It's not true that the Milwaukee Brewers will be so awful this year that the Bob Uecker talking alarm clock given to fans at Miller Park on July 10 will be programmed with the wake-up call, "Lit up! Lit up! We're outta here! Gone!"
Conventional wisdom, though, has the rebuilding Brewers looking up at the rest of the National League Central Division by then. Most publications pick the team to win between 70 and 75 games.
The good news is that the farm system is teeming with talent, thanks to general manager David Stearns, who blew up the roster by swapping veterans — some of whom were well on their way to middling careers — for oodles of kids with upside.