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The 1970 Spring Training exhibition season has started and in the Brewers very first game one of their minor league starting pitching prospects- Justin Peacock- who projects to eventually be a decent middle-to-back-end starter, had to leave the game with what was later diagnosed as a strained forearm. Peacock was placed on the 60-day DL and is expected to be out for about 3 months.
In other news, it has become apparent that the team is considering a shift in the outfield, moving 31-year old centerfielder Ryan Rodgers to leftfield while shifting Antonio Puente to center. There is a belief among Denver scouts that Rodgers may have lost a step (his CF rating dropped from 8 to 7) while Puente should have the ability to translate his great defensive skills to center with a little more time spent there in the spring.
Also of note, Harry Lyerly seemed to mostly pick up where he left off last season in his first spring start- although he did give up 2 runs in the 4th inning after being masterful for the first 3, he did not allow a HR, while striking out 8 and walking just 1 in 4 innings pitched. He also hit a big 2-out, 2-run single in the bottom of the 1st inning.
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