Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports reports, according to major-league sources, that Mike Cameron has reached a preliminary agreement with the Brewers on a one-year contract with a club option for 2009, pending a physical.

Rosenthals sources indicated that the Yankees would have been less inclined to persue Johan Santana had they acquired Cameron, citing the inability to absorb both contracts.

Cameron will miss the first 25 games next season while serving a suspension for testing positive for a banned stimulant.

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