According to a report, the Milwaukee Brewers will sign Aramis Ramirez to a three-year contract, pending a physical.
The move almost certainly crushes any slim hope the Brewers had of retaining Prince Fielder. It also comes only a few days after the report of Ryan Braun's positive PED test, meaning the reigning NL MVP could miss the first 50 games of the 2012 season.
The Brewers will be happy to no longer have to face Ramirez, who owns a career .841 OPS against them in his 14-year career spent entirely in the NL Central.
Ramirez hasn't hit against the Cubs since 2003, but while with Pittsburgh from 1998-2003 he struggled against his future (now former) team, only posting a .605 OPS.