Tom Haudricourt's musings

If you haven't seen Tom Haudricourt's column posted yesterday, you really should give it a look. He has some very good incite from Doug Melvin about many of the moves that have happened this offseason. Here's a brief overview:

• The Brewers are very high on Tony Gwynn Jr. They just don't believe that he is an everyday player yet because his OBP is not high enough to warrant consistent playing time considering his lack of power.
• Tom also implies that Gwynn will be a major-league player one day, but it is increasingly looking like it will not be in Milwaukee. The Brewers are already grooming a Braun/Hart/LaPorta outfield in the next couple years, as LaPorta will be trying both corner outfield positions to see which spot he feels most comfortable playing.
• He also notes that Fielder probably will be batting ahead of Ryan Braun this year, so Ryan can get more running opportunities on the basepaths. Last year, he did not get the green light to run very often because it allowed the opposing team to simply pitch around Prince. Look for that to change this year.

That's not all Tom talks about, so you should give it a look.