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Monday, January 14, 2008
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If the Brewers hadn’t signed Cameron, they’d be batting Gabe Gross, a career .245/.343/.410 hitter. If Cameron repeats his 2007 numbers, he’s similar to Gross offensively. If he hits like 2006, he’s 15 runs better.
Including both offense and defense, the Brewers are between 4.0 and 5.5 wins better with Mike Cameron than without him. At $4 million per win, that’s worth between $16 and $22 million on the free agent market, all for only $7 million. We can’t give all that credit to Cameron (the Brewers technically could have moved Hall and Braun without signing Cameron), but acquiring a good center fielder forces the issue. It’s a great signing and the Brewers are now back to competing with the Cubs for first place in the NL Central.
(By the way, you’ve got to love that a guy who’s admitted to playing baseball drunk is now a member of the Brewers.)
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Posted: January 14, 2008 at 12:58 PM | 24 comment(s)
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1. Alex_Lewis Posted: January 14, 2008 at 04:56 PM (#2667789)It's seems amazing to me that anyone can catch a flyball sober let alone drunk...
It's seems amazing to me that anyone can catch a flyball sober let alone drunk...
I couldn't do it.
Nothing's official, but this seems like the most likely scenario. There's still a possibility that the Brewers deal Hall and pick up another third baseman. Braun to LF seems very very likely.
The AP is reporting Cameron at $7 million. I believe the Braun to LF and Hall to 3B is also official.
You've never played softball with beer? It's the hitting that is the hard part.
You should have your children taken away.
In 162 - 25 games? Really?
Did you read the piece? If you take into account how bad Braun was at 3B and how bad Hall was in CF, this normally mundane signing has a huge potential effect. The RLYW DM sims had the Brewers with a losing record, and the most likely reason was the inferior defense the Brewers had.
It's fair to bump down the estimate by 15% for the missed games. Still a big move, adding Cameron and optimizing the lineup in the field.
Man, if Sabean doesn't flip Lowry this offseason for prospects or a young postion player, then I think Giants fans should start a class action suit against him. Lowry's value will never be higher than it is now and the Giants have plenty of interesting arms so they ought to see what some of them can do. There will never be a better time to trade Lowry than now.
So what do the Brewers do while Cameron is suspended?
Correct.
As for who will play center don't discount Corey Hart getting some time. Only Gwynn could be considered average or above defensively but for 25 games it will do. All of them have played center so it won't be foreign territory.
Well, I do believe Braun can be a decent defensive third baseman. And I also know how changing positions can affect offense. It is entirely possible that Braun starts the season in a horrible funk which isn't some regression to the mean but his distraction at playing a new position.
That being said:
--the defense last year was poor
--Cameron, even at this age, is a fine defensive player
--Hall was a solid defensive third baseman albeit in limited time
--the decision, like most decisions that have a greater chance of succeeding, is made during the offseason versus on the fly during the season
--it puts all the Brewers best players on the field
--Hall, alas, is accustomed to being moved
I think Bill will handle it fine. Braun is the wild card. What I hope is the Albert Pujols reaction, "Oh, here? Fine." And keeps on crushing the ball.
But Ryan has always thought of himself as a third baseman. As amusing as this may seem, he LIKES playing third base.
And whether because he is young, mentally challenged, or obtuse there were no signs that his defensive issues caused him any undue frustration.
So I just don't know......................
Heck, it has the added plus of being easier on his health. Not that Braun is fat by any means but it's got to be easier on the knees for a big guy to be in the outfield and if he's 200 lbs. then I'm a jockey.
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