Thanks to Adam McCalvy for some of these notes.
Carlos Gomez believes he is a starter, saying, "I'm too young to be a backup. If Milwaukee wanted me they know I can play everyday."
GM Doug Melvin has stated that Rickie Weeks remains the Brewers' lead off hitter. This would make me believe that Gomez would hit 8th, as he lacks the pop to be in a run producing spot like 7. This can lead to further conjecture that Kendall will not be back, as it would be awful to have two .245, sub 5 hr hitters at 7 and 8 spots... not to mention the power drop going from Hardy to Escobar.
Melvin also admitted that Gomez means Cameron will not be pursued.
It appears as people have speculated before that the Brewers will be players for lefty Mark Mulder as a reclamation project. Melvin mentioned he has been in contact with Mulder's agent.
Side note, when asked about free agent pitching Melvin mentioned the name John Lackey, the off seasons biggest name free agent pitcher. He didn't say he was pursuing Lackey, but why bring him up at all then?
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