Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Brooks Kieschnick.

 

Now before you yell me out as crazy, here me out real quick. He's 32, so he's likely not to figure in the Brewers future plans. Milwaukee is currently 6.5 out of the Central lead, and regardless of this Brooks isn't there most important pitcher anyways, only having thrown 27.2 innings. In those 27.2 IP, he's got a 2.60 ERA, 16 K's, 5 Holds, and a .257 OAvg. He's about halfway on Inherited Runners Scoring, which is alright, and he gets 1.34 groundballs to every flyball, meaning he could be brought into the game to get a double play.

 

But wait, there's more. In 40 games (32 At Bats) he's got a .281 Average, .361 OBP, and a .438 SLG (That's a .799 OPS for sabremetrics, not bad for a bench player).

 

Best part? He makes $380,000. I think we could get him pretty cheaply, and while not being the greatest option in the world he would improve the pen and the bench and only take up one spot. (Plus we'd have the added bonus of two pitchers that can hit.....Brooks and Trelle).

and there is no reason for the Brewers to move him

 

none

Nice Idea..

 

I like it.

what ramp said

and there is no reason for the Brewers to move him

 

none

exactly ... I think they have other problems and other players they would rather move

sounds good

The salary you mentioned is why the Brewers wont move him. They've been cutting payroll this year and are not going to get rid of a cheap servicable player unless for a solid prospect or something which wouldnt be worth it for us.

The thing, he is a bench player. He isn't a starter or a closer making 380,000, he's a middle reliever / late inning pinch hitter and OF making 380,000. That's about right for that salary considering he hasn't played that much in the majors. He is 32, what kind of plans does he fit in?

but why move him?

 

they have no reason for it and would probably ask for a pretty good prospect for him

 

they have no use to move them, it cant help them and I doubt he is taking someone's roster spot

I don't particularly see why they would be against it once they pass through a long skid or something of the nature. It could be a minor deal that helps us out.

 

Never said it had to be right now, just saying if we do it in the future it could help in being it would be two moves in one.

well who would you suggest we give them?

I'm not the most versed on what the Brewers need/want, but I would suggest anything more than maybe a mid-level prospect. Maybe someone we have at a big strength that won't see the light of day anytime soon.

He isn't a starter or a closer making 380,000, he's a middle reliever / late inning pinch hitter and OF making 380,000.

thats pretty good ... id even pay more for such a versatile player

But is a middle reliever/late inning PH and OF really prove to be a vital tool in a rebuilding?

 

No.

Good idea Juanky. I like the way you are thinking, but I dont see us getting anymore pitchers. We may go after a bat just to add some depth to our offense.

I LIKE THAT IDEA. we trade him for a reliever and cash maybe?...wait the cash we dont have? yeah right........what do we trade for him?

I like it. Kieschnick is a great role player for any club, which is why I think Ramp may be right in saying the Brewers would be relunctant to give him up.

 

Despite a decet sinking fastball his groundball ratio and opponents batting average are nothing to excited over. They're just league-average.

Thats pretty cool that hes an OF also