1/11 Offseason Chatter

by Alxfritz on Jan 11, 2008 3:33 PM EST

According to FOX's Ken Rosenthal, Mike Cameron has signed with the Brewers, on a one year deal with an option for 2009. Financial terms have not yet been released.

Cameron will have to sit out the first 25 games if I'm not mistaken (though I could be) but it will allow the Brewers to move Bill Hall to third and Ryan Braun to left field. Taking frying pan hands Braun off of the hot corner should help their defense tremendously. Milwaukee might be really, really good next year.

Also, it sounds like Walt Jocketty signed on as an special adviser with the Reds.

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Jocketty link

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/redsinsider/2008/01/reds-hire-jocketty.asp

by tdawg on Jan 11, 2008 4:13 PM EST 0 recs

Somebody posted this there............

This is great:

"Now that Walt Jocketty is on board, I'm sure he and Krivsky can work together to hammer out the following trade.

The Vatican gets: Ryan Freel.
The Reds get: Papal vestements, secret religious texts, naming rights to Vatican City.

The naming rights will be the real sleeper in this trade. At first blush it seems like a throw-in. "Why would the Reds ever excercise the naming rights to Vatican City? What would they call the place?" The value will be uncovered when they sell the rights for a pot of money big enough to sign any four starters you want to name.

The big drawback is for the press, who will be stuck with the dateline "PHILLIP MORRIS CO. VATICAN CITY, Rome --" "

It happened on a Sunday afternoon, August 22, 1982.

by Glenn Brummer stole home on Jan 12, 2008 2:42 AM EST up 0 recs

great move for the Reds

in addition to getting a class guy, the Reds get

all the knowledge in Walt's head
all the contacts in his cell phone
alot of insight on the Cardinals
subtle positive pressure on Krivsky to perform with Walt loose in the bullpen

by Hinkster on Jan 11, 2008 4:40 PM EST 0 recs

Well, it sounds like the Brewers

are trying to fix the last thing they have to fix by shoring up their defense. They could be scary-and it should help to move Braun and Hall to more appropriate positions.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Jan 11, 2008 6:41 PM EST 0 recs

OK

Now we now where MO will dump all the light hitting middle infielders that don't make the team, trade them to Walt and the Reds, he loves them to.
It is a good move by the Reds, and the Brewers are looking tougher and tougher.

GO '09 CARDS
GOD HELP US '08 CARDS

Not kidding, realy god we need help please.

by That's a Winner on Jan 12, 2008 9:57 AM EST 0 recs