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spend a full draft year and pick nothing but pitchers who can hit or hitters who can pitch

mike fiers, 7 ip, 1 er, 9 k, 1 bb

No it did not change in the new CBA. The only thing that has changed is that teams if they want to get supplemental picks is they have to offer a qualifying contract which is going to be something around $10-15m at least that is the rumored range nothing concrete yet that I have seen or can recall at the moment. The second part of your statement makes no sense at all. I think you are thinking of something completely different which isn't even in the FA compensation part. you're correct, I did incorrectly remember that part. I did correct myself in a second post though, prior to you posting this one

also, you can only get comp picks if the eligible player has been on your team (maj/min) since opening day, so you cannot get comp picks for a trade deadline pickup. and to get that pick, you have to submit a qualifying guaranteed salary that is equal to the average salary of the 125 highest-paid Players each year. so you'll probably see a lot fewer comp rd draft picks for the next 4+ years. FROM THE CBA 2012-2016 Rights of Former Club The following provision shall apply only to each Player who becomes a free agent under this Section B after having been continuously under reserve (without interruption) to the same Club (either at the Major or Minor League level) since Opening Day of the recently completed championship season (“Qualified Free Agent”). During the Quiet Period, the former Club of a Qualified Free Agent may tender the Qualified Free Agent a one-year Uniform Player’s Contract for the next succeeding season with a guaranteed salary that is equal to the average salary of the 125 highest-paid Players each year (“Qualifying Offer”). The amount of the Qualifying Offer each year shall be determined pursuant to Attachment 45 to this Agreement, and shall be communicated to Clubs and Players by the parties within ten (10) days of the conclusion of the championship season. Clubs shall inform the Labor Relations Department (“LRD”) of the Office of the Commissioner whether they will make a Qualifying Offer to a Qualified Free Agent, and the LRD will inform the Players Association no later than 5 P.M. Eastern Time on the last day of the Quiet Period of each Club’s Qualifying Offers to Qualified Free Agents. If the former Club of a Qualified Free Agent does not tender him a Qualifying Offer, it shall not be entitled to compensation under paragraph (4) of this Section B with respect to that Qualified Free Agent. A Qualified Free Agent may accept a Qualifying Offer until the seventh day following the conclusion of the Quiet Period (“Acceptance Period”). The Players Association shall provide the LRD with a list of the Qualified Free Agents who have accepted the Qualifying Offer by 5 P.M. Eastern Time of the final day of the Acceptance Period. Any Qualifying Free Agent whose name is not included on the list provided by the Players Association to the LRD will be deemed to have rejected the Qualifying Offer. If the Player accepts the Qualifying Offer, he shall be a signed player for the next season on a one-year contract with a salary equal to the amount of the Qualifying Offer, and shall be eligible for inseason termination pay as set forth in Article IX, Section C if his Contract is terminated under paragraph 7(b)(2) of the Uniform Player’s Contract from the date of acceptance through the conclusion of the championship season. (4) Compensation (a) A Qualified Free Agent shall be subject to compensation only if: (i) his former Club tenders him a Qualifying Offer pursuant to paragraph (3) of this Section B; (ii) the Player declines the Qualifying Offer or signs a contract with another Major League Club prior to the expiration of the Acceptance Period; and (iii) the Player signs a Major League contract with another Major League Club that is confirmed by the Players Association and the LRD before the next succeeding Major League Rule 4 Draft (“Rule 4 Draft”). A Qualified Free Agent who signs a bona fide Minor League contract shall not be subject to compensation irrespective of whether the Minor League contract is subsequently assigned to the Major League Club provided that the execution of the Minor League contract and the subsequent assignment were not the product of an agreement or understanding designed to circumvent Article XX(B)(3) and (4).

huh, part of my response is missing... arbitration is when a player feels they deserve $xxx for their next contract, management believes they deserve $yyy, neither can agree to either amount, so an arbitrator, who is an independent outside 3rd party, decides on one or the other amount as a binding contract.

what they did with KRod was tender him a 1-year deal to qualify for a supplemental draft pick since he qualified as a TypeA free agent, hoping someone on the market would offer him something more and he'd accept it. when no one did, the brewers got stuck with what they offered. also, this did change in the new CBA, off hand I cant remember, but I do know Brewers are the last team to qualify for getting supplemental picks if a player is lost as a type A player. it has something to do with size of market/payroll amount or something to that effect.

