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The Combined 'We're Trading Greinke' Thread (part 3)
HomeBrew19 replied to adambr2's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
If the price tag is going to be in the $20M/year range, my hope is that Greinke doesn't sign an extension with the Brewers. In order to justify the contract, he'd have to pitch at a bona-fide all-star level year in and year out for the duration of the contract, and I just don't foresee that happening. I think he'll continue to be a very good (low-end #1/high-end #2) starting pitcher for several years to come, but I don't think that's good enough to justify a contract of that size, particularly for a small-market club with little margin for error. I'd prefer the Brewers to shop Greinke for the best offer, and if no solid offers are received, I'd be fine with letting him walk at the end of the season in exchange for the compensatory pick. Likewise, I'd like to see Melvin offer an extension to Shaun Marcum in the neighborhood of $10M/year for 3 years. If that would get it done, the Brewers could go into the 2013 season with a starting rotation consisting of Gallardo, Marcum, Fiers, Estrada and Thornburg/Peralta/Rogers/Narveson (if healthy), with the odd men out being utilized in the bullpen or stashed in AAA for depth in the starting rotation. Such a rotation would cost the Brewers less than $20M next season, leaving the Brewers some much-needed flexibility to fill out the roster. -
Do it yourself.... What would you do?
HomeBrew19 replied to chad25's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
On the contrary, I'm very satisfied with A-Ram's contributions this year. His defense has been solid, if unspectacular. He's logged but five errors on the season, and he's made some nice plays, particularly covering bunts and slow rollers to the left side. Likewise, after his predictably slow start, he's put up some solid offensive numbers. He has an OPS over .800 and only David Wright has more extra-base hits among NL third basemen. He's putting up better numbers than contemporaries Hanley Ramirez and Ryan Zimmerman, and he's been more durable than Jerry Hairston, Jr. and more productive than Casey McGehee. I think the issue is not with the level of output in this case, but rather the output in relation to the salary. Clearly, $12M/year was a bit of a reach for an aging third baseman, but it's not as if this is the first time a General Manager has overpaid to fill a need via free agency. Despite how we may feel about his salary, his production is in line with what was expected of him entering this season.