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Report: Brewers Trade for Shaun Marcum

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Brewers got a jump on the Winter Meetings action Sunday night by acquiring starter Shaun Marcum from the Blue Jays, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report. Marcum had impressive numbers for Toronto this season, going 13-8 with a 3.64 ERA in 31 starts after missing all of 2009...

Rickie Weeks Open to Brewers Extension

Most of the attention on the 2011 free agent class of the Brewers has centered on Prince Fielder, but he's not the only starting infielder whose contract runs out after next season. Rickie Weeks can be a free agent as well, and, unlike his hefty teammate, he is open to giving up his shot at the open market for some...

Brewers, Corey Hart Agree on a Three-Year Contract Extension

After hearing his name tossed about in trade talks for much of the last month, Corey Hart remained with the Brewers when the trade deadline passed on Saturday afternoon. It looks like he'll be in Milwaukee for a good deal longer. The Brewers signed Hart to a three-year contract extension on Monday, an extension Hart...

'Old School' Jocketty Remains No Joke

CINCINNATI -- If you look at Walt Jocketty's record of hiring and firing managers, you'd think the Reds' general manager was allergic to change. Seriously, he's been a general manager in the major leagues for a decade and a half, and he's fired one manager (Joe Torre) and hired one manager (Tony La Russa). It's like...

Major League Notebook: May 22

Here's what's happening around baseball on Saturday May 22, 2010: • Less than two months into the season, Jason Heyward already has established himself as an offensive force, ranking fourth among all NL hitters with a .996 OPS. Assuming nothing horrible happens over the next six weeks, Heyward should be an easy...

Doug Melvin News From the Web

05/25/12 Students place flags at Denver's oldest operating... Source: NBC - 9 News - Denver CO A group of students placed U.S. flags near the headstones of veterans at Denver's oldest operating cemetery Friday.
05/24/12 ArtScene: Three Pines Studio exhibit revels in the... Source: Petoskey News-Review - Petoskey MI Daily meditations, inspiration and individual craftsmanship are the driving themes behind a new exhibit set to open Saturday, May 26, at Three Pines Studio in Cross Village.
05/23/12 Roenicke meets with GM Melvin Source: MLB - Milwaukee Brewers Before his daily sessions with the media on Wednesday, manager Ron Roenicke met with general manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash. "Just talking about what's going on with the club and trying to figure out how to get this thing going a little better," Roenicke said of the lengthy discussion.
05/22/12 Andy Baggot: UW provides test cases for transfer rule... Source: Wisconsin State Journal - Madison WI NCAA president Mark Emmert believes something needs to be done to make transfer rules less onerous for Division I student-athletes, an attitude that likely puts him in conflict with most, if not all, coaches regardless of sport.
05/17/12 Sports Briefs: Vandamme lifts Devils; Brewers extend... Source: Sarnia Observer Jordan VanDamme scored four goals, including the winner, as the Wallaceburg Red Devils ended a two-game losing streak Wednesday with a 10-9 victory over the London Blue Devils.

Background on Doug Melvin

Douglas Robert Melvin (born August 8, 1952 ) is a Canadian front-office executive in Major League Baseball who currently serves as the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League.

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