Brewers reach agreement with Jason Kendall

[XZero771679666304]

I would have preferred having Kendall backing up Soto rather than Hank White but oh well. Thanks for the sandwich pick Brew Crew!

 

Why? Henry can throw out more guys and maybe not hit for contact as much but certainly hit for more power.

 

I don't think Kendall would have accepted a backup role, either. Having Henry (who is a prototypical backup catcher) is a great thing for Geovany Soto. Lou won't be as tempted to used Blanco if Geo goes into a slump, Henry won't be bitter about riding the bench, and will be a good mentor.

[CuseCubFan69]

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071121&content_id=2306119&vkey=pr_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

 

Woohoo! We get a sandwich pick!

 

I'll have a Kendall on Rye.

[SouthSideRyan]

I doubt Kendall's as bad as he was in Oakland, but he probably has a better chance of putting up a 261 OBP next year, than a 362. (anecdotal evidence alert), many of his walks(boosting his OBP) came from hitting in the 8 spot where he was pitched around to get to the pitcher. If he's in the 2 spot, they'll just throw him meatballs cause he doesn't even have warning track power.

[rocket]

let's trade for juan pierre so when we play the brewers we can run all day on him.

[Balsa]

let's trade for juan pierre so when we play the brewers we can run all day on him.

Hopefully Pie and Soriano will be doing plenty of that.

 

Hell I can't wait to run all day on him.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I would have preferred having Kendall backing up Soto rather than Hank White but oh well. Thanks for the sandwich pick Brew Crew!

 

Why? Henry can throw out more guys and maybe not hit for contact as much but certainly hit for more power.

 

I don't think Kendall would have accepted a backup role, either. Having Henry (who is a prototypical backup catcher) is a great thing for Geovany Soto. Lou won't be as tempted to used Blanco if Geo goes into a slump, Henry won't be bitter about riding the bench, and will be a good mentor.

 

 

keep in mind, Blancos making 2.8 mil in '08, making him untradeable, but not enough of a liability to warrant eating that much money by DFAing him. Soto earned the job, making Kendall obsolete.

[RynoRules]

I would have preferred having Kendall backing up Soto rather than Hank White but oh well. Thanks for the sandwich pick Brew Crew!

 

Why? Henry can throw out more guys and maybe not hit for contact as much but certainly hit for more power.

 

I don't think Kendall would have accepted a backup role, either. Having Henry (who is a prototypical backup catcher) is a great thing for Geovany Soto. Lou won't be as tempted to used Blanco if Geo goes into a slump, Henry won't be bitter about riding the bench, and will be a good mentor.

 

 

keep in mind, Blancos making 2.8 mil in '08, making him untradeable, but not enough of a liability to warrant eating that much money by DFAing him. Soto earned the job, making Kendall obsolete.

 

I don't agree that Henry is untradeable. In this mkt 2.8 mill for a vet catcher with a good arm is not a non-starter.

[Guest]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

[Post Count Padder]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

It's nice to get a sandwich pick for losing a player we didn't need back anyway.

[CuseCubFan69]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

 

He has officially signed so the Cubs get the pick?

[Outshined_One]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

 

He has officially signed so the Cubs get the pick?

 

Yep! :D

[badnews]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

 

CR, someone on another board posted this, does this sound right? The only free agents who rank higher than Kendall's Elias Sports Bureau score (because he's in the catcher category), are Luis Gonzalez, Aaron Rowand, Luis Vizcaino, Paul Lo Duca, Milton Bradley, and Michael Barrett. Pettitte and Bonds are unlikely to generate compensation picks. Right now the Kendall pick is at #35. That means, 6 players who rate higher than Kendall, even if all six switch teams, it's being said that the lowest this pick could be is #41 (six dropped). But say, if Barrett, Gonzalez, and Bradley aren't offered arbitration and Vizcaino stays put and only Lo Duca and Rowand are offered and switch, the pick would only drop two spots. Like Andruw Jones is rated 66.something by Elias and Kendall 68, so Andruw's compensation pick falls below Kendall's.

