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.