Biggest Offseason Acquisition: Tom Gorzelanny. By default.

Potential Fatal Flaw: Just a slight lack of pitching skill. Or, you know, total.

Ceiling: They make a run at an NL Wild Card before ultimately falling short.

Floor: They fall short by late June.

Overall: The Brewers are a tale of two teams.

Offensively, the Brewers are good (#analysis). Much of that is attributed to the presence of Biogenesis Client Ryan Braun, who, if he wasn’t so terrible defensively, you could argue as being the best player in the NL. But Braun is a black hole in left. Or a worm hole. Or a sink hole. Whatever the hole is where a player is not good defensively.

Braun’s supporting cast is very much the same as last year. Rickie Weeks is going to hit between .190 and .230, he’ll hit 20 homers, and he’ll have two stints on the DL. Aramis Ramirez is going to Aramis Ramirez. He’ll probably spend some time on the DL too. As will Corey Hart.

A player to watch, for what it’s worth, is former Auburn standout Hunter Morris, who I think will eventually be the first baseman this season. Morris took a huge step forward at AA Huntsville last season, with a .357 on-base pct. and 28 homers (to go along with 40 doubles). Morris could be a big boost to a team that will need all the help its offense can give it. Because…

Their pitching is awful! Yovani Gallardo is a potential all-star, but after him, it gets dicey. Marco Estrada (at the age of 28 last season) put together a solid campaign, seeing his career WHIP plummet from where it was coming into the season. Estrada isn’t necessarily a power arm and I have my doubts that last year’s season is sustainable. He’s the number 2 starter.

Wily Peralta made his Major League debut last season (5 total starts) and was fine. His career minor league numbers don’t lend me to believe that he’s going to miss enough bats (or rather, keep enough guys off base) that he’ll be a long term fixture in the rotation.

At this point, I’ve written too many words about a team that isn’t really going anyway. Milwaukee’s farm system is fairly depleted. And outside of Ryan Braun, who could be suspended for PEDs at any moment, and Yovani Gallardo, they’re sort of a sloppy mess. They’d need everyone to stay healthy and max out to make the playoffs. I’m betting “no.”

Predicted Finish: 70-92