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Brewers Non-Roster Invitees: Infielders

Published on 2012-02-22 19:34:34

We're going to conclude the NRI series today with infielders, a list that should be more interesting than the veteran minor-league catchers we looked at yesterday: There's a decent chance that three of these four guys see at least some time in the majors this year. In fact, unless Ron Roenicke manages to fall in love with the newly acquired Jay Gibbons, it's very plausible that one of the players pictured here turns into the veteran bench player that we'll be complaining about in June

Mat Gamel & 2012 Expectations

Published on 2012-02-22 09:33:34

As fans we know that replacing Prince Fielder won't be easy but no one knows that better than the man who enters Spring Training as the odds on favorite to win the position, Mat Gamel.  But it also brings up an interesting conundrum in figuring out what are realistic expectations for Gamel in his first full season in the majors.He's stepping in for a man that had 100+ RBI's in all but 2 of his full years in the majors and a man that averaged 38 Home Runs a season.  So those are huge numbers to

Vegas Sees Brewers as Mediocre at Best

Published on 2012-02-21 12:53:18

Every year we see Vegas set the odds of teams reaching the World Series and every year the Brewers aren't that close to the top, something that shouldn't shock any of us in Brewers nation.  However, what most don't pay attention to is the line set on the over/under for wins by a team.  Well, Vegas sees the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers as an average at best team according to the over/under line set at 81.5 wins for the Brew Crew.I don't know about you, but for me that's a shockingly low number and i