Just a quick announcement regarding the pitching coach here in Milwaukee. Former A's and Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson has been selected to lead the Crews pitchers this year. Peterson did not coach in 2008 after having been let go by the Mets at the same time as current Brewers bench coach and former Mets manager Willie Randolph. In '08 Peterson got his business, 3pSports off the ground. Peterson also coached under current manager Ken Macha. Some good and bad things about Peterson: He lead the A's group of Mulder, Hudson, and Zito which lead the AL in ERA for two consecutive seasons, and he may have been responsible for the infamous Victor Zambrano/Scott Kazmir swap during which he said he could fix Zambrano (he didn't) and that Kazmir was at least 3 years away from the majors (he wasn't). Also during his time with the Mets, Padres closer Heath Bell played poorly and apparently disagreed with Peterson often.
All in all I'm pretty excited. This is estimated to be a several year, and fairly hefty (maybe in the 7-800k range) deal. Peterson is known for his study in biomechanics, which Brewers team doctors have already been looking into. Fix Parra please. More later. Brew Up.
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