J.J. Hardy News

First things first: treat this with a grain of salt for now. The fact that the Post-Gazette reported that the Bucs offered Matt Capps for J.J. Hardy but didn't mention that the Pirates and Brewers also discussed a Ryan Doumit -for-Hardy swap makes this report from FOXSports.com seem a bit strange to me.

Here's a roster decision with some irony. The Brewers cut loose their winningest pitcher from 2009 in a move designed to improve the starting rotation for 2010.

Milwaukee traded Hardy to the Twins yesterday for speedy outfielder Carlos Gomez.

The Post-Gazette reports . This probably wouldn't have been a very appealing offer to the Brewers --they have Trevor Hoffman signed through 2010, with an option for 2011, and Capps was a complete mess all year.

With the conclusion of Wednesdaya TMs GM meetings in Chicago, The Brewers are ready to start getting serious about this years group of free agents.

With JJ Hardy finally dealt, it's time for Brewers GM Doug Melvin to focus on fixing the starting rotation.

The Mike Cameron era in center field for the Milwaukee Brewers ended Monday when the 15-year veteran filed for free agency.

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

The Twins have traded a toolbox without a key for a mystery. Carlos Gomez has talent, the greatest of which is raw speed.

The Milwaukee Brewers did more Friday than trade one player for another. In sending shortstop J.J. Hardy to the Twins for center fielder Carlos Gomez, the Brewers began remaking their roster as well as clearing salary space to pursue much-needed pitching.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Rob Neyer, Tom Tango and Craig Wright.

The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.

J.J. Hardy to Twins for Perkins Based on how Hardy has played in the past I would be all for this trade.

Brewers' GM Doug Melvin has made it perfectly clear that his top priority this offseason is to upgrade a starting rotation that finished last in the National League in ERA.

A bit of doom and gloom in Buster Olney's most recent blog post for ESPN -- with a wave of young stars constantly raising the bar in arbitration cases, some of Olney's sources maintain that players are starting to get more through arby hearings than they would get on the open market.

One year to the day after riding in a championship parade made possible by his postseason pitching heroics, Cole Hamels starts Game 3 of the World Series tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

Thanks for the post whatzizname. As a fan of Hardy, I often wondered what the hell happened to him and the article confirmed many of my suspicions.

Trade Brandon Morrow to Milwaukee for J.J. Hardy. Trade Jose Lopez, Mark Lowe, and Jason Vargas to Chicago for John Danks.

Yes, there is no typo in the title. I heard rumors today that the Milwaukee Brewers have reached an angreement with the Kansas City Royals to acquire the rights of Zack Greinke and unknown minor leaguers for the rights of JJ Hardy, Manny Parra, Mat Gamel, and Angel Salome.

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.