I agree with spongebob, weeks has to go,and Bill Hall is no better.

whybesad, we have tony gwynn jr. to take over center. and if the brewers do lose sabathia at the end of the year they get 2 first round picks. and scouting on laporta says he is a corner outfielder probably best suited for AL and as a DH.

NVgrf, your Cards have been doing it with smoke and mirrors, it won't keep up. Are they on their fourth or fifth closer so far this year? The Crew is taking a chance, but I'm sure you remember Rick Sutcliffe for the Cubs in '84, and Doyle Alexander for the Tigers in '87. They cost both teams a lot (Joe Carter, John Smoltz), but they each made it to the playoffs, because of the pick-ups. Now maybe if the Cards can get Stan the Man, and Bob Gibson back, they might be able to keep up.

Go White Sox!

Now all the Brewers have to do is trade Rickie Weeks for a bottle of pine tar and some sunflower seeds. Maybe Rickie could represent the NL at the All-Star game in the "Popping up with two outs with runners in scoring position" derby. That guy is and has always been horrible.

still need a lead off hitter

With C.C... the brewers go from pretender to contender. They went from a pretty good team to a very dangerous team. Now they can matchup with any starting rotation in the N.L.

The Brewers have never done anything, and never will. Next they will try to bring in Clemens and Bob Feller. Desperation breeds desperation. Post me again at the season's end!

Is it worth it to give up a great prospect that could be converted to another position. Maybe center field. Cammeron is getting old. Also, we aren't going to be able to sign both Sabitha and Sheets. We may loose both and a top prospect with no guarantees we will even contend. With a lack luster bullpen the playoffs may be a dream.

nvgrf, your cards are now in third place and out of the wild card. so hope your cards enjoy the view.

It will make them only a slightly better 3rd place team in the division. Go Cards!!

That's the problem...putting the pay before the produce...
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Let's see what he does first.

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i just hope they can re-sign him

The stink you smell is "pro" sports in general.

as a die hard indians fan... just a thought of this news really stinks bad!!

its not about re-signing either sheets or sabathia. worry about that nov 1. its about getting to the playoffs THIS YEAR. if we get there, good trade of course, if not, you know how it goes;), but the bottom line is we NEEDED to do this, if not for our team as much as to keep him off the cubbies roster....

LaPorta has a good bat but his defensive skills are horrible, hes better suited for an AL team in a DH role, his lack of defense in left field (an area where braun is signed through 2015) would not get him a starting role in the bigs any time soon barring injury. the only thing losing laporta is going to hurt is our Nashville team, he was a bat without a position.

Don't get to excited about this deal. If we can't resin him or sheets we are screwed. Giving up La Porta is going to sting us big time.

thats true statement. seems were willing to spot the other team an out to start every game.

Now all we need is a leadoff hitter.

it sure will

Now this makes me happy!!!!

and a team good enough to justify a 'rental':) hes only here for the short term, but if he gets us to the playoffs.....the end will justify....:)

awesome. C.C. hasnt had the best year this year but we needed him. This is also great because it shows the brewers finally have management with the fortitude to pull the trigger to improve the team.