Another winter Derek Holland Jersey , another surprise addition in an otherwise quiet offseasonOctoberCF Tyrone a declines mutual option, becomes free agent3B Mike Moustakas declines mutual option, becomes free agentNovemberRHP Jimmy Nelson activated from 60-day disabled listLHP Brent Suter activated from 60-day disabled listC Stephen Vogt elected free agencyRHP Breiner Carvajal signed to minor league contractLHP Angel Perdomo signed to minor league contractLF Troy Stokes, Jr. added to 40-man rosterRHP Trey Supak added to 40-man rosterLHP Dan Jennings non-tendered, elected free agency2B Jonathan Schoop non-tendered, elected free agencyLHP Xavier Cedeno non-tendered, elected free agencyDecember2B Jake Hager re-signed to minor league contract, invited to spring trainingC Tuffy Gosewich signed to minor league contract, invited to spring trainingRHP Deolis Guerra signed to minor league contract, invited to spring trainingLHP Alex Claudio acquired in trade with Texas Rangers for competitive balance draft pickRHP Chris Dula signed to minor league contractRF Domingo Santana traded to Seattle Mariners for LF Ben Gamel, RHP Noah ZavolasJanuary3B Cory Spangenberg signed to one-year contractCF Keon Broxton traded to New York Mets for RHP Bobby Wahl, RHP Adam Hill, 2B Felix ValerioRHP Burch Smith signed to minor league contract, invited to spring trainingRHP Jake Petricka signed to minor league contractC Yasmani Grandal signed to one-year contract with mutual option for 2020OF Isaac Curbata signed to minor league contractFebruaryRHP Zack Brown, RHP Bubba Derby, RHP Jon Olczak, RHP Miguel Sanchez, CF Corey Ray, 3B Lucas Erceg, 2B Nate Orf http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , 2B Keston Hiura and C Payton Henry invited to spring trainingShortly after the Milwaukee Brewers came up one game short of their first World Series appearance since 1982, general manager David Stearns said the “vast majority” of the roster would return in 2019, although there would be slight changes.That statement was likely made with the understanding that many, if not all, of the team’s impending free agents — including the likes of Joakim Soria and Mike Moustakas, who held mutual options — would likely not be retained, whether that was due to not having a whole-season spot on the roster or financial reasons.The offseason indeed started with those two opting out as expected, and Soria eventually signed a two-year deal to join the Oakland Athletics for a total of $15 million. As of this writing, Moose is still unsigned.The first big decision that faced Stearns was what to do with Jonathan Schoop. When the deal for the free-swinging second baseman was made, the conventional wisdom at the time was that it was a move being made for more than one year, since he still had a year of arbitration left after the 2018 season. Unfortunately, Schoop was so disappointing in his half season with the Brewers there was no way the front office could justify his expected $10 million price tag in arbitration, and they had to cut their losses. Schoop eventually signed a one-year deal with Minnesota for $7.5 million.By late December, Stearns got the itch for some slingin’. In a bit of an unconventional deal, the Brewers sent their tradeable competitive balance draft pick to the Texas Rangers for lefty reliever Alex Claudio, helping cover the loss of Dan Jennings and Xavier Cedeno in the bullpen.A perceived logjam in the outfield was also resolved in December and January, about a year after most thought it would, when Domingo Santana was traded to Seattle and Keon Broxton was dealt to New York. Time will tell if the Brewers ended up selling low on Santana, who will still only be 26 this year, but the consistent at-bats for Domingo just didn’t appear to be there and after keeping him in Triple-A for most of 2018 http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , it was likely best for both sides to move on.Broxton, like Santana, was out of options and that likely spelled the end of his usefulness to the Brewers (as harsh as that may seem). Broxton was one of Stearns’ first diamond-in-the-rough finds, but his streakiness has limited him to a part-time role. While he is an excellent defender, it was hard to see him as much more than a late-inning defensive replacement on a team with Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain, and Ryan Braun. Instead of limiting the flexibility of his bench, Stearns sent Broxton to Queens for a strong return.In between those two moves, the Brewers found a potential stopgap solution in the infield, signing former Padres first-round pick Cory Spangenberg to a one-year deal. Unless there’s a second base signing sometime soon (or Moustakas returns, moving Travis Shaw back to second), Spangenberg is expected to contribute to the second base mix while also backing up third base and possibly at shortstop and in the outfield.But much like last offseason, this past winter largely came down to one day. This time, it was the surprise signing of Yasmani Grandal, the best catcher on the free agent who — if we were being honest — seemed unattainable for the Brewers at the start of the offseason. Grandal’s market never truly materialized (there were rumors of him turning down a 4-year, $60 million contract from the Mets, but whether that offer ever actually existed has been disputed), and Stearns swooped in with a deal that is essentially for one year and a higher salary he would have made on his rumored multi-year offers. The contract allows Grandal to hit 20-30 home runs playing half his games in Miller Park and re-test the market next winter if both sides decline his mutual option, and the Brewers get a massive upgrade to one of their weakest offensive positions from the year before.While today marks the start of Spring Training, if we’ve learned anything over the past couple springs Willie McCovey Jersey , it’s that the slinging doesn’t stop just because the team is in Arizona. There’s a decent chance that someone who will be on the Opening Day roster isn’t with the organization now, whether that’s one of the plethora of free agents who are still unsigned or someone who gets released from another team at the end of camp. Going sweeping in the Big Apple?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Twinkie Town Farm ReportSatire, Irreverence, & Other HumorGame RecapsGame ThreadsGame 10: Twins at MetsNew,244commentsGoing sweeping in the Big Apple?EDTShareTweetShareShareGame 10: Twins at MetsMore cycles, please.Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsFirst Pitch: 6:10 CTTV: FOX Sports NorthRadio: WCCO/Treasure Island Baseball NetworkKnow Thine Enemy: Amazin’ AvenueA two-game series sweep doesn’t feel like a true series sweep, but the rules say otherwise. So, here’s hoping that we’re going sweeping on Wednesday night!The Twins will trot out Jake Odorizzi, who was fantastic against Cleveland in his first start of the year (6 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 11 K) and horrendous in Philly last weekend (2/3 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K). Here’s hoping for more of the first outing than the second.The Mets will try and split the series by following up the usually fantastic Jacob deGrom with the also fantastic Noah Syndergaard. Syndergaard has pitched six innings in each of his two outings, which both came against Washington. He gave up four earned runs to the Nationals back on March 30 and just one on April 4.Today's LineupsTWINSMETS