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April 18, 2007 Player ProfileKevin Mench
Kevin Mench came to Milwaukee as a piece in the trade centering around an exchange of Carlos Lee and Francisco Cordero, and he subsequently lost playing time to the younger corner outfielders in the Brewers organization. After a winter loaded with speculation that one or the other of them would be dealt, Mench and the recently profiled Geoff Jenkins were turned into the platoon we can now affectionately refer to as Menchkins; this time-sharing arrangement should prove to be very useful for the Brewers if they stick to it for the duration of the season. That already seems to be up in the air, with Mench stealing at-bats from Corey Hart, a better hitter than Mench with much higher upside going forward. Kevin Ford Mench starred in college baseball at the University of Delaware for three years prior to the Texas Rangers making him selection #118 in the 1999 draft. Mench was named America East Conference All-Star Rookie of the Year and American East Conference All-Star Outfielder in 1997, America East Conference All-Star Player of the Year, America East Conference All-Star Outfielder, and 2nd Team College All-American Outfielder in 1998. In 1999 he was named an America East Conference All-Star Outfielder and America East Conference All-Star Player of the Year again in 1999. He led NCAA Division I baseball in home runs in 1998 with 33. The awards did not stop there, as he collected two more honors before 1999 was out: Mench was also named an Appalachian League All-Star Outfielder and a Short-Season A All-Star Outfielder:
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