Brewers on the Brink
Posted on | July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments | by Chris
Yes, things appear to be cycling down the toilet for the Milwaukee Brewers — it isn’t hard to see what is going on and and I understand why some want to throw in the towel and sell. I don’t think that is an unreasonable stance given the present circumstances.
But when I check the standings and see that they are just 4.5 back with two months to play, it just seems silly to cash in the chips. While they probably need to add two credible starting pitchers to really be competitive, I wonder if adding just one guy would do? Coupled with Yo Gallardo, Braden Looper and Manny Parra, perhaps one decent starter could help stabilize things for a couple of weeks until they get Dave Bush back.
Of course, that assumes Bush will be ready to come back in mid August — I have read or heard nothing that leads me to believe that timetable is anything more than a guess. Moreover, Jeff Suppan sounds like he is headed to the DL with an injury that usually takes a month to heal. That makes those four games appear much more insurmountable.
However, as those are unknowns, I think they have to go with what they do know, and that is that the team is just 4.5 back with 62 still to go. From the standpoint of someone who has tickets to five more games, I would like to see the Brewers do what they can to stay in the race as long as possible.
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July 29th, 2009 @ 2:54 am
Unfortunately the Brewers appear to be, to invoke a famous phrase, “who we thought they were”. I believe Doug Melvin realizes this, which is why he’s reluctant to break the bank to find another arm. But, for the reasons you mention, I’m sure Mark Attanasio will keep up the pressure to make some kind of deal before the deadline. Just don’t expect it to be a major one. Or to make a difference.
July 29th, 2009 @ 6:52 am
Melvin should sit on his hands and do nothing, unless he starts now to remake this roster. If he can get a starting pitcher that will fit into next years plans, he should make that trade. Secondly, having Gamel and Esocobar up to play the remaining games still would make this team worth watching the rest of the season. It would certainly be more exciting then watching what is currently going on.