Lowe would have been nice, but it didn't seem like he was ever mentioned in connection with Milwaukee. I can't believe Melvin didn't at least talk to his agent...I wonder if it was simply a case where a player had no interest in coming to Milwaukee. I guess I don't know how you can say "Melvin wouldn't even consider him," unless I'm forgetting something that was reported. Peavy is still an option, presumably. Again, no one seems sure about his no-trade clause thing. I wish Melvin could have gotten more done in the off season as far as starting pitching...but I'm sure there is stuff that happened that we don't even know about. I do sometimes wonder what happened to all the money budgeted for CC as a "special case". If "special case" means "bonafide superstar player who will help draw 3 million fans and give a strong chance of returning to the playoffs", you would think Peavy would be a special case as well (among other possibilities that were out there). I would think Brewers fans would have embraced Peavy as quickly as they did CC. Again, though, we don't know for sure if Peavy will even be willing to come to Milwaukee, so it's all speculation.