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- Updated: May 29, 2016
MILWAUKEE — On the same day the Boston Globe quoted one National League scout as saying Ryan Braun is “the hot name out there” on the trade market, that name was again absent from the Brewers’ starting lineup. And this time, it’s a new physical ailment.
A stiff neck sidelined Braun for the start of Sunday’s series finale against the Reds at Miller Park, marking the eighth time in the Brewers’ last 14 games that Braun was on the bench for the opening pitch.
The previous absences were for soreness in his surgically-repaired lower back (May 18-21) and for a sore right wrist (May 14-15). He was also out of the starting lineup Saturday.
“Ryan wants to play as much as anyone,” Brewers GM David Stearns said. “I think [manager] Craig [Counsell] has been around Ryan for a long time, knows who the player is, understands how he’s feeling on a daily basis, and I think Craig is doing a really good job of managing it to make sure we get a healthy Ryan Braun for the remainder of the season and for years to come.”
Asked whether the DL was an option for Braun, Stearns said, “at this point, we don’t …
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