Photo: Nam Y. Huh/AP Even though the surprising success of arms like Mike Fiers and Marco Estrada has made his absence more tolerable, Shaun Marcum should be returning to the Brewers soon. The right-hander made his first rehab start today for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, going three innings, allowing one hit (a home run) while walking none and striking out three. Twenty-eight of his thirty-six pitches were for strikes. Marcum said today that he is going to require at least one more rehab start (possibly two) before returning to the Brewers, meaning that he won’t return as soon as he is eligible to – his stint on the 60-day DL will be up August 14. So, if the Brewers want to try and move him before the August 31 waiver trade deadline, they will likely have only one healthy major-league start left in which to showcase him. However, Marcum’s successful start was not the most interesting piece of news to come out of Appleton – er, Grand Chute – today. In an article by the Post-...
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