TOP PLAY (WPA) The Brewers entered the third inning with a relatively commanding 4-1 lead. Despite how early it was in the game, Milwaukee’s win expectancy was over 80 percent. Kyle Lohse, though, continued his poor season and quickly gave up the lead. After pitcher Cody Anderson struck out to lead off the top of […]
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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, […]
The Beginnings Of A Rebuild
The All-Star game is over; teams are therefore gearing up for one of the most exiting and stressful events in all of baseball: the trade deadline. MLBTrade Rumors is in full force, Ken Rosenthal is talking to everyone, and Jon Heyman is tweeting every second; yes, the winds of trades are swirling around the baseball sphere. […]
Melvin, Brewers Weren’t Wrong To Buy
In a sobering interview two weeks ago, Jonathan Lucroy offered a brutally honest assessment of his future with the Brewers. He stressed the importance of winning and that he understood the inherent difficulties of consistently winning in a small-market like Milwaukee. When pressed to give his thoughts on the current team, Lucroy mentioned the lack […]
Game 94 Recap: Brewers 8, Indians 1
Top Play (WPA) Jean Segura’s offensive sputtering over the past year and a half has come to dominate the narrative surrounding his game. It's kinda cute that Jean Segura has this "he's not very good" narrative surrounding him. Before tonight, his 1.6 WARP was 7th-best SS. — J.P. Breen (@JP_Breen) July 22, 2015 It’s unfortunate, but that […]
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, […]
The Poetic Injustice of a Bad Season but Good Bullpen
Nothing seems more unfortunate than a great bullpen on an otherwise bad team. After all, relievers are employed to lock down a game in which their team has the lead. When a team is having trouble getting the lead though, the assets in their bullpen are, to some extent, wasted. And a wasted pitching asset, […]
Little Reason to Trade Fiers (Right Now)
The Brewers season ended in April. The trade deadline is just 10 days away. There have been no trades made and players like Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, and Jonathan Broxton have erased much or all of their value. It’s no surprise panicking Brewers fans longing for a rebuild are looking for anyone and everyone that could […]
Mike Fiers Drawing Trade Interest
Ken Rosenthal reported Monday afternoon that the Toronto Blue Jays are showing interest in Mike Fiers. Mike Fiers has been the Brewers best pitcher this season, with 0.8 WARP in 107 innings pitched. I can definitely imagine why Rosenthal would include that Melvin isn’t very motivated to move their best starting pitcher (with due respect […]
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): […]