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Rumorville: Corey Hart

MLB.com's Hot Stove Blog is also reporting that the Braves are sniffing around Corey Hart, among others:

The Braves are still looking at a number of power-hitting outfielders that they could land via trade. Three of the players currently on their radar are Rick Ankiel, Corey Hart and Jeremy Hermida.

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The Braves likely wouldn't have to give up as much to get Ankiel as they would to land Hart, who will be arbitration-eligible for the next three seasons.  There have been whispers that the Brewers may choose to trade Hart to slash some money from the payroll.

According to Rotoworld, the Braves have minor-league OF Gorkys Hernandez and young (but underachieving, at least so far) starting pitchers Jo-Jo Reyes and Charlie Morton to offer.  Rambling Al recommends Kelly Johnson, who bats left-handed and is good with OBP, two things the Brewers lineup is sorely lacking.  Of course, he plays second base, a position already taken, though he played left field in 2005.

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That second base position...

Is not currently occupied by a better player. I’d make that trade yesterday.

by the_h_is_o on Dec 8, 2008 6:12 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

.004 better OBP, career— .356 to .352

I like Johnson, too, but It’d be kinda dumb to trade an OF and end up with 2 2B

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 8, 2008 6:17 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes! Trade for Kelly Johnson and move weeks to the outfield!

Yes! Please! Now!

by HRF on Dec 8, 2008 6:18 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This trade needs to happen!

CF: Weeks
2B: Johnson
1B: Fielder
LF: Braun
3B: Hardy
RF: Cameron
SS: Escobar
C: Kendall

Now! Make this happen!

by HRF on Dec 8, 2008 6:21 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Err, flip Fielder and Braun.

by HRF on Dec 8, 2008 6:21 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Perhaps I overreacted. He’s -.8.4 UZR/150 at second.

But still, you can’t hate on me for wanting Corey Patterson Hart gone.

by HRF on Dec 8, 2008 6:24 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1. Fangraphs UZR is awesome
2. Looks like he was pretty good in the outfield

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 8, 2008 6:35 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1) Yes
2) True… but this was SO perfect… Weeks to the outfield, Johnson to second, a potential lineup in 2010 of Gamel, Weeks, Braun, Hardy, Escobar, Johnson, Fielder, Salome…

by HRF on Dec 8, 2008 6:40 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You are so right

You can’t get a guy who went 286/321/500 thru Aug 31st(132 games and 552 PA) with average defense off your team fast enough.

For a comp, Hardy thru Aug 31 played 120 games with 517 PA with a 289/352/484 line and they both hit 20 HRs. The difference in power is from Hart’s 40 doubles and 5 triples vs Hardy’s 27 and 2.

Hart’s September was terrible, but they were games 133-157 that he played in. Does anyone think that having 5 games off the entire season influenced his performance? Hopefully Macha has a better feel for player management, and doesn’t ride his horses into the ground 10 feet before the finish line.

by Getting Yosted on Dec 9, 2008 8:51 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

plus

not only did he go to the all star game, he was involved in the vote thing and ended up spending time with that so he was busy straight through.

by ol Pete on Dec 9, 2008 5:35 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is way more fun when we're a good team.

Seems like the Brewers come up about 5x more often than we did even two years ago. Of course, half of those mentions have to do with CC, but hey, gotta start somewhere!

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Dec 8, 2008 6:47 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haudricourt asked Melvin about it

His answer (as I recall) when asked was that “he wasn’t motivated to move him.”

by ol Pete on Dec 9, 2008 5:36 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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