On the surface, the Brewers’ waiver claim of former Oakland catcher Stepen Vogt might look like more of the same. I’ve written before about Milwaukee’s propensity for using the waiver wire and, really, a significant part of the team was built from the scraps of other franchises. Hernan Perez. Junior Guerra. Carlos Torres and Jared […]
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Brewers Baserunning and Sprint Speed
Last season, the Brewers led all of baseball in stolen bases by a considerable amount. They were not, however, a particularly good baserunning team, at least according to BP’s BRR statistic, which calculates overall value contributed by baserunning rather than just being limited to stolen base percentage. In 2016, according to BRR, the Brewers were […]
Thames, Sprints, and a Hart Homage
Remember early this season when everyone that didn’t think Eric Thames was on steroids (as John Lackey and the Cubs did) blamed the horrific Cincinnati Reds pitching staff for the success of the Milwaukee slugger? Well, it turns out they were mostly right. Eight of Thames’s first eleven homers were in his 7 games and […]
Minor League Context: June 2
Where is the season going? In less than a week, the calendar will flip from June to July, Minor League All-Star games have been played in many leagues, and teams are recalling top prospects and depth prospects alike to give them a shot at an MLB role. With this in mind, it’s time for another […]
Claiming Vogt
The Brewers shook things up behind the plate on Sunday. Jett Bandy has been jettisoned to Class-AAA, and to replace him the Brewers snatched Stephen Vogt off the waiver wire from the Oakland Athletics. Vogt was an All-Star in 2015 and 2016 for the Athletics, partially because the weak Athletics roster had no obvious candidates […]
Weekend Recap 11: Catching Up with Nelson
The Brewers had a tough weekend, dropping two of three to the Braves in a series where their bats went silent on Friday and Saturday. Brewers Braves Friday June 24 4 5 Saturday June 25 1 3 Sunday June 26 7 0 Coming off his first career complete game, Jimmy Nelson had a tough outing […]
Naming Contending Brewers Stars
The Brewers have spent 36 days in first place this 2017 season, which is perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the MLB campaign. Even those analysts and fans that felt the rebuild and develop campaign was on the right track hardly thought the Brewers would be competitive in the vast majority of cases. Many […]
NL Central Regression
The NL Central has undoubtedly shaped up to be one of baseball’s more peculiar stories of 2017. Just about everybody predicted the Cubs to win the division. People expected the Cardinals and Pirates to contend for wildcard spots, and most discounted the notion that the Brewers and Reds would bring any competition. While the […]
The Juiced Ball and You
The Brewers are fun! And one of the main reasons they’re fun is all of the massive dingers they hit. Keon Broxton has been Aaron Judge-lite over the past several days, and Travis Shaw has been routinely destroying baseballs. As of this writing the Brewers have clubbed 98 home runs, tied for 5th in all […]
Buy Low Relief
If the rebuild is in fact, over, as some have suggested, it could be time for the Brewers to turn their attention to maximizing wins in the current season. Perhaps no aspect of the team has been as widely discussed, dissected, and at times bemoaned by the fan base as the bullpen. And in fact, […]