As usual, Ken Macha opened his Friday morning huddle with reporters by running down the status of injured Brewers. The manager had to take a couple of deep breaths before getting through the list. But that list could shrink considerably over the next couple of days. Most significantly, Bill Hall, who has spent the first [...]
Dave Bush might be the Brewers’ Mr. Underrated, and that’s just fine with him. “I’m not much for accolades,” Bush said, “so I guess it doesn’t really matter to me. I know what I can do out there.” Bush was solid on Wednesday in the Brewers’ 6-2 loss to the White Sox, allowing two hits [...]
This hardly qualifies as a surprise (no pun intended with today’s game site) but the Milwaukee Brewers just announced they have released reliever Eric Gagne from his minor league contract. An MRI recently revealed that Gagne has labrum and rotator cuff damage in his pitching shoulder. He was given the option of having an injection [...]
Tony Gwynn Jr.’s lingering shoulder woes are prompting the Brewers to keep an eye on the free-agent market for outfielders. “I would say very, very casually that we’re keeping an eye out,” assistant general manager Gord Ash said Friday. “Believe me, we have had a number of calls from agents of players who don’t have [...]
With his new contract in tow, Yovani Gallardo looked every bit the Brewers’ ace in a three-inning stint against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. A few hours after he agreed to a one-year deal for 2009, the right-hander held the Rockies to one hit in three scoreless innings with five strikeouts. It was a step [...]
Just when Brad Nelson thought he had settled back at first base, his manager wants to see him play the outfield. After Nelson went untested in his first Spring Training start in left field on Monday, manager Ken Macha said he’s considering the one-time top prospect for one of the backup outfield spots. Nelson continued [...]
The Brewers are planning an ultra-conservative approach with injured starter Braden Looper as the right-hander could begin his first season with Milwaukee on the disabled list. Looper was scratched from his Brewers debut on Saturday because of tightness in his left oblique muscle. He has improved in the days since, but club medical officials nonetheless [...]
Corey Hart is firmly established as the Brewers’ right fielder, with an All-Star Game on his record and his first seven-figure contract in the bank. But he’s taking Spring Training more seriously than ever. It showed this week, when Hart went 4-for-7 with a home run and two RBIs, stole three bases and reached safely [...]
Brewers outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. had a setback during a throwing drill Sunday and was to undergo an MRI scan Monday to determine the source of pain in his right shoulder. Gwynn was supposed to serve as Milwaukee’s designated hitter against the Padres on Monday in Peoria, Ariz. The teams agreed to play under American [...]
The Brewers expect to get an idea of the severity of Braden Looper’s rib-cage injury Monday, when the right-hander visits a doctor in Phoenix. Looper was scratched minutes before his scheduled Brewers debut Saturday when he felt a tweak on the left side of his lower back during pregame warmups. He did participate in some [...]
