PHOENIX -- The Brewers have a high priority on improving their defense during spring training.

With less than two weeks remaining before opening day, they still have work to do.

The Brewers had two straight multi-error games over the weekend and have committed 25 errors in 22 games. Manager Ned Yost, who set improving the defense as a top priority, is not overly concerned about the recent flubs.

"It's Spring Training and infields are hard," Yost said after a recent victory.

"They're working really hard and they're doing a lot of extra work. It's hard to play down here. Everybody has trouble playing down here."

Second baseman Rickie Weeks leads the Brewers with five errors. Weeks, Prince Fielder and Bill Hall are doing extra drill work under the guidance of third base coach Dale Sveum.

Ryan Braun, who has been slowed lately with a sore Achilles tendon, has worked out in left field with coach Ed Sedar.

"The guys are working hard on defense and will be better," Yost said. "If you improve your defense, you improve in other areas. Pitching should improve if the defense gets better. You can't afford to give guys extra outs at this level.

"That WILL be the difference," the manager added. "That is the difference. There's no 'might be' the difference. That will be the difference. We have everything we need to be successful. We need to play defense.

"We can score runs, we can hit, we can hit with power, we can pitch, we've got a good bullpen ... we need to play defense."

Cameron requests waiver: Veteran outfielder Mike Cameron can't play the first 25 games of the season because of previous violations of the MLB substance use rules, but he has requested a waiver of those rules for this season.

Cameron says he needs to use vitamin supplements for possible post-concussion problems that stem back to a 2005 collision, when he was with the Mets.

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