Exiting Rumorville: Braden Looper

by roguejim on Jan 5, 2009 10:52 AM CST Comment 9 comments

On the mlb.com site, Adam M. does a nice job of reviewing the Brewers' offseason thus far and what Moustache will be looking for as he returns from his vacation with his family. Although pitching is on everyone's mind, a brief note at the end of the article suggests that Looper won't be wearing the ol' ball-and-glove anytime soon:

The Brewers entered the final week before Christmas showing interest in free-agent starter Braden Looper, but after a Dec. 21 conversation with agent Alan Hendricks, Melvin said, "I don't think we're going to get him."

As you Frosty Mug readers already know, the Brewers seem to be one of the few teams with money left to spend. Although I don't think we'll have enough to seriously enter the Derek Lowe sweepstakes, I wonder if we'll be able to avoid signing Ben Sheets at this point: he's one of the last "ace" starters left, and we might be one of the last teams with money to spend and in need of an ace pitcher. I think I saw something just like this on the "high school dance" episode of Full House once.

Of course, if we re-sign Sheets, I assume we'd lose the draft pick we'd get if he signed somewhere else. I wonder if that plays a role in the decision-making.

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How valuable is that pick to begin with?

I assume we’d lose the draft pick we’d get if he signed somewhere else.

A late first rounder or early second plus the sandwich pick.

After getting screwed by the Yankees and losing out on the first rounder from CC, I am still rather bitter about the compensatory pick systems

by Saberilliterate on Jan 5, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I assume we’d lose the draft pick we’d get if he signed somewhere else.

Are you saying we’d lose it if we sign somebody else?

by tcyoung on Jan 5, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I assume so

Even if they decline arbitration, I assume you don’t get credit for re-signing your own free agents. (The upside is, we would sign Ben to a 1-year deal, and in 2010, if he leaves then and doesn’t re-sign, we’d get the picks then.)

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jan 5, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The pick doesn't exist right now

so we can’t lose it. We just don’t get one if he is re-signed by us.

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Jan 5, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I suppose...

…still, after Sheets turned down arbitration, I had been counting on it. I didn’t even consider that he might actually, you know, sign with us again.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jan 5, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, the Rangers have pick 13

so we’d take a second rounder + sandwich from them. The benefits of Sheets on a 1 or 2 year deal would far outweigh a second and a sandwich. These would be helpful, but Sheets could put us in the potential playoff hunt.

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Jan 5, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Especially

if we get the same picks a season later…

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jan 5, 2009 3:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Money spent next year is better than money spent this year.

by HRF on Jan 5, 2009 4:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

And there was much rejoicing.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 5, 2009 10:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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