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Brewers Notes: Greinke, Marcum, Lawrie

By Mark Polishuk | June 19, 2012 at 10:00pm CDT

As the Brewers and Blue Jays engage in a slugfest, here's the latest from Miller Park…

  • Brewers officials are telling other clubs that owner Mark Attanasio will be the one who ultimately decides if his team will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, reports CBS Sports' Danny Knobler.  Of the Brewers' possible trade chips, Zack Greinke is seen as the least likely to be dealt.  Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes that the Brewers could like to keep Greinke and they feel they wouldn't get full value for the ace "as a two-month rental" before Greinke hits free agency.  (Both links go to Twitter)
  • Also from Haudricourt, he looked back at the Brett Lawrie/Shaun Marcum trade as the Jays are in Milwaukee for an interleague series.  Though Marcum may leave after this season as a free agent, Brewers GM Doug Melvin said he doesn't regret giving up a potential long-term star for a short-term gain of a playoff appearance.  "We needed to get a pitcher of Shaun's caliber. He's done a great job for us," Melvin said. "You make trades and move on. You can't look back on them. Otherwise, you'll never make a trade."
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  1. Lunchbox45

    13 years ago

    The marcum/lawrie trade is a perfect example of win win for both teams. While the brewers didn’t win the world series, marcum helped get them in the playoffs and thats all you can as for.

    on that note, I despise John Farrell. 

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    • mainesox

      13 years ago

      “on that note, I despise John Farrell.”

      What’d I miss?

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      • Lunchbox45

        13 years ago

        his bullpen management is getting worse and worse. It’s getting extremely frustrating

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        • Ben_Cherington

          13 years ago

          trade you Bobby V, and Ellsbury for him and Joey Bats?

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        • Wes Whitenack

          13 years ago

          I’d rather have him than Eric Wedge, so you should be happy.

          Reply
  2. rfffr

    13 years ago

    But if Greinke signs with a team with a protected pick, they might wish that they traded him for prospects. Plus their farm is awful. They need to replenish it. 

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    • Yellowston

      13 years ago

       If the Brewers trade Greinke for “prospects”, they won’t be contenders for at least 3 years.  The starting staff will suffer a great deal.  If they sign him they will stay in the mix in the National Leagues Central.  No contender will trade a “prospect” projected to be a #1-type starter; that would be the kind of value that would make such a move worthwhile.  They would like a top pitcher in return.  A contender in this year’s pennant race would not want to give up the house; they would want someone to put them over the top.

      Trading him would also not speak well of the Brewers’ commitment to their fans to be contenders; the lost revenue from a decreasing fan base would make a trade even less desirable.

      On the other side of the coin, Greinke likes Milwaukee and Milwaukee likes him.  He is thought of very highly by the coaching staff and front office.  His record in home starts is awesome.  He is 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA at home this year.  Last year he was 11-0 with a 3.13 ERA at Miler Park.  Why would anyone want to pitch anywhere else with those kind of numbers?  (Remember Miller Park is also a “hitters” park.)  Zack has clearly stated that he is very comfortable in Milwaukee and that has contributed to his success here.

      If the Brewers can resign Greinke, they will have a top pitcher to anchor their staff for a long time.  Zach is smart pitcher– a perfectionist– who continually tries to improve.  He “learned” the cut fastball this Spring; that is a pitch that can extend the life of a pitcher’s career– he does not have to throw as hard to get out batters.

      In short, the Brewers can get a great deal more by signing Greinke for four, five or six years– than by trading him for a hope and a dream called “prospects”.

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  3. Lastings

    13 years ago

    I think Lawrie’s personality rubbed the Brewers the wrong way, and he may have had a more difficult time adjusting there. Toronto has fallen in love with him, and he really is a perfect fit for that team. I still feel though that Lawrie was a slight overpay for Marcum…

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    • Jon Stark

      13 years ago

      marcum was pitching like a #2 starter in the AL East. Pitchers like that don’t come cheap.

      Reply
  4. cseehausen

    13 years ago

    I don’t think you give up a prospect like Lawrie unless you’re getting an elite player back.  Giving him up for a number three starter was kind of silly.

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    • notsureifsrs

      13 years ago

      lawrie didn’t become an elite prospect until after the trade. he was merely a good prospect with the brewers, and you “give up on” those all the time for a pitcher like marcum

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      • Jon Stark

        13 years ago

        Not quite sure about that. He was more than good. He was their #1/#2 prospect. Not saying he was elite, but he was better than good.

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        • East Coast Bias

          13 years ago

          Big fish, little pond. The Brewers farm was bleak, which made Lawrie their top prospect. 

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          • AaronAngst

            13 years ago

            So bleak, they proceeded to move more prospects later to acquire Greinke when nobody believed they could. Organizational rankings are fun and all, but really…

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        • notsureifsrs

          13 years ago

          he wasn’t top 50 for baseball america and was barely top 100 (#99) for baseball prospectus

          i mean you agree that he’s not elite, but quibble that he was “more than good”? not sure i see the point. he’s been an elite prospect since he broke out with the jays last year and that’s how people talk about him, but marcum wasn’t traded for 2011 brett lawrie

          it was a good trade for the brewers and a great trade for toronto

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          • Lunchbox45

            13 years ago

            the reality is that so much of brett lawries now percieved elite status has come solely from his defense.

            his bat, while heating up, is still lukewarm, but its his defense now that gives him the opportunity to become an elite player.

            when the brewers had him, he was a average AT BEST defensive second baseman.

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            • notsureifsrs

              13 years ago

              as far as i’m concerned he’s still a fantastic ‘prospect’. holding your own offensively in your first full season while playing great defense at third is nothing to scoff at

              the problem was/is that people viewed him as a superhero after his 2012 hot streak. he was never likely to sustain that level of production, but toronto still has a already-valuable young player with room to develop into a great one

              now if they could only get that rasmus kid going

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              • Lunchbox45

                13 years ago

                have you checked up on rasmus lately?
                since they moved him to 2 hole
                he’s .338/.388./.758

                obviously unsustainable (and small sample size of 81 Abs)

                but still encouraging since its since a new approach and stance. I still hope he can get back to working more walks and get that obp up, but 1 thing at a time i guess

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                • notsureifsrs

                  13 years ago

                  i think that was your first woosh. feels good

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  5. AaronAngst

    13 years ago

    It was personality issues, coupled with no spot to play him in. In hindsight, with McGehee stinking up the joint at 3rd last year, and Weeks doing the same at second this year, yeah, it doesn’t seem like an exactly even trade… however: Can we wait to anoint Lawrie a superstar until he’s played even a full season? More than one would be good too. “Elite” is kin to hyperbole still, no?

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