Hardy gone!!

[mrz28M6]

thank god, they got rid of that useless pos. they got carlos gomez which is supposed to be a decent cf. does that mean cameron is going to be gone soon too??

[TraceDaddy]

My daughter will be crushed.

[wikked]

Cameron will be gone, along with his $10m salary to free up cash for a pitcher... good & bad I guess.

[07ROUSHSTG3]

good news!

[70challenger452]

By replacing Hardy and Cameron with Gomez and Escobar we are clearing up almost 14 mil, hopefully this means starting pitching is on the way.

[Karps TA]

Nice to see the Brewers already being very active. That should give fans a nice feeling knowing they do want to win now.

[70challenger452]

Another 3.3 mil is off the payroll http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/69393962.html

[Beagle]

tell me Suppan is gone????? I hope to god he is done....

[DirtyMax]

Nobody is going to take that contract. One more year though and thats it.

[70challenger452]

Suppan and his 12.5 mil salary will be back next year, and if it were up to me it'd only be bullpen mop-up sessions all year

[Lash]

The Brewers = Wisconsin BEST sports franchise. At least they try to get good player and make deals.

[PB86MCSS]

Gomez better learn how to get on base though, a .230 average won't cut it as an everyday player....and don't mention Kendall :) . His D is great though.

[Karps TA]

Cameron only hit like .250. So it's not like he set the world on fire for the money he was making. Dude seemed to strike out everytime I turned on the game. I like the speed on the bases and base stealing that Gomez offers.

[PB86MCSS]

Gomez had an OBP of .292, Cameron was .342...much more important than AVG especially if they want him as a lead off guy. I won't miss Cam's strikeouts either though. I'd have to double check but I also think Gomez was caught stealing as much as he had stolen bases....a pretty bad recipe.

[jbiscuit]

I'll give Gomez a shot...can't be worse than Cameron!

[DirtyMax]

I'll give Gomez a shot...can't be worse than Cameron!

x2.

If they can rein him back in and make him patient, he's got a chance. Also, some of the more predominant base stealers get caught about half as many times as they get lucky. 66% success ratio is acceptable. He was closer to 75% the year before. They can't all be Rickey Henderson, lol. He's young so he can still be coached. He struck out half as much as Cameron in only 12 fewer games so that's an instant upgrade.

[Lash]

I'd rather have a strickout than hit into a double play, though.



The bad part is when they interviewed JJ he was not suprised that he was traded...it was the fact that he was traded for an outfielder rather than a pitcher that suprised him. Apparently there isn't much pitching up for sale on the auction block yet.

[Beagle]

Nobody is going to take that contract. One more year though and thats it.


Suppan and his 12.5 mil salary will be back next year, and if it were up to me it'd only be bullpen mop-up sessions all year

So were stuck with suckass for one more year. :chair:


That guy is the worst starting pitcher in the league. :loser

[PB86MCSS]

Cameron has proven to be ALOT more valuable than Gomez in his career so far, or the last two years when both have been in the majors....this isn't even debatable. The question is can Gomez improve enough on offense to justify being an everyday player. His numbers so far are not even good enough for anything more than a defensive replacement or pinch runner.

[DirtyMax]

I'd be all for keeping Cameron, letting he or Gomez play right, and sending Hart packing. Or just easing Gomez in and letting a guy like Cattalanato go and he can be your backup OF player.

[Karps TA]

I'd be all for Cameron staying too at $4 mil. But at $10 mil, no way in hell. He fails in the clutch way too damn much for that kinda coin. Nice player, great club house guy. But his production is just not consistent enough.

[70challenger452]

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091109&content_id=7640930&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil
Looks like Melvin is going to commit as much money to pitching as he can...hopefully