Welcome to Week Two of the Weekend Recap. The Brewers had a successful weekend in Cincinnati which saw them take three of four games from the division leading (!) Reds to move into second (!) place. Weekend Series Brewers Reds Thursday April 13 5 1 Friday April 14 10 4 Saturday April 15 5 7 […]
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2013 Top 10 Lists 1: Value and Risk
Lately, two separate research questions have converged in my mind: How do Overall Future Potential (OFP) valuations based on historical MLB performances compare to valuations drawn from actual scouting rankings? What is the short-term performance value that the Brewers can come to expect from their 2017 Baseball Prospectus Top 10? These are two crucial questions. […]
Game 10 Recap: Brewers 5 Reds 1
It took ten games to get there, but the Brewers are back to square one: 5-5, 40 runs scored / 39 runs allowed, perfectly even. Milwaukee made their way back to even against Curveballer Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds, and thanks to Jimmy Nelson and Ryan Braun. After facing some tough customers at Miller […]
Is The Mayor of Ding-Dong City Resigning?
Upon arriving to the major leagues, Travis Shaw was nicknamed “The Mayor of Ding-Dong City” for his tendency to hit the baseball out of the park. Shaw was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 2011 draft and at every stop in the minor leagues he won accolades for his […]
Braun’s Generational Talent Still Shines
It was a supremely rough opening week for the Milwaukee nine, as the Brewers came out flat in their opening series against the Rockies and then were obliterated in the final two games against the Cubs over the weekend. Miller Park had the feel of Wrigley Field North once again — yet another symptom of […]
Jorge Takes the Hill
The Brewers’ minor league affiliates are off and running, and early indications suggest that 2017 will be a special season up and down the rungs of the organizational ladder. Early coverage has rightly emphasized the glut of prospects clogging up the boxscores at Class-AAA Colorado Springs and Class-Advanced A Carolina. Meanwhile, right-handed starter Jorge López […]
Weekend Recap 1: Thames and Nelson
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Weekend Recap, where I’ll note some interesting performances which you may have missed over the weekend. After starting the series against the Cubs with a walk-off wild pitch victory, the Brewers dropped the next two games as Zach Davies and Tommy Milone struggled in their starts. Weekend Series Brewers […]
The Carolina Rebuild
Yesterday was minor league Opening Day for full-season clubs around baseball, giving us our first chance to follow the box scores and watch the highlights of players that we hope to see in Milwaukee down the road. Well, it was Opening Day for all but one of the full season affiliates, that is; the high-A […]
Minor League Opening Day
On Tuesday morning, the Brewers’ affiliated minor league rosters were announced, showcasing the roster decisions made by GM David Stearns and the player development staff in perhaps their most important rebuilding season. 2017 is the year that talent acquired in former President Doug Melvin’s 2015 trades, Stearns’s round of moves, and the first Ray Montgomery […]
Nick Franklin or Scooter Gennett?
On March 28th, the Milwaukee Brewers made a slightly-shocking move by designating fan-favorite Scooter Gennett for assignment. He was promptly claimed by the Reds and made his way to Cincinnati. Most assumed the Brewers were done making moves. However, Wednesday morning the team claimed utility player Nick Franklin off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays, […]