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  1. Fatter than Joey
    There were some suggestions that his repertoire was better suited to the bullpen, there were differences of opinion on that point...the Braves had him starting The Braves did start him -- but he didn't have enough pitches to get through the lineup. He was pretty miserable as a MLB starter, and he didn't do well for the Brewers as a starter in Nash, and of course he never started for the Brewers. I am not saying it wasn't a worthwhile gamble -- I just don't think by the time Capellan got to the Brewers he was (or should have been) viewed as a potential starter.
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    What kind of raise do you think an arbitrator would give him in the odd case of him accepting arby to be Weeks backup? That's really hard to say, since the arbitrator picks one of the 2 salaries presented to him by the player and the team. I would say Lopez is probably assured of a raise if he goes to Arby. I bet he will get over $5M -- he's performed pretty well. If Lopez actually accepted arby, we could just play him in a corner OF spot, and have great insurance for Weeks. The problem is -- is that if you put Lopez in a corner OF spot -- he can't be insurance for Weeks, as if you move him to 2nd you have a hole in the OF. I guess, the bottom line to me, is that I don't want to see the Brewers pay $5M-$6M for a guy they don't have a starting job for. Or like he did in Arizona and Milwaukee this year? Since getting dumped by the Nats, Lopez has put up good numbers in STL, AZ and MIL -- yet still, 2 of those teams have dumped him. Lopez has his warts.
  3. Fatter than Joey
    But Capellan is exactly the type of high ceiling guy that was stated the Brewers didn't try to get. We may be arguing semantics here -- If you are saying that Capellan was tanking in value, and there was a good chance that we could get some value out of him, I think that is correct. If you are saying that Capellan was a potential solid starter or closer-type -- I'd have to disagree -- When the Brewers got him, it was clear he wasn't going to develop into a starter, and hoping he would be more than a solid BP pitcher was probably a stretch.
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    Jose Capellan can't figure out why you continue to ignore him, being that he was a top 30 prospect in all of baseball when Milwaukee traded for him. The Braves had given up on Capellan, as he could not locate his off-speed stuff -- We constantly rag on player/prospect ratings and projections here, as they are generally inaccurate and sloppily thrown together, I am not sure they should be used as any sort of evidence - If DM thought he was getting a top 30 prospect from the Braves (of all teams) for Dan Kolb -- he should have probably been fired shortly thereafter. I have to think Capellan was a buy-low opportunity for DM -- it didn't pan out, as is the risk with these sorts of deals. You should tell Capellan to figure out a 2nd pitch -- it will prevent him from being ignored in the future.
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    I wonder if the two officers will be given some sort of commendation for their keen observations. I'd be happy if they put them in charge of the city. Good for them.
  6. Fatter than Joey
    Yes it can be on the 40 man roster if the player is in the minors. My bad -- you are correct.
  7. Fatter than Joey
    Garrett Jones has a nice swing
  8. Fatter than Joey
    Ryan Doumit has weird eyes
  9. Fatter than Joey
    I'm going to guess it is one of the players on the Angels 40 man roster It can't be a player on LAs 40 man roster per PTBNL rules.
  10. Fatter than Joey
    Yeah -- I am sure they would have been AOK with getting Hoffman for Sep. and just paying his salary
  11. Fatter than Joey
    The should leave him down until the Nashville season is completely finished. I think that's like Sept. 7th? I tend to agree -- I don't see why JJ needs to be taking starts away from Escobar. The more I think about it -- the more I wonder if extending Hardy's service time is a good idea, from a financial standpoint.... Hardy currently makes ~$4.6M The absolute worst he could make in 2010, would be .8 x $4.6 or $3.7 -- However I don't think he gets a paycut -- I would guess he ends up at about $5M or so for 2010. Now -- here is where I sort of question this strategy -- IF Hardy has a crappy 2010, and he is offered Arby's -- he is going to get somewhere over $4M at least for 2011. IF Hardy has a crappy 2010, and is not under control -- I suspect he gets much less than that on the FA market. I think JJ could certainly rebound in 2010 -- but I suspect 2009 has cost him the huge payday contract one way or the other -- or delayed it for a few more years, regardless if he is under control or not.
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    Am I correct in assuming he needs to be brought back on Aug 31 at the latest to not lose service time? I apologize if someone clarified this earlier in the thread, but there are a lot of posts here now. This is sort of unclear -- I think the Brewers are being intentionally vague here. I think if he stays until Sep. 2 -- he definitely loses a year -- if he is recalled before Aug. 31 -- he doesn't -- Aug. 31 and Sep. 1 are sort of a grey area.
  13. Fatter than Joey
    Generally big strike zone, means that the kids are swinging -- if they swing and miss -- that's better than watching them take all sorts of pitches.
