Around this point of the offseason, despite the constant trades (and possibilities thereof), I often find myself growing bored. Yearning for the return of this beautiful game, I’ll peruse various leaderboards to learn more about an interesting metric or to discover some bizarre occurrence. This process brought me to one of the stranger elements of recent Brewers squads […]
Author: Ryan Romano
Khris Davis’s Oddly Scorching September
As the once-vivacious Brewers farm system dried up a few years ago, it had few bright spots. One of them, Khris Davis, made his mark in 2015, his second full season at the Major League level. He built off his rookie year accomplishments, betteringhis slash line to .247/.323/.505, which was good enough for a .286 TAv (remember: […]
Does Taylor Jungmann Have A Platoon Split?
With all of the cringe- (and other bodily function) inducing pitching performances that the 2015 Brewers produced, right-hander Taylor Jungmann really stood alone. His ERA ranked first among the team’s starters, and so did his DRA. Over his 21 starts and 119.1 innings pitched, he provided Brewers fans with a safe haven from the putrid play […]
The Third-Base Options On The Trade Market
Here are some things we can say, to varying degrees of certainty, about the Milwaukee Brewers: They need a third baseman for the future. In the 2011 offseason, Aramis Ramirez came to Milwaukee, where he manned the hot corner for three-plus years. The club traded him to Pittsburgh this past July, and they’d like to find […]
Remembering Chris Capuano, Pickoff Master
On July 25th of this year, the Brewers took on the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Arizona won 2-0, as Rubby de la Rosa outdueled Taylor Jungmann. For the Brew Crew, the most influential play in the game occurred in the bottom of the first. After Ender Inciarte led off with a double, improving his team’s […]
Can Will Smith Continue to Retire Righties?
Now that Francisco Rodriguez has departed after four-ish years in Milwaukee, the Brewers don’t presently know who will finish games for them in 2016. They certainly don’t lack options — with guys like Will Smith, Jeremy Jeffress, and Michael Blazek displaying the potential to cover the ninth inning. If no one else comes into the picture, Smith may […]
Evaluating Scooter Gennett’s Defense, Past and Future
In the 2014 offseason, the Brewers let longtime second baseman Rickie Weeks walk in free agency. Not only had he generally failed to live up to lofty expectations, the club had an enticing replacement in Scooter Gennett, who had held his own in partial time. Gennett didn’t impress offensively this year, his TAv falling to […]
Revisiting Corey Knebel
Back in August, I took an in-depth look at Corey Knebel’s inconsistent yet promising rookie campaign. Despite some bumps in the road (mostly early on), he’d impressed to that point, backing up his 3.52 ERA with a 26.9 percent strikeout rate and an 8.8 percent walk rate. From there, I assumed the remainder of the […]
Will Smith’s Platoon Split and the Dangers of Sample Size
In his second full season with the Brewers, Will Smith pitched very well. No one can complain about a 67 ERA- across 63.1 innings, especially when it comes with a 75 DRA- and 68 cFIP. Riding an incredible slider, Smith learned how to retire right-handed batters, who tallied an uninspiring .193/.264/.281 line and .208 TAv off him. […]
What Can Jeremy Jeffress Learn From Michael Blazek?
Few things can undo an otherwise-solid relief pitcher quite like a strong platoon split. The ability to set down opposing hitters regardless of handedness will separate the middle relievers and closers from the LOOGYs (and ROOGYs). Of the many relief pitchers that currently don the Brewer blue, Michael Blazek stands out as arguably the most indiscriminate, […]