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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.
The Milwaukee Brewers exploded for 5-runs in the 6th inning and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 at Miller Park on Sunday. The Brewers take a 2-0 lead in the series, which now shifts to Phoenix for game 3 of the best-of-5 series Tuesday night. [Read more...]
The Milwaukee Brewers got their offense rolling early, scoring 7 runs in the
Casey McGehee
second inning and going on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4 at P-N-C Park in Pittsburgh.
Casey McGehee capped off the 2nd inning outburst with his 10th home run of the season.
Former Pirate Nyjer Morgan had 4 hits, 2 runs and 2 rbi’s and catcher Jonathan Lucroy added 3-hits to support pitcher Marco Estrada. Estrada held the Pirates to 2-runs through 7 innings as he beat Pittsburgh for the 2nd time in 11 days.
The Brewers have taken 2 of 3 in the series and shoot for the series win later this morning (11:35am start) in the finale.
Ryan Braun extended his hitting streak to 17 games as the Milwaukee Brewers swept the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 win on Sunday at Miller Park. It gave the Brewers a 3-game sweep of the Twins, who have lost 5-straight after winning eight in-a-row. [Read more...]
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