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  1. JJHardy7
    Do we know for sure that he's been moved to the outfield permanently?... Or is this simply to give him exposure to more positions so he can be a super-utility guy? Personally, I think it's the latter. I'm going to imagine that he's going to be moved all over the place. Kremblas has made it known he's not afraid to move guys around and get them exposure to other positions. Since the Hurricane has been called up the Sounds have been playing with only 3 "true" outfielders. Nelson, Sollmann, and Heether have all played outfield so far this year in addition to Stocker, Nix, and Katin. There might be some more too, but those are the only ones I've seen in the outfield. Kremblas believes the more positions a guy can play the better off he may be in the long-run in terms of his career in the bigs.
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    If you were the GM JJ would you have done it at the time? I don't remember you posting anywhere that Sarfarte was a possible solution to our bullpen woes. I've been a Sarfate fan for awhile and I'm trying not to use that bias. My point simply is it didn't make much sense to dump him for Ray King. I'm not saying he's going to be the world's best RP or anything of that nature. I'm saying he has an electric arm and who knows they may have been able to re-sign him. The Sounds pitching is pretty thin which means if the Brewers have a few injuries they'll have to make trades. edit. if Nix and Nelson... 2 role players at AAA are the best you can do, the arguement you're making has many holes in it. How does it have that many holes? I haven't said that Sarfate would win a Cy Young or be an all-star. My point is that it wasn't a forgone conclusion that Sarfate wouldn't have returned to the Brewers. He enjoyed his time in the organization. I suppose you're trying to pick apart the phrase 'chances in the majors and AAA to establish himself as a reliable reliever.' I will cheerfully concede that I could have worded that more clearly...but I stand behind the point. Thanks for clarifying. He has had chances in the minors.
  3. JJHardy7
    Sarfate, for example, was given chances in the majors and in AAA to establish himself as a reliable reliever. If Sarfate had taken the opportunity offered him, he could have been pitching in Milwaukee down the stretch last year...since he hadn't done so, the team felt it needed to get Linebrink and King. I understand the minor league chances, but he had chances to establish himself in Milwaukee? He pitched 8 1/3 innings in 8 games. If that's how much it takes to show yourself, then Prince Fielder is awful since he's struggled a bit in 2008. His numbers aren't actually that bad in Milwaukee. While I'm not saying Sarfate is great I do believe that there comes a point and time that boredom creeps in or the thought that you'll never get to the show plays in the back of your mind. I really don't think Milwaukee gave him a fair shot in the big leagues, but I do agree he had his chances in the minors. Letting him go for a short-term fix that wasn't even eligible for the playoff roster still strikes me as strange.
  4. JJHardy7
    JJ Hardy, I said you misunderstood my point because I agree with you, and you make it sound as though we're arguing two different things. I'm not trying to argue anything with you. I undertand that he was under the radar and wasn't given the chance as the others and that coupled with the fact that he's a lefty is somewhat hard to swallow. I think we're agreeing here.
  5. JJHardy7
    I watch the garbage that ESPN throws on SC. I still think ESPN is the most up to date in terms of breaking news and that's a large part of why I choose that. I can look through the "bias" that some claim ESPN has. They tailor their product to large markets and not Wisconsin. It's a business and by and large it's been quite successful.
  6. JJHardy7
    I think he threw 109 pitches -- so mission accomplished! Yea I don't think he'll start again, but I selfishly want to get his autograph on Friday if he's still on the roster. I couldn't make last nights game -- and it looks like most of Nashville couldn't with attendance under 1,700.
  7. JJHardy7
    I don't know if this is the right thread or not, but is there any indication when Yovani will be back in Milwaukee? The Sounds are home through Friday and I was wondering if he'll be in Nashville for the rest of the week. I think he's made the amount of starts the Brewers wanted him to so I'd imagine he'll be back with the Brewers soon.
