Ryan Braun

He's played great in the past few days, hitting four home runs in just two games. (I missed last night's game, so I'm sure he probably hit a run or two, but alas I missed it and am a little lazy today).He even woke up in time to do his stint on the radio this morning, after sleeping in for two weeks in a row. Supposedly his stats are better after being on the show, which makes me wonder how well he'll do today.

This morning, Doug Melvin announced that the club has signed Braun for an eight year deal (starting late May of this year, per his initial appearance last May) for $45 million. It's the most expensive deal in MLB history (for a player that has been in the majors for fewer than three years - thank you Theron :-P ) and that the club's had since signing Suppan for $42 million. But he's not gonna be selfish and keep all that money for himself. He's got the club donating a couple thousand out of his contract each year to charity, and he'll be helping out the Boy and Girls club as well.

Braun has talked about how much he loves Milwaukee, and sees great potential in the team.

For the year, he already has nine home runs, tying Hall for first place in the club. His batting average is .287, with a jump to something like .417 when he's made a radio appearance that day. He's got an on-base percentage of .318 and a slugging percentage of .549 and total bases at 90 for the season. For more on his stats, go here.

Go Brewers!