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Loeffle · 10-27-2007, 07:40 AM

October 2007 - Milwaukee Brewers - Playoffs
Manager and GM Fritsche

2007 individual review:

# 31 C Johnny Estrada
.254, 141 G, 374 AB, 41 R, 95 H, 19 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 32 BB, 44 K
Estrada started about 2/3 of our games but not close to the numbers he produced for Arizona in 2006. He was consistent, but very average. No month below .227 and none above .293. He did ok in defense, throwing out 35,2 % of runners. As the market for catchers is slim he was resigned for much less money.
Got a new three year contract worth 2.000,000 in total.

# 59 C Damian Miller
.233, 116 G, 232 AB, 23 R, 54 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 35 RBI, 31 BB, 48 K
When Miller got the chance to hunt Estrada out of the every day job, he failed even worse at the plate, hitting .132 in May. Defensively he was about as effective as Estrada, nailing 33,9 % of the runners, with a slighly better fielding percentage. Due to his age (38) Miller has likely played his last game for the Brewers.
Free agent after the season

# 31 C Mike Rivera *
.000, 9 G, 11 AB, 0 R, ..., 0 BB, 4 K
* currently at AAA Nashville
Rivera had a very solid season at Nashville (.262, 13 HR, 61 RBI) and looked to be the obvious home grown choise to back up Estrada next year. During his september call up he though looked not like a MLB player. Shouldn't give as any defensive problems at catcher as he threw out 44,0 % with a .994 fielding percentage at Nashville.
Rivera is arbitration eligible in offseason.

# 50 1B Prince "Naughty Chow" Fielder
.322, 162 G, 603 AB, 137 R, 194 H, 37 2B, 7 3B, 51 HR, 156 RBI, 113 BB,
82 K, 16 SB, 9 CS
His numbers don't need any explanation and this guy is only 23 years old. A mini "slump" (.295) in september kept him throw collecting 200 hits and from breaking his beloved daddies 52 HR mark. He does ok in defense even if their are better 1 Baseman in the game. Who would complain anyway?
Got his nickname because he insisted of bringing his Chow Chow to the locker room every home game (where he hit .329 with 34 homers).
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 49 1B Brad Nelson *
.118, 12 G, 17 AB, 2 R, 2 H, ..., 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K
* currently at AAA Nashville
Nelson did well at Nashville hitting .257 with 14 HR and 78 RBI. As Fielder appeared in all 162 games, there wasn't much playing time for Nelson even when he was called up in september. Should Fielder go down with injury, Nelson would be a fair backup, playing very good defense. Being only 24 Nelson is a player we really want to keep in the organization.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 8 2B Hernan Iribarren *
.229, 32 G, 35 AB, 10 R, 8 H, 1 2B, ..., 2 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K, 3 SB, 1 CS
* currently at AAA Nashville
Iribarren was called up twice when Weeks had to go to the DL. Even if he hit .303 at Nashville, he couldn't adopt yet to big league pitching. Iribarren will never challenge Fielder for being the Homerun leader, but has good speed and contact potential.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 43 2B Richie Weeks
.283, 123 G, 473 AB, 98 R, 134 H, 17 2B, 7 3B, 23 HR, 78 RBI, 64 BB,
107 K, 19 SB, 16 CS
Weeks was an offensive factor for us and was badly missed in the Nr. 2 spot when on the DL. We like that he can do damage with his speed and power. The high CS rate is mostly to blame on GM Fritsche's inexperience. Weeks struggled on the field and his. 970 fielding percentage is last for 2B regulars in the NL.
Weeks is arbitration eligible in offseason.

# 47 3B Bill Hall
.258, 151 G, 427 AB, 70 R, 110 H, 24 2B, 4 3B, 22 HR, 82 RBI, 60 BB, 111 K, 8 SB, 6 CS
Bill Hall had an awful start to the season and lost his outfield job in May after battling with the Mendoza line and hitting in about one double play per game. He fought his way back to the starting line up through some key pinch hits and settled back in Center Field, while strong newcomer Gwynn Jr. moved to left. Ryan Brown break down at 3B, prompted us to move Hall to the hot corner where he had very good playoffs. The plan is to leave him at 3B next season.
Hall has three years left in his contract, making 20.700,000 in that span.

