Rumors Wrap-Up, Some Catch-Up

What pitchers aren't the Brewers being connected to? A list so far of names that have been heard:

John Lackey-Number one pitcher on the market, Doug Melvin has spoken with his agent, likely out of the Crews' price range
Mark Mulder-Seems likely Mulder will sign an incentive laden deal and attempt a comeback in Milwaukee. One source said Mulder not it Milwaukee would be "an upset".
Doug Davis-Brewers claimed him off waivers from Arizona but could not work out a trade.
Jarrod Washburn-Wisconsin native has said he wants to pitch close to home
Randy Wolf-Vague rumors of interest
Carl Pavano-Just heard this today. Brewers are "very interested".
John Smoltz-"Brewers could be players" I would assume the Brewers are interested in him as a starter, though he has said he was open to the bullpen, and apparently teems are interested in him to close.
Ben Sheets-Former Brewers would be interested in coming back.
Rich Harden-Vague
Todd Wellenmeyer-from SI.com

Personally at this point I see the Brewers signing 3 pitchers. Mark Mulder on a deal, then Washburn, then somebody that is not a big name. I really just don't see this big trade happening. What would we give up and what would we get? Not sure.

Speaking of not a big name, the Brewers are reportedly close to signing former Major Leaguer John Halama. This will be a minor league deal and will provide some AAA depth much like Mike Burns did last season. Halama is a big lefty that spent parts of 9 seasons in the Bigs, last pitching for the Orioles in '06. His best season was probably '99, in which he went 11-10 with a 4.22 ERA in 179ip.

Another note. Brewers signed 16 year old Dominacan prospect Santo Aybar, a short stop. Aybar was rated the 18th best Dominican prospect recently. He must undergo an age verification before the contract becomes final, and will likely start his career at the Brewers' Dominican camp.

Well I guess that's it for now. Sorry it has been so long between posts. Not really too much has been going on, I will try to restart some articles and stay steady with the news. Hopefully some things happen now that it is officially free agent season. Also, the Winter Meetings will be going down in two weeks, and of course I will be providing great coverage. It for now. Brew Up.