Principal owner Mark Attanasio said at the Winter Meetings that Melvin is under no orders to lower payroll, even after third baseman Aramis Ramirez surprised some club officials by accepting his half of a $14 million mutual option and pushed the projected payroll toward $110 million. At the same time, the Brewers have six viable starting pitchers for five spots -- Yovani Gallardo, Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, Wily Peralta, Mike Fiers and Jimmy Nelson -- and are open to trading one of them in the right deal. Gallardo is due $13 million in 2015, and Lohse $11 million. Both are entering the final years of their contracts and could fetch a nice return. Outfielder Gerardo Parra, an expensive fourth outfielder who is also entering his final season before free agency, could also be had.
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