On March 16, 2017, Baseball Prospectus published my remembrance for the 2017 Brewers. The goal of the exercise was to discern the aspects of the team that would define their 2017 future, and then analyze those elements. My criticism of the Brewers offseason was buttressed by scenario planning involving league wide trends, as well as […]
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Draft Slot Strategy
On Wednesday afternoon, the 2017 Brewers draft came into sharper focus as KJ Harrison and Tristen Lutz both signed. If any prospects were to personify the Brewers’ draft strategy, Lutz and Harrison would be two of the best candidates as they are both huge risk projection plays by the Milwaukee scouting department. Lutz is a […]
What (We Think) We Know Halfway
It’s halfway between the actual halfway point of the baseball season and the de facto halfway point, so it’s time to take a look at what we think we know about the Brewers based on when stats begin to stabilize. The usual disclaimer here applies, in that these stats aren’t meant to be taken as […]
Luke Barker is Blazing His Trail
The thing about the bottom falling out is that there’s usually no warning. So it was for Luke Barker on June 10, 2015, the final day of that year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft. Barker sported a 2.91 ERA over 72 collegiate appearances, stands 6’4” and weighed in at 210 pounds on draft day. He has […]
Weekend Recap 12: Vogt and Thames
The Brewers started the back half of their schedule by taking two of three from the Miami Marlins to successfully start their homestand. Marlins Brewers Friday June 30 2 3 Saturday July 1 4 8 Sunday July 2 10 3 New acquisition Stephen Vogt provided all the offense the Brewers needed in their win on […]
Midseason 2017 #3: 3 Up 3 Down
The Brewers have graduated four of their 2017 Baseball Prospectus Top Ten prospects to the MLB. Along with that group, rookie Jorge Lopez, a former Baseball Prospectus Top Ten member, also returned to the MLB. If one were to rank the Brewers Top 30, these five would certainly fit within that group, and depending on […]
Midseason 2017 #2: 3 Up 3 Down
One of the toughest aspects of following a rebuilding team like the Brewers, which exaggerates problems with following minor league baseball in general, is the sheer lack of information and nearly complete uncertainty involved with prospects. Fans can watch the box scores, and in some cases even the games, without gaining any particular idea of […]
Sogard Continues to Fight Regression
The story of Eric Sogard’s 2017 season can be a loosely tied metaphor to this current Brewers campaign. I emphasize the word loose, because Sogard was once batting in the .400s. The Brewers were never that good. However, through April and May, the entire league was patiently waiting for the Brewers to regress some bit, […]
Midseason 2017 #1: 3 Up 3 Down
With the completion of the 2017 MLB amateur draft, the revolving door for prospects and system depth between Class-AA Biloxi, Class-AAA Colorado Springs, and Milwaukee, and the International free agency signing date just days away, the Brewers system is experiencing significant flux. This flux is hardly a bad thing. Top prospects Lewis Brinson and Josh […]
Where can the Brewers Improve?
The first three months of the season have not gone as expected. The Brewers find themselves a top the National League Central with 82 games to go. They expect to have a hell of a time holding off the defending World Champion Chicago Cubs. The Brewers are in a peculiar position because 2017 was supposed […]