Durham and Taschner to Brew Crew?

[love_that_reefer]

The Brewers will acquire Ray Durham from the Giants for Steve Hammond and Darren Ford, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. That's pretty unimpressive. Durham could have been had for nothing at the start of the season if any team was willing to pick up his contract, and it's not like he's a better bet now than he was then. The Giants must be picking up some salary in order to get two prospects for him. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that left-hander Steve Hammond is in the deal the Brewers have worked out with the Giants. That means it's for more than just Ray Durham. It appears that it could be a two-for-two, with the Brewers picking up Durham and lefty Jack Taschner for Hammond and outfielder Darren Ford. Hammond is clearly a more valuable property than Ford. He lacks great stuff, but he could come in hands as a fifth starter or reliever.

Looks like the Giants are definitely not playing for this year after the terrible start to the second half. The Giants are playing the Brewers right now so this makes the trade easier on both teams. Hammond is a 26 yr old left-handed starter who has a career minor league ERA of 3.55. He is currently not doing so well in AAA with an ERA over 7 but does possess a nice K/BB ratio. Darren Ford is a 22 yr old who can run like the wind. He has 202 stolen bases in four seasons in A ball. He has really struggled at high A ball so this isn't promising.

I'm not too happy with the trade but glad Durham built up some trade value so we could get at least something in return. The Giants got a lot weaker at second base offensively and the bullpen takes a hit. Not good signs going forward especially with Velez soon to get more playing time

[hot_corner_gurl]

I read about that in this morning's paper, but it wasn't set in stone, although things seem to have changed since then. Man, the Brewers are really trying to catch up to the Cubbies. Who knows? I think that the trade will pan out...eventually...

[love_that_reefer]

I see Hammond being possibly better than Correia and Misch in the 5th starter role even though he is struggling mightily in AAA. Maybe we can tinker with a few things and get him ready in August. I think the Brewers got a lot better with Durham having a much better season than Richie Weeks. Plus Taschner adds to the bullpen which are needing more help. Brewers better have taken on more salary than expected because both players the Giants got are not doing well this season.

[hot_corner_gurl]

He could/should be better than Correia and Misch (though it's not that tough...). You said that he doesn't have great stuff, so yeah maybe work on the mechanics until September then see how he fares in the bigs. It looks to be an interesting rest of the second half for the Giants.

[love_that_reefer]

Yeah more trades are to come. Let's hope Sabean can bring back his magic like he did last season when he dumped Matt Morris on the Pirates. So far, if he does get to dump the remaining salary on the Brewers, it looks like a decent deal. Not good but decent.

[love_that_reefer]

Its now official, Durham and Taschner are Brewers. Should make for an interesting game today.

[hot_corner_gurl]

Originally Posted by love_that_reefer Its now official, Durham and Taschner are Brewers. Should make for an interesting game today.

Yeah, for sure. So...Velez will be taking Durham's place, and Taschner will be replaced by...?

[love_that_reefer]

Velez will sadly take his place but apparently not today. Today he will play left because we have a shitty manager. No word on who will replace Taschner. Giants are running out of relievers. Sadler is most likely to be recalled. Denker should be playing over Velez.

[hot_corner_gurl]

Yeah I saw your rant in the other thread. Pretty amusing I must say. But anyways, I agree about the Denker over Velez thing. Send him back to AAA and let him work out the kinks, then wait until September to call him back up.

[love_that_reefer]

Too bad they will do the exact opposite.

[love_that_reefer]

Durham is still in a Giants uniform in the Giants dugout. Must have to wait for Monday.

[hot_corner_gurl]

Originally Posted by love_that_reefer Durham is still in a Giants uniform in the Giants dugout. Must have to wait for Monday.

Yeah I heard about that on the brodcast. It's official, it just hasn't physically happened yet.

[love_that_reefer]

Taschner is not apart of the deal which makes me feel a lot better.