It seems like every year there is one player that stands out in spring training that no one saw coming. For the Milwaukee Brewers, over the past few years, it’s been a first baseman each time. In 2018, it was waiver claim Jesus Aguilar, then in 2019 is was Ji-Man Choi, and now in 2020, the early standout performer is Chad Spanberger.
Spanberger was acquired by the Brewers back on November 4th in the trade that sent Chase Anderson to the Blue Jays. Spanberger spent the 2019 season with Toronto’s Double-A affiliate, hitting .