Brewers Rotation Still Up in the Air?
Since about early March we've been told by GM Doug Melvin, Assistant GM Gord Ash, Manager Ned Yost, Pitching Coach Mike Maddux and pretty much anybody else that is associated with the Milwaukee Brewers that the first three spots in the rotation would be occupied by Ben Sheets, Doug Davis and Victor Santos. Well, things change.

Santos or "el ojo loco" as some like to call him, has been getting absolutely rocked in Spring Training. Opponents are hitting .457 off of him and he has an ERA of 11.25. Couple that with struggling in the second half of the season last year, and it's easy to see why the Brewers brass would be so nervous.

I think most people expected Santos to pitch his way out of the rotation by late-May or so, but for him to do it in Spring Training speaks volumes for not only how poorly he's pitched, but also for the quality and depth of the pitching staff. If Santos falters the Brewers appear to have no reservations about using Wes Obermueller AND Gary Glover in the rotation. Obermueller pitched much better in September last year and has had a great Spring. Glover didn't make many starts for the Crew in 2004 but did show promise when he got an opportunity--he too has looked sharp this spring.

The Brewers will probably only need to use their 5th starter three times in April, so regardless of who is in that slot they will see action out of the pen as well.

Is this too early to put Santos in the pen? I know the ball jumps out of the yard in Arizona, but .457 opponents BA? 37 hits allowed in 20 innings? It's obvious that Santos is really struggling. I know a lot of people aren't proponents of making big decisions in Spring Training. To those people, should the Brewers look to make a move or should they just go with their original plan that they came up with all winter?