Gamel? or Hall?

[Speedy]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

From above:

My apologies...IE wouldn't let me go back to the first page.

[wwharton]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

Their D is going to be horrible regardless. They still have Prince at first, who is a horrible defensive 1st baseman. They don't really have one above average infielder, although JJ Hardy is solid.

Thing is, Hall was a liability at the plate. Gamel looks like he could be a ROTY type player offensively. It's worth the move to start Gamel. There's still plenty of use for Hall. He can play the OF and IF, he could be a solid utility guy for them.

There's use for Hall but I don't see starting him at 2nd base as being the best idea. Utility, yeah. As bad as the defense may already be, why make it worse. If a guy's gonna hit .200 he should at least help in the field.

The only way that happens is if the Brewers are willing to eat the majority of his salary for next season.

If Gamel plays as suspected you don't think they'd be willing to do that?

[rsox]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

If Gamel plays as suspected you don't think they'd be willing to do that?

Nope.
The Brewers don't play in a market where they can afford to pay players to play somewhere else.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

I think they might consider springing for a chunk of that salary for one year if they thought they could get a piece they needed to make a deep playoff run. They are averaging over 37,000 attendance per game, 9th in MLB. If there was a time they could afford it, it is now.

[ryan36]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

batting stance Counsell is hitting .311/.370/.402 this season. He's even outslugging Hall. \.

Hall needs to retire. Before he dies from a ruptured upper dignity.

[pfunk880]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

Hall is lost at the plate. He tries to pull everything and once in awhile gets lucky and gets a hit.

It's Gamel time, IMO. Use Hall as a late-innings defensive replacement, and maybe a super-sub at a few other positions like he was earlier in his career. He could see some time at 2B, I'd be alright with that (although Macha should definitely ride Counsell while he's hot).

I do feel a little bad for Hall. He's always been a team player for the most part, and he's gone through several position changes to try and help the team put the best possible lineup out there. But baseball is about production first-and-foremost. The bottom line is that Hall's approach at the plate needs to be completely overhauled. Until that happens, Gamel appears to be our best option overall at the hot corner.

[B_rad13]

Re: Gamel? or Hall?

I don't watch the Brewers but if you look at stats Gamel is better than Hall.