in said injury or death. If he chooses to follow the order then he accepts the legal consequences. Just because it is sports, doesn't mean that legality and morality don't come into play. Compare it to that hockey player a bunch of years back. I'm not a hockey guy, so I don't know the name, but I believe he either played for the penguins or it happened to someone for the penguins. And I think the guys name was McSorley or something like that. But anyways, he swung his stick at the guys head and hospitalized him. And i believe he was responsible both legally and morally for willfully putting another player at risk with an act outside of the norm of his sport.
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it's a tough question to answer even if you put it in just the context of baseball injuries. in football, if a linebacker misses the runner, falls, and injures himself, the runningback doesn't stop. and in basketball, if someone blows out a knee playing defense the other team gets a fastbreak, and play doesn't stop till the injured team gets possession. but ethically, i guess i would say follow the rules of the game, and the rules say, you keep running till time is called. plus if play did stop because of injuries, players would use that to there advantage too. "ball in the gap, i can't get to it, i'll pull up with a hamstring injury and they'll stop the guy at first."
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i didn't look it up, so if i'm wrong i'm wrong. but don't the rbi stats look a little wacky? weeks can't possibly have 395, can he? that would be almost eighty a season unless my math is terrible.
