2014 Milwaukee Brewers

[The Kid 24]

I know it's a little soon for this thread... But I'm optmistic about the Brewers in 2014! Getting Braun back and having a healthy Ramirez will do wonders for our lineup.

As of now this is how I see our Lineup unfolding... I will update when Brewers bring in new guys.

Segura
Gomez
Braun
Ramirez
Lucroy
Reynolds
Davis
Gennett vs. RHP/Week vs. LHP

I like Segura as our Lead-off now that Aoki is in KC... The 2 hole I wasn't sure if I should put Lucroy or Gomez, I put Gomez cuz I like the speed at 1-2 when Braun & Ramirez step to the plate.




I actually like our Rotation even better now with Garza... Rotation has a chance to be really good.

Gallardo
Garza
Lohse
Peralta
Estrada

[The Kid 24]

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With the Garza signing... I'm even more excited for the season to start!!

Brewers have a very solid Rotation now!

[Clarke99]

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I Dig the Brewers as my NL team, its been tough the past few years since Prince has left.
It would be pretty bad if Mark Reynolds is a starter and not just a pinch hitter he's a nightmare.
They have quite the gap to cover from last season to even catch Cincy heres hoping...

[BigBoi23]

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What do you guys think of a possible extension for Segura before the season starts? It seems like a high-risk, high-reward move to me.

[BDKiiing]

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Some Opening Day roster thoughts

Lineup:
C: Luc
1st: Reynolds
2nd: Scooter
3rd AmRam
SS: Segura
LF: Davis
CF: GoGo
RF: Braun

The starting lineup seems to be set in stone, position wise. Rickie and Scooter will be in a soft platoon with Scooter seeing the vast majority of at bats. Francisco could get some starts at first, depending how Reynolds does. They both hold some pop and strikeout a lot, they are just opposite batting versions of each other, I don't like that recipe, would much rather see Overbay make the roster, I'll comment later.

Rotation:
Yo
Garza
Lohsey
Wily
Marco

Set in stone as for members, I'm assuming Yo gets the opening day start, as it's become a tradition. The rest of the pitchers will fall into order, I think this is the most logical order to go. As for reserves, I think it's Thornburg #6, Hellweg #7, Nelson #8, with Fresh Prince as an option too in the instance that one of the starters get hurt, or Yo gets traded some time over the season.

Bench:
Maldanado
Weeks
Schafer
Bianchi
Francisco

This could go many ways. The first three are a lock, the next two spots are open. Not sure what Bianchi's option situation is, but his defense and versatility is enough to keep him on the roster despite his horrid offense. I could see Elian Herrera possibly cracking the roster in his place, with his versatility of all over the infield and outfield, with the exception of first base, and it's a positive that he's already on the 40 man. Irving Falu is an outside chance to be the back up infielder, but being a NRI, it's a very outside chance, he is hitting alright though. The last bench spot with probably go to Francisco, since he's out of options and don't seem to want to let him go. However, Overbay might be the better option to soft platoon with Reynolds, as he still can hit alright, and is still somewhat of a doubles machine. With injuries, I see Sean Halton being the first to come up with Hunter following, if he can hit his way onto the roster.

Pen:
Cl: Henderson
SU: KRod
RHP: Kintzler
RHP: Blazek
RHP: Wooten
LHP: Fresh Prince
LHP: Wang



This was tough. Henderson, KRod, and Kintzler are the only locks in my opinion. Not sure what to do with Gorzelanny when he's healthy, I would say just swap out for Wooten, but I can't foresee them having 3 lefties in the pen. I think they try and hold onto Wang with how well he's thrown so far, and I don't foresee the Pirates letting the Brewers keep him with a deal if he's throwing that well. Fresh Prince seems to be set as a left on the roster, I wouldn't mind seeing him start some games to bring a left to the rotation, but for now I have him slated as reliever. That leaves two spots. I think Blazek is in, as he's a hard thrower, and he didn't look too bad last year in the time he was up, he could be a future 8th inning guy. Last spot is a coin flip, Figaro or Wooten. I think Wooten threw well enough to make his was into the last spot in the bullpen. Zach Duke could be an outside chance, but is a NRI. While I'd much rather see Thornburg or Hellweg in the pen, it makes sense to send them to AAA and keep them stretched out, as they'll inevitably be making some starts over the course of this season.

Near Future:
As for the roster the rest of the way, I wish they would just convert Hellweg to relief. He has closer written all over him. When they acquired him in the Greinke trade, I was ecstatic to get him. He's a big dude who throws hard, let him just working on getting 3 outs and keep his velocity up instead of having to go 7 innings. With Garza locked up, and Wily, Thornburg, and Nelson slated in as the future of the rotation, with Jungmann eventually coming, I don't see why they can't afford to just shorten up Hellweg and let him work on blowing by guys.

As for trades, yes, most of you would give up Rickie Weeks for a 6 pack of Miller Light and a pack of grape Big League Chew, but deep down you know he's worth more than that, if he hits well enough in his limited at bats, I could see him getting dealt. Lastly, I think this is almost certain, if the Brewers are struggling come the end of June, look out for the Yankees to try and acquire AmRam to shore up their lineup and enter him as their third baseman, moving Kelly Johnson over to 2nd or as a utility guy. The Yankees are all in, and trading for the 2nd half of AmRam could put them right next to Detroit and Texas, and a two steps ahead of Baltimore in the American League.

[Steven78]

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Im getting tired of seeing the Brewers top pitchers getting pounded day after day. Today Lohse couldn't make it through the third inning and gave up 5 runs and Henderson gave up 4, including a home run. That follows a series of bad outings from Garza and Gallardo struggling on Saturday.

Throw in Davis and Gennett struggling at the plate and Segura looking like the light hitting second half Segura from last year, and the team isn't looking like it's ready for the season.