BREWERS INTERESTED IN RUSS BRANYAN
 
No word on how they will acquire him, but GM DOUG MELVIN has basically made it clear that the Brewers will acquire Russ Branyan. He is having a very good year at AAA Buffalo in the Indians organization. Branyan strikes out a ton, but unlike the other Brewers that strikeout a ton, Branyan has some pop. In his MLB career he's hit .227/.318/.472 (an OPS of 790) which would be better than everybody but LYLE OVERBAY.
 
How do the Brewers make room for Branyan? I hope they designate MATT KINNEY for reassignment. He had a particularly awful outing yesterday, and after looking decent in the pen for a while has gone back to being Matt Kinney. I don't think anybody would claim Kinney, and if they do I don't think it's a big loss.
 
Where would Branyan play? Third base. At the very least platoon him and Helms or Ginter or whoever. I would stick with a platoon of Grieve and Clark in right. Grieve has to be in the lineup more, so I wouldn't put Branyan in the outfield.
 
This is a low-risk situation, unless the Brewers give up a quality prospect or player, which I highly doubt. He seems to have the career path of Wes Helms...A guy who put up monster numbers in the minor leagues but wasn't really given a shot in the big leagues (Branyan never had more than 400 abs in a big league season).
 
The Brewers need some power and this might be an easy way to add a little of it.