Majors: Organization Reports: Milwaukee Brewers: 2011

Brewers' Davis Tries To Shake 'Tweener' Label In AFL
Dec. 2, 2011
At this point, it's difficult to project where Kentrail Davis fits into the Brewers' future plans. Though a good athlete, he doesn't project to be an everyday center fielder because his defense may not be good enough. So if he's going to be a corner outfielder, will he hit with enough power? [...] Continue Reading »

Late-Pick Lefty Meadows Outshines Brewers Draft Peers
Nov. 18, 2011
Teams don't typically expect much from players taken in the 49th round of the draft. Just don't tell lefthander Dan Meadows, who could make an appearance in Milwaukee in 2012. [...] Continue Reading »

Hard-Hitting Gennett Scoots Along With Brewers
Nov. 4, 2011
Ask Garth Iorg for his impressions of second baseman Scooter Gennett and he always starts with the same description. "That kid can hit," Iorg said. [...] Continue Reading »

Rookie Green Earns Place On Brewers' Playoff Roster
Oct. 14, 2011
Third baseman Taylor Green capped a remarkable 2011 season by making the Brewers' postseason roster. "It has been amazing," Green said. "I never could have imagined anything like this." [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Maldonado Throws Out Preconceptions
Sep. 29, 2011
Much to the delight of catcher Martin Maldonado and the Brewers, the 25-year-old defensive specialist enjoyed his finest offensive season after receiving steady playing time. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Final Report
Sep. 16, 2011
Correspondent Tom Haudricourt selects end-of-season awards for the Brewers organization, naming a best player, best pitcher and a player to monitor in 2012. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Rogers Endures Another Setback In Lost Year
Sep. 2, 2011
On the day Mark Rogers met with a hand specialist in Phoenix to schedule a surgical procedure, Major League Baseball announced that the 25-year-old righthander had been suspended for 25 games for a second positive test for a banned stimulant. [...] Continue Reading »

Schafer Retakes Center Stage On Brewers Farm
Aug. 18, 2011
What would compel the Brewers to part with their 2010 minor league player of the year, Erik Komatsu? Simple: The return to form of 2009 player of the year Logan Schafer. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Thornburg Takes Command Of Future
Aug. 5, 2011
Brewers righthander Tyler Thornburg evokes comparisons with Tim Lincecum because of his stature, stuff and delivery, but Milwaukee's pitching coordinator prefers another comp for the former collegiate two-way star. "I think just throwing more will help my command," Thornburg said. [...] Continue Reading »

Gamel Briefly Gets Back To Milwaukee, But With A Twist
Jul. 21, 2011
Mat Gamel doesn't waste time dreaming about being the heir apparent to Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, who will be a free agent after the season. "You can't think about that," said Gamel, who moved across the diamond from third base at Triple-A Nashville this season. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Midseason Report
Jul. 12, 2011
Brewers correspondent Tom Haudricourt hands out midseason awards for the system's best player, biggest leap forward and biggest disappointment. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Rogers Discovers Root Of Soreness, Wildness
Jun. 23, 2011
After recovering from multiple shoulder surgeries in his career, Brewers righthander Mark Rogers went on the disabled list with, of all things, carpal tunnel syndrome. "I had trouble gripping the ball," he said. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Replenish Pitching With Bradley, Jungmann
Jun. 6, 2011
After trading away a slew of prospects over the winter to acquire starting pitchers Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum, the Brewers decided it was time to develop some of their own arms. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Ross Shows Supreme Command In Wisconsin
May. 20, 2011
The Brewers focused on pitchers in the early rounds of the 2010 draft, signing four college righthanders in the first eight rounds. Promoted en masse to low Class A Wisconsin this season, the group's low draft pick, Austin Ross, had found the most initial success. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Estrada Fills In Admirably For Greinke
May. 5, 2011
After spending much of the 2010 season on the disabled list, righthander Marco Estrada wasn't even invited to big league camp, but the Brewers might think twice about farming him out, given his positive results and newfound velocity. [...] Continue Reading »

Early Injuries Test Brewers' Depth At Shortstop
Apr. 25, 2011
Barely a week into the minor league season, the Brewers found themselves in something of a crisis at the upper levels of their farm system—they didn't have enough shortstops to go around. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Commit To Minor League Vet Erick Almonte
Apr. 8, 2011
Of all the players invited to Brewers spring-training camp, Erick Almonte probably was the most unlikely to make the Opening Day roster. That didn't matter when the 33-year-old minor league veteran batted 32-for-77 (.416) with three home runs in March. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Take Things Slow With Recovering Rogers
Apr. 4, 2011
When the Brewers' 25-year-old righthander Mark Rogers experienced shoulder tightness early in camp, he fell behind other pitchers on the depth chart. Club officials were understandably reluctant to rush a pitcher with a significant injury history. [...] Continue Reading »

Out-Of-Options Cruz Vies For Brewers Utility Role
Mar. 17, 2011
Shortstop Luis Cruz entered Brewers camp this spring vying for a bench role, so the decision-makers wanted to gauge his versatility. He's out of options, so he expanded his palette to include the keystone plus all three outfield posts. [...] Continue Reading »

Accelerated Pace Aids Brewers' Scarpetta
Mar. 3, 2011
Brewers righthander Cody Scarpetta hopes to make his accelerated timetable a non-issue by quickly advancing to the big leagues. Just 22, he participates in his third big league camp this spring. [...] Continue Reading »

Yankees' Largesse Thwarted Brewers In 2009 Draft
Feb. 18, 2011
Brewers executives and fans were left to ponder what could have been had the club retained the No. 25 pick in the 2009 draft. But the Yankees' largesse during the winter months of 2008 reshaped the draft board to the Brewers' disadvantage. [...] Continue Reading »

Rookie Rogers Sees Big Picture In Milwaukee
Feb. 7, 2011
Mark Rogers is well aware that the Brewers' offseason acquisitions have made it unlikely that he will win a spot in the rotation. But that doesn't diminish the 25-year-old righthander's enthusiasm for the moves. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers' Schafer Eyes Spring Return To Center Stage
Jan. 20, 2011
Nobody has to remind Brewers center fielder Logan Schafer of how close he came to participating in his first big league spring training. Or how discouraging it was to miss that entire experience. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Swap Top Prospects For Top-Flight Pitching
Jan. 6, 2011
Four times since the 2008 season the Brewers have traded a current or former top prospect for top-flight pitching, the most recent example being the acquisition of Royals ace Zack Greinke in late December. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Surrender Top Prospect To Acquire Marcum
Dec. 17, 2010
On the eve of baseball's Winter Meetings, the Brewers traded second-base prospect Brett Lawrie to the Blue Jays for righthander Shaun Marcum. Lawrie was the Brewers' first-round pick out of British Columbia in the 2008 draft. [...] Continue Reading »