The Brewers have designated righty reliever Julian Tavarez for assignment. Tavarez pitched in 7 games (0 starts) for the Brewers this season and he was 0-1 with a 8.59 ERA and a 2.45 WHIP. The Brewers have activated David Riske from the D.L. to replace Tavarez in the bullpen. Riske has pitched in 19 games (0 starts) for the Brewers this year and he is 0-1 with 1 save, a 5.57 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. The Brewers might have to finally realize that they likely wasted the money they spent on Riske as he doesn’t pitch well under pressure.

The Milwaukee Brewers should rid themselves of the overrated Bill Hall by trading him and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Boof Bonser. Hall has not been the same since his breakout season of 2006 and now he’s crying like a little girl about playing time. The Twins need a upgrade at 3B if they are going to contend in the American League Central because playing Mike Lamb there will just not get the job done. Hall has played in 63 games this season for the Brewers and he is 46 for 213 (.216 avg, .675 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 9 homers, 25 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Boof Bonser has a big time arm but he always seems to have one awful inning that wrecks a otherwise good performance. Bonser has pitched in 17 games (12 starts) for the Twins this season and he is 3-6 with a 6.45 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Bonser has a good upside if the Brewers could coach him up as they need help in the starting rotation with Dave Bush pitching poorly right now.

25-year old lefty swinging Brad Nelson is off to a good start for the Brewers’ AAA team but he will have a hard time making it to the big leagues with the Brewers. That’s because they have Prince Fielder at the major league level and a lot of good prospects behind Nelson with higher upsides. If Nelson keeps swinging a good bat in AAA the Brewers might be able to get something for him close to the trade deadline as he is a talented player. Nelson has played in 63 games in AAA ball this season and he is 70 for 227 (.308 avg, .932 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 9 homers, 38 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

Bill Hall has been whining and crying since the day Russell Branyan has been called up. Hall is now in a strict platoon with Branyan which means he’s only playing against lefty starting pitchers. If he just would keep his mouth shut and start playing better he might be able to get his starting job back. Remember though, Hall has only had one really good season in his major league career (2006) so it’s starting to look like it was a huge fluke. Hall has played in 59 games for the Brewers this season and he is 45 for 204 (.221 avg, .686 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 9 homers, 25 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has also whiffed 57 times this season which is way too many. Russell Branyan might be Hall’s biggest problem right now as he has come up to the Brewers swinging. He has played in 14 games this season for the Brewers and he is 12 for 44 (.273 avg, 1.116 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 6 homers and 9 RBIs. He has whiffed 18 times this season but that goes with the territory if you want to play Branyan a lot.

The Brewers have released righty starting pitcher Jeff Weaver from AAA. He started 9 games in AAA this season and he was 2-4 with a 6.22 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Weaver has allowed 64 hits and 9 homers in only 55 innings in AAA this season and that’s what essentially got him fired. The Brewers should have never signed him in the first place as he has never really been a good pitcher in the majors.