Bill Hall?

by BradyMc13 on Jun 5, 2008 10:57 AM EDT

There has been a lot of chatter about the possible trade for Roberts, and how that would take a good chunk of our farm system. With Bill Hall asking to get out of the Brewers organization and his very slow start the bounty for him would be much much less. He is a player who posted back to back over 800 OPS seasons, and has a possibility of returning to that. He is also someone who can play 2nd base, but the trade would be contingent on his willingness to do that. I think though this would be a trade that would help the team right away while not hurting the farm system too poorly. Let me know what you guys think.

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If the price was cheap enough.....

I might give it a shot. Not sure how good his 2B defense would be though.

by SoonerfanTU on Jun 5, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

I thought about this exact possiblity

a couple of days ago. I’d take a flyer on it, but I’m not sure how eager the Brewers are to trade someone like Hall to a rival. And I wouldn’t worry too much about Hall not wanting to play 2nd base. He’s show that he’ll play anywhere the team needs him to play. Granted, he might get tired of that after a while….

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by Tackle Box on Jun 5, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

Again...

We’d have to overpay for him because he plays for Milwaukee. He put up back to back seasons of .800 OPS two years ago—but hasn’t been all that good the last season and a half. I get the feeling the maybe pitchers have figured him out….

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by fourstick on Jun 5, 2008 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

Reyes for Hall straight up

Would you pull the trigger?

Brewers have had interest in Reyes in the past and the Cards have had interest in Hall. It seems to add up but then again it is an inter-division trade which fell threw prior to the season…

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by gibbons on Jun 5, 2008 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

I would. It could work for both teams.

Or they could both continue to not quite put it together. As far as trading within the division, I’m not worried about what the other player is going to do for you, if the player you give me can help my team. GM’s seem to be horrified at the mere suggestion of trading within the division but sometimes, for some players, it has to be considered at least an option. Oh, and you all do know that Mr. Hall has a rather generous long term contract…...that could be a real deal breaker all by itself.

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by jillsinmo on Jun 5, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Reyes for Hall

I like the idea of this trade very much. If they want Brad Thompson as a throw in, I’m down with that too. We need to upgrade 2B. Just cutting Kennedy is an upgrade but Hall offers the potential of some pop in our middle infield … something we really need. LaDuncan views Reyes as a cancer on the 25 man roster. He’s out of option after this year so he has to be dealt. There is no room at the inn for Brad Thompson either. If we can deal off spare parts and come up with a viable position player … booyah!!!

by jjray on Jun 6, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Hall's contract might be a problem.

Hall earns $4.8MM this year, $6.8MM in ‘09, and $8.4MM in ‘10 (with a $9.25MM option for ‘11).

He would be a big upgrade over Kennedy no doubt..and I like the idea…but I doubt Mo is going to want to take on this backloaded contract if other options are available…and I doubt the Brewers will eat any of his contract either.

by KYCards on Jun 6, 2008 3:35 AM EDT reply actions

I wouldn't pay that for the guy.

You can’t take a chance on a guy that has had two good years and one and a half bad years and take on that contract. On top of that, he is whining about wanting off of his current team because they won’t play his under-performing rear-end. Why would you take on that kind of drama? Especially at that price, I don’t think it makes sense.

by etp_stl on Jun 6, 2008 7:23 AM EDT up reply actions

9.25M is an incredible deal

for a 2B/SS/3B/CF with 35 HR/yr potential…

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by SleepyCA on Jun 8, 2008 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions

agree

future financial obligations for bill are daunting. don’ think anybody will take him unless milw coughs up some green. if they coughed enough, i’d take the risk because the demonstrated upside is high. don’ think anyone will look at him as immediate help, so his price will have to go down. i mean how many teams are trying to compete and trying to figure out whether to play miles or kennedy every night?

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by sportsman on Jun 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions