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Pete Crow-Armstrong emerges from Harvard West-Lake high school – a school that graduated Jack Flaherty, Max Fried, and Lucas Giolito. Crow-Armstrong plays outfield, and he is six-feet, one inch tall, and he weighs 180 pounds. His parents, Peter and Ashley, are Hollywood actors. Peter met Ashley during his time making the movie Heroes. Ashley played […] READ MORE
Brewers 50th Anniversary – Almost Forgotten Moments #1 Throughout the 2020 MLB season, LWOS author Emmett Blue is paying tribute to the Milwaukee Brewers 50th anniversary season. He is publishing moments in Milwaukee Brewers history that have almost been forgotten – almost. Italian Sausage Gets Smoked During the Milwaukee Brewers sausage race ten year anniversary […] READ MORE
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that, minutes before the deadline, the Houston Astros acquired Zack Greinke and $24 million from the Arizona Diamondbacks. In exchange, the Diamondbacks receive first baseman/outfielder Seth Beer, right-handed pitcher J.B. Bukauskas, right-hander Corbin Martin, and infielder Josh Rojas, who attended high school in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear. Greinke is owed […] READ MORE
The Toronto Blue Jays have traded one of their relievers. However, it’s not Ken Giles. Right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson has been shipped to the Washington Nationals per Scott Mitchell of TSN Sports. In exchange, the Washington Nationals received Kyle Johnston. Daniel Hudson has been traded to the Washington Nationals, per source.#BlueJays — Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) […] READ MORE
Mike Leake Traded to Arizona Diamondbacks Mike Leake, a right-handed starting pitcher, has been acquired by the Arizona Diamondbacks. In return, the Seattle Mariners received infield prospect Jose Caballero. Ken Rosenthal was first to report the trade. #DBacks acquire Mike Leake, source tells The Athletic. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2019 Mike Leake 2019 […] READ MORE
Jordan Lyles Traded to Milwaukee Brewers Jordan Lyles is a Milwaukee Brewer once again. Robert Murray of The Athletic reports that Milwaukee traded Cody Ponce to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Lyles. Ponce was once a highly regarded prospect. He was drafted in the second round in 2015, but had his career slowed by injury. The […] READ MORE
Travis Shaw makes his way back to Brewtown. Robert Murray of The Athletic was first to report Thursday that Shaw has been recalled from the Milwaukee Brewers AAA affiliate, the San Antonio Missions. #Brewers recalling infielder Travis Shaw, sources tell me and @Ken_Rosenthal. — Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) July 25, 2019 Travis Shaw Rejoins Brewers Shaw was […] READ MORE
The Milwaukee Brewers selected left-handed pitcher Nick Bennett with their sixth round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. He is the third of six left handed pitchers drafted by the Brewers within their top 13 picks. Bennett attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati. Moeller is the old stomping grounds of Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr. and, […] READ MORE
The Milwaukee Brewers selected left-handed-hitting prep catcher Darrien Miller in the ninth round of this year’s draft. If Miller signs, the Brewers might have discovered a jewel. Although Miller recently completed high school, he has been training for professional baseball for over 15 years. His hard work shows in the results, as he was first […] READ MORE
Braden Shewmake stands in at 6’4″ 190 pounds, hits left-handed, but throws right-handed. Even as a college junior, he is well versed in the nuances of the game, not just because he was raised by Shane Shewmake, the coach at Texas-Dallas, but because he is majoring in Sports Management at Texas A&M. Braden is one of many shortstops […] READ MORE