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  1. Little Slide Rooter
    Combing over our list of exposed players one more time, David Cales and Ryan Searle are a few more guys I could see taken. Whether or not theyd stay on a big league roster is another story.
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    There's also Nats pitcher Brad Meyers, not to be confused with wife beater Brett Myers who projects to be a 5 starter or swing man at best. We really don't need any relievers but Venditte really intrigued me. Lou would have loved the guy. There's also Nick Noonan, a 22 year old Giants 2B who was a 2007 late 1st round pick. He had a decent season in AAA last year but as for power makes Darwin Barney look like steroid era Sammy.
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    I did a bit of research on players from other teams elgible for the Rule 5, and there doesnt seem to be much to get excited about, but 1 interesting option is Yankees pitching prospect Pat Venditte. He's had a very solid minor league career, but the interesting thing about him is that hes professional baseballs only "switch pitcher", and only the 2nd in modern day baseball, he first being Greg Harris who pitched from 1981-1995, and he was more a righty who threw with left arm on a few occasions. I remember hearing about him a few years ago when he first came up.
  4. Little Slide Rooter
    With the draft 3 days away, im gojng to go ahead and say that Flaherty, Jackson, and Marwin are all picked and Rhee, Suarez, and Antigua are used as compensation for Theo and Hoyer.
  5. Little Slide Rooter
    Thank you, Mr. Hendry. Because taking a 1 year chance on a 26 year old one time prospect is the same as giving multi year deals to flotsam like Miles,Grabow, and Neifi. Deciding that paying an extra million or two to a guy who should probably be non-tendered is no big deal is classic Hendry. Such as? I cant think of a single time where he weant after a high reward player like this. Hendry was all about veterans. He did go for a few reclamation projects like Dempster, Scott Williamson, Wade Miller, Chad Fox, Chad Tracy and of course Jim Edmonds but that was the extent of his risk taking unless we're talking big money guys. I guarantee that if Stewart were non tendered hed have his share of suiters.
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    To be honest, I don't think that Soriano enters into the equation. If he is dealt, the money we get in return will be minimal at best. If they do decide to go after one of the 2 Cuban outfielders, there's no guarantee that they'll even be ready to contribute at the big league level immediately, especially Soler who's only 19. I don't think that Soriano nor Byrd will be allowed to block anybody if the situation were to arrise.
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    Did they? I was reading that nobody expected the Marlins offer to Pujols to be taken seriously because it was too low. I can't see them saying that about that kind of deal. Hell, he might already have signed for that.
  8. Little Slide Rooter
    For what it's worth. If the Yankees have that much interest, it won't be easy to outbid them, although they'd be wiser to chase Darvish or Wilson.
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    Thank you, Mr. Hendry. Because taking a 1 year chance on a 26 year old one time prospect is the same as giving multi year deals to flotsam like Miles,Grabow, and Neifi.
  10. Little Slide Rooter
    It's not a terrible option, but it's kind of expensive for what you'd likely get, and what you'd get isn't *that* great. It's only Dec. 3, so it's a little early to be settling for something like that. It's not expensive at all. It's a risk that should be taken regardless. I'm not sure what you expect to pop up on the market for 3rd baseman. The FA market is awful beyind Aramis. as for trade, Headley, Wright, and Mark Reynolds could be available. Even if we did acquire Stewart for Tyler Colvin plus a few mil, if one of those other guys became available and Epstein and Hoyer were interested I don't think Stewart would hold them back from getting them.
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    Yeah, if it seems like guys who were mediocre or worse players tend to make good coaches then a guy who had a legendarily bad stretch of baseball might just be a [expletive] genius. Hell, Neifi might be some kind of coaching mastermind. I forget who it was, maybe Len or Bob said it's because those are the guys who spend most of the game on the bench chatting with the coaches and managers and get a better feel for the decision making aspects of the game rather than those who are actually good at it.
  12. Little Slide Rooter
    As long as we're jumping on all the former Brewers personel we can get hows about Prince Fielder too?
  13. Little Slide Rooter
    Yes. He's not awful, but he's not good in any way. Way more certainty for a guy coming off a .464 OPS season and is coming off a major wrist injury? 2.5 mil is nothing in baseball money. Your paying for potential here and if it doesn't work out oh well if all you give up is someone who would be non tendered anyway.
