Reviewing the Brew http://reviewingthebrew.com A Milwaukee Brewers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:51:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2012 Brewers Bullpen Preview http://reviewingthebrew.com/2012/02/05/2012-brewers-bullpen-preview/ http://reviewingthebrew.com/2012/02/05/2012-brewers-bullpen-preview/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:51:34 +0000 Lou Olsen http://reviewingthebrew.com/?p=4430   Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE Last season, the Brewers bullpen was pretty solid.  Occasionally they would slip up, but for the most part the bullpen was a strength of the 2011 Brew Crew.  Thanks to free-agency and an unusually tight pocket book, the Brewers were unable to retain two of the biggest pieces of that bullpen, LaTroy Hawkins and Takashi Saito.  That left the team a little thin on relief arms.  During the off-season the Brewers were financially handcuffed, thanks in part to K-Rod accepting his arbitration (Scott Boras screwing us again).  That single move cost the Brewers $8 million dollars, virtually [...]

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Last season, the Brewers bullpen was pretty solid.  Occasionally they would slip up, but for the most part the bullpen was a strength of the 2011 Brew Crew.  Thanks to free-agency and an unusually tight pocket book, the Brewers were unable to retain two of the biggest pieces of that bullpen, LaTroy Hawkins and Takashi Saito.  That left the team a little thin on relief arms. 

During the off-season the Brewers were financially handcuffed, thanks in part to K-Rod accepting his arbitration (Scott Boras screwing us again).  That single move cost the Brewers $8 million dollars, virtually destroying any chances the Brewers had of signing any arms through free-agency.  So, the team had to get creative and also has to put a great deal of faith in the young arms of this organization.

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]]> Now, I know it’s an absolute long shot for this to ever happen, but this post is for the sake of the argument. Let’s say Milwaukee were to reportedly show heavy interest in Yoenis Céspedes. This obviously would switch things up quite a bit, even after Ryan Braun’s return, but just how can this affect the Brewers? In more ways than one, and definitely in very beneficial ways. The addition of  Céspedes would add quite a bit of versatility to an already resourceful Brewers’ lineup and defense. The outfield for the time being could be Céspedes in left, Nyjer Morgan in center and Corey Hart in right. What about when Braun comes back?

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]]> Today, the Brewers agreed to terms with Shaun Marcum just moments before the start of the arbitration hearing.  This is not surprising, since Mark Attanasio has only had one player go to arbitration in his time as the Brewers owner.

Initially, the Brewers offered Marcum $6.75 million, which was a $2.5 million dollar raise.  On the other side, Marcum was looking to double his pay from 2011, at $8.7 million.  Neither request unreasonable.  That being the case, the two sides were able to settle in the middle at $7.725 million.

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