Estrada Traded

Apparently one year of Johnny Estrada was enough for the Milwaukee Brewers as they traded him for reliever Guillermo Mota on Tuesday.

Estrada won't be missed. He played poor defense, couldn't draw a walk to save his life, and some think he wasn't the best at handling the pitching staff either. Johnny was definitely a disappointment for the crew.

Guilermo Mota brings the Brewers a relief pitcher to strengthen the bullpen although Mota has fallen off in recent years. Mota posted a 5.76 ERA last season and a 4.53 ERA in 2006 but does have a career earned run average of 3.92 and a pretty good arm. Hopefully he can return to form and improve the bullpen.

With Estrada gone the Brewers are targeting Jason Kendall and it's very possible he could be a Milwaukee Brewer within the next few days. Kendall is not exactly known for his defense but would hopefully mix better with the pitchers. His offensive production went down last season but he is a career .297 hitter. He only hit .226 with Oakland but his numbers with the Cubs in 57 games were actually pretty good. Kendall hit .270 with a .362 on base percentage. It would be nice to have a catcher that can draw some walks.

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