Disciples of Uecker

Initial fears about Chris Narveson’s torn rotator cuff have proved to be true — the Brewers’ left-hander needs surgery and will miss the rest of the 2012 season. News of Narveson’s injury broke last Friday, but the fate of his season was up in the… [More]

All graphs are courtesy Brooks Baseball, and are from catcher’s perspective (RHB stand to the left, LHB to the right): Mat Gamel was called out at first base by Brian Gorman to lead off the 9th inning: (h/t @ABayer2)

This probably isn’t the way Chris Narveson wanted to begin the 2012 season. In his first two starts, the lefthander allowed 8 runs (7 earned) in just 9 innings, walked 4 and only struck out 5. Considering Narveson was never much of a swing-and-miss guy… [More]

If you missed it in the hours after the Brewers’ loss to Atlanta on Friday night, Milwaukee made their first minor league call-up of the young season. Infielder Eric Farris was promoted to temporarily take the place of Alex Gonzalez, who is missing the rest… [More]

While many fans have seemed to be optimistic when it came to re-signing Zack Greinke, the Brewers’ ability to keep the right-hander appears to have taken a hit Tuesday. According to General Manager Doug Melvin, contract talks with Greinke and his new agent Casey Close… [More]

You didn’t think Doug Melvin was done making moves just because he has his 25-man roster set, did you? According to ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin, the Brewers plucked a former Mets reliever off waivers Thursday: Source: Josh Stinson claimed by Milwaukee Brewers. — Adam… [More]

In a bit of a surprise move, the Brewers finalized their 25-man roster late Tuesday night by keeping first baseman Travis Ishikawa over infielder Brooks Conrad. Conrad will be assigned to Nashville. The move means Cesar Izturis is the only bench player on the Opening… [More]

Opening Day is about a week away, and the Brewers made a flurry of moves on Thursday as they continue to widdle down their roster. Taylor Green, Martin Maldonado and Zach Bradddock were optioned to Nashville, while non-roster invitee Cesar Izturis was told he will… [More]

Many people could have guessed it by looking at the spring schedule, but the Brewers made their starting rotation to start the season official on Wednesday. Yovani Gallardo will take the ball on Opening Day for the third straight season. He’ll be followed by Zack… [More]

Shaun Marcum may not be getting an extension offer from the Brewers anytime soon, but it appears Jonathan Lucroy is. According to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, Lucroy may be nearing a 4-5 year deal with Milwaukee. A deal is expected to… [More]