Since I am unoriginal, I am stealing another topic from local sports talk radio. I felt it was interesting. Would you mortgage the future and trade Gamel, Escobar and Parra or some combination of one or two of them, to get Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee for basically a half year or year and a half?
In order for this to make any sense, you have to assume that the player in question would waive a no-trade clause (not sure if Lee has one), and would stay through the end of the contract. Halladay has a year left (although there is some sort of CBA mumbo jumbo that may let him out) and there is a club option on Lee for next year. So let's just assume you get a year and a half from both.
Right now the Crew is in 4th in the Central, but is only 2 games out. And 7th in the Wild Card, 4 games out. So they are still in the thick of things. This is an extremely complex question to answer, and I'm going to do a shitty job of giving my opinion.
If you could guarantee me a playoff birth, I think they should do it, as long as Parra isn't involved.
The team has been to the playoffs once in 26 years. Other than Braun and Yo. I don't think anyone is guaranteed to be around much longer than next year. As weird as it sounds, the window is quickly closing, at least while it can be done relatively cheaply.
I certainly don't think it is a guarantee that Prince will be gone, but at the same time, you have to wonder how much the Crew would be willing to spend on a good to great hitter, and how much time they would give him. If Escobar goes, I wouldn't be opposed to signing J.J. long term, even though he has his limitations, I don't think he would be that expensive. Gamel might be hard to replace. Hart is the only other young guy, and he can fucking go.
We have no decent young pitching besides Yo and potentially Parra. If we let Parra go, I think it is a deal breaker. He has all the talent in the world, he is young, and he is under our control for four more years. Maybe he never puts it together, but he has shown flashes that would lead me to believe he could be great.
So the bottom line is that I think this year and next are our best chances to get to the playoffs, and while we may not be fucked afterwards, inevitably there will be some type of transition due to money constraints that face the Crew. Small market teams only get a few years to put it together before they have to rebuild from within. Some teams can put it all together (see Florida), while some get close (see Oakland and Minnesota). If Escobar and Gamel were that good, and so indispensable, they would be starting right now. And we have to hang onto any young pitching we have. I would rather have Halladay than Lee.
Feel free to tell me what a moron I am.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Brew Crew Hangover
A few random thoughts from last night's tenth inning sexual assault:
- Does anyone REALLY think Mat Gamel is any worse at third than Billy Hall? Even if he may fuck up a routine play here or there (which he really hasn't done), is it worth the clear dropoff offensively? I think that any thoughts Macha may have had about whether he could hit a lefty changed last night with that bomb in the 8th. McGehee probably is still the starter until proven otherwise right now though.
-Jody Gerut is fucking useless. He really is a waste of space. He has established himself as Bill Hall's outfield twin. We now have to guys who can't hit at all on our everyday bench. We don't have some random utility guy in AAA that can hit .200? Hernan Irribarren wouldn't improve the club? I understand not bringing up Escobar right now, because there isn't room to play him, and he should play every day.
- The only thing that would've made last night's meltdown better is if either Matty Wise, Eric Gagne or Derrick Turnbow had come out of the bullpen after Villa refused to get anyone out, and they gave up like 5 more runs. Oh, and if 2008 Rickie Weeks booted one. We did get a Billy Hall boot at least.
- Can we safely say that Villa isn't good? He now has a 6.41 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. How can he be relied on in key spots? I know there wasn't much choice last night. He really should be about the last one trotted out there until he goes on a long stretch of not sucking. We've got some really decent arms in the bully right now, that probably aren't given enough respect by Macha (DiFelice, Stetter, Smith). Personally, I think Stetter should be a set up guy, and not just a lefty specialist. Coffey/Stetter in the 8th, DiFelice 7th, Smith 6th, Villa/McClung/Burns when we are down/up by 7 runs.
-The highlights of the game for me last night were: 1) Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder making fun of Telly Hughes for being fat; 2) Macha refusing to even look at Villa when he came to take him out. He might have murdered him last night.
-We are closer to 5th place than 1st place in the division right now.
-How the fuck did the mildly terrible Jonathan Sanchez throw a no-no? He is almost the exact same pitcher as Manny Parra (young, Hispanic, lefty, great stuff, taken out of the rotation for sucking). Maybe that is a good sign?