# 17 3B Mat Gamel *
.289, 31 G, 45 AB, 5 R, 13 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
* currently at AAA Nashville
Gamel showed a fair deal of talent when he was with Milwaukee, while Ryan Braun was on the DL for a couple of weeks. He did also well in september and almost made the playoff roster. If Hall and Braun should fail at 3B, Gamel is the likely choise. He's a better fielder and should also be good for 20 HR's.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 19 SS Alcides Escobar
.255, 48 G, 55 AB, 15 R, 14 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 BB, 6 K,
10 SB, 4 CS
After hitting .301 at Nashville, Escobar also did well after being called up during the Graffanino injury. He showed a great eyes for his age (20 years only), great defensive skills and above average speed. Due to this attributes he made the playoff roster. Even if he might need another year at AAA, he will get his chance in spring.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 80 SS/2B Tony Graffanino
. 275, 99 G, 276 AB, 41 R, 76 H, 21 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 44 RBI, 31 BB, 34 K
Tony gave us much more than expected in the first two months of the season. Unexpected offensive production and above average feeling. Sadly he was never the same after being on the DL for almost two months. Lost his starter job to Izturis and it has to be seen what happens with him next season.
Got a new two year contract worth 2.340,000 in total.

# 6 SS/2B/3B Cesar Izturis
.320, 80 G, 241 AB, 42 R, 77 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 19 BB, 23 K,
8 SB, 5 CS
We signed Izturis after he was released by the Cubs and when Graffanino went down with injury. Izturis was on fire from the very first day, hitting .406 in July. Even if his average dropped a bit after that first month, he was again very naughty at the plate during the playoffs hitting .491 in 13 games. Izturis is a very good lead off hitter (.373 OBP) with fair speed and a golden glove calibre fielder.
Izturis has one year left in his contract, making 480,000 next year.

# 4 SS J.J.Hardy *
.270, 98 G, 200 AB, 25 R, 54 H, 9 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 23 BB, 34 K
* currently at AAA Nashville
Hardy was supposed becoming a super star, but after batting .129 in April and .217 in May he was sent down to Nashville to find his swing. After doing well at AAA, he got another chance when Graffanino was injured, but couldn't compete with new signed Izturis. Obviously Hardy had no chance making the Playoff roster. He seems to be at disadvantage as he lacks speed and can only play Shortshop. Future very unknown.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 12 LF/3B Ryan "Calamity" Braun
.353, 141 G, 573 AB, 122 R, 202 H, 37 2B, 6 3B, 40 HR, 120 RBI, 53 BB,
101 K, 13 SB, 8 CS
Braun was simply brilliant in his first year in the big leagues and should easily win the NL Rookie of the Year award. Together with Fielder he did a lot of damage hitting 3rd or 4th. At 3B he was below average from the beginning (2 DP in 1084,2 IP), but when he averaged an error per game in september, we had to move him to left field. Even if his not half as good as Gwynn Jr. there, we had to find a position where he does least damage.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 77 LF/1B James Loney *
.264, 39 G, 72 AB, 11 R, 19 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB, 10 K
* currently at AAA Nashville
Loney was acquired in the Geoff Jenkins deal and somehow we hoped he could be a Geoff Jenkins clone. Obviously he wasn't and therefore lost left field quickly to the emerging Gwynn Jr. Loney is young and has a good swing. So we shouldn't give him up.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 41 LF/CF Tony Gwynn Jr.
.331, 122 G, 369 AB, 74 R, 122 H, 24 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 57 BB, 53 K,
18 SB, 7 CS
Gwynn Jr. was called up from Nashville when Corey Hart got traded to the White Sox. Right from the beginning Tony showed much more than we expected. High average, an OBP of .423 and at times superb play in left field. Was a very good one two punch with Izturis or Weeks. Certainly a player with the future at his hands.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 24 CF Charlie Fermaint *
.188, 12 G, 16 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, ..., 1 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K
* currently on the 60-day DL
Charlie tore his abdominal muscle after only two weeks in the big leagues. Down at Nashville he showed a very promising combination of speed and power. If he's healthy in March, he will be with us in spring training.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 14 CF/RF Lance Nix *
.167, 38 G, 54 AB, 5 R, 9 H, ..., 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 13 K
* currently at AAA Nashville
Nix means "nothing" in German, and that was exactly what he showed in the big leagues. After batting .414 in spring he won a place on the active roster, but after one week in May he was sent packing back to Nashville. The scouts like him, but I don't. If the offer is right he it out of here before Christmas.
Nix is arbitration eligible in offseason.

