UPDATED BELOW!!!!!! With all the hubbub surrounding Roy Halladay I thought I’d chime in (again) on trading for him. As of right now the Crew is 2.5 games out of first place in the Central and 2.5 pitchers out of a halfway decent starting rotation. Getting Halladay would be pretty much exactly the same as [...]
Via Gord Ash’s Twitter: rhp david riske reports ongoing elbow pain during his most recent “rehab” outing That sounds like a Tommy John surgery waiting to happen. Why is “rehab” in quotes?
The news came out last night that Trevor Hoffman is on track to join the Brewers after tossing 18 pitches in a rehab assignment for Triple A Nashville in a successful outing. He should be on track to join the team this weekend in Houston if all goes according to plan. As with any other [...]
Mark DiFelice is a 32-year-old career minor league pitcher who seemingly can’t find a home, having minor league stints with the Rockies, Orioles, Nationals, Cubs, and now Brewers. So far, he’s been a journeyman minor leaguer who just found his first big-league experience last year in a short 19-inning stint, only getting his opportunity when [...]
The Brewers made the playoffs for the first time in 26 years mostly off of the pitching staff’s second-half excellency. It’s been well-documented how incredible CC Sabathia was, so we don’t hear that again. With the loss of Sabathia and (assumingly) Sheets to free agency, the rotation is going through a major change (and downgrade). [...]