  14. Fatter than Joey
    I have a feeling that the Little League umps are instructed to have a very big strike zones for these games. A mary-go-round ride around the basepaths makes for bad TV. This is exactly what I thought -- and it isn't unfair if both teams have the same zone. In a two umpire game each ump gets $45 ($60 for a one umpire game). Not bad for what usually ends up being 2 hours of work at the most. I think the good umps earn their money -- A lot of them are almost a "3rd coach" especially for 12u and under, explaining balks, and other rules of the games to the kids.
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    Now Power does not equal just home runs power equals home runs and doubles which Cameron excels at more so than Morgan does. I don't think it is reasonable to exclude 3bs altogether in your "power" argument -- I realize you claim they are lucky, but I think (perhaps) the only thing that is lucky is the extra base from 2b-3b. In almost all cases a 3b is a very well hit ball -- maybe an extra carom allows the runner to get from 2nd to 3rd -- but to exclude 3bs as factor altogether is very very flawed -- I think you are excluding them to help your argument.
  16. Fatter than Joey
    Maybe a whole lot of teams won't but a couple teams will be willing to give their pick up for a guy that can hit over .300 with some pop and speed and flexibility to play several positions. He can't play several positions -- at least well -- He is a terrible SS.
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    Ted's death pretty much marks the end of the line. I don't know of any other aspiring Kennedy politicians, but then, I don't care too much either. Ted's son Patrick has been a congressman in RI for the last 10 years or so. Robert's eldest son, Joe was a congressman from MA for 10 years or so... I don't think though he has much left in the tank politically though.
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    Though Kennedy was trying to change that Massachusetts law when it was no longer a Republican governor in office. This is correct. In 2004 when Kerry ran for president, the MA Dems were afraid that the GOP governor Romney, would appoint a GOP senator to take over Kerry's seat, if Kerry unseated Bush -- so MA changed their laws, taking the power of senate appointment from the governor -- now the governor is a DEM, so it makes sense to the MA Dems to give the power back to the governor. Does anyone else think this coverage is just a little overblown? We've had presidents die that haven't gotten this kind of coverage. I don't get it. Quite frankly Ted Kennedy has had more overall impact on a national level than any of our recently departed presidents -- given that he served at the national level, for almost 50 years. Ford had a long career in congress, and when he lost the 1976 Presidental Election, pretty much retired. Reagan of course was the governor of CA, then served the entire country for 8 years -- and once his term expired, he stayed out of the spotlight. Ted Kennedy should have probably been the DEM candidate for president in 1980 -- as he was beating Carter pretty good in the polls, but then boned up his 60 minutes interview. Also, Kennedy is a sitting senator -- consequently, his death is more newsworthy, as MA will have to replace him in the senate. If he had been retired, there would be no impact to our current government.
  19. Fatter than Joey
    Say Macha had brought in Vargas to pitch the 13th and he gives up a run or two. How many posts would there be complaining about Macha not letting Coffey go out there and pitch another inning. Not very many -- The consensus I saw was that Coffey was out of gas.
  20. Fatter than Joey
    Hardy was a good hitter and we shouldn't expect his good years in the majors to be and aberration like Hall's. Fair enough -- I see what you are saying.
  21. Fatter than Joey
    Good thing the Brewers traded Fielder after his down 2008! Imagine having to deal with his 2009.... C'mon -- If you are going to be a knob, at least keep it relevant. Fielder doesn't have a guy like Escobar pushing for his job -- We have been talking about trading JJ this off-season for quite some time now, long before his struggles. Keeping JJ around for the sake of increasing his trade value seems like a fools-errand to me. The Hall and Hardy situations are not the same at all. Hardy, unlike Hall, could hit in the minors. I think the Brewers hung on to Hall as long as they did, primarily in hopes his trade value would increase, I'd hate to see that mistake repeated. I dont know what role minor league stats play in Hardy's future at this poin in his career.
  22. Fatter than Joey
    We can't give away players. I hear you -- but we need to learn from situations like Bill Hall's -- where he had a down 2007, and then we hoped he would rebound, but then he had an even worse 2008, and even crappier 2009. Turnbow would be another player like Hall, where we gave him the chance to rebound but he went the way of the DFA rather than increased trade value. It's a tough call -- optimally both Escobar and JJ are playing well -- and then we have all sorts of options -- hanging onto JJ though hoping he rebounds, seems like a Monday NFL bettor.
  23. Fatter than Joey
    I saw that too, and its very cool. He finished red hot last year too, which makes me believe he'll continue it this year, and become an type A. Getting 2 picks for him would be real cool I am not sure a whole lot of teams are going to want to give up a pick to sign Lopez
  24. Fatter than Joey
    I dont think you could let your dog fetch it.
  25. Fatter than Joey
    The fact that no one mentioned Bill Walton is the greatest atrocity in the history of the internet.
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