GamelToe

I get the time value of money aspect, but is there any other reason? With football, you could always see a grab and hold-out type scenario. But, if you plan on keeping a guy (like Braun) throughout the duration of his contract, why heavily backload it? In case he spontaneously retires? Gets hurt?

DFA KROD

Judging from Tom H's twitter, looks like we're missing out on Hawkins, Saito, and Ramirez because of this. Cool.

The silver lining is that this season is tanked, and we're wasting the last years of Marcum/Greinke by throwing out unproven players to test them out? You didn't make me feel any better. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

I need SOMEONE'S reaction from this. K-Rod? Melvin? Attanasio? I just want someone to hold me and tell me everything is going to be allllllllright.

#brokenheart

3 mins. Christmas miracle?

It's not a done deal yet, fellas. I'll see you in 55 mins.

He has been like that his entire career, though.

Boras says his client is still mulling the decision according to MLBTR. DO THE RIGHT THING K-ROD! TURN THE MONEY DOWN. (yeah, turn down the last big payday of your career)

New offseason plans: Give Betancourt 2 million Hope Green/McGehee don't stink Hope Gamel doesn't stink ??? Profit

Well, this offseason is now screwed. Awesome.There goes every dollar we've had to spend...

The $2 million is a sunk cost. I already subtracted it from the total, hence $11-12 million instead of $13-14 million.

Yup, I've been saying this and people have responding by saying there's no chance we'd cut him. I mean....really? If K-Rod were a free agent, you'd sign him on a 1 yr $11-$12 million deal if you're the Brewers? That's essentially what you'd be doing by not cutting him. Sounds horrible.

Plus he's a good guy. That counts for something.

With word of Rollins/Furcal gone... this is what I want. I'd take Dotel over Hawkins, but it seems like Hawkins is our guy. Have Taylor Green play the role of Counsel/Hairston.

None? Really? You wouldn't cut him to save $10-$11 million? You think there would be a ton of suitors for K-Rod at $13-$14 million for one year? Why? Mets had to eat the entire cost last year to trade him. If you think there's such a big market for him, why can't he fetch a one year $13 million deal in the open market and get a closing job that he really wants? There's no scenario in which they'd just trade him. It's either cut or keep. You wouldn't save $10-11 million cutting him. With no K-Rod, no Saito, and no Hawkins it will take at least $10 million to rebuild the entire bullpen. If they had K-Rod even at $13 million, they could take a risk on the Kintzlers, Fiers, De la Cruzes, and Mclendons and minimum wage guys to cover the 6th and 7th innings and still have the best 8th and 9th inning combo in the NL. You non-tender Loe also, saving another $2.5 million and Parra for another $1.2 million and it's basically a wash. Then in July, when the Brewers are out of it, which they will likely be with no Fielder, teams will be all over them for K-Rod when they only have to pay 1/3 of his total salary. I know it's hard to think a little out of the box, but it's something that Melvin and company need to do. Thinking out of the box = overpaying for a relief pitcher and staffing it with a bunch of unproven arms? I don't think Melvin has trouble staffing bullpens as ours was one of the best last year. And yes, you do save $10-$11 million by cutting him. Paying 1/6th his salary = saving $10-$11 million. Any person who replaces him will like cost at tops $2-$3 million so that's still a net of $8-$9million. Or, alternatively, Melvin could "think outside the box" and use a young unproven arm to fill that role. A bullpen of K-Rod + Axford and a bunch of unproven arms would be a disaster.

There is no scenario where they'd end up just cutting him. None. Even if they inked Fielder or Reyes and needed the salary room, there would be plenty of suitors for K-Rod with just a one year commitment. If they don't sign either Fielder or Reyes, they certainly can handle a one year deal for K-Rod to fill a setup role that is currently not filled. None? Really? You wouldn't cut him to save $10-$11 million? You think there would be a ton of suitors for K-Rod at $13-$14 million for one year? Why? Mets had to eat the entire cost last year to trade him. If you think there's such a big market for him, why can't he fetch a one year $13 million deal in the open market and get a closing job that he really wants? There's no scenario in which they'd just trade him. It's either cut or keep.

I would think the Brewers could trade him for just about anything before they cut him. Why would they do this? Trading him means you have to sign him and likely eat a bit of that salary. Cutting him means you pay 1/6th of the salary. It makes no economical sense to try to trade him unless you think teams will value him at the arbitration salary (which clearly, they don't)

Brewers are "a favorite" according to TH:

Meh. If he accepts, you pay the 2-2.5 million or whatever the 1/6th of arbitration salary is and you cut him. Not too big of a deal.

http://msn.foxsports.com/...-Yoennis-Cespedes-112811 Nats have "serious interest" in Fielder. Breaking the bank two years in a row?

this

I think, with the way the market has shaped up, the odds of the Brewers signing Prince have increased. But they've increased from a microscopic amount to a slightly less microscopic amount. I mean, who is going to throw a ton of money at this guy? The Mariners?

People really wanna pay over $5 million per a year to a guy who puts up Alcide Escobar-esque numbers? A defensive upgrade is fine, but don't blow your wads over it due to one season of watching terrible defense. There is a middle ground. Pirates show why they are a perennial cellar dweller. No money to spend? Let's decline a 1 yr $3 mil option and pay $10.5 mil for 2 years on a guy who is probably going to give less production.