With Spring Training fast approaching, MLB.com will take a look at a different aspect of this year's Brewers squad each day this week. Today's topic: What's the vision?
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers GM David Stearns grew up in Manhattan a New York Mets fan, and his favorite players as a kid should not surprise those who has watched his work in his 16 months on the job. They were Kevin Elster and Rey Ordonez, both Mets shortstops, and later Mike Piazza, a catcher.
Up-the-middle defenders. They remain some of Stearns' favorite players today, as he tries to restock the Brewers with young, controllable talent during a period of rebuilding.