To begin the year, the Brewers left utilityman Elian Herrera off the 40-man roster in favor of going with Logan Schafer to add to their outfield depth. Now, 33 games into the young season, Schafer is in AAA and Herrera's late game heroics are winning games at the big league level. When it came time a week ago to reinstate Scooter Gennett from the 15-day DL the Brewers had a decision to make: it was either send down Schafer or option Herrera, who is out of minor league options, and risk losing him to another team on the waiver wire. The Brewers decided to stick with Herrera to help fill in for the ailing Aramis Ramirez, whose back injury is still uncertain, and it has paid dividends. This season Herrera isn't putting up eye-popping numbers batting only .222 (12-54) but since getting regular playing time at third base his numbers are on the rise. In the last week Herrera has batted .294 with a pair of homers and 3rbis all coming in the last two games putting the team ahead in the 8th inning both times. Every good team has a veteran utilityman who can step in and make a difference and right now Elian is that guy. The Brewers are in good hands as they try to fight through early season injuries and maintain pace in the NL Central.
Other notes:
Khris Davis has turned around his poor start to the season on this homestand batting .429 with a pair of homers and 7rbis.
Michael Blazek continues to be the hot hand in the Brewers bullpen only allowing two earned runs in 16.2 innings pitched this season. Blazek has been able to slam the door time and time again for the Brewers early in 2015.
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