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Originally Posted by Joshua Kusnick
You know alot of 21 year old 4-A players? Mike is going to be in big league camp, going to AAA to start, then get called up barring injury sometime in 09. Did you list every player in the brewers system there? Aside from Cain none of those guys are anywhere near Brantley. Sizemore is going to be shifted to a corner spot in the OF to make better use of his power (presumably dropping him to the 3 hole) while moving brantley to CF and the leadoff spot (thats the plan at least) Good guess though. At least you think Cain's worthy, Ill let him know. I'm his agent too.
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BBA APPRAISAL OF MICHAEL AFTER SABATHIA TRADE: Brantley, 21, rarely strikes out and, in fact, the lefthanded batter has walked more than he has whiffed at every stop in his pro career. A seventh-round pick from Fort Pierce (Fla.) Central High in 2005, he batted .319/.395/.398 in 420 at-bats for Huntsville, but his contact-oriented approach limited him to just four homers and 17 doubles in 106 games. Brantley is an average-at-best center fielder who also has dabbled in left field and first base. He's the son of Mickey Brantley, who played for the Mariners from 1986 to 1989.
How long will he continue to ride his dad's coattails? Average-at-best doesn't sound like SUPERSTAR to me. As a Brewers Fan, I'll be cheering for the guys in the system before I cheer for the "player to be named later."