Brewers’ formula may change without Fielder

To Nyjer Morgan, that means manufacturing runs instead of swinging for the fences.

“It’s probably going to be a little more speedy this year,’’ Morgan said. “You can see that we’re going to have to rely on trying to steal bags and stuff like that, and not worrying about trying to hit those gaps all the time. You can see what they brought in, and understand we still have a great team here and still got a great chance of doing what we’ve got to do.’‘

...And while the Brewers will miss Fielder’s big bat, they don’t seem overly concerned about replacing his leadership. In that respect, Corey Hart said veterans Craig Counsell, LaTroy Hawkins and Mark Kotsay will be missed more.

“It’s more of what he can do on the field for you than what he does in the clubhouse,’’ Hart said. “I think losing Counsell and `Hawk’ and Kotsay, those guys are more fixtures in kind of the leadership role. Prince is more leading by production.’‘

Thanks to Cupo.