The First-Ever BF.net, "Pick the Reliever" Contest - Win Tickets to Brewers-Mets

[StearnsFTW]

Rauch for Salome. Straight up.

[BillScottCanRake]

If in some unlikely event I were to win, I won't accept the tickets, as I won't be able to make the game.

 

That said, I'd still like to play. I, too, like Ron Mahay from Kansas City. So I'll say:

 

Mahay for Robert Hinton and Brad Nelson and the ever scrappy PTBNL.

[dadofandrew]

Ben, is your answer (submitted before the ticket offer) an attempt at humor? I think I know you well enough to realize that's not what you would predict if your life was on the line.

[BrewersNation]

Damaso Marte for Gillespie and Anundsen

[ILuvDaBush]

Escobar and Jeffress for Jonny Papelbon. Might as well shoot for the moon! But seriously, it has to be Jon Rauch. He makes almost TOO much sense, with our unsettled bullpen and his ability to bounce between set-up and relief.

[jimmyjeromehardy7]

Luis Pena for nothing.

[Minigoon]

Arthur Rhodes from Seattle for Steffan Wilson.

[Hate those Rodents]

Eddie Guadardo for Cole Gillespie

[sbrylski]

Nobody, and Eric Gagne returns to form.

[burniebrewer]

Scott Downs (Toronto, LHP, 1.65 ERA in 43.2 innings) for Salome.

 

I am clueless when it comes to choosing minor leaguer players to include in a trade. I'm just guessing that Toronto's catchers are old (Zaun, Barajas) and could use a prospect.

[shadowuwm]

BJ Ryan for Luis Pena, Gindl and Lucroy. With the Brewers picking up all of Ryan's contract.

[chuckiehacks]

The Brewers will make no trades for relievers.

[2008 world champs]

chuckie beat me to it. No trades for relievers and Yo Gallardo, Mitch Stetter, Tim Dillard, Luis Pena, Randy Choate..etc..and even maybe maybe Derrick Turnbow will come in and pitch junk innings and keep the "important" relievers fresh. Some order of those guys will be able to come in and get outs at the MLB level even if not in high stress situations.

 

That being said, I am impartial to a particular reliever and any quality reliever will do wonders for the bull pen, lefty or righty.

 

Disclaimer** the Turnbow thing is to be taken with a grain of salt.

[Weirdos19]

OK. My guess is that nobody gets dealt. But if I have to make a guess on a trade: Weeks and Salome for Street. Escobar is our shortstop next year with JJ moving to second or third and Hall playing the other position.

[Oldcity]

Gillespie, Nelson and Braddock for Street.

 

Starting to think they may not do anything though.

[Nader Raider Tim]

Carlos Villenueva and Cole Gillespie for Brett Myers

[tigerbrew]

Just for the fun of it, Nelson, Pena and Katin for B.J. Ryan.

[patrickgpe]

i'm guessing we don't make a trade but for the fun of it Ill go with Arthur Rhodes for Cole Gillespie and Luis Pena.

 

EDIT: changed my mind this morning.

[ELCABALLO45]

If no trade is made, I will still give away the tickets (not sure how tho)

[ILuvDaBush]

I've been discussing this with my friends and the more I think about it, the more I think George Sherrill will be donning Brewer blue in the near future.

 

Mora/Sherrill

 

for

 

Hall/Pena/Nelson/Gillespie

 

Hall has recently revived his trade value, and I continue to think he is the most apt to be traded for a good, proven bullpen arm. But really, the continued denial over the interest in Sherrill by Melvin (coupled with the murmurs that Melvin refuses to deal Hardy/Escobar for Sherrill) makes me think we'll get a deal done by going with Hall.

[DHonks]

After seeing the video footage today, I still believe that Gallardo will be our reliever acquisition.