The Milwaukee Brewers entered the offseason with what many considered a log-jam of sorts in the outfield, and today that situation got more complicated with the high-impact additions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain. Though Lewis Brinson was subtracted from the equation, the Brewers still have six players with legitimate cases for playing time - the two new acquisitions, along with Ryan Braun, Domingo Santana, Keon Broxton, and Brett Phillips. But if Slingin’ Stearns has his way, there may be more clarity on the situation forthcoming:
There has also been speculation as to the types of moves the Brewers may be looking at if they deal either - or both - of their young, controllable (Santana four years, Phillips six years) outfielders:
The Brewers could still use a significant addition to their starting rotation, and it appears as though David Stearns is poised to deal from his plethora of outfielders in order to address that need.