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Scarpetta?

6/1 was a different feel for this team than 6/15... trading for pen arms now is rather dumb since it seems more and more likely the only contention the brewers have this year is for over .500

i doubt it'd happen, but i'd love to see Sheets return to MKE even as a reliever.

LOL at the idea that Burnitz is anywhere on this roster with no Prince Fielder. you could put either Cooper/Fielder at 1B/DH, especially if Braun is going to be on this.

who would have thought that Izturis/Ishikawa's return would be a welcoming sight for the brewers bench???

just going by what the team owner says. he has said he lost money on the team last year and was completely fine with that to be in the playoffs, but a team owner is not going to lose money on a team that wins 75 games. If they do not make the playoffs, or even make .500, next year could be very interesting, especially with talks about wanting to keep Greinke. I don't doubt the payroll will go down. I believe Attanasio/Melvin said the budget going into this year was supposed to be around $90MM, and that was for a "playoff year." That changed when K-Rod accepted arby, pushing this year's payroll around $100MM. I just don't think we can field any kind of a competitive team for $70-80MM next year unless we "sell" this year. The thoughts of going for it this year and then trying to remain competitive next year with $30MM less in payroll don't coincide. Add that the comp picks we'd get for Greinke and Marcum would add another $6MM or so in signing bonuses, and Melvin won't have much money to fill in all the holes we'll have in the roster this offseason. I'm curious, was this in a recent interview? If so, Attanasio may be starting the "spin" before selling... "we're willing to lose money for the playoffs, but not if we aren't going to make the playoffs" sounds kind of like "we're going to save a lot of money by trading expensive guys who we'd lose anyway, and we'll pick up inexpensive, young talent who will fill out the roster for league minimum salary so we can have a $70MM payroll for a few years until we're playoff ready again." First step was to let the fans know we made a good effort to extend Greinke. Second step is to get people to understand that this is an owner who is willing to lose money for the playoffs. Third step will be to let the fans know without a doubt that we are going to lose a lot of talented free agents at the end of the year. Finally, we'll hear that we had a playoff roster going into the season, but injuries (probably won't throw Weeks and others under the bus) derailed our chance at the playoffs, so rather then lose the players to free agency (remember we really tried to sign them) we will trade them for some exciting prospects who will allow us to remain competitive. Then the Brewers' brass will go into their office, crack a bottle of Canadian Club and hope that (A) the prospects pan out and (B) fans buy the "spin" enough to continue to purchase tickets. If enough season tickets are sold early, Melvin may be able to make a "splash" and sign a name people will recognize on the free agent market. interview was from the fall/winter after the playoffs. saying how even with playoff revenue he's still expecting to be in the red after last seasons run. signing bonuses for draft picks do not reflect in your overall salary total for a team. that money comes from a budget set aside for the draft.

just going by what the team owner says. he has said he lost money on the team last year and was completely fine with that to be in the playoffs, but a team owner is not going to lose money on a team that wins 75 games. If they do not make the playoffs, or even make .500, next year could be very interesting, especially with talks about wanting to keep Greinke.

Mark A has already said that payroll over 90 million is not sustainable for this franchise, that last year and this year are extreme opportunities, and Rickie will be making 11 million for 3 more years. so when payroll returns to reality in milwaukee in the coming seasons (70-80 mil), his contract will most definitely be an albatross.

cool 8th inning krod.

wow, so this is now two suspensions MLB has dropped in the last week?

sure, but the brewers are one of the smallest markets in baseball, $10 million for a floundering 2B is a lot. suppan made $12 million in each of the last two years.. Hall was making between 6 - 8 million. so while $10 million isnt terrible... for a team that is over its budget at $90 million... eating 1/9th of your payroll in a .200 hitter is horrible

bump because... you know... the bullpen is a mess.

Three more, though the 2015 year can be voided if he does not get 600 PA in 2014 or 1200 over 2013-2014 combined, going by what baseball-reference.com says. At a salary of $10-11 million per year, this could end up being a huge albatross contract for the team if Weeks doesn't turn things around. aka bill hall / jeff suppan

how many years is weeks signed for? two more? i honestly cant remember and baseball reference wont load for me at work

so you swore at someone, or in the general direction of someone who works at MP, and they took your tickets? that sucks, what a baby. sorry, thats [expletive deleted --1992] to take tickets from fans because they swore at you.

or bill hall

RRR needs to bench him for a series and just let him rest, clear his mind, whatever.

wow, so glad he didnt budge on that difference in money and became a brewer. he was (still is) my favorite brewer

how much of it is pitching, and how much of it is the team fielding behind him?

one of the few times i get to watch the brewers here in pittsburgh and its blacked out. guess i'll have the Ueck on the laptop with the cup final on mute on TV tonight. get well, Braun, please play tomorrow

am I the only one who would prefer Hart to stay at 1B and leave the OF as Braun, Morgan/Gomez, Aoki? Especially since Gomez and Aoki are swinging a good bat right now?

leave it to randy wolf...

maybe the pirates pitching is better than years past, but that offense is the worst in such a long time. its not like they're a team of rickie weeks under performing... its a bunch of AAAA and McCutchen. 3 batters over a .250 AVG, 3 batters of an OBP over .300 and only 2 batters of an OPS over .700. they have a team slash of .218/.272/.618... their staff wont be able to keep the team afloat much longer, regression is due to hit them soon.

i didnt get to watch more than the highlights of Fiers start online, but he looked like Brad Lincoln of the Pirates, who ive watched pitch a bunch due to living here in Pgh. hoping im wrong on that comparison, i only saw a few of his pitches, and that was the first SP that popped in my mind.

Rangers are poised to potentially have mark lowe available this summer... I felt going into this season our bullpen was the weakest link this season, and its definitely been stressful at times... Rangers could be looking for a RH OF in return. any other BP arms out there that the crew should keep an eye on? last years pen was such a breath of fresh air with Saito/Hawkins/KRod/Axford