PHOENIX -- An elongated offseason of consistent baseball has Ivan De Jesus Jr. prompting Brewers decision makers to reflect on his immediate future with the big league club.
De Jesus, who signed a Minor League deal with Milwaukee in December, played through the Puerto Rican Winter League and then the Caribbean World Series through the offseason to best prepare for the upcoming '17 season.
"That helped me, too, not only the Caribbean Series, but coming into winter ball," De Jesus said. "The year before, I didn't play winter ball. … This year I played the whole year.