One year deal for 900k with the possibility of earning another 400k through incentives.

Roster/payroll update:

In millions

Current contracts:
Jeff Suppan = 12.5
Prince Fielder = 10.5
Randy Wolf = 9.25
Trevor Hoffman = 7.5
David Riske = 4.5
LaTroy Hawkins = 3.5
Craig Counsell = 2.1
Gregg Zaun = 1.9
Ryan Braun = 1.05
Claudio Vargas = 0.90
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Bill Hall = 7.15 (dead money)
Braden Looper = 1.0 (buyout)
David Weathers = 0.4 (buyout)

Arbitration (all estimates):
Dave Bush = 4.75
Corey Hart = 4.25
Rickey Weeks = 3.25
Jody Gerut = 2.25
Carlos Gomez = 2.00
Todd Coffey = 2.00
Carlos Villanueva = 1.25

Pre-arbitration (all estimates):
Yovani Gallardo = 0.7
Manny Parra = 0.6
Mitch Stetter = 0.5
Casey McGehee = 0.5
Alcides Escobar = 0.5

Total of above = 84.8 million

Roster as it shapes up:
Catcher = Gregg Zaun
Infielders = Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Alcides Escobar, Casey McGehee, Craig Counsell
Outfielders = Ryan Braun, Carlos Gomez, Corey Hart, Jody Gerut
Starting pitchers = Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf, Dave Bush, Manny Parra, Jeff Suppan
Relief pitchers = Trevor Hoffman, LaTroy Hawkins, Todd Coffey, Mitch Stetter, Claudio Vargas, Carlos Villanueva, David Riske

The spring training roster is certainly starting to take shape. I heard an interview with Gord Ashe talking about Gomez in center field as being an upgrade from Cameron. I'm curious if anyone has seen Gomez play enough to know if that might true?

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Originally posted by WarrenSpahn:
The spring training roster is certainly starting to take shape. I heard an interview with Gord Ashe talking about Gomez in center field as being an upgrade from Cameron. I'm curious if anyone has seen Gomez play enough to know if that might true?

Gomez sure was on a lot of ESPN'S top 10

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Originally posted by WarrenSpahn:
The spring training roster is certainly starting to take shape. I heard an interview with Gord Ashe talking about Gomez in center field as being an upgrade from Cameron. I'm curious if anyone has seen Gomez play enough to know if that might true?

At this point of Cameron's career, Gomez is definitely an upgrade defensively. He won't be nearly the offensive contributor that Cameron was. You might be able to go as far as saying that offensively he's not any better than Jason Kendall.

Outside of adding a reserve outfielder from outside the organization, I think the Brewers are pretty much done adding players. They need another reliever and I would guess Chuck Lofgren or John Axford would have the inside track on that. They need another infielder which would probably be Adam Heether. They need another catcher which will probably be George Kottaras, Matt Treanor, Jonathan Lucroy or Angel Salome. So I think they are pretty much done outside of adding another outfielder.

That starting staff is not good enough yet.

Sure its good enough to start games BUT it is going to eat-up that bullpen again as it stands ...

Mulder...Sheets...

someone please. Sheets: Give him a bonus laden contract that could pay him up to 12M if he starts 37 games and keeps his ERA below 3.75. Give him a 5M base and go from there.. assuming your medical checks him out and he is throwing with the velocity/movement he had in the past.

I want both. Im greedy i guess.

Gallardo
Sheets
Wolf
Bush/Parra/Mulder


Suppan gets sent to Helena to keep box score.

Is Bush even a lock with the money we have committed?

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Originally posted by The Artist fka TD:
Is Bush even a lock with the money we have committed?

****, no one is a lock except Gallardo and Wolf.

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Originally posted by Diggr14:

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Originally posted by The Artist fka TD:
Is Bush even a lock with the money we have committed?

****, no one is a lock except Gallardo and Wolf.

Totally agree!!!!