  8. JJHardy7
    JJ Hardy, I think you misunderstood my point. I don't think I did and sorry if my previous post looked like I did. I agree with you that Sarfate and Eveland had better "stuff". Thatcher's stuff isn't as electric as Sarfate's, but being a lefty always helps and they have value. I don't recall, but was there any word about why Thatcher was included in the San Diego deal? Did the Padres really want him or was he more or less a throw in?
  9. JJHardy7
    Thatcher was the exact opposite, all results with questionable stuff yet his productivity didn't earn him an opportunity to prove himself with the big-league team, a team that clearly had bullpen issues last year. I understand your point here, but I hate giving up a lefty out of the pen. I guess Thatcher was more "proven' than Garrison and Inman and more major league ready. I'm not saying he'll be a great guy out of the bullpen, but it was surprising to give up on a lefty that close to the bigs especially with Shouse getting up there in age (maybe he'll be around as long as Orosco). I guess maybe the Brewers valued Stetter over Thatcher long-term?
  10. JJHardy7
    This is a good move. I don't want to knock on the pitchers in Nashville, but if we'd need a starter from the minors we really don't have a ton of quality depth there. Nice move by the Brewers.
  11. JJHardy7
    We're in the strange position now where our cast-offs are getting playing time with other teams who are out of contention (Eveland, Sarfate), whereas we used to be the bottom feeders. There are, as a result, going to be the "ones that got away". I agree with you Brian, but the thing that gets me about 2007 is letting Thatcher and Sarfate go (in a trade and one released) in a year where the bullpen was really worn down. If the MLB bullpen is in fine shape all of 2008, there will be some players moved because there simply isn't room. I don't know if this was the case last year especially with the injuries that also happened towards the end of the year.
  12. JJHardy7
    He was a minor league free agent after the season, and I highly doubt he would have signed back. I got the feeling reading his father's (step father?) comments here on the site that the family wasn't too thrilled with the Brewers. I always felt he was gone regardless, so that move didn't bother me. Some guys with that kind of stuff figure it out eventually, some don't. He had plenty of opportunity here and didn't make the most of it, I hope he finds consistency and goes on to have a nice career. He's always had an electric arm. You could say the same about some of the Brewers that did choose to come back - Nix, Nelson, and Mike Jones if IIRC. Those comments by Sarfate's dad or step-dad don't really reflect what Dennis thought of the Milwaukee organization. He was bummed after he was removed from the 40-man roster and I really don't think he hated the Brewers organization or anything of that nature. I think letting him go was the wrong move and even though you "highly doubt" he would've been back it's just not a good plan to give up an arm like that for a rental in King. Sarfate has played in the bigs ever since his release and I think to a certain extent you could make the argument that the Brewers didn't give him the chance, but time will tell I guess.
  13. JJHardy7
    Sarfarte's WHIP was close to 2, how could the big club call him up in the middle of a playoff chase, what roll would he have had. It's not that Sarfate wasn't called up in 2007 it's that the Brewers essentially gave him away by removing him from the 40 man for a few innings of Ray King. That move didn't make sense to me at the time and it still doesn't. IIRC King wouldn't have even been able to be on the playoff roster so he was strictly a short-term answer. The Brewers shuffled Sarfate around from a relief to a starter and I think that's part of the problem he had. I think he may have found a nice niche as a relief pitcher.
  14. JJHardy7
    At the same time, remember, good teams lose solid players. Two anchors in recent bullpens were Angels property (Wise and Tbow), and the ChiSox closer was with the Angels. Yet the Angels haven't missed them much I guess what bothers me is how we lost some of those guys. The Doug Davis trade was a bad trade, the Linebrink trade may turn out to be bad (depends on the picks), and lettings Sarfate go for King are three moves that weren't good.
  15. JJHardy7
    Are the Brewers undersetimating their minor league pitchers? Or is this a case of do-nothings turning it around after a kick in the pants out of an organization? Something else? I tend to think it's just the fact that guys are in the minors too long and are "bored". I think it's a big rush going from the minors to the bigs before a September call up. I have a feeling we may be adding Steve Bray to this list in the not so distant future.
