J.J. Hardy Shipped to Twins | 
Just days after I wrote an article about filling the center field void in Milwaukee for 2010, the Brewers Front Office has finally come to their senses and traded away J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for speedy center fielder Carlos “Go-Go” Gomez.
This move will put Gomez in the lead off role for 2010 and signals the end of Mike Cameron’s reign in Milwaukee. Alcides Escobar will now take over the everyday shortstop role in Miller Park for years to come and will likely hit in front of Ryan Braun in the lineup.
Gomez, 23, has 59 stolen bases in just over 1,000 career at-bats. He was the prize possession in a deal that sent Johan Santana to the New York Mets before the 2008 season, who has yet to hit for consistent contact.
The Crew has also declined David Weathers’ $3.7 million option for 2010, costing the team $400,000. It appears they would rather spend their money in the free agency market which is stock full of some decent arms.
Tomorrow, I’ll go over the five moves that the Brewers must make this off-season.
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FINALLY! it took a while, but at least the Brewers finally did something about Hardy.
With him batting lead off we will hopefully start getting some runs early in the game and win the NL Central this year