Ryan Braun signed a 8 year deal for up to $51MM with the Brewers today! Official announcement is coming this morning at a news conference @ 10am! Told you so. It is expected to surpass both Eva(n) Longoria and Troy Tulowitzke's contracts....which is huge. Attanasio even bought out his first year of free agency.
This is another reason why our team is blessed with a great owner. He knows what it takes to compete and it does take money. Not an extrodinary amount either, although this will surpass Suppan record contract in December of 2006.
The kid deserves it! He is a solid a player that could really ignite an offense, and he has proven this. Fielder is next. Although I am sure this doesn't make him too happy.
I see Ryan Braun making a bigger impact to the Brewers Organization, both now and down the road, then Prince Fielder.
-David Riske hyperextended his throwing arm (elbow) last night. If he goes to the DL there are a couple of options the Brewers could use. One being Erasmo Ramirez, who could get the call down in Nashville. Had Jeremy Jeffress not been a pothead, the 2006 first round draft pick could be up there in Nashville or even Huntsville by this time. Goes to show, pot doesn't pay kids.
Zach Jackson is another one who could get the call. He has already seen the big leagues back in 2006 (or was it last year?).
---------------------------------Jim Edmunds, the ex-Cardinal All Star, is now a Cubbie. I hate the Cubs even more now.
-That was a nice feature in SI this week on the Brewers. Granted, they picked a bad time to follow them. But any exposure is good exposure! Plus, there's a great picture of Uecker in the background wearing some 70's-esque shorts. The guy looks buff for his age.
-Fresno State rejected UW's offer to play at Lambeau Field.
I saw today where the Sun's are going to interview Terry Porter. Don't you think it was a mistake for the Bucks to not give him a chance to prove himself?
ReplyDeleteI saw that on Sportsbubbler just now. Well, he did only get 1 1/2 seasons to prove himself. Compare him to the hiring of Terry Stotts and Larry K...then yes, it was a mistake. Porter had set the bar high his first season because they made the playoffs. When they didn't return the following season, well, the bucks were under the false impression that they should be there every year.
ReplyDeleteScott Skiles will turn me in to a bucks fan.