He's someone you build around, if you have the money. I hate to say it, but JJ's close enough to free agency right now where he should be able to smell the dollars. If they had signed him to a Braun-like contract before he started hitting arbitration, they probably could have had him for a reasonable amount. As it stands, however, shortstops who can hit AND field make serious cash. Looking around the diamond, the only real close-to-ready impact prospects are Gamel, Escobar, and perhaps Salome. The key to success for a small market club is to continually unblock players and ride the cheap years. I understand that JJ's somewhat of a special player, and he really seems like a great guy to boot. I've been a big fan since draft day, and the idea of him in another uniform doesn't sit well with me... but at the same time, he's going to be a free agent after 2010... which coincides at about the time the Yankees might need to move Jeter away from SS. If JJ puts up big years in '09 and '10, he could very well be the best SS available on the market, and that's bad news for Brewers fans.