As we near the start of the 2009 MLB season (which opens up with the defending World Series champ Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night) I'd like to breakdown what's goin' on with the Crew.
-Trot Nixon was released. I wish I could have seen what Trot could go in a pinch hitting role. I bet he could have been good at that, but I'll never find out what he can do as a Brewer.
-Basically all of the prospects got sent to Triple-A. Mat Gamel, Alcides Escobar, Angel Salome. These guys are sure to make an appearance sometime this year. The book is not yet out on Casey McGehee and Brad Nelson.
-3B Mike Lamb decided to opt for free agency than go to Triple-A. Why wouldn't he? To be honest, I'm a little upset. I thought Lamb was a heck of a hitter for us last year. He'll prolly catch on somewhere else.
-Manager Ken Macha has made it almost official that Jeff Suppan will start opening day. I don't really understand why he is so against having Yovani take on the "pressure" of being an opening day starter. He'll be the ace probably after the All-Star break.
-The Crew is getting bit hard by the damn injury bug. Ryan Braun is always tweaking something. New pitchers Braden Looper and Trevor Hoffman probably won't be making appearance on opening day. The Do-it-all Craig Counsell has a bum knee. Let's hope these don't become major issues.
Another note, let's welcome Michael Fant to the blogging world shall we? He's a smart man when it comes to sports, other than the fact that he's a Chubs fan.
-Mitch
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