As you can see, we are 3 games into the season and swept our opening home series against Oklahoma City.
The infield defense looks amazing right now, with Erbakan already a force at second base, Taranto quite good at first, Rich White playing a sparkling short, and, with RodRod on the IL, Nick Ward and Joe Willemse taking turns at third.
Here is Ward:
Outfield defense is great too, other than the adequate Andrew Kennedy. In addition to Guzman getting his first taste of the bigs, 25-year old Izzy Veliz also made the cut with the extra spot open due to RodRod's injury.
Veliz:
Veliz will probably remain when RodRod returns with Guzman going back to AAA for seasoning. Neither look like more than 4th or 5th outfielders but they both have some valuable skills, especially with the glove and legs.
If things go completely topsy-turvy with the pitching staff, Levi Happ is a passable option in a pinch.
And if one of our fine catchers goes down Chris Moon is chomping at the bit to join the Brewers and could play at the WPK level right now.
Reliever Antonio Nieves, if he could just harness his control a bit, could also play a role eventually.
