The Brewers will know before the start of Spring Training whether Ryan Braun will be their left fielder on Opening Day, according to a report. Braun is appealing a suspension under Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, and he and attorney David Cornwell will get to make a case before a panel of arbiters before the end of this month. That panel would then hand down its verdict well before Brewers pitchers and catchers report to Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix on Feb. 18, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. If the suspension holds, Braun could participate with the Brewers in Spring Training but would miss the start of the season. If it's overturned, it would be business as usual. Braun is the reigning National League MVP after batting .332 with 33 home runs, 111 RBIs and 33 stolen bases in 2011.