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J.J. Hardy Knows It's Just Business

On the surface, the Brewers' handling of shortstop J.J. Hardy seems strange. They sent their veteran shortstop to Triple-A Nashville early in August, saying at the time it was being done to make room for top prospect Alcides Escobar. Then Tuesday they called up Hardy and said he'd be playing shorstop for the rest of the...

Alcides Escobar Makes Immediate Impact

These Kids Are Alright is FanHouse's look at minor league prospects who could have a fantasy impact in the near future.Wednesday morning, the Brewers front office performed a bit of a house-cleaning, and one beneficiary of the maneuver will be 22-year-old phenom Alcides Escobar. The Brewers covet Escobar so much they...

Disappointing Brewers Shake Things Up Before Facing Soft Part of Schedule

The Milwaukee Brewers made the playoffs last season for the first time since 1982, and their foundation of youth seemed to indicate they would at least be in the race for 2009. Sure, losing CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets would hurt the pitching staff in a big way, but the Crew would have a full season of Yovani Gallardo. And...

Weeks Is Out, Fantasy Fallout Ensues

The 26-year-old Rickie Weeks looked to be finally fulfilling the promise of his lofty draft spot (second pick overall in the 2003 draft). He was hitting .272 with 9 home runs, 24 RBI, 2 stolen bases and 28 runs. Now, what appeared to be his breakout campaign has been summarily dismantled on one swing. Weeks tore up his...

Brewers Lose Rickie Weeks for Season With Wrist Injury

Bad news coming out of Milwaukee this evening, as the Brewers have recently learned that they're going to lose second baseman Rickie Weeks for the remainder of the 2009 season. Weeks tore the tendon sheath in his left wrist on Sunday and the injury will require surgery that will keep Weeks out at least four months. It's...

AlcidesEscobar News From the Web

05/15/12 Fantasy Baseball Weekly Waiver-Wire Pickups by Position Source: Bleacher Report The 2012 Fantasy Baseball season is a month-and-a-half old.
05/14/12 Escobar displaying improvement Source: CBSSports.com As interleague play gets under way there are many matchups to break down.
05/12/12 Royals blank White Sox Source: NBC - WTVA 9 - Tupelo MS Luke Hochevar tossed seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals blanked the Chicago White Sox, 5-0, in the second portion of a three-game series.
05/10/12 MLB: Kansas City 4, Boston 3 Source: United Press International (UPI) Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning Wednesday and the Kansas City Royals held on to edge Boston 4-3.
05/09/12 Red Sox Live Blog: Alcides Escobar Lifts Royals to 4-3... Source: NESN I would be very surprised if Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine allowed the lefty to come out for more.