An examination of the Brewers’ platoon options

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Platooning! Ever since the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers decided that they were better off with left-handed-hitting Tom Brown in center field against righties than the right-handed Gid Gardner, platooning has been part of baseball. At the moment, the Milwaukee Brewers are not using any strict platoons, but it has been a topic of discussion this week, as Joe