JoeDirt

Who the heck is he and can we get him on a boat with one of our scouts and sign him?

Who the heck is he and can we get him on a boat with one of our scouts and sign him?

Well, it's not looking too good for him is it? Duffy has been playing well and he still hasn't seen any action in the outfield.

Who cares about his 60 time. He can cover ground and make plays. He also does have SPEED! 2004-2006 in the minors he had 30+ stolen bases. He has also had 3 seasons in the minors with 20+ stolen bases. Keep him!

You are right that just playing alongside them doesn't make is a given that he will be a good major leaguer. I'm just saying that they should give him 350-400 ab's and see what he can do. He might hit 1 home run but who cares. The Crew doesn't need more POWER hitters. They could however; use a guy who can get on base like Gwynn. I like his game and that is why I am an advocate of him. He is younger than Duffy and Nixon so I think that he can be a huge asset if used right. It's unfortunate that he's injured right now and that could possibly set him back but I don't think the Crew should write him off at least for another 2 years. His minor league numbers aren't overly impressive but I am convinced that he COULD play in the majors and contribute. Call me crazy but I think he could be a guy who can rise to the level of the competition. I am a huge fan of the GAMER and Gwynn fits that mold. I totally was angered when we signed Cameron and continued to question that move throughout the year. It pretty much blocked Gwynn from ever getting a chance to become established. An outfield of Gwynn, Braun and Hart is not all that bad. Another thing that I noticed when I saw his stats is that he doesn't strike out. He puts the ball in play and Cameron is a free swinger. I like the idea of having less strikeouts because Fielder, Hart, Weeks and some others are strikeout prone so you don't need that in your lineup. Gwynn best case scenario I think could be like a poor man's Juan Pierre (with less SB probably). Or like an Alex Sanchez (without the attitude issues). A slap hitter who can get 150-200 hits in a season in his prime if given an opportunity. That's best case I think, which isn't likely but worst case I hope he can be a contributor to a Brewer championship!

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gifAsk Trevor Hoffman what he thinks of Tony Gwynn Jr.

I think Tony Gwynn Jr. is overlooked in the organization by many people. He may not be a Braun/Fielder type but he did come up through the system with the rest of those guys. He played on the same Beloit team with Fielder, Weeks and Manny Parra. I've always been a fan of him for the simple fact that the apple usually doesn't fall far from the tree. We drafted Cutter Dykstra so highly last year because of bloodlines, so what is not to like about Tony Gwynn's son? I went to Opening Day 2008 at Wrigley Field and watched him handle as tough a big league game as you could imagine. In a game played while Mike Cameron was suspended, Gwynn chipped in huge batting in the #2 hole and getting 2 hits (1 was a bloop the other a bunt), drove in a clutch run and played great defense. He had to go back to the wall on a few balls and he didn't look like he struggled at all on a soggy field. Granted it is only ONE game but what I am trying to say is that we should't be so quick to discard him. He has paid his dues in the system like many others and he hasn't really been given a complete chance to prove himself in my opinion. The Cameron signing was okay, I thought that it went against the attitude of the organization, which was playing their own homegrown players. I'm still hot and cold on Cameron. I think he strikes out at an alarming rate and obviously he made a pretty costly error in Game 1 of the Division Series. Gwynn has many assets to his game such as his speed, lefthanded stick, defense as well as intangibles. He may never be an all-star but I think we should keep him around to see if he can turn into a good team ball-player.