What we learned: December 2, 2014

Cram Session

• The non-tender deadline is today, where teams have to decide if they will tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. Derek looked through the arbitration-eligible players yesterday and believes all three will be tendered contracts.
• The Brewers made two minor-league signings yesterday, signing Nick Additon and Brent Leach to minor-league deals. Leach's deal includes an invite to spring training.
• Our MVBrewers series continued with Noah's profile of Matt Clark. The next profile will be up this afternoon.
• Nicholas Zettel of Disciples of Uecker looks at some of the Brewers prospects who aren't known as well but should be watched.
• Over on ESPN SweetSpot, David Schoenfield lists Jean Segura as one of five NL players who needs to bounce back.

Around Baseball

• Sporting News is currently holding a "tournament" to decide which ballpark is the best MLB ballpark. Miller Park was seeded 12th on the NL side, but won its first matchup. You can vote for them in the round of 16 now.
• Former Brewer Mark Kotsay was hired by the Padres to be their new hitting coach. He will be the seventh hitting coach for the Padres since Petco Park opened in 2004.
• Mike Oz of Big League Stew notes that MLB players were drug tested 2,500 times more in 2014 than they were during the 2013 season.
• Now that Brett Lawrie is out of Toronto, he believes the the Rogers Centre artificial turf is responsible for his injury problems over the last few years.
• If you're unsure about how the non-tender works, MLB Trade Rumors has an explanation of what happens when a player is non-tendered.