- Does anyone REALLY think Mat Gamel is any worse at third than Billy Hall? Even if he may fuck up a routine play here or there (which he really hasn't done), is it worth the clear dropoff offensively? I think that any thoughts Macha may have had about whether he could hit a lefty changed last night with that bomb in the 8th. McGehee probably is still the starter until proven otherwise right now though.
-Jody Gerut is fucking useless. He really is a waste of space. He has established himself as Bill Hall's outfield twin. We now have to guys who can't hit at all on our everyday bench. We don't have some random utility guy in AAA that can hit .200? Hernan Irribarren wouldn't improve the club? I understand not bringing up Escobar right now, because there isn't room to play him, and he should play every day.
- The only thing that would've made last night's meltdown better is if either Matty Wise, Eric Gagne or Derrick Turnbow had come out of the bullpen after Villa refused to get anyone out, and they gave up like 5 more runs. Oh, and if 2008 Rickie Weeks booted one. We did get a Billy Hall boot at least.
- Can we safely say that Villa isn't good? He now has a 6.41 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. How can he be relied on in key spots? I know there wasn't much choice last night. He really should be about the last one trotted out there until he goes on a long stretch of not sucking. We've got some really decent arms in the bully right now, that probably aren't given enough respect by Macha (DiFelice, Stetter, Smith). Personally, I think Stetter should be a set up guy, and not just a lefty specialist. Coffey/Stetter in the 8th, DiFelice 7th, Smith 6th, Villa/McClung/Burns when we are down/up by 7 runs.
-The highlights of the game for me last night were: 1) Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder making fun of Telly Hughes for being fat; 2) Macha refusing to even look at Villa when he came to take him out. He might have murdered him last night.
-We are closer to 5th place than 1st place in the division right now.
-How the fuck did the mildly terrible Jonathan Sanchez throw a no-no? He is almost the exact same pitcher as Manny Parra (young, Hispanic, lefty, great stuff, taken out of the rotation for sucking). Maybe that is a good sign?
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Chris Duncan is the most awkward professional baseball player ever...
Seriously, it's like watching me play baseball, this guy has zero coordination. Also Yadier Molina looks like he's just a fucking asshole. There's just something about him, who knows, he might be the nicest guy in the world, but he just gives me that premonition. Here he is laughing at a baby falling down a flight of stairs.
But enough trash talking, the Crew narrowly avoided a 3rd bases loaded, inning ending strikeout tonight when my boy Prince hustled his huge ass down the line and get an infield hit for the game winning RBI. Hoffman pitched the bases loaded and then Gamel damn near gave me a heart attack when Molina sliced that ball down third, but Mat fielded it perfectly and strolled over to third for the win. We needed this one big time, if we can get a W tomorrow we'll be back to tied for the NL Central lead.
I have complete and utter confidence that Manny Parra has figured it out from his 4 starts down in Nashville.
Oh yea, almost forgot, Shaq is obsessed with your mom comebacks. He's truly a man after my own heart.
But enough trash talking, the Crew narrowly avoided a 3rd bases loaded, inning ending strikeout tonight when my boy Prince hustled his huge ass down the line and get an infield hit for the game winning RBI. Hoffman pitched the bases loaded and then Gamel damn near gave me a heart attack when Molina sliced that ball down third, but Mat fielded it perfectly and strolled over to third for the win. We needed this one big time, if we can get a W tomorrow we'll be back to tied for the NL Central lead.
I have complete and utter confidence that Manny Parra has figured it out from his 4 starts down in Nashville.
Oh yea, almost forgot, Shaq is obsessed with your mom comebacks. He's truly a man after my own heart.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Getting a Running Start....
I am finally recovered enough from my weekend that I can at least form coherent thoughts. I would be thrilled to recap the weekend for you, however a) I don't remember much, b) I have been asked by certain other parties not to reveal certain weekend themes and c) Some of the shit that was discussed was inappropriate enough that I am uncomfortable putting it down on "paper".
For instance, I think it is safe to say that the theme/quote of the weekend was "Getting a Running Start". However, I am not in a position to explain where that came from because it could cause some embarrassment.
Overall, we had a great time, got SUPER fucked up, ate a whole bunch of shit that is bad for us, and the weekend was pretty much one great big gay joke.
BREW CREW HANGOVER
Holy shit, the Brewers might never lose again. And Rickie Weeks got severely injured a year too late.
