What if the Brewers would have landed CC Sabathia...

With all the talk that Doug Melvin should of signed more pitching in the off season Brew Crew Ball gives an insightful look into whether we would have signed CC Sabathia. Everybody loves to jump on the band wagon Melvin is an idiot for not signing enough pitching but what this article argues is that even signing the best pitcher on the market for under market value, we would not be close to 1st place. What sometimes gets lost in these stats though is the effect that Sabathia has on a club. I remember last year once Sabathia became a Brewer the culture changed and he pumped the team up to a different level. I think many other pitchers stepped up their game with Sabathia on the staff and the hitters loved him as a teammate. I think Doug Melvin did just a fine job in the off season with the surprise free agent signing of the year in Trevor Hoffman. We are a small market team with a low salary cap we don't go after superstars but build up our farm system.


BUT THAT'S JUST MY TWO CENTS FROM THE NOSE BLEEDS!!