Brewers News & Notes
- The countdown to Opening Day is at 52 days. Today's post looks at #52 Jimmy Nelson.
- What players could break out in 2016? In his newly-developed "Belt-O-Meter", Travis (along with Kyle) discuss five players that could break out this upcoming season.
- Keith Law's top 100 prospect list came out yesterday. Derek notes that four Brewers made Law's top 100: Orlando Arcia, Brett Phillips, Trent Clark, and Jorge Lopez.
- The first set of Vegas odds for win total over/unders came out yesterday, and the Brewers were set with an initial total of 71.5.
- Over on Disciples of Uecker, Nicholas Zettel has quick looks at the pitchers for 2016 and the hitters for 2016.
- Over on Big League Stew, they discussed a few players who have broken people's hearts. One of the players discussed is an old favorite of Brewers fans: second baseman Rickie Weeks.
- Want a Valentine from a Brewer? Cait Covers the Bases tells how you could get an autographed Valentine's Day card from a current Brewer.
Minor League Update
- There's still time to vote for the #9 prospect in our BCB Community Prospects rankings. Every vote counts as Kodi Medeiros and Devin Williams are separated by just a few votes for the #9 spot.
Around Baseball
- The Pirates signed LHPs Eric O'Flaherty and Cory Luebke to minor-league contracts.
- The Royals avoided arbitration with third baseman Mike Moustakas and signed him to a two-year, $14.3 million contract.