A friend pointed out to me that the Brewers have blown 40 leads this season (now 42), which seems like a lot. In checking other major league teams, it is in fact a lot. My initial reaction was to blame the bullpen but that is neither warranted nor fair. The issue is that this Brewers […]
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Keon Broxton has a Place in Milwaukee
The Brewers haven’t made it pretty in August, but despite being outscored they have managed to do just enough to stay in both the National League Central and Wild Card races. Sunday’s win over the Dodgers, the first series the Dodgers have lost at home since the first week of June, brought the Brewers’ August record to […]
Weekend Recap: Davies and Knebel
The Brewers marched into Los Angeles and took down the mighty Dodgers in two of three games over the weekend. The pitching staff led the way, holding the Dodgers to fives runs over the three games. It was the first series loss by Los Angeles since early June against the Nationals. The series win allowed […]
Meet Thomas Jankins
The minor league regular season will be coming to a close within the next two weeks, and three out of the four full-season teams that are associated with the Milwaukee Brewers are still legitimately competing for a playoff spot. The Class-AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox have a 9.0 game divisional lead and look like a […]
Corey Knebel is Making Brewers History
Prior to the 2017 season, Brewers right-handed reliever Corey Knebel was tabbed by many as the closer of the future. Neftali Feliz was slated to start the year as the teams closer, but if he faltered, Knebel would likely take his place. Exactly that scenario happened. By mid-May, Knebel was the Brewers closer. He is […]
Jimmy Nelson’s Mechanical “Adjustments”
Jimmy Nelson has been the breakout star of the pitching staff this season. After seeming to take a step forward in 2015 and posting a 4.20 DRA in 177 1/3 innings, he struggled last year, to the tune of a 5.83 DRA and -1.0 WARP. In 2017, though, he has reversed the trend and has […]
Walker Helps Slay Dragons
The Brewers season took an odd turn around the All-Star break. The big talk leading up to the trade deadline was all about adding a starter, or at least some bullpen help (which they did in Anthony Swarzak). But a funny thing happened as it so often does in baseball, and the offense that had […]
Aces Do Not Exist
If the progression of Brandon Woodruff did not awake the question last season, Corbin Burnes’s ascent through the minors has certainly raised it loud and clear, week in and week out, this season: does the Milwaukee Brewers system have an ace? In the cases of both Woodruff and Burnes, the answer is quick and easy, […]
Weekend Recap: Anderson and Aguilar
The Brewers had a big weekend in Denver, winning two of three against the Colorado Rockies. The bats predictably had a good weekend at Coors Field, but it was the pitching taking a step forward that netted the two wins. While the Brewers are only two games behind the division lead, swoons by both Arizona […]
An Unexpected Change from Domingo Santana
Entering the age in which baseball players tend to approach their prime, 25-year old Domingo Santana has already established himself as a useful, if not (yet) star-level player for the Brewers. In his first full season of plate appearances, Showmingo has shown himself an above-average right fielder, all things considered. His Fielding Runs Above Average […]