The other big story that going around Milwaukee is how Prince Fielder is not getting his money that in most opinions he likely deserved. The baseball purists argue its how the MLB works and they do not give out the big money until you are three years deep into the league.
I think the Brewers need to give Prince Fielder his money now because as most of us know Fielder is known for holding grudges against people who have screwed him in his opinion. That is not a good thing because he could just head right out of Milwaukee and demand a huge amount of money from an east coast team. Take a second to think about this, David Ortiz is getting pretty old and the Red Sox would love to have a new DH in Prince Fielder in a couple years. It just scares the literal hell out of me because if the Brewers were to lose the face of their franchise would just be detrimental to the fan base.
Matt Laporta who was the Brewers first round pick last year is an impressive power hitter but in scouts eyes would of been a better fit as a DH in the American League. Was this a foreshadow by Doug Melvin basically saying "Well we are going to lose Prince in a couple years so Laporta becomes the next best thing? C'mon get real, I want to keep Prince a Brewer.
I have a feeling that Melvin is trying to make a point that he isn't scared of Scott Boras- MLB's No.1 Asshole. I am sorry I just think Melvin should give in and give Prince the big bucks that Grady Sizemore and Troy Tulowitski got.
Charlie.
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The thing is that Prince can't get go for free agency for another three years. I agree that Scott Boras sucks. He's the Rosenhaus of the MLB. I dunno, tho, the Brewers are a team whose payroll is growing by the year. At this point we may not be able to pay him what he wants, but if we negotiate in two years or so we might be able to. The reality is that this IS how the MLB works like you said. Hopefully Prince will understand that... even if Boras doesn't.
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