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  1. And That
    Don't have a problem with signing Pavano, provided that: a)He's not the best pitcher the Brewers pick up this offseason. b)He isn't given more than 2 years. Don't know about the likelihood of either of those caveats, though.
  2. And That
    He's a traveling salesman, like the David Koechner character. I thought the whole hay thing was a bit weird, and the WUPHF joke never really got me after the first time it happened last season. Last week's was much funnier. "What's the longest thing you've ever seen?" And I'm glad they caught the Scranton Strangler finally.
  3. And That
    45 SP's threw 200 innings, so that's 1.5 per team. Most do not. Not sure what's difficult to "get" in that mathematical equation. You said: SP's don't throw 200 innings a year Evidently, you didn't "get" it? Yo's never thrown 200, so I guess he's not worth having either? This is a strawman, and ridiculous. No one has said anything of the sort. I said Nolasco's IP have declined each of the past two years, especially last year. That's concerning. Gallardo's IP have held steady the past two years. That's not concerning. Not sure what's difficult to "get" about that.
  4. And That
    Who would want Maldonado in the big leagues all year as a backup C?
  5. And That
    Who would want Maldonado in the big leagues all year as a backup C?
  6. And That
    Oof.
  7. And That
    Weren't the Brewers going to deal for Phil Nevin at one point, but it fell through due to a lack of a contract extension?
  8. And That
    The prospect would have to be Brett Lawrie and Jake Odorizzi (or equivalent from the Dbacks) for the Sox to consider it.
  9. And That
    IIRC, isn't Nolasco pretty poorly conditioned? I only bring it up because after throwing 212 innings in 2008, he dropped to 185 IP in 2009 (though he had 15 rehab innings in the minors) and then 157 IP this year. That's the wrong direction. His GB% is also undesirable. Still, I'd take him if the price were right. Like Stevo mentioned, very good peripherals and somewhat unlucky with balls in play. The Brewers would control him for two years and if he is fully healthy, he's a good/decent pitcher. I wouldn't call him a number two exactly (well, he would be in the Brewers rotation), but he'd certainly have the chance to be a strong #3 for a good team.
  10. And That
    That's pretty big news, TLB. Thanks for sharing.
  11. And That
    A thread about the Rule 5 stuff is here on the minor league forum.
  12. And That
    I have no problem with Escobar being our starting SS. I never said we shouldn't trade Lawrie, just that we shouldn't if we don't need to. He's valuable, not expendable. I don't know that we would need to trade him to get Greinke.
  13. And That
    Pingman- Please give Frank Wren a call with your idea. -Thanks, from the state of Wisconsin and Brewers fans everywhere
  14. And That
    The Brewers' problem has been that they have had too many of the same type of pitcher for a few years now: crappy pitchers. I don't think it makes much of a difference if you have 2 or 3 LHPs in the rotation. 4 might be pushing it, I guess. The Brewers just need better quality starting pitching before they start worrying too much about which hands their pitchers pitch with.
  15. And That
    This was about the first thing I recall Witrado writing since the end of the season, too. Perhaps the layoff made him get his Cy Young candidates confused. Does he do anything else at the paper? I'd hate for him to be an obituary writer too.
  16. And That
    FWIW, SI's Jon Heyman says that Melvin will talk with Weeks today about an extension.
  17. And That
    But after this year at the latest, we'll need someone at first base. Again, could be Gamel, could be Hart, hopefully not McGehee, but then we would need someone else at one of those positions. Lawrie is our best internal option by quite a large margin and he will be cheap until 2015 (which happens to be Braun's walk year).
  18. And That
    I still have my doubts that McGehee is a long-term answer, so once Prince goes, Gamel will be at third or first, and the Brewers will have a big hole to fill at the other position. Or, Hart could move to first. Lawrie is the only guy in the system that could fill one of those holes with a decent chance of good early success. I guess I just disagree that one of the baseball's top prospects is expendable in any circumstance. Another part to this is that we're dealing with Dayton Moore, who is as likely as any GM in baseball to make a bad move. I'd start with Jeffress, Peralta and Kentrail Davis. Might not quite get it done, but I don't think it would be too far off either.
  19. And That
    I agree that the Brewers should make a push for Greinke, but I think the odds of Weeks being extended get lower and lower by the day as winter rolls on. Honestly, I tend to think that if it was going to happen, it would have happened already. Hopefully I'm wrong. Anyway, my point is that aside from Gamel and Cain, who have already reached the majors, Lawrie is the only potential impact bat we have in our system. I would be very loathe to trade him for two years of Greinke, and would certainly not say he's expendable. His bat plays at third and the corner outfield as well as second. I would hope we'd have enough ammo to get Greinke without Lawrie. With the anti-haul the Marlins got for Uggla, it's possible.
  20. And That
    It doesn't bother me that Francis is a lefty. The Brewers need starting pitchers, regardless of handedness.
  21. And That
    No - he says "I'm guessing the Brewers also have some interest in free-agent lefty Jorge De La Rosa." That's quite different than the Brewers being "in on" him.
  22. And That
    When can I get my Iorg jersey?
  23. And That
    Per Ken Rosenthal, Rick Peterson will not be back as Brewers pitching coach. He has/had one year left on his contract.
  24. And That
    Vazquez lost more than 2 MHP off his fastball last season and will finish next season as a 35-year old. Unless the Brewers go all-in next season by keeping Fielder and adding another big-time pitcher, I don't think Vazquez is a guy they should gamble on, unless it's a cheap contract. Bedard isn't going to get much or any guaranteed money, so I wouldn't mind seeing the Brewers take a flyer on him either, I guess.
  25. And That
    If Jeff Francis doesn't re-sign with the Rockies, I would be all over him. I'd take a look at Brandon Webb, too, if he's healthy.
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