2004 Draft Signing: Latest, Brewers ponied up $$ for Periard

[thevaccinator27]

the 19 year-old being sentenced showed up in a NASCAR shirt and dirty jeans

 

Not trying to disrupt the thread, but I saw a better one the other day in court. A victim in a domestic battery (picture Gilbert Brown as a white woman) wore a t-shirt that said "Sh!t Happens" while testifying against her husband (picture 5'9" 120 lb White Trash) wearing a self-made sleevelss t shirt, farmers tan, and tatoos galore.

[igor67]

Well there's something to be said for not OVERdressing. But you'd want to show up in court in your best outfit, and if your best outfit is everyday where in the ol' trailor park you might want to mosey on down to Walmart and pick up a nice pair of pants and a dress shirt of something like that.

[taylor07]

Derek DeCarlo the 9th round pick is now in Helena.

[MassBrew]

A reminder on DeCarlo:

 

MEDIUM BUILD. WIRY FRAME. SQUARE SHOULDERS. HIGH WAIST. LONG LEGS. BODY SIMILAR TO EX-MAJOR LEAGUER JACK MCDOWELL. NO WIND UP, 3/4, SMOOTH DELIVERY. CLEAN ARM ON BACKSIDE. RECOVERED. SOLID AVG FB W/ LIFE OUT OF HAND, FB IS SNEAKY FAST, LATE IN ZONE. SHARP, TIGHT ROTATION CB W/ SWEEP ACTION THROUGH ZONE. DECEPTION CHANGE UP WHEN DOWN IN ZONE. HITS SPOTS. GOOD PITCHERS BODY. GOES AFTER HITTERS

 

For the articles that were found and other DeCarlo tidbits, look within the Brewerfan thread for picks 6-10:

 

p082.ezboard.com/fbrewers...mp;stop=40

[jwaltz]

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CLEAN ARM ON BACKSIDE

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That has me thinking of a third arm. That's strange wording. Scouts write the oddest things.

[cressj]

Good to see that DeCarlo has signed. I have word from a very good source that the Brewers are trying to negotiate a 2005 contract with Langille.

[colbyjack]

I have word from a very good source that the Brewers are trying to negotiate a 2005 contract with Langille.

 

Thanks cress. That makes a lot of sense. Obviously the Brewers liked Langille enough to take him as high as they did, yet, he can't play this season given the visa issues. If they don't sign him this summer Langille would be the highest selected DFE candidate, if he attends a JC that is, that the Brewers have ever had under Jack Z.

[MassBrew]

Baseball America lists the 3rd round signings and bonuses here. RHP Josh Wahpepah signed for a bit less than where slotted, it appears:

 

www.baseballamerica.com/d....php?rnd=3

[brewmann04]

any news if we are close to sign Gallardo our 2nd rounder

[950opsLHcatcher]

Going back to the first page of the thread...

 

I won't be surprised when they sign all their top 10 picks

 

"They" are the Minnesota Twins, and they signed Minnesota lefty Glen Perkins yesterday, which means they have signed all their picks in the top 11 rounds. That's pretty impressive for a small-market club with so many high picks.

[MassBrew]

RHP Greg Langille, out of Nova Scotia, Canada, the Brewers' 7th round pick, has signed. Apparently, the Brewers have figured out a way to obtain a work visa for Langille, at least according to this newspaper account from Nova Scotia June 18th. Baseball America also shows Langille as signed.

 

Craig Langille has signed with the Milwaukee Brewers and will begin his professional baseball career next weekend in Arizona.

 

The right-handed pitcher from Hammonds Plains was drafted by the Brewers in the seventh round, 196th overall, in the MLB first-year draft earlier this month.

[colbyjack]

The Twins have done a phenomenal job getting all of those picks signed. Someone should write a book about it http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif .

 

As for Langille, when talking about visas it was noted that they would be limited so maybe the Brewers and Langille were able to obtain one, as opposed to a bunch of them for all of their Canadian draftees. Given as high as a pick he was you know they wanted to add him to their system sooner rather than later.

