- Melvin believes there will be no competition for starting jobs in Spring Training defensively, as most of the position players are set. He did say that the backup catcher job will be the most competitive battle during March.
- The Brewers will not include a left-handed pitcher in their starting rotation unless he is clearly one of the top 5 pitchers. Doug said that having a lefty is desirable, but the best 5 pitchers will get the job.
- During Spring Training, Melvin and company will decide which young players they wish to extend long term offers to. He did hint that J.J. Hardy will not be one of them, however. When asked about giving J.J. a multi-year deal, Melvin brought up Alcides Escobar and how he believes that Alcides will be a major league shortstop one day. Foreshadowing that J.J. may not be a part of the club in a couple years?
- Like I said before, Alcides Escobar will be a big leaguer someday. Melvin said you can add Matt LaPorta to that list. Big surprise, right?
- Gwynn Jr., Gross, and Kapler will hold down CF while Cameron is serving his 25-game suspension. Hart may play some games in center, but Melvin does not see that as ideal. Hall will NOT be playing center at all.
- There are other issues that Melvin discusses as well. Take a listen!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Melvin interview
Doug Melvin gave an interview today on WSSP Radio and addressed many issues concerning the Milwaukee Brewers. You can listen here. Let me give you a little overview:
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JJ might not be great, and Alcides is very young, even for his level, but I'm not sure I believe he will be an impact player. Supposedly he plays great defense at SS, and that's great, but when you have no pop and no plate discipline . . .
Then again, that sounds a lot like Placido Polanco. He has a high contact rate, and if that keeps up, he could be useful, but he's a long way off, and far from a sure thing.
I wouldn't be surprised to see JJ at a different position at some point. With his strong arm but questionable range, he seems suited to 3B rather than SS.
Also, my word verification for this comment was "jfaart"... ha! I wonder if the generator has protection from putting "naughty words" out there.
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