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  1. Funketown
    You really have to wonder why the Dodgers didn't offer Wolf arbitration. The odds on him accepting after that type of year must have been quite low. Perhaps they were concerned his arb-hearing could give him a 12-15 million dollar paycheck, based on that ERA? I agree with the above sentiment that Wolf is one of the only pitchers on the market this year that would excite me. If he would agree to something like 2/16, or 2/18 + team option with reasonable buyout, I would think it would be pretty good for both sides. That said, the pitching market can be kind of crazy, so it would not at all surprise me to see him get something much larger. A rotation of Gallardo, Wolf, Parra, Bush, Suppan really doesn't sound too bad, all things considered.
  2. Funketown
    Definitely not good news for the crew. I know I'll miss my favorite ROOGY.
  3. Funketown
    Fangraphs writeup on Zaun's pitch blocking abilities, for those who are interested: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-brewers-sign-a-great-pitch-blocker EDIT: Activated link
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    I don't think being an innings eater has much value when you are essentially a replacement level pitcher, not to mention the fact that he only pitched 177 innings last year...
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    I don't have a problem with having three catchers on the roster, but I don't see the advantage to having three of Lucroy, Zaun, Kottaras, and Rivera on the roster. I guess for the most part I just don't think Rivera swings a bat well enough to justify giving him pinch hit plate appearances, and most definitely does not hit well enough to give opportunities at first base. If he were the Brewers' best option as a RH bench bat, then I could understand having him as a third catcher, but he isn't. I'm not a huge Adam Heether fan like some are, but his numbers in AAA are much better than Rivera's, and his MLB equivalencies are far better than Rivera's major league numbers. As for the argument of having a 3rd catcher to give the team flexibility, I guess I don't buy it for teams who have an emergency catcher. Consider the situations where the Brewers either pinch hit or pinch run for Zaun. Say this happens 25 times over the course of the season (yes, I am being generous). Assume Lucroy subs in for him at catcher. These situations would probably add up to 100 or so innings of Lucroy subbing, without an official catcher backing him up. If Lucroy were to get hurt, and the Brewers were to bring in McGehee as emergency catcher, he would see what, 3 innings at most per time Lucroy got hurt? By the next game, they could have Rivera up from Nashville anyways.
  6. Funketown
    Just read on MLBTR that Kendall wanted 5 million to stay with the Crew for another year. Perhaps it was 5 million Vietnamese Dong.
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    Gotta agree with most of what has been said. I was actually pleasantly surprised when I looked up his numbers on Fangraphs. He's hit the ball quite well in AAA over the last couple of years, and has a little bit of pop. If anything stands out to me it's his BABIP's of .364 and .375 over the past two years, respectively. Perhaps those are somewhat in line with his true ability because it does look like he has great speed (24 3B's, 37SB/15CS in 884 AB's over the last two years). If he carries a good glove, I think he has a decent chance at seeing some playing time this year.
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    I think it would be hard to criticize the signing for what it is. Now, obviously Macha could go ahead and have Zaun catch 150 games, but the actual deal looks like a very solid signing for the Crew. I've said before that what I'd like them to do is give Zaun about 3/4 of the playing time for 2-3 months, with Rivera getting the other 1/4, and then bring up Lucroy to avoid spending a season of his service time. As for 2011, the $2.25 million option looks pretty good. Even if he catches only 50 games or so, I would be pretty confident he would earn every penny of that paycheck. I often feel like fans don't realize how much having somebody like Corky Miller or Wil Nieves getting even 150 plate appearances or 40 starts can hurt the production of the offense. I'd be hard pressed to believe that Zaun isn't likely to provide value in excess of the $4.5 million he receives (assuming the option is exercised) over Mike Rivera over the 500 or so plate appearances he will receive.
  9. Funketown
    mlbtr just said they are close to agreeing on a 1 year, 2.15 million dollar deal. If that is the case, I really like the deal.
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    I don't understand the criticism of this deal. They just acquired a player who over the course of the deal will probably be slightly below average at the dish, and slightly above average in the field. I guess this goes to show how much more you get in the market for field players than pitchers these days.
  11. Funketown
    http://www.mlbtraderumors...on-miles-to-oakland.html A little surprised to see this given how highly Fox was regarded six months ago. Maybe his defense really is that bad. Don't know much about the minor leaguers the Cubs acquired, but it looks to be a decent haul.
  12. Funketown
    Wouldn't mind seeing Zaun come to Milwaukee on the cheap. I'm still not entirely sure that the best option is bringing Lucroy up to the majors yet. I would much rather give him 2 months in AAA to see what he can do, and then bring him up, hopefully avoiding the year of service time. If they would sign Zaun, have him start 45 of the team's first 60, then bring up Lucroy, send down Rivera, and have them split the remaining 102 something like 72 Lucroy/30 Zaun, I think they could justify a 1 year $4 million deal. If nothing else, this hopefully puts a final nail in the Jason Kendall coffin.
