Brewers making 'good progress' with Marcum
Shaun Marcum - S - Milwaukee Brewers
Jan. 29, 2012 - 4:00 PM ET
Brewers negotiator Teddy Werner said there has been "good progress" in talks with arbitration-eligible right-hander Shaun Marcum.
Marcum requested $8.7 million and was offered $6.75 million from the Brewers when arbitration figures were exchanged earlier this month. The two sides are both interested in a long-term extension, though it appears they'll be content with hammering out a one-year deal for the time being. Marcum faded down the stretch in 2011 but still finished with a 3.54 ERA in his first season in Milwaukee.
Source: Tom Haudricourt on Twitter