Kevin Mench DFA'd

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 10, 2007 1:12 PM CST in News

Just days after Laynce Nix was designated for assignment, his fellow Brewer and former Ranger teammate Kevin Mench has also been designated for assignment.

No big surprise...I'm guessing the Brewers will try to find a trade partner for him, but will likely end up just releasing him.

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Nelly Cruz

last man standing?

Fire Todd Dodge.

by sprite on Dec 10, 2007 12:56 PM CST reply actions

Just say no.

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Dec 10, 2007 12:59 PM CST reply actions

TR

Agree with TR's take from today's mailbag.

Man, Mench sure had a nice future for awhile. I'm sure no one needs reminding of how Showalter gratuitously held his bat out of so many lineups.

by hightowersmith on Dec 10, 2007 1:00 PM CST reply actions

I need reminding!

A perfectly good username was ruined.

by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 10, 2007 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

nice to see this name again

It was always one of my faves, although your new one was pretty cool, too (until it got misappropriated and bastardized).

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Dec 10, 2007 7:16 PM CST up reply actions

Carlos Lee

How does that Lee/Cordero trade look now? All the guys we gave them are no longer with the team. Both teams got draft picks, but we got better ones.

That trade helped the Rangers make one failed attempt at the playoffs but at least JD tried. The cost for that attempt? One year of CoCo and that's it. Most under-rated JD trade to date.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Dec 10, 2007 1:09 PM CST reply actions

¡Vámanos!

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Dec 10, 2007 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

Hey now

that's only allowed for swipernoswiping.

by brettgardner on Dec 10, 2007 1:55 PM CST up reply actions

Ms. Irwin...

couldn't possible come up with her own heading.
The poor thing is famous for stealing others.
Oh the trials and tribulations of having down syndrome tendencies.

"Santa all I want is a new owner for the Rangers. Pee Wee and Wash can stay." - Me

by LAMuscleFag on Dec 11, 2007 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

don't get it

doesn't that mean "we go"..

by Longhorn on Dec 10, 2007 4:44 PM CST up reply actions

its a dora the explorer reference

and yes it does, or "let's go"

by ab03 on Dec 10, 2007 4:50 PM CST up reply actions

i agree...

Blake Beavan isn't a Ranger either without this trade going down.

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Dec 10, 2007 1:20 PM CST up reply actions

Sure he is

if we don't sign Cat.

Damn that signing sucked.

Dwyade once challenged God to a game of 1-on-1, only to realize that not even God can play 1-on-1 against Himself.

by thedirkatron on Dec 10, 2007 8:06 PM CST up reply actions

Cat

I think that was a great bargain signing - 3yr/13.5mil with club option for fourth year. Yeah, it cost the Rangers a pick, but this value was worth it.

by Randy Richardson on Dec 10, 2007 8:36 PM CST up reply actions

for a marginal

platoon hitter with limited if any defensive value? Seems a high price to pay.

"LSB: accept the losing" - Sharky

by DJCahill on Dec 11, 2007 9:29 AM CST up reply actions

yeah

Setting aside his poor start, he was pretty solid after coming off the DL. Paying $4.5mil per year for a proven veteran seems cheap in this market. His defense doesn't bother me at all.

by Randy Richardson on Dec 11, 2007 9:38 AM CST up reply actions

I guess watching

his girly throws just annoys me.

"LSB: accept the losing" - Sharky

by DJCahill on Dec 11, 2007 9:43 AM CST up reply actions

For real that contract

is like trading two players for Shane Battier.

Put Mayberry Jr. back at First Base.

by Jukebox Joe on Dec 11, 2007 10:26 AM CST up reply actions

well

if you are going to give the rangers credit for getting some production out of carlos lee, you should give the brewers credit for getting some production out of cordero (for longer).

in the end, if nelson cruz doesn't pan out, this trade will be a big wash. now winners, no losers

by ab03 on Dec 10, 2007 1:38 PM CST up reply actions

Unless

Bleaven can back up 10% of his swagger and pitch a little

by 1man5tools @ Lone Star Ball on Dec 10, 2007 2:01 PM CST up reply actions

Mench

I'd rather give Mench 5 million than the psycho Bradley.

by LBrooks on Dec 10, 2007 2:00 PM CST reply actions

Why?

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Dec 10, 2007 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

why?

eom

by knockoutking24 on Dec 10, 2007 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

Cause LBrooks

for some god awful reason hasn't croaked yet. As long as he continues to pollute this earth, he'll post stuff like the awesome post above.

by FirebatM3 on Dec 10, 2007 6:13 PM CST up reply actions

ha

the first time LBrooks suggests a ranger move that should be made instead of bitching and he comes up with that gem.

