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This week's Brew Crew Ball Tracking Poll was open from noon Tuesday through the day Wednesday, and received 129 responses. Here are some notable results:
- 34% of voters listed Sean Halton as their favorite candidate to serve as the Brewers' primary first baseman at this point, while 30% chose Juan Francisco and 23% selected Hunter Morris. The only clear choice was "not Yuni," as Yuniesky Betancourt received 2% of the vote and finished behind "Undecided" and "Someone else."
- 52% of voters think the Brewers' current roster expansion (from 25 to 30) is just right, while 37% think more players should be called up.
- 72% of voters approve of the John Axford/Michael Blazek trade.
The full results are below.
Do you approve of the Brewers' decision to trade reliever John Axford to the Cardinals for reliever Michael Blazek?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yes | 93 | 72% |
| No | 22 | 17% |
| Undecided | 14 | 11% |
Who should be the Brewers' primary first baseman for the rest of the season?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 3 | 2% |
| Juan Francisco | 39 | 30% |
| Sean Halton | 44 | 34% |
| Hunter Morris | 30 | 23% |
| Someone else | 4 | 3% |
| Undecided | 9 | 7% |
Entering play Tuesday the Brewers will have 30 players on their active roster, having made five September callups. How do you feel about the current roster size?
| Response | Votes | % |
| It's too small. They should call up more people. | 48 | 37% |
| It's too big. They've already called up too many people. | 3 | 2% |
| It's just right. | 67 | 52% |
| Undecided | 11 | 9% |
Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 90 | 70% | 67% | +3% |
| No | 31 | 24% | 23% | +1% |
| Undecided | 8 | 6% | 10% | -4% |
Do you approve of the job Ron Roenicke is doing as Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 75 | 58% | 58% | n/c |
| No | 35 | 27% | 27% | n/c |
| Undecided | 19 | 15% | 15% | n/c |
Do you approve of the job Rick Kranitz is doing as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 44 | 34% | 39% | -5% |
| No | 56 | 43% | 35% | +8% |
| Undecided | 29 | 22% | 26% | -4% |
Do you approve of the job Johnny Narron is doing as Hitting Coach of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 64 | 50% | 57% | -7% |
| No | 31 | 24% | 19% | +5% |
| Undecided | 34 | 26% | 23% | +3% |
Which, if any, of these Brewer executives and/or coaches do you think should be fired?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| General manager Doug Melvin | 23 | 18% | 16% | +2% |
| Manager Ron Roenicke | 29 | 22% | 23% | -1% |
| Pitching coach Rick Kranitz | 49 | 38% | 33% | +5% |
| Hitting coach Johnny Narron | 26 | 20% | 14% | +6% |
| Third base coach Ed Sedar | 22 | 17% | 15% | +2% |
| Amateur scouting director Bruce Seid | 69 | 53% | 45% | +8% |
| Someone else | 7 | 5% | 6% | -1% |
| None of these | 36 | 28% | 32% | -4% |