If I was the Brewers, here is what I would do: This injury gives them a golden opportunity/excuse to call up Escobar and to give him a look at either short or 2B to see if he really is too good to not use. The same is true with Gamel, who is already up, and whose haircut hit a homer last night. It is a golden opportunity, because there is some excess playing time available, and it can be done with very little hurt feelings. Gamel can get into a platoonish thing with Hall/Counsell/Hardy? at 3B, Escobar with Hardy/Counsell/Hall at SS and Hardy/Counsell/Hall at 2B. You could also think about spot starting Gamel at 1B or outfield if his bat is that good. Right now, you have the opportunity to play both Gamel and Escobar a few times a week under those scenarios, and get them some experience. Then, if they are too good to sit, you can try to trade Hall (fucking impossible), Hardy (unlikely) or Fielder (even more unlikely) for some pitching down the stretch. Or, if they are too young or to bad, you can trade one of the prospects, or send them down for more seasoning. I have a hard time believing weeks was going to hit 50 HRs and hit .275, so I don't feel like we've lost that much in the long run.
HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED
Are we fucking serious right now? Really? Here is the timeline yesterday:
8 a.m.: He is definitely not coming back and this is all total bullshit (via Bus Cook, through Hattiesberg newspaper)
12 p.m.: He is having surgery Tuesday with Dr. James Andrews and is definitely playing this year for the Vikings barring some unforeseen complication. (via St. Paul newspaper)
5 p.m.: He is not having any kind of surgery ever, he is going to try to rehab, and if all works out he is definitely playing for the Vikings this year, and he has never heard of Dr. James Andrews. (via Eddie Werder).
8 p.m.: He eats a small child.
In 12 hours, that is THREE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE STORIES!!!!! How are people not getting fired over this???? We can't believe ANYTHING, ANY news organization says EVER. This is unfuckingbelievable.
-I'm probably going to fake live blog a Brewer/Twin game either Friday or Saturday because I'm fucking bored and lonely.
PS. The Twins suck my nutsack.
For instance, I think it is safe to say that the theme/quote of the weekend was "Getting a Running Start". However, I am not in a position to explain where that came from because it could cause some embarrassment.
Overall, we had a great time, got SUPER fucked up, ate a whole bunch of shit that is bad for us, and the weekend was pretty much one great big gay joke.
BREW CREW HANGOVER
Holy shit, the Brewers might never lose again. And Rickie Weeks got severely injured a year too late.
If I was the Brewers, here is what I would do: This injury gives them a golden opportunity/excuse to call up Escobar and to give him a look at either short or 2B to see if he really is too good to not use. The same is true with Gamel, who is already up, and whose haircut hit a homer last night. It is a golden opportunity, because there is some excess playing time available, and it can be done with very little hurt feelings. Gamel can get into a platoonish thing with Hall/Counsell/Hardy? at 3B, Escobar with Hardy/Counsell/Hall at SS and Hardy/Counsell/Hall at 2B. You could also think about spot starting Gamel at 1B or outfield if his bat is that good. Right now, you have the opportunity to play both Gamel and Escobar a few times a week under those scenarios, and get them some experience. Then, if they are too good to sit, you can try to trade Hall (fucking impossible), Hardy (unlikely) or Fielder (even more unlikely) for some pitching down the stretch. Or, if they are too young or to bad, you can trade one of the prospects, or send them down for more seasoning. I have a hard time believing weeks was going to hit 50 HRs and hit .275, so I don't feel like we've lost that much in the long run.
HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED
Are we fucking serious right now? Really? Here is the timeline yesterday:
8 a.m.: He is definitely not coming back and this is all total bullshit (via Bus Cook, through Hattiesberg newspaper)
12 p.m.: He is having surgery Tuesday with Dr. James Andrews and is definitely playing this year for the Vikings barring some unforeseen complication. (via St. Paul newspaper)
5 p.m.: He is not having any kind of surgery ever, he is going to try to rehab, and if all works out he is definitely playing for the Vikings this year, and he has never heard of Dr. James Andrews. (via Eddie Werder).
8 p.m.: He eats a small child.
In 12 hours, that is THREE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE STORIES!!!!! How are people not getting fired over this???? We can't believe ANYTHING, ANY news organization says EVER. This is unfuckingbelievable.
