In a signing that wasn’t exactly the lead story in the national news, the Milwaukee Brewers have signed veteran outfielder Trot Nixon, 34. This continues a trend of Milwaukee signing forgotten Red Sox outfielders that started last year with the signing of former minor league manager Gabe Kapler. Kapler hit .301 before injuries ended his 2008 season, and Brewers manager Doug Melvin told Trot he hopes he is “next year’s Gabe Kapler.”
According to MLB.com:
Nixon’s best years were in Boston from 2001-03, when he averaged 26 home runs
and 90 RBIs. But he appeared in only 11 games in the Majors last season with the
Mets, batting .171 (6-for-35) before going on the disabled list with a groin
injury. Nixon did have Minor League success last season, batting .306 with 14
home runs and 44 RBIs for the Diamondbacks’ and Mets’ Triple-A affiliates.
Arizona traded him to New York for cash before an “out clause” kicked in that
would have made Nixon a free agent.
Trot Nixon’s Career
| Tm | G | BA | HR | RBI | |
| 1999 | BOS | 124 | 0.27 | 15 | 52 |
| 2000 | BOS | 123 | 0.276 | 12 | 60 |
| 2001 | BOS | 148 | 0.28 | 27 | 88 |
| 2002 | BOS | 152 | 0.256 | 24 | 94 |
| 2003 | BOS | 134 | 0.306 | 28 | 87 |
| 2004 | BOS | 48 | 0.315 | 6 | 23 |
| 2005 | BOS | 124 | 0.275 | 13 | 67 |
| 2006 | BOS | 114 | 0.268 | 8 | 52 |
| 2007 | CLE | 99 | 0.251 | 3 | 31 |
| 2008 | NYM | 11 | 0.171 | 1 | 1 |
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