SB Nation User Blog: tcyoung

Brewers discussed Corey Hart for Derek Lowe

tcyoung — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25:31 -0000

Brewers discussed Corey Hart for Derek Lowe

"The Braves' most extensive discussions concerning Lowe have been with the Brewers about a trade for outfielder Corey Hart, according to one source.

But the Brewers are not sure they would want Lowe even if the Braves included significant money in the deal, another source says."

Got this in the mail today from my Season Ticket Account Exec. "Tim - I wanted to thank you for...

tcyoung — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:45 -0000

Got this in the mail today from my Season Ticket Account Exec.

"Tim -
I wanted to thank you for renewing again this year. Your continued support is very important & much appreciated. Keep in touch and let me know if you need anything else.

Go Brewers!
Chris

P.S. If you know anybody else interested in a ticket plan, please let me know."

Melvin: "We are going to consider [Lucroy] as a candidate

tcyoung — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:51:26 -0000

Melvin: "We are going to consider [Lucroy] as a candidate

In this interview, I really got the feeling that Lucroy and Rivera will be the catchers next season. That would leave all of the money to be spent on Counsell, 1 bench spot, and Free Agent Starting Pitchers.

He also notes that Gomez has a plus arm, rated a 60 on the 20-80 scale.

Brewers Hire Rick Peterson to Be New Pitching Coach

tcyoung — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:37:13 -0000

Brewers Hire Rick Peterson to Be New Pitching Coach

2 year deal, as per Adam McCalvy

2010 Ticket Prices Released

tcyoung — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:42 -0000

2010 Ticket Prices Released

Most sections went up by a $1 or $2. Club, Bleacher, and Bernie's Terrace prices remained the same. Based on last year's timelin, 9-Pack info should be released in the next week or two.

If you wish to renew your season tickets, you must do so by November 20.

Lopez Sneaks His Way Into Type A Free Agent Territory

tcyoung — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:05:00 -0000

Lopez Sneaks His Way Into Type A Free Agent Territory

This may be old news, but I hadn't seen it posted anywhere else.

2010 Roster Construction

tcyoung — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:58:26 -0000

EDIT: I added the spreadsheet to googledocs. If you want, you can now access it here, edit it how you would like to see each position filled, and then paste it in the comments below. (Be sure to preview your post, the comments don't like excel formatting so much)

With the demotion of JJ Hardy, and the DFA of Bill Hall, the Brewers fan base has begun to discuss plans for 2010. This 20-minute interview with Doug Melvin focuses, in large part, on the upcoming offseason, while this fanpost by sowingwildoats focuses on 2010 lineup construction. When it comes to transactions and roster-building, money is half of the equation. Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to think of the big fiscal picture when there are 25-40 different contracts compiled into the payroll. Cot’s has a nice spreadsheet showing payroll obligations through 2013. However, it doesn’t count players in arbitration years towards the payroll, leaving it difficult to project how much money will be available in any given offseason.

So I made my own spreadsheet, using information from Cot’s and filling in the gaps with arbitration estimates. I tried to be conservatively accurate, as I don’t want to overestimate how much money will be available in the offseason.

So here it is:

Position	Name	2010 Estimated Salary
C
1B	Fielder	$11,000,000.00
2B	Weeks	$3,500,000.00
SS	Hardy	$5,500,000
3B	Gamel	$500,000.00
LF	Braun	$1,000,000.00
CF
RF	Hart	$4,500,000.00
Bench	Escobar	$500,000.00
Bench	McGehee	$500,000.00
Bench	Rivera	$1,000,000.00
Bench
Bench

SP1	Gallardo	$500,000.00
SP2	Parra	$500,000.00
SP3	Suppan	$12,500,000.00
SP4	Bush	$5,500,000.00
SP5
SP6
Pen	Coffey	$2,000,000.00
Pen	Villanueva	$1,000,000.00
Pen	McClung	$2,500,000.00
Pen	DiFelice	$1,000,000.00
Pen	Riske	$4,500,000.00
Pen	Stetter	$500,000.00
CL
Other	Hall	$8,400,000.00

Total		$66,900,000.00

The last two years, the Brewers have started the season with an $80MM pay roll. I’m going to assume that this number will rise. At the beginning of the season, it seemed like management was throwing this team out there, and banking off the idea of adding a player at the deadline if they’re still in it. I think Mark A. learned his lesson, and will be willing to add some payroll. Even though I’d like to see a $90MM figure, in my attempt to be conservatively accurate, I’m going to interpolate and assume an $85MM payroll for 2010.

That gives us roughly $20MM to work with as we enter free agency, with holes at C, CF, 2 SP, and CL. I think it’s safe to say that either Hardy or Escobar will be moved. If you’re curious, dealing Hardy would leave us with roughly $25MM (minus whatever contracts we take on) to spend.

So how would you allocate that money? Who would you like to see us trade for? Who would you like to see us sign? What does your 2010 roster look like?

For a comprehensive list of this offseason's free agents, see Cot's

When It Comes to Blackout Restrictions, MLB Doesn't Get It

tcyoung — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:15:47 -0000

When It Comes to Blackout Restrictions, MLB Doesn't Get It

This is stupid. It gets stupider when you read the fine print

Rumored 2003 Steroid List (UPDATED)

tcyoung — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:24:09 -0000

Rumored 2003 Steroid List (UPDATED)

THE LIST ISN'T CONFIRMED, but if the names are correct, WOW. Lots of early 2000's Brewers. Mike Cameron is also on the list.

EDIT: Craig Calcaterra of Circling the Bases is reporting this list is a fake.

Mark Difelice has been reinstated from the bereavement list and rhp Mike Burns has been optioned to...

tcyoung — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:49:19 -0000

Mark Difelice has been reinstated from the bereavement list and rhp Mike Burns has been optioned to Nashville

http://twitter.com/brewerash