August 12, 200916 yr Big shakeup for the Brewers. That's the same Jason Bourgeois who was in our system a short while ago. He was hitting .316 and was 36/43 in steals at AAA Nashville for the Brewers. Brewers eating a ton of salary on Bill Hall.
August 12, 200916 yr As a resident in the Madison area...the Crew are kind of like my 2nd team. I look forward to watching Escobar.
August 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (rockren @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 03:00 PM) As a resident in the Madison area...the Crew are kind of like my 2nd team. I look forward to watching Escobar. I wonder if he'll hit enough. He might be one of those guys that got insanely hyped but just doesn't end up hitting enough to stick. Kind of like a Pokey Reese or Cesar Itzuris (so to speak). I'd have traded him while the value was high. He has a very nice set of tools though.
August 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 05:07 PM) I wonder if he'll hit enough. He might be one of those guys that got insanely hyped but just doesn't end up hitting enough to stick. Kind of like a Pokey Reese or Cesar Itzuris (so to speak). I'd have traded him while the value was high. He has a very nice set of tools though. I think they held onto him because he has such a great glove. If you look at all the Brewers prospects...you'll read somewhere in the scouting report "his bat can carry the position"...as in you may have to hide him somewhere on defense because he can't pick a ball up. I think he'll hit for a high average while carrying a low OBP. His speed/SB numbers suggest he'll steal a lot of bases as well. He could be a gold-glove, base-stealing lead-off man for the Brewers down the line...which is what they need as much as anything other than any type of pitching. Edited August 12, 200916 yr by rockren
August 15, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 14, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) So, what's wrong with Bill Hall? Just not producing? Hitting .201 with a .606 OPS certainly mustn't have helped his cause. Ever since 2006 the wheels have really just come off in his career.
August 17, 200916 yr Good for Jason, I hope he sticks in the bigs for a little while. I am still angry today that Bourgeois stayed in AAA while Andy Gonzalez was remaining in MLB during a certainly forgettable season.
August 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Aug 14, 2009 -> 09:36 PM) Hitting .201 with a .606 OPS certainly mustn't have helped his cause. Ever since 2006 the wheels have really just come off in his career. He got moved around a fair bit by the team. He's had a difficult time making adjustments.
August 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 10:31 PM) Good for Jason, I hope he sticks in the bigs for a little while. I am still angry today that Bourgeois stayed in AAA while Andy Gonzalez was remaining in MLB during a certainly forgettable season. Outside of 2000 and 2005, 2007 did more for the Sox than any other season since 1994.
August 17, 200916 yr Between Bill Hall and Chris Young, there are a couple of good lessons on why you should be careful about big contracts too early in a players career.
August 21, 200916 yr QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 10:31 PM) Good for Jason, I hope he sticks in the bigs for a little while. I am still angry today that Bourgeois stayed in AAA while Andy Gonzalez was remaining in MLB during a certainly forgettable season. He was on webgems this morning going up against the wall in right to make a nice catch.
August 21, 200916 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 17, 2009 -> 03:37 PM) Between Bill Hall and Chris Young, there are a couple of good lessons on why you should be careful about big contracts too early in a players career. Also, in investing in players who know how to take a pitch.
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