# 96 RF/LF Gabe Gross
.280, 158 G, 483 AB, 88 R, 135 H, 32 2B, 4 3B, 23 HR, 85 RBI, 92 BB, 121 K
Gross had the best season of his career and was the only outfielder who played from opening day to the World Series finale. Even if his offensive numbers were fine and above average, he receives more praise for his play in right field, where is considered as one of the golden glove candidates.
Got a new contract worth 2.040,000 for the next three seasons.

# 17 RF/LF/CF Lorenzo Cain
.308, 41 G, 52 AB, 6 R, 16 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 3 CS
Cain was called up after the All-Star Break hitting .308 with 46 RBIs at Nashville. Surprisingly Cain had no problems to adjust to big league pitching. Being an above average fielder with good pace, we had no reason to scratch him from the play off roster. Might be back in the big leagues next spring.
His contact gets automatically renewed after the season.

# 70 RF/LF Kevin Mench
.254, 90 G, 228 AB, 32 R, 58 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 36 BB, 26 K
Mench didn't make the 25 roster on 1st April, but was eventually called up in early summer to fill in for departured Jenkins and Hart. Mench had an ok season, but didn't offer enough power to make up for his lack of speed. He had a fair OBP, but regarding the young outfield talent we have, it's unsure if Mench will keep his fourth outfielder job in 2008.
Mench is arbitration eligible in offseason.