-I'm probably going to fake live blog a Brewer/Twin game either Friday or Saturday because I'm fucking bored and lonely.
PS. The Twins suck my nutsack.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Brewers prospects
Ok, I'm tossing out this post about some of the top guys sitting in the brewers farm system right now. The draft is coming up and we have about two months to get something done before we have to decide to run a fire sale on a couple guys or keep them around for a pennant race.
The number one prospect in the brewers farm system right now is Matt LaPorta. LaPorta was the Brewers number one pick from last year. He was drafted as a first basemen and was moved to the outfield. LaPorta is playing at AA Huntsville and he's absolutely tearing the cover off the ball right now. There's been a lot of talk about LaPorta being called up for interleague to DH for the crew. The 22 year old is hitting .328 with an OPS of 1.104 in 128 at bats this year. He has 10 dingers, 12 doubles and 38 RBI's. These stats are all pretty impressive, however I think the stat that stands out he most for LaPorta is the fact that his BB:K ratio is almost 1:1. He has 20 walks to go with only 23 strikeouts this year. LaPorta is probably less of a threat to steal a base than Prince Fielder, if that's any indication of his speed. The biggest question mark about the young man is where he's going to play when he does get called up. He's been playing almost exclusively in left or right field where we currently have Ryan Braun and Corey Hart, who more than likely aren't going anywhere in the near future. LaPorta does have experience at first, but as of yet the Brewers haven't had him play there. There will have to be some moves made before LaPorta finds a permanent job up at the big league level.
If you think LaPorta's numbers for AA are good, check out Mat Gamel. This kid is on fire, he's batting .372 with a 1.1o5 OPS in 148 at bats. He has 8 bombs, 33 RBIs, 5 triples, 10 doubles. He's been running with a 2:3 BB:K ratio, which is also some pretty good plate discipline, just like LaPorta's shown. Here's the exciting part, he bats lefty. Unfortunately the kid's fielding ability at third is worse than Ryan Braun, as difficult as that might be to comprehend. He's only 22, so one would assume he probably has about two more years of minor league ball to get that whole, ball goes into glove, throw ball to first thing figured out. We got Billy Hall for another two years after this year, so we're not "hard" pressed to move Gamel up that quickly. However if Hall keeps striking out and playing mediocre baseball behind the plate, the urgency might be greater than it is right now.
Alcides Escobar is another double A'er on the list. He's the 21 year old shortstop that was making a lot of noise during spring training with his slick glove. He made a couple of SportsCenter's top ten plays of the day during his time playing with the big boys. Escobar started off the year behind the plate just terribly, hitting below the Mendoza line for the first few weeks. Escobar has seemingly found his bat again and gotten his average up to .263. He's got some speed, but not a lot of power or patience at the plate right now. We have Hardy at SS and I really feel like these guys are almost the same exact players, so I guess it would be a matter of when Escobar is ready to play and who the Brewers feel like moving, whether it be by trading or just unable to retain their current guys.
The number four guy on our list is pitcher Jeremy Jeffress. This kid has a lot of potential going 9-5 last year with an ERA of 3.13 and getting 95 K's in just 86 and a third innings pitched for single A West Virginia. His fastball regularly hits the mid to upper 90's range and he has a nasty slider. Unfortunately the 20 year old Mr. Jeffress was slapped with a 50 game suspension at the end of last August for testing positive for a banned substance. He should be coming off that ban sometime in the next week or two, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up playing and if he will continue this kind of pitching at the next level of the minors.
Popping in at number 5 is our catcher at the AA level, Angel Salome. Salome was also suspended for 50 games last year in July. His suspension came about about 3 weeks ago and he's been on a tear since then. In 72 at bats the 21 year old has hit .403 with a couple of home runs and 15 RBI's. He seems to be a fan of fanning with 15 K's in 72 at bats, but that's probably actually pretty good for an every day player in the Brewers system, but he has time to improve seeing as he's only 21 years old.
I'm lumping the next two guys together because I'm sick of talking about our outfielding prospects playing in AA ball. Seriously, we have a shit ton of potential sitting down there. Cole Gillespie(probably no relation to my old gym teacher Penny), 23 and Michael Brantley, 20. Gillespie is one of those potential 5 tool guys when he's got his wood working for him. Good power, he can hit for average well enough, and has some speed. Brantley is the brewers center fielder down in Huntsville and he is a speed demon. He's hitting .328 with an OBP of over .400 from the left side of the plate. He doesn't hit for a lot of power, but he's already got 11 stolen bases on the year, this guy definitely brings a different dynamic than the other two outfielders he's playing with right now.
