01/17/2012 by Al Melchior | Data Analyst

Counsell ends lengthy career

CBSSports.com Senior Baseball Writer Scott Miller reports that 2B Craig Counsell has retired and will take a position with the Brewers' front office. Counsell played for the Brewers in 2011, batting .178 in 107 games. It was his sixth season with Milwaukee, and he also played for Arizona for six years. Over his 16-year career, Counsell also played for the Rockies, Marlins and Dodgers and was a part of two World Series championship squads (Marlins '97, Diamondbacks '01).