Phoenix— Craig Counsell has been manager of the Milwaukee Brewers for more than nine months but will be conducting his first spring training beginning with the opening workout Sunday for pitchers and catchers at Maryvale Baseball Park.
Counsell, who grew up in the Milwaukee area and still lives there, has his hands full with a roster that turned over greatly since the end of the 2015 season as well as a coaching staff including four new members. The Brewers are in the early stages of a massive rebuilding program that doesn't bode well for the win-loss column this year, but that won't stop Counsell from getting things done this spring.