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The Official Site of The Milwaukee Brewers: News: Brewers exploring extension for Braun

PHOENIX -- The agent for reigning National League Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun was in Brewers camp last week, and the visit was not purely for pleasure.
"I think there was some business in there, too," Braun said with a smile.

Nez Balelo, who also negotiated the three-year deal between the Brewers and free-agent pickup David Riske two months ago, sat down with Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash at Maryvale Baseball Park regarding Braun's 2008 contract. Those talks could lead to discussions on a multi-year extension, the new gold standard of which, at least for players with one-plus year of service time, belongs to NL Rookie of the Year runner-up Troy Tulowitzki.