Cameron to the Brewers

[andrew9991]

Don't know if this has been posted anywhere yet:

 

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3192184

[JWCUB]

At least we won't see him in the opening series.

[anabiono]

crap

 

that really isn't good

 

JIM GET A PITCHER

 

NOW

[inari]

Good pickup. Like, seriously good pickup. Where is Bill Hall gonna play now though?

[anabiono]

third...and that means that feliz won't be going to the brewers, which is a bummer because i lost out on an honestly hearty laugh

 

:x

[fromthestretch]

Good pickup. Like, seriously good pickup. Where is Bill Hall gonna play now though?

 

 

There's talk of moving Hall to 3B and Braun to LF.

[Schwarber Fan]

He's such a typical Brewer too... it's like they've had him all along. See you around May 1st, Mike.

[Ender]

The first game he is available is April 29th against the Cubs.

 

My math has this at about a +4 win move for the Brewers. +2 wins from hiding Braun's glove in LF instead of at 3B, +1 win from moving from Hall to Cameron defensively in CF and then +1 win for upgrading from Gross/Kapler/Gwynn/Dillon to Cameron offensively.

[SouthSideRyan]

Is there definitive word that it'll be Hall to 3B and Braun to LF rather than Hall to LF?

 

Please?

[SouthSideRyan]

Answering my own question:

 

From BTF via Buster Olney:

 

Cameron will presumably play center field for the Brewers, who have reportedly spoken with Bill Hall, the team's center fielder last year, about moving to third base. If that happens, Ryan Braun would shift from third base to left field.

[jersey cubs fan]

Answering my own question:

 

From BTF via Buster Olney:

 

Cameron will presumably play center field for the Brewers, who have reportedly spoken with Bill Hall, the team's center fielder last year, about moving to third base. If that happens, Ryan Braun would shift from third base to left field.

 

Is it assumed Braun will be an acceptable LF? Has he played much out there?

[Evers2Tinker2Chance]

Any word on length of contract?

[jersey cubs fan]

Is there definitive word that it'll be Hall to 3B and Braun to LF rather than Hall to LF?

 

Please?

 

 

 

 

Answering my own question:

 

From BTF via Buster Olney:

 

Cameron will presumably play center field for the Brewers, who have reportedly spoken with Bill Hall, the team's center fielder last year, about moving to third base. If that happens, Ryan Braun would shift from third base to left field.

 

I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

[SouthSideRyan]

1 year deal with a team option.

 

Even if Braun's terrible in LF, he won't hurt the team nearly as much as he did at third.

[mdwilla]

nice move by the Brewers improves there defense a ton and gives them some options on the bench now that he and Braun will be patrolling the outfield.

[Radar3454]

very good move by the Brewers - me no likey

 

Who will play CF until Cameron is off suspension though?

[Banedon]

Don't worry. We got Chad Fox. 8-)

[CubColtPacer]

I wonder if Rich Hill's projections have to go up a little bit now that Cameron is inside the division.

[Ender]

Who will play CF until Cameron is off suspension though?

 

Hart is a decent CF so probably him with Dillon/Gross platoon in RF.

[Clem Fandango]

I take it that if LaPorta is ready to go next year, they decline the option on Cameron and go with a Braun, Hart, LaPorta outfield?

 

That's kinda scary

[haltz]

Braun is a decent athlete and has a strong arm. He's just a mess at third due to mechanics and accuracy, I believe. They'd probably be better off with him in RF than LaPorta if it comes to that, though I think one of them will be traded before 2009.

 

Anyway, just speculation on my part, but assuming he can track a fly ball, he'll probably be at least average out there just because he isn't Burrell, Duncan or Dunn. NL LF are just awful fielders in general.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Funny that none of the NL Central teams seem to realise that the one thing that keeps each of them from dominance is a well rounded pitching staff.

[mdwilla]

Funny that none of the NL Central teams seem to realise that the one thing that keeps each of them from dominance is a well rounded pitching staff.

Easier said than done. Everyone knows pitching wins . Having the payroll to get the pitching you need is another story. Since the Brewers don't have a ton of money to dump into there staff they choose a move that vastly upgrades there defense and adds a nice bat as well with only a 1 year deal.

[Outshined_One]

Somebody keep Rich Hill away from Cameron.

 

I take it that if LaPorta is ready to go next year, they decline the option on Cameron and go with a Braun, Hart, LaPorta outfield?

 

That's kinda scary

 

That'd be a defensive nightmare for the Brewers. LaPorta does not have the arm or range to play RF, from everything I've read about him. Braun might be able to handle RF, but he'd first have to cleanly transition into the OF. We'll see how that goes.

[Drew Doughty]

Funny that none of the NL Central teams seem to realise that the one thing that keeps each of them from dominance is a well rounded pitching staff.

 

yeah the brewers and cubs should have been going hard after....carlos silva and josh towers.