[madjeff66]

1070 Radio in Madison reported that Gallardo has signed and is headed to Arizona.

 

That means everyone 16 and higher that they can sign (assuming 12 and 16 will have visa issues) has signed.

 

Time to figure out draft and follows and if they want to make an "off the hook" offer to a few of their picks that slid.

[colbyjack]

That's great news. Thanks to both you & reags24 (on a different thread) for catching that & reporting it. We'll update the signings thread when it's made official, as I'm sure Mr. Powell will mention it at some point tonight.

[batman]

From the AP:

 

The Milwaukee Brewers and their second-round draft choice have agreed to contract terms.

 

Right-handed pitcher Yovani Gallardo was assigned to Milwaukee's Arizona Rookie League affiliate. Gallardo is from Trimble Tech High School in Fort Worth, Texas.

 

Scouting director Jack Zduriencik also announced the signings of right-handed pitcher Derek DeCarlo, their ninth-round selection in last month's draft, and right-hander Richard Breshears, who wasn't drafted.

 

Breshears was also assigned to Milwaukee's Arizona Rookie League affiliate. He attended Seminole State College in Oklahoma.

 

Terms haven't been disclosed.

 

Sweet... you were right all along Patrick, as usual. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

~Bill

[MassBrew]

Scouting director Jack Zduriencik also announced the signings of right-handed pitcher Derek DeCarlo, their ninth-round selection in last month's draft, and right-hander Richard Breshears, who wasn't drafted.

 

Breshears was also assigned to Milwaukee's Arizona Rookie League affiliate. He attended Seminole State College in Oklahoma.

 

If you're a Brewerfan faithful, then you know that this is ---

 

O-L-D N-E-W-S

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[hscoach]

Congrats kid,

Coach Isaac

[EdgarDiazRocks]

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The Twins have done a phenomenal job getting all of those picks signed. Someone should write a book about it .

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Colby, don't get me started. I just spent a week on another board arguing that Ryan and Beane were pretty much equal in my estimation and the Moneyball freaks started coming out of the walls like the critters in Aliens.

[colbyjack]

Colby, don't get me started. I just spent a week on another board arguing that Ryan and Beane were pretty much equal in my estimation and the Moneyball freaks started coming out of the walls like the critters in Aliens.

 

Hey, I'll gladly get you started, because it bugs me when a book like Moneyball comes out making it look like Beane is a revolutionary pioneer while no other GM or team is doing anything innovative to build a successful ballclub with the same financial restrictions. Seriously, someone should write a book on what Ryan is doing in Minnesota. While it won't be as contreversial as Moneyball, it likely will be twice as interesting.

 

Disclaimer: I realize the points aren't that dramatic, so please don't feel the need to defend the book nor the A's & Mr. Beane.

 

Beane is great, without a doubt, but Terry Ryan in my mind is THE most underrated GM in all of baseball, possibly the best, and has built his team almost exclusively through player developement. And with similar budget constraints, Ryan has opted more for the best player available scenario, with a mix of both college & high school players, with a slight preference for the prepsters. His recent drafting efforts is a perfect example of the job he does in Minnesota. John Scheurholz (sp?) rebuilt the Braves the same way. Of course, it helps when the A's, Braves & Twins have several high draft picks to help that rebuilding effort, and hopefully the Brewers will reap the benefits of their struggles.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

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Terry Ryan in my mind is THE most underrated GM in all of baseball, possibly the best

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As much as I like Beane, Ryan and Scherholtz, Dave Dombrowski still holds that title for me. Have you seen what the Tigers are doing?

 

He built Montreal from scratch, bought a championship in Florida (which is harder to do than you think, ask the Orioles), took that team apart and built the Marlin team that won the series last year, now is turning the Tigers into the best story of the year.

 

That guy is great.

