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How does a guy pitch really well and then lose his focus so quickly?

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*Assistant general manager Gord Ash said it’s becoming evident that the Brewers won’t be getting a contribution from left-hander Chris Capuano this season. Capuano remains in Arizona, undergoing a throwing program after his second “Tommy John” reconstructive elbow surgery in May 2008.

“He threw a bullpen the other day,” said Ash. “It’s been a long, slow grind. He gets full marks for grinding it out.

“(As for pitching for the Brewers), probably not until next year, which probably isn’t a bad thing.”

*Left-hander Zach Braddock and right-hander Rob Wooten have been promoted from high Class A Brevard County to Class AA Huntsville. Braddock was 1-1 with a 1.09 ERA in 14 relief outings, with 12 hits and four walks allowed in 24 2/3 innings and 40 strikeouts.

Wooten closed games for Brevard, going 1-1 with a 1.20 ERA in 26 appearances, with 18 saves in 19 opportunities and 44 strikeouts in 30 innings.

Ash said that Braddock, a former starting pitcher, has the kind of stuff to move quickly to the big leagues. He has dealt with health problems and emotional issues in the past, and Ash said his routine is being “monitored closely.”

Wooten, a 13th-round pick in 2008 out of North Carolina, is more of a command pitcher who succeeds by hitting spots. With Braddock and Wooten moving up, reliever Omar Aguilar was sent down from Huntsville to Brevard.

The Brewers also promoted reliever John Axford from Huntsville to Nashville and closer Jim Henderson from low Class A Wisconsin to Brevard. Henderson had a 1.06 ERA in 26 outings for the Timber Rattlers, with 17 saves in 17 chances.

Ash said right-hander R.J. Seidel, who suffered a serious knee injury over the winter, had begun a rehab program in Arizona with hopes of pitching for Wisconsin in two or three weeks.

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Originally posted by flippie:
Meltdown Bradley living up to reputation. Have a strong feeling they will eat part of the 3/$30 million in a year or so.

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This was a problem with Bradley, the man who seems hell-bent on becoming the poster boy for the Cubs' 2009 struggles. First it was the injuries, then the suspension after arguing balls and strikes with Larry Vanover. Then Bradley threw the ball into the stands with fewer than three outs. Then, on Wednesday night in Detroit -- after striking out in the ninth inning with two runners on base -- he tried to snap a bat over his thigh. And failed. And now there's this, throwing a temper tantrum in the sixth inning of a 2-2 game after hitting a fly ball with one out and no one on base.