Brewers add four pitchers to roster
The Brewers added four pitchers to their 40-man roster Wednesday including 2004 first-round Draft pick Mark Rogers, a move to protect those players from next month's Rule 5 Draft.
SS Alcides Escobar ...2544 mins 
LF Ryan Braun ...5208 mins 
SS J.J. Hardy ...6696 mins 
SS J.J. Hardy ...9120 mins 
SP Carlos Villanueva ...9444 mins 
RP Salomon Torres ...10620 mins 
P Salomon Torres ...10727 mins 
LF Ryan Braun ...10776 mins 
LF Ryan Braun ...10919 mins 
SS J.J. Hardy ...11076 mins 
S Chris Capuano ...elbow
OF Gabe Kapler ...shoulder
R David Riske ...elbow
2B Rickie Weeks ...knee


The Brewers added four pitchers to their 40-man roster Wednesday including 2004 first-round Draft pick Mark Rogers, a move to protect those players from next month's Rule 5 Draft.
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