Milwaukee Brewers Preview: Major League Placeholders

There’s not a whole lot to like about the Brewers’ rotation in 2016 (ranked 26 of 30 by fangraphs, with a projected 9.7 WAR for the group), but that probably doesn’t matter much to Brewers’ fans. For the most part, these guys won’t have a role to play on the next good Brewers team, so they’re just holding down the fort until reinforcements arrive. Normally in these situations fans can at least get excited about a top prospect, but Milwaukee seems to be taking a longer-term approach to their rebuild and isn’t planning on auditioning a lot of young guys this year (and starting their service clocks). There are a few real prospects waiting in the wings that will probably have to pitch some innings this year when the inevitable injuries crop up, but for now, the rotation is an uninspired collection of 4th to 6th starters.

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