Milwaukee Brewers Discussion

[umphrey]

55 mph fastball? Should be interesting if nothing else

[GB12]

Originally Posted by umphrey

55 mph fastball? Should be interesting if nothing else

55 mph curveball.

[umphrey]

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[the_legend_killer]

Brewers classics is showing the game Prince and Weeks hit their first HR's. All I gotta say is Chris Magruder FTW.

[princefielder28]

Originally Posted by the_legend_killer

Brewers classics is showing the game Prince and Weeks hit their first HR's. All I gotta say is Chris Magruder FTW.

I was a big fan of Magruder as a player coming off the bench

[the_legend_killer]

Switch hitters never hurt. But seeing some of these players, even though it was only 3 and a half years ago, is surreal. Wes Obermueller. Tomo. Brady Clark.

[the_legend_killer]

I wonder if that Braun kid they're talking to will ever pan out.

[princefielder28]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8...ne-arbitration

Sheets likely to decline arbitration

[umphrey]

Originally Posted by princefielder28

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8...ne-arbitration

Sheets likely to decline arbitration

No surprise, I expected him to be gone and I'm not too upset about it.

[the_legend_killer]

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/new...=.jsp&c_id=mil

Jorge Julio is a Brewer.

[princefielder28]

Originally Posted by the_legend_killer

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/new...=.jsp&c_id=mil

Jorge Julio is a Brewer.

Not a bad signing at all...low risk, high reward scenario

[EvilMonkey]

Originally Posted by princefielder28

Not a bad signing at all...low risk, high reward scenario

yeah, he was good at the end of the year when he got called back up, nice signing. If it doesnt work out no big deal, if it does a valuable arm in the pen.

[Whistler6]

It's not Eric Gagne money so thank God

[GB12]

Russell Branyan signed with Seattle. Happened a while ago, but I don't think it was posted in here.

[PACKmanN]

What do you guys think Ben Sheets would get in FA and for how many years?

[EvilMonkey]

Originally Posted by PACKmanN

What do you guys think Ben Sheets would get in FA and for how many years?

well, he obviously thinks he'll get a 2 year deal but i dont know how much it'll be worth. I think he gets 2 years at about 20-25 million with incentives obviously if he can stay healthy but i cant say for certain he wouldnt be better off taking arbitration for a year and hoping to stay healthy then getting a 4-5 year deal if he can last a year. That being said, he cant for certain stay healthy and take 1-2 year deals forever in hopes of staying healthy for a year and getting a big payday based off it so his decision is probably right.

[princefielder28]

According to Newsday, the Brewers may up the Sabathia contract to a six year deal worth $110 million.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...tory?track=rss

The Brewers have also expressed interest in Randy Johnson

[GB12]

What's the point of that? It's still $30 million short if the Yankee's offer.

[the_legend_killer]

I wouldn't mind Randy coming to the Brewers for a year, not at all.

[princefielder28]

The Brewers have re-signed reliever Todd Coffey to a one year deal worth $800K.

I like this move; he was very solid in September and was one of the more reliable relievers.

The signing, or re-signings thus far, are two that will replace what Gagne and Mota's roles were with the team last year; both should be middle relievers.

Carlos Villanueva should be the setup guy for the next season and the need for a closer will round out the back end of our bullpen.

[the_legend_killer]

Yeah, Coffey pitched well down the stretch and deserved to come back and get a shot in the bullpen. With the Winter Meetings starting today it looks like some big stuff is gonna go down in the next few days.

[Whistler6]

Randall Johnson would be a possible 10 win guy...and media exposure to our team as he gets close to that 300 win mark right? Not much else. I'd fully expect him to land on the DL atleast twice next season

[princefielder28]

It appears that the Brewers are going to re-sign Mike Lamb to a one year deal


Projecting 25 man roster

C Jason Kendall
C Mike Rivera
1B Prince Fielder
2B Rickie Weeks
SS JJ Hardy
3B Bill Hall
IF Mike Lamb
OF Ryan Braun
OF Mike Cameron
OF Corey Hart

P Yovani Gallardo
P Manny Parra
P Dave Bush
P Jeff Suppan
P Seth McClung
P Todd Coffey
P Jorge Julio
P Carlos Villanueva
P Mitch Stetter
P David Riske

These are the 20 that I feel fairly confident in making the roster unless they're traded.

Still to go....

IF
4th OF
SP
Closer

That's four spots and the fifth will go to one of the younger players or be acuqired through trade

[princefielder28]

The Brewers are having talks with Seattle for closer J.J. Putz. This would make sense on both sides and Jack Z knows the minor league system just as well or better than Melvin so he could pick and choose who he wants.

[princefielder28]

The Brewers have also talked to the Baltimore Orioles about catcher Ramon Hernandez. It doesn't make much sense with Kendall as the starter and Rivera as a solid backup.