Brewers sign Jorge Julio

[Little Slide Rooter]

Jorge Julio-R-Brewers Dec. 4 - 4:34 pm et

 

Brewers signed RHP Jorge Julio, who had been with the Braves, to a one-year contract.

 

Julio had to settle for a minor league deal last year after a nice 2007 with the Rockies. He made the Indians out of spring training, but struggled and got cut. He didn't resurface until September, when he allowed one run in 12 1/3 innings for the Braves. That was enough to get him a major league deal this time around. It's probably not worth much more than $1 million, so it's a decent enough signing. Julio is a tough guy to trust when the game is on the line, but he's a perfectly adequate middle reliever.

 

Did they learn nothing about over the hill relievers last year?

[Ball And Glove]

Just the Melvin bullpen philosophy at work -- sign as many cheap scrapheap guys as you can and hope you can get a few to stick during Spring Training. If the Brewers are lucky he'll be a cheap replacement for Guillermo Mota. If they're not, he's gone after ST.

[Smack]

Let's all guess the date he becomes the Brewers closer.

[dew1679666265]

This is actually a pretty decent signing.

 

He had a 121 ERA+ last year with a 1.53 WHIP (not that good, but not awful). Plus, he's only 30 so he's not likely to regress right now.

 

Add in that the deal is for one year and roughly a million dollars, I see nothing wrong with it. Not a great deal by any stretch, but nothing wrong with it.

[SouthSideRyan]

This is actually a pretty decent signing.

 

He had a 121 ERA+ last year with a 1.53 WHIP (not that good, but not awful). Plus, he's only 30 so he's not likely to regress right now.

 

Add in that the deal is for one year and roughly a million dollars, I see nothing wrong with it. Not a great deal by any stretch, but nothing wrong with it.

 

That's an awful WHIP for a reliever. Julio is a bad pitcher.

[erik316wttn]

At one time I wanted him on the Cubs because I thought he had the potential to be awesome.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

1.53 WHIP (not that good, but not awful)

say huh?

[17 Seconds]

with a 1.53 WHIP (not that good, but not awful).

 

eric gagne had a 1.47 whip last season

bob howry had a 1.46 whip last season

 

1.53 is pretty much the definition of awful

[dew1679666265]

with a 1.53 WHIP (not that good, but not awful).

 

eric gagne had a 1.47 whip last season

bob howry had a 1.46 whip last season

 

1.53 is pretty much the definition of awful

 

Ok, perhaps I wasn't thinking on that one.

[Soul]

His name is kinda cool, though.