According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Brewers have signed infielder Brooks Conrad to a minor league contract. He’ll compete for a utility infielder job during spring training.
Conrad, who turns 32 later this month, batted .223/.325/.388 with four home runs, 13 RBI and a .713 OPS over 122 plate appearances with the Braves last season. He functioned mostly as a right-handed bat off the bench, but also made five starts at second base and seven at the hot corner. He became a free agent after the Braves non-tendered him last month.
Conrad had a knack for some pretty big hits during his time with Atlanta, but also made some key fielding errors and owns an ugly 29 percent strikeout rate in the big leagues.
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- hcf95688 - Jan 7, 2012 at 1:12 PM
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Did the Giants end up voting him a full or partial playoff share in 2010?
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- crisisjunky - Jan 7, 2012 at 2:15 PM
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cool, a late inning defensive replacement for Gamel….oh wait.. isn’t he………
there will be no crows in the barley patches growing
in the infield at Miller Lite Park this year.
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- marshmallowsnake - Jan 7, 2012 at 3:47 PM
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E4!!!!
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- brownsbraves11 - Jan 7, 2012 at 3:59 PM
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As bad as that playoff game was, I’ll miss Raw Dog. He always seemed to do something awesome and a guy with that sort of clutch ability isn’t easy to find. Best of luck, Brooksy.
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- ogre2010 - Jan 7, 2012 at 4:38 PM
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Sad to see him go as a Braves fan
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- Tim's Neighbor - Jan 8, 2012 at 1:47 AM
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Small nit, he’s a switch-hitter, which is a huge part of his (minor) value. Nice guy, though.
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- warhawk04 - Jan 8, 2012 at 2:24 AM
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Casey mcgehee 2.0.
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- JMil_ATL - Jan 8, 2012 at 3:58 PM
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Best of luck. It’s a shame that his career is overlooked due to that one game
