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Birth Date	7-26-1985
Height	6' 0"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	27 years, 9 months, 29 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	MIL	22	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	.463	0.5	-0.0	0.0
2009	MIL	23	61	148	128	11	31	6	1	5	54	18	54	1	1	20	1	.242	.338	.422	.267	4.7	-0.8	0.4
2010	MIL	24	12	17	15	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	8	1	0	1	0	.200	.294	.267	.195	-0.5	-0.2	-0.1
2011	MIL	25	10	27	26	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	2	0	.115	.148	.154	.097	-3.9	-0.1	-0.4
2012	MIL	26	21	75	69	10	17	2	1	1	24	4	15	1	1	6	3	.246	.293	.348	.227	-0.8	-1.7	-0.3
Career			106	269	240	23	55	11	2	6	88	24	82	3	2	29	4	.229	.305	.367	.236	0.0	-2.9	-0.4

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2005	WVA	A	8	28	.272	.251	.325	.376	.000	.231	106	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	HEL	Rk	50	216	.332	.275	.355	.413	.000	.414	101	15.6	4.7	-0.1	-4.3	-3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	WVA	A	129	555	.290	.254	.330	.375	.000	.316	110	14.6	12.6	0.4	7.4	-0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	BRV	A+	128	534	.303	.268	.335	.394	.000	.363	96	27.6	16.0	1	-5.2	-3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MIL	MLB	2	2	.463	.227	.310	.377	.000	1.000	104	0.4	0.1	0	-0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
2008	HUN	AA	127	572	.315	.270	.344	.406	.000	.392	102	34.8	16.0	2.2	-7.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	NAS	AAA	5	23	.285	.286	.354	.468	.000	.400	85	0.7	0.6	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	MIL	MLB	61	148	.267	.264	.321	.412	.000	.371	102	1.1	4.1	-0.1	-0.8	0.4	4.7	0.4	4.7	0.4
2009	NAS	AAA	75	320	.301	.276	.340	.425	.000	.374	92	14.2	9.0	1.2	-5.1	-0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	MIL	MLB	12	17	.195	.255	.322	.380	.000	.429	104	-1.1	0.5	0	-0.2	0.2	-0.5	-0.1	-0.5	-0.1
2010	BRV	A+	6	26	.210	.247	.316	.347	.000	.167	102	-1.4	0.7	0	-0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	HUN	AA	8	32	.353	.268	.333	.392	.000	.556	104	3.2	0.9	0	-1.0	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	NAS	AAA	82	359	.301	.282	.346	.436	.000	.355	100	16.6	10.0	0.8	-7.8	-3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	MIL	MLB	10	27	.097	.267	.316	.416	.000	.136	107	-4.3	0.5	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	-3.9	-0.4	-3.9	-0.4
2011	NAS	AAA	128	545	.330	.298	.359	.460	.000	.326	93	18.3	3.9	-3.3	-1.2	-1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	EST	Wnt	20	73	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.173			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	MIL	MLB	21	75	.227	.255	.312	.400	.000	.296	105	-2.4	1.3	-1.3	-1.7	1.3	-0.8	-0.3	-0.8	-0.3
Career		MLB		269	.235	.261	.318	.407	.255	.318	104	-6.6	7.0	-1.6	-3.2	2.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	-0.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2005	HEL	Rk	216	34	65	15	2	5	37	12	49	7	4	.327	.377	.497	.171	.332	0.0	-4.3	0.0
2005	WVA	A	28	2	4	0	0	1	1	5	9	0	0	.174	.321	.304	.130	.272	0.0	0.1	0.0
2006	WVA	A	555	65	142	28	5	17	88	52	81	9	2	.288	.362	.469	.181	.290	0.0	7.4	0.0
2007	BRV	A+	534	78	140	37	8	9	60	58	98	14	7	.300	.380	.472	.172	.303	0.0	-5.2	0.0
2008	MIL	MLB	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	.500	.463	0.5	-0.0	0.0
2008	HUN	AA	572	96	167	35	7	19	96	55	111	6	7	.329	.399	.537	.209	.315	0.0	-7.0	0.0
2008	NAS	AAA	23	3	5	0	0	1	3	2	10	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.143	.285	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2009	MIL	MLB	148	11	31	6	1	5	20	18	54	1	0	.242	.338	.422	.180	.267	4.7	-0.8	0.4
2009	NAS	AAA	320	42	76	18	1	11	48	38	89	1	0	.278	.371	.473	.194	.301	0.0	-5.1	0.0
2010	MIL	MLB	17	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	8	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.067	.195	-0.5	-0.2	-0.1
2010	BRV	A+	26	3	2	1	0	0	2	6	8	0	0	.100	.308	.150	.050	.210	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2010	HUN	AA	32	6	11	2	0	1	5	4	9	0	0	.393	.469	.571	.179	.353	0.0	-1.0	0.0
2010	NAS	AAA	359	54	96	24	0	13	67	38	64	3	1	.309	.393	.511	.203	.301	0.0	-7.8	0.0
2011	MIL	MLB	27	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.038	.097	-3.9	-0.1	-0.4
2011	NAS	AAA	545	90	153	29	0	28	96	46	84	2	0	.310	.372	.540	.229	.330	0.0	-1.2	0.0
2011	EST	Wnt	73	6	11	1	0	2	11	7	11	0	1	.172	.260	.281	.109	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	MIL	MLB	75	10	17	2	1	1	6	4	15	3	0	.246	.293	.348	.101	.227	-0.8	-1.7	-0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-03-20	-	60-DL	-	-	Right	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	ACL Reconstruction	2013-03-08	-
2013-02-16	2013-03-20	Camp	32	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	ACL Graft	2013-03-08	-
2012-05-02	2012-10-04	60-DL	155	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	ACL and Lateral Meniscus	2012-05-22	-
2012-04-24	2012-04-27	DTD	3	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness	Collision At Home Plate	-	-
2011-02-23	2011-03-15	Camp	20	0	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-09-25	2010-10-04	DTD	9	9	Left		Surgery	Big Toe Sesamoid Removal	2010-09-30
2010-03-25	2010-06-04	60-DL	71	54	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-
2010-03-09	2010-03-25	Camp	16	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2010-03-09	2010-03-25	Camp	16	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-
2010-03-05	2010-03-08	Camp	3	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-
2009-02-19	2009-03-04	Camp	13	0	Right	Shoulder	Impingement		-
2008-09-08	2008-09-29	DTD	21	19	Right	Elbow	Strain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	MIL	$
2013	MIL	$491,000
2012	MIL	$481,000
2010	MIL	$406,500

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$887,500
2011	Current	$491,000
