MLB Preview Day 16, Milwaukee Brewers

Prince Fielder comes into 2011 with high expectations as he looks for a big contract when he hits the free agent market this winter

2010 Record- 77-85, 3rd place NL Central
2010 Triple Crown Leaders- Ryan Braun, .304 (9th NL), Prince Fielder, 32 HR (t-6th NL), Casey McGehee, 104 RBI (6th NL), Yovani Gallardo, 14 Wins (t-11th NL), Yovani Gallardo, 3.84 ERA (30th NL), Yovani Gallardo, 200 K (9th NL)

Key Additions- Yuniesky Betancourt (SS), Sean Green (RHP), Zack Greinke (RHP), Shaun Marcum (RHP), Wil Nieves (C), Takashi Saito (RHP)

Key Losses- Dave Bush (RHP), Lorenzo Cain (OF), Chris Capuano (LHP), Todd Coffey (RHP), Doug Davis (LHP), Alcides Escobar (SS), Trevor Hoffman (RHP), Joe Inglett (OF), Carlos Villaneuva (RHP), Greg Zaun (C)

2011 Projected Record- 90-100 wins, 1st place NL Central
Manager- Ron Roenicke (1st year)
Best Player- Ryan Braun
Best Pitcher- Zack Greinke
Biggest Breakout Candidate- Chris Narveson
Biggest Potential Impact Rookie- Mark Rogers

Projected Lineup/Projected Stats
Richie Weeks, 2B- .280/25 HR/85 RBI
Corey Hart, RF- .275/25 HR/90 RBI
Ryan Braun, LF- .315/35 HR/115 RBI
Prince Fielder, 1B- .275/45 HR/140 RBI
Casey McGehee, 3B- .290/22 HR/100 RBI
Yuniesky Betancourt, SS- .270/20 HR/80 RBI
Chris Gomez, CF- .245/8 HR/50 RBI
Jonathan Lucroy, C- .250/7 HR/45 RBI

Projected Rotation/Projected Stats
Zack Greinke- 19-7/3.05 ERA/210 K
Yovani Gallardo- 19-8/3.20 ERA/205 K
Shaun Marcum- 16-8/3.50 ERA/175 K
Randy Wolf- 14-10/4.15 ERA/150 K
Chris Narveson- 10-8/4.45 ERA/145 K
Jon Axford- 2.10 ERA/45 Saves

Team Outlook-  With names like Fielder, Braun, McGehee, Hart, and Weeks, we already knew this was a good offensive team that we knew would score a lot of runs before Doug Melvin decided to bolster the Brewers pitching staff in 2011.  Now, they're pretty scary.  They have potentially two aces in Greinke and Gallardo to go along with the up and coming Marcum and Narveson, and the veteran Randy Wolf.  Jon Axford is one of the best young closers in the game, and should do a great job anchoring the bullpen in 2011.  The Brewers are very frontloaded, which is the one cause for concern if injuries occur, and could also slow them down in the playoffs.  But looking at this team, its hard not consider them favorites to go to their first World Series since 1982.