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Loeffle All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grand Duchy of Baden Posts: 1,885 Thanks: 13 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	October 2007 - Milwaukee Brewers - Playoffs Manager and GM Fritsche 2007 individual review: # 31 C Johnny Estrada .254, 141 G, 374 AB, 41 R, 95 H, 19 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 32 BB, 44 K Estrada started about 2/3 of our games but not close to the numbers he produced for Arizona in 2006. He was consistent, but very average. No month below .227 and none above .293. He did ok in defense, throwing out 35,2 % of runners. As the market for catchers is slim he was resigned for much less money. Got a new three year contract worth 2.000,000 in total. # 59 C Damian Miller .233, 116 G, 232 AB, 23 R, 54 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 35 RBI, 31 BB, 48 K When Miller got the chance to hunt Estrada out of the every day job, he failed even worse at the plate, hitting .132 in May. Defensively he was about as effective as Estrada, nailing 33,9 % of the runners, with a slighly better fielding percentage. Due to his age (38) Miller has likely played his last game for the Brewers. Free agent after the season # 31 C Mike Rivera * .000, 9 G, 11 AB, 0 R, ..., 0 BB, 4 K * currently at AAA Nashville Rivera had a very solid season at Nashville (.262, 13 HR, 61 RBI) and looked to be the obvious home grown choise to back up Estrada next year. During his september call up he though looked not like a MLB player. Shouldn't give as any defensive problems at catcher as he threw out 44,0 % with a .994 fielding percentage at Nashville. Rivera is arbitration eligible in offseason. # 50 1B Prince "Naughty Chow" Fielder .322, 162 G, 603 AB, 137 R, 194 H, 37 2B, 7 3B, 51 HR, 156 RBI, 113 BB, 82 K, 16 SB, 9 CS His numbers don't need any explanation and this guy is only 23 years old. A mini "slump" (.295) in september kept him throw collecting 200 hits and from breaking his beloved daddies 52 HR mark. He does ok in defense even if their are better 1 Baseman in the game. Who would complain anyway? Got his nickname because he insisted of bringing his Chow Chow to the locker room every home game (where he hit .329 with 34 homers). His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 49 1B Brad Nelson * .118, 12 G, 17 AB, 2 R, 2 H, ..., 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K * currently at AAA Nashville Nelson did well at Nashville hitting .257 with 14 HR and 78 RBI. As Fielder appeared in all 162 games, there wasn't much playing time for Nelson even when he was called up in september. Should Fielder go down with injury, Nelson would be a fair backup, playing very good defense. Being only 24 Nelson is a player we really want to keep in the organization. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 8 2B Hernan Iribarren * .229, 32 G, 35 AB, 10 R, 8 H, 1 2B, ..., 2 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K, 3 SB, 1 CS * currently at AAA Nashville Iribarren was called up twice when Weeks had to go to the DL. Even if he hit .303 at Nashville, he couldn't adopt yet to big league pitching. Iribarren will never challenge Fielder for being the Homerun leader, but has good speed and contact potential. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 43 2B Richie Weeks .283, 123 G, 473 AB, 98 R, 134 H, 17 2B, 7 3B, 23 HR, 78 RBI, 64 BB, 107 K, 19 SB, 16 CS Weeks was an offensive factor for us and was badly missed in the Nr. 2 spot when on the DL. We like that he can do damage with his speed and power. The high CS rate is mostly to blame on GM Fritsche's inexperience. Weeks struggled on the field and his. 970 fielding percentage is last for 2B regulars in the NL. Weeks is arbitration eligible in offseason. # 47 3B Bill Hall .258, 151 G, 427 AB, 70 R, 110 H, 24 2B, 4 3B, 22 HR, 82 RBI, 60 BB, 111 K, 8 SB, 6 CS Bill Hall had an awful start to the season and lost his outfield job in May after battling with the Mendoza line and hitting in about one double play per game. He fought his way back to the starting line up through some key pinch hits and settled back in Center Field, while strong newcomer Gwynn Jr. moved to left. Ryan Brown break down at 3B, prompted us to move Hall to the hot corner where he had very good playoffs. The plan is to leave him at 3B next season. Hall has three years left in his contract, making 20.700,000 in that span. # 17 3B Mat Gamel * .289, 31 G, 45 AB, 5 R, 13 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K * currently at AAA Nashville Gamel showed a fair deal of talent when he was with Milwaukee, while Ryan Braun was on the DL for a couple of weeks. He did also well in september and almost made the playoff roster. If Hall and Braun should fail at 3B, Gamel is the likely choise. He's a better fielder and should also be good for 20 HR's. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 19 SS Alcides Escobar .255, 48 G, 55 AB, 15 R, 14 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 BB, 6 K, 10 SB, 4 CS After hitting .301 at Nashville, Escobar also did well after being called up during the Graffanino injury. He showed a great eyes for his age (20 years only), great defensive skills and above average speed. Due to this attributes he made the playoff roster. Even if he might need another year at AAA, he will get his chance in spring. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 80 SS/2B Tony Graffanino . 