I thought I had read some talk that Berkman was looking at possibly hanging it up, but I think I'm probably just wrong at this point. Here's an article from yesterday making it sound like Berkman wants to stay in STL.
The other thing is that we could be looking at a really weak NL Central again next year. St. Louis could be a mess, especially if Pujols leaves. Maybe the Reds bounce back, but I can't see the Astros, Pirates, or Cubs really contending next season.
Hawkins and Saito are also free agents, but I would guess they could be signed to reasonable one year deals at this point if the Brewers want them back.It's all going to come down to how easily 3B and SS can be upgraded next year. If we have to shell out big money for a free agent at one of those positions, it's going to be tough to re-sign Fielder along with at least one of Marcum/Greinke.
The problem with trading McGehee is that his value isn't going to be that high after this season. Maybe he could be included in some sort of package deal. I'm not crazy about trading Hart (I think he tend to get undervalued by a lot of people), but it would depend on what another team is willing to give up, ultimately. Peralta is looking more and more to me like a guy who isn't going to need a ton of time in the minors next season. Is he going to pitch anywhere over the winter? I could see him competing for a rotation spot in spring training with how good he's been this season.
I know they signed a new deal that either kicks in this year or next (I think). Hopefully that will help some, yes. I remember reading that the Brewers are one of the most highly rated teams broadcast by Fox Sports.
People think he's another devastating injury waiting to happen, due to his past surgery. Really he's probably no more injury prone than any other MLB starting pitcher.
Sounds like Boras/Weaver took a pretty team friendly deal then which is surprising.I think everyone missed my post where I noted that Weaver is a California native. He obviously loves pitching there, hence why he wanted to stay long term.
One thing to remember with Weaver is that he is a California native, and he went to college at California State University as well. Clearly this was something of a hometown discount situation, so there are no guarantees Greinke would sign a similar deal in Milwaukee.
I like the classic games during the off-season...I just wish they would air some games older than 2007 or so. Seems like they focus exclusively on recent years. Would be nice if they could show games from the '80s and '90s. Maybe they don't have the rights to some of those?
I think it's a combination of no more PEDs, and the extremely dominant pitching we've been seeing the past couple seasons. It seems like most teams these days have one or two extremely good pitchers in their rotations (if not outright aces), if not three or even four strong starters.
Agreed. I think what we're seeing with McGehee this season is about what we can expect going forward. The Brewers were probably hoping he could keep producing like he did in 2009-2010 and be a perennial All-Star threat. That is obviously not going to happen. Green will likely get a shot in Spring Training, and he should.
This is true, but these guys have a hotline phone number they can call to check if any drug or product is banned. I would think they could easily check with their agent or any doctor as well. The excuses tend to get worn out after a while, and it's not like Rogers has a lot of room for error left in his career. My guess is that his time in the Brewers organization is basically done.