At the trade deadline, the Brewers traded Gerardo Parra. Unsurprisingly, many fans were upset, as is often the case when a team trades away a quality player. What does surprise me is the negative general reaction toward Khris Davis when he returned to a starting role. The thought among those fans is that Gerardo Parra is […]
Author: Derek Harvey
Give Jason Rogers a Chance
The Brewers are well on their way to rebuilding their club for future success, but there are still things left for them to accomplish. For one, they still have tradeable assets on the major-league club. I don’t think it’s a mistake they didn’t trade certain players at the trade deadline this year. There could be […]
Don’t Overlook Michael Reed
This has been quite the year for the Brewers’ farm system. Prospects like Orlando Arcia and Jorge Lopez have increased their already high stock. Recent first-round draft pick Trent Clark lit up the rookie leagues. Taylor Jungmann is having a better-than-expected start to his major-league career. All the prospects in the Gomez/Fiers deal have impressed, including […]
Taylor Jungmann & Best-Hitting Brewers Pitchers
Taylor Jungmann went from possibly a failed prospect to arguably this season’s best pitcher. Even after a rough start in his last outing, he is currently sporting a delightful 3.05 ERA. The really fun part about his performance this year is that he’s shown skill with his bat as well. He’s hitting .281/.303/.344 with a […]
September Moves May Portend Future Transactions
A while back I wrote about who we might expect to receive a September call-up. Now that we’re in the second week of September, we have a pretty good idea of who is and isn’t coming up. The Brewers already promoted Domingo Santana and Zach Davies. Today, they will activate catcher Nevin Ashley and shortstop Luis […]
Game One Hundred Thirty Eight Recap: Marlins 6, Brewers 4
WHAT HAPPENED Taylor Jungmann has been a revelation with the Brewers this year. All through the minors, despite some encouraging results, he has struggled with his command — forcing scouts and talent evaluators limit their projections for him. However, through 16 starts before tonight in 96.2 innings, Jungmann tallied a 13.2 K%-BB%, the second best mark of […]
Past Arizona Fall Leagues & Brewers Prospects
The participants in this year’s Arizona Fall League were announced this week. The Brewers, along with the Royals, Rangers, Yankees, and Cardinals will be sending their prospects to the Surprise Saguaros. The “season” will start on October 13th and run through the 21st of November, which is the championship game. Teams will send prospects to […]
Khris Davis Trade Comps
I’ve written a lot about Khris Davis this year. I guess I have a thing for underdog types, which describes Davis. He was never heralded as a top prospect in the Brewers farm system. I don’t think he even appeared on team-specific top-prospect lists. Thus, the fact that he has retained a starting role speaks to his […]
Jonathan Lucroy’s offense is going to be okay
This has been a year to forget for the Brewers major-league team and several of its mainstays. Jonathan Lucroy is chief among them. He started the season poorly before hitting the disabled list for several weeks with a broken toe. By every major WAR calculation, Lucroy has been worth less than a win for the […]
Khris Davis’ August Hot Streak
There’s no point in lying to you. I’m an unabashed Khris Davis fan. He’s not a superstar. He’s not even All-Star caliber. But I do think he’s at least a quality regular with a chance to be a touch above league-average. The defense will always hold him back a bit, but the offense is the driving force […]