The Milwaukee Brewers officially announced two of their latest free agent signings yesterday, confirming the additions of Justin Smoak and Eric Sogard to the roster for 2020 (and potentially 2021):
President David Stearns obviously lauded his two newest employees in the introductory press conference held yesterday afternoon. On Smoak, he stated that “We think Justin’s overall offensive game is a game that’s going to work well not only in our ballpark, but also complement our team very well. This is a player who has elite zone control; he grinds through at-bats.”
For his part, Smoak is excited about the opportunity to play at Miller Park, which is one of the most friendly ballparks in MLB for left-handed sluggers: “To be here on this team, which has been really good the past couple of years, and has a chance to compete and go to the playoffs, I’m definitely excited about that.