Zach Braddock, the kid has shown some lights out talent at the rookie league and lower level A league in the last two years. He's had huge K rates and has been moved up to the higher single A squad in Brevard County. He's only had a few starts in Brevard, but he's been roughed up a bit since the move up. Braddock only pitched about half the year in 2007 because of an un-named injury. He had Tommy John surgery in 2004, but it's unclear as to whether or not there was any connection between the two injuries. He was an 18th round draft pick in 2005 and he's only 20 years old.
This next prospect is probably going to be the most interesting one for anyone reading this blog that has payed attention to the Brewers in the last few weeks. The 25 year old is the current closer at AAA Nashville and apparently he's been pretty decent at converting save opportunities on his way up. Unfortunately the Sounds are playing terrible this year, so there really hasn't been that many save chances for Pena. Throughout his minor league career his ERA has been around 2 and his whip's been about 1, which seems like pretty solid numbers for a closer. He's been roughed up a bit this year, but that could possibly be chalked up to coming into games in non-save situations, which closers notoriously have issues with.
We have a bunch of catchers floating around at all three levels of our systems, so its somewhat encouraging that one of them should end up working out. We have a lot of outfielders and a few infielders hanging around who could be ready within the next two years. The biggest red flag I see right now is pitching prospects. The guys we have that are really "wowing" people are all sitting down at the single and double A area, not up at AAA with aspirations of making the jump. Also, and I hate to say this because I've been saying the exact opposite of this for the last 3 months, but it looks like if we had to make a decision between keeping Fielder or Braun(which we will have to) it might make more sense to keep Fielder than Braun because of our current prospects in the outfield and at third. Of course we could always try and move LaPorta back to first down in AA so that in 2 years we can dump the son of the fattest man in Major League Baseball history off on some AL team so he can do what he was destined to do from day one of entering the league, DH.
I wouldn't be too surprised to see us make some moves with the glut of players we have at the outfield position. A few more of those Gabe Gross for Josh Butler deals could be coming to try and load up our farm system with enough arms so that pure percentages says we'll at least get two major league pitchers out of all of them.
The number one prospect in the brewers farm system right now is Matt LaPorta. LaPorta was the Brewers number one pick from last year. He was drafted as a first basemen and was moved to the outfield. LaPorta is playing at AA Huntsville and he's absolutely tearing the cover off the ball right now. There's been a lot of talk about LaPorta being called up for interleague to DH for the crew. The 22 year old is hitting .328 with an OPS of 1.104 in 128 at bats this year. He has 10 dingers, 12 doubles and 38 RBI's. These stats are all pretty impressive, however I think the stat that stands out he most for LaPorta is the fact that his BB:K ratio is almost 1:1. He has 20 walks to go with only 23 strikeouts this year. LaPorta is probably less of a threat to steal a base than Prince Fielder, if that's any indication of his speed. The biggest question mark about the young man is where he's going to play when he does get called up. He's been playing almost exclusively in left or right field where we currently have Ryan Braun and Corey Hart, who more than likely aren't going anywhere in the near future. LaPorta does have experience at first, but as of yet the Brewers haven't had him play there. There will have to be some moves made before LaPorta finds a permanent job up at the big league level.
If you think LaPorta's numbers for AA are good, check out Mat Gamel. This kid is on fire, he's batting .372 with a 1.1o5 OPS in 148 at bats. He has 8 bombs, 33 RBIs, 5 triples, 10 doubles. He's been running with a 2:3 BB:K ratio, which is also some pretty good plate discipline, just like LaPorta's shown. Here's the exciting part, he bats lefty. Unfortunately the kid's fielding ability at third is worse than Ryan Braun, as difficult as that might be to comprehend. He's only 22, so one would assume he probably has about two more years of minor league ball to get that whole, ball goes into glove, throw ball to first thing figured out. We got Billy Hall for another two years after this year, so we're not "hard" pressed to move Gamel up that quickly. However if Hall keeps striking out and playing mediocre baseball behind the plate, the urgency might be greater than it is right now.
