Less than two weeks after appearing in the All-Star Game, Brewers right-hander Derrick Turnbow has been reassigned from the closer's role and will be replaced, at least temporarily, by Dan Kolb.
Turnbow, who melted down in the ninth inning Friday night in Cincinnati, has appeared in eight games during July and is 0-4 with four blown saves and a 34.36 earned run average.
"I feel bad for the team, for the fans, for everybody," Turnbow told MLB.com after the game. "I'm costing this team games. I'm not very good right now."
On Saturday, Journal Sentinel baseball writer Tom Haudricourt reported that the Brewers made a bid to acquire closer Bob Wickman from Cleveland, but Wickman -- who had the right to approve or refuse a trade because of his 10-5 status (10 years service time, five in a row with the same team) -- went to Atlanta because the Braves offered him a chance to close that the Brewers would not.
Turnbow, who melted down in the ninth inning Friday night in Cincinnati, has appeared in eight games during July and is 0-4 with four blown saves and a 34.36 earned run average.
"I feel bad for the team, for the fans, for everybody," Turnbow told MLB.com after the game. "I'm costing this team games. I'm not very good right now."
On Saturday, Journal Sentinel baseball writer Tom Haudricourt reported that the Brewers made a bid to acquire closer Bob Wickman from Cleveland, but Wickman -- who had the right to approve or refuse a trade because of his 10-5 status (10 years service time, five in a row with the same team) -- went to Atlanta because the Braves offered him a chance to close that the Brewers would not.
Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
