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Brewers News and Analysis
- Has this been the most boring offseason in Brewers history? Noah believes that it has been one of the most boring in recent history.
- Johan Santana made a start recently in Venezuela, and Noah notes that the Brewers were among the teams with scouts at the start.
- The Brewers are seeking pitching help, and Derek has a tweet from Ken Rosenthal that the Brewers are looking for a late-inning reliever.
- Our Brew Crew Blasts series continued with the fifth longest home run of the season, a very memorable grand slam.
- Is there a trade being worked on for the Brewers? The Brewer Nation blog has a rumor that something may be in the works.
- When the timeless tickets came out, we wondered who would buy a $1000 ticket. In his report on the tickets, Darren Rovell of ESPN notes that the Brewers have sold 240 of the 1000 tickets.
- The Face of MLB vote has begun, and Jonathan Lucroy is the candidate for the Brewers. Cait Covers the Bases has the details on how to vote for Lucroy.
Around Baseball
- The Astros acquired catcher Evan Gattis from the Braves in exchange for three prospects.
- The Blue Jays claimed RHP Matt West off waivers from the Blue Jays, and designated RHP Cory Burns for assignment to clear roster space.
- The Mariners acquired LHP Mike Kickham from the Cubs for RHP Lars Huijer.
- The Nationals acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar from the Athletics in exchange for reliever Tyler Clippard.
- The Rockies avoided arbitration with Drew Stubbs, signing him to a one-year, $5.825 million contract. They also avoided arbitration with Tyler Chatwood with a two-year, $2 million contract.
- Giordano's, a pizzeria in Chicago is selling a pizza with a Cubs logo on it. Big League Stew has a picture of the pizza.
- Parks and Recreation has mixed some baseball jokes into the show at times. Mike Oz of Big League Stew notes that the season premiere had another baseball reference in it.