Tuesday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on Nov 17, 2009 8:40 AM CST
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Casey McGehee finished fifth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, and I must admit that's much better than I expected, even though he was third on my ballot (FanShot). With that said, Brewed Sports has a new word for teams that hold onto players like McGehee too long.
By the way, if you've ever doubted the significance of the compensation picks given to teams for losing free agents: NL Rookie of the Year Chris Coghlan was a compensation pick in 2006, after the Marlins lost A.J. Burnett to the Blue Jays.
The exclusive window for teams to negotiate with their own free agents ends on Friday, and it's possible the Brewer drawing the most interest is the most unlikely one: Craig Counsell has reportedly been contacted by 12 teams, and may be able to land a multi-year deal. Counsell had a very nice season in 2009, but if someone gives the 39-year-old utility infielder more than one season of guaranteed money, I hope it's not the Brewers.
Edwin Jackson's name is coming up a fair amount lately, as he may very well be the best combination of high upside and low cost on either the free agent or trade market this offseason. With that said, View From Bernie's Chalet isn't completely sold on Jackson, and wonders if trading for him would be a mistake.
Speaking of pitchers with a potentially high upside, Jorge Says No! has a look at the potential market for Ben Sheets. He lists eight teams that could be interested, and that list doesn't include the Brewers.
Pat Lackey of MLB FanHouse has an overview of the Brewer offseason that features some themes you've likely heard before: The Brewers need pitching, Jarrod Washburn could be a candidate, etc.
As I was working on the Fall/Winter League Update this morning, I noticed a surprise: Carlos Gomez made his debut on Sunday in the Dominican League. Follow the link to see how he and the rest of the Brewers have performed over the last couple of days.
Speaking of active Brewer prospects, you could get one more chance to see a few of them on TV this fall: Saturday's AFL Championship Game will be televised on MLB Network. I wish MLB Network would televise a bunch more AFL games: I was out of the house for the only other telecast, and I'll be missing this one, too.
If you're watching on Saturday, though, you might get to see Lorenzo Cain play for Peoria. Project Prospect ranked him 10th among center field prospects.
Just one note on the transaction wire:
Reds: Signed Ramon Hernandez to a one year deal with a vesting option for 2011.
FanGraphs has a list of all of this year's minor league free agents, a veritable "Who's Who" of guys you'd forgotten were still around. I haven't had a chance to peruse the list yet, but Lookout Landing took the opportunity to remind us all that there's no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect.
How much is too much roster manipulation? The Twins recently added reliever Juan Morillo to their 40-man roster, but not for reasons you'd expect. Morillo was due to become a minor league free agent, but the Twins retained control over his rights so they could sell him to a Japanese League team and pocket his transfer fee, likely to be around $500k.
Putting together an All-Decade Team is hard, but some people make it harder than it needs to be. MLB Notebook, for example, put Francisco Cordero in the bullpen of their All Decade team, but left out Trevor Hoffman. Cordero has had a pretty nice decade, but since the start of the 2000 season Hoffman leads him by 113 saves and half a run in ERA.
On this day in 1997, the Brewers traded lefty reliever Mike Myers to the Rockies for Curtis Leskanic. The deal worked out pretty well for the Crew: Leskanic posted a 3.01 ERA in 169 games as a Brewer.
Happy birthday today to Ryan Braun, who turns 26. Braun is now a two-time All Star starter, a two-time Silver Slugger winner, and in 2009 he was in the top ten in the NL in batting average, slugging, OPS, ABs, runs, hits, total bases, doubles, RBI, extra base hits and HBP.
Oh, and how much easier would it be to travel if road maps were colored like subway maps? (h/t C. Trent Rosecrans)
Drink up.
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i'm convinced buster olney's twitter is a script
randomly select free agent
tweet “Among teams interested in $Player are the Yankees and Red Sox”
goto 10
Bustre Olney uses BASIC?