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$1,378,500
4 yr	Total	$1,378,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 59 d	Jet Sports Management	1 year/$0.491M (2013)

Details
1 year/$0.491M (2013). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/13. 1 year/$0.481M (2012). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/12. 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/11. 1 year/$0.4065M (2010). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/10. 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/24/09. 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by Milwaukee 9/1/08. Drafted by Milwaukee 2005 (4-115) (Chipola JC, Fla.). $0.226M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.252	.322	.282	.223
11	vs R (Multi)	.222	.274	.345	.215
18	Split (Multi)	-.030	-.049	.063	-.008
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.286	.375	.286	.239
31	vs R (2012)	.236	.271	.364	.224
38	Split (2012)	-.049	-.104	.078	-.015
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
BP Unfiltered: The Eight-Man Bullpen Comes Back to Bite the Brewers	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-08
The Asian Equation: What's at Stake?	Michael Street	2013-04-08
Rumor Roundup: Fishing for Carp	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-20
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, February 19	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-19
Collateral Damage: Pop Goes the Knee Joint	Corey Dawkins	2013-02-19
Collateral Damage: Pop Goes the Knee Joint	Stephani Bee	2013-02-19
Rumor Roundup: Monday, January 28	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-28
Pebble Hunting: 17 Teams That Would Have Won the World Series if Not for Jason Bay	Sam Miller	2012-11-09
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH Review	Michael Street	2012-09-25
Painting the Black: The Surprise From Japan	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-23
Overthinking It: Jonny Venters and What a High BABIP Looks Like	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-29
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 5/8/12	Michael Street	2012-05-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 17	Larry Granillo	2012-04-18
Inside The Park Blog: An Unlikely Encounter	Bradford Doolittle	2012-04-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: Loose Threads: Central Division	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-02
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Third Basemen	Derek Carty	2012-03-09
Overthinking It: The Weakest Positions on 2012's Best Teams	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-02
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part II	Stephani Bee	2012-03-02
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part II	Larry Granillo	2012-03-02
Preseason Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 2/28/12	Michael Street	2012-02-28
Fantasy Beat: The NL's Shallow First Base Pool	Jason Collette	2012-02-27
The BP First Take: Wednesday, February 22	Daniel Rathman	2012-02-22
The BP First Take: Friday, January 13	Daniel Rathman	2012-01-13
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Rumor Mill for 10/24/11	Derek Carty	2011-10-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Milwaukee Brewers	ESPN Insider	2011-10-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Milwaukee Brewers	Kevin Goldstein	2011-10-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Milwaukee Brewers	Ben Lindbergh	2011-10-19
Overthinking It: Life Without Fielder	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-22
The BP Broadside: You Don't Need a Prince, Just a Few Paupers	Steven Goldman	2011-09-16
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/9/11	Michael Street	2011-09-09
Future Shock: Free Agent Frenzy	Kevin Goldstein	2011-08-31
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 22	Kevin Goldstein	2011-08-23
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 2	Kevin Goldstein	2011-08-03
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August1	Kevin Goldstein	2011-08-02
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 20	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-21
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 18	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-19
Overthinking It: The Underachievers	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-30
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Rising to the Top in Cream City	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-28
Transaction Analysis: Tribal Initiation	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Big Gamble	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-15
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 13	Kevin Goldstein	2011-06-14
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH	Michael Street	2011-06-06
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 2	Kevin Goldstein	2011-06-03
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update 4/25	Jason Collette	2011-04-26
Transaction Analysis: Trading Up from Dickerson to Morgan	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-29
Team Injury Projection: Milwaukee Brewers	Marc Normandin	2011-03-17
Team Injury Projection: Milwaukee Brewers	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-17
Collateral Damage: Tragically Hip	Marc Normandin	2011-03-16
Collateral Damage: Tragically Hip	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-16
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Wait Till This Year?	Larry Granillo	2011-03-04
Collateral Damage: Springing for Surgery	Marc Normandin	2011-02-25
Collateral Damage: Springing for Surgery	Corey Dawkins	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Third Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-18
