Transaction of the Day: Brewers Pitching Follies by Christina Kahrl

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Big Lugs and Small Sample Sizes
Published 4/23/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... along with that, J.P. Rod Barajas is 32 and has a career OBP of .288. I seriously doubt it’s all going to “kick in” for him. Marco Scutaro is 32 and a utility infielder. Not playing him in left field is one good idea if you want to help your club's offense. Joe Inglett is 30 and might be a serviceable replacement for Scutaro, but is also not suitable for the outfield. These are all the guys who Frank Thomas is too done to play ahead of, based on 10 bad games. Did I say savaged? Like editor Christina Kahrl , I eagerly awaited see Joe pounce on this petty little decision like a ...

Doug Melvin and the Brew-Notes: Bullpen travails
Published 5/2/2008 by Caleb at Breaking Balls
... . Add to that the sheer incompetence with which this bullpen has been managed, and you have a nasty little blemish on the chances of an otherwise competitive team. ...

Taking Stock of the Roster
Published 5/15/2008 by Dan Scotto at Mets Geek
Roster construction has become en vogue again, as it is wont to do, on the Internets. Just a few things about roster construction from the last month: In a recent broadcast, Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez discussed the wisdom of carrying 13 pitchers. Christina Kahrl of Baseball Prospectus verbally assaults the Brewers for carrying fourteen pitchers. Jeff Sackmann of The Hardball Times comes to the Brewers’ defense and cites an article he wrote about the practically-expanded rosters of the modern game. Paul DePodesta of the ...