Posted March 27, 200519 yr thats right folks... Brooks Kieschnick is available Word filtered through the clubhouse that right-handed reliever and pinch-hitting specialist Brooks Kieschnick, who has pitched in 74 games in two seasons with Milwaukee, has been placed on waivers and will be designated for assignment if he goes unclaimed after 72 hours. "I don't know what's happening," Kieschnick said, checking out the leader board on a telecast of The Players Championship golf tournament. "I haven't heard anything." If Kieschnick clears waivers and is designated for assignment, the Brewers will have 10 days to trade, release or assign him to the minor leagues with his consent. Kieschnick, 32, who is scheduled to make $550,000 this year, would likely accept an assignment with Class AAA Nashville. If the Brewers release him before March 30, they would have to pay him for only 45 days, roughly $137,500. If he declines an assignment and becomes a free agent, he forfeits his salary. link
March 27, 200519 yr Meh, the bullpen looks set already. At least he's a better pinch hitter than Harris, but then agian, everyone is.
March 27, 200519 yr Kieschnick, 32, who is scheduled to make $550,000 this year, would likely accept an assignment with Class AAA Nashville. I think Nashville is the AAA team for Pittsburgh!
March 27, 200519 yr I think Nashville is the AAA team for Pittsburgh! 722055[/snapback] Nashville Sounds Website Brewers.
March 27, 200519 yr Author Kieschnick, 32, who is scheduled to make $550,000 this year, would likely accept an assignment with Class AAA Nashville. I think Nashville is the AAA team for Pittsburgh! 722055[/snapback] Pitt's Triple A squad is the Indy Indians
March 27, 200519 yr Author Joe McEwing is available as a free agent, and he's a much better hitter. 722038[/snapback] not really
March 28, 200519 yr Meh, the bullpen looks set already. At least he's a better pinch hitter than Harris, but then agian, everyone is. 721982[/snapback] :blink:
March 28, 200519 yr Meh, the bullpen looks set already. At least he's a better pinch hitter than Harris, but then agian, everyone is. 721982[/snapback] There's also a reason Kieschnick converted to a pitcher. His bat is mediocre at best, and not much of an upgrade over Lenny.
March 28, 200519 yr Author Meh, the bullpen looks set already. At least he's a better pinch hitter than Harris, but then agian, everyone is. 721982[/snapback] There's also a reason Kieschnick converted to a pitcher. His bat is mediocre at best, and not much of an upgrade over Lenny. 722298[/snapback] his OPS absolutely dwarfs Lenny's.
March 28, 200519 yr Meh, the bullpen looks set already. At least he's a better pinch hitter than Harris, but then agian, everyone is. 721982[/snapback] There's also a reason Kieschnick converted to a pitcher. His bat is mediocre at best, and not much of an upgrade over Lenny. 722298[/snapback] I guess the .270 average last year was sucky.
March 28, 200519 yr Kieschnick is awesomeness. I love him as a player... sweet swing off the bench and an emergency arm in the pen. I would welcome him here in a heartbeat.
March 28, 200519 yr He's not really an emergency arm either, he had a 3.77 ERA as a pretty regular pitcher for the Brewers last season.
March 28, 200519 yr Good Read, Back from 2002 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?id=1404931: John J. asks: What are your thoughts on Brooks Kieschnick, who is currently with the White Sox's Triple-A team in Charlotte, as a pitching prospect. I know that he was used as an outfielder for most of his professional career, but he has made a few relief pitching appearances this year with positive results: 12 innings pitched, six hits allowed, 14 strikeouts, two walks and a 0.00 ERA. Can he succeed in the majors as a pitcher? Although Kieschnick was better known as a power hitter when he came out of the University of Texas way back in 1993, he did have good success as a pitcher in college. For the Longhorns in '93, he went 16-4 with a 3.25 ERA and a 126/49 K/BB ratio in 150 innings. The Cubs made him a hitter exclusively, since scouts said his fastball was only mediocre and wouldn't show well at higher levels. Well, it turned out it was his bat that was mediocre. The White Sox are giving him a shot as a pitcher, and as you point out, he is doing very well so far. He still doesn't throw that hard, but his curveball is pretty good, and not pitching for nine years doesn't seem to have hurt his feel for the art of moundwork. And you have to love the 14/2 K/BB ratio. I'm not saying you should go out and buy Brooks Kieschnick stock for your pitching portfolio. But he is worth keeping an eye on. It would be a great story, a great story indeed if he turned into a good major-league pitcher after all these years as a Triple-A slugger. Stranger things have happened, and personally I'm rooting for him. Stories like this are what make baseball fun.
March 28, 200519 yr He's not really an emergency arm either, he had a 3.77 ERA as a pretty regular pitcher for the Brewers last season. 722388[/snapback] In that case, it would provide our pen with that much more depth... more pitching can't hurt...
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