John Donovan Doesn't Like What The Brewers Have Done

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/john_donovan/01/02/hotstove.wednesday/index.html

First he raves and raves about the Fukudome signing by the Cubs. I think the he will struggle in MLB. He had 30 HR power in Japan, but just how does that translate? Well the Matsui's, Kaz and Hedeki, are about the only notable Japanese hitters to come over to America, won't even make a joke about the Shinjo clown the Giants had a while back. Hedeki went from 50 HRs in Japan to between 25 and 35 in America. Kaz can't hit the broadside of a barn except with a bat as long as the Nile, and even then only at Coors Field, and I he had 20 HR power in Japan. I'd say he hits around 15- 20, which is about league average for a corner OF. His OBP is very solid, and should approach .375 in MLB, but he has bone spurs in his elbow, and is making 12 million. Another bizzarre part of this post is the obvious contradictions made by the "professional" Donovan. He says in the Reds paragraph that Cordero was a too-long too-high deal. Then criticizes the Brewers for replaces him with Gagne, who they claim got WAY too much money by citing his Boston numbers. Why ignore his Texas numbers??? O wait, I forgot, Texas isn't a big market, so they don't matter. It's a one year deal. Almost no risk there. Our best 5 players make less than $500,000 a year, it's a smart deal to make. He criticizes Linebrinks 4 year, 19 million dollar deal, but still says the Brewers overpaid a better David Riske to a one year, 6 million less contract. Man, you have the job that about 30 million men in America would die for, and you put this BS out there. Man, 28 million could do a better job.