MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[Coach]

Wolf is a solid SP. Good signing by the Brewers.

[Coach]

Ryan Church has been DFA by Braves. Haven't we had interest in the past?

[ruby23]

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Church in place of Johnson works for me.

[Brock]

Brewers and Wolf is a done deal. 3 years and "close to 30 million" is what I read.

[Giff]

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$27 million.

[Brock]

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$27 million.
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http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/78880087.html

[Jody]

Seems kind of high to me.

[rok]

Regardless of the state of the economy, teams will still continue to overspend on pitching. I like Wolf, and don't think this is a terrible value, but when you look at someone like Penny who will make 7.5mil + incentives, it's pretty ridiculous.

[Coldneck]

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Wolf had the 19th best VORP of all pitchers in both leagues last year. He was better than every Cubs pitcher, including the 3 that are paid much more than him. If you take into account his whole career I think $9 per season is a little high, but it really isn't way overboard.

[rok]

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Wolf had the 19th best VORP of all pitchers in both leagues last year. He was better than every Cubs pitcher, including the 3 that are paid much more than him. If you take into account his whole career I think $9 per season is a little high, but it really isn't way overboard.
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I don't think it is a bad deal either.

[biggz]

LaToya to the Brewers on a Two-Year Deal

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/brew...oy-hawkins.html

EDIT: <!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->1:53pm: Hawkins' agency tweets that the pitcher received a two-year, $7.5MM deal.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[rok]

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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/brew...oy-hawkins.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This could be fun...

[1060Ivy]

<!--quoteo(post=71225:date=Dec 9 2009, 01:44 PM:name=biggz)-->QUOTE (biggz @ Dec 9 2009, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->LaToya to the Brewers on a Two-Year Deal

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/brew...oy-hawkins.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

But I was hoping that he would be closing for whichever team signed him.

My guess would be that Astros decide to waste some big cash and go after Soriano to close.

[Dave]

Giving 3 years to a 33 year old pitcher usually doesn't work out that well. I'd think the Brewers would have learned their lesson after Jeff Suppan. By the way, Randy Wolf's numbers at Miller Park: .271/.365/.494 allowing 8 home runs in 8 starts.

[rok]

Another CF slips away from us. Corey Patterson just signed a minor league deal with the Mariners.