Brewers manager Ned Yost cautioned the room not to "go crazy with it,"
but he revealed Saturday the potential of an extremely interesting
starting lineup.

It's certainly not set in stone, but Yost is considering batting
catcher Jason Kendall ninth, behind the pitcher's spot. If that's the
way Yost does it, leadoff man Rickie Weeks would be followed by
two-hole hitter Ryan Braun, then Prince Fielder in the third spot.
Last season, Braun mostly batted third and Fielder hit fourth.

The idea is to get Braun and Fielder as many plate appearances
throughout the season as possible, while still maximizing their RBI
potential.

"I'm not ruling it out," Yost said. "But there's other things that
have to play into this, and to make a big deal or a big story out of
this, it's not yet. We're still in the thinking process, and trying to
figure it all out, put it all together, and just take your time. When
you have time, the best thing to do is take it, think through it. You
don't have to make a rush decision right now."

According to the Brewers' numbers, their No. 2 hitters compiled 745
plate appearances last season, compared to 730 for the No. 3 hitter
and 706 for the No. 4 spot.


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