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I thought he was moved for defensive reasons to RF/1B.. Why move him back? Considering that McGehee is doing very well at 3B it makes no sense. Gamel is blocked at 3B. I don't know if I can agree with the bolded part. here we go again. Currently, McGehee is 6th in all of MLB 3rd basemen in OPS, after finishing 7th last year. I love me some Gamel, but McGehee is a proven, cheap commodity that you dont want to devalue.

I dont know how anyone could call this year disappointing for the minors aside from perhaps some of the team records.. I mean, you could make a legit case that the Brewers might not have had any legit rookie callups, and instead they get Lucroy, Cain, Axford, Braddock..plus Loe & McClendon.. I dont think anyone could have seen that kind of haul coming this year, and the best players really are still in the system.

anything on Gennett yet?

I didnt pay a whole lot of attention to Axford or Cain before they hit the bigs. Some guys from A-ball: the Davises, Gennett.. Komatsu and Odorizzi.. was nice to see some positive results from Rogers & Jeffress

should be interesting to see how few position players avoid getting a hit tonight throughout the system

Gennet not in the lineup tonight

Hard to say if the stadium gun was fast.. might just people misinterpreting the gun as I've done. The opposing pitcher was sitting about 5 MPH slower the whole game. I don't know how I'd compare his stuff as I don't really follow pitching all that closely. I will say he seemed to mix his speeds considerably. By comparison, Pokorny sat at 86-89 and rarely dipped below that, never hitting above it. Still wondering the story on Gennett.. about the game: Gennett, the Davises, and DVo were all making really solid contact. Ke Davis threw a bullet on an extremely shallow fly ball that fell for a base hit. Lind, who replaced Gennett, could probably have made a play on it, but didnt. When the ball fell, the Snappers guy took off from a quarter of the way home and would have been out by a mile with a slightly lower throw.. he kind of looked out in real time, and that was the tying run. Also was kind of disappointing that they only scored 3 runs, considering they had men in scoring position for 8 of the 9 innings.

Gennett replaced by Lind early.. Burgos finished 8th.. 80-85 all night with occasional 89 and as low as 69

looks like I get to see Burgos tonight.. will do a better job with the gun readings now that I know how the scoreboard works.

Given Rogers' injury history, it would take several healthy years to put him on par with Jeffress in my mind.you could say the same about Jeffress' drug risks or the fact that he is now a reliever.

I think he'd be more attractive to other teams. The Brewers don't lack for talent to fill first base, with room to make for Gamel and Lawrie.

looks pretty good, but I'd probably have been a bit more aggressive with Rogers and Gennett. I think Rogers is on par with Jeffress at this point, and Gennett looks like a clear top 10 talent at this point.

listen, I love Gamel and I really hope he gets the job at third in a year or two.. really, I do. But big picture, you have 2 issues: the Brewers arent going anywhere this year and they need to gather their trading chips to go after pitching. What does this have to do with Gamel & McGehee? In McGehee, the Brewers have a solid, cheap MLB third baseman under their control for several years. What do I mean by solid? After an amazing rookie campaign, he is currently 7th in OPS this year amongst third basemen. He lacks range, but has a strong arm and can make tough throws to a very limited first baseman in Prince Fielder. Brewers cant throw a "below market value" chip like that away, and bringing up Gamel would hurt McGehee's trade value. Certainly McGehee is not hurting this team, especially at his price tag. On the flipside, you have Gamel, who is equally cheap and under the organization's control for a long time as well. He could be a nice trading chip or a mainstay with that bat. His value couldnt really be much lower as a trading chip, aside from earlier in the year. The org cant bring him up without hurting McGehee's value. He is still unproven at third, and has a terrible rap at that position, ultimately damaging his trade value again. His injuries and reported work ethic have hurt his value. If you trade McGehee, you are taking a big chance on him sticking at third. If he diversifies his defensive options, then the Crew could have him replace Fielder or McGehee, and they also will have more trade options. I would love for Gamel to be the future 3B of the org, but the org is kind of in a pickle.. EDIT: Just want to point out that Gamel has a .878 OPS and .919 Fielding % this year in AAA compared to Casey's .820 OPS and .959 FP% in MLB. I dont know how Gamel's remaining contract compares to Casey's.

I'm guessing teams saw him as a 3rd/4th rounder and passed on paying 1st round money for that.. otherwise, why would any player drop like that?

not just 6-for-6.. but 3 doubles and a HR..

another ugly night for the minors. One-hitter going in one game and a no-hitter in another. Nice to see Davis continue to mash for Wisconsin, the bright spot.

cant complain about getting a tall 16 year old who can hit 92 already, without spending a draft pick...nice pickup

As desparate as the Brewers have been for high-rotation pitching prospects, and you would dare suggest they give up 5-6 years of Odorizzi? Thats kind of crazy.

ugh, a pinkie injury might affect his signability

or maybe cruz could be part of the prince-for-pitching blockbuster

I dont know where LF came from... did you mean 3B? Braun aint going anywhere. If Melvin can deal Prince, then Gamel comes up; otherwise, he'll be blocked. I doubt they get much for McGehee, and I dont think the Crew should deal someone that cheap that is average. If they cant deal Prince or McGehee, he could end up at 3B again until he forces the issue.

yeah I doubt the brewers will play it tough, but it wouldnt hurt to use that pick in next year's deep draft.

arent these threads kinda what the power 50 does?

come on, it was pretty easy to be down on Hart to start the year compared to now

I agree logan.. Id like to see Gamel at first given his erratic arm but good reaction and ability to get to the ball