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  1. paul253
    I agree with HiandTight. Forget picking conservatively. Pick the two bet players and sign them. Most players who get picked that high don't want to risk going back to school or playing in independent ball. So even though they would have more leverage than Milwaukee, I don't think they would dramatically increase their demands just because Milwaukee picked them. I know it's still very early, but this past draft looks very underwhelming. Go for broke next season and inject into your team the two best players you can get. If it costs you an extra million dollars or so, who cares.
  2. paul253
    Dbacks are looking to be in a good position.
  3. paul253
    So Pineda & Ackley PLUS something more, I could live with that better than just those two. I think you are overvaluing Fielder a little too much. Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to get those two for Fielder, but it's not going to happen. Teams value young pitching a lot more now than they did in the Gary Sheffield in Milwaukee days. Pineda could be a future ace, and teams don't just give those away. If Fielder had more than a year left I'd agree that we'd have to get more in return than one pitcher, but I don't think you'll get any one pitcher better than Pineda. I'd personally rather go with quality than quantity, and I think Pineda is as quality as you can get as far as pitching prospects. Maybe if the Brewers included McGehee, since Seattle will have him under control for awhile, they could ask for more? Fielder/McGehee would certainly improve Seattle's offense, and both play positions that Seattle could use upgrades at (3B and either 1B or DH). Maybe Fielder and McGehee for Pineda, Ackley, and another pitcher (I wish I was more familiar with their system to suggest anyone other than Beavan). Gamel could slide into third base, or you can move Lawrie to third base and extend Weeks.
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    I'd be open to it for next season, assuming his arm doesn't fall off between now and then.
  5. paul253
    Our best power hitter -- among MLB's most elite -- and our best position prospect for a couple minor-league pitchers Michael Pineda has established himself as one of the best pitching prospects in all of baseball though, so he's not just any ole minor league pitcher. Dustin Ackley is still rather highly thought of as well and could basically substitute for Lawrie as the Brewers best second base prospect. For whatever it's worth, in Baseball America's midseason prospect rankings, Ackley was #7 overall and Pineda was #11 (Lawrie checked in at #15). So I sort of disagree with your assessment of the trade. Even though they are minor leaguers, at least two of them are very highly thought of and are basically major league ready. I'm not proposing one specific trade here. Maybe Lawrie straight up for Pineda. Or Fielder for Pineda/Beavan, etc. Just kind of thinking out loud. Heck at this point I'd be fine with Fielder for Pineda straight up. I agree there are better fits elsewhere, but with Jack Z. so familiar with Milwaukee's system it might be easier to strike a deal with him. Plus, Seattle is 6th in the AL in ERA, but dead last in runs scored. They need to improve their offense, big time.
  6. paul253
    Yeah originally I was thinking about that option, but they'll probably end up with someone with a lower ceiling than Covey. And even if they take another HS pitcher with similar upside, they'd lose a year of development. I'd rather just sign Covey.
  7. paul253
    Yeah this draft was a bit underwhelming. I thought Jimmy Nelson was a reach. A lot of college pitchers with not so high ceilings.
  8. paul253
    I was thinking Seattle might try to extend Fielder since their offense is so terrible. If not though, would Lawrie be sufficient enough for Pineda? I know prospect for prospect trades don't happen that often, but this would make a lot of sense for both teams. Both could theoretically be ready at some point next season.
  9. paul253
    Didn't Seattle just extend him? Why would they want to trade him? It would take a King's ransom (no pun intended) to get Hernandez.
  10. paul253
    Well let's hope a deal gets done. The Brewers could sure use another talented young pitcher in their system.
  11. paul253
    From what I can tell, and from what I hear on ESPN, Seattle's offense is pretty horrible and could use a major upgrade. Prince would be an instant help, and Brett Lawrie would be a nice back up piece in case they can't resign Fielder. Obviously if we trade Fielder and Lawrie, Michael Pineda would have to be included. The only problem is, they don't seem to have much else in the area of pitching. They got two pitchers in the Lee deal, but one is a reliever and one, according to Baseball America, profiles as a #4 starter, which we don't really need, but I suppose he would at least be cheaper than all the #4s we're throwing out there right now. We could include Dustin Ackley as a first base replacement, but his power numbers are really low and he may not be a good long term solution. Is anyone here familiar with the Seattle system at all? I don't know if Seattle would go for a Lawrie-Pineda deal straight up, but if so it's something we'd have to consider. I don't know...maybe Fielder and Lawrie for Pineda, Beavan and Ackley? Too much to give up? Not enough? Pineda could be ready for the rotation next year, and Beavan could go to Nashville with Rivas and Rogers. You might be able to flip Ackley, along with McGehee for another young pitcher.
  12. paul253
    That will be difficult to woo Gibson away from, and that was pretty much known as soon as the Brewers took him in the 26th round. I don't know much about Gibson, but if he is that good that he's seeking late 1st to 2nd round money, shouldn't we take a chance on him? Does he have first to second round talent? If so why not just look at him as an extra first round pick? Bad precedent? MLB wouldn't like it? We could certainly use the talent.
