Crede to Milwaukee "close"

[inari]

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Milwaukee

 

The Brewers are having an active day. According to a club official, the club has worked out a contract for free-agent righthander David Riske, who will get a chance to be Milwaukee's closer. In addition, the Brewers are close to obtaining third baseman Joe Crede from the Chicago White Sox. With the addition of Crede, the Brewers could move NL rookie of the year Ryan Braun to left field. Braun had severe defensive problems at third.

 

I would love for them to have to give up anything significant for Joe Crede.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Braun for Crede sounds fair

[Guest]

Saying that Braun had severe defensive problems at third is like saying that I have severe flying problems when I flap my arms.

[Keener98]

Didnt Milwaukee already trade quite a few of their stud prospects last year? I know they have Laporte, but not sure what else they have.

[Derwood]

Saying that Braun had severe defensive problems at third is like saying that I have severe flying problems when I flap my arms.

 

or when landing at Midway

[Guest]

Saying that Braun had severe defensive problems at third is like saying that I have severe flying problems when I flap my arms.

 

or when landing at Midway

If I weren't sick this week, I would have been flying into Midway this morning, too. Would have been the third year in a row I would have flown into a snowstorm at Midway the first week of December.

[Derwood]

i bet Milwaukee was wishing they were an AL team again about now. between Fielder and Braun....

[Keener98]

FWIW, Levine was just on ESPN 1000, giving a winter meetings update, and mentioned nothing about this deal.

[BigbadB]

Sounds like it could be a real circus show watching Braun play the OF. How much time has he even spent in the outfield?

[Guest]

Sounds like it could be a real circus show watching Braun play the OF. How much time has he even spent in the outfield?

I'm pretty sure he got lost in LF last year a couple times trying to find his position at 3B.

[Andy]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

[CuseCubFan69]

Sounds like it could be a real circus show watching Braun play the OF. How much time has he even spent in the outfield?

I'm pretty sure he got lost in LF last year a couple times trying to find his position at 3B.

 

After a ball ricocheted off his head.

[E.J.]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

[Post Count Padder]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

I'll take it, for now, at least.

[C.C.]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

 

Actually, it wouldn't be a bad move for the Brewers (depending on how much they give up) gives them some pop and much needed infield defense.

[moorecg]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

 

Hey...St.Louis won the WS two years ago with a downright bad team...who says we can't.

[CuseCubFan69]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

 

The Cubs are my density.

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

 

 

ahem ... "So, I got that going for me ... which is nice."

[E.J.]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

 

Hey...St.Louis won the WS two years ago with a downright bad team...who says we can't.

 

We're not nearly that lucky.

[JeffH]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

 

The Cubs are my density.

 

Hello?! McFly?! Hello!?

[cubweiser03]

More on Brewers search for 3B.

 

Iguchi's agent expecting offer from Brewers

By Tom Haudricourt

Wednesday, Dec 5 2007, 02:31 PM

Nashville - I just spoke with Rocky Hall, the agent for free agent infielder Tadahito Iguchi, and he said his meeting today went well with the Brewers. In fact, Hall expects the Brewers to get back to him before the day is over with a two-year offer.

 

"They said they'd get back to me with an offer," said Hall, who oddly enough, played in the Brewers' farm system in the late '70s. "They said they were working on a couple of other things and would get back to me."

 

The interesting part of this is that Iguchi has been a second baseman only in his three years in the majors with the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. But he played some third base in Japan, is working out at that position now and has agreed to switch to that position if given a multi-year offer.

 

The Phillies are trying to keep Iguchi -- also, to play third -- and Hall said another team had an offer on the table as well. That team could be San Diego.

[Guest]

Milwaukee getting Crede would add to this glorious offseason of other NL Central teams trying to make the Cubs a dynasty

 

If by dynasty you mean making the playoffs quite a bit in a terrible division and possibly lucking into a World Series, but getting absolutely destroyed by any AL team that makes it, then yes we could be a dynasty.

I'll take it, for now, at least.

 

Considering the Cubs haven't even made a World Series in 62 years, even making one would be wonderful.

[Outshined_One]

I seriously think Braun is expendable at this point. Whatever your opinion is about his defense, they seem hell-bent on finding a replacement for him at 3B rather than let him try and settle in and learn the position. If they throw him into the OF, his value will decline and there will not be enough playing time to go around for everyone vying for a spot.

 

If I were an AL team or an NL team in a rebuilding mode, I'd be poking around the Brewers' camp to see what Braun's availability would be.