Oso planning to go pro
Anyone care to get back to that Josh Hamilton is better than Ryan Braun argument?
The slump has really brought down his stats, but in a slump hitting .290 is still very good. I would still sign him in a heartbeat this offseason especially since the price tag will be lower.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
So his super, white hot streak wasn't an anomaly, but his 'prolonged slump' is?Hot/Cold as the guy averages out. That's his MO, he'll find himself on the DL shortly I would venture to guess.He won't command high caliber money this offseason.
He won't command high caliber money this offseason.
Keep Hart at first and find a decent bat for RF that isn't going to cost huge money. (Nick Swisher?Delmon Young? Carlos Lee?) With Wolf gone and the Greinke salary off the books, sign a starter and bull pen help. Not sure to do with Marcum though.Hamilton is the type of signing that could hamstring the Brewers for years if he breaks down....like the Mauer contract is doing for the Twins.
Aoki and Gamel may be the right fielders next year under this scenario.
Aoki doesn't have enough pop to be a corner outfielder and I still don't know what you have in Gamel.
I think you could survive next year not having any pop in RF if you can fix the pen problems. Offense needs more guys hitting for average than it does power.
A legitimate position no doubt. See, I would rather have Aoki in center so Morgan's ass can be booted. But that makes sense.
I like Nyjer the Character, not Nyjer the Player. While the occasional hit (i.e. yesterday's 2 run shot) are always good and whatnot... he's just not doing well this year.As far as Aoki goes... perhaps it's time to try out Logan Schafer in CF in a platoon with The Man (Gomez) in September?BTW - how many trades took place today!
Too many trades to list. Alot.....
Was watching the MLB Network, the Rangers were taking pregame BP and GM Jon Daniels was being interviewed. Interview was about Dempster acquisition but when Josh Hamilton walked past the camera and waved Daniels said "I would also like to break news on a Hamilton extension." Don't know the details of it yet.
I didn't even see it and I can tell he was joking.
Nyjer is one of those guys that everybody (players, coaches, fans) love when he is doing well and the team is doing well. When things aren't going so well, his schtick tends to annoy people. He's not the first player like this, he's not the last. Orlando Hudson seems to have the same thing going on.
Dennis Rodman is actually another extreme example. Fantastic with the Pistons and the Bulls, he became a distraction elsewhere.
I'm likely in the minority here, but I like Nyjer's antics and think that he's been perhaps too... withdrawn... this year. Maybe part of Nyjer being Nyjer is that it kept him loose enough last year to be able to focus on "tickling" that ball out of the infield for base hits.Well, he is in the Hall of Fame because of those stretches with the Pistons and the Bulls. He was only with other teams for 4 years total in his career (2 with San Antonio, 1 with the Lakers, and one with the Mavericks).
I don't dislike Nyjer's antics, but when you are under .500, some of his stuff gets a little tiresome. Do you really want him standing on second doing "beast mode" after he hits a double when they are out of the pennant race? How about when they are down 7-0? That stuff only works when you are winning a lot of games. Rodman's numbers look good in S.A., but he was a HUGE distraction. Put him on another winning team (the Bulls), and suddenly his antics don't look so bad. It's an extreme example, but on winning teams, eccentric behavior is far easier to deal with.
No he wasn't.