Brewers avoid arbitration with Carlos Gomez (one year, $2 million)

He made $1.5 million last season.

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Score one for Charlie Marlow

He predicted $2m for Gomez’s arby, while MLBTR predicted $1.8m.

by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 10, 2012 4:35 PM CST reply actions

Much rejoicing

"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 Jan 10, 2012 6:37 PM CST up reply actions

My numbers were almost identical to yours, so I’m rooting for your numbers to be more accurate. I’m really interested to see Marcum and McGehee’s numbers. I thought MLBTR was way high on those. Oh, and Loe, too.

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by tcyoung on Jan 10, 2012 10:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

McGehee?

Is that more for validating your estimate because whatever he makes doesn’t really affect the Brewers.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jan 11, 2012 9:58 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah pretty much

"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 Jan 11, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions

Correct.

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by tcyoung on Jan 12, 2012 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah if I remember in years past

you and I are pretty darn close on estimates.

"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 Jan 11, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions

yeah, you were usually closer than I.

I remember adjusting a couple of mine in the past based on your estimate.

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by tcyoung on Jan 12, 2012 4:37 PM CST up reply actions

They shud cut him n strt plush evryday!

/oldvegas

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by Mykenk on Jan 10, 2012 4:46 PM CST reply actions

if they wuldve kept kotsay they wuldnt have teh keep Gomezyerself.

by ecocd on Jan 10, 2012 6:42 PM CST up reply actions

What do you think he'd get as a free agent?

I honestly can’t see Gomez getting much more than this as a free agent. Isn’t a point of arb to help discount players salaries?

by Fiesta on Jan 10, 2012 4:49 PM CST reply actions

It doesn't necessarily do that, in the case of players who keep getting playing time (and therefore raises), even though they're terrible

See Francoeur, Jeff.

by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 10, 2012 5:01 PM CST up reply actions

If he was a FA I think he would get a 2 or 3 year deal

I think that the amount is about right for his likely production but if they sign Aoki, Gomez is likely to be the cheapest of the 5 outfielders on the 25 man roster once Braun comes back.
For a team like Milwaukee it seems a little extravagent to be paying that much for a 5th OF so therefore I think that if they are serious about signing Aoki there is a decent chance that one of Morgan,Hart or Gomez would be traded.

by Saltire on Jan 10, 2012 5:04 PM CST up reply actions

Morgan might still be the cheapest...

… will be interesting to see what he gets in arbitration.

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by Mykenk on Jan 10, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions

Yup.

Remember, Gomez is much farther along in the Arb process than Morgan is. This will be Morgan’s first year in arbitration. I think their salaries will be the same, though.

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by tcyoung on Jan 10, 2012 10:31 PM CST up reply actions

Coco Crisp got 2 years $14m

Not a perfect comp obviously, but guys who play CF really well can usually make some decent money.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Jan 10, 2012 5:52 PM CST up reply actions

Coco Crisp can hit .260

Mark Attanasio is the best.

by nullacct on Jan 10, 2012 7:41 PM CST up reply actions

Carlos Gomez is perpetually only a three-hit game away from .260.

by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 10, 2012 8:03 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

I'm sure his family is proud of him

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Jan 10, 2012 9:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

In other news: The McClung Returneth.

If Plush had to pick Wearwolf or Vampire, I'm a Wearwolf!

by SRB on Jan 10, 2012 5:20 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

For realsies?

by mpbMKE on Jan 10, 2012 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

Yeppers

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120110&content_id=26307352&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

by ecocd on Jan 10, 2012 6:44 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Doesn't sound like he's expected to play for Milwaukee at any time, however

Do players “on a minor league contract” make the AAA going rate or is it a negotiated contract like any other just not guaranteed? E.g., If a AAA farmhand under control of the Brewers is paid $65k, does that mean McClung could’ve signed for $90k?

by ecocd on Jan 10, 2012 6:46 PM CST up reply actions

my first thought was cheap emergency reliever depth stashed in AAA

because I would rather see Mr. Home & Away Platoon in a relief role than Chase Wright if we had a rash of injuries all at once to the bull pen.

Or maybe they signed him just for some veteran grit for the nashville squad.

by Fiesta on Jan 10, 2012 7:25 PM CST up reply actions

minor league free agents don't have a salary cap

the $65K is actually, IIRC, for players on the 40-man. But I definitely have heard of minor league FA, even ones not on a split contract, making over $100K a year.

by morineko on Jan 11, 2012 12:12 AM CST up reply actions

Side note

wasn’t it McClung that you were alluding to in the other post that didn’t like Braun and made the T-Shirt comments on twitter?

Am I wrong and/or confused on that?

"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 Jan 11, 2012 11:21 AM CST up reply actions

yes, it was

I figured anyone who’s been around here long enough figured that one out, and I know he is quite aware of where he is being discussed on the internet

(Also, if any other ex-Brewer may have had a grudge against Braun, it would probably have been Mike Burns, he was the other party to Deputy Braun’s bus-throwing)

by morineko on Jan 11, 2012 11:40 AM CST up reply actions

I thought so, but I wasn't positive

its been a while.

"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 Jan 11, 2012 2:08 PM CST up reply actions

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/9/20/1046023/dear-seth-mcclung

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

by Jordan M on Jan 11, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

Too late to throw at TLR :(

by cwolf20 on Jan 10, 2012 7:31 PM CST up reply actions

McClung sits in the rafters of the First Congregational Church of St Louis, waiting...

It’s an open casket funeral, TLR lies motionless inside.
“It’s never too late…” Seth whispers as he rubs up a fresh baseball, then takes aim…

fka "warwick5s"

by DEUCE SLUICE on Jan 10, 2012 8:36 PM CST up reply actions 8 recs

And misses by 4 feet

by cwolf20 on Jan 11, 2012 2:51 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs

haha

"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 Jan 11, 2012 11:22 AM CST up reply actions

Awesome!!

Mark Attanasio is the best.

by nullacct on Jan 10, 2012 7:41 PM CST up reply actions

Joy! Rapture!!!

I can bring back my #73 Seth McClung jersey!!!!!

"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."

by trippingandy on Jan 10, 2012 8:20 PM CST up reply actions

I'm happy with this.

As some of you may recall, I love me some GoGo.

Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers: Chin up, boys.
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.

by Tepo6688 on Jan 11, 2012 8:21 PM CST reply actions

my grandma is still sad that he's not a Twin

After seeing their attempts at having someone fill in at CF last year, I don’t blame her.

by morineko on Jan 12, 2012 12:01 AM CST up reply actions

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