Edmonds a Regular Starter? Please No…
The Brewers have promised Edmonds everyday starts against righties?
OK, I think I hate the Edmonds signing now.
Via Tim McKernan’s (InsideSTL.com) Twitter:
Edmonds: Brewers told me I’d get a chance to play everyday against right-handers, and I’d get a chance to play when corner OF get days off.
I’m trying to make sense of this and I’m having a hard time…
Maybe the Brewers don’t believe in Carlos Gomez or Corey Hart. There are much better ways to upgrade than relying on a 40-year-old who didn’t play last year to pick up starts three or four out of every five games though.
Maybe Melvin did tell Edmonds he’d have a “chance” to play everyday against right-handers. I mean, there’s a “chance” I could play every day against righties. Melvin could’ve just gave him the old “every player has to earn his starting position” line to sell Edmonds on the Brewers. The idea that the Brewers would have to sell a player on the chance to play on the team after no teams were even interested in adding him to their rosters last season is pretty depressing though…
Maybe the Brewers are working on a trade of Corey Hart. While there’s a part of me that would love to not have to watch Corey suck at baseball in a Brewers uniform anymore, the thought of watching the elderly Edmonds as a regular starter for a whole season is much less appealing. And Hart was an all-star just a few years ago. There’s at least some hope he could figure it out and return to form. Edmonds is not going to suddenly get younger. And, again, there are still better options than Edmonds available on the free agent market if you’re looking for corner outfielders who might have to start more than a couple games a week.
Maybe Edmonds just made the whole starting against right handers thing up. Unlikely, but there’s a chance…
I’m guessing it’s closest to the second guess. Melvin probably promised Edmonds they’d let him compete for playing time in spring training, go in with an open mind, blah, blah, blah…
All I know is that if Edmonds is a regular starter for the Brewers in 2010, it’s probably going to be a long season…
Tags: Carlos Gomez, Corey Hart, Jim Edmonds
January 29th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I’m not a huge Carlos Gomez fan, but promising Edmonds playing time over him is ridiculous. Edmonds is 37 and didn’t even play last season.
January 29th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Actually Edmonds turns 40 in June.
January 29th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Hey, if Edmonds can show even a flash from his past, even from 2008, he would be a better corner outfielder than Corey Hart. Keep in mind that Hart hasn’t played well in 1.5 seasons. Yes Hart was an All-Star, but boy did he suck nuts after the break. He’s a 1/2 season wonder boy who looks like a werewolf-version of James van der Beek (honestly, compare the two in pictures).
At the very least, he’s better than Gerut or a Gabe Gross (had he been targetted).
January 29th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I definitely don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion that Edmonds will be better than Gerut or Gross this season…
January 29th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
What he tells a St. Louis radio guy means nothing. He still has to earn a roster spot since he signed a minor league deal. And if he has a good spring training and makes the team, I’ll be happy with him getting occasional starts. And I’ll be happy to see Corey Hart get more days off.
January 30th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Gerut played pretty well after he got regular at bats. The TV interview Edmonds did made it sound like he’s a lock and he’s going to get regular playing time. Seems like a waste to me. Add up all the ditzing around and Melvin could have just signed Sheets, cut Bush or not signed Davis. It must suck to be in the Brewers system for most prospects. If they’re not stars, Melvin will do anything possible, including regularly using retired players to avoid giving them a chance.