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And finally, three youngsters with varying degrees of potential who spent time both on the big league club and in AAA during the 1965 season. Armando Cruz, a hard throwing 19 year old lefty who struggled mightily with command during his time with the Brewers looks to have a promising career as a set-up man at the very least. But he was clearly outmatched at the major league level this season. (He is currently competing in the AFL and having good success there.) Ben Malzone is a young man with good leadership skills (but questionable intelligence) who has limited potential but has recently developed a third pitch (a rather poor change-up) and might still surprise. (Also in the AFL, has pitched little but quite well.) And finally, Brad Schmidt, who is slightly older (nearly 25), has a good cutter and works hard and throws hard. Schmidt, in just 13 innings pitched with the Brewers, was incredibly successful, though his .167 BABIP would seem to indicate this was probably more luck than skill. Schmidt will likely be a AAAA guy brought up to the team in times of emergency, but could serve well in that capacity.
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