Alcides Escobar is another double A'er on the list. He's the 21 year old shortstop that was making a lot of noise during spring training with his slick glove. He made a couple of SportsCenter's top ten plays of the day during his time playing with the big boys. Escobar started off the year behind the plate just terribly, hitting below the Mendoza line for the first few weeks. Escobar has seemingly found his bat again and gotten his average up to .263. He's got some speed, but not a lot of power or patience at the plate right now. We have Hardy at SS and I really feel like these guys are almost the same exact players, so I guess it would be a matter of when Escobar is ready to play and who the Brewers feel like moving, whether it be by trading or just unable to retain their current guys.
The number four guy on our list is pitcher Jeremy Jeffress. This kid has a lot of potential going 9-5 last year with an ERA of 3.13 and getting 95 K's in just 86 and a third innings pitched for single A West Virginia. His fastball regularly hits the mid to upper 90's range and he has a nasty slider. Unfortunately the 20 year old Mr. Jeffress was slapped with a 50 game suspension at the end of last August for testing positive for a banned substance. He should be coming off that ban sometime in the next week or two, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up playing and if he will continue this kind of pitching at the next level of the minors.
Popping in at number 5 is our catcher at the AA level, Angel Salome. Salome was also suspended for 50 games last year in July. His suspension came about about 3 weeks ago and he's been on a tear since then. In 72 at bats the 21 year old has hit .403 with a couple of home runs and 15 RBI's. He seems to be a fan of fanning with 15 K's in 72 at bats, but that's probably actually pretty good for an every day player in the Brewers system, but he has time to improve seeing as he's only 21 years old.
I'm lumping the next two guys together because I'm sick of talking about our outfielding prospects playing in AA ball. Seriously, we have a shit ton of potential sitting down there. Cole Gillespie(probably no relation to my old gym teacher Penny), 23 and Michael Brantley, 20. Gillespie is one of those potential 5 tool guys when he's got his wood working for him. Good power, he can hit for average well enough, and has some speed. Brantley is the brewers center fielder down in Huntsville and he is a speed demon. He's hitting .328 with an OBP of over .400 from the left side of the plate. He doesn't hit for a lot of power, but he's already got 11 stolen bases on the year, this guy definitely brings a different dynamic than the other two outfielders he's playing with right now.
Zach Braddock, the kid has shown some lights out talent at the rookie league and lower level A league in the last two years. He's had huge K rates and has been moved up to the higher single A squad in Brevard County. He's only had a few starts in Brevard, but he's been roughed up a bit since the move up. Braddock only pitched about half the year in 2007 because of an un-named injury. He had Tommy John surgery in 2004, but it's unclear as to whether or not there was any connection between the two injuries. He was an 18th round draft pick in 2005 and he's only 20 years old.
This next prospect is probably going to be the most interesting one for anyone reading this blog that has payed attention to the Brewers in the last few weeks. The 25 year old is the current closer at AAA Nashville and apparently he's been pretty decent at converting save opportunities on his way up. Unfortunately the Sounds are playing terrible this year, so there really hasn't been that many save chances for Pena. Throughout his minor league career his ERA has been around 2 and his whip's been about 1, which seems like pretty solid numbers for a closer. He's been roughed up a bit this year, but that could possibly be chalked up to coming into games in non-save situations, which closers notoriously have issues with.
We have a bunch of catchers floating around at all three levels of our systems, so its somewhat encouraging that one of them should end up working out. We have a lot of outfielders and a few infielders hanging around who could be ready within the next two years. The biggest red flag I see right now is pitching prospects. The guys we have that are really "wowing" people are all sitting down at the single and double A area, not up at AAA with aspirations of making the jump. Also, and I hate to say this because I've been saying the exact opposite of this for the last 3 months, but it looks like if we had to make a decision between keeping Fielder or Braun(which we will have to) it might make more sense to keep Fielder than Braun because of our current prospects in the outfield and at third. Of course we could always try and move LaPorta back to first down in AA so that in 2 years we can dump the son of the fattest man in Major League Baseball history off on some AL team so he can do what he was destined to do from day one of entering the league, DH.
I wouldn't be too surprised to see us make some moves with the glut of players we have at the outfield position. A few more of those Gabe Gross for Josh Butler deals could be coming to try and load up our farm system with enough arms so that pure percentages says we'll at least get two major league pitchers out of all of them.
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