If you take a look at raw stats for Brewers pitching prospects this season, one name stands tall above the rest. After Saturday, forty innings, he’s struck out 55 batters for a pace of 12.4 per nine innings. That’s almost four times his walk rate (3.2 free BB/9). His worst DRA- at any stop this season […]
Author: Noah Nofz
Carbon Copies in the Outfield
Coming into the 2018 minor league season, expectations were down for former first-round pick Corey Ray. Ray had just wrapped up his first full season in the minors, spending the year at Class-A Advanced Carolina and scuffling to a .238/.311/.367 batting average (AVG) / on base percentage (OBP) / slugging percentage (SLG) line despite a […]
Looking Ahead to the September Super-Pen
As the summer wears on and the Brewers inch closer to their first postseason berth in seven years, one thing is clear: Trade chatter is coming. Much of that chatter, at least on the national level, will likely focus on Milwaukee’s apparent lack of elite starting pitching. That’s the sticking point about this team, the […]
Danny Reynolds’s Long Road
The MLB Draft is a time of optimism. Ask an average fan, and their team’s first five or so picks are guaranteed to be future stars. Even in the later rounds, most selected players offer something to dream on: 70-grade raw power in spite of a nonexistent hit tool, say, or a promising fastball that […]
Braulio Ortiz and the Curse of One Great Tool
Quick, think of the loudest tools in the Brewers system. Hit tool? Keston Hiura. Throwing arm? That’s Brett Phillips. (Laugh also belongs to Phillips.) Curveball? I’ll take Adrian Houser here. What about the fastball? There are some fun arguments to be had. Taylor Williams is pretty electric. Brandon Woodruff can touch 98. How about a […]
Tyrone Taylor is Requesting Reinstatement on Your Prospect Lists
This time last year, the story of Tyrone Taylor looked like it was heading down a classic minor league path: Flashy prospect flames out. Taylor had just spent a second frustrating year in Double-A Biloxi, and was set to embark on a disheartening third tour of duty. It would have been unthinkable a few years […]
Jesus Aguilar, Hero
Jesús Aguilar entered Saturday night’s game in the top of the ninth inning as part of a double-switch. You probably know how this story ends. Aguilar led off the bottom half against splitter-pumping veteran Junichi Tazawa, and won the game with a walk-off home run 13 pitches later. The fact that Aguilar homered, on its […]
Minor League Stories to Watch
Minor League baseball is underway, and the Brewers brought a strong system into 2018 in spite of recent trades and graduations. Expect plenty more graduations this year, and maybe some trades, too. What stands out about this Milwaukee system is its depth. There are plenty of talented players waiting to rise up and claim their […]
Exhibition Notes: Brewers @ Astros
On Monday night, the Brewers faced the reigning champion Houston Astros for the first of two exhibition games at Minute Maid Park. It was an odd pre-homecoming for the Astros, who were greeted by plenty of empty seats. That’s unlikely to be the case when they return for their home opener on April 2. For […]
Luis Ortiz is Coming
Although fans have been clamoring for the team to add a rotation-topping starter to the mix (joining most fans of every team, everywhere), the Brewers have a rich seam of advanced arms surging towards Miller Park. Craig Counsell has singled out names like Corbin Burnes, Freddy Peralta, and Adrian Houser this spring as prospects with […]