Catcher happy with trade to Brewers
Johnny Estrada readily admits that he is outspoken, to the point of sometimes riling his teammates. But he's not about to apologize for it.
"I know how to win; I'm passionate about winning," said the 30-year-old catcher, one of three players acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers from Arizona over the weekend. "Maybe sometimes I voiced that too much, when things were not going well."
Whether that feistiness led to Estrada's exit from Arizona after one season or not, the Brewers considered him the key to the deal that also netted starting pitcher Claudio Vargas and reliever Greg Aquino. The Brewers completed that trade by sending left-hander Doug Davis and minor-leaguers Dana Eveland and David Krynzel to the Diamondbacks.
Estrada, who batted .302 with 11 homers and 71 RBI in 115 games in 2006, had not heard the Brewers were interested in him. But he did expect to be traded.
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