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2010 Milwaukee Brewers Season Preview The Milwaukee Brewers finished just under the .500 mark last year, making 2010 a pivotal season for the future direction of the franchise.

There is a good amount of talent on this Milwaukee team, but they just haven't been able to put it all together yet.

Milwaukee elected not to re-sign ace Ben Sheets, which leaves them with a permanent hole at the top of the rotation. I can't that I blame them for not bringing back Sheets, who always seemed to be on the disabled list.

With Sheets out of the picture, the role of staff ace is now turned over to another pitcher who has had his share of injury problems.

Yovanni Gallardo and the Brewers hope that this is finally the season in which he avoids any fluke accidents or any other type of injuries and makes good on all of that talent he has bottled up inside of him.

Randy Wolf, Dave Bush, Doug Davis, and Manny Parra will likely fill out the rest of the forgettable starting rotation. Honestly, Parra is a young guy who has potential and Davis isn't half bad, but the rotation is not a strong point.

Braden Looper will also figure into that equation as well, so at least the Brewers have created some competition for the rotation. Maybe that competition will result in better performances on the mound.

The bullpen has been improved, as four men who closed at one time or another in their careers could be summoned to the mound at any time. For now, veteran Trevor Hoffman is the team's closer, but injuries or ineffectiveness could cause that to change.

Enough about the pitching. This team has some guys that can really rake, and that's where this team is going to win and lose most of their games, for better or for worse.

Outfielder Ryan Braun is one of the bright, emerging young stars in the game. First baseman Prince Fielder is already well on his way to a better career than this father, Cecil, which is quite an accomplishment.

Rickie Weeks can do a lot of different things at second base, and the team has very high hopes for third baseman Matt Gamel. Gamel has been a big disappointment so far, but another year in the big leagues could make a difference.

The Brewers finally gave up on shortstop J.J. Hardy, trading him to the Minnesota Twins. Hardy regressed from a couple of seasons ago and just didn't seem to be able get comfortable at the plate.

If some of Milwaukee's young starting pitchers can turn the corner, the Brewers could hang around in the National League Central and wild card races.