  16. JJHardy7
    So if Larry K draws up a play for Michael Ruffin to come off a screen and take a 3-pointer with the Bucks down two and 1 second left...and the shot goes in, that's great coaching and the coach should get heaping praise. Cause that's a lot like what Yost just did. Thank you. If only others could follow this. It's not the same. Does Ruffin get paid to make 3 pointers or for that matter even shoot? It'd be like expecting Fielder or Braun to be great at bunting. Mota gets paid to be a relief pitcher. That's his job. It's not a fair comparison at all. Yost isn't this horrible manager and he isn't great. The on problem I had with him last year was putting guys in a position to fail. Mota has been around long enough and he wasn't put into a position to fail. If he can't hold a 2 run lead in the 8th, he shouldn't be on the team. Now the bullpen will be well rested come Tuesday and one of the major problems last year was that the bullpen ran out of gas. I'm pretty content as a whole with Yost's work this year and hopefully it continues.
  17. JJHardy7
    Nice job Brewers players. Nice back handed slap at Yost.
  18. JJHardy7
    So if Larry K draws up a play for Michael Ruffin to come off a screen and take a 3-pointer with the Bucks down two and 1 second left...and the shot goes in, that's great coaching and the coach should get heaping praise. Cause that's a lot like what Yost just did. That's nowhere near what Yost did. That's ridiculous. It'd be like putting Weeks in to pitch. That logic is so far off base. He put a relief pitcher in for an inning. A pitcher that should be able to handle in inning and he pitched in a very, very hostile environment based on his history. Nowhere near what Yost just did. Let's warm up a pitcher everytime a relief pitcher puts someone on base...and then call up all our minor league pitchers after the all-star break when all the major league pitchers have blown their arms or have dead arms.
  19. JJHardy7
    But the 'always wrong & never right' is the thing that drives me batty, jj. It's just not that simple imo. When does Yost get any credit though? That's my point. I just don't think it's fair to always rip on him. For example switching Braun and Fielder in the lineup deserves credit. He said he wouldn't do it and talked to the players and did it. He admitted a mistake and I think he should get credit for that. He's by no means perfect, but Yost isn't as bad as he's made out to be. Is it Yost's fault we've walked 8 guys?
  20. JJHardy7
    That comment is absurd. People prove they criticize the strategy, real-time, and not just the result... and here's a response. I see what you're saying, but I think it gets a little overboard with Yost around here and his pitching strategy. He's always wrong and never right. The guy deserves a little credit once in awhile and I think he should for sticking with Mota. This could be a huge step in Mota having a productive year.
  21. JJHardy7
    I know he got out of it but Ned still hasn't learned that when a pitcher doesn't have it you take them out, not leave them in to try to work through their troubles. If he keeps doing that it's going to bite us in the ass more than a few times this year. I agree, but you can't constantly be warming up pitchers and burning through them. The Brewers brass has said before about how they have guys now that can pitch multiple innings. I personally like the fact that he gave Mota a chance. I'm watching the Mets broadcast and I think Mota has been hated five times as much as anyone hates Turnbow. Good for Mota! I know it could've backfired, but that's part of baseball.
  22. JJHardy7
    That has to be good for Mota's psyche.
  23. JJHardy7
    This should be interesting with Mota. The Mets booed the hell out of him last year. The Mets announcers said the Brewers would be smart not to use him.
  24. JJHardy7
    The Hurricane!
  25. JJHardy7
    No wonder why you two guys rip this deal, you think we only got 1 comp pick, when actually we received 2, both much higher than where Inman was drafted. I just think at this point and time it's pretty clear the Padres got the better end of the deal. We'll have to wait and see on the picks, but if Inman and Garrison are average or above average starters along with a decent relief pitcher in Thatcher it's going to take two great picks by the Brewers to justify the deal.
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