Prospect Rogers satisfied with long season
Forget what the numbers say. Brewers pitching prospect Mark Rogers is satisfied with his stint in the Arizona Fall League and the end of a long but healthy season.


Forget what the numbers say. Brewers pitching prospect Mark Rogers is satisfied with his stint in the Arizona Fall League and the end of a long but healthy season.
The Brewers told John Halama's agent that they will have a scout in the stands for the former big league left-hander's start in the Dominican Republic on Friday night, and Halama hopes to strike a Minor League deal with Milwaukee by early next week.
The Brewers have agreed to terms with 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Santo Aybar, according to a report on ESPN.com.
FoxSports.com says the Brewers and Braves have discussed a Corey Hart-for-Derek Lowe swap. But the Braves aren't believed to have much interest in Hart, and it remains to be seen whether the Brewers likely have concerns about Lowe's bulky contract.
The Brewers on Thursday announced a number of minor upgrades at Miller Park, which will host its 10th season of baseball in 2010.
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said he's been working the phones all week to express interest in free agents, but baseball rules have prevented him from doing any negotiating.
The Brewers added catching depth on Wednesday by claiming onetime Padres prospect George Kottaras off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
With Friday's deadline for protecting players from the Rule 5 Draft looming, the Brewers added prospects Lorenzo Cain and Amaury Rivas to their 40-man roster Wednesday.
Former All-Star closer Eric Gagne told reporters in his native Canada last week that he wants to return to organized baseball, but it won't be with the Brewers.
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
Ryan Braun picked up the Brewers' first piece of offseason hardware when he was named a National League Silver Slugger on Nov. 12. Now Braun and fellow Brewers slugger Prince Fielder are waiting to see where they will finish in NL MVP balloting.
Brewers third baseman Casey McGehee finished fifth in National League Rookie of the Year balloting, the results of which were announced Monday.
The window for teams to exclusively negotiate with their own free agents doesn't expire until Friday, but, according to one observer, that's not stopping as many as a dozen clubs from showing interest in veteran Brewers infielder Craig Counsell.
Baseball's Rookie of the Year Award winners will be unveiled Monday, but Brewers third baseman Casey McGehee won't be sitting next to the phone.
The Brewers on Friday declined right-hander Braden Looper's $6.5 million mutual option for 2010. Looper will instead get a $1 million buyout and will join the pool of free agents.
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin has spoken recently with the agent for rehabbing left-hander Mark Mulder and with the Tigers about right-hander Edwin Jackson as Milwaukee searches for ways to bolster its pitching for 2010.
Braden Looper wasted no time in formally filing for free agency, and fellow Brewers right-hander Claudio Vargas was right behind him.
The representative for former Brewers ace Ben Sheets wants to make it very clear that his client expects to be back on the mound in 2010.
After batting .320 with 32 home runs and 114 RBIs, Ryan Braun became the first Brewer since Paul Molitor more than a decade ago to win a Silver Slugger Award in consecutive years.
The Topps Company, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball, unveiled the Triple-A All-Star team on Thursday and Brewers shortstop Alcides Escobar made the cut.
The Brewers met with the agent for right-hander John Lackey during the GM Meetings on Wednesday, and could be in the market for some of top free-agent arms on the market.
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin spent his time at this week's General Managers Meetings in Chicago focused on pitching.
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin made more comments on Tuesday hinting that Jason Kendall won't be back with the Brewers in 2010.