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  1. Good. Bora$ will find some sucker to commit 4 years. Glad it ain't the Crew.
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  2. The rotation would look a lot better with Lohse's name in it, but that doesn't mean it would perform any better.
  3. Interesting thing to me is how the market has unfolded and what is the value of a draft pick now to teams.

    When you think about it - multiple teams were willing to pay Dempster 12-13M for a two year deal that required no compensation. He's probably the most similar player to Lohse out there due to age.

    Lohse, because of his age, was going to have a hard time getting more than two years from the start - maybe he could get three years. But the money involved in even a two year deal is probably less than that of Dempster because it's in essence a trade being made at this point. It's a trade most teams don't want to make it seems as well.

    It's hard to think he won't end up wearing a Cardinal uniform as they can offer him more money due to the obvious no compensation at stake. It's also hard for me to imagine some union reps not looking at this situation and thinking something has to change regarding the qualifying offer situation of aging players.
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  4. If the Brewers could get him on a 1- or 2-year deal at low-double digits millions per year, I think it's worth it. The team's payroll is currently in the mid- to high-$70M range for this year, so they can afford it. I know you lose the draft pick, but the team could always trade him if they're out of the race to effectively recoup that. Also, the Crew might get the pick back on the other end of the deal when he signs his next contract with another team.
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    • You're not going to get much for half a season of Kyle Lohse, even if he's signed for a 2 year deal because of the rules about trading a player in the first year of a deal. The Brewers aren't going to get a pick back when nobody is willing to give one up to sign Lohse now because of it.
    • I'm not so sure (although I agree that it does seem like the draft pick is a big hang-up right now). Ryan Dempster was supposedly going to be traded for Randall Delgado in the same situation last year before he blocked the deal. Greinke brought back three pretty good prospects - granted he's better than Lohse, but I don't think it's crazy to think Lohse could bring back a good player. Also, let's recognize that the Brewers are picking 17th - it's not like you're guaranteed to get a can't-miss guy that late.

      I still think it's worth a shot if you can get him for 1-2 years at say $12-14M per.
    • Unlikely the Brewers will call Boras and sign Lohse at the last minute.
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      The Braves were only willing to trade Delgado for a pitcher they could extend. Dempster ended up brining back Christian Villanueva. It's not the pick that's the important part. It's the draft pool money that's associated with it. It's one thing to surrender the pick when you could spend way over slot to grab a guy who falls, but the new CBA has ridiculous penaties attached to doing that. I certainly don't think it's worth it to throw away close to half your draft budget to sign Kye Lohse, a 34 year old with a career 4.45 ERA/4.34 FIP/4.45 xFIP line, for $12-14 M per year, even for a year or two.
  5. The QO was $13 mil. How many players end up signing for less than the QO?

    Bora$ will get him the $ and the years somewhere, he always does.
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  6. Talk about no kidding. Just another chance for Melvin to cry small market and Mark to pocket some more profit. Brewers rotation is pure trash
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  7. Boras never countered the Brewer's offer to Prince. Boras essentially told him whatever the Brewers offered, he could get more elsewhere. It showed disdain for the Brewer organization.

    So does anyone think the Brewers would be inclined to save him now on Lohse and give up a first round pick to boot? He goofed by not taking the qualifying offer from the Cardinals.

    Lohse could still be out there waiting until after the June draft. That's enough time for the Brewers to see what they have. Then they could show interest. Not before.
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  8. the crew was out of it last year when we traded greinke..and got rid of wolf....with a rotation of they batteled back and were in the playoff hunt till the last week of the lets see what they can do at the start of a season before we kick them to to curb
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  9. Leave it unless you can get him for 5-6M per. and no more then a 2 year deal with a team option for a 3rd.
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  10. A career era over 4.00 who gets DL about every other year and for quite abit of the season. Looks like another Soup. Let him ride.


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