The Brewers have announced that first-baseman Travis Ishikawa has refused his outright assignment and will elect free agency. Ishikawa was outrighted off of Milwaukee's 40 man roster yesterday.Ishikawa hit .257 in 94 games for Milwaukee last season. He served mostly as the backup first-baseman, but saw more playing time after Mat Gamel went down with a knee injury.
Analysis: Ishikawa hasn't really taken that step that we've all expected him to take. We thought that he was going to be the starting first baseman for the Giants, but his offensive game held him back. Also the development of Brandon Belt and Brett Pill pushed him out of San Francisco. It isn't surprising that he cleared waivers, because like I said his offensive abilities are really limited right now.
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