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A few player personnel moves that I have failed to report on:
On June 25th the Brewers traded away erstwhile super-sub Jose Bravo, who had been languishing at AAA this season with the emergence of Arturo Baca, to the Philadelphia Mud Hens in exchange for former Brewers farmhand (now once again Brewers farmhand) Nate Cole.
This was considered mostly a move to give the well-liked Bravo a chance to get back to the WPK as it was clear there was no path for him to return to the Brewers at this time.
It is clear that everyone in the Brewers organization wishes Jose well, just not when playing us.
In a separate move, the Brewers brought veteran firstbaseman Sam Oakley up from AAA Chester on June 22nd. Oakley had been signed to a minor league contract by the team just about a week prior to that. Oakley was brought up to provide the team with a much needed right-handed power bat off the bench and a spark in the clubhouse. And thus far Oakley has indeed provided two very key HR's in his short time with the club.
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