C.C. Sabathia To Be Announced A Brewer

In case you have not yet heard, various sources are reporting that C.C. Sabathia will be introduced as the newest Milwaukee Brewer tomorrow morning. The Brewers have apparently agreed to trade highly touted prospect Matt LaPorta, along with three other players. Tom Haudricourt is reporting that two of the other players might be Zach Jackson and Rob Bryson.

Haudricourt also reports that Sabathia should start for Milwaukee this Tuesday against the Rockies at Miller Park.

I'm sure most Brewer fans are pretty psyched right now, especially because the team has been doing so well lately. The addition of Sabathia will hopefully strengthen the starting rotation and provide less pressure on the Brewers bullpen (which has been spotty at times this season).

The Sabathia trade also puts a lot of pressure on the cubs, who hold a slim 3 1/2 game lead over the Brewers.

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Dave Bush, Mike Cameron, and Prince Fielder all played key roles tonight in one of the season's most exciting wins.

But the win, which pulls Milwaukee within 3 1/2 games of first-place Chicago, will be quickly overshadowed if the Cleveland Indians accept the latest offer for C.C. Sabathia.

ESPN.com's Buster Olney, who was the first person I heard suggest (a couple of weeks ago) that the Brewers were the front-runners in the Sabathia sweepstakes, also provides an update on the situation. He also lists some alternative starters that the Brewers might be interested in should the Sabathia deal fall through.

Sabathia Trade Talks Heating Up

Tom Haudricourt over at JSOnline's Brewers Blog has recently posted a few items concerning the possible trade for Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia (funny how a rumor can get quite serious in just a matter of days - between this story and the Favre comeback whisperings, Wisconsin is becoming the number one state for sports gossip).

The possibility of acquiring a quality starter like Sabathia is very exciting to think about - imagine Sabathia, Sheets, and Parra as your first 3 starters in a playoff series.

Here are Sabathia's numbers so far this season:

6-8, 3.83 ERA, 123 Strikeouts, 34 Walks, 1.23 WHIP

Sabathia is also a big innings-eater...he is averaging almost 7 innings per start this year. And while he got off to a slow start this season, he has not lost a decision since June 5.

I actually pulled the trigger on a Sabathia deal in my fantasy league a couple of months ago, and acquired him cheaply. I'm now coasting in first place in that league.