2013 Brewers Hot Stove Thread

Please Dave Dombrowski, sign Manny.

First a suggestion, maybe rename this the TEAM Hot Stove thread...not just bullpen.

Second, MLB Trade Rumors predictions. I'd be very OK if this happens.

Good suggestion.

Wouldn't mind seeing the Crew take a short-term flyer on Affeldt, Burnett or Liriano ... even if they get Dempster.

Josh Hamilton is just a pipe-dream IMO, Is it possible?

Per MJS (unable to link), the Tony Plush era has come to a close in Milwaukee. All the best to one of the biggest characters this franchise has had. And thanks for the laughs, the hustle, and the hit vs Arizona.

He seemed to leave out the hustle in 2012. I really enjoyed him in 2011...2012? Not so much...

Adam McCalvy ‏@AdamMcCalvy Wow. Amazed Jeremy Jeffress didn't stick. RT @mlbtraderumors: Royals Designate Jeffress, Bourgeois For Assignment http://bit.ly/RAQf4s

Loe out and some new guy claimed. Ishikawa demoted to AAA.

http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/176996971.html

I can see Loe coming back.

How come Parra hasn't been given notice yet?

Easy. Left handed.

And here I was told that the Brewers were gutted by giving up Jeffress in the Greinke trade. Yet he can't even stick with the Royals.

Johnny Boy?

A lot of people got obsessed with Jeffress because he could throw hard but when you look at his numbers his control has been a mess. He's a very high risk high reward guy and as of today he's done nothing to suggest he's a prospect that is going to turn the corner.

Sure looks to me like Milwaukee is pretty much gutting the bullpen and it would be nice to see them pick up a couple of good veteran relievers. Affeldt in particular would be a nice addition.

Landscape of nl central changing.

McGwire leaving cards for dodgers. Going to affect them.

Astros heading to AL. Forgot about this. There goes 13-15 auto wins.

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Originally posted by Orlando Wolf:
McGwire leaving cards for dodgers. Going to affect them.

Can't really argue with the numbers but I still can't make myself believe that he is a good hitting coach. I'm still going to go with TLR hired him as a favor and maybe Matheny figured that out and Mac knew it. Guess that wouldn't explain Mattingly hiring him however. Donny Baseball knows a bit about hitting however...

Will be 40 miles from his house. The cards juice connection is leaving the station. Molina, holiday and freese better start eating their wheaties.

Good call out. Maybe I'm wrong with jeffries. That means Melvin was wrong on jeffries? No?? That makes the trade fairer when you consider the SS we got from Cali.

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Originally posted by CAPackFan95:
And here I was told that the Brewers were gutted by giving up Jeffress in the Greinke trade. Yet he can't even stick with the Royals.

Johnny Boy?

You're definitely wrong about the Jeffries trade

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Originally posted by CAPackFan95:
You're definitely wrong

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Originally posted by CAPackFan95:
You're definitely wrong about the Jeffries trade

What about the Hardy trade though? Still trying to get answers as to why they did that.

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Originally posted by BeerGuy:

What about the Hardy trade though? Still trying to get answers as to why they did that.

1. Hardy injury prone.
2. Hardy off of bad year.
3. Best prospect at time a SS.
4. Hardy unwilling to move to 3B.
5. Hardy contract coming up and money needed to go elsewhere.

We traded JJ Hardy?

Melvin Suxss

Hardy never had fire in his belly, hence gone.

It seems Melvin is trying to rebuild the pen with minor league free agents. I personally like that he is going for a bunch of guys with upside (is there any other kind of reliever...).

Jairo Asencio

Michael Olmsted A lot to like here.

Arcenio Leon woof, woof, woof.

I still think Melvin gives a Gagne contract to someone, though I would rather just load up on these youngsters and see who sticks. If he waits out until Feb, there might be a guy willing to take a shorter contract, which I could live with.

Agreed. Its the way to handle that, You can spend money later if needed.

My Caveat: I want 2 decent lefties in the pen from day 1 of the season, JMO. Narvy would qualify providing he can lift his arm off his hip by spring training.

You think Narv starts in the pen, stretches out to the rotation when someone gets hurt?

Narveson finally gets on a mound: Brewers left-hander Chris Narveson, who had surgery to repair his left rotator cuff back on May 1, threw off a mound for the first time since the procedure Sunday, according to MLB.com. "It felt great," Narveson said. "It's a long time coming, that you come to the field with a smile on your face, ready to get back after it." Narveson will throw some through the fall before taking four or five weeks off. He'll then resume throwing in mid-December.

I'm holding out hope he is the lefty in the rotation.

I'm just 1 of those fans that thinks you start the 5 best starters you have, if has to be all RH's, so be it.

With the situational moves made today, IMO its a must to have 2 lefties in the pen if you want to contend ... at least makes it more viable. IMO, you have to have a lefty out of the pen on EVERY night during the course of the season.

Just me, but I think if Narvy is decent and you have 5 strong RH's ... his left arm would be more valuable in the pen. He probably won't like it but since he is coming off injury it might be the best way to use him anyway.

Methinks NarvDog and Marco are interchangeable. Let's throw NarvDog in the pen to start.

JonHeymanCBS

#brewers melvin talked to greinke. said greinke "didn't tip hand." nor did melvin. said he just likes talking ball w/zack



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no surprise, $ an issue for milw. asked if they're a long shot for hamilton, melvin said "very." hope may be market, narron

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS Jeremy jeffress traded to #jays for cash considerations. Big arm.

Joining forces with that roid kid we used to have.

Out of curiosity what are people's thoughts on a hart/dickey swap? Thought process being going to be tough to re-sign hart and dickey stabilizes rotation.

Id say no on Dickey, his last 3 seasons have been nice but he pitches half the year in Citi Field and he is about to hit age 38 (while for a knuckleballer might not be a huge deal - the party should end relatively soon with him).

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hart/dickey swap?

I can't say "no" fast enough

Scratch that.


Good tidbits on Hamilton, Dempster and Hart.

The plot thickens

Rangers only willing to give Hamilton a max of 3 yrs

Not about the Crew but a crazy Marlins/Jays trade brewing. Miami basically getting rid of everything from last offseason. Except of course the new stadium paid for by taxpayers.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN The Blue Jays-Marlins trade is done... This is going to be one of the all-timers, with Reyes, Johnson, Bonifacio, Buck, Buehrle...holy crow.

Dupe the fans into thinking they were serious about contending last year in the new ballpark only to go back to status quo. Loria and co don't care about winning, they just care about making money

Marlins payroll now sits at $16 million. What a joke

the Marlins are a joke, and that franchise should just be shut down.

But this could really backfire on the Jays. Reyes is overpaid, but if he stays on the field his contract is survivable. Johnson is a one year thing. Buerhle's contract is terrible, that was a regretable move. The Jays did give up talent in the deal, and could be exciting next year, but when Reyes gets hurt for over a month, it will start to really smell bad.