At 02:12 PM 8/4/2005, Wayne Makela offered the following:
>I now realize the Brewers biggest off-season need: middle relief
>pitching.
>
>First of all, let me complain about the Brewers lack of a solid
>bullpen. I know the numbers look good (I think the Brewers are like
>5th in the NL in Bullpen ERA), but there are certain pitchers that
>Ned Yost has to stop putting in the game in critical situations:
>
>1. Justin Lehr-every time I see this guy go in the game, he blows
>it. He blew Tuesday's lead against the Mets and he blew the tie in
>today's game against the Mets. It's hard for me to believe this guy
>is the best we have in AAA.




His success at AAA was as a starter. He struggled there in relief, too.





>2. Julio Santana-this guy now has 5 losses in the year and obviously
>had no control on Tuesday (almost as bad as Doug Davis' lack of
>control today). He is inconsistent, and needs to work on a change-
>up if he's going to get anywhere in his Major League career.




I think they will be looking to Bennett (when he is over his
illness)or Capellan or Adams (assuming he is willing to be more
aggressive) to fill that set up role next year.







>Again, I don't know why we have these two guys in the Majors with
>pitchers like Obermueller, Glover, and Adams in AAA.









Because Obermueller and Glover melted down when they had their chance
with the Big Club. Adams wasn't challenging hitters when he was sent
down and hasn't shined at AAA.



Chris