AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
"This was a game to put in a time capsule and let people of the future watch it." -- Randy Johnson Cincinatti Arizona 1. Donnie Sadler , LF 1. Steve Finley , CF 2. Juan Castro , 1B 2. Jay Bell, 2B 3. Barry Larkin, SS 3. Luis Gonzalez, LF 4. Alex Ochoa , RF 4. Reggie Sanders , RF 5. Aaron Boone , 3B 5. Mark Grace, 1B 6. Ruben Rivera , CF 6. Damian Miller , C 7. Pokey Reese , 2B 7. Tony Womack...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Some links to read through on Ryan Howard's 30th birthday... MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports that the Marlins may spend on a corner outfielder, a second baseman or a third baseman if they free up some payroll by trading Dan Uggla. Jamey Carroll is one of the many free agents the Marlins would consider. The Brewers are open to bringing Craig Counsell back, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Ken Rosenthal...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
You know how most of us were just assuming that the Brewers would be able to bring back Craig Counsell on another hometeam-friendly one year contract after a surprisingly good 2009 season? According to Buster Olney, that might not happen. Olney tweets that about 12 teams are interested in Counsell’s services, and wouldn’t [...]
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
These charts tells me the Royals are now in the Luis Rodriguez sweepstakes. Click to enlarge Full data after the jump. Second basemen AGE TYPE CLUB OPTION WAR UZR/150 wOBA ISO PA Felipe Lopez 30 B 4.6 7.6 0.356 0.118 680 Placido Polanco 34 A 3.1 11 0.321 0.112 676 Juan Uribe 31 2.9 16.4 0.351 0.206 432 Orlando Hudson 32 A 2.9 -3.7 0.342 0.134 631 Craig Counsell 39 2.8 18 0.336 0.124 459 Adam Kennedy...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Brewers’ GM Doug Melvin added Sounds’ versatile infielder Adam Heether to the Brewers’ 40-man roster on Monday. This move means either: a. Heether has been identified as valuable trade bait; or b. Heether figures to replace Craig Counsell as the Brewers’ back-up middle infielder in 2010; or c. Heether will play again in AAA, only getting called up if [...]
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
by Morry Gash - AP Casey McGehee pictured here hitting a grand slam, was an afterthought for most of us before the season. View full size photo » Sometimes a tornado blows through and leaves everything exactly how it was. That's kind of how third base went for the Brewers this season: Nothing went exactly how we projected, but the end result was about the same. Projections: Bill Hall Projected:...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Alcides Escobar, seen here leaping over Delwyn Young, also leapfrogged J.J. Hardy this season en route to cementing himself as the shortstop of the future. Browse more photos » Let's continue to work our way around the diamond with a look at another very disappointing position: shortstops. Projections: J.J. Hardy Projected: .281/.347/.455 Actual: .229/.302/.357...
We Should Be GM's (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Under Contract: 1. Cliff Lee- $9M 2. Greg Dobbs- $1.35M 3. Ryan Howard- $19M 4. Jimmy Rollins- $7.5M 5. Chase Utley- $15M 6. Raul Ibanez- $11.5M 7. Jayson Werth- $7M 8. Cole Hamels- $6.65M 9. JC Romero- $4M 10. Brad Lidge- $11.5M 11. Jamie Moyer- $8M 12. Ryan Madson- $4.5M Total= $105M for only half a roster. Arbitration Eligible: 1. Joe Blanton- will be back, '09 $5.475M. 2. Shane Victorion- will...
crashburnalley.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Per MLB Trade Rumors, here is the list of free agent third basemen: Rich Aurilia (38) Brian Barden (29) Adrian Beltre (31) - Type B Wilson Betemit (28) Aaron Boone (37) Craig Counsell (39) Joe Crede (32) Bobby Crosby (30) Mark DeRosa (35) - Type B Pedro Feliz (35) - $5MM club option with a $500K buyout Chone Figgins (32) - Type B Nomar Garciaparra (36) Troy Glaus [...]
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Jim Prisching - AP Rickie Weeks tosses his bat to one of the five other Brewers to play his position in 2009. The bat was later stolen by Prince Fielder, who used it to win the Home Run Derby, if I recall correctly. Browse more photos » Ok, after a day off for The Thinker, let's jump back into this with a look at second basemen: Take a moment to think, once again, about...
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Left field is the biggest hole that the Red Sox need to fill this offseason, but there is still the issue at short. Here are the free agent shortstops from MLB Trade Rumors : Orlando Cabrera (35) - Type A, can't be offered arbitration Juan Castro (38) Alex Cora (34) Craig Counsell (39) Bobby Crosby (30) Adam Everett (33) Chris Gomez (39) Alex Gonzalez (32) - $6MM mutual option with a $500K buyout...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
As noted by Adam McCalvy today, the Brewers have seven players eligible for free agency now that the World Series are over, as well as two players — Braden Looper and David Weathers — who have options that need to be addressed within the next 10 days. Mike Cameron, Jason Kendall, Frank Catalanotto, Craig Counsell, Felipe [...]
More Hardball...... (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
After a long absence, I am back for another addition of This Week In History. Although we are late into October, and the days of regular season baseball are well over, some of baseball's most memorable and monumental events occurred during this week of Halloween. Let's take a look at these events and see if you can remember watching, listening, or reading about some of 'em. October 25 : 1986- With...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Can Rickie Weeks bounce back and have a strong 2010? Browse more photos » Earlier this week, ACTA Sports sent me a preview of the hitter projections from 2010's Bill James Handbook . Obviously, it's still really early, but I found some of the projections interesting, so I thought I'd pass them along to you. Let's start with your likely leadoff hitter for...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Admittedly, I'm a fan of offering our Type A free agents arbitration. If they don't accept, you get the draft picks; if they do accept...well, you're getting a Type A free agent, so someone who's presumably pretty good. Yes, you have to pay him, but there are worse things than paying for a proven good player. (After all, a lot of good players rule out playing in Milwaukee out of hand, probably because...
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