Brewers general manager Doug Melvin met with Greg Genske, the agent for Edwin Jackson and J.P. Howell, Tuesday.
While there is no confirmation that those are the players Melvin and Genske were discussing, both would make sense. The Brewers appear to have Ryan Dempster at the top of their free agent starter wish list, but they don’t want to give him three years and could be looking at E-Jax as a backup plan. Howell would fit their need to add a lefty reliever.
Source: mlblogs.com