Former All-Star closer Derrick Turnbow accepted a minor league assignment from the Milwaukee Brewers and will report to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.
Turnbow had 39 saves in 2005 and 24 the following year, when he was picked for the NL All-Star team, but lost his form in July 2006.
After converting 51 of 55 save chances at the start of his career, he went 0-6 with a 13.06 ERA from July 1 on in 2006 and lost his closer's job to Francisco Cordero. Turnbow was 4-5 with a 4.
MEDICAL WATCH:
RHP Yovani Gallardo (torn right ACL) went on the 15-day disabled list May 2. He likely will miss the rest of the season.
LHP Chris Capuano (torn elbow ligament) will try to avoid a second reconstructive surgery with a month of physical rehab. He went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 21.
LHP Randy Choate (broken left ring finger) went on the 15-day disabled list March 20.
The Brewers have been unable to work out a trade for reliever Derrick Turnbow, who was designated for assignment May 9.
Rules prevent the Brewers from announcing so, but they are believed to have placed the right-hander on irrevocable waivers. He probably will clear Monday, at which time the Brewers will attempt to send him to Class AAA Nashville.
Turnbow has the right to refuse the assignment but is not expected to do so because he would forfeit the remainder of his $3.
--New Bucks coach Scott Skiles is on the brink of finalizing his coaching staff. Skiles intends to hire Jim Boylan, who was on his staff with the Bulls and replaced him as head coach on Dec. 24; Joe Wolf, who was the head coach of the Colorado 14ers last season and a native of Kohler, Wis.; former Indiana University head coach Kelvin Sampson and Lionel Hollins, who had been a head coach and assistant coach for the Grizzlies.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Center Andrew Bogut took a significant step toward justifying the Bucks making him the No. 1 overall selection in the 2005 NBA draft. After registering 12 double-doubles as a rookie and then 19 double-doubles last year, the 23-year-old Bogut finished with 38 double-doubles this season.
MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: After he signed a lucrative six-year, $51 million contract last summer, big things were expected from Mo Williams. But while the point guard averaged 17.
After John Hammond became the Bucks' general manager on April 11, he could have taken his time in hiring a new head coach for the team. After all, Hammond was acutely aware there would be several coaching changes and he would have a broader field of candidates. But Hammond chose to act swiftly and decisively.
Just 10 days after assuming the GM reins, Hammond hired Scott Skiles.
Bucks point guard Mo Williams had surgery to repair ligament damage in his right thumb and is expected to be ready for training camp in October.
New general manager John Hammond said Thursday that Williams had the surgery on Wednesday. He will have to wait six weeks before beginning basketball-related activity with a splint.
Williams started the first year of a six-year contract worth $51.5 million by averaging 17.2 points and a career-best 6.3 assists in 66 games.
In the last couple of weeks, the intensity of the recruitment of Racine Horlick forward Jamil Wilson has heated up big time with a new school emerging - Duke, and an old school (Illinois) resurfacing.
After coming off a strong sophomore season for Ames High School, Iowa prep forward Harrison Barnes has been impressive on the AAU Circuit and in the King James Tournament, a performance that has caught the eye of Wisconsin.
One of the fastest rising 2009 hoop stars visits with Aggie Websider's David Sandhop about his top schools and what he sees as his biggest strengths and what his plans are heading into his senior year of high school.
The New Orleans Saints made placekicker Taylor Mehlhaff their sixth-round pick during the NFL Draft, and Mehlhaff will be in rookie camp this weekend. The kicker? Not many kickers are selected in the draft anymore. Find out why the Wisconsin product is a rare selection right here.
After a successful shoulder surgery to repair an injury suffered against the Gophers, senior tight end Travis Beckum is ready to go, hoping to put up even bigger numbers in 2008.
Three years ago, the first ever Scout.com Combine took place in North Carolina as Duke University was the site for 150 of the top players in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
The Cincinnati Reds had the "Nasty Boys" once upon a time with the relief-pitching trio of Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers. Football's version could reside in Green Bay. The Packers' rookie orientation camp May 2-4 gave the coaches a taste of the nastiness possessed by offensive linemen Breno Giacomini and former UCF Knight, Josh Sitton.
--The Packers started their post-draft workout schedule with a rookie orientation camp May 2-4 for the second straight year.
In a change from the past, however, third-year head coach Mike McCarthy moved the voluntary organized team activities ahead of the mandatory minicamp for the full squad.
The OTAs will be spread out over four weeks, beginning May 19.
The minicamp, which had been a staple in mid- to late May, will conclude the offseason slate June 17-19.
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