J.J. Hardy News

When Twins center fielder Denard Span heard the news that teammate and fellow outfielder Carlos Gomez had been traded to Milwaukee for shortstop J.J. Hardy, it was a bittersweet feeling.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin has spoken recently with the agent for rehabbing left-hander Mark Mulder and with the Tigers about right-hander Edwin Jackson as Milwaukee searches for ways to bolster its pitching for 2010.

When we ran a poll asking what you thought about the J.J. Hardy-for-Carlos Gomez trade, most of you said that you didn't like the deal because Hardy should have brought more in return, or at least a starting pitcher for next season.

Last week the Brewers did the inevitable, trading J.J. Hardy to open a permanent position for Alcides Escobar .A The move instantly made fantasy owners across the country happy, as Escobar has long been heralded as one of the best prospects in the game.A Will he actually be able to make a major impact in 2010, however? Before we answer that ...

Milwaukee Brewers It was a rebuilding year for the Brewers, who finally made the playoffs in 2008, only to fall back to mediocrity in '09. The thing is, this team is anything but mediocre if they had just acquired some pitching.

First things first: treat this with a grain of salt for now. The fact that the Post-Gazette reported that the Bucs offered Matt Capps for J.J. Hardy but didn't mention that the Pirates and Brewers also discussed a Ryan Doumit -for-Hardy swap makes this report from FOXSports.com seem a bit strange to me.

Here's a roster decision with some irony. The Brewers cut loose their winningest pitcher from 2009 in a move designed to improve the starting rotation for 2010.

Milwaukee traded Hardy to the Twins yesterday for speedy outfielder Carlos Gomez.

The Post-Gazette reports . This probably wouldn't have been a very appealing offer to the Brewers --they have Trevor Hoffman signed through 2010, with an option for 2011, and Capps was a complete mess all year.

With the conclusion of Wednesdaya TMs GM meetings in Chicago, The Brewers are ready to start getting serious about this years group of free agents.

With JJ Hardy finally dealt, it's time for Brewers GM Doug Melvin to focus on fixing the starting rotation.

The Mike Cameron era in center field for the Milwaukee Brewers ended Monday when the 15-year veteran filed for free agency.

Friday's interesting Milwaukee-Minnesota Midwest regional trade was nice to see.

The Twins have traded a toolbox without a key for a mystery. Carlos Gomez has talent, the greatest of which is raw speed.

The Milwaukee Brewers did more Friday than trade one player for another. In sending shortstop J.J. Hardy to the Twins for center fielder Carlos Gomez, the Brewers began remaking their roster as well as clearing salary space to pursue much-needed pitching.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Rob Neyer, Tom Tango and Craig Wright.

The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.

J.J. Hardy to Twins for Perkins Based on how Hardy has played in the past I would be all for this trade.

Brewers' GM Doug Melvin has made it perfectly clear that his top priority this offseason is to upgrade a starting rotation that finished last in the National League in ERA.

A bit of doom and gloom in Buster Olney's most recent blog post for ESPN -- with a wave of young stars constantly raising the bar in arbitration cases, some of Olney's sources maintain that players are starting to get more through arby hearings than they would get on the open market.