The Brewers are
playing an intrasquad game at Maryvale Park today, which started at 12:30 PM
The game is a tune-up
before their first cactus league game against the San Francisco Giants on
Sunday. The intrasquad game will only be three innings. Taylor Jungmann, a
first round draft pick by the Brewers last year is scheduled to pitch, along
with Tyler Thornburg, Mark Rogers, Dan Meadows, and Manny Parra.
The lineup card can
be seen here. This lineup looks like a possible lineup for opening day; no doubt,
we will see many lineups before the regular-season opener.
MLB network will
show the Brewers game Monday night at 8:35 PM central time against the Giants.
Corey Hart is all
for the aggressiveness on the base paths, Hart said, when you get away from
running for a couple years it’s hard to get it back. Carlos Gomez is without a
doubt the fastest on the team, but has limited playing time because of
platooning with Nyjer Morgan in centerfield.
Mat Gamel taking
over first base for the departed Prince Fielder will get his chance to prove
himself in the majors. Corey Hart thinks he’s ready and says he has a good
feeling about the 26-year-old Gamel. A third baseman originally, he moved to
first base at AAA late last year, to be a possible replacement for the possible
loss of Prince Fielder to free agency.
I think that the numbers Mat Gamel
has put up in the minors, and consistent at-bats, knowing that the job is his
to lose, will show he is ready.
Till next time. Go
Brewers!
Update!
The Brewers renewed the contract with reliever John Axford for $525,000 for 2012 Today. Talks for a multi-year contract are to continue according to sources.