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WBC Injury Shouldn't Keep Braun Out

Mar 27, 2009 8:14 AM EST

The Brewers got some good news on Thursday when an MRI on Ryan Braun's injured right side indicated no serious damage.

"It's pretty much what the player and the doctor from last week told us," assistant general manager Gord Ash said. "We didn't think it was anything serious but any time a player continues to have stiffness, you want to get to the bottom of it.

"The MRI certainly gives us some comfort. We know it's nothing structural."

The exam revealed no cracked ribs or tears of any kind, but Milwaukee still doesn't know when Braun will be cleared to play an exhibition game.

The Brewers open the season April 7, and Ash said the problem did not appear serious enough to prevent Braun from getting ready to play.

Via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Milwaukee Flatly Denies Peavy Rumors

Mar 26, 2009 11:12 AM EST

Doug Melvin reiterated that there is no truth to the rumors circulating on the Internet that he has talked to the San Diego Padres about acquiring pitching ace Jake Peavy.

"There's nothing to it," said Melvin. "I haven't talked to the Padres."

Melvin said he even called Padres general manager Kevin Towers to assure him that the rumors weren't coming from the Brewers' end.

Via Journal Sentinel

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Brewers Cut Trot Nixon

Mar 26, 2009 11:11 AM EST

The Brewers cut Trot Nixon on Wednesday.

"That's tough for me," Macha said. "The four years I managed in the minor leagues, he was a player on my team. When you're a minor-league manager, what you should do is put your heart and soul into getting a guy developed, to the big leagues. I explained to him his career has meant as much to me as it has him because he spent so much time with me and I'm proud to say he was a player for me in the minor leagues because of his professionalism and the career he has had.

"(But) he hasn't had a very good spring."

Nixon hit .105 with a homer and three RBI in 38 at-bats this spring.

Via Journal Sentinel

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Brewers Mar 2009 Archive

  • Brewers Now Interested In Peavy?

    San Diego Union-Tribune | Mar 25, 2009

    The Brewers are the latest team to be mentioned in trade rumors involving Padres pitcher Jake Peavy.

  • Cashman: No Cameron Deal In Works

    New York Post | Mar 25, 2009

    Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has once again reiterated that the team doesn't have a trade in the works for Brewers center fielder Mike Cameron.

  • Brewers To Start Without Hoffman?

    ESPN | Mar 22, 2009

    The Brewers could begin the 2009 regular season without closer Trevor Hoffman, who is suffering from a strained right oblique.

  • Brewers Claim They Aren't Talking Trade With Yankees

    Journal Sentinel | Mar 19, 2009

    There have been reports suggesting the Brewers and Yankees have been engaging in trade talks with the Yankees centered around Mike Cameron and a third baseman.

  • Two More Team USA Players Suffer Injuries

    ESPN | Mar 16, 2009

    Outfielder Ryan Braun and reliever Matt Lindstrom are the latest players from Team USA to suffer injuries at the World Baseball Classic.

  • Brewers: Yankees Don't Want To Seem Anxious

    Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Mar 10, 2009

    Brewers manager Doug Melvin says that the Yankees haven't called him about acquiring an infielder in the wake of Alex Rodriguez's hip surgery.

  • Brewers Release Gagne For Shoulder Rehab

    Yahoo! | Mar 9, 2009

    The Brewers have released reliever Eric Gagne so that he can rehabilitate his sore shoulder.