In September 2014, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel used the following headline to announce that the Brewers had a new minor-league affiliate: “Brewers Settle for Colorado Springs as AAA Team’s Host.” PR departments might cringe at the headline writer’s verb choice, but there is no denying that the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Springs Sky Sox came together out […]
Author: Michael Schwarz
Josh Hader and the Durability of Impressions
On August 4, 2015, in his first start with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A Southern League, left-hander Josh Hader treated the Brewers and their fans to the sort of dominant performance that made him the 2014 California League Pitcher of the Year and convinced Milwaukee to acquire him as part of the deal that […]
NL Central’s Top-50 Prospects
BP Milwaukee’s own Seth Victor recently raised the question of where the Brewers stand and how they might compete in a loaded NL Central that featured MLB’s three best records in 2015. St. Louis (100-62), Pittsburgh (98-64), and Chicago (97-65) paved the way, while Milwaukee (68-94) and Cincinnati (64-98) faltered. MLB’s 2013 realignment into […]
Surprise: Eight Brewers to Arizona Fall League
Brewers fans who wish the baseball regular season did not have to end — or at least that it might go on a bit longer — would do well to cast their hopeful gazes southward, where warmth and sunshine reign year-round, and where some of Milwaukee’s top prospects continue to hone their crafts. From mid-October […]
Brewers Farm Update: Friday, July 24
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (40-56), 19.5 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nashville 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 Colorado Springs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 RHP Tyler Cravy: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, […]
Brewers Farm Update: Thursday, July 23
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (39-56), 20.5 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nashville 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 2 Colorado Springs 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 2 RHP Josh Roenicke: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, […]
Brewers Farm Update: Wednesday, July 22
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (38-56), 21.5 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nashville 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 7 12 1 Colorado Springs 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 RHP Tyler Thornburg (L, 2-6): 5 IP, 8 H, […]
Brewers Farm Update: Tuesday, July 21
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (38-55), 22 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nashville 2 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 10 16 1 Colorado Springs 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 RHP Drew Gagnon (L, 1-10): 4.1 IP, 9 H, […]
Brewers Farm Update: Monday, June 20
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (38-54), 21 GB Friday, July 17: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Colorado Springs 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 0 New Orleans 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 1 RHP Josh Roenicke (W, 5-7): […]
What’s The Matter With Matt Garza?
Baseball fans have come to expect certain things from Matt Garza: a few gems, a few meltdowns, a lot of intensity, an occasional trip to the DL, and the final stat line of a useful number-three starter. From 2008, when he became a fixture in Tampa Bay’s rotation, through 2014, his first season in Milwaukee, Garza’s […]