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  1. TheCrew07
    Last time I looked Garrison was leading the league in SOs and Inman was 4th or 5th. edit. Oops, had them flip flopped... Inman is leading the league and Garrison is 5th.
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    I'm not sure what you're trying to say, are you okay punting 2009 for a better chance at the playoffs this year?
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    After thinking about this most of the morning I went around looking for young established players or up and coming players that the Brewers could control long term, looking at AL teams because I'd rather ship our talent out of the NL. These would be the guys I would center a deal around. Toronto Shaun Marcum Baltimore David Hernandez and/or Bradley Bergesen Tampa Bay James Shields Oakland Vincent Mazzaro I know it's a short list, but again I kept it just to American league teams and players at AA or higher who could possibly be MLB ready by next year. edit. I should add there were certain teams I didn't want the Brewers to deal with so I selfishly didn't include guys like Michael Bowden. edit 2. I meant Bowden, not Bowman, who I was tweaking in OOTP.. sorry.
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    John the problem is that the longterm rotation needs outweigh the short term, the Brewers have to keep enough ammunition to get a deal done for a long term rotation solution. If they dump everything for a rental, what's left? I want Sabathia, I think anyone who roots for the Brewers wants Sabathia, but it has to be for the correct price. In the same way that sigining sheets would have to be for the proper amount of years and dollars, a team can only go so far. Can one starting pitcher net us a couple of more wins this year? Absolutely, but how many wins are we giving up in the future, and how many wins would be short next year in the rotation? If we can get a quality arm this offseason then next year we'd have Yo, Arm, Para, Suppan, Bush/McClung... then the following year Yo, Arm, Para, Jeffress, Suppan...after that Suppan is gone but there's Braddock and a host of young arms coming, that hopefully stay healthy and can solidify the rotation longterm. Melvin has valuable assets to move and I would hope he'd get the greatest possible value in return, that's all I ask... do the best you can with what you have. Rental deals and free agent signings are a tough market for the Brewers and will continue to be unless the economics of baseball change. The team isn't able to afford to sign type A free agents to plug holes left by gouging the system for rental player deals. Melvin will have to pick and choose his spots, the Brewers aren't going to be able to be buyers every year and maintain consistency on the MLB level.
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    Something to keep in mind... The Brewers are the fantastic position of having a great deal of hitting depth, but how many deals can Melvin make before it's all used up? You have to keep some of the players around for the big club, so not everyone is available. I can see a maximum of 2 prospect deals that can be done (6-8 players), and 1 of those deals needs to be for a long term rotation solution or the team is just treading water. If Prince were to get traded then you have a maximum of 3 deals to plug pitching holes, but anyway you slice it the Brewers still need a long term rotation solution. edit. It's been stated many times but how does trading starting pitching help solidify the rotation? especially for a rental?
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    I don't believe Periard actually pitched for AZ in 2005, wasn't that the year he couldn't get into the country due to visa issues?
  7. TheCrew07
    Gwynn is the better defender, and to quote another poster "Brantley is everything we hoped Gwynn would be offensively". Gwynn has no starter value for the Brewers, because he doesn't hit for enough power, and doesn't carry a high enough OBP. He'll always be a backup in Milwaukee and thus his greatest value is as a trade asset. I really like Brantley as a future lead off hitter and CF and hope he sticks around, but if he ends up getting traded that would be fine as his value to the big club is replaceable, Hart can play CF short term, and 1 of Cain, Ford, Haydel, Dykstra will likely turn into a MLB player.
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    My issue with rental player deals will always be the same, we're unloading depth and we don't gain any logevity in the rotation. I'd much rather target Gallardos and Lincecums before they reach their current level, than try to target them once their value is established. I would rather get players the Brewers can control long term, than the never ending stream of rental deals that are proposed every year now that the team is relatively close. I'll give up a bit of quanity for a shot at Sabathia and the playoffs, but if we're giving up quality I want a long term solution. edit. What's sad about the deal above is that's exactly the type of haul some people think we could get for Sheets.
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    6 years for 20+... geez I was thinking 18ish for 4 or 5... That most likely means he's unsignable as well, from a Brewer standpoint
  10. TheCrew07
    Normally I just buy a new drive when this happens, you can pick them pretty cheap on newegg.com (my site of choice) or any of the other websites out there. Drives are super easy to install, disconnect the cables from the old one, put out the old drive, insert the new and reattach the cables. Windows should install device properly. I guess it could be a driver issue, but in my experience this will happen to 1 of my drives and the other 2 will still function. I tend to wear out drives pretty fast though, I burn alot of DVDs and CDs for football.