This is the post to link to next time he makes a junior reference. i guess the clueless are allowed to critique, too.

by ab03 on Dec 10, 2007 2:17 PM CST up reply actions

5 million?

So, we know Juniors modus operandi:

Sign guys to 1 yr. deals for millions of dollars so he can trade for prospects at the trade deadline.

Last year he spent about 4 million of Daddy Hicks' money on the prospects he got for Gagne and Lofton.

So far, this year he's putting out 5 million (a risky 5 million) to an injury prone psycopath in hopes of getting another prospect that, may or may not become anything.

This act is getting old.

Send this boy to Oklahoma City.

by LBrooks on Dec 10, 2007 2:25 PM CST reply actions

Correction

Last year he spent about 4 million of Daddy Hicks' money on the prospects he got for Gagne and Lofton.

About 8 MILLION

by LBrooks on Dec 10, 2007 2:27 PM CST up reply actions

no room to talk

http://www.lonestarball.com/comments/2007/12/10/141226/57/10#10

by ab03 on Dec 10, 2007 2:31 PM CST up reply actions

Bradley

He's not a psychopath. Yes, he has anger issues, but he's also been a Roberto Clemente nominee, and put up his own money to open two baseball academies for inner-city kids in Los Angeles.

Gagne got us our likely fourth starter this year, along with a platoon outfielder and an exciting outfield prospect. Lofton got us a bat who's done nothing but rake in the minors. I think that's worth $8 million of Hicks' money.

What's getting old is you calling a grown man a boy just because you're old and bitter.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Dec 10, 2007 2:40 PM CST up reply actions

Youd Do Realize

He's not a psychopath. Yes, he has anger issues, but he's also been a Roberto Clemente nominee, and put up his own money to open two baseball academies for inner-city kids in Los Angeles.

Ok, he's not a psychopath....just a hothead.

You do know that the guy has averaged 45 games for the last 3 years in the 2nd half, don't you?

You're gambling 5 million that this guy can even walk at the trade deadline.

I'd rather put that money in with the ARod money, the Tex money, the naming rights of the stadium money, right in Tommy Boy's back pocket. lol

by LBrooks on Dec 11, 2007 1:03 PM CST up reply actions

umm

correct me if im wrong, but isnt this what you DO when your rebuilding? TRADE older players for prospects?

by knockoutking24 on Dec 10, 2007 2:43 PM CST up reply actions

Here

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2007/10/10/BbmUsU3P.jpg

Is the reason why Jon Daniels is such a good GM, the bar was set so low, that he can't help but me infinitely better.

by FirebatM3 on Dec 10, 2007 6:12 PM CST up reply actions

picture

Is that Ed Coffin?

Some professionals get better with age and experience. Lawyers, professors, engineers. Hookers? Not so much. -- DJ Cahill

by tricer on Dec 10, 2007 7:32 PM CST up reply actions

Nope

My lower lip doesn't jut out, and I've never been exiled from Ohio..........

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Dec 10, 2007 7:55 PM CST up reply actions

At This Point

I'd beg for John Hart to come back.

This boy only blows smoke up peoples asses.

by LBrooks on Dec 11, 2007 1:05 PM CST up reply actions

FBI

by mrpman on Dec 11, 2007 11:09 PM CST up reply actions

Wow, is that a clueless post.

Trading Gagne and Lofton netted the team:

a major league ready CF in Murphy
a major league ready starter in Gabbard
a possible future star in CF in Beltre

Trading Lofton got another solid catching prospect with a real nice bat.

The team added 4 players who have a real chance to help the team, after the two players traded away had solid numbers in Arlington. What fault could you possibly find with those transactions?

These are exactly the kind of things Daniels should be doing right now.

Tomorrow Never Knows

by t ball on Dec 11, 2007 11:45 AM CST up reply actions

Let's See Now.....

I remember a few years ago when these 2 trades were being lauded as much as the Gagne and Lofton trades:

Uggie for AGon, Snare, and Will Smith

Everett for Frankie, Webster, and Rupe

Of those 6 guys, 2 have panned out. Of course, the best one - AGon - wonder boy traded away.

We still have Frankie who has shown he can be a seviceable middle relief guy.

So, between the Everett and Urbina trades we ended up paying about 7 mil for Frankie.

Now, we're paying about 8 mil for Gabbard, Murphy, Beltre, and Ramirez.

This boy doesn't have a clue.

by LBrooks on Dec 11, 2007 12:54 PM CST up reply actions

Mench

I'm guessing that he wasn't one of Yost's guys. It was real shitty that in Milwaukee's 3 games in Arlington Yost didn't get him into a game once. I'm sure Mench would have received a nice welcome back from the crowd. Just one of those little things.

by Randy Richardson on Dec 10, 2007 9:00 PM CST reply actions