Tuesday night, Ryan Braun pinch-hit against the Cubs with the Brewers trailing 4-1 in the 8th inning at Wrigley Field. Even though Braun represented the tying run, for much of the night the game hadn’t been in doubt. The fans who stayed through the cold and windy night managed to summon their energy once Braun […]
Author: Jack Moore
Wily Peralta Throws the Slider for Strikes, Gets Results
Thanks to the ridiculous vagaries of pitching statistics, Wily Peralta’s outing Sunday against the Phillies will technically go into the books as a “quality start.” In reality, Peralta struggled again on sunday, as he was unable to hold down a Phillies lineup that has been absolutely brutal all year long — they entered Sunday’s game […]
Ryan Braun’s Explosive Power Show
The Brewers have been awful at the plate this season. In the National League, only the Mets and Phillies have scored fewer than Milwaukee’s 39 runs, and the Mets have played one fewer game. The club’s .213/.310/.349 batting line ranks 27th, 16th, and 22nd in the league respectively. The Brewers can get runners on base, […]
Jimmy Nelson’s Fastball Dominates Houston
Jimmy Nelson has had a strong beginning to his second major league season, with two straight quality starts out of the gate. Although Nelson’s peripheral numbers aren’t pretty — he has walked five and given up three home runs in his first two starts, giving him a 5.60 FIP — Nelson has been able to […]
The Persistent Chris Capuano
Sunday afternoon, the Brewers made their final cuts and finalized the 25-man roster heading into Opening Day. Somehow, at 37 years old and carrying the weight of 11 major league seasons, 1,405 innings pitched and two Tommy John surgeries on his left arm, still standing with a spot in the Brewers bullpen is Chris Capuano, […]
Will Smith and Brewers Freak Injuries
Presumptive Brewers closer Will Smith will have to open the season on the disabled list with a torn lateral collateral ligament (LCL), according to breaking news reports out of Arizona. Smith’s injury falls squarely into the “freak” category — the big left-hander was attempting to take off his shoe when he felt the knee pop. […]
Rymer Liriano and the Risks of Baseball
Last night, Brewers outfielder Rymer Liriano was hit by a pitch and severely injured. Liriano reportedly suffered facial fractures, and the incident forced him to spend the night in the hospital for observation. The pitch struck the 24-year-old outfielder right under the brim of his batting helmet. “You know that the sound is different,” Jake Elmore, who was […]
Wily Peralta’s Last Gasp
Wily Peralta finds his career at a crossroads this year. In his first year of arbitration, Peralta will earn $2.8 million, and with his arbitration reward only set to increase in the coming years, Peralta has to prove he’s worth the cost soon. A repeat of his 2015 campaign — an injury-riddled season in which he […]
The Brewers Roster & The Drama of Spring
I typically don’t watch much spring training baseball. As great as it is to see people back out on the field in March after a long winter, the novelty wears off quickly for me, and there are only so many games that don’t matter — games that aren’t so much games as glorified practices — […]
Processes and Gamesmanship
This weekend, I went on Baseball Prospectus’ Effectively Wild podcast and took part in their Brewers preview episode. I came to some pretty pessimistic conclusions about the Brewers future. I don’t see them contending in the next three years, and I don’t see a clear path to that point. It’s obvious what the Brewers need to […]