Buster Olney says Sizemore to Rangers, Nats or Brewers

[Mike]

If the Brewers get Sizemeore, what do you do with Morgan and Gomez? Can't keep all 3.

[Team Canada]

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[logan82]

Maybe he will be signed to play RF. If he is signed that is where he should play for us. I hope this isn't true.

[Mike]

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MLB Trade Rumors

[Raw Biz]

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MLB Trade Rumors

Actual link.

[narwhalattack]

I'm a little iffy on the idea of the Brewers going after Sizemore due to him being very injury prone.

[nate82]

I'm a little iffy on the idea of the Brewers going after Sizemore due to him being very injury prone.

 

 

If he were to be a every day player I agree. To much of a risk for Sizemore to be counted on to be healthy all year. If he is to be platooned or be a bench bat then the return will be worth the risk.

[RockCoCougars]

I don't see the need for Sizemore. Would he play first base or what? It seems that he's pretty much done. I may throw him a few million on a one year deal trying to catch lightning in a jar, but you'd have to be certifiable to give him anywhere near a big contract.

[markedman5]

This is just Olney speculating that the brewers could be a fit for him.

 

No rumor no story.

[endaround]

So the Brewers will downgrade the strength of the team? Yeah its Olney spitballing or publishing agent rumours

[Menace II Sobriety]

There was an article out on Friday or yesterday speculating that Sizemore is in line for a one year deal for about 5 mil plus bonuses. His option was for 9 mil and it was declined so the Indians knew they couldn't even get a low level prospect for him at that price.

[And That]

Here is the complete list of teams Olney mentions that could be a "good fit" for Sizemore:

• Rangers
• Nationals
• Brewers
• Rays
• Yankees
• Red Sox
• Giants
• Reds
• Phillies

In his insider piece, Olney made it pretty clear he was just speculating. That's all.

[JohnBriggs12]

Keeping in mind that Olney is the guy that said the Brewers were set to sign Carlos Lee to an extension 3 days before he was traded to the Rangers in 06, it's hard to put much stock in his speculation.

 

In 2010, Sizemore had microfracture surgery. This past season he had sports hernia surgery. It was also feared he damaged the same knee that the surgery was done on, but that turned out not to be the case.

 

I heard a surgeon talk about microfracture surgery a few months ago. His take on basically it was it gets a bad rap that a player should eventually be as good as new.

 

Sizemore is certainly young enough and talented enough that he'd be a guy capable of earning a comeback player of the year award and he likely could be had on the relative cheap. His strikeout rate was alarmingly high in 2011 though.

[B2k1121]

So many on here are so quick to point to injuries or a bad year for a player as a reason they don't want to the Brewers to sign them/trade for them. This is still the Brewers, if Sizemore never was injured they wouldn't have a shot at getting him, they need to take some chances sometimes. They need a Lance Berkman who comes out of nowhere. The topic probably came up on here for Berkman last year and I would assume many said no thanks after the year he had. Turned out pretty well for the Cardinals.

I'm not saying Sizemore is the savior, but the Brewers sometimes have to take chances on these types of players. This is, of course, assuming they don't give him a crazy contract.

[yoshii8]

Theres a good chance that he will never be even close to the elite player he once was, but it would be a chance I would take as a gm, as long as it didn't take a ton of money. He was an elite player only a few years ago, and is only 29 years old. He also can still play centerfield.

[JohnBriggs12]

A one year deal in the $5 million range with incentives would be a risk worth taking. He does bring a lefty bat with 25-30 HR potential and that would take some pressure off of Gamel. Assuming Morgan gets dealt, they'd still have Gomez to platoon there also and a Gomez/Schafer platoon to fall back on if he's an utter failure. Certainly would beat bringing in a Carlos Pena for more money.

[RockCoCougars]

A one year deal in the $5 million range with incentives would be a risk worth taking. He does bring a lefty bat with 25-30 HR potential and that would take some pressure off of Gamel. Assuming Morgan gets dealt, they'd still have Gomez to platoon there also and a Gomez/Schafer platoon to fall back on if he's an utter failure. Certainly would beat bringing in a Carlos Pena for more money.

As overrated as I think that he has been, I tend to agree with this. Perhaps if the team doesn't go with Gamel, he could play first. That would certainly reduce the strain on his legs. He's never been a very good outfielder, and doesn't have much of an arm at all. I still think that Gamel would be a better option however, due to Sizemore's recent history of low batting averages and relative lack of power. Ideally, he could take Kotsay's role as the LH/4th outfielder bench guy, though it's doubtful he'd go anywhere without a full time role.

 

All this is probably moot though. Some team will probably give him decent money based on his name alone. This reeks of the sort of signing that the Pirates have been making over the past several years.

[Hotdog]

I am all in for Sizemore. Putting Sizemore in center with Gomez has a defensive replacement takes the need to find a SS with some power instead of the best glove available who makes contact and at a minimum average on base percentage. Morgan, Gomez, Lucroy, SS other then Yuni with no power in a line up with two rookies at the corners isn't going to cut it.

[TooLiveBrew]

Sizemore would be so much more expensive & would have such a negative downside that you'd be hard-pressed to improve over Morgan on the LHB side of a CF platoon.

 

I don't mind the concept of buying a risky (production-wise) guy with elite talents, & if you could get Sizemore to agree to play 1B -- incredibly unlikely, since it'd kill his value... perceived or real -- or RF & deal Gamel or Hart for a nice upgrade, it's a nice creative way to improve the team.

[NievesNoNO]

As much as I'd like to believe Sizemore can be relevant again I just don't see it. He's been hurt for the last three years and while he's only 29, that's an old 29 considering how he played CF and the types of injuries he's had. If we had a DH spot it might be worth the risk. I think Gomez/Morgan outproduce him next year and I don't think it'll be close. Not that you should just take somebody at their word all the time, but for a team that's pretty light in OF bats you'd think if Cleveland thought he could make any sort of resurgence at all they would've held on to him. They likely have a clearer medical picture on him than anyone else.

[umpref]

I'm all in for Sizmore. Platoon with Gomez until he proves health and productivity. I would get rid of T Plush. I loved what he did for us, but the act will wear thin and he was our "lightning in a bottle" version of Berkman. If he come back, and i know it's a big "if", he fits more of what RR wants to play. Speed and D. He was a Gold Glover in CF. Granted that was before injuries and those are skewed sometimes, but he would not be a liability out there.

[trwi7]

I would take a chance on him, but it wouldn't be to play CF. Maybe RF or 1B, a less stressful defensive position where he doesn't have to cover a lot of ground and put more wear and tear on his knee.

[RockCoCougars]

As I said, I see Sizemore as a guy who could play first, in the event that the Brewers brass decides to never give Gamel his chance. Based on upside/age alone, he'd be much better than stopgap 'guys' out there like Derek Lee, Pena etc. That said, I wouldn't jettison Morgan for him. Ideally to me, he'd take the Kotsay role, filling in wherever needed in the OF and 1B. I'd give him a shot at 3-4 million plus incentives, but my guess is that there are plenty of teams that have a full time spot for him and would jump at the chance to get a 'name' relatively cheap.

[Bnowell4evr]

Sizemore would make a lot of sense if the Brewers and White Sox revisited the rumored Gamel for Thornton talks from the summer.

[logan82]

I would take a chance on him, but it wouldn't be to play CF. Maybe RF or 1B, a less stressful defensive position where he doesn't have to cover a lot of ground and put more wear and tear on his knee.

You mean just like they did with Kotsay. Oh wait.