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Posted: Nov 9th 2009 3:30PM ET by FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers
Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in Spanish on Fanaticos.com
By SERGIO MACHADO, Special from
Fanaticos.com
Gabriela Escobar faces many challenges. She is not even close to beginning to understand the difference between right and wrong and yet she's touched by adversity. She is at the center of a situation created by adults, but luckily she has no idea of what's surrounding her. She hasn't even had her first birthday yet.
Leury Escobar is Gabriela's mother. She lives in Panamá and is the daughter of Sandra Taveras and Omar Moreno, who was a big leaguer from 1975 to 1986, playing his best years with the
Pittsburgh Pirates, stealing 96 bases in 1980 and winning the World Series in 1979. He was part of that magical
Pirates team known as the 'We Are Family' Pirates.
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 12:49AM ET by Frankie Piliere (RSS feed)
Filed under: Angels, Brewers, Marlins, Red Sox, Twins, White Sox, MLB Transactions, Scout's Eye View
In Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down offseason moves from a scouting perspective. It hasn't taken long for the Hot Stove to get heated up as we roll past the World Series. Some key players have already been locked up and some high upside trades have already gone down. What do these moves mean for each club involved and how will the players dealt respond to their
new homes? Just as significant, how important will the prospects dealt turn out to be?
From
Mark Teahen headed to Chicago, to the
Carlos Gomez for
J.J. Hardy swap, to
Bobby Abreu's new deal with the
Angels, each move had a distinct impact. Perhaps the most interesting of these, however, was
Jeremy Hermida being shipped to Boston. For the price of a pair of young lefties, the
Red Sox took a gamble that may prove very worthy.
Posted: Nov 6th 2009 12:25PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, Twins, AL Central, NL Central, MLB Transactions

It was no secret
J.J. Hardy was likely going to be traded this offseason, but most believed the
Brewers would use him to acquire some desperately needed starting pitching help. Instead,
they have opted to move him to Minnesota for a young center fielder --
Carlos Gomez.
Hardy, 27, fell out of favor with the Brewers this past season as he failed to meet his previously set offensive standards. He ended the season with an abysmal .659 OPS and the Brewers have uber-prospect
Alcides Escobar waiting in the wings (he hit .304 in 38 big-league games last season). Thus, it made sense to move Hardy, who did hit 50 home runs in his previous two campaigns, for help elsewhere.
Posted: Oct 16th 2009 2:55PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, NL Central, MLB Rumors

Only the
Washington Nationals had a worse team ERA than the
Milwaukee Brewers in the NL this past season.
Brewers' starters were the worst in the entire major leagues, sporting a pathetic 5.37 ERA. Obviously, something needs to be done for a team with such a high-powered offense, in order to remain competitive.
Thus, the
Brewers are reportedly making a strong push for respected pitching coach Rick Peterson. Peterson has worked with former A's and current Brewers manager Ken Macha in the past, as he was in Oakland from 1998-2003, where he oversaw the development of All-Stars
Barry Zito,
Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder. He then took a job with the
Mets -- which didn't turn out near as well and concluded during the 2008 season.
Posted: Oct 5th 2009 4:48PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, NL Central, MLB Transactions

The ageless closer has at least one more year in him -- and maybe even two. Multiple outlets are reporting that
Trevor Hoffman has signed a new contract to remain with the Milwaukee Brewers.
According to Tom Haudricourt of the
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the
deal will pay Hoffman $8 million in 2010 and has a mutual option for 2011. The option contains escalators involving Hoffman's 2010 stats and could pay him up to $8.5 million in 2011. There is also a $500,000 buyout -- which grows to $1 million if Hoffman reaches 40 saves in 2010 -- should the Brewers decide not to retain Hoffman's services for 2011.
Posted: Oct 4th 2009 7:59PM ET by Pat Lackey (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, NL Central

Despite a disappointing 2009 season, the
Brewers confirmed Sunday that
they will bring manager Ken Macha back in 2010 with a team option for 2011. In fact, most of Macha's staff will be back, with only interim pitching coach Chris Bosio and bullpen coach Stan Kyles not being offered contracts.
That's not the only news out of Milwaukee on the last day of the season. The Brewers are also apparently
close to re-signing closer
Trevor Hoffman, who pitched exceptionally well in his first season in Milwaukee, saving 37 games with a 1.70 ERA and a 4.27 K/BB ratio. He's 41, but the all-time saves leader certainly didn't pitch his age this year.
Posted: Sep 29th 2009 11:42AM ET by Tom Fornelli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, NL Central, MLB Rumors

A year ago at this time the
Milwaukee Brewers were wrapping up their first postseason berth in 25 years, and even though they were knocked out of the Division Series by the
Phillies, expectations were raised in Milwaukee. Those expectations weren't met this season as the Brew Crew is battling just to finish .500.
So it's no surprise that the team's owner, Mark Attanasio, is disappointed with this year's results, but he's focused on the future of his club and how it can get back to the postseason. Obviously changes will need to be made in Milwaukee if the Brewers are going to contend in the NL Central next season, and that means there are some tough decisions to be made.
Posted: Sep 28th 2009 2:57PM ET by Pat Lackey (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, NL Central

With a full week of
baseball left in the 2009 season, the current edition of the
Milwaukee Brewers have already allowed almost 100 runs more than the playoff-bound 2008 edition. While a large amount of that difference can be chalked up to losing
CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets, a more abstract difference for this Milwaukee team is the absence of well-regarded pitching coach Mike Maddux, who left Milwaukee for Texas after last season.
FOXSports.com's
Ken Rosenthal reported that the Brewers are interested in trying to bridge that gap by hiring
Rick Peterson. The rumor shouldn't be surprising; Peterson worked both with
Brewers' manager
Ken Macha in Oakland and bench coach
Willie Randolph in New York before being fired by the Mets along with Randolph last summer.
Posted: Sep 24th 2009 6:00AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Brewers, Phillies, Rangers, Twins, White Sox, AL Central, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.
You Oughta Know ...
That
Brad Lidge problem is back again.
Lidge on Wednesday blew a save for the 11th time -- most in the NL in 11 years -- as the Phillies lost 7-6 to the Marlins.
He entered for the bottom of the ninth, after
Ross Gload's leadoff double, got two outs. But
Hanley Ramirez walked,
Jorge Cantu singled and
Brett Carroll singled to
hand Lidge the loss.
Posted: Sep 20th 2009 6:00AM ET by Jeff Fletcher (RSS feed)
Filed under: Angels, Brewers, Dodgers, Giants, Phillies, Rangers, White Sox, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.
You Oughta Know ... That the
White Sox may be out of the playoff race, but
Jake Peavy still gave them something to get excited about. Peavy made his much-anticipated White Sox debut, pitching five effective innings to beat the
Royals.
Peavy gave up three runs and his command was shaky, but he consistently threw his fastball in the low 90s. He threw 73 pitches, only 20 in his last two innings.