Brewers get Felipe Lopez from Rays for cash; UPDATE: Lopez to Milwaukee, Eric Farris back to AAA

[Hate those Rodents]

NFM

[RockCoCougars]

Solid move.

[chadomac]

NFM?

[Crew2323]

Solid move by Melvin. Without looking at stats, he seems like he should be an upgrade over Counsell and Wilson at the very least. He will be a nice player to have on the bench once Weeks comes back.

[Hate those Rodents]

I'll consider the trade Nievas for Lopez in my head. Yes, we win that one.

[patrickgpe]

its an upgrade over what we have, but I'd still like to see Doug try to do better.

[patrickgpe]

also does NFM stand for what i think it does (nice fricking move)?

[CheezWizHed]

I'll consider the trade Nievas for Lopez in my head. Yes, we win that one.

 

We got him for $1? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

He actually crossed my mind when Weeks went down. Of course, so did Ray Durham...

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[Crew2323]

No doubt Patrick. Rosenthal reports on Twitter that the Brewers are doing background work on Furcal. I don't think they're done by a long shot, but Lopez fills an immediate need and provides a decent upgrade to our bench once Weeks does come back. I have a hard time seeing Counsell sticking with the club the rest of the year, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did stay with the team based on the decisions made by this staff to this point.

[patrickgpe]

Tim Allen was all over this on the post game last night, i'm sure he will be happy. I think this means Farris is back down tonight, which is why Green wasn't called up? I hope so.

[razzzorsharp]

http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=150479

[Funketown]

He should be a nice replacement during Weeks' DL stint. I won't expect much production out of him, but he should be able to hold his head above water.

[patrickgpe]

his numbers aren't there, but he wasn't getting regular playing time. I assume you atleast try to plug him in to play 5 or 6 times a week until you have a better option.

[1992casey]

I searched for NFM and concluded that it stood for Nebraska Furniture Mart.

 

Is there any source for this news?

[RockCoCougars]

No doubt Patrick. Rosenthal reports on Twitter that the Brewers are doing background work on Furcal. I don't think they're done by a long shot, but Lopez fills an immediate need and provides a decent upgrade to our bench once Weeks does come back. I have a hard time seeing Counsell sticking with the club the rest of the year, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did stay with the team based on the decisions made by this staff to this point.

The Weeks injury likely bought him some time until the rosters expand on September 1. If another infielder is added, no doubt he should go. Maybe he'll get 'hurt'. I wonder if the Brewers would protect him from the 0-47 record if he gets close- a la Royster protecting Jose K from the whiff record. Fans need to start bringing countdown signs to the games or something.

[razzzorsharp]

Just got mentioned on WGN as well.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Nice pickup. It worked once, maybe it'll work again.

[TheBwaz]

One third of his ABs have come in the last week or so. Anybody know why? I tend not to follow the Rays.

[And That]

Lopez will report to AAA and will be evaluated there.

[monty57]

Is there any source for this news?

 

I have to watch the WGN feed, and they announced the move.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Not sure why it's necessary to send him to AAA. He's obviously a better option than Farris and Counsell right now.

[brewtank34]

How is Lopez any different than Farris at this point? I really like Counsel, but his time is over.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Guess this means he's still getting Furcal then.

[And That]

Not sure why it's necessary to send him to AAA.

He was playing in AAA with the Rays.