PHI signs Geoff Jenkins (2yr/13M) -- Latest Includes Yost Audio

[mark brouhard is number on]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3162819

 

Looks like around the right amount of money for him. I just hope the fans in Milwaukee give him a huge standing ovation when he comes to town for all he's done for the team over the years.

[homer]

I bet he gets booed.

[mark brouhard is number on]

I really hope your wrong, but I can see a lot of the idiot fans we have do that. I just hope the cheers can drown them out. I know I'll be there April 23 for it.

[elbobbo82]

It's an especially good amount of money for him when you consider that they are going to platoon him, it looks like. I'm surprised he went to the Phillies when I had read that the Padres were going to offer him a more full-time role in the OF.

[homer]

I hope I'm wrong too, and in reality, I bet the cheers outweigh the boos (and I guarantee there will be boos).

[Tbadder]

You know, that's probably right, he will get booed. Man oh man does that suck. Here's a guy who stuck with a team through a lot of lean years. He most certainly deserves a nice ovation--I hope we find some class.

[sgtcluels]

Best of luck Geoff. You were a fantastic Brewer and served the club well.

 

Just don't win when we play you.. sorry Geoff!

[Thurston Fluff]

It's a bit surprising he went for a team that may have been offering less PT but it's a good move for him IMO. In Phillie he gets to play on a division winner in a hitter friendly stadium and will not be asked to hit lefties. I can see him haivng a better year in Phillie than San Diego.

Good luck to him he's a Brewer no matter what uni he puts on.

[mark brouhard is number on]

I too am glad he went to the phillies rather than san diego. I don't think that park in san diego would have treated him well at all. i can see him posting some solid numbers in philly. will be really weird to see him in that uniform though.

[Fatter than Joey]

This seems like a good fit -- and probably not an outrageous spend for the Phillies. Jenks I am sure won't complain about playing in that sandbox, and while the Phillie fans are rough, I would hate to see Jenks getting picked up by TB or KC. He probably is not any further away from the playoffs than Milwaukee is.

 

Jenks will get booed which will suck -- and some idiot I am sure will hold up some sort of sign with dollar bills on them.

[pitchleague]

Am I the only one that, although I know it is the "right" move, is still kinda upset they didn't keep him for his option year so he can play in a legit pennant race with the team he came up with?

 

And, yes, I'll stand and applaud from my living room and I'll boo the boo-birds.

[burniebrewer]

I am actually surprised at how well-received this deal is with the members of a Phillie website. Aside from the few you get in every crowd, the reaction is positive and sounds like he'll be platooning with Jayson Werth in RF.

[RU Rah Rah]

I just don't get the whole "let's boo the ex-player, no matter what the circumstances of his departure" routine. Jenks deserves better than that. (I know that you guys weren't advocating, just predicting.)

[PrinceFielder28]

Wow that is way too much money for a platoon player! I would think the Phillies fans would be ripping this deal like there is no tommorrow.

[Thurston Fluff]

Am I the only one that, although I know it is the "right" move, is still kinda upset they didn't keep him for his option year so he can play in a legit pennant race with the team he came up with?

 

And, yes, I'll stand and applaud from my living room and I'll boo the boo-birds.

 

I can appreciate the sentiment but I'd have been more upset if they would have kept him. The money they saved went to upgrading other areas of need. Without those upgrades the chances of being in a legit pennant race would have been that much slimmer. It's never a good idea to let sentiment get in the way of good baseball decisions. Though as fans we can want our cake and eat it to.

[JoeHova]

A bit high for half of a platoon, even if he is the big half. Jenkins can be useful but his extreme slumps don't figure to go over well in Philly.

 

All in all, I think I'm glad he's gone. He's such a frustrating guy to watch and his production the last couple years has not been worth the aggravation. He's been well below average for a corner OF, especially considering his exposure to lefties was limited.

[IStillRollMyJeans]

Brewer fans owe it to Jenks to boo him....it is preparation for his life in Philly! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

 

I hope they don't boo Jenks. He's been a heck of a guy for Milwaukee. He played his heart out for all of us fans.

[JohnBriggs12]

The lefthanded portion of a platoon gets 80% of the starts. Jenkins is more highly thought of around baseball than many Brewer fans realize.

 

I think Melvin may have misread how easily replacing Jenkins would be. I think he expected to get a deal done fairly easily and he's been stymied so far. Until we know how he will be replaced, I'm not sure paying him one more year even at the inflated option year amount might not prove to have been the wiser course.

[And That]

The lefthanded portion of a platoon gets 80% of the starts. Jenkins is more highly thought of around baseball than many Brewer fans realize.

How about in Georgia?

 

Good luck to Geoff. He actually got a little less than I thought he would, but at $9 mil, there wasn't a great reason to keep him around in Milwaukee. Especially when you have to trust Yost to keep him out of the lineup when he should. I also hope he doesn't get booed when he comes back, but fan's prerogative is fan's prerogative.

 

As far as Melvin being stymied, it's December. The season doesn't start to April. That's like a quarter+ of a year from now.

[TooLiveBrew]

the reaction is positive and sounds like he'll be platooning with Jayson Werth in RF.

 

And that's a pretty good platoon, especially when you factor in defense. Congrats, Geoff - we'll miss ya, but I'm glad to see you landed on a strong team. You'll look odd to me in those unis at first, but I hope you have a productive tenure in Philly. Enjoy hitting at Citizens Bank Park!

[bjkrautk]

http://geoffjenkins.mlblogs.com/geoffjenkins/

 

I just left a comment wishing him the best, and thanking him for sticking with the club through the down years. I'd go so far as to suggest that a Brewerfan.net send-off might be in order....but maybe just from the 50% who actually liked Jenkins. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[TauPentaRei]

I, too, think his facial chaw style will fit in with Philly.

 

When we win the World Series next year, I think it would be OK to give Geoffrey a ring. But someone would have to pitch it to him... like a 57 foot slider diving into the rightie's batter box. If he lays off, he gets it.

 

Edge gets a ring:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/1216bickley1216.html

[jlau20]

I wish he would have went to SD instead, but whatever, good for him.

[Fatter than Joey]

Enjoy hitting at Citizens Bank Park!

 

Yeah -- I think this is MUCH better for his career than Petco.

[trwi7]

http://geoffjenkins.mlblogs.com/geoffjenkins/

 

I just left a comment wishing him the best, and thanking him for sticking with the club through the down years. I'd go so far as to suggest that a Brewerfan.net send-off might be in order....but maybe just from the 50% who actually liked Jenkins. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Wow I just read the comment three above yours.

 

goodbye jenkins. i will really miss seeing our overpaid donkey swing wildly at pitches in the dirt. hopefully you can find a team that wants a left handed hitter who can't hit righties or lefties. then instead of "jenkins jungle" your next team can put a sign behind you on the backstop and call those seats "jenkins swinging circus". i cannot wait until you come back to miller park so turnblow has someone to strike out. good riddance.

 

Posted by: mdunham2@wi.rr.com

What a moron.