I'd rather they not take any chances on any FA pitchers this winter, personally. However, if they do, I would rather they get a guy like Kuroda who can still throw in the mid 90s than another Doug Davis type.
Well, I read the story; and if the numbers are to be believed, they aren't making money hand over fist like people believed. Still, as the saying goes, winning usually cures everything.
He was completely dominating AAA. I'm sure he or the player's union would have filed a grievance sooner than that. The Nats couldn't argue they had five pitchers better than him in the majors.
I just think calling out the intelligence of someone with no basis is pretty tacky. Gomez is still young. Maybe he won't ever put it together, maybe it will. I agree that an extended stint in AAA is pretty warranted. But continually bashing the guy over and over in multiple threads doesn't really contribute to the discussion.
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I guess I don't understand why they haven't considered an extended stint in AAA for him. Maybe they don't want to swallow their pride by "giving up on him", yet?
Can't a lawyer help me with that for a small fee? This could actually be several hundred dollars. I personally wouldn't go FSBO; but I'm somewhat biased. I personally know about a half dozen realtors in my town. My sister actually just got her license as well. So it probably wouldn't look too good for me to try and sell a house myself (not that we're looking to move right now anyway). YMMV.
I don't think you can use the language barrier as an excuse for him at this point. Being from the Dominican Republic, I would assume he has learned enough "Baseball English" to get by in the majors. I'm not saying it couldn't be a hindrance, but I doubt it's a significant one.
Yeah, I get that. It would just be nice if the diagnosis is bad, he's just honest with himself and the team. I get that it probably won't shake out that way, though.
Yeah, I'd rather keep McClendon up and see what he can do. The Brewers may need his arm down the stretch just to take some stress off Axford, Loe, etc.
Maybe he can be included as a throw in during an off-season trade? I really can't believe too many teams would be excited about him at this point. It sounds like the organization is really down on him, which is probably justifiable.
For all the criticism Melvin gets, there was a lineup (last week I think), where Gallardo was pitching. Casey McGehee was the lone guy who hadn't come up through the Brewers' farm system. Every other player was a Brewers product. I think that's pretty amazing.