TOP PLAY? WEIRDEST PLAY (WPA): On April 15th, I saw one of the weirdest plays in baseball. The Brewers were facing the Cardinals and Wily Peralta just gave a two-run home run to Randal Grichuk. Grichuk, however, passed Moss on the base paths who was tagging at first base. The problem was that neither the […]
Author: Julien Assouline
Brewers Exit Velocity and Launch Angle
“We see a lot on the telecast and now on the stadiums there broadcasting that he just hit that at 102 mph, and it seems to me that that’s an impressive number on the surface, but it doesn’t give you much… All that could mean is a hard ground ball to the shortstop if the […]
Game 25 Recap: Brewers 8 Angels 5
TOP PLAY: On Sunday, the Brewers laid the beat down on the Marlins, scoring 14 runs. The Brewers were back in action on Monday; while they didn’t score 14 runs, they still put up a quality offensive performance, scoring 8. Early on, however, it didn’t appear as though this was going to be a high […]
A Long Road to the Big Leagues
In baseball, we often talk about the stars, the great players. We analyze their every move. Put them into historical context. Ask how great they are and how great will they be? How will these players help impact our team? How will they lead our team to the promise land? When it comes to rebuilding teams, such […]
Statcast Data: Brewers Perceived Velocity
Last year we were promised statcast data. The result, however, was quite underwhelming, as we didn’t receive all of the glowing information we so desired. With that said, some data started to trickle out. Most people are now familiar with exit velocity, which is the speed at which a ball comes off the bat. We […]
Game 13 Recap: Twins 7 Brewers 4
TOP PLAY (WPA): Coming into the game, Chase Anderson hadn’t allowed a singled run. That, unfortunately for the right-hander and the Brewers, changed pretty rapidly. In the second inning, Anderson threw a pitch right down the middle to Miguel Sano. Sano crushed it on a line for a home run, the first run of the […]
Game 9 Recap: Cardinals 7 Brewers 0
TOP PLAY (WPA): You might have thought that Grichuk’s home run was the top play of the game. Well, unfortunately, it’s not but we’ll get to that quite soon. The top play of the game instead went to Matt Carpenters double in the second inning. Wily Peralta was in his usual bad form today, leaving […]
The Oddity of Domingo Santana the LeadOff Hitter
We’re seven games into the season and I guess Domingo Santana is the Brewers leadoff hitter. On the Brewers opening day recap, I mentioned this as a trend to watch. The Brewers were also playing against the Giants and Madison Bumgarner, therefore, Derek Harvey of Brew Crew Ball and I theorized that this might be […]
Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Braun, and Sunk Cost
During the 2014/2015 offseason, the Red Sox signed Pablo Sandoval to a five-year $95-million-dollar contract. Boston needed to fill a hole at third base and decided to sign one of the premium offseason free agents. Sandoval definitely had his appealing qualities. He was a productive hitter in a pitcher-friendly ballpark and a good defender. Bringing […]
Game 1 Recap: Giants 12 Brewers 3
Baseball is back! TOP PLAY (WPA): After Carlos Torres opted out of his minor-league deal with the Braves, the Brewers signed him to a big league deal. That decision proved costly, at least in the home opener. After the Brewers got off to an early lead, the Giants came back and took a 5-3 lead […]