"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!"
lol
Bustre, though ridiculous, is no more ridiculous than a grown man with the name of Buster.
"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!"
every time i see him on tv, I wish he looked more like Buster from Arrested Development
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
"These are my awards, Mother, from the BBWAA.
The seal is for my Twitter account, and the gorilla is for that book I wrote about the Yankees."
by Rubie Q on Nov 17, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
What's the big deal about the Twins move?
Why is the Twins move “too much roster manipulation?” It seems like a pretty straightforward move to me.
For $500,000
I’d take the Brewer blog PR hit.
"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!"
I'm sorry, Mykenk.....
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Dashing swiftly through the wind blowin’ from Rokko
Like the big sun soaring in the clear blue sky
Mighty spirit of the youth shows the victor’s grace
The name that shines in glory “Hanshin Tigers”
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Hanshin Tigers
Hooray, Hooray, Hooray, Hooray!
Powerful hits and skillful pitch achieved a thousand times
Trained with every discipline here at Koshien
Crowned with constant victory glorious, matchless feat
Always proud, invincible “Hanshin Tigers”
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Hanshin Tigers
Hooray, Hooray, Hooray, Hooray!
So say you now.
But if it was Heether going…
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by Kyle Lobner on Nov 17, 2009 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah
Like the Brewers would get $500,000 for Heether. Heck, he’d been kidnapped two weeks ago and they haven’t even noticed!
"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!"
Actually
While they might not get $500k for him, the fact that Heether is entering his prime, tore up AAA last year and can play multiple positions might make him a prime candidate to play in Japan. Or for the A’s.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by Kyle Lobner on Nov 17, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
Regarding Craig Counsell
Ignore his WAR/wOBA and stats that people use to calculate ‘value’. What is his value just from the roster flexibility he gives you from being able to play all four infield positions? In essence, Craigers gives you at least 26 roster spots.
If only we had 9 of him...we could get rid of all those pesky LaPortas lying around.
"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!"
At the very least
If we don’t re-sign Craiggers, we’ll need someone else who can play short.
"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!"
I'm sure Royce Clayton is sitting by the phone.
As is Bill Hall.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by Kyle Lobner on Nov 17, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
apparently Mark Belhorn is still floating around.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
Though perhaps not literally
"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!"
I'll take Bill Hall off the M's hands if they promise to eat the rest of the salary that we're paying him.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on Nov 17, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
THAT
would make Melvin GM of the century.
Sign Hall to a lousy contract, yet get to keep him while some other team pays for it.
"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!"
I only hope
the team that gives Craig a 2-year deal has a reasonable salary in the second year, so it won’t be too painful when DM trades for him.
Speaking of which, Moustache is definitely offering him a 2-year deal as we speak.
"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!"
I'm of two minds on re-signing Counsell
the rational one which knows how to evaluate players is thinking “maybe, but for 1 year, and for the same terms as 2009”
the irrational one sees “two-year contract” and is squeeing loudly.
I have a feeling this is similar to how DM decides on what FA to sign, although goodness knows what he saw in Braden Looper.
how about 1 year with an option.
Does he take that to stay in Milwaukee?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
1 year, with a mutual option
but the brewers wear jerseys that say “whitefish bay” across the chest instead of “brewers” on 8/21 (if that’s a home game). jerseys get auctioned and proceeds donated to a high school or something in whitefish bay (to be determined by craig).
by Capt Science on Nov 17, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
i...am actually intrigued by this.
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
by sowingwildoats on Nov 17, 2009 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure he never existed.
"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!"
I wonder what would happen if Remetee designs were submitted to shirt.woot
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
Imagine this, only with more t-shirts.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by Kyle Lobner on Nov 17, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
Flickr
i can’t see the “subway” map. requires login.
"Bill Hall"ed
I don’t think holding onto him too long was the problem… it was signing him to such a big contract after his “breakout” season.
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