  13. paul253
    And you're the one throwing out the 7 innings. "Jeffress has now thrown 7 shutout innings in AA, without a walk." No I wasn't the one who threw out the 7 innings. Look I'm rooting for Jeffress as much as the next guy. All I'm saying is let's see him do it consistently before we promote him to the big leagues. He's had control problems ever since he signed. I'm not going to look at his first 25 innings this year and proclaimed him fixed. And there is also some talk about doing it as reward for his good behavior, which I find ridiculous. Good behavior for not failing a third drug test? What about the other 100+ guys in the system who've never failed a drug test, where is their reward for good behavior? All that being said, it is nice to see Jeffress having this much success and I hope he can continue it as a starter.
  14. paul253
    I think we need to drop the Cliff Lee talk. I don't think we can afford to spend that much money on one guy. We need to focus on what the problem is, which is a lack of good, cheap starting pitching. Make whatever trade you need to do to acquire two young, high ceiling prospects. Moving Prince should bring one in return. If you have to trade Lawrie or Gamel to get the other, you do it. Personally I would target Pineda from Seattle. Jack Z. probably has a thing for some of the Brewers prospects since he drafted a lot of them, and I thought I heard Seattle needs offense. It's a match made in heaven. Pineda for Lawrie and maybe a throw-in. That would be a huge step in the right direction. I'd also like to see Rickie Weeks extended and batting second next season behind Lorenzo Cain.
  15. paul253
    As desparate as the Brewers have been for high-rotation pitching prospects, and you would dare suggest they give up 5-6 years of Odorizzi? Thats kind of crazy. Yeah but he is still in A ball and probably at least 3 years away. By then we could have Peralta, Rivas, Scarpetta and Heckathorn all in Milwaukee. Greinke is one of the best pitchers in the AL. I'd do that trade in a heartbeat if KC would take it.
  16. paul253
    I highly doubt we'd be able to get Greinke for Parra McGehee and Odorizzi. You're offering a decent ML third basemen, an underachieving starting pitcher, and an A baller. I also doubt we'd be able to get Hellickson for anyone we offer. I'm all for acquiring Greinke if he becomes available, but its going to take a lot.
  17. paul253
    I can't wait to see him in Milwaukee this September. In my opinion he's done nothing to earn a September call-up. The fact that people are so excited he's gone 7 innings without a walk shows just how little confidence we actually have in his control.
  18. paul253
    and heaven forbid the Gomez comparison. Just to clarify, I wasn't comparing Davis and Gomez in terms of them being similar type players. I just meant that they both came with a lot of hype but have done nothing in the majors to back it up yet. If we are going to take a chance on somebody, it needs to be a pitcher, not a first basemen.
  19. paul253
    I don't see why we'd want him. He seems to be a lot like Carlos Gomez. Good minor league numbers but no major league success. We have plenty of guys capable of playing first base. If we make a trade, I don't think we need a first basemen in return. We need pitching and lots of it.
  20. paul253
    Maybe KC will look at that as him basically saying he doesn't want to be there much longer and they would make him more available than he is now.
  21. paul253
    I would put Bucci on the list as well. He's not a "wide margin" below this group, nor is Lasker. I think Lasker is definitely one to keep an eye on. Bucci needs to cut down on his walks a little more for me to be excited. When I look at Odorizzi, he is just dominating hitters. Rogers too (64 hits allowed in over 93 innings). If he ever improves his command, look out. Rivas has had a lot of success all the way through AA. Peralta and Scarpetta have shown flashes of dominance as well.
  22. paul253
    arent these threads kinda what the power 50 does? Yeah kind of. But I wanted to compare these 6 specifically against each other because they seem to be the best of the pitching prospects by a wide margin. I imagine there'd be a lot of differing opinions on who would have the best chance at MLB success.
  23. paul253
    Taking a cue from another thread, there are a lot of intriguing starting prospects in the Brewers system right now. I was wondering how some of the people more in the know than me would rank the following as far as who has the best chance to have success at the MLB level. I'm thinking of Odorizzi, Heckathorn, Scarpetta, Peralta, Rogers, and Rivas. I'd go like this: 1) Odorizzi 2) Rivas 3) Rogers 4) Peralta 5) Scarpetta 6) Heckathorn Just a side note if Rogers ever improves his control I'd move him up to #1 on the list.
  24. paul253
    Is there anyone else I skipped? Well one of my favorite relievers to follow last year was Rob Wooten. Obviously he's down now with TJ surgery but I'll be following him again once he's healthy.
  25. paul253
    Any chance at all we could acquire Pineda? I know prospect for prospect trades are rare, but if Jack Z. likes Lawrie as much as I hear, maybe Lawrie and a lower ceiling prospect for Pineda could work. They apparently need offense and we obviously need pitching. I hate to give up Lawrie, but if he brings back a top pitching prospect at this point you almost have to do it.
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