Marcum is done with his arbitration years, he is free agent this fall

I blame twitter

pirates have great depth in the outfield, which is not a need for the brewers. they also, supposedly have depth in pitching... but they've promoted Cole already to AA, he's going to be on the MLB roster next season so he's not going anywhere, and Taillon a year or so behind, neither are going anywhere. Rudy Owens is a pitcher i'd want in whatever package is put together...

Bat control, probability of laying down a good bunt, score a run. Yes Aoki is a good hitter but he does strike out, hit groundouts to 3rd and the pitcher, and hit weak pop up outs. RRR saw an opportunity to put 1 in the board and took it. I also agree with this, it will start being on the minds of other teams and maybe influence defensive positioning. I want Aoki bunting because he's REALLY GOOD AT IT! Also, just noticed, last 3 wins, all 1 run games. granted, last night was a meltdown... but they're starting to win the close ones.

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if braun is #4, and Kemp opts out of the game, doesnt that mean Braun starts?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2012-roster.shtml this is the best contract reference, similar to Capgeek.com for the NHL.. Loe and Veras are entering their final years of arbitration, both will probably get a raise, between 2.5 - 4 mil if they dont sign a longer contract or get traded. you can add Manny Parra into that situation, too. Estrada hasnt even hit his arbitration years yet, hes not slated for FA until 2016, same goes with Narveson, and Axford isnt a FA until 2017. I dont think there is any rush to lock him up for a longer contract yet as he'll be a very cheap piece on the roster for another year or two. And as we've seen this year, he's not a lock to be that shutdown closer year in and year out.

he was getting rocked in AA this year out of the pen... sucks, heres hoping he lands somewhere and can restart his career

bet trades start happening the day after the all-star game

I hope if he trades Greinke, that he continues with it and blows up the rotation of Wolf and Marcum as well. Want two months of Gallardo Estrada Feirs Vargas McClung

the ideal scenario is this brewers trade off Greinke to a contending team for a slew of top prospects contending team and Greinke go all the way, win the world series Greinke then goes to FA, turning down a $150/7yr deal from contending team MKE offers a $115/6 deal to Greinke Greinke accepts Brewers fans heads explode

I was just putting it out there, not saying the brewers were going to get it, just to get an idea of what it'll take to get even the final spot.

2nd wild card team is on track to be won with 85.5 games this year.

6 years, $125 mil... roughly 21 million a year. i'd do it. take wolf's buyout to make it work. keep a 1/2 of Greinke/Gallardo

ever since the 0-10 loss to the cubs, the brewers havent lost a game by more than 3 runs, with 6 of 8 by 1 run. Yeah. Without bullpen meltdowns we could be talking first place with a sweep. That said, the Reds have been having bullpen issues of late also. I'm not ready to concede the division just yet. Obviously getting swept would be a disaster, but I really feel that if they can get even 4 runs a game, they should be able to win the series. I'm good with 2 of 3 and a 5.5 deficit. While the July schedule doesn't look to be quite the cakewalk on paper that June did, there are lots of home games and/or beatable teams. Time for the offense/bullpen to step it up now that the rotation has. I feel like the brewers are just one great bullpen arm away from being able to patch things up. the rotation is fine, the roster is fine, especially when lucroy returns... that bullpen needs someone like a KRod to come in, mid season, and inject some stability. remember how terrible the bulpen was last year before Saito/Hawkins started pitching and the arrival of KRod? Loe being used every other day in the 8th inning? lets hope they can win a couple of the games before the all star break

ever since the 0-10 loss to the cubs, the brewers havent lost a game by more than 3 runs, with 6 of 8 by 1 run.

I was thinking "man, what if they still had Saito and Hawkins... how nice that would have been..." until I noticed Saito hasnt pitched this season yet... and then I saw Hawkins has a .66 ERA over 13.1 innings this season, and a 0.00 for the month of june. if only krod wouldnt have accepted arbitration... that 8 million could have been spent on 2 to 4 RP, that may/maynot have performed at the same level as krod.

bump after this last week of bullpen frustration. this is just getting out of hand here.

good luck Jays if he gets the start! good luck brewers defense if McVargus gets the start!