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The Micro Brew Position-By-Position Review: Right-Handed Pitchers

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

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Welcome back to the final installment of BCB's position-by-position review of the Brewers farm system. Last week we covered the southpaws in the system and this week we'll take a look at their right-handed counterparts (would that make them northpaws?). We may have lost Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress in the Greinke trade, but there are still plenty of pitchers to be optimistic about ... We've been hearing for years now about how the Brewers have struggled to develop their own pitching. And

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By the numbers: Right field

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:13 a.m.

525 Slugging percentage by Corey Hart in 2010, leading the Brewers ...

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Counsell perfect fit for Brewers

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:04 a.m.

As much as Milwaukeeans revere their Brewers, they absolutely adore their own. Craig Counsell's re-signing for one more year didn't set off the fireworks that accompanied Zack Greinke's waiving of his no-trade clause a couple of days prior, but it did result in a moderate case of the warm fuzzies ...

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Kottaras prepared for reserve duty

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:23 a.m.

For the second consecutive spring, George Kottaras must prove he should be the Milwaukee Brewers' backup catcher ...

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Monday Brewers spring training camp report

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:20 a.m.

News of the day: First baseman/outfielder Mark Kotsay reported to camp, the last position player to do so other than non-roster catcher Shawn Riggans, still home with pneumonia. The first full-squad workout is Tuesday ...

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Redd seals return to court with a kiss

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:09 a.m.

Michael Redd said he was so happy to be back at the Cousins Center that he planted a kiss on the practice court. After more than 13 months away following surgery on his left knee, Redd rejoined his Bucks teammates and took part in the first portions of practice ...

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Given chance, McGehee thriving with Brewers

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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 7:31 p.m.

Given chance, McGehee thriving with Brewers ...

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Former Brewer Gary Sheffield Retires

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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

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The Brewers drafted Gary Sheffield out of high school with the 6th pick of the 1986 draft. He came up through the minor league system in just three years and then played three years in the majors before he was traded to the Padres ... He started his minor league career on fire with the Helena Brewers batting .365 and 71 RBI in 57 games. He was named the Pioneer League's Player of the Year award and Baseball America's Short-Season Player of the Year award ... In his second year his batting

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Bucks Assign Sanders to Fort Wayne of D-League

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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.

The Milwaukee Bucks have assigned rookie forward Larry Sanders to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Indiana) of the NBA Development League (D-League), General Manager John Hammond announced Sunday ...

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