275, 99 G, 276 AB, 41 R, 76 H, 21 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 44 RBI, 31 BB, 34 K Tony gave us much more than expected in the first two months of the season. Unexpected offensive production and above average feeling. Sadly he was never the same after being on the DL for almost two months. Lost his starter job to Izturis and it has to be seen what happens with him next season. Got a new two year contract worth 2.340,000 in total. # 6 SS/2B/3B Cesar Izturis .320, 80 G, 241 AB, 42 R, 77 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 19 BB, 23 K, 8 SB, 5 CS We signed Izturis after he was released by the Cubs and when Graffanino went down with injury. Izturis was on fire from the very first day, hitting .406 in July. Even if his average dropped a bit after that first month, he was again very naughty at the plate during the playoffs hitting .491 in 13 games. Izturis is a very good lead off hitter (.373 OBP) with fair speed and a golden glove calibre fielder. Izturis has one year left in his contract, making 480,000 next year. # 4 SS J.J.Hardy * .270, 98 G, 200 AB, 25 R, 54 H, 9 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 23 BB, 34 K * currently at AAA Nashville Hardy was supposed becoming a super star, but after batting .129 in April and .217 in May he was sent down to Nashville to find his swing. After doing well at AAA, he got another chance when Graffanino was injured, but couldn't compete with new signed Izturis. Obviously Hardy had no chance making the Playoff roster. He seems to be at disadvantage as he lacks speed and can only play Shortshop. Future very unknown. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 12 LF/3B Ryan "Calamity" Braun .353, 141 G, 573 AB, 122 R, 202 H, 37 2B, 6 3B, 40 HR, 120 RBI, 53 BB, 101 K, 13 SB, 8 CS Braun was simply brilliant in his first year in the big leagues and should easily win the NL Rookie of the Year award. Together with Fielder he did a lot of damage hitting 3rd or 4th. At 3B he was below average from the beginning (2 DP in 1084,2 IP), but when he averaged an error per game in september, we had to move him to left field. Even if his not half as good as Gwynn Jr. there, we had to find a position where he does least damage. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 77 LF/1B James Loney * .264, 39 G, 72 AB, 11 R, 19 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB, 10 K * currently at AAA Nashville Loney was acquired in the Geoff Jenkins deal and somehow we hoped he could be a Geoff Jenkins clone. Obviously he wasn't and therefore lost left field quickly to the emerging Gwynn Jr. Loney is young and has a good swing. So we shouldn't give him up. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 41 LF/CF Tony Gwynn Jr. .331, 122 G, 369 AB, 74 R, 122 H, 24 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 57 BB, 53 K, 18 SB, 7 CS Gwynn Jr. was called up from Nashville when Corey Hart got traded to the White Sox. Right from the beginning Tony showed much more than we expected. High average, an OBP of .423 and at times superb play in left field. Was a very good one two punch with Izturis or Weeks. Certainly a player with the future at his hands. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 24 CF Charlie Fermaint * .188, 12 G, 16 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, ..., 1 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K * currently on the 60-day DL Charlie tore his abdominal muscle after only two weeks in the big leagues. Down at Nashville he showed a very promising combination of speed and power. If he's healthy in March, he will be with us in spring training. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 14 CF/RF Lance Nix * .167, 38 G, 54 AB, 5 R, 9 H, ..., 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 13 K * currently at AAA Nashville Nix means "nothing" in German, and that was exactly what he showed in the big leagues. After batting .414 in spring he won a place on the active roster, but after one week in May he was sent packing back to Nashville. The scouts like him, but I don't. If the offer is right he it out of here before Christmas. Nix is arbitration eligible in offseason. # 96 RF/LF Gabe Gross .280, 158 G, 483 AB, 88 R, 135 H, 32 2B, 4 3B, 23 HR, 85 RBI, 92 BB, 121 K Gross had the best season of his career and was the only outfielder who played from opening day to the World Series finale. Even if his offensive numbers were fine and above average, he receives more praise for his play in right field, where is considered as one of the golden glove candidates. Got a new contract worth 2.040,000 for the next three seasons. # 17 RF/LF/CF Lorenzo Cain .308, 41 G, 52 AB, 6 R, 16 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 3 CS Cain was called up after the All-Star Break hitting .308 with 46 RBIs at Nashville. Surprisingly Cain had no problems to adjust to big league pitching. Being an above average fielder with good pace, we had no reason to scratch him from the play off roster. Might be back in the big leagues next spring. His contact gets automatically renewed after the season. # 70 RF/LF Kevin Mench .254, 90 G, 228 AB, 32 R, 58 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 36 BB, 26 K Mench didn't make the 25 roster on 1st April, but was eventually called up in early summer to fill in for departured Jenkins and Hart. Mench had an ok season, but didn't offer enough power to make up for his lack of speed. He had a fair OBP, but regarding the young outfield talent we have, it's unsure if Mench will keep his fourth outfielder job in 2008. Mench is arbitration eligible in offseason.