MILWAUKEE -- Quinn Priester is sidelined until May by thoracic outlet syndrome in his right arm. Brandon Woodruff flirted with a stint on the injured list to allow more time to build endurance. Kyle Harrison ended the spring managing a minor blister issue.
“We’re inexperienced,” Murphy said, “but that doesn’t mean we’re not good.”\n\nThe Brewers believe they will be good. Here’s a preview:
**WHAT NEEDS TO GO RIGHT**: **The kids can pitch** \nThe Brewers have an exceptionally young group of starters -- so young that longtime ace Woodruff is the only rotation candidate with more than two years of Major League service. If you add up service time for the four starters ahead of Woodruff -- Misiorowski, Patrick, Sproat and Harrison -- and then add depth options like Robert Gasser, Logan Henderson and Shane Drohan, you still come short of Woodruff’s seven years, 161 days in the bigs.\n\nIf enough of them hit, this rotation could be solid. But they will have to prove it first.\n\n“The talent level is incredible,” Woodruff said. “The stuff these guys feature is incredible. I know I used to throw hard, and I still feel like I’ve got some of that in me, but these guys wake up out of bed and throw 100 \\[mph\\]. It’s amazing to really watch bullpens and watch how their stuff is incredible.\n\n“For them, it all becomes consistency, preparation. ‘How can they use their stuff against hitters? How can they execute with runners on?’ That’s the challenge. And to put that together over a full season is one of the most difficult things. I’m excited to see what we can do.”
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**BOLD PREDICTION: A 30-30 season for