“Can Feltner Silence Yelich and Turn the Tide for the Rockies?”
The Brewers are a team that I backed to win the NL Central and it is probably a little early to start talking about the playoffs, but I’ll do it anyway. Last season, the Brewers were expected to take a step back. They had traded away their closer the previous season, they traded away their ace in the offseason, and then lost someone considered one of the best managers in baseball. They went out and basically won the division wire-to-wire. This year the team is just 7-5, but I still think they are a tem that has the potential to be a factor in October. They have consistent hitting, and they seem to get the most out of their pitching staff. Speaking of, today, they send a young arm to the mound whom they just acquired. Quinn Priester, former Pirate, former Red Sox player, makes his debut for the Brewers today. He was a guy that rose through the minors fairly quickly, but it seems like teams have given up a bit on this former first round draft pick. I actually have met Quinn and know his mother – he is a good kid and hard worker, so the Brewers may have gotten a steal. Priester certainly struggled last year in his starts for Pittsburgh, but he also had some flashes of brilliance as well. He hasn’t pitched at Coors Field, but the biggest concern I see is that he isn’t really a ground ball pitcher.Â
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