Disciples of Uecker

Since non-tendering Manny Parra, the Brewers have been on the lookout for left-handed relievers. Only two left-handed pitchers occupy spots on the 40-man roster: Chris Narveson and Miguel De Los Santos. On Friday, the Brewers signed left-handed reliever Travis Webb to a minor league deal…. [More]

For the first time in Doug Melvin’s tenure in Milwaukee, the Brewers didn’t pick a single player in the Rule 5 draft. They did, however, lose one — infielder Eric Farris was picked in the minor league portion of the draft by the Seattle Mariners…. [More]

The teardown of the Brewers’ bullpen is complete. Now comes the rebuilding. A day after non-tendering Manny Parra, the Brewers have added a bullpen piece, acquiring right-hander Burke Badenhop from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor leaguer Raul Mondesi, Jr. Badenhop appeared in… [More]

Manny Parra’s 10-year tenure in the Brewers’ organization will come to an end when the clock hits midnight on the east coast tonight. The Brewers announced that they will not tender the left-hander a contract for the 2013 season, making him a free agent. Parra’s… [More]

With teams having to tender contracts to players before December 1st, the Brewers have some interesting decisions to make over the next five days. Following the Great Outright Roster Purge of Early November, the Brewers have five arbitration-eligible players remaining on their roster: Carlos Gomez,… [More]

The deadline to protect minor league players from the Rule 5 draft is today, and with six open spots on the 40-man roster, the Brewers have protected five — none of which are a total surprise. #Brewers add RHP Nick Bucci, RHP Hiram Burgos, OF… [More]

The deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft is Tuesday, and the Brewers will have some decisions to make when it comes to some of their better minor leaguers. There are six available spots on the team’s 40-man roster, but recently assistant GM… [More]

In 2012, Ryan Braun was first in the NL in OPS. First in total bases. First in home runs. First in slugging. First in ISO. First in WPA/LI. First in wOBA. Tied for first in wRC+. And second in the National League Most Valuable Player… [More]

Norichika Aoki never really had a chance to win Rookie of the Year. He didn’t get the Bryce Harper hype. He wasn’t an All-Star like Wade Miley. He wasn’t on a division-winner like Todd Frazier. But he did have an excellent rookie season, and he… [More]

Ryan Braun missed out on the Hank Aaron award and the prevailing opinion is he’ll miss out on the MVP, but at least he’ll take away one piece of hardware from the 2012 season: Braun won his fifth consecutive Silver Slugger award Thursday. Looking at… [More]