The Brewers debut of Jackie Bradley, Jr. was the headline of today’s Cactus League game against the Texas Rangers, but it was again the young guys who were the real story this afternoon.
Bradley picked up a single (advancing to second on a bobble in the outfield) in his three at-bats, but last year’s first round pick Garrett Mitchell was once again the star of the game.
Mitchell hit a home run to get the Brewers on the board in the 3rd inning and stung another single while Sophia Minnaert was talking to Drew Rasmussen, causing today’s starter to stop mid-sentence to say, “holy cow, this kid’s electric.