Posted on 14 May 2013. Tags: Brewers, Jerseys, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Paul, Saints, show, St. Paul Saints, Throwback, Twins
MINNEOLIS The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers will “Turn Back the Clock” on May 30. On Monday, members of the Twins helped show off the uniforms they’ll be wearing for that game.
Minnesota will wear gray throwback uniforms of the 1948 St. Paul Saints team, while the Brewers will also wear jerseys from the 1948 season. Twins catcher Joe Mauer and closer Glen Perkins modeled the Saints jerseys they’ll wear at the end of the month.
“The Twins are proud to remember this important part of Minnesota’s great baseball heritage as the teams don the uniforms of the St. Paul Saints and Milwaukee Brewers,” said Twins curator Clyde Doepner. “This is truly a case of past meets present at Target Field.”
That 1948 Saints team included the likes of Roy Campanella, who was the first African American player to play in the American Association. Along with the jerseys from the 1948 team, the Twins will also pay tribute to St. Paul as they honor players from the state’s cap
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Posted on 28 March 2013. Tags: 1year, Betancourt, Brewers, deal, Milwaukee Brewers, Sign, Yuniesky Betancourt
Infielder Yuniesky Betancourt has signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, rejoining the team he helped win the 2011 NL Central title.
The Brewers announced the contract Wednesday.
The 31-year-old Betancourt was in spring training earlier this year with Philadelphia and batted .447 in 18 games while mostly playing shortstop. The Phillies already have All-Stars all around their infield and released Betancourt on Sunday.
Betancourt played 152 games for the Brewers in 2011 and then hit .310 in the postseason.
Betancourt hit .228 with seven homers and 36 RBIs with Kansas City last year.
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Posted on 25 March 2013. Tags: become, Brewers, Could, Jeff, Jeff Suppan, Kyle, Lohse, Milwaukee Brewers, next, Suppan
Kyle Lohse finally found a team. After waiting almost to the brink of opening day, Lohse signed with the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 years/$ 33 million. A bit less than what he and agent Scott Boras were hoping for, but at least they got a deal done.
However, when I first heard about the signing, I immediately thought back to the Brewers signing of Jeff Suppan. In case you forgot about him, Suppan signed with the Brewers for 4 years/$ 42 million back in 2006 and is generally considered one of the Brewers’ worst signings.
The similarities between Lohse and Suppan are eery. Both of them resurrected their careers while pitching for the Cardinals and pitching coach Dave Duncan. Lohse, who owns a career 4.45 ERA, posted a 3.90 ERA in 5 years with the Cards, while Suppan, who finished his career with a 4.70 ERA, had a 3.94 ERA in 4 years with the Cards.
In addition, they both had their career year with the Cardinals. Suppan’s best year came in 2005, when he went 16-10 with a 3….
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Posted on 25 March 2013. Tags: Adam McCalvy, Brewers, Kyle, Kyle Lohse, Lohse, Milwaukee Brewers, Signs, St Louis Cardinals
Kyle Lohse maintained all spring that he would sign with a team before the start of the season. On Monday he agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. Adam McCalvy of MLB.com notes that the contract is for multiple years.
Lohse, 34, had struggled to gain contract offers because signing him would cost a team their first round pick in the 2013 draft. With the signing the BrewersMilwaukee will lose the 17th overall pick.
Last season Lohse pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals making 33 starts. During his five year stint with the Cardinals Lohse won 55 games and compiled a 3.90 ERA along with a 1.28 WHIP.
Lohse is not exactly the type of pitcher a team can use to anchor their rotation but he will be a reliable arm.
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Posted on 18 March 2013. Tags: Cactus League, Carl Crawford, Crawford, Dodgers, Feels, Milwaukee Brewers, Opening, ready
GLENDALE, AZ Don’t tell Carl Crawford he can’t do somethingunless you like to be proven wrong.
Crawford made his first Spring Training appearance of the Cactus League season, going 0-3 in an 11-1 Dodgers’ split squad win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Camelback Ranch.
Afterwards, he said he thinks he’ll prove his detractors mistaken and be in the lineup on Opening Day April 1 against the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants.
“I really think so,” he said after a quick workout following his stint as the Dodgers’ designated hitter. “I played today and I didn’t think I’d be playing (so soon). Hopefully we won’t have any setbacks, and if everything goes well I should be in the lineup.”
Don Mattingly also feels his new centerfielder has cleared the final hurdle to being able to open the season on time.
“Carl’s fine,” the Dodger manager said enthusiastically. “Really it’s just about getting that process going and keep him
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Posted on 14 March 2013. Tags: Brewers, Hunter Morris, Milwaukee Brewers, Minors, Morris, Roster, send, Spring Training, Trim
The Milwaukee Brewers continued to trim their roster Wednesday, announcing six players had been sent back to the minor leagues.
Headlining the list is first baseman Hunter Morris, who struggled in spring training. With Corey Hart and Mat Gamel sidelined with injuries, Morris was suddenly thrust into the competition at first base, but he wasn’t quite ready.
Milwaukee’s Minor League Player of the Year in 2012, Morris had just three hits in 25 spring training at-bats for a .120 batting average.
The Brewers also returned catcher Adam Weisenburger and outfielder Kentrail Davis to minor league camp and optioned infielder Scooter Gennett, outfielder Josh Prince and right-hander Jesus Sanchez to Triple-A Nashville.
None of the latest round of cuts come as a surprise, but Sanchez did show well in five spring training games, posting a 2.08 ERA and striking out five in 4 13 innings.
The Brewers are now down to 42 players in big league camp.
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Posted on 10 March 2013. Tags: Alex, Alex Gonzalez, Brewers, First, Gonzalez, Milwaukee Brewers, sticking
The Milwaukee Brewers will likely open the season with Alex Gonzalez as their everyday first basemen.
Gonzalez has appeared in 1,903 major league games, yet none of them have come at first. The 36-year-old was signed to a one-year deal with the Brewers over the winter with the team planning to use him as a utility infielder.
With Corey Hart out until May with a knee injury the Brewers are left with few options at first.
The idea that Gonzalez will be an impact bat at the position is laughable. To go along with a few flashes of power the bat of Gonzalez has produced .244/.292/.399 line over a 14-year big league career.
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Posted on 07 March 2013. Tags: Brewers, Brewers GM, Doug Melvin, Milwaukee Brewers, scorpion, stung
Outside of knowing that “Rock You Like a Hurricane” is a good song, the only other thing I know about Scorpions is that it’s for the better if you don’t get stung by one. Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin learned that the hard way Wednesday night at his Phoenix-area condo where the Brewers hold their spring training. The sting occurred on Melvin’s left middle finger, but soon affected his entire left arm. Here is his recount via the Brewers Blog: “I spent three hours in an emergency room in Scottsdale,” Melvin said Thursday morning at the Brewers’ Maryvale training complex. “My arm is still totally numb. “It stung me right through the Kleenex. My arm started swelling and then the numbness started going up my arm, like when you hit your funny bone. I was wondering if it might go all the way up my arm and go to my heart. I got nervous when it got up to my shoulder, so I went to the emergency room. “They gave me (pain medication) and just watched me for a couple of hours. …
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