A mixed bag. 
I think Prince is going to have a monster year, and Corey Hart could be a 30/30 guy.  Rickie Weeks should be even more disciplined at the plate.   Bill Hall should bounce back.  But Braun's injuries flat out scare me. 

Mound worries. 
I think Yovani Gallardo should win 16-18 games.  Manny Parra should be better equipped to handle a full season and not hit the wall, and Jeff Suppan appears like he'll pitch better than last year.  He knows he needs to pitch into the 6th, at least.  But the rest of the staff scares me. 

85-77.  
I just don't see the magic of last year repeating itself.  I'm thinking 3rd in the NL Central, not good enough for the Wild Card.  

Improve the batting average. 
Last year's overall BA was not that of a pennant contender.  Someone needs to step up and take ownership of the leadoff spot.  The Brewers need someone in that spot that will be niffing .300.   

Health. 
The only way this team is in contention in the fall is if the pitching staff remains healthy.  The young fielders all have major experience now, so defensively the Brewers need to play smart, which means no senseless errors.   

85-77.  
The Brewers will again be knocking on the door of the wildcard spot, and if they're in that position midway through the season, the key becomes Doug Melvin and Mark Attanasio's mid-season moves.  

Hart, Sveum and Weeks.
Certainly, there are others on the lineup that have to outproduce their 2008 performance, and htiting coach Dale Sveum has to do what he and former manager Ned "Make My Entire Team Nervous" Yost couldn't do - help his guys to improve.  But Hart and Weeks have the most critical improvements to make, turning Corey from wearing sunglasses at the plate and striking out to becoming a force at the plate, and Rickie into a more-regular madman on the basepaths. 

Promise turns reality. 
'09 truly is Yovani and Manny or get kicked in the fanny.  The young, relatively untested pitchers are now the 1-2 starters in the rotation.  Milwaukee can't ask them to replicate the best of CC and Sheets, but they'll need consistency, health and more-than-occational dominance to win a playoff race.   

83-79.
Milwaukee's expectations went the way of CC Sabathia the moment he went to New York City and the riches of Steinbrenner.  Milwaukee can improve its offense enough to keep the team's hopes alive going into the final week or two, but to expect October baseball in Milwaukee just isn't realistic. 

Take some walks! 
This team lives and dies by the long ball, so how about getting those dingers to involve more two or three-run shots instead of solo blasts?