Milwaukee Brewers Looking For Pitching?

Marred by injuries and ineffectiveness, the Brew Crew are supposedly in the market for a new pitcher. Eli Greenspan wonders: who will it be?

by Eli Greenspan (Columnist)

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May 15, 2008

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The beauty of having pitching depth is that when someone goes down, you have more to back it up.

However, the Milwaukee Brewers have lost both Yovani Gallardo and Chris Capuano, limiting their options. It is unfortunate, because their offense is such a force in the league, but teams win on pitching.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, the Brewers have room in their payroll to add another pitcher, opening up speculation to who that could be.

Ben Sheets is going to be a free agent at the end of this season, and I think they would be smart to lock him up. Unless they are going to open the bank on C.C. Sabathia, there really aren't too many other pitchers that could step up and be their ace. Here are a couple options for the Brewers to look at this trade deadline:

Joe Blanton, Athletics: Blanton is 2-6 with a 3.69 ERA, but really has not been pitching badly. A move to the NL and playing on a run-scoring team would definitely help his numbers. Although, it would probably cost the Brewers several low level prospects.

Greg Maddux, Padres: Maddux has been mentioned recently about possibly going to the Braves or Cubs, but don't rule out reunion in Milwaukee. Maddux's brother, Mike, is the pitching coach for the Brewers.

Mark Hendrickson, Marlins: If Hendrickson continues to pitch well, the Marlins could trade him while his stock is high for a couple of prospects. The Orioles did it last year with Steve Trachsel, and got two pretty good prospects. Because Hendrickson is younger and pitching better, he could net the Marlins a pretty healthy bounty.

Don't forget, the Brewers do have Jeff Weaver in Triple-A, so he could help them out if he can continues to be consistent. He is familiar with the NL Central, so that is a definite possibility.

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  1. reply to comment by Brad
    4 months ago

    Joe Blanton would be a good pickup for the brewers if they didn't have to give up Gamel or LaPorta.

    Another As pitcher who the brewers might look at is their closer Huston Street who, according to Peter Gammons is on the market.

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