Milwaukee Brewers WiretapBrewers Sign Vargas To One-Year DealThe Brewers avoided arbitration on Wednesday, signing righthander Claudio Vargas to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed for the Dominican, who made $2.5 million last season. Milwaukee Brewers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Ungs Signs Free-Agent Deal With BrewersNic Ungs entered the offseason with only one item on his free-agency wish list. He just wanted a Major League Baseball team to give him a fair shot at fulfilling his lifelong dream. And he didn't have to look very far to find someone willing to do it. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound right-handed pitcher from Dyersville, Iowa, signed a one-year Triple-A contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday afternoon. Ungs became a free agent after spending the first seven years of his career in the Florida Marlins' organization. "I learned a lot with the Marlins, and I really enjoyed my time with them," Ungs said. "But, it all comes down to opportunity. The Marlins have a lot of good players, who, in two or three years, are going to be great players. They know they're not going to contend right now so they're willing to give those opportunities to the young guys they have a lot invested in and let them develop at the big-league level." Milwaukee Brewers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cameron Finalizes $7M Deal With BrewersMike Cameron and the Brewers finalized a $7 million, one-year contract Monday. The sides had reached an agreement Friday that was subject to the 35-year-old outfielder passing a physical. Milwaukee Brewers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Brewers Jan 2008 Archive
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