Earlier today Milwaukee Brewers announced a series of cuts and re -footnotes. Among them, Infielder Andruw Monasteriowhich he started in the third base for brewers on the opening day of last season, he was elected to Triple Nashville. As a result, Milwaukee will have its sixth different starter on the opening day in the third base in so many seasons.
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– Milwaukee Brewers (@brewers) March 19, 2025
But who exactly will start in the warm corner will not yet be established.
Joey Ortiz, who finished as the main third base last season, goes to Shortstop to replace Willy Adames, who left the free agency for The for The San Francisco Giants.
Demotion Monasterio also means that the list of potential candidates to start in the third base was realistically narrowed to two players.
Oliver Dunn or Caleb Durbin can start with the third base for Milwaukee Brewers on the opening day
Looking at players who will make lists of opening day, players play, who should basically play every day: Rhys Hoskins in the first base, Brice Turang in the second base and Ortiz on Shortstop. Oliver Dunn, who played in Majors from Milwaukee for some time last season, is also embedded as one of the third base.
But other infielders remained in the camp are Jake Bauers, Tyler Black, Vinny CapraAND Caleb durbin. Of these, Durbin is the only one that can play the third base, and as a switch hitter, it can create a platoon with a left -handed Dunn hit.
Capra has no options and has a fantastic spring, so it will probably be a list of opening day. He played earlier in the third base, but was used primarily by Brewers during spring training, which indicates that he is not considered an option in this position.
Milwaukee Brewers Manager Pat Murphy Raves about Caleb Durbin
Durbin was obviously taken over by Brewers (together with Nestor Cortes) in trade, who sent a star twice closer to Devin Williams to New York Yankees. It is widely believed that Durbin was the key to Milwaukee and that they rejected other offers for their ex -closer because they wanted him so much.
And it is not tough to understand why. In the last season, Arizona Fall League Durbin hit .312/.427/.548 with five races at home, 21 RBI and 29 stolen bases. Only 24 matches in AFL play, and its 29 stolen bases are now a league record.
This spring, Durbin hits only .229/.296/.375, but he impressed Pat Murphy’s manager to keep him in the mixture of space for the opening day. After playing a defensive sparing in the third base in the Milwaukee 5-4 win on Wednesday, he very much praised his recent manager who said:
“Caleb is a good baseball player, man. It will bury it. … Play the second and third and be an unbearable, great offensive player and make great games in great times. He is a great player, man, this is. He is. You can’t be here without being the right” who “. He is the right “who”. This kid knows how to play. “
So, although his blinking line may not be what fans could expect from him, he came to spring training, Murphy certainly saw enough to recognize him as a huge player who can play a huge role in this team in 2025.
Perhaps even as the third opening day.
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