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at First, Third and DH	Michael Street	2011-02-14
Transaction Analysis: Weekly Roundup, January 28-February 3	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-04
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Third Base	Marc Normandin	2011-01-12
Future Shock: Milwaukee Brewers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-21
Prospectus Perspective: A Dirty Half-Dozen	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-02
GM for a Day: Milwaukee Brewers	John Perrotto	2010-10-19
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-05
Under The Knife: Fade To Black Album	Will Carroll	2010-09-29
Transaction Action: Reds and 'Stros, Brewers and Bucs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-09-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-01
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 11	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-12
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 10	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-11
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 5	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-07-26
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-07-12
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-10
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-25
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-24
Baseball Therapy: The Difference Between Night and Day	Russell A. Carleton	2010-04-26
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Tough Cuts	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-26
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-03-22
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-03-17
Camp Battles: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-26
Fantasy Focus: Third Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-25
Future Shock: Brewers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Pleading the Fourth	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-02
Transaction Action: Brewers and Astros Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-15
Prospectus Today: NL Shopping Lists	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-06
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-17
Transaction Action: Party Hardy, Gardy	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-06
On the Beat: Post-season Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-17
Transaction Action: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-10
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Transaction Action: Assorted National League Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-06
Transaction Action: The Weekend Shuffle	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-20
Second-Half Prescriptions: NL	Baseball Prospectus	2009-07-16
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-07-08
Prospectus Hit List: Closing In	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-26
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Conquering the Cubs	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-17
Prospectus Hit List: Shuffling the Deck	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-12
On the Beat: Mid-week Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-06-03
Prospectus Hit List: Going Places	Marc Normandin	2009-05-29
Fantasy Beat: Bench Players	Marc Normandin	2009-05-26
Prospectus Today: Changing Gears	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-27
Future Shock Blog: April 22, 2009	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-22
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, NL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-08
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-02
Transaction Analysis: Big-League Cuts and NRI Mutts	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-27
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-13
Triple Fix: National League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-05
Future Shock: Brewers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-12-07
Hot Stove Preview: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-18
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-10
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-06
Future Shock: Ten September Call-up Stories	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-03
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-16
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-08-11
Prospectus Toolbox: Minor League Mailbag	Derek Jacques	2008-08-05
Prospectus Toolbox: Minor League Statistics and EqA	Derek Jacques	2008-08-02
Future Shock: Futures Game Log	Kevin Goldstein	2008-07-14
Future Shock: NL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-07-09
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-27
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Will Carroll	2008-06-27
Future Shock: NL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-15
Future Shock: April Awards for Hitters	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-02
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-25
Future Shock: Brewers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-05
Transaction Analysis: Scanning Shields, and Nailing Down Rocks	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-25
Schrodinger's Bat: Simple Fielding Runs Version 1.0	Dan Fox	2008-01-24
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Hawaiian Winter League Top 10	Bryan Smith	2007-11-20
Future Shock: Hawaiian Winter Baseball Preview	Mike Plugh	2007-09-22
Future Shock: Hawaiian Winter Baseball Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-22
Wait 'Til Next Year: Peak Translation Sleepers	Bryan Smith	2007-09-11
Future Shock: Positional Rankings - Third Base	Kevin Goldstein	2007-08-01
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-25
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-21

