Fansided · Oct 18, 2015
Milwaukee Brewers Grades: Shane Peterson
Two days before last Christmas, the Milwaukee Brewers selected Shane Peterson off waivers from the Chicago Cubs, who had done the same thing four days earlier from the Oakland Athletics.
Peterson turned out to be a solid acquisition for the Brewers, as the 27-year-old lefty swinger made 43 starts in the outfield due to injuries and trades and in addition, played a key role as a fourth outfielder when he wasn’t in the starting lineup.
The California native was drafted in the second round of the 2008 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. A bit over a year later, he was traded to Oakland in the deal that brought Matt Holliday to the Cardinals.