2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Alex Rios and Yovani Gallardo Suffer Key Injuries
A few late twists on Tuesday could have a big effect on Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, which hits on Wednesday. Generally when a player is taken off the trading block, it’s due to a deal already having been completed or a team’s steadfast desire to hang onto him. However, two of the leading […]
2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Brewers Shouldn’t Be (But Are) Selling
By all indications, the Milwaukee Brewers are hoping to unload several players at this year’s trade deadline. Recently, we mentioned the club is taking offers for pitcher Yovani Gallardo and also hoping to deal third baseman Aramis Ramirez. In addition, with the recent Biogenesis scandal and ensuing suspension, there are even cries that the team […]
2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Yovani Gallardo Drawing Interest
Starting pitchers Ricky Nolasco, Matt Garza, and Jake Peavy have been some of the oft-mentioned names this trade deadline season, but don’t forget about the Milwaukee Brewers’ Yovani Gallardo. Nolasco, of course, has already been moved and Garza and Peavy could be next. However, Gallardo is another pitcher with a real chance to be dealt […]
2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Brewers Could Find it Difficult to Trade Aramis Ramirez
For years, Aramis Ramirez has been one of the top power-hitting third basemen in the National League. Since bursting onto the scene in 2001 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ramirez has been slugging home runs at a consistent pace. From that season early in his career through 2012, he has hit at least 25 home runs […]
MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Milwaukee Brewers’ Bullpen
Starting pitching is always difficult to find before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, but this year there seems to be an abundance of relievers available. And by the time that the deadline hits, no team may have dealt more of their bullpen than the Milwaukee Brewers. CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman recently remarked that the club […]
Carlos Lee Retires Wrapping Up Unheralded Career
In case you missed it on Thursday, former MLB All-Star Carlos Lee retired from the game. Officially, anyway. To most baseball folk, Lee had been retired since the end of last season. The former slugger couldn’t reach a deal with a team for the two-year deal he sought, so he instead decided to hang up […]