Braden Looper News

Brewers officials met Monday afternoon to make final decisions, but it appeared they were leaning against extending arbitration offers to any of their five compensation-eligible free agents, including infielder Felipe Lopez.

This is not a good time to need to overhaul your rotation with a major assist from the free-agent market.

The National League Cy Young Award will be awarded on Thursday, and the leading candidates are Tim Lincecum, Chris Carpenter, and Adam Wainwright.

The Brewers declined the option on Braden Looper and will pay him a million dollar buyout.A Looper led the team with 14 wins last season and a MLB leading 34 starts however a 5.22 ERA and a MLB leading 39 ding dongs allowed isna TMt going to get it done.A Last year was as good as Looper can pitch and I wouldna TMt pay him more either.A The salary ...

Quick thoughts... * How can anyone defend Bill Belichick's atrocious fourth-down call on Monday night? * I'd like to see Ahman Green get more carries, if not a chance to start.

From my weekly column at SportsBubbler.com : One of the worst-kept secrets in Major League Baseball is that the Milwaukee Brewers need starting pitching...desperately. With a 5.37 ERA that ranked last in the National League in 2009, the rotation is in dire need of an upgrade or Milwaukee risks another generation of missed postseasons and ...

Topping the to-do list: With about $15 million to spend, and a lot of holes -- but if we're being specific, they need help hitting and pitching.

Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu talked with bullpen coach John Wetteland Friday and said he believes that all the talk Thursday about suicide and mental health issues were highly premature.

Do you think Jeff Suppan wakes up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night thinking "I am why the Brewers cannot win..."? I doubt it.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants has been stripped of his U.S. visa after he was charged with killing a man in his Caribbean homeland.

Paul Byrd was among eight MLB players to file for free agency on Friday. Byrd, who turns 39 on December 3, pitched in seven games for the Boston Red Sox last season, going 1-3 with a 5.82 earned-run average.

The Milwaukee Brewers have declined their mutual option on pitcher Braden Looper, instead agreeing to a $1 million buyout with the right-hander. Looper, who could have made $6.5 million had Milwaukee exercised the option, signed a one-year deal with the Brewers last winter and went 14-7 for them with a 5.22 earned run average in 34 starts.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin may be downplaying his club's chances of landing the top pitcher on this year's free agent market, but don't count Milwaukee out of the John Lackey sweepstakes just yet.

The Elias Sports Bureau released its 2009 free agent rankings Elias Rankings Rumors: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com On this list is five players from the Brewers 2009 campaign.

Friday's interesting Milwaukee-Minnesota Midwest regional trade was nice to see.

The Milwaukee Brewers have declined a club option on right-handed reliever David Weathers for next season.

Brewers lefty Manny Parra will join third baseman Casey McGehee and righty Braden Looper for relatively minor surgeries in the coming days to fix problems that nagged all season.

First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree: The field for most disappointing Brewers performance of 2009 was loaded with star power, but the race was no contest.

Now that the Milwaukee Brewers have officially completed their 2009 season, news of more and more players with minor injuries continue to come to light.

Yadier Molina took a small step back on Thursday, but he expects to be moving forward again by Friday night.