I couldn't feel more smug right now. Gregg Zaun signed a one year $1.9 million dollar contract with the Brewers with a $2.25 million dollar club option and a $250k buyout. I through out the idea back on Nov. 7 that maybe the crew would go after a decent hitting cather, and I think I may have mentioned another time maybe a stop gap for our prospects.
I still kinda see and hope that Lucroy is used to split time with Zaun. Gregg has never started more than 110 games, so maybe a number like that with Lucroy getting around 50 starts. This of course would mean the non tendering of Mike Rivera.
Congrats and welcome to the newest Brewer.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Gregg Zaun Rumors
Kuh-Chow. Finally something I guessed has gained some ground. If you remember a while back, I speculated that perhaps the Brewers could look to sign a catcher to a one year deal, filling in until Lucroy or Salome is ready. I also figured he would hope to be a more offensive minded than Kendall given the lack of offense, especially power, in the Hardy-Escobar and the Cameron-Gomez switches.
So here is the rumor: Gregg Zaun. Zaun is a switch hitter who most recently played with the Rays where he hit .260 with 8 HR is 90 games. He is a .251 career hitter but has a .344 OBP and should slug near .400. Also a big point is that Zaun still puts up these numbers, Kendall has a .290 career avg and a .380 obp, but as a Brewers has put up a line of .244/.330/.316 (he never was much for slugging). Rumors say that the Brewers would be attractive to Zaun as the team offering the most playing time. Back-up Mike Rivera and waiver claim George Kottaras have big league experience, but won't start. In reality, a signing like this may open up the non-tendering of Mike Rivera who is arbitratoin eligible. Zaun made 1.5 million last year and expects to decline arbitration (he is a type B free agent), so I would expect any deal to be in the low 2 million dollar range, as the Rays did decline his $2 million option. This would be a savings of say 2.5 million over Kendall, and saying bye to Rivera and using either Kottaras or Lucroy/Salome as the back up could save around $250k (depending on Mike's arbitration numbers).
Been super busy, look for articles to start coming up again in the next few weeks. Brew Up.
So here is the rumor: Gregg Zaun. Zaun is a switch hitter who most recently played with the Rays where he hit .260 with 8 HR is 90 games. He is a .251 career hitter but has a .344 OBP and should slug near .400. Also a big point is that Zaun still puts up these numbers, Kendall has a .290 career avg and a .380 obp, but as a Brewers has put up a line of .244/.330/.316 (he never was much for slugging). Rumors say that the Brewers would be attractive to Zaun as the team offering the most playing time. Back-up Mike Rivera and waiver claim George Kottaras have big league experience, but won't start. In reality, a signing like this may open up the non-tendering of Mike Rivera who is arbitratoin eligible. Zaun made 1.5 million last year and expects to decline arbitration (he is a type B free agent), so I would expect any deal to be in the low 2 million dollar range, as the Rays did decline his $2 million option. This would be a savings of say 2.5 million over Kendall, and saying bye to Rivera and using either Kottaras or Lucroy/Salome as the back up could save around $250k (depending on Mike's arbitration numbers).
Been super busy, look for articles to start coming up again in the next few weeks. Brew Up.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Lucroy Gets Consideration
GM Doug Melvin has now said on two separate occasions the catching prospect Jonathan Lucroy may get the nod next year for the Crew. Apparently there has been contact with Kendall's agent, but Melvin also said that he doesn't see the team spending the $5 on catching that the team did this year, so that can go ahead and cross out big name free agents like Bengie Molina, and probably a guy like Miguel Olivo too. Though it seems as if Kendall would be welcomed back at a discount.
Lucroy had a nice season in AA ball this year, and is continuing to impress currently in the Arizona Fall League. He has passed up Angel Salome on the depth chart, after Salome failed to impress and battled injuries this year at AAA Nashville. Melvin said he spoke with Salome who insists that he is working hard and is ready to compete for a major league job. Could come down to a battle in Spring Training.
I personally see Lucroy getting the nod, his defense is better than Salome's, and walks more than he strikes out. I guess Mike Rivera will be back as the reserve catcher, although he may get a few more starts this season than in the past. Salome will spend another year at AAA and hopefully reach the form we expect him to. Then in the end, Lucroy can be our all-star catcher for the next 8 years and we can trade Salome for a top notch pitching prospect...
Fun Stuff, happy Vet's Day. Brew Up.
Lucroy had a nice season in AA ball this year, and is continuing to impress currently in the Arizona Fall League. He has passed up Angel Salome on the depth chart, after Salome failed to impress and battled injuries this year at AAA Nashville. Melvin said he spoke with Salome who insists that he is working hard and is ready to compete for a major league job. Could come down to a battle in Spring Training.
I personally see Lucroy getting the nod, his defense is better than Salome's, and walks more than he strikes out. I guess Mike Rivera will be back as the reserve catcher, although he may get a few more starts this season than in the past. Salome will spend another year at AAA and hopefully reach the form we expect him to. Then in the end, Lucroy can be our all-star catcher for the next 8 years and we can trade Salome for a top notch pitching prospect...
Fun Stuff, happy Vet's Day. Brew Up.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Mark Rodgers on TV tonight
My bad, it's actually on Nov. 7. Sorry about that.
