Coming to Milwaukee via trade in the 2014 offseason, Adam Lind looked to provide the Brewers’ lineup with another solid, powerful bat. For the overall season, he’s done just that and in doing so has filled the one-time black hole at first base for the Brew Crew. The two-run home run he ripped off Cody Anderson on July 22nd brought […]
Author: Ryan Romano
Corey Knebel Demonstrates His Potential
The Brewers currently suffer from shortages of many things — dependable starting pitchers, hitters who can take a walk, rangy outfielders — but their bullpen continues to carry them. The club’s relievers have pitched to a 3.58 ERA (14th in the majors) and a 3.66 DRA (fourth in the majors), in an attempt to compensate for the […]
Lohse Moves To The Right & Finds Success
The 2015 season has not gone as planned for Kyle Lohse. After two solid campaigns in the Brewers’ starting rotation — where he pitched to mid-three ERAs despite mediocre peripherals — he has completely deflated, allowing more than six runs per nine innings. No team can continue to run out a pitcher with that kind […]
Jean Segura’s Massive Power Outage
Back in July, when Jean Segura looked to have bounced back from a rough offensive stretch, my colleague Derek Harvey covered his season to that point. Since we published that piece, Segura has completely melted down, batting a mere .174/.193/.186. Obviously, numerous factors have caused such a decline — including a paltry .211 BABIP — […]
Has Khris Davis Progressed In 2015?
For the Brewers this season, Khris Davis has actually done a lot to carry the offense. He has followed up his 2014 campaign, in which he compiled a .283 TAv over 549-plate appearances, with a .273 TAv thus far in 254 opportunities, supplying his fair share of the team’s 3.92 runs per game. His offense […]
Just How Valuable Is Jean Segura’s Glove?
The trade deadline has come and gone, and Jean Segura continues to don the Brewers blue. While the team may try to move him during August, it looks as though he’ll stay in Milwaukee for the immediate future. My colleague Derek Harvey has covered Segura’s volatile offense, but I want to turn our attention to his […]
Jungmann Continues To Catch Hitters Looking
Pick a means of measuring a pitcher’s performance, and you’ll find that Taylor Jungmann tops all other current Brewers starters in it. ERA, FIP, xFIP, DRA, cFIP — they all think more highly of him, to varying extents, than they do of Matt Garza, Kyle Lohse, Jimmy Nelson, or Wily Peralta. I’ve written about his ability […]
Can Taylor Jungmann’s Clutch Play Continue?
For a lot of the talk-radio circuit, “clutch” ability dictates a player’s worth. These types of fans evaluate the athlete thusly: If he excels in the trying times, he clearly ranks among the game’s elite; if he crumbles when the going gets tough, then he belongs in the minors. This mindset, induced by confirmation bias […]
What to Make of Jonathan Broxton
Jonathan Broxton is terrible. Anyone who’s had the misfortune of seeing him pitch this season can testify to that. In his 33 2/3 innings of work thus far, he’s allowed 24 runs on 40 hits (five of them homers) and nine walks. The resulting 6.42 ERA ranks among the worst among qualified relievers; the same holds true for […]
Jimmy Nelson Takes the Next Step
The Brewers’ rotation has, perhaps, had the largest hand in torpedoing their 2015 season. As a whole, the group owns a 4.64 ERA (fifth-worst in baseball), a 4.34 FIP (sixth-worst in baseball), and a 4.68 DRA (fifth-worst in baseball). The struggles of Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza have caused most of this, and Mike Fiers […]