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Brewers Likely To Renew Fielder's Deal

There is a good chance that the Milwaukee Brewers will renew the contract of Prince Fielder for 2008 without an agreement being reached for the second-straight year, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"There's really no negotiating with zero- to three-year players," GM Doug Melvin explained to the Journal-Sentinel. "Everybody starts with the same base salary, then you get so many points for plate appearances. Then, if you become rookie of the year, (earn) a Silver Slugger, if you place in the MVP voting, you get a bonus. So it's an incentive-laden deal."

RealGM Note: Fielder had a season FIC of 285 in 2007, which was 11th in all of baseball. He 'deserved' a salary of $14.585 million while actually making just $415,000, giving him an incredible Reina Value of +3,514%.

Click here to view the Reina Value for 2007

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Brewers' Gallardo Out Four-Weeks With Torn Meniscus

Brewers' pitcher Yovani Gallardo has torn cartilage in his knee and will miss four weeks, the team announced Sunday.

Gallardo will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to repair a torn lateral meniscus.

Gallardo almost certainly will begin the season on the disabled list for the Brewers, who were counting on the righthander to be a member of their starting rotation.

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Hardy, Brewers Avoid Arbitration With Deal

The Milwaukee Brewers and shortstop J.J. Hardy agreed to terms on a one-year deal on Friday allowing the parties to avoid arbitration, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"We reached out and made one last pitch before we had to get on a plane," General Manager Doug Melvin told the Sentinel. "We came up a little bit with our offer, and they accepted."

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