In a generally miserable 2016, the Brewers faithful have derived some small pleasure from watching the promising stars of the future. Zach Davies has surpassed anyone’s expectations and anchored the Brewers rotation, Tyler Thornburg has become a scary bullpen arm, and Keon Broxton has come on strong in a brief stint. When the Brewers called […]
Day: September 2, 2016
A Daring Heist in the Desert: The Blue-Chip Prospect that Milwaukee Stole
The Tony La Russa and Dave Stewart regime is already in hot water down in Arizona. Last weekend, MLB Trade Rumors ran a straw poll on the Diamondbacks’ brass, and the results were not encouraging to the pair’s job security: That’s damn near four out of five baseball fans who believe La Russa and Stewart […]
Profiling AFL Arms
This week began what amounts to Christmas in summer for baseball fans, as the prospect analysis season steps into advanced mode. Not only are clubs expanding their rosters at the MLB level, but they are also sending top prospects to the Arizona Fall League, and soon beginning instructional leagues as well. Looking at AFL prospects […]