- Full name Scott Kirby
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Kirby's history has been to struggle after first moving up the ladder, then to make adjustments and do significantly better upon repeating the level. The Brewers hope the pattern holds true again in 2001 because the former third baseman followed a big season with Beloit in 1999 with a bad one at Huntsville. A guess hitter who gets fooled quite often, Kirby struck out a whopping 112 times in 344 at-bats and saw his homer production dip from 27 to 12. He righted himself somewhat in the pitching-rich Arizona Fall League by batting .265-3-18. One of the few positives form last season is that he has handled the move to the outfield well and appears set there for the future. Thanks to his third baseman's arm, Kirby is a natural in right field. Ranked No. 9 in the organization after the 1999 season, he now must re-establish himself as a player to watch. He'll try to do so at Hunstville.