Solid collection of skillsets here. Reinforcements on the way from Appleton if needed.
I’m pulling incredibly hard for the downtrodden types. Eric Brown Jr. and Kay-Lan Nicasia have to be on their 9th lives, and they must be awesome humans. The Brewers clearly love having them around. How freakin’ incredible would it be if either one of them blows up this season?
Similar to Peña, this may be Jesús Made’s last real opportunity to hold down the SS job without serious competition in the clubhouse. EBJ is surely the backup, and Dylan O’Rae is the emergency guy, I suppose. Going forward, he’ll have to contend with all the other really solid SS options above him. My bet is he’s firmly on the José Ramírez path at this point, an incredible outcome in and of itself. Almost as hard to find a guy like that (switch hitter, speed, power, hit, arm) at 3B as it is at SS.
Reclamation years for Mike Boeve and Dylan O’Rae. Before each got hit with injuries and poor performance, they were high-average, ascending talents. If healthy, I’m expecting solid performances.
Assuming the Southern League continues to play as a pitcher’s league, we could see some eye-popping baseball card stats from Bishop Letson, Tyson Hardin, or really anyone who’s on their game.