Brewers Claim Pirates IF Luis Cruz off waivers.
Apparently middle IF is the focus this week. D'oh.
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Solid.... pickup??
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzlu01.shtml
No one internally that can suck like that?
If cruz is on the big league roster, I'm going to have some sort of breakdown.
by Mykenk on Dec 7, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Second
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 7, 2009 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe he thought it was Nelson
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by Fatter than Joey on Dec 7, 2009 1:19 PM CST reply actions
Some guy at JSonline blog said
“this could be the end of the Counsell era in Milwaukee”.
I just don’t get that thinking. Some stiff who hasn’t ever been anything but mediocre to sub-mediocre is going to suddenly make the 25-man and take Counsell’s place as super-sub?
Riiiiiiight.
Don’t you think Heether would be about 15 slots ahead of Cruz?
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
Are they comparable?
I was under the assumption Heether wasn’t a realistic option to play SS— maybe I’m just reading Rambling Al too much.
With that said, I really don’t see him making the MLB team regardless of his ability to play SS.
Get a ife broseph
Right
He wouldn’t be a world beater defensively at SS. His RF/G at 3.27 last season at SS (and 3.99 for his MiLB career) isn’t good, but I’d guess if you’re talking 15 starts, who cares? And it may not even be that many.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 7, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
And BTW
posted another fanshot.
Rosenthal is saying the Padres may non-tender Kevin Correia. I’d take that for some depth.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
I'm filing this one under Depth, Organizational
Someone needs to play SS in Nashville.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Not really a big deal.
If they need another 40-man spot, they can DFA him and he might not get claimed.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Pretty sure he's off
I know he filed for free agency.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
FWIW
He played seven positions in AAA last year. Everything but pitcher and catcher.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Be fair
Even Doug wouldn’t slot him in as high as #3 starter. Definitely more of a #5 with a chance to move up to #4 status with a solid year.
You mean GUARANTEED #5 pitcher. With DM's backing that he will get the opportunity to work through any rough spots.
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
He's had 125 good at bats in AAA last year
That’s really it. But he hit .325 with an OPS of .830 in those AB.
Of course, his numbers were much worse over more at bats in AA that very same year…..
His defense at SS looks pretty good.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Isn't it obvious?
Look here. Scroll to 8/28.
That’s probably enough to warrant an invitation to big league camp.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 7, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
Well there's the .287 career minor league OBP I guess...
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Where is the internal option?
I don’t get this. The front office must think a lot of our young players are not ready to produce in the bigs, which I am fine with. But why sign someone who probably is equivalent to their talent level? I just don’t like putting up the roadblocks for our farm system players. I would rather look internally than sign someone of possibly equal stature outside the organization. This just smells like spending just to spend.
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by Bush League All Star on Dec 7, 2009 4:57 PM CST reply actions
Huntsville had a mix of career minor leaguer shortstops last year
After Escobar, there isn’t really a shortstop to block, unless you think Brent Brewer is going to figure anything out.
The next shortstop prospect in the system is probably Josh Prince, at this point
And he might repeat Wisconsin in 2010. So I don’t think Cruz is stealing anyone’s PAs at this point.
And as for “spending just to spend,” he’ll either make the league minimum in the majors or next to nothing in the minors.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
I see what you are saying.
But I would rather our horrible internal option get the opportunity than paying extra for some other teams horrible option.
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by Bush League All Star on Dec 8, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
Or are you thinking this guy will be the super-sub
that Counsell was last year?
Those are some long odds, I’d say, however.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 7, 2009 6:28 PM CST up reply actions
No.
I don’t think this guy will be remotely close to that. When I am talking close, I am talking about the Sun to the planet formerly known as Pluto close.
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by Bush League All Star on Dec 8, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
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