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September call-ups
With rosters expanding to a maximum of 40 players, the Brewers promote 4 players from AAA Chester on September 1st. Likely at least a few more will follow later.
The bullpen gains two relievers: 25-year old Sam Pruiett who has appeared in 18 games in a Brewers uniform since 1970 and is expected to complete for a spot in next years 'pen, with the hope that he will earn a season long spot in the bigs. 23-year old lefty Jeremy Walker will be getting his first experience of big league ball. Walker has a plus curveball and an above average sinker, has great movement and should seldom allow the long ball, has decent stuff with the potential still for plus stuff, but will likely struggle with control his whole career.
Two outfielders were also promoted. First, Paul Mackins, who was a member of the Brewers for a little over 2 months earlier this season while Ryan Rodgers was on the Injured List, and performed admirably. When he returned to AAA Chester he pretty much tore up the league. He may or may not have a future as a 5th outfielder on the team but at least he is getting another opportunity to prove his worth.
At the end of July the Brewers signed veteran free agent outfielder Steve Herzog to a minor league contract, and today they brought up him up to the big league club to provide another power right-handed bat off the bench down the stretch. Herzog has never been a star and he got off to a horrible start this season for the Philadelphia Mud Hens before being released on July 11th. But he still has the potential to hit a ball hard and he has a plus eye at the plate, and although he possesses only average speed at this point he is a good base stealer and a very good base runner.
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