Boy I bet you're glad you constantly check my blog... Former 1st rounder Mark Rodgers will play tonight in the Rising Stars game in the Arizona Fall League which will be broadcast on the MLB network tonight. Rodgers is pretty much sucking in the AFL after a nice season in A ball (after missing the previous two years to shoulder problems), ERA way north of 9. Catcher Lucroy is raking, hitting .385 with 2HR in a part time gig. Lefty Zack Braddock is doing well with 7 games out of the 'pen.
It for now. Looking like another Yankees year. Have fun watching some awesome Minor Leaguers tonight. Brew Up.
Boy I bet you're glad you constantly check my blog... Former 1st rounder Mark Rodgers will play tonight in the Rising Stars game in the Arizona Fall League which will be broadcast on the MLB network tonight. Rodgers is pretty much sucking in the AFL after a nice season in A ball (after missing the previous two years to shoulder problems), ERA way north of 9. Catcher Lucroy is raking, hitting .385 with 2HR in a part time gig. Lefty Zack Braddock is doing well with 7 games out of the 'pen.
It for now. Looking like another Yankees year. Have fun watching some awesome Minor Leaguers tonight. Brew Up.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
My Halloween Birthday Brewers Blog
So it's my B-day, and yes, it's Halloween. In celebration I'm going to randomly talk about some stuff that I would be interested in seeing, trade ideas I may have, and talk about some players that I like.
Mike Cameron-
I like Mike. I hope to see him back in Center next year, but hopefully at a reduced rate (5 mil?) Here is something to think about for Mike. This season he became I believe just the 20th player in the history of the game to hit 250HR and steal 250 bases. Cam only needs 6 more SB, and if he hits just 35 more bombs, he could become just the seventh player ever to do that. To me that is a Hall of Fame career.
Jonathan Lucroy-
This kid can hit, and has seemingly passed Angel Salome on the depth charts to be the Brewers' number one catching prospect. In a story recently on Brewers.com Lucroy said, "I'm not going to settle for being in the Minor Leagues next year..." I'm apposed to bringing back Kendall, and would like to see Angel and Jonathan slug it out in Spring Training, with Rivera backing up once again.
David Bush-
Not a bad guy to throw into a trade somewhere. He has done a nice job of giving the Brewers some innings the last few seasons, but I think his time is over. Gallardo and Suppan are for all intensive purposes locks for the rotation, and it's too early to give up on Parra, there is Narveson and Burns for depth, and GM Doug Melvin is looking to pick up 2 arms this off season. Bye Bye Bushy. He's coming off a poor season but has been durable in the past, trade him for whatever, somebody has to want him...
Craig Counsell-
I'm ready for one more season of Craig. He can't take too much to bring back, and I kind of doubt he wants to play anywhere else. He still picks it at 3 defensive positions, and with his new found hitting ability can contribute at the dish.
This season could actually be pretty damn good. This off season could hypothetically get pretty crazy, and I don't know if Melvin is up for it, but it could kinda get nuts. We have all sorts of people available for trade. J.J. Hardy is one of the more prized SS available and should net something decent. Matt Gamel is a top notch prospect that could now be expendable. Bush is somebody that could go. Hypothetically one of our catching prospects could go. We need two starters and a center fielder... get crazy, have some fun with it. Giants need a 1B and a SS... maybe we could pry away one of those fine starters they have...
That's it for now. Happy Birthday to me. Brew Up.
Mike Cameron-
I like Mike. I hope to see him back in Center next year, but hopefully at a reduced rate (5 mil?) Here is something to think about for Mike. This season he became I believe just the 20th player in the history of the game to hit 250HR and steal 250 bases. Cam only needs 6 more SB, and if he hits just 35 more bombs, he could become just the seventh player ever to do that. To me that is a Hall of Fame career.
Jonathan Lucroy-
This kid can hit, and has seemingly passed Angel Salome on the depth charts to be the Brewers' number one catching prospect. In a story recently on Brewers.com Lucroy said, "I'm not going to settle for being in the Minor Leagues next year..." I'm apposed to bringing back Kendall, and would like to see Angel and Jonathan slug it out in Spring Training, with Rivera backing up once again.
David Bush-
Not a bad guy to throw into a trade somewhere. He has done a nice job of giving the Brewers some innings the last few seasons, but I think his time is over. Gallardo and Suppan are for all intensive purposes locks for the rotation, and it's too early to give up on Parra, there is Narveson and Burns for depth, and GM Doug Melvin is looking to pick up 2 arms this off season. Bye Bye Bushy. He's coming off a poor season but has been durable in the past, trade him for whatever, somebody has to want him...
Craig Counsell-
I'm ready for one more season of Craig. He can't take too much to bring back, and I kind of doubt he wants to play anywhere else. He still picks it at 3 defensive positions, and with his new found hitting ability can contribute at the dish.
This season could actually be pretty damn good. This off season could hypothetically get pretty crazy, and I don't know if Melvin is up for it, but it could kinda get nuts. We have all sorts of people available for trade. J.J. Hardy is one of the more prized SS available and should net something decent. Matt Gamel is a top notch prospect that could now be expendable. Bush is somebody that could go. Hypothetically one of our catching prospects could go. We need two starters and a center fielder... get crazy, have some fun with it. Giants need a 1B and a SS... maybe we could pry away one of those fine starters they have...
That's it for now. Happy Birthday to me. Brew Up.
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