MILWAUKEE -- Here's a sign that Wisconsin's winter is almost over: Brewers baseball is back.
The club's pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training on Friday, though in reality many have been working out at Maryvale Baseball Park for days. Players will undergo physical exams on Saturday, typically off-site, before participating in the team's first formal workout on Sunday morning.
Those workouts are open to the public for free, offering fans, rosters in hand, an up-close opportunity to meet the club's slew of newcomers. The Brewers will have a new Opening Day starter on the mound and at four positions, minimum, many of whom were acquired in one of GM David Stearns' nine trades.