What do we still need to address?

[Ennder]

Veras, Loe, KRod, Axford probably are set as the late inning guys and the 6th inning guy usually isn't that important to teams. I doubt we see a bullpen guy brought in to be honest.

[djoctagone]

Unless something unexpected happens, I think the backup SS/2B job is going to Izturis. I expect the backup 3B / RH bat off the bench will be Conrad with Green going to AAA.

if it's izturis and conrad, somebody else might to have to lose a spot on the 40-man roster . . . i say "might" because if braun's suspended, a spot opens up (albeit briefly).

[TooLiveBrew]

Conrad is a switch-hitter, just to clarify. I actually thought he was a lefty & had to check.

 

 

I think they need to evaluate their bullpen candidates for the 6th and 7th innings.

 

Here are the arms that I count the Brewers would be choosing from there: Parra, Braddock, Kintzler, Estrada, De La Cruz, Fiers, Loe, Manzanillo, Veras. Even with the individual concerns about certain players, that's a pretty large pool from which to pick.

[monty57]

Conrad is a switch-hitter, just to clarify. I actually thought he was a lefty & had to check.

 

Thanks. I thought he was a righty, and didn't check :-)

[Bnowell4evr]

Conrad is a switch-hitter, just to clarify. I actually thought he was a lefty & had to check.

 

Thanks. I thought he was a righty, and didn't check :-)

His splits suggest he's not much of a switch hitter though.

[monty57]

Conrad is a switch-hitter, just to clarify. I actually thought he was a lefty & had to check.

 

Thanks. I thought he was a righty, and didn't check :-)

His splits suggest he's not much of a switch hitter though.

To expand:

 

(three year splits)

 

as RHB: 69 AB, .275 avg / .367 OBP / .478 SLG / .845 OPS

as LHB: 244 AB, .221 avg / .298 OBP / .430 SLG / .728 OPS

 

Not a huge sample as a RHB, but I'd guess he was brought on mainly as a PH vs LHP who could also act as a utility IF (he played 1 game at 1B, 10 at 2B, 8 at 3B and 75 as PH last season). This allows the Brewers to send Green to AAA to play everyday to be fresh in case Ramirez or Weeks gets injured, and to preserve service time.

[TooLiveBrew]

I'd guess he was brought on mainly as a PH vs [R]HP who could also act as a utility IF

 

This was my impression of him, & why I thought he was only a LHB http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[djoctagone]

a casual observer has no idea to whom you are referring. quoting responsibly (either using the quote function or editing the quote by placing the player's name in parentheses after the generic pronoun "he") goes a long way.