djoctagone

7 days or 7 games?

my thoughts are with jean segura and his family as he tries to cope with this tragedy. i hope he's surrounding himself with good people. the brewers have placed segura on the bereavement list, which is 3 - 7 games. (i found one account that states 3 - 7 days, but i believe it is games. the all-star break would not factor into days.) a player on the bereavement list remains on the 40-man roster, earns major league service time, and major league pay. should segura feel that he needs more time before returning to the team, the brewers have some procedural options regarding his roster status. from what i've been able to gather: --after bereavement leave is up, the brewers could place segura on the 15-day disabled list. he would remain on the 40-man roster. i assume that said dl stint could be backdated to the start of the bereavement leave, but i'm not sure. he would continue to earn major league service time. --likewise, if segura requested it, the brewers could place segura on the 60-day disabled list. segura would have to be inactive for 60 days (presumably backdated to the start of his bereavement leave), and no fewer than 60 days. this would open up a spot on the 40-man roster. he would continue to earn major league service time and pay. --it appears that the restricted list is an option for the brewers. in placing segura on the restricted list, he'd be removed from the 40-man roster (but his rights would be retained by the brewers). he would not receive major league pay and would not earn major league service time. however, the brewers could choose to continue to pay segura his salary. it appears that segura and the brewers can wait until 23 july (the eighth game after his bereavement leave) before a decision is made regarding his roster status. this time needs to be spent grieving and healing. the procedural moves can take a backseat for the moment.

by "send" wang down, i believe you mean shut wang down--that's what the disabled list does. he hasn't been sent down to the minors. and you are correct, the brewers could've put wang on the disabled list at any point this season with an injury, but in order to retain his rights, they'd have to ensure that he accrued 90 days of service time on the 25-man roster. the timetable to return from an injury is never certain. had wang suffered an injury in may, it's possible that he could've been lost too long to make up the 29-58 days late in the season to reach that 90 day benchmark. knowing that he's already met that 90-day requirement, if wang is unable to continue pitching for the rest of the season, he'll remain property of the brewers. it should also be noted that minor league seasons end before mlb seasons, but fortunately, minor league seasons do go into september. wang could start his minor league rehab in august, complete it in september, and return to the major league roster when they're expanded to 40. let's hope he starts his rehab in august, and not july.

the brewers can only send wang to the minors on a rehab assignment after his 15 days on the disabled list are up (if he's healthy enough to start rehab). they cannot option him to the minors. i outlined the dates he is eligble to start and complete a minor league rehab assignment in a previous post.

the last brewer to hit for the cycle: george kottaras.

a rule 5 draft pick must be on the active roster for at least 90 days for a team to retain his rights. wang achieved that in early july. wang has no minor league options this year (unless a trade is worked out by the pirates). if he remains on the brewers 40-man through spring training 2015, he will have three minor league options. but as outlined above, the brewers can send wang to the minors on a 30-day rehab assignment after his fifteenth day on the disabled list. he would still be earning major league service time and major league pay, and the brewers would still retain his rights.

with wei-chung wang on the disabled list, he still remains on the 40-man roster. he has already met a minimum of 90 days on the active 25-man roster, so the brewers were able to place him on the disabled list and not risk losing him. if the brewers have hopes of making the postseason, it's probably in their best interests to not activate wang until 1 september (or later, when rosters can expand to 40). the 25-man roster that the team has on 31 august (plus any players on the disabled list) are the players they get to choose from for each round of the postseason roster. wang can be activated from the 15-day disabled list as early as 26 july, or placed on a 30-day minor league rehab assignment, from which he could be activated as early as 25 august. if the brewers can just wait another week before starting his rehab assignment (which would give him regular experience against more evenly matched competition), they can activate him on 1 september (or later) and choose from other players for their postseason roster. bottom line, the brewers should not want wang on their 25-man roster on 31 august. if he is active on 31 august, they better hope that there is a quality replacement on the disabled list expected to return to full strength in september and beyond.

if the brewers have hopes of making the postseason, it's probably in their best interests to not activate wang until 1 september (or later, when rosters can expand to 40). the 25-man roster that you have on 31 august (plus any players on the disabled list) are the players you get to choose from for each round of your postseason roster. wang can be activated from the 15-day disabled list as early as 26 july, or placed on a 30-day minor league rehab assignment, from which he could be activated as early as 25 august. if the brewers can just wait another week before starting his rehab assignment, they can activate him on 1 september (or later) and choose from other players for their postseason roster. bottom line, the brewers do not want wang on their 25-man roster on 31 august. if he is, they better hope that there is a quality replacement on the disabled list expected to return to full strength in september and beyond.

everybody should send him luggage.

assuming that they're planning on jettisoning estrada, why wait? dfa him now, recall a position player such as gindl or herrera (think pinch runner for braun), and on saturday, option the position player and recall nelson. the offense needs all the help it can get right now!

because jeffress is not currently on a 40-man roster, he is subject to discipline should he test positive for marijuana, and one more positive test would mean a lifetime ban. to his credit, he's been in the brewers' organization on a minor league contract for nearly three months and hasn't tested positive for marijuana during that time (to our knowledge).

of players optioned and not on the major league disabled list: johnny hellweg brooks hall hiram burgos add hunter morris to that list. unfortunately, all have been or will be out with long term injuries (six weeks or longer). if the brewers wish to transfer any of them to the 60-day disabled list to open up a spot on the full 40-man, they'd have to recall them first, pay them a major league salary and have them accrue major league service time. note that the brewers could've done this when mike fiers was lost for the season last year, but they didn't.

right now, brad mills is begging teams to take him for 50 cents.

logan schafer recalled; elian herrera optioned. schafer was in the minors long enough to burn an option. he will enter 2015 spring training with one option remaining.

if voting ended today, aramis ramirez and carlos gomez would be starters.

bianchi has his contract purchased a second time by the brewers.

insight on why the brewers tried to outright falu:

back in april when this came out, did you think you'd be this happy still? worth revisiting.

wondering if his contract will be purchased soon now that a 40-man spot has been cleared.

when the 40-man roster is full, players injured while in the minor leagues can be moved to the major league 60-day disabled list, and thus, removed from the 40-man for those 60 days. however, these players will earn major league service time and the split portion of their contracts that call for major league salary while on the 60-day disabled list. thus, the brewers save money and keep their service clocks from ticking for the time being.

of players optioned and not on the major league disabled list: johnny hellweg brooks hall hiram burgos add michael blazek to that list. mike fiers optioned. he has to spend at least ten days in the minor leagues unless being recalled to replace an injured pitcher. alfredo figaro recalled, but with discussion on cutting a reliever and recalling a position player in the coming days, figaro is likely candidate to be optioned back and would have to be down for ten days as well (unless replacing an injured pitcher). thus, the brewers' available pitching depth on the 40-man is looking really thin right now. the days off and the all star break can't come soon enough.

i disagree.

of players optioned and not on the major league disabled list: johnny hellweg brooks hall hiram burgos add michael blazek to that list.

lawrie hit by a pitch today . . . some outlets are reporting a fracture.

of players optioned and not on the major league disabled list: johnny hellweg brooks hall hiram burgos