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Distractions abound surrounding the future of the Dodger's organization, but the real focus should be on filling the holes in the lineup and building a team that can muscle past the NLCS next season.

The D-backs did some shuffling of their 40-man roster Friday, adding four players to it while also activating a trio of players.

This year's class of free agent shortstops features two familiar names in former Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada and the always steady Orlando Cabrera, yet it's a mostly unheralded shortstop from Venezuela who figures to be the crown jewel of the class.

The Elias Sports Bureau released its 2009 free agent rankings Elias Rankings Rumors: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com On this list is five players from the Brewers 2009 campaign.

Well, like it or not, Carlos Gomez and his .292 career OBP will now be a prominent member of the Brewers' starting lineup and likely the team's new everyday centerfielder.

To start with drop the smallball, defensive is everything persona. Bolster the lineup with some power hitters.

It didn't take long for the Diamondbacks to get their first piece of bad news this off-season: Top prospect Jarrod Parker is headed to Birmingham to undergo Tommy John surgery on his elbow, according to his agent's Twitter feed .

That's what separated the Milwaukee Brewers ' 2008 National League wild-card team from their losing, disappointing 2009 entry.

The D-backs went into the offseason last year looking only to make a few minor tweaks around the edges of a team that had won the 2007 National League West and came within a few games of doing so again in 2008.

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Ryan Braun doubled twice and drove in three, as Milwaukee scored all its runs in the late innings to upend St.

Yorvit Torrealba is turning the sacrifice fly into an art form. His drive to center field in the sixth inning scored Todd Helton from third, putting the Rockies in front 3-2. Last Friday, Torrealba hit a walkoff sacrifice to beat the Cardinals 2-1. The catcher has 14 RBIs in September, his most in any month since July 2006 .

In a way, 's career is defined by extremes. Demoted to the minor leagues in 2007, Cy Young Award winner in 2008.

Ryan Braun 's late two-run homer Saturday carried Milwaukee to a 7-5 victory over Philadelphia.

Chris Narveson struck out 10 in 5 2/3 innings in picking up his first major-league victory as a starter.

This image can accurately depict the Diamondbacks' 2009 season. The old saying is "nobody likes a tease". Guys, you know what I'm talking about.

Prince Fielder is the Brewers' new king of run production. He was denied in the seventh inning on Saturday, but not in the eighth, when Fielder lifted a sacrifice fly off Astros closer Jose Valverde to break Cecil Cooper's 26-year-old franchise record for RBIs.

Casey McGehee singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to complete a Milwaukee rally Friday and lift the Brewers to a 3-2 win over Houston.

The Cubs and Brewers honor Medal of Honor recipients before Thursday's game. Browse more photos>> And after all was said and done, it wasn't the grand slam by Jody Gerut that did the Cubs in, although that did give the Brewers a lead today that they never relinquished.

Alex Escobar had the best night of his young career, finishing 4-for-5 with three runs batted in and two runs scored, as Milwaukee downed Chicago, 9-5, at Wrigley Field.