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Catcher Jonathan Lucroy and left-hander Zach Braddock signed contracts for 2012, leaving just three players without deals for 2012 on the Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster. Pitchers John Axford, Chris Narveson and Michael Fiers remain without deals.
The Brewers first full squad workout is set for this weekend. They open exhibition play on March 4th against the San Francisco Giants at Maryvale.
The Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America made
Ryan Braun
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun a unanimous pick as the Brewers Most Valuable Player in 2011.
The National League MVP Award, voted on by the Baseball Writers, will be unveiled on November 22nd. Braun is considered one of the league candidates there too.
Brewers closer John Axford was named the Brewers’ Most Valuable Pitcher, tying for the National League lead with 46 saves. He had a string of 43 in a row to close the regular season.
Outfielder Nyjer Morgan is the newcomer of the year. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy is the Brewers’ Unsung Hero and Latroy Hawkins earned the Good Guy Award.
Milwaukee Brewers lefty Randy Wolf avenged a poor start in game 4 of the
Randy Wolf (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
NLDS by pitching 7 solid innings in last night’s 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s the first post season victory for the 35-year-old Wolf. It ties the series at 2-2 and it guarantees that the series now must return to Milwaukee for a game 6, regardless of the outcome of tonight’s game 5.
AUDIO: Randy Wolf is glad to even series at 2-2 :18 [Read more...]
The Milwaukee Brewers completed a 3-game sweep of the Florida Marlins this weekend at Miller Park. In doing so, a few records were broken.
Friday night, the Brewers notched a 4-1 win. Coupled with a St. Louis Cardinals loss, the Brewers were able to clinch their first ever NL Central title and first franchise Division crown since 1982.
After squandering a 2-0 lead in the 8th inning, the Milwaukee Brewers fought back to notch a 5-2 win in 10-innings last night in Arizona over Diamondbacks. Unfortunately, OF Carlos Gomez broke his collar-bone while making a diving catch in the 4th inning.
Manager Ron Roenicke said after the game that Gomez would be out of action for at least 2-months, longer if he needed surgery which likely will be the season. Gomez has been platooning in center-field with Nyjer Morgan starting against left-handed starters. Gomez was batting .276 in that role and was 2nd on the team in stolen bases with 15. Roenicke on the situation:
AUDIO: Ron Roenicke is happy with the win; bummed about Gomez :10
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