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The Brewers could go into next year with alot of potential, but I see them tearing apart before that even happens.
For the Brewers to stand a chance, they need pitching. Their lineup was pretty solid when healthy, but the pitching has been shaky. Let's be honest, Sheets isn't as great as some make him out to be. 4.45 ERA? Not impressive. He's a #3-4 pitcher on alot of teams. Doug Davis was the only other starting pitcher to finish the season with an ERA under 5...and he only pitched about a month here, so I don't know what you can take that for.
Danny Kolb was impressive, I think he can be a great closer, problem is that he needs something to close.
And really, he was the only bright spot in the bullpen(we had Leskanic, but then we traded him away of course).
I think if we keep our current team, call up a couple of young guys from the minors, and pick up a couple solid pitchers, we could be a contender in the NL Central. But I don't see that happening...
Chances are, Sexson won't even be around at the start of the upcoming season. I see him being traded away for prospects, and if he is around, it won't be for long. He'll likely be gone by the trade deadline. I'd like to say that it won't happen, but it will. Sexson will want too much money, and with Prince in the farm system, Richie will be expendable. And without Richie, our offense won't be that great.
The year I'm watching for the Brewers is 2005. By then, Fielder, Hardy, Hart, Martinez, and HOPEFULLY Weeks will be ready to join Podsednik, Helms, and HOPEFULLY Sheets and Jenkins on the team.
If our farm system develops like they expect, and we can at least hold onto our key players(with the exception of Richie), I think we have a shot to at least get around .500 by 2005. Yost is a great manager, I think he'll be great with the young players, hopefully it'll all turn out as planned, and if it does, hopefully Selig will finally open his...I mean "her" wallet to keep the team together.
The Brewers could go into next year with alot of potential, but I see them tearing apart before that even happens.
For the Brewers to stand a chance, they need pitching. Their lineup was pretty solid when healthy, but the pitching has been shaky. Let's be honest, Sheets isn't as great as some make him out to be. 4.45 ERA? Not impressive. He's a #3-4 pitcher on alot of teams. Doug Davis was the only other starting pitcher to finish the season with an ERA under 5...and he only pitched about a month here, so I don't know what you can take that for.
Danny Kolb was impressive, I think he can be a great closer, problem is that he needs something to close.
And really, he was the only bright spot in the bullpen(we had Leskanic, but then we traded him away of course).
I think if we keep our current team, call up a couple of young guys from the minors, and pick up a couple solid pitchers, we could be a contender in the NL Central. But I don't see that happening...
Chances are, Sexson won't even be around at the start of the upcoming season. I see him being traded away for prospects, and if he is around, it won't be for long. He'll likely be gone by the trade deadline. I'd like to say that it won't happen, but it will. Sexson will want too much money, and with Prince in the farm system, Richie will be expendable. And without Richie, our offense won't be that great.
The year I'm watching for the Brewers is 2005. By then, Fielder, Hardy, Hart, Martinez, and HOPEFULLY Weeks will be ready to join Podsednik, Helms, and HOPEFULLY Sheets and Jenkins on the team.
If our farm system develops like they expect, and we can at least hold onto our key players(with the exception of Richie), I think we have a shot to at least get around .500 by 2005. Yost is a great manager, I think he'll be great with the young players, hopefully it'll all turn out as planned, and if it does, hopefully Selig will finally open his...I mean "her" wallet to keep the team together.
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