Casey McGehee traded to Pirates for reliever Jose Veras [Latest: Veras headed for arby hearing]

[Thurston Fluff]

This is from the article linked above by reillymcshane

The short time that me and my family were there, I hope that we left you

with good memories and I hope that we, in some small way, made

Milwaukee and the Brewers organization a little bit better than it was

when we got there.

Don't worry Casey you did make the organization and community better than it was before you got here. Class is something always welcomed and those around you are always better for it. You sir were the very definition of class. Maybe even classier than a Cardinal.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[ilovebeer]

I for one will miss Casey, When he comes back to Miller Park I will give him a standing ovation , he is such a great family man. Its to bad he has to go to the waste land of Pittsburgh.

[hawing]

Per the roster at brewers.com, Jose Veras will wear uniform no. 40 - minus the Macha anti-mojo, with any luck.

[The Truth]

Per the roster at brewers.com, Jose Veras will wear uniform no. 40 - minus the Macha anti-mojo, with any luck.

If he looks like he's falling asleep in the bullpen, even just once, I will laugh so hard I might need hospitalization!

[MNBrew]

Saito didn't come down with that Macha-related affliction, so I don't see why Veras would. Firing Macha apparently was the cure and now that number has immunity to said malady.

 

Note: Brewers.com updated the numbers of all 40-man & NRI guys, and in doing so they ended up changing Veras back to his Pirate # of 43, which continues to be listed right below him also as the # for Randy Wolf. I'm guessing the webmaster was typing, saw the #40, has an episode of Macha-number-induced narcolepsy, then woke up & accidentally typed Veras as his old #43.

[Baldkin]

Apparently, it took McGehee getting traded for almost nothing and not being guaranteed a job to get into shape...

 

Hearing [Casey] McGehee will enter spring training at 208 pounds, down from 231 at end of 2011, cut body fat in half.

[reillymcshane]

Apparently, it took McGehee getting traded for almost nothing and not being guaranteed a job to get into shape...

 

Hearing [Casey] McGehee will enter spring training at 208 pounds, down from 231 at end of 2011, cut body fat in half.

i was surprised last year how heavy mcgehee looked when camp started.

 

like anyone in the situation, you just shake your head and wonder why he didn't have that attitude before last year. as you wrote, i guess the threat of not having a job does wonders for some guys.

[brettac1]

It's also standard for every player to be "in the best shape of his life" going into spring training every year. They don't have anything else to write about, unless someone has Lasik.

[jerichoholicninja]

He was just coming off knee surgery last year wasn't he? It's tough to get in shape when you can't do more than walk.

[Funketown]

Apparently, it took McGehee getting traded for almost nothing and not being guaranteed a job to get into shape...

 

Hearing [Casey] McGehee will enter spring training at 208 pounds, down from 231 at end of 2011, cut body fat in half.

So that means he was pushing 20% body fat. Not a surprise to see it was that high, but it always amazes me to see athletes that out of shape.

[RockCoCougars]

Not to change the discussion from how 'portly' McGehee seemed last year, but is this Veras guy really worth more than $2 million- especially considering Saito got less? Admittedly, I've seen very little of him, and he's had two decent seasons the last few years, but this will be his fifth team in four years. Looking at his stats, he's actually held LH to a .201 avg during his career. Maybe he will take the Saito 'RH-LOOGY' role.

[RightFieldCoder]

Saito's salary is depressed because of his age. Saito will hit a wall one of these years, and a team offsets that risk with a lower salary. He also can't pitch back to back days anymore. You don't have these problems with Veras.

[bucksman4]

Apparently, it took McGehee getting traded for almost nothing and not being guaranteed a job to get into shape...

 

Hearing [Casey] McGehee will enter spring training at 208 pounds, down from 231 at end of 2011, cut body fat in half.

i was surprised last year how heavy mcgehee looked when camp started.

 

like anyone in the situation, you just shake your head and wonder why he didn't have that attitude before last year. as you wrote, i guess the threat of not having a job does wonders for some guys.

The guy regressed last year and I felt it was in large part attributed to being out of shape. The best non-move of last off-season was McGehee overvaluing himself and not accepting Melvin's extension proposal. If we thought he came in fat last season, imagine the next few years after he was being guaranteed big money. Scary thought.

[TheCrew07]

Saito's salary is depressed because of his age. Saito will hit a wall one of these years, and a team offsets that risk with a lower salary. He also can't pitch back to back days anymore. You don't have these problems with Veras.

Age and injury history.

 

[JohnBriggs12]

Not to change the topic back to Casey, but my gut tells me that we haven't seen the last of Casey McGehee in a Brewer uniform. At some point he's going to be one of those guys who's available on the market every year, perhaps as a non-tender next year, and I think there are many fans that would embrace a return in a bench role for Casey.

[CheezWizHed]

Is Ginter available? He'd make a great backup 2B/3B!

[TheCrew07]

I'm sure a certain percentage would be excited to see McGehee come back in a limited roll, people still want Branyan to come back... love the Ginter snipe.

[Madtown343]

Thing is everyone likes Casey as a person. As a utility if position he does not really fit that. He does not play defense well at any position, and he does not run well so that is two the bench aspects that are nice to have.

 

I guess at times in his career he has shown the ability to make contact and work pitchers, but he is not much of an OBP guy. I think his value in a bench role is pretty limited.

[monty57]

Looks like Veras and the Brewers are going to an arbitration hearing. Brewers offering $2MM and he's asking $2.375.

[TooLiveBrew]

The Brewers must be really tight on cash if they're basically going to arbitration with Veras over $187,500.

[pitchleague]

and, of course, the ESPN headline says "Brewers, RHP Vargas submit bids to arbitration"

 

Nice reporting . . .

[RobDeer 45]

Ya thought I was misreading the amounts. Interesting

[ilovebeer]

Brewers win per Tom H.

[jerichoholicninja]

According to MLB Trade Rumors Milwaukee won the case with Veras and he will make $2 million this year.

[RockCoCougars]

That arbitrator moved fast.... $2 million seems like the top that this guy should command. He's been pretty good the past few years, but wasn't very good before that. Seems to throw hard though, and I like hard throwing relievers.