Nothing seems more unfortunate than a great bullpen on an otherwise bad team. After all, relievers are employed to lock down a game in which their team has the lead. When a team is having trouble getting the lead though, the assets in their bullpen are, to some extent, wasted. And a wasted pitching asset, […]
Author: Michael Bradburn
Mike Fiers Drawing Trade Interest
Ken Rosenthal reported Monday afternoon that the Toronto Blue Jays are showing interest in Mike Fiers. Mike Fiers has been the Brewers best pitcher this season, with 0.8 WARP in 107 innings pitched. I can definitely imagine why Rosenthal would include that Melvin isn’t very motivated to move their best starting pitcher (with due respect […]
Brewers Doom and Gloom
I self-identify as a glass half-full type of person. I like to think I’m an optimist in any given scenario. To me, a bad season of baseball is better than no baseball at all. Or watching mixed martial arts. And, despite what other people may tell you, two bad baseball teams playing against each other can […]
Game Seventy-Nine Recap: Brewers 4, Phillies 3
TOP PLAY (WPA): On his 23rd pitch of the eighth inning, Ken Giles left a 98-mph heater over the plate against Aramis Ramirez with runners on first and second. It appeared that Ruiz wanted it a bit further off the plate from the Brewers’ third baseman, who has actually been swinging the bat better lately. However, Giles, likely tired […]
A Moveable Piece: Adam Lind
“When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good […]