Building for the Future: 1B and 3B

by ShawnK on Jun 3, 2008 11:20 PM EDT

What would it take to get LaPorta or Gamel from Milwaukee? Their big league club is loaded with bats, but needs pitchers. Both LaPorta and Gamel have demonstrated ridiculous power and LaPorta has been sending balls yard since his college days.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=559&stn=true&sid=t559

Obviously this doesn't fix our problems this year, and it would probably be half way through 2009 before one of these guys made it up...at the earliest. Is this a possibility for the Tribe, or am I smoking from Eric Wedges crack pipe?

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Wouldn’t Milwaukee be more likely to move Bill Hall (http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=419416) who has publicly said he wants to be traded? The Brewers don’t strike me as a team that gives away young guys.

by Toxicadam on Jun 4, 2008 8:55 AM EDT reply actions

Except when they gave away 3 good to great minor leaguers to get Scott Linebrink

by Roger Dorn on Jun 4, 2008 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh, I totally forgot about that. What a lousy trade considering they only had him for half a season.

by Toxicadam on Jun 4, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

The hell with Hall, let’s get Branyan back!

by Jay on Jun 4, 2008 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

That would make Bill Hall very happy. Then again, Bill Hall would be very happy to leave Milwaukee and join the Tribe. We have the power to make Bill Hall very happy! Free Bill Hall!

But would Bill Hall make us happy? Would Russell Branyan? What is happiness?

Free Andy Marte!

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by woodsmeister on Jun 4, 2008 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

I kind of like Bill Hall, but his numbers don’t look like they’d be much of an upgrade unless we get the 2006 version

by Roger Dorn on Jun 4, 2008 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Right answer.

by Jay on Jun 4, 2008 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

The problem is this: almost none of the options out there “look like they’d be much of an upgrade”, unless you are only looking at the ‘08 numbers of our current hitters.

by dgcambridge on Jun 4, 2008 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Sigh. Does everybody have good position player prospects except us? Sure feels that way.

Yeah, yeah, young MLB roster, pitching depth, yadda yadda yadda. I want dingers! DINGERS!

by fleerdon on Jun 4, 2008 10:13 AM EDT reply actions

Matt Gamel

projects to be a great hitter, but he wears a loaf of bread instead of a glove. He made 54 errors last year and he already has 12 this season through 54 games. He’s got great arm strength supposedly (like Ryan Braun), but he lacks accuracy resulting in errors. Because of that there’s doubt about whether he’ll stick at the hot corner in the majors. That said, his hitting ability is off the charts and his bat will probably play at any position.

by JP_Frost on Jun 4, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

sigh. “bat will probably play at any position.” what i would give for 2-3 of those.

by Gradyforpresident on Jun 4, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Guys like Garko?

by Jay on Jun 4, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

was he ever described as such?

by Gradyforpresident on Jun 4, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

More or less. Not as a first-round talent, but generally a formidable bat.

by Jay on Jun 4, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Eric Wedge smokes crack? He must have had the stem in his mouth last night. That explains a lot. “I think Fort Wayne has a real serious crack problem,” says the Rev. Michael Latham.

by odradek on Jun 4, 2008 6:18 PM EDT reply actions