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Welcome back to our MLB 2020 team previews! This post is centered around the Milwaukee Brewers, a team that looks a lot different in 2020 than in 2019. Here’s what you need to know.
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Starting Lineup
| # | NAME | POS |
| 1 | Eric Sogard | 3B |
| 2 | Lorenzo Cain | OF |
| 3 | Christian Yelich | OF |
| 4 | Keston Hiura | 2B |
| 5 | Justin Smoak | 1B |
| 6 | Avisail Garcia | OF |
| 7 | Omar Narvaez | C |
| 8 | Orlando Arcia | SS |
- Better in OBP formats: Justin Smoak, Omar Narvaez
- Worse in OBP formats: Keston Hiura, Lorenzo Cain
- Better than his ADP: Cain (182), Garcia (228), Smoah (389)
- Worse than his ADP: Hiura (50) – uncertainty
- Bench bat(s) worth rostering: Ryan Braun, Luis Urias
- Player(s) most likely to lose a starting spot: Sogard
Quick notes: Luis Urias has a good chance to enter the starting lineup every day if he proves healthy for the beginning of the season.
Pitching Rotation
| # | NAME | R/L |
| 1 | Brandon Woodruff | R |
| 2 | Adrian Houser | R |
| 3 | Brett Anderson | L |
| 4 | Josh Lindblom | R |
| 5 | Eric Lauer | L |
- Better than his ADP: Houser (261)
- Worse than his ADP: Woodruff (88)
- Starter least likely to stick in the rotation: Lauer
- Non-starter most likely to enter the rotation: Corbin Burnes
Quick notes: This is an ugly pitching rotation after Woodruff, we could see a lot of changes as the season progresses.
Bullpen
- Projected closer: Josh Hader (Job Security: HIGH)
- Top backup: Freddy Peralta
- Premier holds option: Peralta
- Sneaky holds option: Corey Knebel
Quick notes: There will be more guys than Hader getting saves, as the Brewers have been pretty progressive with their usage of him, but I don’t see anybody else worth rostering at this point.
Prospects
- Relevant in 2020: Urias, Burnes (both should be on the Major League roster on Opening Day)
- Worth a look for 2021 and beyond: Brice Turang
Other Helpful Fantasy Info
- Park Factor: 101.6 for runs, 106.4 for homers, 93.2 for singles, 98.8 for doubles, 82.9 for triples (league average = 100)
- Green Light Rating: Medium
- Likeliest 2020 roster moves: Changes to the rotation, possibly trading some assets away at the deadline.
- Bold Fantasy Prediction: Corbin Burnes turns into a very useful fantasy starting pitchers.
- Bland Fantasy Prediction: Christian Yelich steals less than 10 bases.
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