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crazy idea?

my disappointment about Brewers slow start combined with that John Donovan article has me thinking rash thoughts... like maybe we should try trading Prince for some young starting pitching.  Prince for Lincecum might have worked for both teams a month ago, but I doubt it now, but maybe a notch down from Lincecum. 

Prince may be the heart and soul of the team, but he is also fairly easy to replace with someone quality, and we do have Laporta and Gamel with no place to play.  Plus, we can be sure that we'll be losing him soon enough anyway (either via Boras or eating himself out of the league).   I guess if come July, we're still out of it and could pull the trigger to get some good quality, young pitching in return, I think I might be okay with it?

Or has disappointment driven me insane?

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I had a crazy idea last year

I thought the Brewers should trade Fielder for Russell Martin. Of course, the Dodgers would never go for it. It’s fun to daydream, though.

by Marty McSuperFly on May 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Really?

Trading a player of Prince’s caliber for a catcher seems unreasonably risky., not to mention our need for pitching exceeds all others. I think it would be an interesting idea, but only if we got a proven young starter like Lincecum, which might be hard to swing.

"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder

by SRB on May 22, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I get that response a lot

I think I have a different sense of Prince’s caliber than most people.

by Marty McSuperFly on May 22, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

1100mm?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 22, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a dream last night

We traded Gamel, Hardy, and Gwynn for Lincecum, and traded Fielder to an AL team for some other pitcher I can’t remember, brought up LaPorta and Escobar.

My dreams are normally significantly more exciting…

by warwick5s on May 22, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

as long as they throw in Bocock I'm down

"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."

by MadJimiBrewha on May 23, 2008 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Prince's Value

My general impression is that Prince’s value to the team is inversely proportionate to his weight (above a certain baseline) but I haven’t come up with a stat to quatify it. Any suggestions? I was thinking something like OPSP – OPS per pound.

by tosabrewfan on May 23, 2008 10:16 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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