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  1. djoctagone
    he's back!
  2. djoctagone
    makes one question whether or not a 40-man roster is sufficient to maintain proper depth. a 45-man roster would certainly go a long way. yes, it would cost teams a little bit more (especially for players entering their third year on the 40-man), but it would help with ideal depth.
  3. djoctagone
    26 players, and the 26th has to serve as your bullpen catcher. this would make most teams carry three catchers, and would open up a lot of playing time for the #2 catcher, as he tends to be the last to be used in pinch hitting and double switches.
  4. djoctagone
    part of it was to have a starting catcher at colorado springs. pretty much the same reason why they made a waiver claim on shane peterson--they needed outfield help at aaa.
  5. djoctagone
    with the roster currently full, the brewers may have to face some tough decisions on whom to cut if chris perez makes the team, or if they sign francisco rodriguez (or any other free agent to a major league contract). with jonathan lucroy's injury, waiver claim juan centeno appears safe to remain on the 40-man roster (he can be optioned). also, with positive reports today on tyler thornburg and jim henderson, it's appearing less likely that either would be ticketed for the 60-day disabled list (and thus, off the 40-man roster). either can be optioned, but that wouldn't make room on the 40-man. of course, a lot can change between now and opening day, but this is the scenario for the players on the outside looking in.
  6. djoctagone
    you win the internets today.
  7. djoctagone
    dontrelle willis and alfredo figaro are jealous that this was posted in the major league forum.
  8. djoctagone
    having spent all of last season in the majors, perez will be granted an opt-out clause days before the end of spring training.
  9. djoctagone
    no team claimed herrera, and he was outrighted to colorado springs. he'll be in big league camp as a non-roster player.
  10. djoctagone
    of all the pitchers currently on the 40-man roster with a decent chance to make the club out of spring training, thornburg looks to be the only one that could serve as the long reliever. alfredo figaro and marco estrada are gone, and jimmy nelson has all but been assured a spot in the rotation. thornburg was scheduled to throw his first bullpen session this past tuesday, and if no problems, again yesterday. any reports on how this went?
  11. djoctagone
    hence, gord ash said today that players are going to have to sign minor league deals. with rodriguez, it'll be easy to explain to him: "listen, you were with us all of last year. none of us expected to lose both henderson and thornburg. we're going to have our injuries. can you help us preserve our 40-man bullpen depth and take a minor league deal? in the chance that henderson or thornburg (or somebody else) have setbacks, we 60-day dl him and add you without losing depth. if they're healthy, we'll figure out a way to get you onto the club--likely ahead of henderson or thornburg--who can still be optioned." any player who spent the entire previous season in the bigs that signs a minor league deal with a team is granted an opt-out date (usually about 4 -5 days before the start of the season). there's a formal clause (stated in this very thread around spring training last year) for these types of free agents and k-rod would qualify for this.
  12. djoctagone
    hiram burgos back to the organization on a minor league contract. no big league camp invite, although i wouldn't be surprised to see him pitch in big league exhibition games as they bring around the likes of hellweg, henderson and thornburg.
  13. djoctagone
    assuming no injuries and a 12-man pitching staff, the cotts signing seems to have sealed wooten's optioning to the minor leagues to start the season. brandon kintzler is paid too much to be optioned, and tyler thornburg, with an option remaining, could fill the long relief role for the club. jim henderson could be optioned instead of wooten, but that's doubtful. will smith, jonathan broxton, neal cotts and jeremy jeffress have to be considered locks. working in wooten's favor to remain on the 40-man roster: of relievers currently on the 40-man likely to be optioned in 2015, he has the most big league experience (compared to corey knebel, wei-chung wang [being converted to a starter], michael blazek and johnny hellweg [still considered a starting pitcher?]). if pursuits of jonathan pabelbon and/or francisco rodriguez are legit, the brewers aren't left with a lot of experienced pitching depth in the minors.
  14. djoctagone
    what's interesting to note is that thus far this offseason, the brewers do not have any players signed to minor league deals with realistic expectations of having their contracts purchased and making the club. look back to recent years: lyle overbay, zach duke, mark reynolds, travis ishikawa, jim edmonds . . . i would've preferred neal cotts being signed to a $2 million minor league deal with a $3 million guarantee if added to the 25-man roster by end of spring training. by end of spring training, it's quite likely that 60-day disabled list candidates could emerge, and herrera could still be in the mix. especially given the uncertainty of tyler thornburg and jim henderson returning from major injuries, it makes sense to hold off on adding a player like cotts to a major league deal.
  15. djoctagone
    of the remaining backup/utility roles on the 40-man roster, of shane peterson and of logan schafer can be optioned to colorado springs in 2015, as can c juan centeno. infielders matt clark, yadiel rivera, jason rogers and luis sardinas can also be optioned in 2015. infielders hector gomez and luis jimenez are out of minor league options. the removal of herrera from the roster bodes well for these two players--especially if jimenez platoons with adam lind at first and either gomez or jimenez gives aramis ramirez rest from time to time.
  16. djoctagone
    elian herrera designated for assignment to make room for neal cotts. herrera had been out of minor league options, so he had to make the team out of spring training.
  17. djoctagone
    chicago guaranteed duke $15 million for three years. big difference from the pending cotts deal.
  18. djoctagone
    michael blazek, johnny hellweg, shane peterson, juan ceteno or rob wooten? possibly a pitcher whose contract they purchased this offseason? you'd think it would be a pitcher that they'd clear and not a position player . . . especially if they still are in on francisco rodriguez.
  19. djoctagone
    what happens to advertising revenue for the radio and television networks broadcasting the games? when networks signed those ridiculous tv deals with teams, it was knowing that sports is programming that viewers watch live (and do not digitally record for later viewing), and thus there are more viewers likely viewing the commercial(s) in between pitching changes. the networks' projected revenues from advertisers would fall short if mlb implemented this.
  20. djoctagone
    no team claimed morris. he remains in the brewers' organization, outrighted to colorado springs. he will be in big league camp as a non-roster invite.
  21. djoctagone
    hunter morris cleared waivers and was assigned outright to colorado springs. he'll be in major league camp on a non-roster invite. thus, this transaction remains a 3-for-1 swap.
  22. djoctagone
    if the brewers trade talent on minor league contracts, space would need to be cleared to acquire papelbon. thus, it'd also cost the brewers the risk of losing another player from the organization to make room on the 40-man.
  23. djoctagone
    including henderson has experience at first base!
  24. djoctagone
    we should know soon if morris clears waivers. if the brewers want to keep morris in the organization, they can. he cannot refuse the minor league assignment.
  25. djoctagone
    hunter morris designated for assignment. the roster is at capacity.
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