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Milwaukee Brewers: Why Kirk Nieuwenhuis Deserves More Credit in Center Field

As the Milwaukee Brewers started the 2016 season, center field was a big question mark, especially after the injury to Rymer Liriano. While Kirk Nieuwenhuis is a veteran at the age of 28, he had his ups and downs literally with the New York Mets as he seemed just not to be able to have a stable spot.

While his numbers haven’t shot up with the Milwaukee Brewers, they seem to have someone to rely upon in center field. But, first looking at what he’s done on offense, it’s just been okay. In 2014 with the New York Mets he had a batting line of .