Flores, in particular, appears to be overmatched at the plate. Nieuwenhuis, while a nice story and good defensive presence, simply doesn’t fit long term in the Brewers’ plans. This is why the Milwaukee Brewers should call up Michael Reed and either send Ramon Flores down to AAA or DFA Nieuwenhuis.
When I first wrote about Michael Reed, he was lighting the world on fire in AAA (small sample size alert). Reed didn’t earn one of the last spots on the major league club (that went to Keon Broxton and Ramon Flores), and he was expected to be one of the premier pieces on the Colorado Sky Sox team.