MIL signs David Riske (3yr/13M, plus incentives and team option for year 4), Laynce Nix'd

[TooLiveBrew]

Why oh why must Greg Aquino still taunt me?

Obviously you undervalue fielding at the position of P, end. Duuuuuuh!

Great signing. I don't know where to start... the money, the years (that club option on the 4th year is nice), the incentives. All so good. Just don't expect a 90% strand rate again out of Dave, and we're all going to be pretty happy. Now it's time to go get another solid back of the 'pen arm!

[JohnBriggs12]

Anderson has options left. I'd guess it's as simple as that. Anderson is a guy who would have some use as the 25th man in an injury situation without having to manuever the roster to bring him up or send him back down.

 

Actually I don't see much need for Brad Nelson on the 40 man either.

[twobrewers]

The fact that Nix was DFA and not Anderson is surprising.

 

Nix is a CF. I would have thought that with Gwynn as a little trade bait - we would keep Nix around as a back-up CF. I think this decreases that chances of Gwynn going anywhere this offseason.

[dadofandrew]

Best of luck to Laynce, he still might have a few year run in the bigs. If I were rebuilding, I might give him and Brad Eldred (DFA'd by PIT) 500 AB's and just see what they could do. Nix might only have a .300 OBP, but he also might hit 30 HR's, and play a very good CF.

[hawing]

I noticed the $75 Nix jerseys at that rummage sale last week and wondered if Laynce's days on the roster might be numbered.

[Brian the Automator]

Nix is currently just DFA'd, so maybe he's on his way to another team as a throw-in via trade.

[Fatter than Joey]

If that happens, it means we got a closer in the free agent market for 7 million per year, which is still a great number for the situation.

 

Well -- maybe -- My guess is that Riske will get some sort of clause that pays him to finish games. If Turnbow/Wise prove to suck/get hurt, then Riske would be finishing games by default -- I'd rather have CoCo at 10.5 in that case than Riske at 7.

[GenoSeligPrieb]

Great signing.

 

David's now easily our best reliever. If only Ned would use him in high-leverage situations, instead of playing it by the book, we'd have something here. I fear there will be times when Riske will be rested and available, in the 9th inning, but "because Riske doesn't have an overpowering fastball and closer's stuff", Turnbow will be summoned for a save opportunity...which he'll blow, and we'll lose.

 

Over/under on how many times this will happen next year? 4 or 5 at least.

 

Please, Mark, Doug, Jeebus.... Deliver us from Ned!

[TooLiveBrew]

Over/under on how many times this will happen next year? 4 or 5 at least.

 

Please, Mark, Doug, Jeebus.... Deliver us from Ned!

I have worries, too, but will be content for now to just enjoy the addition of a quality arm.

[Fatter than Joey]

David's now easily our best reliever.

 

David "Better than Choate" Riske.

[JohnBriggs12]

The best reliever on the Brewers is basically a tallest midget contest.

[Ennder]

I'm pretty happy with that signing, now I just hope we go out and get another arm. I didn't want Cordero because I think it is too much money for a closer but I do think the bullpen needs to be revamped and just adding Riske won't be enough.

[Paul77]

Snow outside + Computer + to much time on my hands =

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v454/ilookback/riske2.jpg

 

I'm actually rather happy with the move. I think he'll be a better investment than say Linebrink but I desperately hope we can add another solid arm to the bullpen (without blowing a hole somewhere else). It doesn't even have to be a closer, just someone solid. I think if we bring in enough good arms the closer situation will sort it self out.

 

As for Nix, well - I was surprised a little bit, but I'm guessing DM and Co. are smarter than I in these matters.

[RightFieldCoder]

Nix is a CF. I would have thought that with Gwynn as a little trade bait - we would keep Nix around as a back-up CF. I think this decreases that chances of Gwynn going anywhere this offseason.

 

With Hall still penciled in to be the starting CF we have Hart as the possible back up CF. Then a better bat than Nix (Gross et al) can play RF. I can't be too upset about DFA'ing a 27yo that has yet to crack even a steady bench job in the majors.

 

Sounds like a reasonable deal for a free agent RP with some upside. But I still can't get too excited, this isn't the move that puts us over the top. I'd like another 2 RP in Riske's caliber or 1 that's on CoCo's plus another big bat (LF or 3B). I'm getting anxious here.

[Weirdos19]

Hall, Hart, Gross, and Gwynn can all play center field.

 

I'm glad Melvin's man-crush with Nix is finally over. He's been in love with him longer than Teri and I have been together.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Brian the Automator]

Riske looks like Jack Wilson's slightly more attractive cousin.

[foamboy1]

I like that he had 65 appearances last year. We need guys that can take the ball two and three days in a row sometimes.

[Patrick425]

Snow outside + Computer + to much time on my hands =

I'm still impresses with what you can do with images on computers now. I remember collecting baseball cards as a kid back in the late 70's, early 80's. If a guy changed teams before they put out the cards for the new season, they would do this horrible "paint job" of trying to put the new teams hat or helmet on the player.

[Invader3K]

Yay, it's done finally. Hopefully now Melvin can move on to other things.

 

As far as Nix, if he was going to do much with the Brewers, he would have by now. No big loss, IMHO.

[Mass Haas]

Semi-useless info: David Riske's wife name is Missy (Missy Riske, classic) and sings a wonderful national anthem.

[Fatter than Joey]

If a guy changed teams before they put out the cards for the new season, they would do this horrible "paint job" of trying to put the new teams hat or helmet on the player

 

Air brushing -- Holtzman -- in a Cubs uni -- getting traded to the A's

 

http://static.baseballtoaster.com/blogs/u/bronxbanter/2007/907/0001/Holtzman_1080.jpg

[recte44]

Nix could be a member of the "Ken Phelps All-Stars".

[trwi7]

Semi-useless info: David Riske's wife name is Missy (Missy Riske, classic) and sings a wonderful national anthem.

 

So who's expecting a duet between Joe Attanasio and Missy Riske for the national anthem next year on opening day?

[GenoSeligPrieb]

"Snow outside + Computer + to much time on my hands = "

 

Hey, 20fry, if you still have all this time on your hands, and that nifty computer thingy, how about morphing Katie Holmes' ballcap she wore from the NY Marathon into one of ours? Pick your era. Golden Michigan Wolverine M, the MB ballglove, current boring barley logo, or even the Notre Dame green, gold and blue interlocking MB!

 

If that's not possible, how about Vanessa Hudgens's now-famous picture, only now she's wearing a 1982 Brewer batting helmet?

 

Ahh...for fun...

[PeaveyFury]

Nice signing money wise, and as someone else said, if he earns the incentives, it was likely because he pitched well.

 

Not terribly surprising to see Laynce DFAyed eithyer.