Not who you want to be our catcher, but who do you think actually will be our main catcher? Do you think we ultimately resign Kendall and give him the
majority of the starts next year or do you think we go with either Rivera or Salome?
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Who do you think is our main catcher next year?
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Posts: 718 May 31, 2009 12:15 PM |
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Posts: 1712 May 31, 2009 12:30 PM |
Kendall will be back.
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Posts: 1866 May 31, 2009 12:42 PM |
Kendall I think will be back on a one year deal. Dont think either one of the young guys is ready for next year. Really like Rivera but not sure that he can
handle every day duties.
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Posts: 9131 May 31, 2009 12:44 PM |
I think it will be Rivera and Corporan unless Kendall wants to come back for like $1.5 million.
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Posts: 1713 May 31, 2009 12:48 PM |
trwi7 wrote: Don't underestimate how much the Brewers value his work with the pitching staff. And they're right, btw. |
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I hope trwi's right, but I have a sinking feeling it'll be Kendall for another 1-yr. deal.
And as far as his work with the staff, you have to consider how much dead weight he is at the plate. Right now there's just no way his assumed defensive value outweighs his almost complete lack of hitting talent.
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Posts: 852 May 31, 2009 1:08 PM |
I think Kendall will be back if not then Mike Rivera.
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Posts: 2283 May 31, 2009 1:17 PM |
Don't underestimate how much the Brewers value his work with the pitching staff. And they're right, btw.
I hope management doesn't feel the same way. If Kendall wants to come back cheap, fine. He'll have to earn playing time. I'd rather Kendall doesn't come back for $5 million and use that money elsewhere. Rivera and Corporan have been my picks for awhile for next year and I'll stick with them. Rivera will have worked with most of the Brewers staff (I'm assuming Kendall will get more off days -- not a lot -- as the season goes on) and Corporan has worked with quite a few guys in the minors and the majors either in the regular season or spring training. I think Kendall will retire at the end of the year and that will make not bringing him back much easier. Sooner or later he'll realize he can't do much with the bat and call it quits -- my guess it's this off-season. |
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Posts: 13821 May 31, 2009 4:06 PM |
He's not going to retire. He'll be looking for a job until he's 40. After all Ausmus is still out there. But no reason it should be in Milwaukee.
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Posts: 11236 May 31, 2009 4:09 PM |
I think Kendall should be back. It really baffles me how Counsell can slap the ball all over, but Kendall can't. I wonder if it's cause he gets such
poor extension on his swing
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endaround |
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Posts: 13826 May 31, 2009 4:19 PM |
Kendall has always been an extreme GB hitter. It just that as his speed left and then his little power there was nothing left
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Posts: 1360 May 31, 2009 4:23 PM |
I'd put the odds on him being back...probably at a lower price. It seems our young guys could use another year. I would think that Rivera would gradually
grab more playing time...maybe more of a 1/3 - 2/3 split.
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Posts: 1131 May 31, 2009 5:37 PM |
Kendall will be back unless he bats below .200 and even then I would expect him back. I dont think people realize how much Melvin loves the guy. I personally
think he might be the weakest everyday offensive player in baseball today and a complete albatross in our lineup but I think he will be back. I dont think we
can really afford to keep him but I think it will happen.
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Posts: 5187 May 31, 2009 6:27 PM |
I think they sill bring Kendall back for one more year. I think they will hand the job over to Salome or Lucroy in 2011. I get the feeling we will be
considered contenders next year and Melvin thinks Kendall is a guy who will help a contender.
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Posts: 13829 May 31, 2009 6:44 PM |
Keep in mind Melvin also pulled the plug on a cheap Miller for a backup whose OPS was 100 points higher than Kendall's currently is.
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Posts: 2 May 31, 2009 6:49 PM |
I sure hope it isn't Kendall. I don't care how good he is with the pitching staff. His lack of offense is eventually gonna hurt this team. I would like
to see Rivera get a shot to be the everyday catcher with Salome backing him up.
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Posts: 165 May 31, 2009 9:06 PM |
fuzzmeister wrote: Are you kidding? With the offense the rest of the team produces, we can dedicate our catcher toward lowering the era of our pitching staff. |
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Posts: 2626 May 31, 2009 9:33 PM |
Before we say that he helps the pitchers so much, I would like to to see some stats that say so. I am not sure there is some.
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Posts: 1646 May 31, 2009 10:09 PM |
I hope they save their money for Cameron, not Jason. Cheap, cheap, cheap or nothing.
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Posts: 6122 June 1, 2009 6:10 AM |
DHonks wrote:Counsell doesn't slap the ball. He swings as hard as anyone on the team and his tendency is to pull the ball. Counsell generates a lot more bat speed than Kendall who is all arms and hands with his swing. For next year, I see Salome and Rivera splitting time 50-50 initially with Salome gradually taking over. If Salome fails, then Lucroy will replace him. Unless Kendall can hit .250, no team is going to invest in him as a starter considering his lack of power. I don't think he'd accept a backup role with the Brewers. |
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Posts: 5146 June 1, 2009 6:24 AM |
Tbadder wrote: Yeah, if it comes to keeping one or the other, I think most would much rather retain Cameron at this point. I say re-sign Kendall if he comes cheap, otherwise let him walk.
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