Adam Heether News!

Okay, so it's a week old and vague. Still, it's better than nothing.

The link is from the Leones del Caracas official site, so it's in Spanish. An online translation of the relevant part says:

"Given the details of the out of action Adam Heether, [Caracas] team president [Luis Avila] said that one can not dismiss a player while injured. "You have to wait until you are 100% healthy to release the team." He further explained that the only players who have set a departure date are: pitcher Lance Broadway, outfielders Jon Jay and Jordan Brown and catcher Josh Thole. In the case of third base, Mr. Avila said Heether does not have a predetermined release date in his contract."

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"Predetermined release date"

Sounds like he is incarcerated or something…

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by MadJimiBrewha on Nov 17, 2009 7:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I have no idea what any of this means.

Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.

The coolest motherfunker on the planet.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 17, 2009 7:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Free Adam Heether!

by Braunstalker on Nov 17, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

So he hasn't been kidnapped?

Awesome!

"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 Nov 17, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yes, he has been kidnapped

The kidnappers have to wait he’s 100 percent healthy to release him.

by Cervercero on Nov 17, 2009 8:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

As a bilingual member of the Brew Crew Ball crew

I would offer my translation services, but no way do I want to stop seeing these online translations.

by Cervercero on Nov 17, 2009 8:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

The translations are the best part.

Where else would I find out about Hernan Iribarren detonating an indisputable?

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by KLSnow on Nov 17, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's why I didn't ask for a human translation :)

I like to envision actual Spanish speakers cracking up.

by TheJay on Nov 17, 2009 8:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Also

I don’t know if Heether has a set release date or wasn’t planning on spending the whole season in Caracas, but it would make sense for him to be let go sometime soon, as Mat Gamel is scheduled to join the team sometime in the next week or so.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by KLSnow on Nov 17, 2009 8:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

On a completely unrelated note

Nice to see Greinke get the AL Cy Young. If only BCB was running the Brewers back when we first called for his acquisition at what would most likely have been a steal of a price.

Shoot, that must have been at least 2 years ago by now.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Nov 17, 2009 8:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I wonder

Has a Cy Young award winner ever been traded after his award-winning season but before the award was announced. Because, really, by now the Greinke-to-Milwaukee must have been completed.

"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 Nov 17, 2009 9:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Doug is waiting until the value goes up to make the trade

it’s what the GM Bible recommends.

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by Fatter than Joey on Nov 17, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This got me thinking

Someday, I want to look at all of Moustache’s FA signings and trades during his reign in Milwaukee. I don’t know this to be true, but I suspect that his FA signings have been a lot better than his trades.

"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 Nov 17, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting thought and a good idea

My first thought was no way, what with Looper and Suppan fresh on the mind of FA signings. I sort of get the feeling that he would show a decreasing trend of effectiveness in both FA signings and trades as time has progressed. At the same time however, I wonder how much that has to do with a swing in the objective of the trades. I feel it might be easier to trade away for prospects for the future as he was able to do early in his Brewers stint, than it is to trade your prospects or stars for players that are stars to win now.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Nov 17, 2009 10:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

he's worked wonders with cheap bench player FAs

Branyan, Counsell, Kapler come to mind immediately.

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by tcyoung on Nov 17, 2009 11:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

same for that variety of trade

But, once again, I’m wondering how much of that was related to other no-longer-present elements of the front office. The pre-2009 minor league free agents and indy league raids seem to have worked out, and there have been a few good trades for relief pitchers—the one for Shouse comes to mind.

Was Melvin the GM when Sexson got traded for Overbay? (Even though that trade had as much to do with Arizona running an Everything Must Go sale)

by morineko on Nov 18, 2009 8:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think BCB was mostly Jordan

though Jeff and bk were definitely on the bandwagon. I was the founder I think, though. Sorry for the Rambling Al-esque callback of an idea.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Nov 17, 2009 10:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ha

I won’t deny the fact that I wasn’t an originator, just a bandwagon jumper oner at the time.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Nov 17, 2009 10:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually a lot of credit goes to Josh (dixieflatline)

We talked about trying to get him instead of Sabathia at the deadline last year, a lot. And there’s this post (make sure to get to the comments).

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Nov 17, 2009 10:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A picture is worth a 1000 words I guess

Although I pretty sure there was some talk before that point even I found this from May of 08.

Actually, come to think of it there was probably more before then as well. Wasn’t early 08 when BCB switched to the new format and we all had to create new logins? I wonder if comments would show up from before that.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Nov 17, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah there are about 5 trade deadline threads in which I advocated getting Greinke instead of CC

but I was on board by the time the deal went down. That was mid 2008. There was definitely talk about him before the end of 2008.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Nov 18, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait...is he injured?

“can not dismiss a player while injured”

by PagsBrewCrew on Nov 17, 2009 9:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

All your Heether are belong to us.

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by Fatter than Joey on Nov 17, 2009 10:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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