  13. Funketown
    Love the Brad Hawpe vote. I really wonder if the BBWAA don't just pick slots 6-10 at random.
  14. Funketown
    Zobrist had a UZR of 26.4 this year. I know UZR isn't a perfect statistic, but anyone who puts up a UZR that high in a single season is likely a very strong defender.
  15. Funketown
    Good, now I can stop worrying about which two starters Melvin was going to sign. Seriously though, I really hope Capuano can come back to the majors and contribute something. He's just a guy you want to see do well. I would think he would have somewhat of a long shot to make some sort of appearance this year.
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    I'm also curious as to who put Jason Bay in the top five (one vote for third and one for fourth), and who really thought Michael Cuddyer was the 8th most valuable player. Surprised to see Zobrist not make the top five for any voter. Unlike the Cy Young, I can see why a voter would choose to place Teixera and Jeter higher than Zobrist. Even though Zobrist probably contributed more "wins" to the Rays, the value of the wins he contributed was probably less than the value of the wins contributed by Teixera and Jeter. In other words, I don't really have a problem with voters giving bias to players who were on playoff (or at least competitive) teams.
  17. Funketown
    Unless he's a depth move coming for less than a couple million, I'd steer clear. Again, I don't see how he is an upgrade over Looper.
  18. Funketown
    Is there any word on what the signing bonus was or will be? I'm usually not a fan of chucking money at 16 year old prospects not named Bryce Harper, but we'll have to see how much they gave this kid.
  19. Funketown
    To be completely objective, Fabregas did hit more longballs in his 67 AB's than Kendall did in all of 2008 or 2009. It's just unfortunate Fabregas' train to the Hall of Fame was derailed by that .140 BABIP.
  20. Funketown
    I originally planned on making some sarcastic remark about this signing, but after giving his stat lines the once over on Fangraphs, I think this is a nice depth pickup, and in the unlikely circumstance that he can hold his own behind the plate, he has significant upside over Rivera as a backup catcher. I figure this guys gotta be better than a lot of what has thrown on the field in the last decade. Here's a list of Brewers' catchers who have seen significant time since 2002: Robert Machado, Paul Bako, Eddie Perez, Keith Osik, Chad Moeller, Gary Bennett, Damian Miller, Mike Rivera, Johnny Estrada, and Jason Kendall. Kottaras has got to be at least as good as half of these Milwaukee legends.
  21. Funketown
    Wow, for some reason I'd been thinking Lopez was a type a. Even as a type b, I'd probably offer him arbitration. If he were to accept, and were rewarded even $6-7 million or so, I would think they would have pretty good odds at dumping him off on someone. I've got a hunch Lopez will decline anyways. I personally hope they offer Cameron arbitration, it really wouldn't be a catastrophe if he accepted. Again, I would think the Brewers could find some team that would be happy to take on Cameron for $10 million or so a year. Kendall I just can't justify offering arbitration to. That sandwich pick isn't worth the very high risk of Kendall accepting arbitration. Looper I would offer arbitration to, I still see him as a 4.50-5.00 ERA guy going forward, which probably isn't much worse than what you'd get on the market for his price. Weathers...I don't really need to finish this sentence, do I? As for the others, I'd offer Counsell and Vargas arbitration (I'd take Counsell at up to $2 million and Vargas at up to $1 million), Catalanatto wouldn't be bad to have back, but I've got to pass on Patterson.
  22. Funketown
    I think its hard to argue with this move. The one question I guess I've got is whether or not the Brewers offer Looper arbitration. If they were somewhat indifferent between bringing him back at $6.5 mil and letting him go (not that I've heard that, I just gotta figure Melvin's reservation price for Looper on a one year deal would be somewhere around $6 million or so), I think it makes sense to offer him arbitration. Stranger things have happened, but I think it would be unusual for Looper to get a significant raise after that season. If he accepted arbitration, and received $5 million or so, that's still cheaper than picking up his option would have been, and would be pretty similar to what they'd have to pay another mediocre starter for a one year deal. Maybe I don't completely understand the rules of arbitration (maybe there's a clause about declining an option, and not receiving compensation?), but it would seem a bit silly not to offer it.
  23. Funketown
    Probably a good career move.
  24. Funketown
    I think the most blatant snubs are Orlando Hudson over Chase Utley and Shane Victorino/Matt Kemp over Mike Cameron/Colby Rasmus/Nyjer Morgan. Morgan I can understand, as he missed a quarter of the season, and Rasmus is a rookie. It's Cameron that is the most confusing...If you just watch the highlights you don't see a ton of Mike Cameron (save for his several HR robs), but watching him day in and day out, he just seems to read the ball phenomenally well. I wonder what the relationship is between number of appearances on BBTN's Web Gems and gold gloves...
  25. Funketown
    I think it's about time Hunter gets added to that flowchart, his case is just as ridiculous as Jeter's, if not more so. Oh well, as long as teams keep overpaying for guys like Hunter, I'm fine with his stockpile of awards (although Franklin Guiterreieisezez might beg to differ).
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