Zach Greinke to the Brewers

$Burm$ · 12-19-10, 02:20 AM

Watchout PHILS.. the CREW ARE HERE!!! FEAR THE BEER

smitch124 · 12-19-10, 05:19 AM

I'm thinking he requested a non-major market.

orlandito · 12-19-10, 07:10 AM

The Brewers have reached a deal with Kansas City for right-hander Zack Greinke Saturday, agreeing to send four players for the former Cy Young Award winner.

Pauulzcappin · 12-19-10, 08:17 AM

FUKK YOU CASHMAN, YOU PIECE OF CRAp.

Stinger · 12-19-10, 08:56 AM

Damn, where will yankees finish next year

jhack704 · 12-19-10, 09:06 AM

fuk ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crash · 12-19-10, 09:09 AM

greinke

Zack traded to the brewers my boy will get to hit in the NL my boys a stud!!!

milwaukee mike · 12-19-10, 09:26 AM

if it's true i'm not sure i like giving up escobar, cain, and jeffress

benjy · 12-19-10, 10:17 AM

Good on the Brewers, provided they get him to sign a contract extension.

Anyone familiar with the players going to KC?

Austin103 · 12-19-10, 11:16 AM

Source: Grienke to BrewCrew

Royals trade ace Greinke to Brewers

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5935586

The Milwaukee Brewers are going all in for 2011, acquiring former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke in a trade with the Kansas City Royals.

Didn't see that coming.

Irish Lumberjack · 12-19-10, 11:18 AM

Bit of a surprise that the brewers grab him

jhack704 · 12-19-10, 11:19 AM

yup i am from milwaukee...

jeffress is not part of the deal. he is a good rp but got in touble for weed. not sure who they are sending now tho

cain is a solid cf. good defense and speed. .300 hitter, he is probly the main piece to the trade

escobar was suppose to be really good, below average hitter with not much for power, speed and good defender but alot of errors

odorizzi is a minor league pitcher in A league ball. 3-4 era, nothing too special as of yet anyway.

greinke waived his no trade clause, said no to wahington and yes to milwaukee. has 2 yrs left on contract,

GO BREWERS!!!

Austin103 · 12-19-10, 11:19 AM

For sure, talk about going from small market to small market.

HotStreak · 12-19-10, 11:23 AM

Gallardo and Greinke not a bad 1-2

Austin103 · 12-19-10, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by HotStreak

Gallardo and Greinke not a bad 1-2

Not bad at all, let's see how they fill out 3-5

OmgUrMom · 12-19-10, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by Austin103

For sure, talk about going from small market to small market.

sounds like a lot of bigger market teams might of been wary because of this:

from espn:
Information from ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney and ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick was used in this report.
"missed nearly all of 2006 because of an anxiety disorder, and that was partly shaping the possible market value for him. The Yankees, for example, were likely to pass on any run at Greinke given the questions about how he would adapt to the high pressure of New York."

OmgUrMom · 12-19-10, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by Austin103

Not bad at all, let's see how they fill out 3-5

they already traded for shaun marcum from toronto. so a very solid top 3 already.

Austin103 · 12-19-10, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by OmgUrMom

sounds like a lot of bigger market teams might of been wary because of this:

from espn:
Information from ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney and ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick was used in this report.
"missed nearly all of 2006 because of an anxiety disorder, and that was partly shaping the possible market value for him. The Yankees, for example, were likely to pass on any run at Greinke given the questions about how he would adapt to the high pressure of New York."

Originally posted by OmgUrMom

they already traded for shaun marcum from toronto. so a very solid top 3 already.

Very true, Marcum is solid.

dmtrader · 12-19-10, 11:33 AM

I hope so.

Get him out of the American League Central.

Herky · 12-19-10, 11:48 AM

Brewers picked up two very good pitchers this offseason. Gave up quite a bit for Greinke though. Probably turn into a great deal for the Royals.

BRAVES1985 · 12-19-10, 11:49 AM

nice 1-2-3

moses millsap · 12-19-10, 12:04 PM

brewers gave up ALOT, wow

keyboarding · 12-19-10, 12:23 PM

Brewers are going for it.

benjy · 12-19-10, 12:55 PM

jhack, thanks for the info

jollyoscars · 12-19-10, 02:00 PM

very very good deal for the brew crew

Terrapin Station · 12-19-10, 02:40 PM

Seems like a great move for both clubs. Milwaukee gets a top-flight pitcher, Kansas City gets some great young talent.

easywinner · 12-19-10, 03:30 PM

I just watched the ESPN short video on the trade and the analyst was touting the brewers as "a major factor now in the NL central." Please, with all due respect to the Brewers, the Reds and Cardinals still have better rotations and better overall teams than the Brewers. This was a nice addition to the Brewers indeed, but it isn't going to win them the division by itself. Now if they would have kept C.C. a couple of years ago then we would be talking but they didn't. The Brewers will finish 3rd in that division this season. Getting Greinke is just going to make them "competitive" not "serious contenders" for the division, the Cards and Reds are the top teams in that division. The Cubs and Brewers are a step below those 2 and in rebuild mode and the Stros and Pitts are a notch below them yet trying to rebuild.

easywinner · 12-19-10, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by Stinger

Damn, where will yankees finish next year

Likely as the AL East winner or the AL Wild Card. They finished 1 game behind the Rays for the AL East last season and the Rays have lost a couple of pieces this offseason so it shouldn't be expected for them to win as many games in 2011. The Yanks record as the Wild Card last season was better than any other division winner in the AL so i don't see the AL WC not coming out of the East this season again. Boston and NYY should both be in the playoffs again this coming year, the only question is which one is the division winner and which one is the WC winner. The Yankess didn't lose anyone major and they won 95 games in 2010. Only the Phils and Rays won more games.

syy211 · 12-19-10, 03:53 PM

good deal for brewer for sure

Bostongambler · 12-19-10, 03:55 PM

As long as the Yankees didn't get him.

Whippit · 12-19-10, 04:05 PM

who's paying these assholes? I thought brew crew operated on taxpayers dime?

PacmanJr_00 · 12-19-10, 07:24 PM

Good get for the Brewers if he can keep his head together. However, he is due to make quite a bit, so he could become an expensive mistake.

Pauulzcappin · 12-19-10, 07:44 PM

Reds rotation is not better than the Brewers now. If Capuano pitches as well as he did to end the year, Brewers will do well. Too bad they are gonna lose more position players like Fielder now.

gryfyn1 · 12-19-10, 07:50 PM

Originally posted by moses millsap

brewers gave up ALOT, wow

Really? Im not so sure -- they guys they got back Cain, Jeffress, Odorizzi have a heap of questions about them.

Escobar is the prize here, but he struggled last year, seemed reluctant to run; and while it may have just been an abberation in his BaBip he failed to adpat to big league pitching.