Gamel Out for Year (again)!

sucks for him. Hunter Morris til Hart comes back?

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While Gamel blow is tough for #Brewers, they have most of camp to figure out 1B. They also hope Corey Hart is back no later than mid-May.

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Players who now will get longer looks at 1B in #Brewers camp include Alex Gonzalez, Bobby Crosby, Taylor Green and Hunter Morris.

Aubrey Huff? Carlos Lee? Not sure what it would take to bring a guy like that in. I really think it is to early for Morris, but for a month, it might work. Green could make it work as a stop gap, nice thing about him is he can play multiple possitions.

When does football start?

Hope Hunter Morris comes in and kills it. He could be HUGE for this organization. Diffference maker.

You know, why not give Morris a chance to grab it? I see that he is already 26 so saving that service time shouldn't be as big of a deal. Two thoughts about this:

1. Would rather see than a Green/AGonz platoon. Would also rather see this than a Lee/Huff stopgap.

2. Is Morris excels, just put Corey back in right and platoon Aoki/GoGo. If the team isn't in it, you also have the option of dealing Hart since you now have your 1B of the future in Morris.

Morris is 24.

Thanks for the catch...I still like giving the kid a shot...

Too bad for Gamel. I was hoping he would finally get a shot and then he gets hurt again. Just doesn't seem fair but this stuff can happen to athletes. Hopefully his career isn't over.

If there is a silver lining it's probably better that it happened now versus June. This will give the team plenty of time to seek out a replacement.

Pretty certain Gamel did a good chunk of the rehab down in Florida away from team trainers. Goes to show how important stuff like that is.

And the Milwaukee Sucks, a team you wouldn't mind a few injuries to can stay relatively major injury free..

OMG and I won a Gamel batting practice jersey at Miller Park last year. Does anyone know where I can get an Oglivie name plate to go with my # 24 jersey?

I told you all not to depend on him.

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Originally posted by chickenboy:
2. Is Morris excels, just put Corey back in right and platoon Aoki/GoGo. If the team isn't in it, you also have the option of dealing Hart since you now have your 1B of the future in Morris.

No way, I like Aoki in right. Between Green, Gonzalez, and Hunter they should be able to get by until Hart comes back since he figures to be back by mid May.

not sure putting knee surgery boy in RF is a good idea

If you can play 1B, you can play RF.

Lots of debate on here about Aoki/GoGo. As I'm sure everybody can tell, I'm not sold on those guys as everyday players with BOTH in the lineup. I'm worried that Aoki's year may have been a bit fluky and I definitely am not sold on GoGo as an everyday guy.

If they roll that way, hope I'm wrong!

you're just trying to sound stupid, aren't you?

Couple things you could be referring to but if it's the comment that maybe they are protecting a gimpy knee by putting him at 1B, I do not agree. If he is cleared to play, he will be cleared to play RF.

Someone on here commented on complicated footwork at 1B so I would have thought they would get it. One could argue that bad throws that would pull a 1B into a runner could put ones knee is jeopardy more than RF.

Either way, if he is cleared to take the field, he will be cleared for RF as well as 1B if they so choose to go that route.

EDIT: In all reality, I do expect this discussion to be moot as Hart will be at 1B most likely when he returns.

I was right

Adam McCalvy‏@AdamMcCalvy

More #Brewers options should they look outside: Mike Carp, DFAd by M's. Daric Barton of A's. But DMelvin said focus is on internals first.

Carp is interesting, he is a lefty, which is nice, but isn't very good defensively. He was a promising prospect not that long ago.

More on Carp

A-Gon's career OPS is 30 points higher before the AS break than after. That's the guy you put out there first. I think roenicke is onto that with the talk of having him out there aT 1B.

I think with Gamel out, the chances of Gonzo playing first go up, but man, Hart cannot get healthy fast enough then.

I don't disagree, especially considering how wild Segura and Weeks can be. Hart adds a significant dimension there. Hopefully th SP comes out hot and they survive that first month plus.

The Yankees had a guy go down at 1b once. Some unknown kid filled in for a while. Long enough to hit 493.

You're a Pipp of a guy.

Man, this really sucks. Gamel's got such a sweet swing. I just feel like he's never gotten a fair chance to show what he could do at the Major League level as his play time has been so sporadic. He finally gets the starting job last season, and gets derailed by the knee.

Morris might just get his shot now. While he hasn't played at AAA yet, I don't know if he needs to. Let's see how he does this spring.

I really feel bad for Mat.

Sounds like Hunter is pretty humble, which I like to hear:

Hunter Morris modest about chances to start at first base

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/191716291.html

Phoenix - A modest and humble Hunter Morris said all of the right things Monday when asked about his chances of winning the Brewers' first base job now that Mat Gamel is lost for the season with another ACL tear in his right knee.

"To me, I haven't done anything yet," said Morris. "We haven't played a game yet. I've only got a couple of at-bats in major-league camp over the last two years. So, I certainly haven't done anything to prove myself that I even deserve to be there.

"I have to continue to work to prove that to myself and to the staff and the organization."

Morris, 24, the Southern League player of the year in 2012 at Class AA Huntsville, was going to get a good look in this camp in any event. Now that Gamel -- who was supposed to temporarily replace injured Corey Hart -- is out for the season with a recurrence of an ACL tear in his right knee, the job is open in camp and the spotlight will be greater on Morris.

From his end, Morris said he will approach each day as he would have without the news on Gamel.

"I think I'm expected to go about my work the same as I would any other way," said Morris, who batted .303 with 40 doubles, 28 home runs, 113 RBI and a .920 OPS last season at Huntsville. "That's my mentality right now -- just continue to work the same way I prepared to come in and work.

"It's a big jump (from Class AA ball). Us talking about it doesn't mean I'm going to go out and get the job. I've got to go out and earn it. I've got to do a lot of things extraordinary. Doing that also comes with not putting too much pressure on myself. I'll be playing baseball somewhere this year. I don't know where it's going to be.

"I stay relaxed about it. Baseball is baseball. I don't think the game changes that much from the mental side of it. I've just got to do what got me here in the first place. It's all the same type of progression and part of the game. I'll just work and start the season wherever it may be."