Graffanino Traded to Milwaukee

RSTN is reporting that Tony Graffanino has been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for left-handed starting pitcher Jorge de la Rosa. According to this website, de la Rosa “Pounds hitters with blazing heat and throws them off balance with a strong curveball. His left-handed heat makes him tough against left-handed hitters…He's prone to bouts of wildness and needs to develop much more stamina as a starter. He could also refine his change-up a bit.”

Looks like Dayton Moore is stocking up on young arms during this trading cycle. Starting pitching has certainly been our problem in recent seasons. Now let’s hope that Moore is a good judge of talent.

I don’t think Graffanino ever got a fair shot to play every day in KC, but I realize that I’m in the minority. I don’t expect him to get much more playing time in Milwaukee either since Rickie Weeks is pretty well established at second base. RR wishes Graf well in Milwaukee.

This trade will certainly give Esteban German more playing time, and in the long run, I think that's a good thing. He appears to have the tools to play every day at the big league level.