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-20 14:00:00	Mat Gamel or Matt Adams? (Mario66 from Milwaukee)	Adams. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-10-04 13:00:00	what role do you see Mat Gamel having next year? could he take over for Prince Fielder if he leaves next year? (gerrybraun from SD)	He could, but it wouldn't be all sunshine and roses. (Jason Parks)
2011-07-13 12:30:00	I would hate to see Prince leave Milwaukee and, even as a Cubs fan, I do not want to see the Cubs sign him because it is another reminder of their need to cherry pick and overspend on FA's to make up for their inability to develop from within. For me, there is a lot to like about a guy staying with the team that drafted and developed him, and Milwaukee has done a great job of building its team organically. I know there are economic challenges for the Brewers in signing Prince, but what do you feel the odds are that he stays, even if it means giving them a hometown discount? (MJ from Work)	I'd say they're pretty low, but we might have to wait for the Pujols saga to conclude before we get any closure with Prince. And hey, Mat Gamel is every bit as exciting as Prince Fielder, right? (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-01-28 14:00:00	Is there any way the Cards could get Mat Gamel away from the Brew Crew to fill our void at 3B? Can Gamel handle the position defensively or would TLR bench him after 3 games? (Kingpin from Grinnell, IA)	I don't think anyone believes Gamel can handle third base for any great length of time. Better to see what the Cards do with Freese and Craig in the meantime, which isn't so terrible. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-21 14:00:00	How long is it going to take Mat Gamel to be an everyday player for the Brew Crew? Or will they settle for a platoon with Hall so they suffer through Gamel's fielding antics as little as possible? (mikeduin from Seattle)	Bill Hall has to play against lefties, at second or third. Gamel is, by all accounts, laughingly bad at third, so a platoon isn't the worst idea. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-11-03 13:30:00	Where do you think Mat Gamel ultimately ends up playing in the Majors? Trade Cameron for a 3B or SP and go with Braun/Hart/Gamel in the OF? Trade Fielder and put Gamel at 1B? Suffer the horrible defence at 3B? Trade Gamel for 3B or SP and let someone else make the decision? (Aaron from YYZ)	I just don't think Gamel can handle third convincingly enough long enough to be tolerated at the big-league level; there just isn't enough Maalox in the world. A Gamel/Hart/Braun outfield would give life to way too many flying things (much as I enjoy the spectacle of seeing Hart in center, it doesn't really work), and Fielder would have to fetch you top-shelf pitching talent and perhaps that third baseman to be remotely tolerable, setting aside whether you replace him with Gamel. Gamel to somebody else for a starting pitcher or starting third baseman is sort of like all the talk about Billy Butler: you're limited to the DH-league teams, because everyone's aware of the unglovely downside that goes with these cats and their limitations as fielders. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-09-15 14:00:00	Love your work and thanks for taking the time to chat Bro. My question is about Mat Gamel, I know in your last chat you said he was very unlikely to stick at 3b and even compared him to the Ryan Braun disaster in the big leagues. I look at his stats at AA and I say that if someone starts 27 double plays it is almost IMPOSSIBLE for them not to have some skill over there. Knda like someone stealing 40 nases without them having some speed. I think minor league fielding stats are more reliable than scouting reports in evaluating minor leaguers. They tell you facts where the reports are sometimes all over the place... Jed Lowrie ring a bell? Any scouts appologize to you for misleading you and, us, about him? (Casejud from Bothell, Wa)	Sweet! I get to start off totally cranky! Number one: You think fielding stats are more reliable than scouting reports and that's dead wrong. Basic fielding stats are a horrible way to evaluate a defender at any level. Number two: You want to talk about how great fielding stats are in support of Mat Gamel? Did you notice the fact that the guy has made 119 errors in the past three years? ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN. Number three: I was not misled, nor did I mislead anyone on Lowrie. I don't remember exactly what I wrote coming into the season (and I ranked him HIGHLY, mind you), but it was something to the effect of him being a fundamentally sound defender who makes the play on every ball he gets to, yet he's not especially rangy. I haven't seen anything to change my mind about that, and I certainly never criticized his offense. Next! (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-08-20 13:00:00	Who's the more viable defensive third baseman? Brett Wallace or Mat Gamel? (Amos from New York)	What's the fastest car? Yugo or AMC Pacer? So how the answer to that really doesn't matter? (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-08-13 14:00:00	Mat Gamel's recent slump - nothing to be concerned about or was his first half more of a fluke? (HuntsvilleFan from 'bama)	I wouldn't be too concerned, but at the same time, I do think Gamel was over his head in the first half, and I think he's a very good, but not elite prospect. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-22 13:00:00	In a radio interview yesterday Doug Melvin said the Brewers had some prospects that were untouchable. If LaPorta wasn't, who is? (denny187 from WI)	Mat Gamel, Alcides Escorbar and Jeremy Jeffress from what I can tell. (Kevin Goldstein)

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