Steve Gilbert at MLB.com talked to assistant GM Gord Ash, who said there had been "conversations" with the Diamondbacks:

"I think it speaks to what I talked about earlier, that because they are one of the few clubs that have available pieces, the asking price is way too high," Ash said. "So they don't have to make a deal yet."

Gilbert notes that the Brewers are in the market for help in starting pitching and at second base. Though the D'Backs have potential fits there with both Felipe Lopez and Doug Davis in the final years of their contracts, it's unclear if the talks were centered around those players.

The Brewers sit at 40-35, a percentage point above the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central, but were knocked around by the Giants today 7-0 and saw the rival Cards pick up Mark DeRosa last night.

Thougts on this potential deal?

Major League Baseball is expected to announce Thursday that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and will be suspended for 50 games, The Los Angeles Times is reporting.

Ramirez's suspension is expected to be announced Thursday, The Times said.

Triple-A outfielder Xavier Paul has been told by the Dodgers that he will be promoted later today, according to The Times.  

Im a little surpirsed but then again, im not

This is the third year that the Arctic Tailgate marks the start of single-same sales. The first 2,000 people in line at Miller Park will receive a specially designed, Brewers Arctic Tailgate T-shirt, available only to those who attend the event. They also will receive a hot dog, a soft drink and a bag of potato chips.

At the tailgate party, only a very limited number of tickets for the Brewers' home opener will be available for sale. Each fan will be limited to a maximum of four tickets for the home opener, based on availability.

For those you that attended in previous years, what time should i get there to assure that get tickets to the home opener?

MLB.com's Adam McCalvy of MLB.com passes along some telling quotes from Brewers GM Doug Melvin.  It sounds like the club is done dealing, at least with major free agents.

"We're pretty far down the road of building our ballclub," Melvin said. "But it's still going to be competitive, and you can never predict whether you'll have injuries or whether you'll make waiver claims... There's probably players we don't know of yet that [will be acquired] by waiver claims or trades before the season starts. But as far as going to Spring Training, yeah, I don't think there's going to be that much more activity."