Brewers on BA's Prospect Hot Sheet

by Hyatt on Apr 20, 2009 11:26 AM CDT Comment 4 comments

Both Gamel and Lawrie made the Hot Sheet this week. Here's the run down

No. 4 MAT GAMEL, 3B
BREWERS

Team: Triple-A Nashville (Pacific Coast)
Age: 23
Why He's Here: .500/.563/.923 (13-for-26), 9 R, 2 HR, 5 2B, 10 RBIs, 4 BB, 5 SO
The Scoop: Gamel has gotten off to another fast start after being one of the minors' best hitters in the first half of last season. His production slowed in the second half as he was slowed by an elbow injury, but he hasn't wasted any time getting back in a groove to start 2009. He's opened the season on a seven-game hitting streak, with seven of his 13 hits having gone for extra bases. Gamel's bat is what will carry him to the majors, as the early returns on his defense haven't been any better than past years. He's already committed four errors in seven games.

No. 10 BRETT LAWRIE, 2B
BREWERS

Team: low Class A Wisconsin (Midwest)
Age: 19
Why He's Here: .300/.385/.750 (6-for-20), 4 R, 1 HR, 2 2B, 2 3B, 4 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 SO, 2-for-3 SB
The Scoop: The Midwest League usually suffocates young hitters, especially ones who hail from warm locales. That hasn't been a problem for the Canadian native Lawrie. Neither the cold weather nor a position switch from catcher to second base has fazed him, as the Brewers' first-round pick from last June has knocked five of his six hits for extra bases in his first week of pro ball.

Love the Letterman gap on Lawrie too

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Man 4 errors in 7 games already. You would think that it has been pretty obivous for a while that Gamel isn’t going to stick at third. Solid chance that we would be better off having him learn a new position sooner rather than later. I guess they could be waiting to see if a hole other than third base will be opening at the major league level soon.

by Trent Durrington on Apr 20, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The thing is

He’s not getting work anywhere else, so the only spot he could immediately step into at the major league level would be 1st base (and I’m not seeing that spot opening up in the very near future). Its early in the year and I’m still holding out hope he will progress to at least a serviceable level at 3rd.

BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.

by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 20, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess he did lop about 20 errors of his 2007 total last year in more chances, but I think that just moved him from the mind blowingly bad tier to the really really bad tier.

by Trent Durrington on Apr 20, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not so sure

I really don’t see Fielder signing with us long-term. I’m sure the Brewers would rather see Gamel develop into a decent third baseman, but I doubt we’ll wait too long to bring him up if he’s hitting AAA pitching like this.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Apr 22, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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