Comments on: Milwaukee Brewers: Draft Review

By: TWA

TWA — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:07:15 +0000

There is no way the Sabathia deal was a bad trade. If that’s your argument, then no trade in history was a good trade unless the team won the World Series immediately afterwards. The Brewers gave up a prospect for one of the most dominant half-seasons from a pitcher in recent memory, catapulting them into the playoffs for the first time in a generation and probably generating millions in added revenue (not to mention the two draft picks they got).

By: No Homer

No Homer — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:47:27 +0000

I’ll ask this again: where exactly do you see Laporta playing?
He’s blocked by Prince at first and Braun in left. That leaves Corey Hart in right. Hart had just come off what seemed like a breakout year (4.5 WAR), and was boasting a .288/.330/.511 line at the end of June 2008.
Not to mention, we still had Gamel, who was essentially the same type of prospect, being that his future is 1B/LF/RF.

By: smocon

smocon — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:19:51 +0000

Finally someone that agrees with me on LaPorta. They traded away a middle of the lineup guy for 6 years, for one playoff win. I would much rather have the long term success than the flash in the pan. Sellouts or not, doesnt really matter. When LaPorta is putting up 4+ WARs for Cleveland for the next 5 years, the Brewers will always have 08, just another 82 fond memory for the next quarter century.

By: brewersfan729

brewersfan729 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:30:03 +0000

They made the playoffs for the first time in over 2.5 decades actually. It’s hard to call that a failure when the Brewers were playing in front of sellout crowds all summer in 2008 and continued that success with attendance in 2009.

You can’t call that move a failure until you see how the prospects the Brewers gave up compare to the prospects they got back in the draft as compensation for CC leaving at the major league level.

And yes, it’s not alleged drug use either. He’s been caught three times and suspended twice, once for 50 games and now for 100 games. Nothing alleged about that.

By: Alex Poterack

Alex Poterack — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:31:30 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I was going to mention. I also wanted to point out: “First-rounder Jeffress has been a wasted talent due to alleged drug abuse.”

Alleged? He’s serving a 100-game suspension for a positive marijuana test, and he’s said himself that it’s a problem. I think that’s enough to drop the “alleged” tag…

By: Luke Appling

Luke Appling — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:49:28 +0000

In 2009, Milwaukee was 9th in the league in attendance with 3,037,451, the second year in a row the team drew 3M+.

By: Johnisgone

Johnisgone — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:35:53 +0000

“He (LaPorta) was flipped to Cleveland in the C.C. Sabathia deal, which did not work out all that well for the organization, considering LaPorta is just scratching the surface of his big-league potential and the club received just half a season of the veteran pitcher”

Did not work out that well? The club finished above .500 and made the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. They also got two high draft picks when CC left. Plus where the heck does LaPorta play in Milwaukee? He isn’t going to out hit Fielder or Braun and the DH doesn’t exist in the NL. I think the deal worked out fine.