Craig Counsell News

The Brewers claimed infielder Luis Cruz off waivers from the Pirates on Monday, according to a baseball source, providing a bit of insurance against the departure of versatile free agent Craig Counsell.

STARTING PITCHING: Stop us if you've heard this one before, but the Brewers need to bolster a starting rotation that badly let them down in 2009 to the tune of a 5.37 ERA, tied with the Orioles for the worst mark in the Majors.

Dec. 4, 2009 8:45 a.m. I spoke with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin last night in advance of the annual winter meetings next week in Indianapolis.

You know how most of us were just assuming that the Brewers would be able to bring back Craig Counsell on another hometeam-friendly one year contract after a surprisingly good 2009 season? According to Buster Olney, that might not happen.

Braden Looper wasted no time in formally filing for free agency, and fellow Brewers right-hander Claudio Vargas was right behind him.

Here are the two press releases I just received from the Brewers: MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Brewers today declined the 2010 mutual option on RHP Braden Looper.

Brewers infielder Craig Counsell and reliever David Weathers were among the 31 players who formally filed for free agency on Monday.

Oct. 27, 2009 9:56 a.m. First baseman Prince Fielder and right-hander Yovani Gallardo were named the Brewers' Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Pitcher, respectively, for 2009 in balloting conducted by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Alcides Escobar, SS - Without announcing it as such, the Brewers began the transition from J.J. Hardy to Escobar as their starting shortstop on Aug.

Looper revealed Saturday that he will have an arthroscopic procedure in the near future to clean up torn meniscus in the knee, which began bothering him during spring training.

Ryan Braun and Craig Counsell keyed a late-game offensive explosion Friday that brought Milwaukee a 12-6 win over St.

It only seemed that way. "I felt like every time I looked at the scoreboard, I saw a huge '29' staring back at me," said the Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder.

Third baseman Casey McGehee and reliever Mark DiFelice are scheduled to get second opinions from specialists Monday to determine if surgeries will be required for their physical problems.

Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer off Tyler Walker in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Phillies in the third installment of a four-game series.

Box W:Y.Gallardo L:F.Paulino HR: HOU- None MIL- J.Gerut , P.Fielder , C.Hart Houston Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Ed Rapuano; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Joe West; Third, Paul Nauert; - Michael Bourn struck out swinging.

So did newly summoned rookie Josh Butler . What gives? Have the rules changed to allow a team to use two starting pitchers in one game? "We'll try to use two mounds at Miller Park," said manager Ken Macha.

The news hit one year ago today. On a day off in this city, it was announced that then-manager Ned Yost had been fired by the Milwaukee Brewers with 12 left in the season and replaced by third-base coach Dale Sveum, now the team's hitting coach.

When a team struggles, it's a natural reaction to point to the manager as the root of the problem.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha made that pretty clear before Tuesday's game against the St.

The Brewersa Craig Counsell dives toward third base in a vain attempt at a triple during the first inning Wednesday against the Cardinals.