Cordero

[sheetswannabe]

Ok, IF and only IF the Brewers start to fall around late July, and Cordero is still lights out, would you trade him? We virtually have no shot at re-signing him. Imagine how much you could get if hes 35 for 35 with -.50 era. What could we get for him?

[Klements Bratwurst]

If Cordero is still lights out by the end of July, we will be in contention so this won't happen. Cordero will not be traded this year at all. The Brewers will do what is necessary to win, not give talent away for a Richie Sexson type deal.

 

You would weaken one area and not necessarily strenghthen another.

[JoeHova]

I'd say keep him. I don't know why they couldn't resign him if they wanted, they gave Suppan 10+ million per, why not Cordero? Especially when you consider that Jenkins and Mench will likely be gone, which will save money. Heck, deal Suppan if it comes down to that.

[Oldcity]

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I don't know why they couldn't resign him if they wanted, they gave Suppan 10+ million per, why not Cordero?

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Because Suppan will throw about three times as many innings as Cordero per season. Also it will take more than 10+ to re-sign Cordero. More like 13 or 14+. It just doesn't make sense to spend that kind of money on a reliever, even if it's one as great as Cordero.

 

Also doesn't Suppan have like a two-year no-trade clause?

[JoeHova]

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Because Suppan will throw about three times as many innings as Cordero per season.

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But what does that have to do with anything? The issue is that the Brewers seem to have 7 good (enough) starters but only 1 good reliever (2, if you count 1 of the starters, Villanueva). Keeping your best reliever would seem to be a better use of resources than keeping your 4th or 5th best starter, especially when you have several other guys who aren't much worse, if at all (Bush, Vargas). But that's just my opinion. If you ask me would I rather have this:

 

Sheets

Capuano

Suppan

Gallardo

Villanueva

 

Turnbow

Bush

Vargas

Wise

Capellan

Shouse

Spurling

 

or this:

 

Sheets

Capuano

Bush

Gallardo

Villanueva

 

Cordero

Turnbow

Vargas

Wise

Capellan

Shouse

Spurling

 

I would take the 2nd option 10 times out of 10.

[paul253]

the only problem as i pointed out in another thread, is that in 2-3 years you'll be paying Weeks, Fielder, Hardy, Hart, and Braun big money. Do you really want $14 million tied up in one guy, a reliever no less? I'd say trade him, try to get back a high ceiling starter and a high ceiling position player (first baseman/catcher?), both at AA or higher, in return

[JoeHova]

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Do you really want $14 million tied up in one guy, a reliever no less?

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But you've already got $11 million tied up in a 3rd/4th starter on the wrong side of 30 when the team has other, cheaper, younger options for the rotation. Wouldn't you rather pay a dominant guy than an average guy?

 

I'd try to trade Suppan after this year (or next year), and offer Cordero a 3 year/$40 million dollar contract. I'd much rather have that money tied up in Cordero, which I think is defensible.

[danzig6767]

I'd try to trade Suppan after this year (or next year), and offer Cordero a 3 year/$40 million dollar contract. I'd much rather have that money tied up in Cordero, which I think is defensible.

 

I don't know about 3yr/40 million,but i would rather have Cordero the next three years than Suppan.

[UWRyan428]

I would rather pay Ben than Coco. And what good is a $14mil closer if you don't have the prerequisite offensive players (ie, Prince, JJ, Rickie) to build the lead for your close to protect?

[JoeHova]

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I would rather pay Ben than Coco. And what good is a $14mil closer if you don't have the prerequisite offensive players (ie, Prince, JJ, Rickie) to build the lead for your close to protect?

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But those guys will still be relatively cheap for 3 years.

[rluzinski]

Sheets is way more valuable than any reliever and they aren't going to sign both (they probably won't sigh either).

[UWRyan428]

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