Eric Bedard or Jon Garland?

by BrewerCrewer on Jan 11, 2010 3:10 PM CST

Can the Brewers get Bedard or Garland?

I really think the Brewers need to risk getting Bedard. He is a guy who could be absolutely dominant. I think they need to get both of these guys to have a rotation worthy of making the playoffs. They only have two good starters now and need some depth.

Otherwise they could go after Washburn or Doug Davis, but they are older and more washed up. What do you think?

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Should the Brewers get Eric Bedard and Jon Garland?

Get Both

40 votes

Only Bedard

98 votes

Only Garland

35 votes

Neither

29 votes

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I will vote for Bedard

but only on the understanding that if he is signed to a low base salary with performance incentives contract no one calls his signing “high risk/high reward”. If that is the case it is a low risk/high reward signing.

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by Getting Yosted on Jan 11, 2010 3:36 PM CST reply actions

Bedard

Is Ben Sheets (circa 2010) according to Fan Graphs.

I wouldnt touch this guy with a ten foot pole. Shoulder issues are huge and very difficult to come back from. He’s probably not even going to be in game shape until August probably, so why give him any money, much less rely on him as an option for 2010?

by backtocali on Jan 11, 2010 3:36 PM CST reply actions

I vote for neither

Bedard isn’t healthy, and Garland isn’t good. Davis is my choice

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by Hyatt on Jan 11, 2010 5:06 PM CST reply actions

Pass on Davis also.

I’ll take Braden Looper on a 2M dollar deal.

by Mykenk on Jan 11, 2010 5:58 PM CST up reply actions

Give me Victor Santos any day

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by zsxander567 on Jan 11, 2010 6:57 PM CST up reply actions

Screw all that

Give me Rafael Roque!

by Hyatt on Jan 12, 2010 8:14 AM CST up reply actions

Horse Muffins.

Give me Claudio Vargas and a sundial.

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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 12, 2010 9:22 AM CST up reply actions

Hey

these don’t taste like muffins.

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by molitorfan on Jan 12, 2010 8:53 PM CST up reply actions

agreed

I’m being cynical here and saying what’s the use in signing more pitching, anyway? It’s not like they’re going to make the playoffs or anything. w00t, race to .500 again….

by morineko on Jan 12, 2010 10:16 AM CST up reply actions

yeah! cancel the season!

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 10:44 AM CST up reply actions

don't get me wrong...

I get lots of entertainment value out of teams that don’t make the playoffs. If I didn’t I wouldn’t be a fan of any team but the Yankees. I just don’t think that patching the rotation with Bedard or Garland will be the thing that takes this team over the hump.

And I said I was being cynical….

by morineko on Jan 12, 2010 10:48 AM CST up reply actions

See, I don't think the "hump" is that high.

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 11:30 AM CST up reply actions

you think Doug Davis can get us over the hump?

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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 12, 2010 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

Nope.

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions

so why sign him then

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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 12, 2010 12:06 PM CST up reply actions

I don't want to sign him.

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions

I would guess the "hump"

Is about 5 games this year.

Last year the Wild Card winner has 92 wins and the Cards had over 90 as well. As of right now, I think the brewers are about an 83 or 84 win team.

None of the guys that are being rumored Milwaukee bound are worth that. Not only that, but you need the same season from Braun and Fielder, improvement from Gallardo, a full productive season from Weeks, a repeat of McGehee’s rookie year and improvement fromt he bottom of the rotation. Lots of mini humps in there as well.

by backtocali on Jan 12, 2010 12:30 PM CST up reply actions

I'm a big fan of mini-humps.

There. I said it.

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

Should have said that right from the start

Would have saved a lot of internet ink

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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 12, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions

Very true

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 1:21 PM CST up reply actions

try thinking about baseball

then your humps will get longer.

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by molitorfan on Jan 12, 2010 8:53 PM CST up reply actions

Pish

Same seasons from Braun and Fielder. Well, they don’t have to be exactly the same, but yes, they have to have their all-star caliber seasons. Still, you can say that about every team. And there’s no reason to expect either to drop off or get injured.
Improvement from Gallardo. Not necessarily, but there’s certainly room for improvement. We could be in trouble if got worse, though.
A full productive season from Weeks/McGehee. Well, that’s true. Or, at least, two of the Weeks-McGehee-Gamel-Counsell quartet would need to be productive, but that doesn’t seem to be too much of a stretch.
Improvement from the bottom of the rotation. You kind of list it as an afterthought, when this should be the lead point. Four of our starting pitchers had ERAs of 5, and two had ERAs over 6. Getting decent (not even good, but decent) pitching would have changed the whole season.

Plus, there’s no mention of Randy Wolf or LaTroy Hawkins (whom we might have overpaid for, but nevertheless, they’re Brewers). Do you not think Randy Wolf will have an effect on the Brewers’ season?

For any team, things need to go right to make the playoffs. However, I think it takes an unrealistically negative view to think the Brewers can’t compete.

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by roguejim on Jan 12, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Bedard

On a very incentive-laden deal.

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by BrewHaHeather on Jan 11, 2010 9:23 PM CST reply actions

Bedard is hurt

I’ve read that bedard is inury from last year is fairly extensive and will keep him out until June or July this year. I’d rather go for sheets on an incentive deal. Hopefully his arm is good after a year off.

by JayzTazay on Jan 12, 2010 10:39 AM CST reply actions

It's not. Sheets is more than likely more out of shape than he was after a regular offseason... which is saying something.

by Mykenk on Jan 12, 2010 10:43 AM CST up reply actions

Here's an interesting article about both pitchers...

http://bases.nbcsports.com/2010/01/when-will-erik-bedard-be-ready-to-pitch.html.php

Sounds like neither might be ready to pitch by Opening Day.

by sjlee on Jan 12, 2010 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

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