Spring Training is now underway. Things look pretty different in Arizona this year for the Brewers, we have three different starting position players starting the year out with Carlos Gomez replacing Mike Cameron, Alcides Escobar replacing JJ Hardy and Casey McGehee taking Bill Hall's old spot. Cameron and Hall are both in Beantown, while JJ is going to be planting roots at Target Field. I'm not really upset with any of the replacements we have in these guys either, it was too bad to see Hardy go, but things got chippy on both sides and he had to go. I'm sure he will thrill Twinkie fans this year and they are glad to see Gomez go. That doesn't mean that Gomez is a complete joke as our starting center fielder. Gomez is a possible gold glover and basically a speedy version of Cam in the field, at the plate it is a different story. Gomez has all the speed in the world but might be dumber than a rock, at least that is what disgruntled Twins fans have said. But really is it that bad? Or are they just pissed he is all they got for Johan Santana. If they would have got Jose Reyes or David Wright and they played well, they would still hold a grudge due to the loss of Santana.  Back to Go Go, he is still very young and reminds me a little of a young Dick Weeks. Both were said to be too fast in their swings. IF they can get him to slow his swing down, much like they did with Weeks, he could be a real threat. He has the possibility of a future power hitting speedster. The guy had potential flat out. And finally Mr. McGehee, who played really well for the majority of the time last year (when he was healthy). Casey didn't play well until last year, and I hope he can put together another solid year. We can't afford for him to have a slump like Soto did for the Cubs last year. McGehee is good at the plate and decent in the field. He is definitly an upgrade from Bill Hall, there is no doubt about that. But is he the future of the position for the team, or are his knees going to give out again? Is he the answer instead of Mat Gamel? I don't know, Mat has his flaws at the position and I've seen Casey make mistakes too. I think Mat has time to learn the position for another year in Nashville or by then maybe Hart or Fielder will be gone and he will transition into either of their places with ease. Mat can bat, but is his glove worth a damn? I hope Randolph can help.

In the next couple of days, I hope to post my thoughts on the pitching staff. Thanks for staying in tune for the changes that have been made to our site. The shirts will still be for sale, and other things will be coming. Thanks to all 17,000 visitors we had in the first year. We also had over 60,000 hits. I don't know what that really means, but it sounds decent. We'll keep this going as long as we have at least one person who thinks it's worth reading.

Ronald