  14. Little Slide Rooter
    Heres my take on the Headley vs. Stewart thing. headley, while his career stats have been blah, he has some pretty crazy home road splits, Home: .229/.319/.336/.655 15 HR Road:. .303/.364/.441/.805 21 HR Makes me think 1. You'd think that the Padres would want to move him 2. Why the hell don't the Padres just build a stadium where baseball could be watchable 3. While the road line is impressive, he power simply isn't there. Is it really worth pursuing him that hard when the Padres arent set on trading him? He seems like the safer bet over Stewart, but is it a big enough difference to be worth giving up a top prospect package vs. getting Stewart for spare parts? Why not grab Stewart this year. If he can give us a good season, maybe he's the 3rd baseman of the future. Also, see what Vitters does in AAA. If neither Stewart nor Vitters impress in 2012, then see if the Padres are more inclined to move Headley next offseason. He's still under team control through 2014. And for the interest of those with their hearts set on Headley: Could the Pads be interested in a package built around Carlos Marmol and perhaps Welington Castillo?
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    Really Braves? Really?
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    Now there's a report that it was the Rockies that turned down the offer. Makes more sense I guess. Still, as for the Colvin and a pitching prospect, depending on who the pitching prospect is, I'd be OK for it. Jay Jackson would have been a good option if not for the Rule 5 thing. Other than that, Casey Coleman or Alberto Cabrera would be the best I'd offer unless they have their eye on a minor releiver like Gaub, Stevens, or Caridad. The quote says either Colvin or a pitching prospect, not both. Well [expletive], even better. While Colvin has a slightly higher ceiling than DeWitt, with DeJesus, Jackson, and Lahair in the mix he's even more expendable. Do it now. Colorado already seems to have a crowded enough outfield though and have been talking about swapping Seth Smith for Martin Prado.
  17. Little Slide Rooter
    Funny if The Brewers end up with both of our 2011 corner infielders.
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    I typed cane but it kept spellchecking me to came.
  19. Little Slide Rooter
    Wow, that is a lot for him. Apparently it means the end of Hiroki Kuroda there. Any interest in him on a 1-2 year deal at age 36?
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    If so, it's a stupid game. As I said before, even if Theo thinks that he has a shot at Headley between now and next winter, there's no reason not to jump on Stewart if the price is DeWitt. The question isn't the cost. It's whether you want Stewart at all. If you pick him up, you are giving him a roster spot, playing time, and $2.5 million or so. I'm not convinced that's worth it. If you are planning on nontendering DeWitt, there is no reason not to do this. Keep pursuing headley. If you get him, then no tender Stewart and you've lost nothing. Right. These are often my favorite types of trade, the justa guy for a guy who need a change of scenry. Like when we swapped DuBois for Gerut. A couple of guys who were once highly thought of but didn't meet expectations and both were given the oportunity for a change of scenery rather than being cut.
  21. Little Slide Rooter
    Now there's a report that it was the Rockies that turned down the offer. Makes more sense I guess. Still, as for the Colvin and a pitching prospect, depending on who the pitching prospect is, I'd be OK for it. Jay Jackson would have been a good option if not for the Rule 5 thing. Other than that, Casey Coleman or Alberto Cabrera would be the best I'd offer unless they have their eye on a minor releiver like Gaub, Stevens, or Caridad.
  22. Little Slide Rooter
    If our management team is a fraction as good as they are supposed to be, those can't be the only four options. For the 25th man? Any one of the 4 would good enough for me.
  23. Little Slide Rooter
    I'm with you. Completely forgettable organization. playing for the angels is like playing in singapore. Do they cain you for [expletive] up?
  24. Little Slide Rooter
    If so, it's a stupid game. As I said before, even if Theo thinks that he has a shot at Headley between now and next winter, there's no reason not to jump on Stewart if the price is DeWitt. The question isn't the cost. It's whether you want Stewart at all. If you pick him up, you are giving him a roster spot, playing time, and $2.5 million or so. I'm not convinced that's worth it. And I consider giving crappy players at bats a cost. So what if the at bats are going to Stewart, DeWitt, Colvin, or LaHair. At least with Stewart he could potentially be something more.
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    If so, it's a stupid game. As I said before, even if Theo thinks that he has a shot at Headley between now and next winter, there's no reason not to jump on Stewart if the price is DeWitt. If nothing else he's a lefty off the bench and compete with LaHair and Colvin for the last bench spot which DeWitt likely would have done anyway.
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