and a case of maple syrup?

FROG!!! We need a Marcum update in the title!

FROG has been out of commission with the latest stomach virus... too much time partying with the Magic in Milwaukee this weekend.

Brewers trade top hitting prospect Brett Lawrie to the Blue Jays for Shawn Marcum, who missed all of 2009 rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and tops out at about 89mph. Not sure I really like this deal, but the Brewers do need to find some more starting pitching and most indications are that a large number of established ML pitchers have Milwaukee on their "no trade" list.

Marcum is a solid arm, but he's got the personality of a rock.  Doesn't say much but does the job.

Fangraphs seems to think that Milwaukee's rotation is horrible enough such that this is a solid move for them.

That's been denied by both sides now.

I like Marcum, I'm just a little concerned that we gave up our top prospect for a guy with only two more years of control.

And this got moved to the football forums why?

Because the Brewers obviously don't play baseball.

"I'd be interested in learning why my thread about the MILWAUKEE BREWERS BASEBALL TEAM, conveniently labeled "Brewers 77-85, Lawrie to TOR for Marcum" has been moved from the MLB forum  to the NFL forum. People are constantly complaining about football threads being in the baseball area, but this does not seem like a good solution."

Did you cry long enough to get it re-instated, whinebox?