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  1. DrWood
    I really don't know. Do the guys know what probable role they will have when they walk into the stadium, or does the bullpen coach tell them when to warm up, without really having any forewarning. If I was a reliever, I'd probably like to know, going in, that I was going the be, for example, the 7th inning guy, if needed. The closer pretty much has a defined role every game, but the other guys could be on some sort of "rotation" based on how much and how well they've recently pitched.
  2. DrWood
    I agree that many of the problems in the pen could be explained by lack of guys in which Yost has confidence. I'm hoping that issue has been rectified.
  3. DrWood
    dang it, why don't my carriage returns ever show up in the posts?
  4. DrWood
    I dunno that Nashville is that "hitter friendly". Most (not all) of the extreme ballparks in the PCL are in the west, where Nashville plays a minority of games.
  5. DrWood
    this was tucked into one of McCalvy's mailbags: "Assistant GM Gord Ash last week identified third base and catcher as the main positions of weakness in the Brewers' development chain. " 3rd: Heether (organizational soldier, prolly), Gamel, Green, Wheeler, etc. Doesn't look that bad to me, unless you are convinced Gamel isn't a 3B. Catcher: Palmisano, Salome, Lucroy, Bouchie, etc. Not exactly a strength, but doesn't look too bad, either. Edit: Fixed Link
  6. DrWood
    hmm, why? I thought it was quite common for players to go down, having an agreement with the club that they'd trade them if another team wanted them. It happened with closser last season. rivera isn't going to retire, and it's unlikely another club will claim him for the majors if he's DFA late in ST.
  7. DrWood
    I don't know how anyone can assert that he'd be the most valuable player "relative to his contract" when there are always young $400,000 players that excel.
  8. DrWood
    why do we need guys that go multiple innings frequently? Yost doesn't use the pen like that, unless the starter gets blown out early. My criticism in the use of Villanueva was that they didn't let him go 2 to 3 innings more often, and should have used him in fewer games. So, really, the only guy that needs to go multiple innings is the guy that goes in when the team is already down a few runs after a starter has gone 4 or fewer innings.
  9. DrWood
    I wasn't arguing that the bullpen was going to be bad, or anything, just that there was an element of faith involved in guys bouncing back (or coming from nowhere). I doubt anyone predicted Kolb was going to be a great closer when he first joined the team, though he did fine while he was here. Anything can happen. It seems that faith is required to maintain optimism about this group of guys, though. I also can't see Torres getting priority over Turnbow.
  10. DrWood
    those are some pretty optimistic projections, imo.
  11. DrWood
    20-200 is pretty bad. they didn't say what his eyesight in the other eye was, only that it was "mediocre".
  12. DrWood
    hmm. seems to be that mota, gagne, turnbow, torres... could all be considered reclamation projects--all are coming off years that are considerable dropoffs from previous seasons, and none are young enough to be good prospects to actually get better. They might perform better, but they aren't going to be throwing harder or developing new pitches, etc. I don't know why you have more confidence in Mota than Aquino, who actually has pretty good stuff.
  13. DrWood
    kendall and cameron.
  14. DrWood
    back in the bad old days when the team was a perennial loser, they'd cobble together a bullpen full of reclamation projects and it often performed quite well. Now, everyone other than riske and shouse could probably still be considered to be a reclamation project (and shouse is a former reclamation project done good). Difference is, these guys are making good money. Good thing there aren't long-term commitments to them.
  15. DrWood
    This is a complete guess on relative values, and I haven't put much thought into it either--just off the top of my head. I'll use 10=HR HR=10. 3b=7.0 2b=4.5 1b=2.0 BB=1.5 Steal=1.0
  16. DrWood
    I really don't get it. Parra is a lefty that can throw a 96 mph fastball that moves, and someone compares **villanueva** to Santana? I guess they both have great changeups, that's a similarity. Villanueva's changeup is great, but Parra has more than his fastball, too. before 2007 the brewers limited Parra because he was recovering from injury. He pitched 133 innings last year and missed some time because of the broken thumb. 170-180 innings would be a reasonable limit for him. 170 innings would have placed him 40th in the NL last year. that's more than 4th and 5th pitchers generally put in. In other words, any inning limit won't really be a limit--he'd be sufficiently limited by being a 5th starter. Parra can be a dominating pitcher, villanueva can be a fine middle-of-the-rotation starter. I don't get why anyone would want to hold back the dominating force for the merely-solid guy. I really don't get it. If Parra was 21, I might, but he's older than villy.
  17. DrWood
    PARRA IS THE BETTER PITCHER!!!!!! Villanueva could be a nice #3, Parra could be a nice #1 as a lefty. and I like villanueva just fine. he's young. he can wait another year before he's starting full time.
  18. DrWood
    aaaaaarrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!!!!????!!!!! Hair pulling...gnashing of teeth....rending of clothes...bitter tears falling like rain...... Parra is too darn good to send down. Have you seen him pitch?????? He's really, really special. Rotation: Sheets, Gallardo, Suppan, (bush or capuano), parra. Trade Vargas for some A ball prospect that turns out like villanueva in a couple of years. trade loser of bush or capuano slot, or put them in the pen. make villanueva a true long reliever rather than the middle reliever he was most of last season.
  19. DrWood
    Blalock, if healthy, is a near ideal player since he rakes vs. RH, which is something in short supply on the roster (outside of Mr. Fielder).
  20. DrWood
    As of today? who's playing LF or 3B if dillon, and gross are both on the bench? the bench is bad.
  21. DrWood
    1. braun for cain is severely overpaying. 2. I can't see ATL trading francouer and james for Sheets. 3. Bush for kearns is in our favor, but it's a possibility. 4. Hall and Capuano for Laroche, beimel and meloan doesn't really improve us. it might be a "fair" trade. 5. Gwynn and one of two guys that were picked up on waivers for a starting catcher? They'd have to be in love with Gwynn. overall, it makes the team worse.
  22. DrWood
    I realized I was thinking "outside the box" with my suggestion. it just made too much sense to me. a guy with an excellent arm who has had trouble making the short throws playing 2b which is the worst-case scenario for such a guy. excellent straight-line speed, so he should be able to charge bunts. I'm wondering why he was never considered at 3b.
  23. DrWood
    I don't know where that comes from. Weeks has a strong arm. His biggest problem with errors seemed to be those short throws.
  24. DrWood
    Seems like Rickie's biggest problem is making the short throws. He's got a strong arm. Seems like Braun's biggest problem is getting his footwork right for making the long throws.
  25. DrWood
    matsui would be a great addition, if he's willing to come, and if he wouldn't cost too dearly. I'd start with Villanueva as a component of the offer. I'd also change the batting order that the OP provided. Hardy would be moved down the order considerably ( somewhere 6th to 8th).
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