Brad Nelson hit his sixth and seventh homers of the DWL season on Saturday. Nelson is batting .304/.381/.804 in 17 games. It looks like he'll stick on the Brewers' 40-man roster this winter after making his major league debut in September and serving as a pinch-hitter in the NLDS. Still, he not going to make a lot of sense for Milwaukee's 25-man roster next year.
Russell Branyan was left off the Brewers post-season roster for the first round in favor of youngster Brad Nelson, according to the Brewers Official Website. "We were a little concerned with Branyan's health, though he looked fine today in [batting practice]," manager Dale Sveum said of Branyan who missed most of September due to a strained right oblique.Branyan hit 12 home runs in 132 AB, but other than the occasional long ball, he has little value. The team chose youngster Nelson instead, who was once the team's first baseman of the future until Prince Fielder came along.
Brad Nelson has made the Brewers' postseason roster over David Riske and Gabe Kapler, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.The 25-year-old was once viewed as an elite prospect, and the team feels he will provide depth to their bench for the first round of the playoffs. He went 2-for-7 (two doubles) with the club in the regular season.
Tom Haudricourt, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports Milwaukee Brewers OF Brad Nelson is on the team's playoff roster for the NLDS. Manager Dale Sveum chose Nelson because of the way Nelson swung the bat as a pinch-hitter and because of his outfield experience.
Brad Nelson has made the Brewers' postseason roster, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.The 25-year-old was once viewed as an elite prospect, and the team feels he will provide depth to their bench for the first round of the playoffs. He went 2-for-7 (two doubles) with the club in the regular season.
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