Though considered primarily a second baseman when the Brewers selected him in the Rule 5 draft from Oakland's organization, Colin Walsh is not a stranger to third base and left field.
Accordingly, it was not a complete shock when Walsh's major-league debut Monday came in left field during a double-switch in the eighth inning. Walsh did not play an inning in left field during spring camp in Arizona but did appear there Saturday in an exhibition game in Biloxi against the Brewers' Class AA affiliate.
"That wasn't expected," manager Craig Counsell said of using Walsh to replace Ryan Braun in the double-switch.