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Email a copy of 'Brewers Outright Sean Halton' to a friend
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jarek redman 3
Cover your eyes, Brewers fans. Help at first base is definitely not on the way this season. Lets hope Hunter Morris puts together a solid season in Triple-A.
Kyle Marinac
Reynolds/Francisco are both capable of hitting 30+ HRs and 70+ RBIs…especially at MP…if they can hit .220-.230 and combine for some nice power numbers deep in the lineup I’m completely fine with that…
daveineg
That’s the plan but they could combine to do what Adam Dunn did in 2011. When guys like that are cold they are complete holes in the lineup.
daveineg
Halton should have gotten a longer look. His 24% line drive percentage was above league average last year and while his walk totals were low, so far this spring he had more walks (7) than strikeouts (6). Plus he can also play acceptable defense in both corner OF spots, something none of the other 1B candidates can. Fortunately most teams are in roster trim mode and they got him through waivers. Before it’s all over this season the Brewers are going to need this guy.
oh Hal
His slash line when he got regular playing time was much better. I’ve never really had the sense that Melvin believes in players competing for positions.
tribescribe
Reynolds would be the right-handed half of a platoon. Francisco bats lefty.
craigcounsellhitsbombs
I’m totally fine with Reynolds/Francisco forming a hard platoon. Even if they end up equaling the league average, that’ll still be a +4 WAR at that position compared to last year, when we won 74 games without Braun/Ramirez/a decent 2B for half the year.
oh Hal
I could also see them going with Reynolds and Overbay and it being a disaster. There’d be plenty of positive remarks about veteran leadership though.
Steve Rosenquist
Keep Francisco and use the catchers as backups at first. Francisco has much higher upside than Reynolds or Overbay and is expendable if he bombs.
douglasb
Mark Reynolds is a right handed hitter.