Levine - Aramis signs with Milwaukee for 3 years

[bcl412]

He's my favorite Cub ever (been a fan since 98') so it sucks to see him on a division rival. Hopefully he'll retire before the contract is up so I can wear my jersey again.

[jersey cubs fan]

He's my favorite Cub ever (been a fan since 98') so it sucks to see him on a division rival. Hopefully he'll retire before the contract is up so I can wear my jersey again.

 

I would rather not save a rival from the most potentially damaging year of the deal.

[Post Count Padder]

Bummer. One of my favorite Cubs the past few years. I was really hoping he'd go to the AL so this will kinda suck every time we play the Brewers.

[E.J.]

Total bummer, but I think Milwaukee is a good place for him. I think he'll do very well there. It's just going to suck having to play against him. Better than going to the Cardinals I guess.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Ramirez deserves a standing ovation when he returns to Wrigley for the first time, but I highly doubt that happens. Most cub fans save those for player like mark derosa.

[jersey cubs fan]

Ramirez deserves a standing ovation when he returns to Wrigley for the first time, but I highly doubt that happens. Most cub fans save those for player like mark derosa.

 

Ramirez takes a lot of unfair heat from multiple sources, but Wrigley Field has always buzzed positively for the guy. I think he'll get an ovation.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ramirez deserves a standing ovation when he returns to Wrigley for the first time, but I highly doubt that happens. Most cub fans save those for player like mark derosa.

 

You mean white?

[A New Era]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl_3_1.jsp?w=2007/open/tp/archive06/062907_milchn_ramirez_gwhr_tp_350.wmv&pid=mlb_tp&gid=2007/06/29/milmlb-chnmlb-1&mid=200706292056556&cid=mlb&fid=mlb_tp400&v=2&id=580945

 

I believe that was the game I was at. That's the only Cubs game I've been to in the last 10 years. I picked a good one. And I was screaming more female like than Len was.

[Sammy Sofa]

"More female like?" Jesus, even hccf cringed.

[Tracer Bullet]

Ramirez deserves a standing ovation when he returns to Wrigley for the first time, but I highly doubt that happens. Most cub fans save those for player like mark derosa.

 

Ramirez takes a lot of unfair heat from multiple sources, but Wrigley Field has always buzzed positively for the guy. I think he'll get an ovation.

 

Yeah, I'll be shocked if Wrigley views him as the bad guy here. He may get an ovation in every AB if we're winning.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ramirez deserves a standing ovation when he returns to Wrigley for the first time, but I highly doubt that happens. Most cub fans save those for player like mark derosa.

 

Ramirez takes a lot of unfair heat from multiple sources, but Wrigley Field has always buzzed positively for the guy. I think he'll get an ovation.

 

Yeah, I'll be shocked if Wrigley views him as the bad guy here. He may get an ovation in every AB if we're winning.

 

I could see some of the meatballs feeling slighted by the fact that he dared turn down his half of the mutual option and test the free agent market which heavily favored him.

[ELCABALLO45]

The guy who scared me the most is now a Brewer. Like the move, he is terrible on defense but he should hit enough to be alright. Also gives the Brewers another possible .850 OPS guy in the middle of the line up.

 

Can't wait to see my first ARAMABomb in Miller Park this year.

[Sammy Sofa]

Ugh.

[Rob]

The Brewers just sent Casey McGehee to Pittsburgh for Jose Veras, now that they don't need a 3B.

 

We should probably check in on the availability of Pedro Alvarez.

[Derwood]

RIP AramisFan and Rammy Fanny

[UMFan83]

The guy who scared me the most is now a Brewer. Like the move, he is terrible on defense but he should hit enough to be alright. Also gives the Brewers another possible .850 OPS guy in the middle of the line up.

 

Can't wait to see my first ARAMABomb in Miller Park this year.

 

Aramis was an absolutely abysmal defender his first few years in the league, worked on it a ton and improved to maybe average at 3B for several years before declining quite a bit the last 2 seasons (maybe since the shoulder injury in 2009). I didn't watch enough of the Cubs last year to tell you if he's below average or downright horrible these days.

[Cubs Evangelist]

The guy who scared me the most is now a Brewer. Like the move, he is terrible on defense but he should hit enough to be alright. Also gives the Brewers another possible .850 OPS guy in the middle of the line up.

 

Can't wait to see my first ARAMABomb in Miller Park this year.

 

You will enjoy watching him hit, especially in MP. However, if your like me, every time he runs he appears to pull a quad, I cringed when he tried to leg out a double, figured it was another 15DL trip.

[Exile on Waveland]

Even though that's a pretty fair deal, I still wouldn't have given him that much if I was the Cubs. He's at an age where he's declining, obviously, and I have my suspicions it will not be a kind decline.

 

It makes sense for the Brewers, though, who probably figure they have a window of one more year and had to add some offense one way or another.

[Ski]

Ramirez will earn just $6MM in 2012, according to Rosenthal. He'll earn $10MM in 2013 and $16MM in 2014 with a $4MM buyout on a mutual option for 2015, Rosenthal reports. The 2014 salary includes $6MM in deferred money.

Seriously? I would have EASILY signed him on that contract. Come on, Theo.

[USSoccer]

Ramirez will earn just $6MM in 2012, according to Rosenthal. He'll earn $10MM in 2013 and $16MM in 2014 with a $4MM buyout on a mutual option for 2015, Rosenthal reports. The 2014 salary includes $6MM in deferred money.

Seriously? I would have EASILY signed him on that contract. Come on, Theo.

 

Anger.

[rocket]

Maybe Ramirez didn't want to be a Cub anymore

[SouthSideRyan]

Ramirez will earn just $6MM in 2012, according to Rosenthal. He'll earn $10MM in 2013 and $16MM in 2014 with a $4MM buyout on a mutual option for 2015, Rosenthal reports. The 2014 salary includes $6MM in deferred money.

Seriously? I would have EASILY signed him on that contract. Come on, Theo.

 

Anger.

[Tracer Bullet]

Um, damn.

[bcl412]

He's my favorite Cub ever (been a fan since 98') so it sucks to see him on a division rival. Hopefully he'll retire before the contract is up so I can wear my jersey again.

 

I would rather not save a rival from the most potentially damaging year of the deal.

 

You're right but you're ruining my emotion based thinking when you say stuff like that.

[Schwarber Fan]

RIP AramisFan and Rammy Fanny

 

Still waiting for Tim to change it to StarlinFan. I like FielderFan though :-k