Infielders (6):
1B Prince Fielder
2B Rickie Weeks
SS Alcides Escobar
3B Casey McGehee
INF Craig Counsell
Sixth spot: Perhaps Adam Heether, a versatile player in the system added to the 40-man roster this season. If Mat Gamel plays so well in spring training that he wins the third base job, then McGehee would drop into a backup role.
Outfielders (5):
LF Ryan Braun
CF Carlos Gomez
RF Corey Hart
OF Jody Gerut
Fifth spot: To be determined. The Brewers signed minor-leaguer Trent Oeltjen and invited him to camp, so he's a candidate. It's doubtful any of the organization's outfield prospects will be ready for the majors at season's start.
Catchers (2):
Gregg Zaun
George Kottaras or Jonathan Lucroy. The Brewers probably will want Lucroy to play some in Triple-A first but they like him a lot. Kottaras was a backup in Boston last year.
Starting pitchers (5):
LHP Randy Wolf
RHP Yovani Gallardo
LHP Manny Parra
RHP Dave Bush
RHP Jeff Suppan
If Suppan pitches so poorly in camp that he is deemed unsuitable to start, LHP Chris Narveson will have a chance to crack the rotation.
Relief pitchers (7):
RHP Trevor Hoffman
RHP LaTroy Hawkins
RHP Todd Coffey
LHP Mitch Stetter
RHP Claudio Vargas
RHP Carlos Villanueva
Seventh spot: RHP David Riske, if fully recovered from "Tommy John" surgery. If not, right-handers John Axford and Chris Smith will be in the mix as well as lefty Chuck Lofgren, a Rule 5 pick who must be kept all season or put through waivers and offered back to Cleveland.
