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  1. umphrey
    Well Axford has a career 6.41 ERA in March/April and a 2.41 in May. In 2010 he didn't pitch until May, in his stellar 2011 he stunk until May, and of course last year he stunk until May as well. I think that inspires a bit of hope.
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    Should have been obvious, Alex Gonzalez.
  3. umphrey
    I don't think they gain anything from putting him on the 60 initially, so it's just standard procedure to start with the 15 day DL and iteratively add days as necessary
  4. umphrey
    Im all for signing a few studs and filling in the gaps instead of settling for a bunch of average guys, but no matter what we would have offered Greinke the Dodgers would have just offered more. We had no shot at him. 24 + 33 =/= 75% of 147. On AAV, maybe it's close, but investing $147M in one elbow isn't smart for the Brewers.
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    Jeff Suppan and Randy Wolf didn't work out but it will totally be different with Kyle Lohse Signed, crazy people
  6. umphrey
    I would be upset if I was that minor leaguer. His options apparently were admit guilt and get 50 games or deny it and get 100 games. Whether he was actually guilty or not didn't seem to matter.
  7. umphrey
    What I've heard is Olmstead is still raw, and with 3 options they wouldn't mind starting him in AAA. But the way things are going, he might show that he is clearly the best player out of his competition and I think they keep him if he can do that.
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    At least 1 reliever, I'm thinking maybe Badenhop or Henderson
  9. umphrey
    Peralta doesn't need any more time in the minors, his time is now
  10. umphrey
    Ishikawa did pretty well last year, and I'd definitely take him back as a short term replacement
  11. umphrey
    Well, I think that has to change at some point. They can't just stop electing HOFers over a 15-20 year period, right?
  12. umphrey
    Gamels knee is acting up. Sounds like he won't miss any time, but it's probably going to linger for awhile. Time to call Carlos Lee? Is Hunter Morris an option at all this year? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/16/mat-gamel-aggravates-surgically-repaired-right-knee/
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    I think Peralta is probably on the shakiest ground mostly because he still has an option left. I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to delay his MLB career by a few months and wait for an injury to bring him up. I really don't want that to happen, I'd rather just put Narveson in the pen to start the year, because I'm pretty sure he's our 6th best starting pitcher.
  14. umphrey
    What's with so many people not sold on Fiers all of a sudden? He pitched fantastic for most of last year, and taking the year as a whole, he was still an excellent pitcher overall. I think they should put Narveson in the pen as the #6 starter. If he bumps anyone out, it has to be Mark Rogers, but I really don't want to see that happen.
  15. umphrey
    I wasn't really happy about losing Fautino. I think he's at least Jose Veras who is better than the worst reliever that will make the team this year.
  16. umphrey
    Gonzalez isn't any better against LHP than he is against RHP though. In Mat Gamel's small sample size where he's failed pretty hard at the MLB level, he's actually been better against LHP than Alex Gonzalez has for his career. Another thing - why can't Gamel play every day? Unless there is some evidence that his knee is weak 1 year after surgery, there is no reason a 27 year old can't play 1st base every day.
  17. umphrey
    Alex Gonzalez at 1st is an awful, awful decision. His career triple slash of .247/.292/.399 doesn't play there, even as a backup. For comparisons sake, Lyle Overbay, who was washed up last year, hit .259/.331/.397 just last year. As for the platoon advantage, there isn't any. Alex Gonzalez has a wOBA of .302 vs .305 vs RHP/LHP for his career. I'd get him a 1st base glove for a late inning double switch or emergency situation, but if he gets 1 start a week, it's too many.
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    Why? His bat wouldn't play there, and his defense would be bad due to physical size and inexperience.
  19. umphrey
    Make the playoffs
  20. umphrey
    There are actually still quite a few relievers on the market. I think we are probably done there, with 2 bullpen spots up for grabs that will probably go to Kintzler and Fautino or someone, but the market is kind of saturated. Some of these guys are going to sign for dirt cheap, why not us? Jose Valverde Brian Wilson Francisco Rodriguez Matt Capps Jon Rauch Francisco Cordero
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    I wonder if they signed Gonzalez to backup SS, could they use him at 3B and 2B too? I don't think he's played there, so maybe just 3B.
  22. umphrey
    Narveson to bullpen as the 6th starter. I read Fautino is out of options, so I think he'll make the roster. Another name to watch is Michael Olmstead, could very well be a stud.
  23. umphrey
    The ones I noticed were Jim Henderson at 4.94 ERA and Michael Olmstead at 3.61 ERA (2nd best reliever).
  24. umphrey
    It's too bad that Jungmann and Bradley disappointed so much. If we had just 1 of those guys grading out as a A- prospect, our system would look so much better.
  25. umphrey
    To start the year: 9th - John Axford 8th - Jim Henderson 7th - Tom Gorzelanny //these two split an inning, and we will use them situationally (bold prediction for our team) Mike Gonzalez Burke Badenhop LR - Chris Narveson Brandon Kinzler Fautino De Los Santos Tyler Thornburg gets the call around June when Axford, Henderson, FDLS, or Kintzler is struggling and they need another high leverage reliever.
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