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Witrado on Trading Fielder: "I'm not saying it's a must, but they have to"

(OK, that headline probably isn't fair, since it would seem that Anthony meant to include "do something" or "listen to offers" or something like that at the end of that sentence.  But that's not what he wrote, and he writes for a living.) 

ANYWAY, in his latest blog offering, Anthony links to the FanGraphs article which advocates trading Prince for pitching -- and he wants you to know that he did not steal this idea, he "had this exact conversation during batting practice before I saw this thread."

As you might expect, Witrado's in favor of moving Prince if the team can't find another way to improve the pitching staff -- which, Anthony says, "as of now, injured or healthy, it isn't good enough to carry the team to the playoffs." (Bu-wha-huh?  When is an injured rotation ever good enough to get a team to the playoffs?  And, yes, I think I know what he meant to say -- even if everybody was healthy, this pitching staff ain't great -- but, again: not what he wrote, writes for a living.) 

And, as you might also expect, while coming out in favor of the move, Witrado doesn't put any thought into who the Brewers could (or would) actually trade Prince for ... which makes sense, because there aren't a lot of teams who can offer top-of-the-line, Major League-ready pitching, which is what Doug Melvin would undoubtedly demand in exchange for a guy who has OPS'ed 1.001 this year and is a lethal left-handed weapon in a team devoid of left-handed hitters.

But, hey, what do I know?  I wasn't chatting up this topic at the batting cage yesterday.

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Ugh

Not looking forward to a long, long offseason full of Fielder trade speculation and everyone’s theoretical trade packages, it is already getting old.

by Supertramp on Aug 26, 2009 4:27 PM CDT reply actions  

I'll trade him

for Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum and a 27 year old Bonds!

by Braunstalker on Aug 26, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Ideally, savings

But I’d settle for junk.

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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Trade him to the '69 Mets

And get back Seaver and Ryan. Seaver would be in his last pre-arb year, and Ryan wouldn’t be arb eligible until 2011 so the deal gives the team financial flexibility to boot.

by Getting Yosted on Aug 26, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was so pissed when i saw that

He claims that the brewers cant up grade their pitching this offseason but there are at least 8 pitchers that would be either quatilty number 2 or 3 pitchers. Does he consider that fielder and braun are the most productive 3 and 4 hitters from 2009? If the organization spends some money to get pitching and keeps fielder the next two years they may have a chance to get to the world series.

by buschoid on Aug 26, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions  

I wuz talkin to Prinz

n I sed, ‘hay, r u mad that i sed dis team shuld trade u?’ N he sez, ‘Are u kidding, T-Bonz? U n me are BFF 4eva. LOL.’ N i sed, ‘Im gonna LOL too, cuz the people think dat u n me aren’t BFF, but I sed we wuz BFF, but we r TOTES BFF 4 realz.’

Prinz is totes fat, wit a “f” n a “ph.”

by Rubie Q on Aug 27, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

Nice

At least he spelled his name right.

by ecocd on Aug 27, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Paging TheJay

My roomate just asked, what’s the least number of pitches thrown in a CG?

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on Aug 26, 2009 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm not TheJay, but this is what I found...

It’s unofficially credited to Red Barrett, who threw 58 pitches in a CG shutout against the Reds in 1944. At least, according to the article about when Carlos Silva shut down the Brewers.

by NoahJ on Aug 27, 2009 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

The first JS comment beat me to it...

I too wonder how much Witrado wants Fielder traded to the Dodgers. Of course, there’s that little issue from earlier this season…

by Zeyes on Aug 27, 2009 5:23 AM CDT reply actions  

Not to be an obsessive BA linker

But Jim Callis had this response in a recent chat: (subscription required)

Eric (brewerscubs.com)
Prince Fielder or a couple young, highly-rated pitching prospects?
Jim Callis (2:58 PM)
Fielder.

Callis > LOLjournalist

by Capt Science on Aug 27, 2009 10:24 AM CDT reply actions  

Braun's numbers

Remind me again what Braun’s numbers are when Fielder DOESN’T bat behind him? Better yet, what are the cumulative numbers of the player who has batted in front of Prince for his career? One need look no further than last night’s game. They load the bases for Prince, and while they started him off with a swinging strike, they then went at least 8 inches outside on the next four pitches….WITH THE BASES LOADED! I just don’t see hwo you trade away your best hitter (outside of Yo, of course).

by ILuvDaBush on Aug 30, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions  

I am in the No Trading Prince camp

Imagine the Brewers offense without Bill Hall. Wait. What?

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 30, 2009 6:56 PM CDT reply actions  

trading Prince

would make absolutely no sense. He’s still pretty young, and if I’m not mistaken he’s cost-controlled for some time. Now’s the time to lock him in to an extension and buy out his arb years and possibly a couple years of FA. He’s a franchise player, no doubt about it, and ought to be paid for as such.

by lawman3842 on Sep 1, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions  

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