Saturday, November 7, 2009

Power to Speed Shift?

Hey everyone, just a quick topic to think about.

A few years ago it was thought that among the Brewers there were 7 players who could hit 20+ home runs, and two years ago the Brewers were the only team in baseball to have 8 different players hit 10 or more (Fielder, Braun, Cameron, Hart, Weeks, Hardy Hall, Branyan). The odd man out being Kendall of course.

This has changed now. While we will still get some power, and have plenty of guys who can hit them far, the Brewers are now repping 5 guys who could steal 20+ bases. Braun did it this year, Hart has done it twice, Escobar stole over 30 in AA and 40 in AAA, Gomez has already had a 30+ year, and of course Rickie Weeks (who has stole 25 in just 118 games)

So seeing that Manager Ken Macha isn't much of a runner, how will this team adapt? Maybe really trying to stack the power up front so people can run at the bottom of the line up?

Real quick, and without knowing who our catcher will be, my speedy version of a lineup:
1. Weeks
2. McGehee
3. Braun
4. Fielder
5. Hart
6. C?
7. Escobar
8. Gomez

That is kind of assuming a catcher who can hit. Looking at it like that, Brewers catching prospects may need another year, or maybe a season as a backup. If the money is there maybe the Crew should try and grab a decent hitting catcher on a one year deal. Like a Ramon Hernandez or Miguel Olivo.

Just some musings, I'll keep my ear to the rumor mill. Brew Up.

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