2010 Rewind: 77-85, third place NL Central. The Brewers came off another typical season. Showed flashes of potential, but fell short. Thus, the Brewers ownership decided to change their fate.

The Good: Rickie Weeks led the majors in home runs, runs and RBIs from the lead-off spot and proved that when healthy, Weeks is a potent offensive weapon. Ryan Braun is a top-10 fantasy stud and combined with Prince Fielder makes up the new Brew Crew potent lineup.

The Bad: The bullpen and starting rotation. Outside of Yovani Gallardo, the Brewers have lacked any consistency in their starting rotation. Additionally, the Brewers added veterans Trevor Hoffman and LaTroy Hawkins to their young bullpen last year and those additions were an unmitigated disaster.

Biggest Loss: With a rotating door at shortstop, JJ Hardy and Alcides Escobar were both traded last year. Lorenzo Cain was also traded to make room for Carlos Gomez in centerfield. The Brewers organization believes in the speedy outfielder and are putting a lot of eggs in his basket.

Best Addition:  Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum. These two AL imports will help to anchor the Brewers rotation. Greinke will start the year on the DL with a broken rib, but is expected back before the end of April. Marcum was the Blue Jays' opening day pitcher and becomes the third pitcher in a solid rotation behind Greinke and Gallardo. Yuniesky Betancourt arrives to play shortstop. Betancourt looks alike his previous predecessors at that position.

Fantasy Slant: The Brewers have plenty of fantasy-relevant players, including Fielder and Braun, Weeks and Greinke, Marcum and Gallardo. But they also have some young talent. Third baseman Casey McGehee drove in 104 runs last year and made his impact felt. He will be a hot commodity in most drafts and won’t slip off too many radars. The fantasy sleeper is Carlos Gomez. He could provide those ever-important steals to your fantasy squad.

Final Take: With the St. Louis Cardinals weakened by the loss of Adam Wainright, the NL Central is up for grabs and the Brewers are going to surprise some people. All pieces are place for a postseason run…2011 Record: 88-74, 2nd Place, NL Central

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