2012 MLB Season Preview: Milwaukee Brewers

MILWAUKEE BREWERS OFFSEASON SUBTRACTIONS

• Prince Fielder
• Casey McGehee
• Yuniesky Betancourt
• LaTroy Hawkins
• Takashi Saito

MILWAUKEE BREWERS OFFSEASON ADDITIONS

• Aramis Ramirez
• Alex Gonzalez
• Norichika Aoki

MILWAUKEE BREWERS PROJECTED LINEUP

1. Norichika Aoki*
2. Nyjer Morgan
3. Ryan Braun
4. Aramis Ramirez
5. Rickie Weeks
6. Mat Gamel
7. Jonathan Lucroy
8. Alex Gonzalez

DL – Corey Hart*

MILWAUKEE BREWERS PROJECTED ROTATION

1. Yovani Gallardo
2. Zack Greinke
3. Shaun Marcum
4. Randy Wolf
5. Chris Narveson

MILWAUKEE BREWERS PROJECTED BULLPEN

• John Axford (CL)
• Francisco Rodriguez
• Jose Veras
• Kameron Loe
• Tim Dillard
• Manny Parra
• Mike McClendon
• Marco Estrada

MILWAUKEE BREWERS PROSPECT TO WATCH

Ranked by several as the top Brewers’ prospect, Wily Peralta could see some time with the big club this season. He pitched predominately at AA Huntsville last season, where he registered a 3.46 ERA and nearly struck out a batter per inning. He threw 31 innings with AAA Nashville and fared even better with a 2.03 ERA while fanning 40. He’s got a very good fastball and slider with downward movement that produces lots of groundballs. If someone is faltering at the major league level, it would not be shocking to see Peralta get a chance.