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Brewers write plan for better pitching success
MILWAUKEE -- Right off the top, Doug Melvin admits that the Brewers have made mistakes drafting, signing and otherwise acquiring pitchers during his nearly seven years as general manager. But he rejects -- forcefully -- the notion that the Brewers are alone in those mistakes. Now, Melvin is on a mission to defend the staffers and scouts who helped him develop a 30-page plan to get the club back on track. Melvin revealed some of the “Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Development Organizational Plan“ to reporters this week. It includes new guidelines for both amateur and professional scouting, plus a streamlined player-development process that emphasizes the team's increased focus on biomechanics. The highlights include a checklist of factors the Brewers will begin using to evaluate starting pitchers. They will ask themselves whether the player:
