Jason Schmidt

[saget]

per rotoworld

 

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The Brewers kicked the tires on free agent Jason Schmidt, but they got the idea he wasn't interested in playing in Milwaukee.

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Oh well

[rpms6]

Melvin contacted Schmidt's agents before the meetings began to see if the right-hander would even consider an offer from Milwaukee. Melvin characterized the response from Randy and Alan Hendricks as lukewarm.

 

"I think this is how [agents] operate: They say, 'There's A and B where I want to be, and to go to C, D or E, I'd have to get the extra year or get more money.'"

 

The team faced the same dilemma last month with outfielder Dave Roberts, who preferred to stay on the West Coast and eventually signed with San Francisco. The Brewers also showed interest in Juan Pierre, but they were told that Milwaukee was not on Pierre's wish list. He eventually went to the Dodgers.

 

From the Brewers website....

[brewcrew44]

This would be a FA signing, not to be a jerk.

 

Ya my bad I wasnt really paying attention and accidentally wrote trade instead of FA. Man im dumb.

[TooLiveBrew]

From Rotoworld:

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The Brewers kicked the tires on free agent Jason Schmidt, but they got the idea he wasn't interested in playing in Milwaukee.

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Disheartening, but at least now we're actually in conversations with a player of this caliber. I like that now, instead of being immidiately dismissed, without Mil. even crossing players' minds, we actually are a team that someone has to 'give some thought to'

[pogokat]

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Disheartening, but at least now we're actually in conversations with a player of this caliber. I like that now, instead of being immidiately dismissed, without Mil. even crossing players' minds, we actually are a team that someone has to 'give some thought to'

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he'd probably consider pitching in Uganda if they offered enough cash...

[AJ Love]

Sounds like if the Brewers want to sign free agents like Schmidt, they'll need to overpay. Fortunately, Melvin isn't willing to do that...

[Oldcity]

There may be a time where Melvin should overpay though. I'm not necessarily saying this is it. Just a thought, mainly.

[PeaveyFury]

You know, that Melvin quote about Schmidt really doesn't say that they're not pursuing Schmidt.... just says the agent's reaction to their inquiry.

[DHonks]

Peavey, it also doesn't say that they aren't willing to overpay or give that extra year. It just says that typically that's what the non- A or B choices need to do

[sbrylski]

I sure hope we don't give him that extra year (likely a 5th). Nor do I feel like overpaying.

[DHonks]

I sure hope we don't give him that extra year (likely a 5th). Nor do I feel like overpaying.

 

define overpaying? Is 4 years and $50-55 million too much?

[colbyjack]

per rotoworld

 

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The Brewers kicked the tires on free agent Jason Schmidt, but they got the idea he wasn't interested in playing in Milwaukee.

 

Oh well

 

I just want to point out that rotoworld is only collecting information from other sources. They probably read the same thing from McCalvy and posted their reaction.

 

I've noticed a few comments also about the supposed Rocco Baldelli "rumor," which of course wasn't a rumor at all. It was merely a thought by one of their writers, and probably closer to a pipedream, at least for the players he had involved.

[PeaveyFury]

Yeah, colby is right: Rotoworld just compiles for the most part (which is useful in its own right), but the analysis is basically their interpretation of the source's info.

[laserbomb]

As exciting as this signing would be heading into 2007, wouldn't $15M a year blow any chance of another discount on Sheets in two years? Capuano will be due soon too, and I'd rather stick with those two at their ages given the domino effect the big signing would cause, maybe it'd even have an effect on Hall staying.

 

It'd definitely be more inspiring than any trade involving Mench, Jenkins and more than likely Turnbow, but even though it's nice to be able to dip a toe in instead of watching with shoes on, $40M for the top three starters seems impossible unless the next wave of offensive prospects (behind Fielder/Weeks/Hart) collectively blows our mind over the next year or two.