Slight Blight for Farm

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › June 04, 2004

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Slight blight for farm

Top minors system hit by injury bug

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Slight Blight for Farm

By TOM HAUDRICOURT thaudricourt@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Friday, June 4, 2004

Under the guidance of scouting director Jack Zduriencik and his staff, the Milwaukee Brewers have transformed their farm system from one of the worst in baseball to leader of the pack in a mere four years.

Now, if they could just keep their top prospects on the field.

"We've had some tough luck with injuries in the first half of the season," Brewers farm director Reid Nichols acknowledged. "It's a shame, really."

The injury bug has dug d...

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