[colbyjack]

I like Dombrowski too, and Littlefield in Pittsburgh, but even Dombrowski still gets more pub than Ryan, especially for what he did in Florida, both ways, good & bad, and rightfully so.

 

I just don't have that feeling that people truly understand & appreciate the job Terry Ryan has done in the Twin Cities. As much as we talk about disrespect on the MLB forum about the Brewers, if I were a Twins fan, I would have a much bigger beef on the disrespect issue when it comes to the Twins' braintrust.

[batman]

Aaron Gleeman discussed the relative merits of Beane and Ryan's cases for "best small market GM" last week on his blog.

 

aarongleeman.com/2004_06_...3321225003

 

Here's a tidbit:

 

I love that the Twins are winning, I think they have done a nice job and I really believe they have the players in place to continue to compete for playoff spots for the rest of this decade. But what the A's have done and are doing is on a completely different level.

 

You know, there's something special going on in Oakland. Someone really should write a book about it.

 

I think it's worth a read, and it's especially interesting because Aaron is a huge Twins' fan and also a fan of Billy Beane.

 

Check it out.

 

~Bill

[EdgarDiazRocks]

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I love that the Twins are winning, I think they have done a nice job and I really believe they have the players in place to continue to compete for playoff spots for the rest of this decade. But what the A's have done and are doing is on a completely different level.

 

You know, there's something special going on in Oakland. Someone really should write a book about it.

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A lot of the people I argued with brought up the same points, A's better W-L record, easier competition, new "innovative" ideas, and his desciples are spreading the winning ways.

 

But here's the rub, the better W-L is more due to the state of the franchises they took over. Sandy Alderson didn't exactly run the A's into the ground, where as Terry Ryan had Chuck Knoblauch and Marty Cordova as his stars day one.

 

Also, if the 2001 116-win Seattle Mariners have taught me anything, it's that wins don't me squat respect wise without a championship. Ryan and Beane still have none.

 

Having to beat the West is great if you do it, but actually half the time over the past 6 years the A's have been competing for the Wildcard, not the AL West alone. Therefore the competition is all the good teams in the AL not just the Mariners and A's. Theroetically this makes the A's competition even harder, and I see that point, but I think it equalizes it. The Twins havent had a chance to win the wildcard if they havent won the central, but they still have a recognizable goal and they achieve it against the same competition. Do you really think they wouldn't have won the central if there was a balanced schedule and they lose four games with the Tigers?

 

The new "innovative (Bill James has been around awile you know)" ideas are nice and all, but very few of the ones in the book have been implemented at the Major League Level (as far as player development goes), this team still has Grady Fuson's stamp all over it.

 

The moral of the story is there is more than a few ways to build succesful franchises and what the Twins are doing is just as "innovative" because it's working.

[colbyjack]

I agree, I just cannot buy the "completely different level" statement. I've never been a big fan of looking at other divisions & other parks and easily come to the conclusion that Derek Lee could hit 50 bombs if he didn't hit at Pro Player Stadium, or that the Brewers would be in first place if they played in the AL Central. I agree, the A's are playing in an extremely tough division, and I never try to take anything they have done away from them. But everyone knows about what the A's have done, and they're not shy about receiving the attention. The Twins on the other hand have built their success very quietly, almost entirely internal, and they're simply not receiving the respect they should, and why Ryan isn't mentioned in the same breath as Billy Beane is beyond me.

 

I agree 100% with EDR. And who's to say that the Twins aren't doing anything innovative? They're just not getting the pub.

 

To tie into a thread on the off-topic forum regarding the GI Joe figure & a point that ben brought up, I love the Twins marketing. They just seem to have an incredibly well run ballclub from top to bottom and I'm very happy they survived the contraction scare because it would have been a shame to see a well-oiled orgnization like that removed.

[MassBrew]

RHP Yovani Gallardo signs for what appears to be slot money for 2nd rounders thus far -- not a bad slot, huh?

 

www.baseballamerica.com/d....php?rnd=2