 

In short what it seems to be saying is that the pick is guaranteed to be no higher than 35 and no lower than 41. Correct?

 

Okay am I the only one who thinks getting the 41st pick in the draft from Jason Kendall is pretty neat? I mean a lot of really, really good talents have been drafted around that pick number. Just a few years ago Clay Buchholz was drafted with the 42nd pick.

[SouthSideRyan]

Evidence that draft pick compensation needs to go far far away.

 

But I'll take it.

[CuseCubFan69]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

 

He has officially signed so the Cubs get the pick?

 

Yep! :D

 

Yabba Dabba Doo! This off season has been solid so far.

[nilodnayr]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

 

CR, someone on another board posted this, does this sound right? The only free agents who rank higher than Kendall's Elias Sports Bureau score (because he's in the catcher category), are Luis Gonzalez, Aaron Rowand, Luis Vizcaino, Paul Lo Duca, Milton Bradley, and Michael Barrett. Pettitte and Bonds are unlikely to generate compensation picks. Right now the Kendall pick is at #35. That means, 6 players who rate higher than Kendall, even if all six switch teams, it's being said that the lowest this pick could be is #41 (six dropped). But say, if Barrett, Gonzalez, and Bradley aren't offered arbitration and Vizcaino stays put and only Lo Duca and Rowand are offered and switch, the pick would only drop two spots. Like Andruw Jones is rated 66.something by Elias and Kendall 68, so Andruw's compensation pick falls below Kendall's.

 

In short what it seems to be saying is that the pick is guaranteed to be no higher than 35 and no lower than 41. Correct?

 

Okay am I the only one who thinks getting the 41st pick in the draft from Jason Kendall is pretty neat? I mean a lot of really, really good talents have been drafted around that pick number. Just a few years ago Clay Buchholz was drafted with the 42nd pick.

 

Scrolling through the rankings, surprisingly that looks true.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2007-10-31-elias-rankings-complete_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2007-10-31-elias-rankings-complete_N.htm

 

I guess the cloud in the silver lining is that Barrett was a Type A and would have netted us a higher supp and another pick.

[CuseCubFan69]

For now, it's pick #35: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/265239.html

 

Obviously the pick will fall a bit as we go forward, but it looks nice to have 19 and 35. :)

 

CR, someone on another board posted this, does this sound right? The only free agents who rank higher than Kendall's Elias Sports Bureau score (because he's in the catcher category), are Luis Gonzalez, Aaron Rowand, Luis Vizcaino, Paul Lo Duca, Milton Bradley, and Michael Barrett. Pettitte and Bonds are unlikely to generate compensation picks. Right now the Kendall pick is at #35. That means, 6 players who rate higher than Kendall, even if all six switch teams, it's being said that the lowest this pick could be is #41 (six dropped). But say, if Barrett, Gonzalez, and Bradley aren't offered arbitration and Vizcaino stays put and only Lo Duca and Rowand are offered and switch, the pick would only drop two spots. Like Andruw Jones is rated 66.something by Elias and Kendall 68, so Andruw's compensation pick falls below Kendall's.

 

In short what it seems to be saying is that the pick is guaranteed to be no higher than 35 and no lower than 41. Correct?

 

Okay am I the only one who thinks getting the 41st pick in the draft from Jason Kendall is pretty neat? I mean a lot of really, really good talents have been drafted around that pick number. Just a few years ago Clay Buchholz was drafted with the 42nd pick.

 

Scrolling through the rankings, surprisingly that looks true.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2007-10-31-elias-rankings-complete_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2007-10-31-elias-rankings-complete_N.htm

 

I guess the cloud in the silver lining is that Barrett was a Type A and would have netted us a higher supp and another pick.

 

But, someone would have had to sign him before the arby deadline and we're not sure the Cubs would even have offered arby either.

[Abe Frohman]

It was nice of Lou to give Kendall a "courtesy start" in the post season this year. Soto should have NEVER come out....