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    I still don't think LaPorta or Gamel go in a Sabathia deal, we'll just have to wait and see I guess. Rotoherb has made some excellent points in a couple of different threads now about the lack of top minor league talent being shipped around during deadline deals. Just because a prospect is someone's #2 prospect, doesn't mean they are a top 25 talent in all of MiLB, and that's what we're talking about in Gamel and LaPorta. I still think we'll see a quanity deal here, one of Salome/Lucroy, maybe a Brantley and a Nelson, or Pena/Aguilar... the options outside of Gamel, LaPorta, and Jeffress are pretty limitless, it just depends what Cleveland would want back. I'm all for aquiring Sabathia as long as it doesn't cost Gamel, LaPorta, or Jeffress. Of the 3, I'm most willing to part with LaPorta, but I hope it doesn't come down to that. As far as the draft picks go... Given the Yankee pitching woes this season, I fully expect them to sign Sheets or Sabathia this off season, so as long as they maintain position we'd pickup another first round pick. Like sbrylski06 said, I'd be much more inclined to try to sign Sabathia to a long term deal rather than Sheets.
  12. TheCrew07
    I don't mind discussing wins and losses in the proper context, that is what any game is about after all. There's too much stat backlash around here the last year or two. It shouldn't matter what stat is used if it's used in the proper context, so many times people moan about the stat and miss the point the poster was trying to make. For example if a pitcher has been horrible over his last 7 starts it doesn't what stat or metric you use, they all pretty much tell you the same thing. Certain people almost make using the "proper" stat a crusade, and it turns people off.
  13. TheCrew07
    If you want to see a fat parade, come up to Green Bay, we do excess well in the north woods.
  14. TheCrew07
    I just dropped votes for Hart and Braun on the rest of my email accounts, my sister's, and my parent's. I didn't realize Braun had closed the gap that far.
  15. TheCrew07
    The Fielder trade talk really grates on Joe for some reason, it was only a matter time before he let loose one of his own. I like the Lawrie thread too.
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    That's fine if you're the Mets, that doesn't work when you're the Brewers.
  17. TheCrew07
    Why would the Brewers give up Jeffress? The idea is to maximize the potential in the rotation, which means you keep the 1 top prospect pitcher you have and trade bats to aquire more. This trade would essentially keep Bush in the rotation for the next couple of years, so the Brewers don't really have a net gain. Essentially in this deal Felix replaces Sheets in next year's rotation, and now Braddock is the only help between MLB and WV. You aren't able to build depth trading pitching for pitching, you're only breaking even long term, assuming both guys pan out. Swapping Sheets for Felix longterm doesn't plug any other holes.
  18. TheCrew07
    I have to agree with Rotoherb, I don't see Melvin moving Jeffress, Gamel, or LaPorta for a rental. Jeffress isn't going anywhere simply because he's a pitcher, and you aren't replacing Gamel and LaPorta with compensation picks. While I think everyone agrees the organization needs more pitching, I don't think it makes sense to target players that are "established" as their value is too high. It terms of getting the maximum potential value back for any particular bat (Fielder, Gamel, LaPorta, etc) I think it makes more sense to target arms at AA, like a Michael Bowden. I'm not saying Bowden is the guy, but for Fielder you can get 1 premium prospect maybe 2, plus a 2nd tier prospect or 2. That's my idea of building depth, not trading away players for rentals or for guys that we'll control for a year, I want longevity. edit. The point I'm trying to make is that the Brewers should be trying to aquire the next Gallardo or Lincecum, before they become established. It's much easier to aquire a given pitcher before they have MLB success, than to aquire one after the fact.
  19. TheCrew07
    With all the discussion today about Helena I was looking at the draftees again... I refuse to believe Marseco played college ball, the young man's picture looks like he's 14 years old... only 145 pounds... geez. I've come across dogs that weighed more than that.
  20. TheCrew07
    I would agree that the minor leagues are about development. That being said, what's the point in unnecessary risk? I want players to progress and stay healthy... I don't see how either of those things are happening in Helena at this point. That squad was going to be thin with all of the pitchers drafted, no one would have predicted the injuries, but something has to be done to protect the kids. I'm a pretty unsympathetic man, that probably comes from being around football my whole life. Injuries are a part of sports. However, why put further risk to the young men when you can easily slide a couple of position players around for a week? It temporarily makes the rosters of 3 clubs thin, but it also helps relieve the burden from Helena staff and players. You're a father, how would you feel if your son was treated that way? How would your son feel about the organization? Like it or not politics is part of every game, even at my level in high school.
  21. TheCrew07
    I'm not, he still gets listed as a 1B routinely by national publications and long term that's probably where he ends up anyway. I didn't look at the roster closely but it wouldn't surprise me if the OF was full and they put him at 1B to start him.
  22. TheCrew07
    I like Ned, but he can be a crusty fellow, that's for sure. "I don't care about scoring changes"
  23. TheCrew07
    He has to have some mechanical issues, his arm is too good for that sort of success rate. If his defense has improved, I wonder what aspects, because he's certainly not throwing runners out with any consistency.
  24. TheCrew07
    I wasn't sure which team he should play for, I just guessed the World Team. My point was supposed to be in regard to his lack of selection/recognition once again.
  25. TheCrew07
    Well conditioning includes stretching... you don't do one without the other... and in fact I haven't seen a MLB player that didn't stretch before a game, and when I go down to Miller Park I get there early enough to catch BP. Though I normally don't pay attention to the pitchers, but I'd assume they are stretching before their off day throwing programs. However I do agree with the spirit of your post.
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