A week ago, the sky was falling. The Brewers had lost their fourth straight game in a six-game losing streak, dropping to third in the NL Central. Fans asked if this was the stretch where the Cubs would pull away from Milwaukee, and I wrote an article dreaming about a Brewers team with the 2016 […]
Author: Charlie Clarke
Dreaming on Braun and Villar
If I handed the current NL Central standings to you on Opening Day, what explanation would you give me? There are a couple of routes you could take, but they would all probably include 2016’s star Brewers; Ryan Braun and Jonathan Villar. The duo placed one and two last year in VORP and BWARP among […]
Sogard Continues to Fight Regression
The story of Eric Sogard’s 2017 season can be a loosely tied metaphor to this current Brewers campaign. I emphasize the word loose, because Sogard was once batting in the .400s. The Brewers were never that good. However, through April and May, the entire league was patiently waiting for the Brewers to regress some bit, […]
NL Central Regression
The NL Central has undoubtedly shaped up to be one of baseball’s more peculiar stories of 2017. Just about everybody predicted the Cubs to win the division. People expected the Cardinals and Pirates to contend for wildcard spots, and most discounted the notion that the Brewers and Reds would bring any competition. While the […]
Pitch Diversity Key to Successful Davies June
Placed in a questionable 2016 Brewers starting rotation, Zach Davies has formed into a pleasant surprise for Milwaukee. Save for Thursday’s rocky outing against the Dodgers, Davies shined in June. The 23-year-old righty’s June splits were highlighted by a 2.89 ERA (3.62 FIP) and 4.88 K/BB ratio. Prior to June, the slim sinkerballer posted an inflated […]