Disciples of Uecker

Livan Hernandez and Yorvit Torrealba are now free agents after refusing outright assignments to the minors, the Brewers announced around noon Wednesday. In an unrelated move, reliever Jesus Sanchez was added to the 40-man roster. Hernandez appeared in 26 games this season for the Brewers… [More]

In the end, early- and mid-season struggles were just too much to overcome for the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers were eliminated from playoff contention with their 7-0 loss to the Houston Astros, but those postseason dreams would have died anyway with St. Louis’ win… [More]

With their win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday, the Brewers improved to 79-73 on the year. Unfortunately for the Brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals also beat the Chicago Cubs, maintaining their 2.5 game lead for the second wildcard spot in the National League. The… [More]

It’s not often you see a trade with 13 games remaining on the schedule, but the Brewers acquired catcher Yorvit Torrealba from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Milwaukee is sending cash to Toronto. Torrealba will be in uniform with the Brewers on Saturday, according… [More]

Typically, schedule releases aren’t all that exciting. Everyone has 162 games with 81 home and 81 away. You see division rivals a lot. You have your standard Interleague rivalry series. The 2013 schedule comes with an added twist, though. Thanks to the Houston Astros’ move… [More]

When the Brewers announced their September call-ups, one name was curiously absent: infielder Taylor Green, who spent May and June with the big league club this year before getting sent down to play every day. With Corey Hart establishing himself at first and Aramis Ramirez… [More]

With rosters expanded in September, the Brewers have slowly been adding pieces over the past few days. Eric Farris was promoted to replace Cody Ransom over the weekend, and as we reported on Sunday, Brandon Kintzler was added to the bullpen. Now, with the minor… [More]

The Brewers had been talking about shutting down Mark Rogers for weeks. On Saturday, they made it official — after making his third consecutive quality start on Friday, Rogers is done pitching in 2012. Owner Mark Attanasio may have spoiled the surprise during his stop… [More]

When the Brewers claimed Cody Ransom on waivers from Arizona in May, we said he’d be a stopgap solution at shortstop until a better option came along. With Jean Segura playing just about every day, Jeff Bianchi playing well, and September call-ups around the corner,… [More]

With the minor league season winding down, the end of August means the announcement of Arizona Fall League rosters. The Brewers made their announcement this afternoon, and there will be eight players representing Milwaukee: AZ FALL LGE: RH Nick Bucci, RH Kyle Heckathorn, RH Santo… [More]