"The Milwaukee Brewers' strange dance this off-season with free agent Prince Fielder appears to be winding down.

"I think we're at a point now where we have to consider moving on," general manager Doug Melvin said Wednesday.

Some wondered if the Brewers might be ready to make a bid to keep Fielder when word spread that owner Mark Attanasio participated late Tuesday night in a meeting with Fielder's agent, Scott Boras. But Melvin said that session was not planned and resulted in no new developments.

Melvin said he was at dinner with Attanasio, who made his usual one-day visit to the winter meetings to check in on personnel discussions involving the Brewers. Boras placed a telephone call to Melvin, suggesting they chat.

"We didn't plan the meeting," said Melvin. "Scott just said he wanted to give us an update.

"You never really close the door on anything because you don't know what's going to happen. You can't really read anything into it.""