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Post by Administrator on Jun 2, 2008 9:59:15 GMT -5
Oakland Sends Dana Eveland, Jacob McGee and Ben Revere to Milwaukee for Carlos Zambrano and Ian Snell
This trade is approved and in the database.
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Post by Mets GM on Jun 2, 2008 17:55:51 GMT -5
Larry, hope you know what you're doing
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Post by TwinsGM on Jun 2, 2008 18:12:45 GMT -5
Thought it was bad when he told me he only gave up Zambrano but now it evens better >
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Post by brewersgm on Jun 2, 2008 19:47:15 GMT -5
I know what I am doing. Ian Snell and his .300 BAA isnt going to sim very well next year and while eveland is a downgrade from Zambrano, he still sims good and will sim just as good or better next year. Im banking on McGee to get one of those very good sims, that up and coming pitchers have been getting the past two years and Revere can hit
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Post by Mets GM on Jun 3, 2008 9:18:54 GMT -5
You're also banking that the league doesn't catch up with Eveland his 2nd time through the league.
It's a gamble.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 3, 2008 10:34:45 GMT -5
I'm not quite sure I understand the whole "rebuilding" thing when you trade a 27 year old ace off to the best start of his career. Eveland and McGee combined for their career probably won't equal what Zambrano still has left in the tank.
Eveland has started against 3 of the worst offenses in the AL, beyond those 3 starts his ERA is around 4. Soft tossing lefties are a dime a dozen, McGee is struggling with control in AA and Zambrano is 8-1 with an ERA of 2 1/2 in the bigs.
For all the steps forward the Brewers were making, this one was a major step back.
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Post by brewersgm on Jun 3, 2008 13:38:48 GMT -5
Its funny, because when i sim the season, I am finishing around the same record or better now with Eveland and McGee then I was with Zambrano and Snell. Snell was putting up a 7 era for me every sim season. I expect the difference to be even bigger next year and I also got Revere(yes i know he is a couple years away) After this season, i would be lucky to get Revere for Snell. So i look at it like i am getting mcgee and eveland for zambrano and i will take that all day How quickly Zambranos K rates have been dropping is scary.
That being said, the trade could turn out horribly if Zambrano continues his good year and mcgee and eveland fall on their but. Though it could turn into a great trade for me when next year, they both sim very well and Revere continues hitting(hopefully at a higher level)
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Post by brewersgm on Jun 3, 2008 13:40:15 GMT -5
Also that 27 year old ace has the arm of a 35 year old with all the innings he has thrown.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 3, 2008 14:01:22 GMT -5
Also that 27 year old ace has the arm of a 35 year old with all the innings he has thrown. I'm not sure what you are trying to say here, is he injured? Has he EVER been on the DL? Mechanically, Zambrano is as clean as they come, simple, repeatable and his functional strength is through the roof. 215 innings is exactly what you would expect from a 6'5 250 lbs pitcher with a 93 mph sinker. "How quickly Zambranos K rates have been dropping is scary" "Scary"? Are you suggesting he is losing stuff? I see a guy that has averaged 215 innings and 189 K over the last 5 seasons. I guess his 177 K's last season was alarming? 12 off his average, indeed scary. "eveland fall on their but" 4.1 IP, 11 hits, 7 earned last time out against Toronto, 24th in the majors in runs scored. Eveland has an 0.71 ERA against powerhouse KC and Baltimore this season, 2 of the 3 lowest scoring teams in the AL and a 4.36 ERA against the rest of the league. You can plan on Eveland falling on his considerable @ss.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 26, 2008 16:50:14 GMT -5
Made me look pretty silly when Zambrano goes on the DL just a couple weeks later. But then.......
"A source close to Tampa Bay pitching prospect Jake McGee's family has informed Project Prospect that after meeting with Dr. James Andrews, McGee will undergo Tommy John surgery."
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