
Sabathia was introduced today by the New York Yankees, proclaiming that he's "all-in". You know, kind of like how Doug Melvin said that the Brewers were "all-in" went they traded for Sabathia. Nice line there, Carsten.
So with the Yankees outbidding the Brewers for Sabathia, and then seemingly breaking off all Cameron-Cabrera trade talks, how can the Brewers possibly stay competitive? Well, how about with the Gabe Kapler-esque signings of Trot Nixon and Chris Duffy.
Nixon is a 34-year old left-handed outfielder who had just 41 plate appearances with the Mets last season, while also spending time in the Diamondbacks minor league system. Duffy is also a left-handed outfielder who will likely overtake Tony Gwynn Jr. on the depth chart. The always reliable Bernie's Crew breaks down the signings a little further.
It's still early, but I'm already starting to fear that the Brewers aren't going to make too many big moves this offseason. Maybe a Joe Crede here, a veteran pitcher there, but nothing too spectacular. And now with Cameron looking like he'll stay a Brewers, I'm not sure where they are going to find the money to even make a splash.
2 comments:
I'm glad you said the Nixon & Duffy acquisitions were Kapler-esque. One's a veteran who's shown quite a bit on the field & the other has a lot of potential. Both could play their way into the leadoff spot in the lineup. Neither is a flashy pickup but then again neither was Kapler, Kendall, Turnbow, Kolb, etc. Finally we're mixing in some contact hitting lefties.
Meanwhile, I say either will be hard-pressed to even make the team. We shall see.
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