Majority Of Milwaukee Brewers Tracking Poll Voters Favor Extension For Greinke, But Not For Others

by Kyle Lobner on Nov 23, 2011 12:00 PM CST in Tracking Poll

Clint Barmes is an expensive Pirate now, and more than half of you are ok with that.

This week's poll was open from Monday at noon through Tuesday, and received 230 responses. Here are some of the notable results:

83% of voters think the Brewers should offer a long term extension to Zack Greinke, while 43% or less favor extensions for John Axford, Jonathan Lucroy, Shaun Marcum, Nyjer Morgan and Chris Narveson.
69% of voters think the Brewers made the right decision by not matching or exceeding the two year, $10.5 million contract Clint Barmes got from the Pirates. 20% think they should have made a competitive offer.
The vote is split on where the Brewers go from here in the shortstop market. 26% of voters think the Brewers should shift their attention to Rafael Furcal, but six other options received between 3 and 25% of the vote.

Follow the jump for the full results.

Clint Barmes has reportedly agreed to a two year, $10.5 million dollar deal with the Pirates. How should the Brewers have handled this situation?

Response	Votes	%
That's too much money for Barmes, so they made the right decision by letting him go.	159	69%
They should have made a competitive offer.	45	20%
Undecided	26	11%

Which of these free agent shortstops would you most like to see the Brewers target this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Rafael Furcal	59	26%
Alex Gonzalez	23	10%
Cesar Izturis	2	1%
Jose Reyes	57	25%
Jimmy Rollins	44	19%
Ramon Santiago	7	3%
Jack Wilson	10	4%
Yuniesky Betancourt	8	3%
Undecided	20	9%

John Axford could be arbitration-eligible for the first time next winter and will be a free agent following the 2016 season. Should the Brewers try to sign him to a long term extension this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	79	34%
No	133	58%
Undecided	18	8%

Zack Greinke is due to earn $13.5 million in 2012 and be a free agent following the season. Should the Brewers try to sign him to a long term extension this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	191	83%
No	22	10%
Undecided	17	7%

Jonathan Lucroy could be arbitration-eligible for the first time next winter and will be a free agent following the 2016 season. Should the Brewers try to sign him to a long term extension this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	90	39%
No	126	55%
Undecided	14	6%

Shaun Marcum is arbitration-eligible for the last time in 2012 and will be a free agent following the season. Should the Brewers try to sign him to a long term extension this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	100	43%
No	82	36%
Undecided	48	21%

Nyjer Morgan is arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter and is under team control through 2014. Should the Brewers try to sign him to a long term extension this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	18	8%
No	191	83%
Undecided	21	9%

Chris Narveson will be arbitration-eligible for the first time next winter and is under team control through 2015. Should the Brewers try to sign him to a long term extension this winter?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	23	10%
No	174	76%
Undecided	33	14%

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Well atleast we know that atleast 8 Cubs/Cards fans voted

by Saltire on Nov 23, 2011 12:05 PM CST reply actions

That was my thought too.

I like questions like those to let us know what the margin for error on the rest of the poll might be.

by placidity on Nov 23, 2011 12:11 PM CST up reply actions

This is where I'm allowed to be emotional, right?

I voted ‘Jose Reyes’ because I really want them to go out and get him. I know, rationally, that there is between 0 and 1% chance that they sign him. But I still want them to, and to hell with payroll.

Sigh.

"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

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Nov 23, 2011 12:09 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

How good or bad is the SS at Nashville?

I looked at his numbers and it appeared he hit over .300 I know nothing about the Sounds but is he an option is our farm system that devoid of talent that we cannot bring someone up?

Just wondering I know we have traded a fair share of our minor league talent away over the years but a bucket of balls has to be a better option at SS than Yuni

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Nov 23, 2011 1:15 PM CST reply actions

A 30 year old career .706 OPS in the minors player

With minus defense. He’s really not an upgrade.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mayson001edw

by cwolf20 on Nov 23, 2011 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

fair enough that is why I asked

thanks :)

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Nov 23, 2011 9:29 PM CST up reply actions

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