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The Brewers finish with a Spring Training record of 18-12. Meaningless, of course, but still a bit of a boost in spirits for a team that finished so poorly in 1966. Ruben Souffront stayed hot all spring and finished with a .410 batting average. All of the new acquisitions for the Brewers had fine springs, particularly new starting pitcher Daniel Torres and relievers Miguel Solis and David Brown. New thirdbaseman Steve Cutrer played very solid defense while hitting .310 and with an OBP of .412.
Perhaps most surprisingly, Miguel Campos, coming off a nearly season-long shoulder injury, seems to have lost none of the zip on his fastball and had such a marvelous spring that the plan to send him down to AAA to get his game back was scrapped and he will be joining the team for Opening Day. Ben Malzone, who also had a fine spring, was sent to AAA instead. But given Campos long lay-off and proneness to injury, Malzone may be back on the big league club soon.
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