MILWAUKEE -- The New Year means a new beginning for Garin Cecchini, a one-time hot prospect in Boston who spent the holidays with a family of baseball fans who share the same wish: A bounceback with the Brewers.
"New year, new start," Cecchini said, "New faces. New coaches. What a great opportunity for myself."
Opportunity presented itself in the form of a trade between the Red Sox -- who'd designated Cecchini for assignment on Dec. 4 in order to sign free agent David Price -- and the Brewers, who sent cash to Boston in the swap.