Lots of questions ahead for Crew
I wrote a story earlier today about the slew of questions facing the Brewers this offseason, from free agents to arbitration-eligibles to players under control with uncertain positions. As much as was made about the Brewers losing CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets last season, you can argue that the questions facing general manager Doug Melvin this winter are even tougher.
So, I laid some of them out and found it helpful to rebuild the current roster in terms of players’ contractual status. Take a look and then tell me which areas Melvin should make his focus.
You can link to the story here, and for reference here’s the roster breakdown:
|
Brewers active roster and DL as of 9/10
(34 players) |
|
FREE AGENTS
|
| Mike Cameron |
| Frank Catalanotto |
| Craig Counsell |
| Trevor Hoffman |
| Jason Kendall |
| Felipe Lopez |
| Corey Patterson |
| Claudio Vargas |
|
OPTIONS
|
| Braden Looper (mutual) |
| David Weathers (club) |
|
ARBITRATION
|
| Dave Bush |
| Todd Coffey |
| Jody Gerut |
| J.J. Hardy |
| Corey Hart |
| Seth McClung |
| Mike Rivera (first time) |
| Carlos Villanueva (first time) |
| Rickie Weeks |
|
MULTI-YEAR DEALS
|
| Ryan Braun (through 2015) |
| Prince Fielder (through 2010, plus ’11 arbitration) |
| David Riske (through 2010) |
| Jeff Suppan (through 2010) |
|
“ZERO-TO-THREE” PLAYERS
|
| John Axford |
| Jason Bourgeois |
| Mark DiFelice |
| Alcides Escobar |
| Mat Gamel |
| Yovani Gallardo |
| Casey McGehee |
| Chris Narveson |
| Manny Parra |
| Chris Smith |
| Mitch Stetter |
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