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Brewers acquire infielder Brad Miller from Rays

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The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Brad Miller and cash considerations from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Ji-Man Choi.

The Brewers have been looking for help at shortstop after Tyler Saladino went down with an injury and both Orlando Arcia and Eric Sogard struggling.

The 28-year-old Miller hit .256 with 5 HR and 21 RBI in 48 games this season with Tampa Bay.  He made 38 starts, at first base, second base and designated hitter.  He was designated for assignment on Thursday.

Miller owns a career batting average of .240 with 73 HR and 260 RBI in 653 games between Seattle and Tampa Bay.

The Rays sent the Brewers more than $2.2 million, covering all but $500,000 of Miller’s remaining salary this season.

The 27-year-old Choi was hitting .233 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 12 games with the Brewers this season.  He made eight starts in three different stints with the team.

 

Brewers blank Diamondbacks 1-0 (AUDIO)

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Craig Counsell

Domingo Santana’s sixth inning sacrifice fly held up as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

Jhoulys Chacin and three relievers combined on a three-hit shutout.  Chacin allowed just two hits and walked four over five innings, while Matt Albers picked up the win in relief.  Corey Knebel worked the ninth for his third save.  Josh Hader also worked two innings of relief in between.

Arizona’s Matt Koch retired the first 11 Brewers he faced before Lorenzo Cain lined a single to left in the fourth.  Two batters later, Arizona centerfielder Jarrod Dyson took a three-run home run away from Domingo Santana.

Ji-Man Choi clubbed a leadoff double in the sixth inning and eventually scored on Santana’s sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing balls and strikes.  But Counsell was really protecting his pitcher and catcher, Corey Knebel and Manny Pina.  Both were heated in the final inning when the home plate umpire missed multiple strike calls which had the Brewers fuming down the stretch.

The Brewers will play for the sweep this afternoon, sending Brent Suter to the mound against Arizona’s Zach Godley.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on his ejection in the 9th :14

AUDIO: Corey Knebel on checking his emotions in the 9th :22

 

Braun placed on 10-day DL

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File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers put Ryan Braun on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with middle back tightness.  The move was retroactive to Monday.  He’ll be eligible to return to the active roster on May 24, when the Brewers open a four game series against the New York Mets at Miller Park.

The Brewers will make a corresponding roster move on Friday and they could recall outfielder Brett Phillips or first baseman Ji-Man Choi, both left-handed hitters.  They’re opening a three game series against the Twins in Minnesota tonight.  The Twins will start three right-handed pitchers against the Brewers in the series.

Braun left last Sunday’s game in Colorado in the eighth inning after going 0 for 5 with four strikeouts.  He hasn’t appeared in a game since.

His average has dipped to .222 with five home runs.  He is hitting just .121 in the month of May.

Braun turned 34 in November and has been dealing with injury issues for the past couple of seasons.

 

Thames could miss two months with thumb injury

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Eric Thames

The Milwaukee Brewers received more bad news on the injury front on Wednesday.  An MRI showed first baseman Eric Thames suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb.  It’s an injury that could keep him out for two months.

Thames was placed on the 10-day disabled list.  The Brewers recalled right-hander Brandon Woodruff from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Thames is scheduled to undergo further testing today to determine if surgery on the thumb is necessary.  General Manager David Stearns said surgery isn’t a definite, but it is likely.

Washington’s Bryce harper missed two months in 2014 with the same injury.  In 2017, Mike Trout suffered the same injury but missed just six weeks time.

Thames suffered the injury Tuesday night while trying to dive for a ground ball in the eighth inning.  He jammed his glove hand into the ground while making the play, suffering the injury.

Thames is hitting .250, leading the team with seven home runs.  In his absence, Jesus Aguilar will serve as the primary first baseman with Ryan Braun likely making some occasional starts there.

It’s possible the Brewers could give first baseman Ji-Man Choi a chance.  Choi is playing at AAA Colorado Springs.

 

 

Anderson leads Brewers to opening day win (AUDIO)

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Orlando Arcia singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the San Diego Padres 2-1 in 12 innings on opening day at Petco Park.

Newcomer Christian Yelich drove in the Brewers other run and Lorenzo Cain went 3-for-5 in his debut.

Still feeling the effects of the flu, Chase Anderson allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings.  Jeremy Jeffress earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief.  Jeffress had to pitch out of a 1-out, bases loaded jam in the 11th.  Jacob Barnes, who struggled all spring, struck out all three batters he faced in the 12th to earn the save.

The Brewers hit into a pair of hard hit double plays, then struggled to get to the Padres pitching staff for most of the remainder of the game.  San Diego starter Clayton Richard tossed seven innings of one-run ball in a no-decision.  The loss went to Adam Cimber for the Padres.

Freddy Galvis drove in the tying run in the 9th inning off of Brewers closer Corey Knebel. [Read more…]

Brewers drop exhibition finale in Houston

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The Milwaukee Brewers lost both of their exhibition games in Houston, falling to the Astros in Tuesday’s finale 8-1.

The Brewers finished exhibition play 19-12-2.

Houston’s Carlos Correa clubbed an opposite-field grand slam in the first inning off of Brewers starter Zach Davies.  In his final tune-up for the regular season, Davies pitched three innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

Charlie Morton went 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one hit, no walks and he struck out eight.

The Brewers will still have to finalize their roster before Thursday’s regular season opener in San Diego.  They have three relievers for two jobs in the bullpen, to be decided between J.J. Hoover, Oliver Drake and Taylor Williams.  They also will have to decide between Jesus Aguilar and Ji-Man Choi for the final spot in the bench.

It’s also possible the Brewers could make a late deal instead of sending a player to the minors or giving them their all-out release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brewers sign South Korean star

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The Milwaukee Brewers already have a pair of first basemen on their big league roster, Eric Thames and Jesus Aguilar.  Now, they’ve added another, signing South Korean slugger Ji-Man Choi to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league spring training.

The 26-year-old Choi played most of last season with the New York Yankees’ Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre club, batting .288 with 15 home runs and 69 RBI in 87 games.  He also played in six games with the Yankees, hitting .267 with two homers and five RBI.  One of the two long balls came off of Brewers pitcher Junior Guerra at Yankee Stadium.

Choi also had a 54-game stint with the Los Angeles Angels in 2016 but hit just .170 in 54 games with five home runs.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Choi could opt out of the deal at the end of spring camp if he doesn’t make the Brewers’ roster.  If he accepts a minor-league assignment, there is another opt-out date of June 15 if he isn’t called up to the majors.

Choi originally signed as an international free agent in 2009.