Interesting Panthers Notes

I was debating putting together a position by position breakdown of the Panthers as they head into opening weekend, but they beat me to the punch over on there site. Check it out here.

Nothing that stands out as completely earth shattering but definitely a few interesting items to take note of.

The first being Cole Kraft's move over to second base from shortstop. This would seem to mean that Tell Taylor, a freshmen from Burlington, will be taking over the job at short. Alex Erdmann, a redshirt sophomore out of Menomonee Falls, should also see some action, but you have to believe that if the Panthers are moving Kraft off of shortstop, they like what Taylor is showing them.

Third base and catcher could be trouble areas for Milwaukee as the team graduated a trio of key seniors that filled those roles a year ago. The Panthers are going with another freshmen, Sam Koenig, to fill the hole at third to start the season.

Catcher appears to be a scary spot for the Panthers. They do have a JUCO transfer in Brandon Davis and a sophomore with minimal playing experience in Drew Pearson, but anytime you have a regular infielder (who I believe didn't even catch in high school?) in Paul Hoenecke listed as an option for playing time it is a scary proposition.

Speaking of Hoenecke, he will be moved over to first base in what seems like a very good fit for him.