Claudi-oh My

To say that the Brewers decision to release Claudio Vargas is a surprise may be a bit of an understatement. As a matter of fact, I had him penciled in as the team's number four starter this morning, but I was evidently very wrong. I thought Vargas had a good enough spring to warrant a spot on the club, whether in the rotation or the pen. The Brewers must feel like the better option is to go with Carlos Villanueva and Manny Parra so they can start developing into the top notch starters the organization pictures them as. This is a move that could pay off in a big way with the odds Ben Sheets leaves after the season seeming to be pretty high. It is also a move that could prove to be very risky if one or more of the current starters gets injured.... or if any of the three young pitchers (Gallardo included) has a hard time adjusting to the big leagues.

I would not be surprised if Vargas is on another team's roster by the end of the day or first thing tomorrow morning. He has the stuff to be a four or five on most teams in the majors, and I would assume his new team would want him in camp a few days before the season starts. It is just a shame that all we have to show for the Doug Davis/Dana Eveland/Dave Krynzel trade is                (that big space means, nothing). Can we do an "Edit-Undo" or "Ctrl-Z" on that deal? Or are we better off to just not have those three (or is it six) players?