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Wilkins slugging his way onto Crew's radar

PHOENIX -- "FAT GUYS RAKE," screamed the sleeveless black T-shirt worn by Andy Wilkins, a first baseman in Brewers camp who is not fat, but certainly has been raking.

The well-traveled Wilkins homered for the second straight game on Saturday before taking Sunday off. He is near the top of the list of players who have impressed Brewers manager Craig Counsell in the early stages of Spring Training.

"Any time you get performance like that, you take note," Counsell said. "It certainly helps him in our eyes. He's one instance from being pretty important as far as Major League playing time.